Board Thread:Game Help/@comment-26993120-20160816221319

Hey guys! I have made a strategy that is a combination of several other strategies, and best of all, you can do it without having to beat Plantera before! The reason I made it was because I was constantly having trouble with beating Plantera, and I could never find a single strategy that would work. This strategy should also work on all gaming platforms. So without further ado, here it is.

It is a (somewhat) easier, safer way to kill Plantera, and you'll need: Mud Blocks, how many depends on how many open areas in your Jungle there are. A spear (Mushroom spear is best), Melee, Ranged, and Magic weapons of your choice, honey, and lot's of campfires and heart lanterns, a set of wings, a cobalt shield or variant of it, and Specter or Lightning Boots. Use any other Accessories. Hallowed armor with the Mask, or better. A grappling hook is essential, a Diamond hook or Dual Hook work best. Bring about 15 greater healing potions to be safe, although you probably won't need them all.

To build: Build a Hellavator three blocks wide down through the Jungle, but make sure the bottom is still in the Underground Jungle. If there are large open areas, make one block wide walls on both sides of the Hellevator. That way you still have solid blocks to grab on to, along with Plantera's hooks so she won't fall behind and respawn, and will keep out most enemies. At the bottom of the Hellevator, make a circular arena with platforms extending from a small flat "island" that has a campfire, heart lantern and honey pit. It is best if the island is hollow, with the lantern and campfire inside it, so a Bulb has a chance of spawning on top, which is ideal. The platforms should be extending from the top block layer of the island to the walls of the arena. Add more platform lengths at six or seven block intervals to the top and bottom of the arena. When you finish, mark the spot where the Hellevator begins, preferably with another heart lantern. At regular intervals up the Hellevator, add a campfire and heart lantern in pairs to maximize health regeneration, just outside the Hellevator walls so they aren't in the way. At the very top of the Hellevator, make a dead end below the surface so you don't get an accidental Enraged Plantera. When you find a Bulb, dig a straight tunnel directly to the Hellevator, straight and level and narrow as possible.

When you are ready for battle, break the Bulb and wait until Plantera comes onscreen. Then kite her to the Hellevator, preferably using a long ranged or magic weapon to shoot as you go. If you made a side tunnel that is straight, flat, and narrow, use the speed Boots to kite Plantera down the tunnel. Slowly drop to the arena. This is where the grappling hook and thin walls come in. Even the slow fall on wings is too fast if Plantera gets caught in a big empty spot, making her go all the way around, so the walls give her something to grab on to to go faster, but block most of her shots. Your grappling hook let's you stop to give Plantera a chance to catch up. Try to keep Plantera or one of her hooks on screen at all times to avoid losing her. Remember your long ranged and magic weapons to keep damaging Plantera as you go. If you have a Nimbus Rod, add a couple of clouds in the Hellevator to rain down on Plantera. When you reach the arena, drop in the honey and grab your spear. Get Plantera in the center island and run around the platforms in a circle, spearing her and keeping her in the center as much as possible. If she is in the center when she starts dropping spikey balls, they will rebounce in the island so much that she will take constant damage. As soon as you hit Phase Two, run. You won't be able to spear as well when Plantera is faster, since she can reach you easier. Fly straight up the Hellevator, only stopping to grapple for a second or two, and shoot Plantera the entire way up. Once you reach the top, slow fall and normal fall off and on all the way back down, since Plantera is much faster. Another option is the narrow side tunnels to run down with the speed Boots. Repeat until Plantera dies.

Here is what I used to defeat Plantera: True Night's Edge, Mushroom Spear, Greater Healing Potions, Megashark with Crystal Shards and Silver Bullets, Hallowed repeater with Cursed, Frostburn, Spectral, and Jester's Arrows, Crystal Storm spell, Nimbus Rod (set two clouds at top of Hellevator during battle) Star Cannon as a last resort weapon, Diamond Hook, Hallowed Armor set with Mask, Bat Wings, Star Veil, Lightning Boots, Obsidian Shield, and Charm of Myths. It took me several tries to find the right combination of accesories and weapons, but I beat Plantera using all of this. Hope it helps! 