Machaka – a sorcerer’s fevered arachnophobia

[thejeff]

What about Black Sorcerer thugs? I haven't played with them since Dom2, but they could be quite effective then.

Give them a regen ring and a luck pendant, script Summon Earth, Invulnerability and Fire Shield then attack. Sometimes they wouldn't even get killed and shift to spider form and really start doing damage.
Lack of slots makes them less useful mid-late game, but they should be ugly early on.