What potions should I use against Moon Lord?

Buff Potions[terraria.gamepedia.com]: You need these 10 potions: Ironskin, Regeneration, Endurance, Lifeforce, Wrath, Rage, Swiftness, Heartreach, Magic Power and Mana Regeneration.
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What is good against Moon Lord?

Solar Eruption is the strongest melee weapon available, dealing massive piercing damage to all parts of the boss. tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, where the Phantasmal Deathray does not pierce blocks, this allows you to hit the Moon Lord from under the safety of a ceiling.
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How to damage Moon Lord?

The Moon Lord is known for its challenging combat mechanics, requiring players to defeat its two hands and a head by attacking the eyes that appear on them. Once all three eyes are destroyed, a core opens on its chest that also needs to be defeated.
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What should I have before fighting Moon Lord?

The first step in defeating the Moon Lord is to prepare yourself and your gear. This means upgrading your armor, weapons, and accessories to the best possible level. The best pick for this fight is the Turtle Armor, which provides a significant boost to defense and life regeneration.
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What is the best weapon to defeat the Moon Lord?

Solar Eruption is the strongest melee weapon available, dealing massive piercing damage to all parts of the boss.
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Terraria Guide: How to beat the Moon Lord (Terraria 1.4.4.9)

Can you get luminite before Moon Lord?

The only way to obtain it is to craft it from Luminite, which is dropped from the Moon Lord, at an Ancient Manipulator. Each time the Moon Lord is killed, it drops enough Luminite for 17-25 bars ( 21-27 in Expert/Master mode).
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Is Moon Lord Cthulhu's brother?

While initially explained to be Cthulhu's brother, it was later confirmed in a lore post on the official forum that the Moon Lord was, indeed, Cthulhu himself.
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How do I stop Moon Lord from healing?

When he latches on to you using his mouth, he starts pulling orbs out of you to heal his head. If you keep attacking his mouth, you will break the chain and he will stop healing.
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How many hours to beat Moon Lord?

Most people will take anywhere between 50-60 hours to defeat the Moon Lord, especially if you're playing for the very first time. The Moon Lord is the final boss in the game.
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Is the Moon Lord Cthulhu?

– The official game lore implies that the Moon Lord may actually be Cthulhu following his defeat. However, the Moon Lord's sprite has an intact brain, upper skeleton (as seen when it dies), and eyes, contradicting the damage the Dryads inflicted on Cthulhu.
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Is Ocram still in Terraria?

It was removed in all maintained versions not long after due to the boss not being a good fit for Terraria, and also not being engaging. It is summoned with the Suspicious Looking Skull at night.
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Is Moon Lord the hardest boss?

The Moon Lord is the toughest boss in Terraria, and facing him is no walk in the park. Gamers need all the skills and tactics learned from battling other bosses to even stand a chance against him.
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Can you defeat Moon Lord with Terra Blade?

Terra Blade can get u pretty far, I find it reliable unless I have the influx waver, as long as u have the right gear Terrablade can get u to post moon lord.
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How do you dodge Moon Lord?

Best way I found was to kite with the Ufo/broom mount in one direction accross the map, and use the Rod of Discord (or other forms of teleportation, like the queen slime hook) to dodge the giant laser. Passing the hit through dodge accessoires or cross necklace works too.
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What does Moon Lord drop?

Moon Lord will now drop Super Healing Potions instead of Greater Healing Potions. Moon Lord will now drop his loot even if the player died during his death animation. Moon Lord will now drop Meowmere Minecart. Moon Lord will now drop Celestial Starboard as an Expert Mode-exclusive accessory.
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What is the hardest boss in Terraria?

Moon Lord is the hardest boss undoubtedly within Terraria. According to one user on the Steam Community, “Moon Lord is the hardest in that he's the one who forces you to innovate the most, in terms of building arenas, crafting potions, etc.”
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Is there a Moon Lord pet?

The Piece of Moon Squid is a Hardmode, post-Moon Lord pet-summoning item that spawns a pet Moonling resembling the Moon Lord's head. The Piece of Moon Squid has a 1/4 (25%) chance to drop from the Moon Lord in Master Mode.
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What is the strongest weapon before Moon Lord?

Ranged – The Vortex Beater is craftable at an Ancient Manipulator with 18 Vortex Fragments. It deals 50-70 damage, dependent on what ammo is used. The bullets fire at a rapid rate but are highly inaccurate. It is the best gun in the game pre-Moon Lord.
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Can you shimmer Moon Lord drops?

Then after Plantera you can shimmer the mechs and Queen slime's Treasure Bag drops (though mechs will be useless) Then finally post Moon-Lord every treasure bag but Moonlord drops can be shimmered.
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What is the best pre-Moon Lord armor?

The best pre-Moon Lord armor sets are...
  • For magic: Hallowed Headgear/Valhalla Knight's Breastplate/Dark Artist's Leggings.
  • For ranged (hybrid summoner): Shroomite Headgear OR Shroomite Mask/Valhalla Knight's Breastplate/Forbidden Treads.
  • For melee: ...
  • For summoner: ...
  • For just staying alive:
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Who is the final boss in Terraria?

The Moon Lord is the final boss of Terraria, and drops a majority of the endgame items.
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Is the vortex beater or phantasm better for Moon Lord?

Due to the inaccuracy of the bullets, the Vortex Beater is somewhat better suited against larger enemies and bosses (which may be immune to the knockback effect of the rockets, however). A better ranged weapon for single target damage would be the Phantasm.
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