If players decide to fight Empress of Light on Expert or Master mode, she will spend the entire fight enraged, so she will be faster and capable of causing more damage. This attack does no damage until the swords are launched, so players shouldn't worry until they begin moving. This attack leaves behind a trail of light that will damage any player who touches it.Įthereal Lance- With this attack, she summons a swarm of swords that will launch themselves towards the direction the player is heading in. Each time that Empress of Light does this attack, she will create three sets of rays.Įverlasting Rainbow- Empress of Light will create a ring of 13 stars that spiral clockwise towards the player before returning to their original position. Sun Dance- She will hover on the upper left side of the screen and create a ring 6 rays of light that extend out from her body and rotate clockwise. This attack doesn't track the player perfectly, so those who jump or make a sharp turn at the last second can avoid them.ĭash Attacks- Empress of Light will hover on the left or right side of the screen before zooming through the player to the other side. Prismatic Bolts- She will summon a large number of bolts around her that hover for a few moments before homing in on the player. Empress of Light's attacks are as follows: The developers of Terraria have stated that this boss is heavily inspired by bullet-hell shooters, which should tell players exactly how difficult this fight will be for them. Terraria: Empress of Light AttacksĮmpress of Light has many attacks that can be extremely difficult for players to avoid and will cause a lot of damage if they make contact. Unless players are fighting the boss in order to gain the Terraprisma sword, they should only fight Empress of Light during nighttime. Additionally, Empress of Light is much stronger and capable of killing players with one hit during the day. The Empress of Light can only be summoned inside the Hollow, so releasing a Prismatic Lacewing in any other biome will cause the creature to disappear. Killing the creature will automatically spawn the boss, or it can be captured and released later when the player is more prepared for the fight. Players can then either kill the Prismatic Lacewing or capture it. Only one Prismatic Lacewing will spawn at a time, and players can only find one between the hours of 7:30 PM to 12:00 AM in-game. Once Plantera is taken care of, a specific bug called the Prismatic Lacewing will begin appearing in the Hollow Biome at night. In order to summon the Empress of Light, players will first need to defeat all of the mechanical bosses and Plantera.