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try to get peircing weapons(i.e. vilethorn, shuriken)Maor factor!

I'd advise using the worm food to fight him first, with an arena on the surface of the corruption of wood platforms. if you make the arena big enough and are relativley well at dodging, you can use a sword to beat him.if you have trouble, use ironskin and regen potions.

If you do spawn him from a shadow orb, have an escape plan, or an underground arena.

But mainly the biggest factors are peircing weapons and a good combat environment