Guide:Goozma strategies (Hunt of the Old God)

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Hunt_of_the_Old_God/Goozma is a really intense boss that you will face in your playthrough. Hunt_of_the_Old_God/Goozma is summoned by using the [[]] in The or [[]] during the slime rain.

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

Gearing Up

Armor

• • [[]] for Melee
  • [[]] for Ranged
  • [[]] for Mage
  • [[]] for Summoner
  • [[]] for Rogue
• [[]]

Accessories

Movement

• [[]] (with [[]]) or [[]] are the preferred wings.
• [[]] or [[]] allow the player to make sharp turns and are very useful.
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Defensive

• [[]] is important for survivability
• [[]] is a great all-around accessory
• The [[]]

Offensive

• The [[]]
• The [[]]
• The [[]]
• The [[]]
• [[]] and the [[]]
• The [[]]

Weapons

Melee

• The [[]] deals very high damage and should be the preferred option for this fight.
• The [[]] has homing and piercing capabilities but has lower DPS.
• The [[]]'s
• The [[]]

Ranged

• The [[]]
• The [[]]
• The [[]]
• The [[]] has very strong homing capabilities but is very lackluster in terms of DPS.
• The [[]]

Mage

• The [[]]
• Although its DPS is lower, the [[]] is a good homing option allowing the player to focus on dodging.
• The [[]] has relatively good DPS.
• The [[]] is a good choice, dealing high damage to
• The [[]] is also a decent option due to its large area of effect.

Summoner

• The [[]] deal very high damage, with homing shots that pierce.
• The [[], while being from a lower tier, still deal respectable DPS and are worth the slot investment.
• The [[]] is a great summon that deals respectable DPS.
• The [[]] provides additional DPS to aid the player's minions.

Miscellaneous

• The [[]] is very useful for escaping unfavorable situations, especially if you can reliably hotkey to it fast.
  • The Normality Relocator is more of a sidegrade than a direct upgrade to the Rod of Discord. While it has the advantage of being bound to a hotkey and can be used even when using a weapon with slow use time, it has a cooldown that is 33% longer than the Rod of Discord's (20 seconds instead of 15). The increased fall speed is also generally unfavorable in this fight.

The Fight

In phase 1 of the fight

In phase 2, In phase 3,

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