Type - Boss
Environment - Lunar Events
AI Type - Moon Lord AI
Damage - 0 (melee)
Max Life - 145,000 / 217,500
Defense - 50
KB Resist - 100%
Tips and Tricks
- A large portion of the Moon Lord's attacks, including the laser he emits from his head, are incapable of passing through blocks. Consider seeking cover to avoid these attacks during the fight.
- The Moon Bite debuff, which prevents regenerative abilities, is reliant on a tentacle making contact with the player. It is possible to move outside of its maximum range, avoiding the debuff and allowing effects to once again heal the player. One such method is by using asphalt.
- Another one, if you have beaten all the Mechanical Bosses in expert mode, is to make a huge Minecart track with bumper ends and use the Mechanical Cart. The bumper ends makes it easier to turn when the track ends, making it even harder to be reached by his tentacle.
- It is best to start by damaging the two hands until they are both at very low health. Next, kill the head. As soon as you kill the head, kill the two near-death hands. This will cause the eyes to come out of the hands at the second half of the fight, increasing your survivability during the first half.
- Since the hands will begin to start dealing melee damage after they are defeated, running away on an asphalt sky bridge will become an issue if not properly prepared to dodge the hands.
- It is unwise to use Vampire Knives or the Spectre Hood as the Moon Bite debuff occurs very often, which disables life steal from these weapons/items.
- Unlike every other boss, the Moon Lord does not despawn if you go too far away from him. Rather, he teleports to where you are. This can make the fight actually easier than others.
- When the Moon Lord teleports, he always teleports to the player with the shortest distance from him.
- Unlike other bosses in Terraria, if the player dies during the Moon Lord's death animation, it will still cause the Moon Lord to despawn and not drop any loot.
- This boss can be summoned with a Celestial Sigil before defeating the Lunatic Cultist in any world where Golem is defeated.
- Despite being the final boss of the game, the Moon Lord's monetary drops are less than the Wall of Flesh on normal mode, and absent on expert.
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Terraria Boss Guide
Random- This guide will teach you tips and tricks you can use to defeat all of the bosses in Terraria. - Most of the information in the this guide is from the official Terraria wiki.
