Mourning Wood

Mourning Wood is a Hardmode mini-Boss that spawns during the Pumpkin Moon Event. The boss is a living tree form that resembles a jack-o-lantern. Killing the Mourning Wood will add 75 points during the Pumpkin Moon event.

Attacks
Mourning Wood alternates between two attacks:
 * Fires a volley of "Flaming Wood" (flaming spikes) at the player. These pass through blocks.
 * Fires a jet of "Greek Fire" (sparkling flames). These do not pass through blocks. They are affected by gravity and remain on the ground for a while, doing damage to players that touch them.

Tips

 * Pay attention to when a Mourning Wood stops walking. This means it's going to attack. This attack could either be “Greek Fire” or ”Flaming Wood”.
 * It is advisable not to enter a small room while fighting a Mourning Wood because its "flaming spike" attack can go through walls.
 * Mourning Wood's "Greek Fire" attacks cannot pass through water, therefore submerging Mourning Wood at least halfway up is an easier way to defeat him. Note the "flaming wood" attacks DO pass through water.
 * Mourning Wood can be defeated with relative ease by aiming the North Pole above it so it gets hit by several of its snowflake projectiles. This strategy can also be applied with less efficiency to Everscream.

Trivia

 * Mourning is the grief over someone's death, and fits in well with the Halloween theme of the Pumpkin Moon.
 * The name is also a pun on "Morning Wood", a slang term referring to nocturnal erection in males during and immediately following sleep.

History
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