Guide talk:Eye of Cthulhu strategies

As a newbie, I found the advice here quite helpful. In particular I think building the arena was critical; facing the Eye on normal open terrain would've been much worse. I followed the example in the screenshot except I didn't bother to round the corners so my arena was just a large square with wooden platforms dotted all over (arrows go through the platforms btw, very nice).

Regarding the "best" armor, it's highly likely newbies don't have anything beyond gold yet. I was decked out in silver armor and wielding a gold bow to shoot flaming arrows. If I missed hitting a servant as the Eye spawned it, I'd find myself being chased by 2-3 more so the fastest way to kill them while in a controlled panic was to bust out a fast pickaxe and hold down the mouse button. That way I didn't have to keep aiming and shooting while running. Once I got rid of them I switched back to the bow.

Second part was easier because the Eye stopped spawning servants. I'm not sure if it really charged 3 times; as far as I can tell, it charged when I gained some distance horizontally from it. If it was close horizontally but a distance away vertically either on top or below, it didn't seem to charge.

Estimate it took roughly 5 minutes IRL, most of which was spent dodging (my aim with a bow sucks, lol). Drank around 5-6 lesser healing potions, although I started the fight by downing a regeneration potion and an ironskin potion. - Spinfx 04:05, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

Why is the (Enchanted) Boomerang not mentioned here, I wonder. OK, call me a newbie but I found it extremly helpful. If the Eye is close you can deal a lot of damage fast. If you miss you run and the sometimes the weapon still deals damage on the way back to you - especially against the servants. - Guest 16:04, 28 September 2012 (UTC+2)

Arena platform gaps?
Why do you need to place the horizontal platforms with gaps between them? What's wrong with a solid line of platform? This is something that would be handy to explain in the article. Maelin 04:48, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Requires less wood, thats all. --Icke 10:14, 4 June 2012 (UTC)