Also, for all fights but Destroyer, wings are a must for all but the best players. During the fights, make liberal use of your buff potions - you do grow plants, right? If not, you're missing out on some powerful buffs that can greatly impact your hero's performance in combat.
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You can also summon them as many times as you like, so long as you farm the required materials for summoning items. The idea of summoning them to get a kill is that you control the circumstances, timing, and location of the fights. Be forewarned that a loss will result in the Boss despawning and you'll need to try again. Use them at the beginning of nightfall and you can take the whole night to bring them down. The items can be crafted using an Orichalcum/Mythril Anvil and all materials should be fairly easy to gather if you've explored your world. Whether you or the boss is on the run, you can deal at least a little damage.Įach of the bosses has a small chance to appear each night as soon as you're in Hard Mode, though Blood Moons are much more likely to occur. Being able to fly during a boss fight is invaluable. Every one of these got me on the first try, but I later geared up and crafted the summoning items to take them out in order to unlock Plantera, which was much easier than The Twins thanks to a carefully prepared Arena and Hallowed gear. I'm listing the three bosses in order from easiest to hardest from my perspective on my first playthrough.
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Know that two out of three of these fights are much easier to accomplish if your character can fly, so getting wings should be a priority. For in-depth strategies, please visit each Boss's Guide. Here are the Mechanical Bosses, what you need to craft their summoning item, and a bit of info about the items you can craft from defeating them. The three mechanical items required to summon the bosses at will