Moder

[Rantz]

ive been having so much fun until this boss. its not even the boss its the mobs and how horrible the space is on the mountains. really hope they remove spawning when fighting bosses..

[ling.speed]

Wait / run around dodging till she lands, then clear other enemies.

Generally its possible to clear the area before the fight and not be annoyed by mobs but some spawns can be persistent and will respawn them given the chance, so you have to plan where to fight accordingly. Mostly just avoid fighting near golem spawns and eggs.

Considering Moder is mechanically easier than most other bosses additional mobs do balance things out a bit. Kind of like with Bonemass and Elder having helpers. The only difference is that Moder fight difficulty is more emergent property of terrain rather than designed into boss itself.

Dont worry, next boss is gonna be even harder than Moder with mobs around

[Zep Tepi]

Plant campfires around the area, and especially near places that are probable spawn points, like near nests.

Make sure the arena is surrounded by sheer walls. Easiest way on the mountain is to pick axe the side of the hill which disrupts the smooth slope. Make sure you see the cliff texture all the way around. You might need to get creative in spots, busting up rocks or building up walls. That will keep wolves and golems out. Makes sure it's not so tall that you have a hard time getting in and out in case Moder goes somewhere you didn't expect. Ask for a friendly local wolf to help you test your work before summoning Moder. If done correctly the wolf will run around outside, get mad and break one of the campfires I told you to put down earlier. No big deal, just put it back after you deal with the wolf you drew in.

It's harder to keep drakes out because not all of them come from nests. Try to figure out the area where they're coming from and put down a few more fires. Otherwise, just do your best to clear them before you start.

[Grim]

modor is so buggy and slow it makes her a super easy boss fight. make some noise by mining around her nest for a couple minutes before summoning her to pull in any random mobs nearby if your worried about adds from the environment.

if you need a safe spot to dodge her breath attacks mine underneath her platform with an exit on two sides so you can hide under it and also use it for mobility.

[Faceplant]

Originally posted by Grimtempest:

if you need a safe spot to dodge her breath attacks mine underneath her platform with an exit on two sides so you can hide under it and also use it for mobility.

You can't actually mine under her platform, but you can mine under a lip around the edge, and that's what I recommend. Make a safe spot under there where she can't see you and duck under there when she starts to take flight. Wait a minute until she lands, which will probably be on the platform above you, run out and (my preferred method) jab her with the silver sword secondary attack until she starts to take flight again, and repeat.

I use bonemass power, which mostly nullifies here melee attacks (assuming she doesn't get locked up, which she does frequently on the ground), and last time I fought here, it was over before the bonemass power ended. In fact, I started first thing in the morning, and was back at my base for dinner, which was across an entire large mountain range, some distance of plains, and some swamp.

If you're running around trying to use a bow, it's going to take much longer, and you're likely going to have to deal with other mobs. If you use a strong melee attack you can mostly eliminate that problem.

[Grim]

You can mine all the way from one side to another you just have to mine around the center spike. Do the same thing with Yagluth. hollow out under his alter with two exits, one on each side, and you have safety and mobility.

[JPValheim]

Hopefully Iron Gate will do a revamp on the bosses. Many of the bosses have these sorts of issues; particularly with their pathing. Moder is the worst; you can engage her and find the right place and shell just get stuck or shoot the sky half the time. If she is killing you; just keep fighting her it won't be long until some crazy stuff happens and she gets easy to kill. Have her chase you down the mountain and see what happens when she has to deal with the trees.

The same thing happens with the Elder, he usually ends up going into the ocean and getting stuck for some reason. He seems to want to swim, but he doesn't now how to swim; so he just sits their hopelessly gazing out into the ocean....

The best boss IMO the ones that feel more complete, are bonemass and Ygaluth. Their pathing seems to work pretty well. Yagluth is really fun to bring into the Black Forest because he just... destroys... the black forest. Apparently meteors cut trees better than an axe; who knew?