Deerclops

The Deerclops is a pre-Hardmode boss added in the Don't Starve Together crossover update. It is one of the final bosses a player may encounter during pre-Hardmode.

Summoning
The Deerclops can be summoned using a Deer Thing at any time of day as long as the player is in the Snow biome. It will also spawn naturally at exactly midnight during a Blizzard, given that at least one player has either 9 defense or 200 health.

There are no prerequisite bosses that are required to be defeated in order to summon this boss, however, the Deerclops' strength may warrant waiting until after defeating Skeletron to fight it.

Behavior
The Deerclops has four attacks:
 * If it is close to the player, the Deerclops will smash the ground, summoning a wave of ice spikes that quickly travels torwards them. Every third consecutive wave does not go as far, but spreads in both directions.
 * If it is not close enough to its target to use its ice spikes attack, the Deerclops will 'scoop' and then throw numerous chunks of ice debris into the air that fall back down. These ice chunks can pass through blocks.
 * Deerclops occasionally stand in place and roar, inflicting the Slow Debuff on all players for 12 seconds / /.
 * In Expert Mode, nightmare hands will be periodically summoned that either move forwards slowly, move forwards quickly and curve, or spin in place. Nightmare hands are summoned more frequently as the Deerclops' life gets lower.

If the player is above the Deerclops for too long, it will summon five nightmare hands around the player.

The Deerclops can pass through solid blocks, but will quickly rise to the top of said blocks unless the player is below it.

If the player is more than 30 tiles away from it, the Deerclops will turn a dark shade purple and become immune to damage.

If the Deerclops is significantly offscreen, it will wander back and forth without directly seeking the player.

Tips
For more elaborate strategies on defeating Deerclops, including weapon and arena recommendations, see Guide:Deerclops strategies.


 * Building a platform of non-solid blocks about twice the height of the player up in the air, along with staircases made of solid blocks on either side to allow Deerclops to get on can elevate it high enough above the ground to prevent the boss from using its ice debris attack entirely, making the fight much easier.
 * Due to being able to inflict Slow from an almost unlimited range, accessories like the Anklet of the Wind or Magiluminescence, alongside Swiftness Potions can help make the fight much more manageable.
 * Avoid lingering directly above the Deerclops, as the nightmare hands it summons in this situation are very dangerous.
 * The player can run between the Deerclops' legs without taking damage. This is useful for avoiding the first two ice spike attacks, but don't stick around for the third.

Trivia

 * The Deerclops is the main source of Don't Starve crossover content.
 * The Deerclops is the only boss in Terraria to not despawn after killing the player.
 * The Deerclops is one of 2 boss fights that consists of a single destructible entity, the other being the Empress of Light.
 * All other boss fights have either multiple bosses, multiple segments or boss minions that play a part in their boss fights.
 * The Deerclops is the first non-event crossover boss, as well as the first non-event pre-Hardmode crossover boss.
 * Deerclops is one of 6 Bosses with exclusive boss music. The others include Queen Slime, Plantera, Empress of Light, Duke Fishron and Moon Lord.
 * The Deerclops is the first boss to be themed around the Snow biome, leaving the Desert as the only major biome with no boss representing it.

History
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