Changes: Guide:The Dragonfolly strategies

Type	Boss
Environment	Jungle
AI Type	The Magnificent Lightning Avian AI
Damage	160 / 256 / 288 / 304 (Contact); 120 / 200 / 220 / 232 (Spark); 200 / 300 / 332 / 356 (Charge)
Max Life	158,500 / 253,600 / 304,000
Defense	40
DR	10%
KB Resist	100%
Inflicts debuff	Electrified 100% chance
Debuff duration	1 second (Spark); 2 seconds (Charge)
Debuff tooltip	You cannot move
Immune to
Vulnerable to:
Resistant to:
Coins	30

Revision as of 00:21, 23 September 2021

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The Dragonfolly is usually the first or second Post-Moon Lord boss that you will face in your playthrough. Dragonfolly is summoned by using Exotic Pheromones in the Jungle at any time.

This guide will mention items exclusive to Expert and Revengeance Mode with no special formatting and will follow the intended progression.

Terrain Preparation

Not much arena is needed as long as it is in the Jungle although platforms can help. The ground should be flattened to avoid getting caught in any crevices.

Gearing Up

Armor

The Lunar armors are the preferred choice for all classes.

Solar Flare armor for Melee
Vortex armor for Ranged
Nebula armor for Mage
Stardust armor for Summoner
Empyrean armor for Rogue

Accessories

Lunar Wings with Angel Treads or Seraph Tracers are the preferred wings.
Asgard's Valor or the Statis' Ninja Belt allow the player to make sharp turns and are very useful.
- Asgard's Valor additionally gives knockback immunity and many defensive boosts.
- Statis' Ninja Belt additionally provides the chance of a ninja dodge and increased jump acceleration.
The Absorber is important for survivability by increasing damage reduction as well as giving increased jump acceleration.
The Community is a great all around accessory that boosts offensive and defensive stats as well as boosting flight time.
Heart of the Elements provides many all-around boosts including damage, damage reduction, life regen, and jump acceleration.
Deific Amulet is an excellent option providing additional immunity frames and defense penetration.
Melee players should use the Bloody Worm Scarf for its strong melee boosts as well as increased damage reduction.
Ranged players should use the Sniper Scope or Artemis Emblem, which both help in boosting damage output.
- The Artemis Emblem additionally gives some life regen and ammo conservation.
Magic players should use the Sigil of Calamitas for its strong magic boosts.
Summoners can boost their minion count and damage with the Statis' Blessing, the Star-Tainted Generator and Statis' Curse.
The Dark God's Sheath can be a good accessory for Rogue players, provided they can gain stealth to perform stealth strikes.
- It also provides several passive Rogue bonuses.

Weapons

The weapons made from Luminite Bars are typically the best options for the fight.

Melee

The Ark of the Elements's range, homing, and DPS should make the fight fairly straight-forward for Melee users.
The Plague Keeper in conjunction with the Plague Hive is another option with higher DPS.
The Elemental Disk is an excellent option that deals good damage to Dragonfolly as well as handling the Draconic Swarmers.
The Stellar Contempt is a powerful option much like the Elemental Disk at the cost of smaller range.

Ranged

The Elemental Blaster can decimate the Dragonfolly.
The Planetary Annihilation with Wooden Arrows is a strong option that homes in and inflicts powerful debuffs like Ichor.
The Onyx Chain Blaster is another option that has comparable DPS when landing the Onyx Blasts.
The Shredder is a solid pick dealing immense damage, especially when combined with armor penetration.
- Holy Fire Bullets should be used.

Mage

The Elemental Ray and Mad Alchemist's Cocktail Glove are usually the best overall choices for this fight, allowing you to easily hit both The Dragonfolly and Draconic Swarmers with ease.
Genisis and the Last Prism are additional options that deal good damage while still hitting the Draconic Swarmers.
The Ultra Liquidator is an excellent weapon for dealing damage and applying Ichor.

Summoner

The Elemental Axes are the primary weapon that does well at handling the Draconic Swarmers as well as dealing with the Dragonfolly.
The Tactical Plague Engine is also good but it requires a lot of ammo to use due to its high fire rate.
The Energy Staff provides additional DPS to aid the player's minions.

Rogue

The Elemental Disk is Rogue's primary option that deals good damage to Dragonfolly as well as handling the Draconic Swarmers.
The Stellar Contempt fills a similar role to its Melee counterpart having higher dps than the Elemental Disk at the cost of range.
Lunar Kunai are a good choice for the fight, as their homing ability and high rate of fire allow you to focus more on dodging.

Miscellaneous

The Well Fed buff provides a useful all around stat boost.
Farm Blood Orbs to easily craft many helpful potions that will increase your survivability.

The Fight

The Dragonfolly will spawn offscreen, meaning you should be prepared to dodge Dragonfolly as it approaches you. Dragonfolly has 3 main attacks: flying toward the player, charging at the player, and summoning Draconic Swarmers.

When Dragonfolly spends a majority of the time flying around often in your direction, it will fly in the your direction albeit, not extremely aggressively. However, Dragonfolly will out run the player if Seraph Tracers are equipped while running, and it will continue to fly at you even as you run out of flight time. Dragonfolly cannot travel through platforms while doing this attack.

Occasionally, Dragonfolly will attempt to line up horizontally with you and perform a charge. Dragonfolly can go through platforms in order to line up properly. When turning around, Dragonfolly often releases a swarm of electric feathers. These slowly fly away and pick up speed over time. Within a few seconds, they will turn around and begin to home in. Be careful as they home in very strongly and are not easily shaken. The Rod of Discord or Normality Relocator can help in avoiding these.

When summoning Draconic Swarmers, Dragonfolly will begin to fly down, ignoring platforms, until it reaches solid ground. From there, it begins to fly left and right, spawning smaller versions of itself. The spawned Draconic Swarmers fly very fast, deal lots of damage, are immune to knockback, and have quite a bit of health. It is important to have a weapon that deals with them while still being able to take out Dragonfolly itself.

Dragonfolly will enrage if the player goes outside the Jungle or strays too far away from it, so it is best to stay close to it.

General Tips

The Normality Relocator is a very strong tool as it allows instantaneous teleporting.
- Be wary when teleporting as the player will fall at a much greater pace if unprepared in a similar manner to the Portal Gun.
The Suspicious Looking Jelly Bean can aid in dodging the Dragonfolly's charge attacks.
In Revengeance or Death Mode, Rage and Adrenaline can be used effectively to deal with the large amount of Draconic Swarmers that spawn.
The Ultra Liquidator can also be used to apply Ichor for other classes such as Ranger.
- The Ultra Liquidator activates the Summoner nerf. As such, summoners should use the Golden Gun to apply Ichor instead.

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 ==== Mage ====
-*The [[Elemental Ray]] is usually the best overall choice dealing good damage to Dragonfolly while handling the Draconic Swarmers.
+*The [[Elemental Ray]] and [[Mad Alchemist's Cocktail Glove]] are usually the best overall choices for this fight, allowing you to easily hit both The Dragonfolly and Draconic Swarmers with ease.
 *[[Genisis]] and the [[Last Prism]] are additional options that deal good damage while still hitting the Draconic Swarmers.
 *The [[Ultra Liquidator]] is an excellent weapon for dealing damage and applying Ichor.
-*'''Mad Alchemist's Cocktail Glove is the most powerful weapon mage to him'''
 ==== Summoner ====