Plantera Terraria boss · Hardmode · #13 in the usual order

Stats by difficulty

How to summon Plantera

Plantera's Bulb. Break a Plantera's Bulb in the Underground Jungle. The bulbs start growing there after all three mechanical bosses have been defeated.

Attacks and phases

• First form: hooks onto blocks with vines and fires seeds, poison seeds and spiky thorn balls.
• At half health she opens into a toothy mouth, moves faster and spawns biting Tentacles.
• In her second form she stops shooting and instead releases pink spores that drift toward you through blocks.
• She enrages and becomes far stronger if taken out of the Underground Jungle.

Strategy

• Dig a long horizontal tunnel or box arena in the Underground Jungle before breaking the bulb.
• Stay in the Underground Jungle the whole fight.
• Keep running in loops through your arena to avoid her charges in phase two.
• Kill the tentacles quickly in phase two, or use piercing weapons to hit them and her together.
• Use Ironskin, Regeneration, Endurance and Lifeforce potions, plus Chlorophyte or Hallowed armor.

Recommended weapons

Armor and gear for each stage.

Drops

Item	Qty	Chance
Temple Key	1	100%
One of the following will always be dropped
Grenade Launcher	1	12.5%
Venus Magnum	1	12.5%
Nettle Burst	1	12.5%
Leaf Blower	1	12.5%
Flower Pow	1	12.5%
Wasp Gun	1	12.5%
Seedler	1	12.5%
Vulgar Display of Flower	1	12.5%
Pygmy Staff	1	25%
Thorn Hook	1	10%
Seedling	1	5%
The Axe	1	2%
Greater Healing Potion	5–15	100%
Plantera Mask	1	14.29%
Plantera Trophy	1	10%

Expert and Master Mode extras

Spore Sac Expert · 100% Plantera Seedling Master · 25% Plantera Relic Master · 100%

Classic Mode rates. In Expert and Master Mode most loot comes in a treasure bag , which also holds the Expert-only Spore Sac.

After you beat Plantera

• The Temple Key to open the Jungle Temple and reach Golem
• Tougher Dungeon enemies and Ectoplasm, which opens Spectre gear and the Pumpkin and Frost Moons
• The Cyborg can move in, and the Empress of Light can be fought