Terraria: How To Summon And Defeat The Moon Lord

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The Moon Lord boss is the height of progression in ReLogic's sandbox game Terraria and is considered the ultimate end-game boss. Killing him grants players access to the end-game ore, Luminite, used to craft powerful items. He even has a small chance of dropping some powerful weapons, like the Meowmere, which is needed to craft the all-powerful Zenith sword.

Some Terraria players may need extra guidance on how to spawn the Moon Lord, and want to know the best strategies to defeat this boss with ease.

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The Moon Lord can be spawned one of two ways: Players must destroy the four Celestial Pillars that spawn in the player's world during the Lunar Event — Solar, Nebula, Vortex, and Stardust. These can be destroyed in any order. The Lunar Event is triggered after defeating the Lunatic Cultist, transforming the player's world until all the Pillars are defeated.

The other method of summoning the Moon Lord consists of using the Celestial Sigil, which can be used in any biome at any time of day. This can be crafted by coming 20 Nebula Fragments, 20 Solar Fragments, 20 Stardust Fragments, and 20 Vortex Fragments at an Ancient Manipulator crafting station.

Moon Lord will spawn approximately one minute after the final Celestial Pillar has been destroyed and the status message “Impending doom approaches...” will appear. The screen will become dimmer and the player's screen will shake 5 times until the Moon Lord appears. Players will need to ensure they have the best armor and equipment for their build, and buff potions ready.

The optimal weapons for fighting the Moon Lord will of course be dependent upon what build the player has decided to delve into. This is a rough guide on what