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=Queen Bee=

Queen Bee is a pre-Hardmode boss typically fought after The Hive Mind/The Perforators. Fighting her is not required for game progression, but her defeat will reward the player with money and useful items for the next stage of progression.

While in Revengeance Mode and Death Mode, Queen Bee gains several changes to her AI which make the battle much more difficult.

Spawn
Queen Bee can be spawned by:
 * Breaking a Larva in a Bee Hive in the Underground Jungle or Planetoids
 * Using an Abeemination in the Jungle

Behavior
Queen Bee has two main attacks: charges and stinger attacks. Her minions, Bees and Hornets, can also be problematic to deal with. Queen Bee will attack the player faster the lower her health is.

In Revengeance Mode

 * Queen Bee will immediately begin by charging the player three times.
 * Levels with the player's current elevation.
 * Assumes her upright position and follow the player with stinger attacks, periodically pausing to summon Bees and occasionally Hornets.
 * After a certain interval, she will begin the cycle over again.
 * At approximately 33% health, she begins to charge four times as opposed to three, and at extremely high speeds.

In Death Mode

 * Charges have increased speed.
 * Fires stingers extremely rapidly.
 * While enraged, her top speed is increased and she shoots bees and stingers at an even faster rate.

General

 * Fighting the Queen Bee in the Underground Jungle will make the fight much easier, as she enrages on the surface, which means that her charges become insanely fast and she shoots stingers at a very rapid rate, along with dealing more damage.
 * Multiple levels of long platforms in the Underground Jungle make dealing with both of Queen Bee's primary attacks much easier.
 * Clear out a large area in the Underground Jungle to ease mobility in this fight, but take care to ensure that the whole arena remains Jungle and not Underground/Caverns, as these areas will enrage Queen Bee and cause her to charge you with heavily increased speed and shoot stingers much faster.
 * The ideal movement for this fight is to run back and forth and jump over Queen Bee when she charges, and then run straight while she shoots stingers. As her charges get faster, it would be advisable to switch to a different elevation, as this slows her down by forcing her to take more time getting to the player.
 * If you have any Hornet Banners, place them around your arena so that you will have an easier time dealing with Queen Bee's hornet spawns.

Melee

 * The Air Spinner paired with a Yoyo Bag can make extremely quick work of the Queen Bee.
 * Amidias' Trident is quite effective with its homing whirlpools.
 * The Bladecrest Oathsword pierces, allowing it to deal with Queen Bee and her summons.
 * While somewhat hard to aim, Opal Striker can do well against Queen Bee.

Mage

 * Acid Gun works well in dealing with Queen Bee's spawns, and also has a low mana cost, making it very sustainable to use.
 * Hyphae Rod is good for getting lots of damage off in the first few seconds of the fight, as you can stack the mushroom particles to full capacity and then wait for Queen Bee to charge into them.
 * Both the Water Bolt and the Flare Bolt are very useful during this fight due to their high damage output and bouncing ability.
 * The Demon Scythe is a highly effective weapon against both the boss and her summons due to its piercing and high damage output, although the weapon can be difficult to aim at times, it can decimate Queen Bee' charging phase.
 * Cryophobia is also a very good option to use during Queen Bee's charging phase, as it does significant damage.
 * Note that this is a rare item, so it may be difficult to obtain

Summoner

 * For summoners, the best weapon is the Imp Staff, but the Dank Staff or Blood Clot Staff can both also be utilized.

Rogue

 * Infernal Krises, Feather Knives, Rot Balls and Tooth Balls are all extremely effective due to their fast firing rate.
 * The Turbulance can be used to great effect due to its many homing attacks.

Other

 * Both the Aestheticus and Marked Magnum can be useful during the fight for inflicting debuffs.