How to defeat Skeletron Prime

[Ekro]

Hey guy what weapons shoud I use to defeat Skeletron Perime. I have Glolden Shower book to lower his defens but I am interested what other weapons to deal dmg to him. And also give me some tips and trick for fighting him. Thanks

[Ragnarson]

If going with mage get meteorite set with space gun, if melee get amazon yo-yo with molten armor set, if ranger go with minishark, with meteorite shots and crimtane, demonite armor set, also if you have golden shower it should be easy

[Reini3458]

onyx blaster with crystal bullets its easy to obtain and works great with golden shower

[Herozen]

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If going with mage get meteorite set with space gun, if melee get amazon yo-yo with molten armor set, if ranger go with minishark, with meteorite shots and crimtane, demonite armor set, also if you have golden shower it should be easy

he means prime. the hardmode boss

[Herozen]

i generally found that hallowed gear with the melee helmet and the death sicle with good dodging skills will take you though most of the fight

[Gargigula]

Crystal storm if your a mage

[arenrod]

Idk... what SHOULD you use to kill skeleton "perime"?

[Monarchia]

AOE damage weapons

[Stardust]

Well, that depends on what class you are.

Melee

• Not Weapon Specific
  Titanium or Hallowed Armor. You probably want the power glove, wings, frostspark/lightning boots, cobalt/obsidian/ankh shield, and one other melee accessory of choice (2 if you are in expert mode). The terrablade is available almost as soon as you defeat a mech boss, assuming you have a mythril anvil (which you should have by then). You can teleport, hoik, or phase through the door with platforms to get into the jungle temple, and retrieve the solar tablets to start a solar eclipse. This enables you to get broken hero's swords, and craft the terrablade. You might also want the Death Sickle, for its great damage, autoswing and piercing ability. Also, have at least 1 summon, it helps.
  
• Yoyos Only
  The Yoyo of Cthulhu and yoyo bag. Also, have ichor potions.
  
• Boomerangs/Thrown Melee Only
  The Bananarangs, and Light Discs are nessessary. Have a full stack of 10 Bananarangs, and 5 Light Discs.
  
• Swords Only
  The Terrablade is the best way to defeat Skeletron Prime.
  
• Flails, and other Misc. Weapons
  The Flairon from Duke Fishron if you can defeat him before plantera. Also, the Flying Knife is alright, though a little hard to control.

Summoner

• Not Weapon Specific
  Tiki armor, or Spider armor with spiders or pirates. If you have it, you might want to use the twins summon. Pirates can be fought whenever in hardmode (after a mech boss is defeated, if I remember right) and the pirate staff has a chance to drop from the dutchman. Otherwise, spiders work alright, with constant damage. Wings, a Shield and Frostspark/Lightning Boots, and any and all mage/summoning accessories you can get your hands on. You might also want the Death Sickle, or the Terrablade simply for their high damage output.
  
• Only Summoning Weapons
  The twins staff and spiders, split your army in half. The spiders will deal constant damage, and the twins deal high damage.

Ranged

• Not Weapon Specific
  Hallowed or Titanium armor, and Daedalus Stormbow with Holy arrows. You might also want the Magashark with crystal bullets. Magic Quiver, Wings, Shield, Boots - you know the drill.
  
• Bows Only
  The Daedalus Stormbow with holy arrows is a must. This will deal most, if not all of the damage in your fight. You might also want the Hallowed repeater for more precise aiming and damage.
  
• Guns Only
  Megashark with lots of ichor bullets, or venom bullets if you can get those. These two have the highest damage or all bullets, alongside cursed bulllets.

Mage

This one is difficult, and it's not. You can use the golden shower to apply ichor, use a harp (if you fought the twins already) to deal damage, or you can use the crystal storm (if you havent). The demon sickle can be used, if you can aim it well. It has high damage.

[wolfyred456]

Just get better weapons. Ask the Guide what you can craft with certain items, 50% the item is used (with other items usually) to make a weapon. I beat the whole game on the Xbox 360, so I'd say just use the "golden shower" to lower his defense, get a good fast gun that damages things good, and a few other weapons, like a tough strong sword, and a couple minions to keep him at a good distance. Also I suggest campfires in the area, as well as star in a bottle, crystal heart in a bottle, a small pool of honey (for faster hp regeneration), a big enough area to fight (with platforms). This is what I did when I was beating Skeletron Prime, and the other metal hard-mode bosses.