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The Destroyer is a worm-type Hardmode boss in Terraria. He will defeat you easily if you don't have any proper preparation. Start with step one to learn how to kill him.
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Understand who Destroyer is. He is a boss similar to Eater of Worlds, since they both share the Worm AI. However he is much longer and thicker. Each unit of his body has a red flashing light, which eventually detaches and becomes a Probe that fires lasers at you. Once defeated, he drops Souls of Might and some Hallowed Bars. -
Gather equipment. Get Titanium Armor/Adamantite Armor with helmet depending on your class choice or Frost Armor/Forbidden Armor if you are able to farm Frost core/Forbidden Fragment. You will need at least 12 greater healing potions, which can be crafted from 12 bottles of water, 12 Pixie Dust, and 4 Crystal Shards.Advertisement -
3Gather weapon. For melee users, You could try Adamantite Glaive/Titanium Tridents, Dao of Pow, Hel-Fire or Fetid Baghnakhs. Ranged users can use Onyx Blaster, Daedalus Stormbow, Dart Pistol with Crystal Darts or Dart Rifle with Cursed Darts depending on your world's evil. Most magic weapons that are piercing should be viable for magic users.
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Spawn him in. You need to make a Mechanical Worm, which is crafted from 6 rotten chunks, 5 iron bars, and 7 Souls of Night. He can only be spawned at night. -
Destroy him. He spawns off screen, so be ready and waiting. Destroyer likes to get underground and zip up at you at an almost straight vertical angle. From then on, just attack him and his Probes until he dies. If your health gets low, drink a Greater Healing Potion. If your health gets really low and the cool-down for healing potions isn't up yet, then teleport home with Magic Mirror/Recall Potion to the nurse and heal up.- Be careful if you do, because he might kill a few of your NPCs.
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Done! Once he's dead, he drops Souls of Might, which can be used to craft Excalibur, Megashark, and other useful items..
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QuestionWhat would be an easy way to kill the twins? (Terraria Mobile)EvisceratedCommunity AnswerWhen dealing with Retinazer, get as close to him as you can and hit him with a flail, like the Dao of Pow (the weapon mentioned earlier). With Spazmatism, his balls of cursed flame usually miss, but when he does his flamethrower attack, fly very high and shoot down at him with a megashark (a heavy machine gun).
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QuestionI can't seem to beat this on mobile, and I have a hard time getting better stuff. I have full titanium armor and I use the titanium reapeter and the minishark with cursed bullets. What else do I need?EvisceratedCommunity AnswerTry a flamethrower, because the first stages of each are flammable. If you really want to use a gun, use chlorophyte bullets, if possible.
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QuestionHow do I get the flame thrower in Terraria?Community AnswerYou'll have to destroy Skeletron Prime to get the Souls of Fright, get the Arms Dealer for the Illegal Gun Parts and mine for Iron / Lead Ore for their respective Bars. Craft it at a Mythril / Orichalcum Anvil.
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Tips
- Stand away from him, but close enough to use a flail. It can do as much as 10 damage, depending on your armor.Thanks
- Trying to make an leveled-up platform arena shall help, as it increases mobility.Thanks
- The Destroyer's vertical attack is its strongest, but its weakest, too.Thanks
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Warnings
- The Destroyer can kill most of your NPCs, so fight it far from your base is advised.Thanks
- Avoid contact with destroyer's head as much as possible as his head deals massive damage on contact.Thanks
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