Guide:Wall of Flesh strategies

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Wall of Flesh (or WoF) is a huge... well, wall of flesh. It has two eyes, which shoots lasers at you, and one mouth. It also has many small creatures near it. They are called The Hungry. They are connected to the WoF. you must beat it in order to unlock hardmode

Summoning The WoF
To summon the WoF, go to the underworld, kill a voodoo demon to get his guide voodoo doll, then drop it into lava in hell to spawn the WoF.

Preparations
Before you start, make sure the guide is alive and the horrified debuff (if you tried defeating it beforehand) is gone, otherwise Wall Of Flesh will not be summoned when you throw the voodoo doll into the lava. The main idea of defeating this boss is preparation. Make sure you have explored the underworld (or the part of it), and made sure there are no dead ends and generally anything that might require digging. Getting stuck at such a point most of the time is certain death.

What worked best for me so far is gathering all the leftover dirt or stone i got from mining and build a giant bridge. That way you don't have to worry about the land, and you will have a general idea of calibration. Plus you will be able to get away from the beast and shoot it from as far as you like. This also renders potions like obsidian skin or gravity not needed.

Preparation
Since the Horrified debuff prevents you from running away from the boss, DO NOT use your mirror, even if you are about to die, as you will just die instantly. Its better to spend the last seconds landing on a spot where your items wont burn up in the lava.

Potions

 * Ironskin Potions will give the much needed defense boost. Each point of defense is more valuable than the last.


 * Regeneration Potion is another useful survivability boost.

Without a lava platform, the following are recommended:


 * Gravity potion. Yes, walking is something you got used to, but it is easiest to hold left or right and press up and down sometimes while concentrating on fighting than planning how not to be smashed into wall.


 * Featherfall potion is good addition to gravity potion.


 * Obsidian Skin Potion is good thing too, but only if there is exposed lava left.


 * Water Walking Potion may be advisable if you have trouble getting out of liquids, as you will be able to walk on lava. This potion is recommended in combination with the obsidian skin potion. This will prevent lava damage as well as giving you ability to disregard the danger of the lava pits.


 * Shine Potion and Night Owl Potion can help a lot more than you'd think, since Hell is pretty dark.

If you don't feel up to the challenge, or you think that you'll die without healing, bring along some Healing Potions. These will give you a ready source of healing if a Regeneration Potion isn't available.

Defense
I had defeated the boss with 51 defence without any healing items. To reach it, equip Molten armor, Shackle, Cobalt Shield, Obsidian Skull. The fourth one must be Rocket boots or Cloud in a bottle If you DONT have gravity potion. If possible, making accessoires Reforged to +4 defence is perfect idea too. If you want, you can combine the Cobalt Shield with the Obsidian Skull at a Tinkerer's Workshop to save room, possibly for a stat increasing or efficiency increasing accessory such as a Feral Claws or a Lucky Horseshoe.

Melee weapon
A primary concern about melee in this fight is that you are constantly moving away from the boss. As it is impossible to back up while swinging a sword, weapons like Night's Edge are forced to stay dangerously close to the boss and catch it on the backswing if they wish to damage it directly.

Non-sword melee weapons, on the other hand, are at their best here. Spears like the Dark Lance and flails like Sunfury are devastating to this boss's large body and numerous small creatures. The player can keep a comfortable distance away, keep pace with its movements, and push out steady multihit attacks for massive damage. Getting either the Dark Lance or the Sunfury is recommended if the player intends to focus on melee.

A melee weapon especially helps when fighting the numerous Hungries, as one swing can hit many at once. Balanced characters may wish to start with a melee weapon to clear out the little creatures before switching to range or magic to fight the boss. The Wall of Flesh has a low defense, so the player isn't limited to necessarily using the strongest weapon that they have available.

The speed and auto-attack of the Muramasa and the spread damage of the Starfury make them viable options for thinning out the Hungries. Their low damage output and frontal swing makes them suboptimal for damaging the wall directly. Starting the fight by wiping out a large number of the Hungries with one of these two weapons is an option.

Night's Edge, despite being the strongest weapon available to the player at this point, is not as powerful in this fight as it is in others. It's viable for fighting the Hungries, and thus is a good way to start the fight, but probably shouldn't be relied on for completing the entire battle.

Ranged weapon
If you want to go for a full-on assault, the highest damage output weapons are advised. That would include the Star Cannon, the Molten Fury (with either Hellfire Arrows or Jester's Arrows), and the Phoenix Blaster. Another good setup for using range weapons is to use weapons that can pierce, so you don't have to worry about the hunger as much, one particularly powerful weapon is the Demon Scythe.

For those who want speed and dps over a single hit's worth of damage, the Minishark and careful use of the Flamarang/Thorn Chakrum is a must. For ammunition, one should think of a large stack combining Meteor Shots and Silver Bullets. Around 1,500 - 2,000 should suffice, considering careful aim on behalf of the player. Those you wish to continuouslyspray-and-pray will find that they will need about an extra 250 - 500. Putting the extra ammo in your inventory will serve the same purpose as putting it into your ammo slot.

Magic
Everybody loves magic, and you should too if you want to make it through this fight. Since you most likely don't want to keep some extra ammo in your inventory, using a magic weapon will be your best friend. Since most magical weapons don't do as much damage as the other weapons listed here, it's suggested that one make use of the benefits of two weapons, switching off when mana is empty/regenerating.

The most useful of the magical weapons is the Demon Scythe. Aiming it correctly (and carefully) will result in a maximum of five hits dealing 50+ damage to the WoF. When your mana runs out, switch to either your ranged or melee weapon, depending on how many of the Hungry are left. If there's a lot, switch to melee and dish it out. If there's one or two, switch to the ranged and spam, while healing and rebuffing as needed.

Another magical item would be Flamelash, or Magic Missile (but most likely Flamelash for its high damage). The rate of fire is significantly slower than the Demon Scythe, but it evens out with the increased accuracy (you control the projectile). The only downside is that you'll be vulnerable, so get far away when you use it.

Other precautions
Sometimes, a player will find that these preparations are not enough. If you are one of those few, this section will hopefully change that.

If you have a hard time getting away while still dealing damage, try to flatten out the Underworld before you summon WoF. Use of Dynamite and/or Sticky Bombs will ease this issue.

If you have trouble getting some damage in, try a different weapon set. Maybe the one set wasn't your best choice; maybe the next one will be it.

If you find yourself dying a lot, get as far away from WoF as possible. When WoF is off-screen, start shooting your ranged weapon at its general direction. This will kill, or at least damage the Hungry protecting the eyes and mouth, as well as getting some hits on the eyes and mouth itself.

Is everything just not working out for you - and you only? Try tackling this beast with friends. It will definitely help, considering that the WoF has three seperate damage points sharing the same health. This will be more efficient if you just want the Pwnhammer, as you can trade with the player who gets it, or just grab it by yourself. If you feel like going lone wolf, try using all the buffs at the same time. The default key for quickbuff is b. Using quickbuff will save you time nitpicking which potion to use. Using quickheal (default h) will heal you with the healing potion closest to the top-left of your inventory (not including the hot-bar).

Can't figure out how to put some damage into the beast? Maybe continued use of explosives will do the trick. Grenades work particularly well if you're on a wooden platform, since they do not destroy tiles. If your platform is made of Hellstone or Hellstone Bricks, (which it's probably not, since there just isn't enough time to mine for that much ore) use of Bombs or Dynamite will work just fine. Hellstone will not be destroyed by Dynamite, making it a perfect choice for those who want to make quick work of WoF. Unlike the Grenade, the Bomb and Dynamite will not explode upon contact with WoF. Timing is of the essence when using those two explosives.

The battle.
Let's take a look at the boss first. It has 2 eyes. They shoot lasers at you, so it is good idea to be as far away of them as possible. There is also a mouth, which will deal heavy damage to you if you get caught inside. Then, there are many small creatures in front of it called Hungry, that look like they are like on ropes. If you kill them, they disconnect with one third health.

Next, all three parts - 2 eyes and 1 mouth - share WoF health. The WoF itself is invulnerable, so only shoot its eyes and mouth.

If you get behind the Wall, it will pull you in front of it. You will be a little bit disoriented and possibly hardly damaged, so try to be in front of it. Actually, it is more important than shooting it.

Now let's fight.

If you want to get rid of the annoyances, start spraying and praying towards the general direction of the WoF. This should deal considerable damage to the numerous Hungry, as well as to the eyes on the WoF (assuming that you were lucky enough to hit it). If you are using a melee weapon, keep moving towards the opposite direction while healing as necessary. Try to keep within striking distance, since that is your biggest priority and main source of damage.

If you feel up to it and want it to end quickly, aim for the eyes and mouth instead. The shots will at times hit The Hungry, so it's a sort of win-win. Melee users will find this difficult, since getting close while the Hungry are intact will result in a quick death. It is recommended that melee users focus on the Hungry rather than the WoF itself at first.

When creatures are no more an obstacle, damage the eyes and mouth. Generally, spamming Phoenix Blaster or the Minishark, or whatever ranged weapon you chose is enough to finish it off before it move a quarter of the map. Note, that it summons some small worms, so if you dont have a cobalt shield and/or not flying, they can be a severe pain. Try to kill them, before they kill you. In fact, if you find your health to be too low, concentrate on the worms. They typically drop a heart, so you can fill up your heart gauge fairly quickly this way.

Well, this is all. The WoF is actually easy.

After defeating, don't forget to take Pwnhammer, as it is main point of killing the WoF. Don't worry, the loot will be enclosed in a box, so lava is not a trouble.

sergiusalceanu's guide: I beat WoF with less defense and stuff... Here's how I did it. I had the molten armor. I recommend the molten armor VERY MUCH! Obsidian skull is useful to deal with hellstone, and add some defense. Cobalt shield is useful too. A grapple hook is a must. Also, bring some movement accessories (Cloud in a bottle, Shiny red balloon, Rocket boots). Now for weapons... For melee, I don't know what to tell you, choose your favourite sword. For ranged I used the Minishark and the Demon Scythe. I recommend the Demon Scythe A LOT. It's very useful, and when you're out of mana, switch to the Minishark. Potions: I used the swiftness potion. Use it too. At the beginning WoF may be slow, but when his health drains he's actually as fast as you! Ironskin potion is very useful too. Bring regeneration and healing potions too. Water walking potion is better than obsidian skin potion, so bring that. Also, if you want to, use the gravitation potion (I did not use it). VERY IMPORTANT: Beat him only when you think the current world is very, very easy. The new world you'll face... Is MUCH harder.

Platform Method
One method that can let you bring more defensive items for your accessories is to make a long flat platform. Then when you summon him you can just run down the platform and not have to worry about jumping over lava pits or running into obstacles. One of the most effective ways to kill him is with weapons that penetrate like using a gun with meteor shots or Demon Scythe