Overview
Today Zenoc will teach you how to beat the Hive Mind from the Calamity mod for Terraria
Resources you will need
-You will need the Pumpler Weapon,
To make the Pumpler you will need:
> 30 Pumpkins
> 5 Pumpkin seeds
> 1 Illegal Gun Parts
And craft the Pumpler at a Iron or Lead Anvil.
-A decent armor set,
Victide armor with Victide Visage is good since the Pumpler is a ranged weapon, however it has only 12 defense and there are no alternatives at that point for the ranger class, so if you are doing a mixed playthrough i recommend the Molten armor because of it high defense.
-You can also use buffs, although they are not needed for this strategy,
I recommend using:
> Ironskin Potion
> Regeneration Potion
> Campfire
> Heart Lantern
Now that we have the items we need, lets summon the boss,
Summoning the Hive Mind
To summon the Hive Mind you either have to kill a Hive cyst, wait for it to naturally spawn in Death Mode, or summon it with a Teratoma, however Teratomas are only available after the hive mind has been defeated.
Although it may take a while for the Hive Mind to spawn naturally, Hive cysts are quite common in Death Mode,
Upon killing the Hive cyst the Hive Mind will spawn directly were it was killed, while if it spawns naturally, it will spawn off-screen before teleporting to you.
Fighting the Hive Mind
The following only counts for the First phase
In the first phase the Hive Mind is Stationary and starts with a group of hive blobs to protect it, it also summons in Eaters of souls, and Devourers as it takes damage to attack you, it also attempts to teleport on top of you to trap you.
at 75%, 50%, and 25% Health the Hive Mind will summon in Large Groups of Hive Blobs, as well as Dank Creepers.
The following only counts for the Second phase
Once it reaches 0% health it regens back to 100% health and enters the second phase, where it flies towards you and occasionally teleports away, and reemerges and does one of the following attacks,
> Circles around you and then lunges at you.
> Does a semicircle around you and summons various enemies.
> Appears above the player and dashes, to the side while spawning Shade clouds similar to the Clouds summoned by the Nimbus rod.
if not hit for a while it will dash towards the player while teleporting away, after doing this move it will spawn 5 random enemies from the following,
> Hive Blob
> Dank Creeper
> Dark Heart
> Eater of Souls
> Devourer
Enemies that the Hive Mind Exclusively spawn do the following,
> Hive Blob – Spits balls of cursed flame at the player.
> Dank Creeper – Slowly charges at the player.
> Dark Heart – Angry Nimbus AI, but with shade rain instead.
Hive Blobs also have a chance to spawn after the Hive Mind is hit.
And thats it for the fight! now for the goodies you will get.
Hive Mind Loot
The Hive Mind Treasure Bag will contain the following,
> 30-40 True Shadow Scales.
> 10-20 Rotten Chunks.
> 9-15 Demonite Bars.
> Filthy Glove 33.3%
> 10-20 Cursed Flames (Hardmode only)
> 1-15 Lesser Healing Potions
> Hive Mind Mask 14.29%
> Hive Mind Trophy 10%
> Hive Mind Lore (First kill only)
you will receive at least one of these weapons,
> Shaderain Staff 33.3% (Magic)
> Leeching Dagger 33.3% (Melee)
> Perfect Dark 33.3% (Melee)
> Shadethrower 33.3% (Ranged)
> Shadowdrop Staff 33.3% (Magic)
> Dank Staff 33.3% (Summoning)
> 50-75 Rot Balls 33.3% (Rogue)
(The above weapons can also be crafted)
Thanks for reading this guide, i spent a while making it.