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· The player starts a 'normal' Terraria playthrough in Classic mode with a character named 'Norman'.
· They chop trees and build houses for NPCs, following basic early-game progression.
· They discover a desert pyramid and a sky island, acquiring Starfury.
· To defeat the first boss, King Slime, they construct a special arena.

Category	Details
Arena Construction	They build a standard dirt box, leaving a few blocks floating in the middle and shaping them with a hammer. A small space is created beneath the box for the player to stand.
King Slime Strategy	King Slime tends to choose a 'hoik ride' instead of attacking the player. When its health drops below half, King Slime becomes shy, so sufficient space must be secured.

· After defeating King Slime, the Demolitionist NPC moves in, allowing the purchase of explosives.
· To defeat Skeletron, dynamite is thrown at and inside the Dungeon entrance to blow it up.
· Exploring the Dungeon reveals various useful items and NPCs.
· Necro armor is crafted from bones obtained in the Dungeon, and the Dryad NPC is welcomed.
· Pumpkins are cultivated for the Eye of Cthulhu boss fight, and the Eye of Cthulhu is summoned and defeated early.

Acquired Items/NPCs	Description
Mechanic	NPC found in the Dungeon
Cobalt Shield	Acquired in the Dungeon
Enchanting Table	Acquired in the Dungeon
Alchemy Table	Acquired in the Dungeon
Shadow Key	Acquired in the Dungeon, useful later.
Necro Armor	Crafted from bones obtained in the Dungeon

· To prepare for the Eye of Cthulhu boss fight, the Aether biome must be found. The exact location is determined by the Guide's name (Kyle), and the player digs down.
· Discovering a giant dragon egg in the Aether biome is a bonus.
· While the pumpkins grow, the focus shifts to defeating Deerclops.
· The Flare Gun is chosen as the best Ranger weapon to use with Ranger armor.

Category	Details
Deerclops Summon	The Deerclops summoning item is obtained from a frozen chest.
Flare Gun Strategy	999 flares are purchased from the Merchant and shot into the ground. The overwhelming presence of 999 flares prevents Deerclops from using ice or shadow magic. Since no contact damage is taken from Deerclops's legs, it is defeated by swinging the Starfury sword.

· Once the pumpkins are fully grown, the Eye of Cthulhu arena is constructed. A stone platform is built at the top of the Corruption biome, a bed spawn point is set, and a small wooden box is made beneath it.
· Pumpkins can be transformed into cacti via Shimmer, and cacti can be crafted into Cactus Blocks at a Heavy Work Bench in a graveyard biome.
· Dynamite is placed on one of the Shadow Orbs, and a Magic Mirror is used to force the Eye of Cthulhu to spawn in the arena.
· Grappling to the top of the box automatically triggers the Cactus Blocks, defeating the boss.
· When a Goblin Invasion event occurs, reforging becomes available, but before that, gold is secured through an efficient money-making method.

Category	Details
NPC Placement	The Merchant, Nurse, and Dye Trader are moved to the Aether biome.
Item Purchase	Torches and an Anvil are purchased from the Merchant, and Egg Blocks from the Dye Trader.
Crafting and Selling	The Anvil is shimmered to obtain Iron, and Chains are crafted from Iron. Egg Chandeliers are crafted using Torches + Iron + Chains + Egg Blocks. The crafted Egg Chandeliers are then sold back to the Merchant for profit. The Nurse helps improve the Merchant's mood, leading to better deals.

· This process is repeated to secure enough Platinum Coins, after which the Goblins are defeated, and dynamite for elevator construction is purchased.
· A Penguin Statue is found underground along with a Life Crystal.

· To transition to a Mage class, magic weapons like Flower of Fire and Demon Scythe are acquired from the Underworld.
· Spores, Stingers, and Vines are farmed to craft Jungle armor, acquiring Nature's Gift, the Goblin Tinkerer, and the final Life Crystal needed for 400 health.
· All items are reforged, and preparations for the Queen Bee battle are made.

Category	Details
Shimmer Relocation	Pumps are purchased from the Mechanic to move Shimmer near the Bee Hive.
Projectile Stacking	Projectiles interacting with Shimmer do not disappear upon hitting blocks but continue to bounce upwards. Flower of Fire's fireballs are stacked on top of Shimmer to secure sufficient firepower before summoning Queen Bee.

· To defeat the final boss, Wall of Flesh, an arena is constructed. A dirt box is made, two teleporters are installed in the middle of the walls, and a few blocks of space are left in the center.
· A statue is used in one of the enclosures to summon enemies, and a timer is activated to make enemies teleport quickly.
· Flame Lash projectiles track enemies through the gaps in the teleporter room, but they are too fast to reach, allowing for infinite projectile stacking.
· Once enough projectiles are stacked to drop the game's frame rate, battle preparations are complete.

· After entering Hardmode, altars are destroyed, and Hardmode ores are mined to craft new armor.
· Fairy Dust is farmed to obtain wings, and an AFK farm is built to collect Souls of Night.
· Souls of Night are used to craft a Key of Night, summoning a Corruption Mimic to obtain the Clinger Staff.

Category	Details
Mimic Cage Construction	A 5x5 box is built, a platform is placed in the center, and one wall is hammered. The box is placed, the Mimic is summoned, and then the other wall is hammered.
Mimic Trap	Standing directly below the central platform traps the Mimic indefinitely, allowing for safe item farming.

· A Queen Slime arena is constructed. It is identical to the King Slime arena but with added lava to speed up the fight.

· The goal is to defeat the Destroyer boss in 4 seconds.
· Magic Cones are acquired from the Underground Desert.
· Three houses are built over the ocean to relocate NPCs and form a town, preventing Wyvern spawns.
· A Star Cannon is crafted, and 60 Fallen Stars are collected.

Category	Details
Destroyer Strategy	The boss is summoned in the core town, and the Star Cannon is fired by aiming at the boss icon on the map.

· A Hallowed Repeater is crafted from Hallowed Bars obtained from the Destroyer.
· Before facing other mechanical bosses, two additional items are acquired. The Sanguine Staff is farmed for 10 minutes from a Hallow enemy farm, and the Bloody Tear is farmed by sleeping for 15 minutes until a Blood Moon rises.
· A Penguin Statue is utilized to summon Skeletron Prime.

Category	Details
Penguin Statue Utilization	During a Blood Moon, Penguin Statues instantly transform into monsters of the world's evil and are summoned. This prevents reaching the statue creature spawn limit, allowing continuous monster generation. If the statue doesn't spawn enemies, exactly one enemy is defeated to free up a slot for summoning Skeletron Prime.

· For the Twins boss, a long dirt platform is built, and a Unicorn mount is used to escape. The Twins are too slow to catch up to the Unicorn's speed.
· Once Spazmatism is defeated and Retinazer reaches phase 2, a box is built around the player. Phase 2 Retinazer loses object permanence and doesn't know where the player went.
· A Hallowed armor set and a Jousting Lance are crafted.
· To prepare for Plantera, two teleporters, two pressure plate minecart tracks, a regular minecart track, and wires are prepared.

Category	Details
Arena Construction	After finding a bulb, one teleporter is installed, and a minecart track is built above it. A pressure plate minecart track is placed in the middle. The teleporter and track ends are hammered to make them bounce back and forth. An identical structure is built above it and connected with wires, then a few blocks are placed in between.
Plantera Strategy	The boss is summoned and lured to the center of the teleporter, then defeated with a Jousting Lance and skilled technique.

· For the next boss, Defender Medals must be farmed from the Old One's Army event. For this event, an Eternia Crystal, a summoning altar, and two regular platforms are needed.
· Barely 60 Defender Medals are farmed. These medals are saved for a Tier 3 Sentry Staff, which can only be purchased after defeating Golem.
· The player heads to the Temple (Jungle Dungeon). Since the Lizhards have locked the front door, they sneak in through the back.
· The Penguin Statue is utilized again to subdue Golem, the game's most difficult boss.

· The Explosive Trap Staff is chosen as the weapon for the Empress of Light strategy.
· The usual method for defeating this boss is to stack multiple Explosive Trap sentries.
· Normally, only a few sentries can be placed outside of an event, and more sentries require activating an event and using Etherian Mana.
· Mana in the inventory automatically disappears when the event ends, but mana stored in chests does not.

Category	Details
Mana Farming	The process of starting an event, placing mana in a chest, then exiting and restarting the game is repeated. After about 20 minutes of menu manipulation, over 3,000 mana are secured.
Sentry Stacking	Dirt blocks are connected to a timer to activate them quickly. When a block is activated, the sentry falls, creating space above it to summon a new sentry. Through this process, over 300 sentries can be stacked.
Caution	The Old One's Army event must be started before opening the chest containing mana. Otherwise, all mana will disappear.

· The Empress of Light (daytime) is defeated with the sound of over 300 sentries exploding simultaneously.

· For Duke Fishron, a Chain Gun is farmed, two teleporters are installed in the air, and hammered platforms are placed facing each other. A block wall is built in the center, and the boss is summoned.
· This strategy is very precise and requires frame-perfect teleporter timing, making it difficult. The player eventually switches to an easier method.
· The Flare Gun is used again to defeat the Cultist. This time, blue flares are used for added visual effect.
· Other weapons don't work, and only summons are effective. The boss is summoned with a pickaxe, and a perfect no-hit playthrough is achieved with delicate controls.
· After passing through the pillars, the final boss, Moon Lord, is faced. The Moon Lord arena dimensions are measured for preparation.

Category	Details
Hands Strategy	The same Flame Lash strategy as Wall of Flesh is used, but this time with a Rainbow Rod and vertically placed teleporters. After activating the teleporters, Rainbow projectiles are stacked on both sides for a few minutes.
Core and Top Eye Strategy	Equipping a diving helmet while submerged in water causes the player to float upwards with acceleration. Stepping on a pressure plate teleports the player to the bottom, allowing them to build up speed to the desired level. All this speed is converted into damage using the Shadow Jousting Lance farmed from the Dungeon.

· Unexpectedly, the core doesn't die instantly, so the lance is aimed downwards to defeat it.