So, Duke Fishron...

[Onyx]

I need tips on beating Duke Fishron pre-plantera,
What weapons? Do I use teleporters? What accesories? And so on.

[Jeffreyac]

There's a video on youtube showing some strats for pre-plantera level characters. You've got to be decent at dodging, though (and have decent wings). I'm not so good at dodging, but using the techniques there I was able to go 2 for 8, beating him twice (though, to be fair, I'm post-plantera so my gear might be a touch better than what the video showed. Then again, I'm also lousy at dodging, hence the 6 deaths).

There are several, but the one I saw was 'Duke Fishron Pre-Mech Bosses', here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBoyzMaCeuA

(note: not my video, so all credit to author)

[wcc]

If you use teleporters, make sure you're immune to knockback (for example with the Ankh Shield). But I think you need many heart statues to beat him that way. While I'm bad in dodging it turned to out to be easier for me to just circle around him (but that was PP, so I had the Soaring Insignia and the EoL wings) in mid-air.
My impression is, that there's no real good way to cheese him. Learn his pattern and you can kill him with almost any gear, or wait until you've killed Plantera and you have Soaring Insignia and fast wings, which is the easier route to go.

[Onyx]

Well I'd say I'm decent at dodging, I'm just scared of the mobility, since I know Duke Fishron is a fast boss, I'm scared I might not be able to outrun it, will try that out, lucky for me the Truffle Worm isn't that hard to obtain.

[wcc]

What difficulty are you playing at? If it's normal I'ld say you can try to create a high and a low platform, each with two teleporters and wire the bottom right teleporter with the top left and the top right with the bottom left. Sunflowers or speed-enhancing boots might help. Put as many Heart Statues as you have on the platforms, add a honey bubble at a target teleporter and deploy Heart Lanterns. Make sure you're immune to knockback!
At higher difficulties, his Sharknados and his third form are too strong imo. In that case, you've got to learn his attack patterns and do it the old way. Or wait PP (I've heard Spectre Hood changes a lot for that teleporter arena, and so do the mobility items I've mentioned above).

[Fartmaxx Machine]

Originally posted by Loky the Glitch:

Well I'd say I'm decent at dodging, I'm just scared of the mobility, since I know Duke Fishron is a fast boss, I'm scared I might not be able to outrun it, will try that out, lucky for me the Truffle Worm isn't that hard to obtain.

never caught one lmao

[Spookypizza]

i could help you defeat it

[CaseForceX3]

OMG WHY DONT U USE THE ZENITH I EASLY WILL KILL DUKE FISRON the besst part is it is post moonlord

[CaseForceX3]

lol

[squishytittz scythe]

i reckon you grab your ol dusty cthulhu shield for dash (unless your world isn't on expert mode) and build an arena from asphalt blocks to keep your speed maxed out. should be as wide as the sea (depends on your world's size, mine was small) and with plenty of rows with enough space between em.

i'd place a column of platforms on both ends of the arena too and use a grappling hook (i think angler can give you one of the faster ones from time to time) to pull myself up or down quicker if i were you (the gravity can be very punishing in higher altitudes as well)

idk duke is pretty hard pre plantera but could be fun, good luck

[Jeffreyac]

Hey, just redid the fight - added a dash accessory, and that REALLY helped! I think I've got him on farm status nowm, as just went 2 for 2 taking very little damage each time.

...of course, what I wanted dropped on the second kill (the wings!) so may not farm too much more! :)

But, yeah, mobility for you plus damage accessories seems key. I redid my setup for ranged combat (3 damage accessories) plus two mobility accessories (amphibian boots, and a decent pair of wings) and seemed much easier. Before I didn't have the boots and was having a hard time getting away. An accessory that lets you dash seems to be very helpful, too.

[squishytittz scythe]

glad you could manage to defeat him, good job!

[Onyx]

I'd love to get a dash accesory but basically:
I'm on multiplayer with a friend, and its his first time, so I want to get some very strong weapons for him cus he isn't really the best, so we're on normal mode.

[wcc]

Then go and get him a Minishark, a Vortex Beater, a Spirit Flame. ;)
At normal difficulty a dash is only available PP. But you could try to do that teleporter arena, the Duke might be weak enough at normal. But heart statues are key here. The advantage is MP is that you can just tag-team him, so while one teleports back to the nurse (and returns with a Wormhole Potion), the other one can keep him busy.