Terraria Boss Progression Checklist
All 22 vanilla bosses in recommended kill order. Click a boss card to mark it defeated and expand summon/gear details.
Pre-Hardmode 0 / 8 defeated
Slime Crown or random spawn in outer thirds of map
Suspicious Looking Eye at night, or random spawn with ≥200 HP
3× Worm Food in Corruption, or break 3 Shadow Orbs
Bloody Spine in Crimson, or break 3 Crimson Hearts
Abeemination, or break a Larva inside a Jungle Hive
Speak to the Old Man at Dungeon entrance at night
Deer Thing in Snow biome at night
Throw Guide Voodoo Doll into lava in the Underworld
Wall of Flesh activates Hardmode
Throw a Guide Voodoo Doll into lava in the Underworld. This permanently changes the world.
Hardmode 0 / 14 defeated
Gelatin Crystal in the Hallow
Mechanical Worm, or random chance at night after WoF
Mechanical Eye, or random chance at night
Mechanical Skull, or random chance at night
Destroy a Plantera's Bulb in Underground Jungle (after all 3 mechs)
Lihzahrd Power Cell at Lihzahrd Altar inside the Temple
Fish with a Truffle Worm in the Ocean biome
Prismatic Lacewing at night in the Hallow
Defeat the 4 Cultists at the Dungeon entrance after Golem
Spawns automatically during Lunar Events
Spawns automatically during Lunar Events
Spawns automatically during Lunar Events
Spawns automatically during Lunar Events
Automatic after all 4 Lunar Pillars are destroyed
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