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Beating Terraria as the UPDATED Summoner Class

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Storyline (Progression)

  • Early-game (pre-mech): The run follows the standard Terraria boss progression (King Slime → Eye of Cthulhu → mech progression), but with a strong emphasis on the updated Summoner class and newly added summoning tools/accessories.

  • Key early goal: Get Blinkroot so the player can craft early summoning weapons—not relying on extremely rare staff drops.

  • Main pre-hardmode bosses/events:

    • King Slime to establish progression.
    • Eye of Cthulhu, followed by farming/upgrading damage tools and summoning/whip-related accessories before pushing further.

  • Hardmode (post-Wall):

    • Break altars, mine hardmode ore, and build toward spider armor and whip-focused items.
    • Farm rare/important accessory pieces tied to the whip subtheme (snake/armlet/whip upgrades).
    • Progression continues toward Plantera → Golem/Temple → Mechs → Cultist → Lunar pillars.
      • Solar pillar is mentioned as the one that went easiest.

Gameplay Highlights & Major Changes Used

Summoner Updates (Emphasized)

  • New summons and accessories were added in recent updates.
  • Several accessories connect to whip stacking, described as returning but:
    • more powerful, and
    • more accessible, depending on platform/build.

Early Summon Crafting Strategy (Blinkroot + Clay)

The player highlights an updated approach to get early summoning capability:

  • Clay Bud can be crafted from clay blocks plus required items (including Blinkroot).
  • This allows summoner progress without needing extremely rare staff drops.

Time sink / execution:

  • The player searches for Blinkroot for a long time.
  • They eventually find it in Living Trees (via Blinkroot seeds), then grow it using clay pots.

King Slime attempt:

  • Clay Bud summons are used, but damage is low.
  • The fight lasts nearly ~6 minutes with many low damage numbers, but it’s still cleared.

Upgrades and Boss-Chain Logic

  • After King Slime, they transition to stronger tools:
    • Eye of Cthulhu → upgrade to Soul Scourge.
  • They farm Fox Sparks and Kativa:
    • The missing variant is guaranteed (so completion is easier).
    • The event is 25% more common.
    • Both can be upgraded post-mech with Kinship Peaches, which later require light/night soul farming.

Whip-Focused Mid-Game Farming

  • The run shifts strongly into whip synergy and accessory farming:
    • Obsidian Shield → Silver Bracer / Silver Shield is described as extremely strong.
    • Skeletron + dungeon accessory: they obtain a Silver Bracer (luck/treasure chest in the dungeon area per their description), then craft around it.

Wall of Flesh kill:

  • Their first successful “stay in the fight” style kill as summoner.
  • They note it’s smoother than fleeing and letting minions finish.

Hardmode Accessory Route (Heavy Farming)

Spider / Whip Progression

  • Whip-focused armor options are described as limited.
  • Spider armor becomes the primary summoner path for whip-related setups.

Cursed Amulet Angle

  • They try to obtain whip-stacking synergy components.
  • They farm spiders/golems and chase Cursed Amulet-related drops.
  • When drops aren’t coming, they shift biomes to improve progress.

Key Farming/Items & Mechanics

  • Snapping Stone + Wicked Armlet + Cool Whip + Snake Band (and later upgrades)

    • Farm Wicked Armlet (desert-biome/described biome farming for golem/armlet parts).
    • Farm Cool Whip components using:
      • Snapping Stones, plus
      • ice golem / frost core progression.
    • Craft/discuss Snake Band:
      • adds an extra whip attack mechanic every few seconds.
      • described as helping accessibility and whip stacking, especially on console/mobile.

  • Oraoris Ring (combined whip-boost accessory):

    • Obtained later after getting Mobius Strip and combining it with the snake band.
    • Called Oraoris ring, described as a core “whip range/tag” upgrade.

Key Summon/Weapon Swaps

  • They repeatedly compare whip-only vs whip + whip-tag setups to find the best effectiveness.
  • During Pirate/sea-farming:
    • they get stressed by drops, but continue due to fragile summoner survivability.
    • note gameplay changes such as:
      • Pirates double-jumping
      • grappling onto enemies

Ruinous Staff Goal

  • Requires Forbidden Fragments + light/dark shards.
  • After obtaining it, they use it against later enemies/bosses:
    • praising its targeting behavior and ranged value.

Plantera → Golem → Temple Progression

Plantera

  • Runs with “trusty pals” and uses Runa Staff (not flamethrower).
  • They emphasize summoner risk:
    • you can die if Plantera hits/sneezes at you.

Dungeon/Temple Farming Pain

  • They farm Bone enemies for Morning Star/Key Brand:
    • flood of Key Brands occurs while still pursuing whip goals.

Eventually obtained:

  • A whip upgrade (described as “upgraded whip” / legendary) plus Morning Star.

Golem Attempt

  • Multiple encounters include bulb spawning while trying to fight Golem.
  • Eventually, they break Golem’s “knee” multiple times using whip upgrades.
  • Obtains:
    • Mobius Strip (core to the Oraoris ring whip-range/tag upgrade)

Pumpkin Moon + Duke + Fishron Farming

  • Pumpkin Moon: difficult due to survivability and damage output.
  • Duke farming:
    • uses Witch’s Broom
    • eventually gets armor/weapons (including Vishron wings and other drops)
    • repeatedly chases special drops like Kaleidoscope, time-gated by Fishron’s daytime patterns (per their notes)
  • Fishron phases:
    • long phases
    • heavy drop-heavy on consumables and varied summon items (example staff outcomes include Kraken/Tsunami/others)

Late Game (Cultist → Lunar Pillars)

  • They reach Cultist, then fight lunar pillar content.
  • A rework to Constellation Whip mechanics is noted:
    • homing/extra stardust fragment behavior now depends on a minion having hit the target first
    • reworked fragments boost damage and tracking for bulky targets (implied particularly strong on major bosses)

Lunar final phase issues:

  • They accidentally “pop the eye” too fast.
  • Summoner summon speed can trigger mechanics prematurely.
  • Conclusion:
    • Summoner is extremely strong now,
    • but final-boss mechanics may require more precise pacing.

Key Strategies / Tips Mentioned (or Implied)

  • Early-game summon access: Don’t rely on rare summon staffs—use clay + Blinkroot seeds to craft early summon options.

  • Blinkroot seed acquisition: Keep searching targeted sources:

    • Surface chests → herb bag (often from living trees)
    • especially Living Trees for Blinkroot seeds Clay pots + farming time become essential once seeds are obtained.

  • Event farming improvements (Fox Sparks / Kativa):

    • use the snow-over-ocean method for spawning
    • expect a guaranteed “missing variant” outcome and higher event frequency

  • Whip stacking / accessibility:

    • The run repeatedly emphasizes whip-tag/whip stacking
    • Snake Band is described as making extra whip attacks more accessible (especially where whip stacking is harder)

  • Build philosophy:

    • They often stick with newly updated items even if not perfectly optimal,
    • aiming to demonstrate what is strongest/most effective under current patch rules.
    • They swap between whips, summoner summons, and survival utilities (shields/wings) based on boss targeting.

  • Late-game mechanic caution:

    • Summoner can trigger eye/phases too quickly,
    • so pacing control matters in some final encounters.

Gamers / Sources Featured (Mentioned)

  • The video’s creator (speaker) is not named in the subtitles.
  • No other gamers/creators are explicitly named.
  • Terraria Wiki is mentioned as a source for drop-chance info, but no specific author is cited.

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