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Re-Logic’sbeautiful 2D sandbox gameremains popular years after its release. It features over 17 bosses, some of which are vital for players to defeat to reach the end-game. Some bosses, however, fall outside the “main story,” but are still valuable to defeat just for fun and to gain some prestigious items in the process.
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The Empress of Light is one of the flashiest and most aesthetically-pleasingHardmodeside bosses inTerraria. Gorgeous but incredibly deadly, she can prove to be a formidable foe to any unprepared player. Luckily, this guide will detail exactly how to spawn the Empress of Light, the best weapons and armor to deal with her, and a list of all the rewards she can potentially drop.
How To Summon
The Empress of Light can be summoned by killing a Prismatic Lacewing butterfly. These rare critters only spawn at surface-level Hallow at night, between 7:30 pm and 12 am. Luckily, the Lifeform Analyzer item can detect them, so Prismatic Lacewings can be easily farmed.
Players should aim to start the battle and kill the Prismatic Lacewing at 7:30 pm to ensure they have the maximum time to defeat her. If she is summoned during the day, she will be “enraged,” and her attacks will instakill any player.
If players want to avoid accidentally killing a Prismatic Lacewing and spawning the Empress of Light before they are adequately prepared, they should ensure they have the Guide To Critter Companionship tool, which prevents players from harming critters. This handy item can be purchased fromthe Zoologist NPCfor five gold.
Gearing Up: The Best Combat Builds
The optimal weapons when preparing to fight the Empress of Light will depend on the class the player has decided to delve into. This is a rough guide on thebest weapons and armorfor this fight, post-Plantera, and is by no means exhaustive. It is entirely down to player preference.
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It goes without saying thathaving Wings equipped are a necessityfor this fight, so the player can safely kite around the Empress of Lights' fast attacks.Fishron WingsorBetsy’s Wingsare two of the best wings available at this stage.Steampunk Wingsare also a decent alternative.
The Actual Fight
Though the Empress of Light has one of the most incredible boss designs inTerraria, she is also one of the most deadly. Once she is spawned, the words “Empress of Light has awoken” will appear, and she will hover in a stationary position before executing her attacks. She is untargetable during this phase.
She has five main attacks.
She attacks in the order listed below during her first phase. These attacks will repeat indefinitely until her second phase begins.
When she is below half of her maximum health, the Empress will disappear for a second and reappear next to the player, before beginning her second phase. Her attacks will have shorter intervals, meaning player reaction times will be tested.
Her attacks are all quite broad, and most of them hone in on the player. It is advisable to build a long, wide sky arena made of asphalt platforms, so players can outrun her attacks. Teleporters are also helpful if players are feeling overwhelmed by her barrage.The ocean biomeis also a good place to spawn her, as it is a wide, open space.
Rewards
The table below details all thepossible and guaranteed drops, some of which are incredibly rare, from defeating the Empress of Light. This includes their drop chances and a brief description of the item.
The Terraprisma item is a guaranteed drop, but only if the Empress of Light was in an enraged state and all the damage dealt to her was during the daytime.
100%
Terraprisma
Spawns a copy of itself that rapidly attacks nearby enemies Deals90 summon damage.
25%
Nightglow
Magic weapon - fires four rainbow crystals that follow nearby enemies and pierce them. Deals50 magic damage.
Starlight
Melee weapon - fires short-ranged light beams when holding down the attack button. Deals80 damage.
Kaleidoscope
Whip - deals180 damageand causes minions to focus on the last struck enemy.
Eventide
Ranged weapon - auto-fires five rainbow-colored Twilight Lance projectiles, one does double base damage. The lances can piece up to four enemies. Deals50 damage.
14.3%
10%
Empress Wings
Wings - glow in a cycling rainbow pattern. Ascends faster using the Up key. One of the best pre-Moon Lord wings.
7%
Rainbow Cursor
Vanity Accessory - changes the player’s cursor to constantly change colors.
5%
Stellar Tune
Magic weapon - fires pairs of star-shaped projectiles in a wave-like pattern towards the cursor. They hone in on enemies, passing through blocks and exploding on impact. Deals85 damage.
2%
Terrariais available to play on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Android devices.
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