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Terraria is a large base of operations-building game with a lot of unique things to discover. There are tons of items to collect and dozens of enemies to fight, including bosses. Each boss has a unlike moveset and drops unique items that you lot often tin can't acquire anywhere else. There are fifty-fifty some bosses that you tin can only fight while playing on Hardmode.

The Lunatic Cultist is a Hardmode exclusive boss, and he has quite an interesting theme compared to other bosses in Terraria. Before you can fight the Lunatic Cultist, you lot'll need to prepare for the challenging battle and summon him into your world. Here's a full guide for how to defeat this boss.

How To Summon The Lunatic Cultist

Terraria Four Cultists In The Dungeon

As previously mentioned, the Lunatic Cultist is a Hardmode exclusive boss, then you need to be on Hardmode before summoning it. There are a few steps y'all demand to follow to really summon him.

Showtime, you need to defeat the Golem, which you tin find out how to exercise that in this guide. Next, travel to the Dungeon's archway and kill the Cultists nearby. Defeating the Cultists will spawn the Lunatic Cultist, and yous can and so engage in the fight.

If you wish to fight the Lunatic Cultist afterwards defeating him for the outset time, and so defeat all of the Celestial Pillars and travel back to the Dungeon's entrance. The Cultists will respawn, and you lot can too find the Lunatic Cultist after killing them once more. Here's a guide detailing how to defeat the Celestial Pillars in Terraria.

The Lunatic Cultist Stats

There are multiple things you need to know before you lot fight the Lunatic Cultist. Below yous'll observe a chart with the Lunatic Cultist'due south stats and a full guide for how to defeat him.

Mode HP Melee Damage Fireball Impairment Shadow Fireball Impairment Lightning Orb Harm Ancient Doom Damage Ancient Lite Damage Ice Mist Harm Prophecy's End Damage
Classic Fashion 32,000 50 60 36 90 30 120 lxx lx
Expert Mode 40,000 75 fourscore 72 120 45 160 100 180
Master Fashion 51,000 112 fourscore 72 120 67 160 100 402

What Equipment Should Y'all Use To Fight The Lunatic Cultist?

Terraria Leaf Wings and Expense Splash

The primary piece of equipment you should bring to a fight with the Lunatic Cultist are wings considering he tin can bladder. He's too very quick compared to other bosses in Terraria. Ranged weapons are easier to utilize against the Lunatic Cultist since he moves so fast, simply a strong melee weapon is useful for some sections of the battle.

How To Defeat The Lunatic Cultist

First, build a few lines of Woods Platforms above the Dungeon prior to summoning the Lunatic Cultist. These platforms volition secure your power to move effectually the boss as he flies in the air, even if you don't accept a pair of wings.

The enemy will teleport above you after you lot kill the Cultists at the Dungeon, but there will be a few moments where he'll be invulnerable to damage upon starting time appearing.

Terraria Character Fighting The Lunatic Cultist

Once the fight begins, the Lunatic Cultist will spawn fireballs, water ice shards, and lightning bolts to attack y'all. The fireballs can chase y'all, while the other ii attacks won't follow yous around the battleground directly. You can dodge all of these attacks, simply you should memorize the order that he cycles through them. First, the Lunatic Cultist volition spawn fireballs, and so the water ice shards, and finally the lightning bolts.

The Lunatic Cultist starts attacking you with five blue projectiles chosen Ancient Lights once he reaches below fifty pct HP. You demand to dodge these attacks while simultaneously dealing damage to the dominate with a ranged weapon.

There are two other things you need to spotter out for in Expert Mode once the Lunatic Cultist's HP is below 50 percent. The projectiles are called Prophecy'southward Stop and are shot by Aboriginal Dooms in the air.

The Prophecy's End assault is harder to dodge since the projectiles spawn in a cross shape, but you can nonetheless fly effectually it with wings or use the platform you congenital earlier to dodge them by jumping. Pay close attention to when the Ancient Dooms spawn these projectiles.

The last threat you need to counter while fighting the Lunatic Cultist is the Aboriginal Cultists, which are the boss' minions. Ancient Cultists volition follow you around and assault with dark fireballs.

Yous can prevent the Aboriginal Cultists from spawning by attacking the existent Lunatic Cultist when he starts performing his ritual.

Terraria Multiple Cultist Characters Fighting The Main Character

If you lot don't manage to interrupt the Lunatic Cultist during his ritual or accidentally assault one of the Aboriginal Cultists, so a dragon-like enemy volition spawn. The Phantasm Dragon acts similar to a Wyvern, and so defeat it as quickly as possible since its attacks deal a lot of harm.

Avert hitting the Ancient Cultists to preclude the Phantasm Dragon from spawning. Hitting an Ancient Cultist one time a Phantasm Dragon already exists will spawn an Ancient Vision, which will charge at you. If at that place are many Aboriginal Cultists in your world, and so keep striking the real Lunatic Cultist to make them disappear.

Both melee and ranged attacks work well for this section of the boxing, but fast-firing ranged weapons may exist problematic since yous can accidentally hit an Ancient Cultist.

Continue striking the Lunatic Cultist until he dies while avoiding every Aboriginal Cultist in your way. One time you lot defeat the Lunatic Cultist, you can then merits your rewards.

Everything You Earn For Defeating The Lunatic Cultist

Many special items drib upon the expiry of the Lunatic Cultist, then it's important to know everything yous tin expect to earn. Withal, non every item has a definitive chance of dropping.

Here's every item you can earn for defeating the Lunatic Cultist on the Classic, Adept, and Chief Modes.

Classic Fashion Items Driblet Chance
10 Gold Coins 100%
v-15 Greater Healing Potions 100%
Lunatic Cultist Mask xiv.2%
Lunatic Cultist Trophy x%
Ancient Manipulator 100%
Practiced Style Items Drop Chance
25 Gold Coins 100%
5-15 Greater Healing Potions 100%
Lunatic Cultist Mask 14.ii%
Lunatic Cultist Bays 10%
Aboriginal Manipulator 100%
Main Mode Items Drib Chance
25 Gold Coins 100%
5-15 Greater Healing Potions 100%
Lunatic Cultist Mask 14.2%
Lunatic Cultist Trophy 10%
Aboriginal Manipulator 100%
Lunatic Cultist Relic 100%
Tablet Fragment 25%

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