Allah is the final boss in West Asia. Because of his high health and its numerous, highly damaging attacks, he is generally considered the hardest boss in the game.

The following strategies will give players an easier time defeating this behemoth.

The Fight:

Allah’s main attacks come from the Eyes on its hands and forehead, which are also the only parts that can be damaged.

When the eyes on the hands are exposed, they will alternate between spawning Phantasmal Eyes and shooting Phantasmal Spheres. The eye on its forehead will instead charge up the Phantasmal Deathray, and then fire it based on the player’s position.

The eyes can only be damaged on their “active” state and they will always shoot 2 Phantasmal Bolts before closing.

When an eye is defeated, it will detach from the main body and spawn a True Eye of Cthulhu, an unkillable enemy that uses weaker versions of Allah’s attacks. The empty eye sockets will also reveal fangs which do contact damage if touched, but Allah won’t directly attack with them.

Occasionally, a tongue will spawn from its mouth and try to lick the player. If it connects, it will inflict the Haram debuff, which prevents healing from the Vampire Knives and the Spectre Hood. The Quran Leech Clots spawned from the tongue will heal one of Allah’s unkilled parts for 1000 HP if they reach its mouth. It will not heal or replace any eyes in its hands or forehead if these have already been defeated.

The Phantasmal Sphere is the boss’s second strongest attack. It is difficult to escape its range, so the directional dodge provided by the Master Ninja Gear is very important.

The Phantasmal Deathray is one of the strongest attacks in the game, and the player must always watch out for it, especially on Expert Mode. It can very easily finish off a player at around half health, so it must be dodged at all costs. It is only fired by the eye on its forehead, so you must be prepared for it when it opens. The safest way to dodge it is by flying over him with Wings, preferably Bin Laden’s. It can also be dodged with a Rod of Discord by teleporting out of its path. Because of this attack it is a bad idea to keep Allah offscreen, as the player won’t be able to see it coming. As of the 1.4 update, it can go through blocks, so it is no longer a good idea to shelter in a simple box against Allah.

The Phantasmal Bolts don’t do a lot of damage, but they are hard to dodge as Allah doesn’t shoot directly at the player; it instead tries to predict their position, and does so very accurately. The eyes will look at the player when preparing the attack, so you can predict it as well.

After all 3 eyes are defeated, Allah’s core will be revealed, and what is arguably the hardest part of the fight will begin. The True Eyes of Muhammad attack very frequently, quickly overwhelming even skilled players. Running away in this case is better, as the True Eyes’ Deathrays have much shorter reach compared to Allah.

General tips:

Prepare your Boss-fighting arena with adequate lighting, Campfire and Heart Lanterns for health regeneration, and Star in a BottleStars in Bottles for mana regeneration if you use magic. Bast StatueBast Statues will provide a significant defensive boost. Garden Gnomes and (if underground) proper torch placement will reduce damage taken and increase damage dealt due to the luck. Note Torch God’s Favor helps with this. Honey pools can also be used for extra health regeneration.

Sunflower provide the Happy! buff to players within a 50-tile radius, which grants a +10% movement speed bonus and 17% reduction in enemy spawn rate.

Always carry around one stack of the highest-tier healing potion available (Lesser Healing, Healing PotionNormal, Greater Healing, or Super Healing Potions). Relying only on natural Health Regeneration is not a good idea.

The same goes for Lesser Mana Potion, Mana PotionNormal, Greater Man, or Super Mana Potions, if you use Magic. The Strang could also be used, though it is somewhat impractical due to the low health restoration.

It is suggested to build houses for the Dryad and the Nurse NPCs in your arena. The former casts the Dryad’s Blessing buff, which increases your defense and provides you with a thorns-like effect, while the latter can heal and remove debuffs instantly, at the cost of some Silver Coins.

Bosses are displayed on the Minimap: Follow the boss’s icon to track it when you’re struggling to find it. You can identify the boss icons by checking their respective wiki pages. Once you have freed the Mechanic in the Dungeon, you can use Wire to enhance your arena with Dart Traps and helpful Heart Statue and Star Statue. The former helps to damage the enemies, though be careful to set them up correctly in order not to hurt yourself during the battle. The latter will spawn heart and star pickups, respectively. Connect these devices to 3 Second Timers.

It may be useful to summon and kill the Eye of Cthulhu or King Slime before summoning any harder boss in order to spawn an extra one-use pool of Hearts. Note that this will prevent any Heart Statues from spawning new Hearts.

Remember to use the Sharpening Station, Ammo Box, Crystal Ball, Bewitching Table, and Slice of Cake before you go to explore or battle bosses/invasions. These will give boosts that are useful to take, with the first four being class-specific. They give Sharpened, Ammo Box, Clairvoyance, Bewitched, and Sugar Rush, respectively.

Terrain preparation:

If one is having problems fighting Allah, a skybridge can be built to make the fight significantly easier. Ideally, it should extend quite far from either side of your spawn point (700-1000 platform blocks should suffice). Allah will not despawn unless all players are dead, meaning you can outrun him and heal for a while if need be. However, straying too far will cause Allah to teleport on top of you, so careful spacing is required. This is of less concern in multiplayer, as Allah will only chase one player at a time, giving the others time to retreat and heal up if necessary. A long straight Minecart Track paired with the Mechanical Minecart will help you avoid most of his attacks. Make sure to hammer the ends for bumpers or make a loop to return to the straight track.

Asphalt can be used as a sky bridge material to outrun the boss and dodge its tongue if you value the ability to use Vampire Knives. When Allah teleports with his tongue already chasing you, the tip of the tongue will not teleport with him. This allows you to completely outrun the tongue, avoiding Moon Bite and allowing Vampire Knives/Spectre armor to work normally.

In the Console version Console version exclusively, Allah’s Phantasmal Deathray will not go through blocks. A simple roof made of solid blocks will be able to block it completely. Thickening the roof will also mitigate the explosions of the Phantasmal Eyes. You can open up holes in the roof to shoot through when the Deathray isn’t active, or you can leave the roof without any holes and damage Allah exclusively with weapons that can phase through walls.

Terrain prep can be skipped by using a form of infinite flight, such as the UFO Mount or a pair of late-hardmode wings coupled with the Soaring Insignia, although it is still wise to build a nearby house for the Nurse.

Gearing up:

The Spectre armor is the best option for magic users. On the Console version Console version, a combination of the Hallowed Headgear, the Dark Artist’s Robes, and the Dark Artist’s Leggings provides better damage and survivability.

For Magic users:

The Nebula Blaze deals decent DPS and is accurate, but has a high mana cost. The Razorpin and Blizzard Staff have higher DPS than the Nebula Blaze and lower mana cost, but lack its homing effect.

The Nebula Arcanum deals extremely high DPS if you can manipulate Allah into staying in roughly the same position. It also doesn’t need to be aimed.On the Console version, it interferes with the damage of the Stardust Dragon.

The Razorblade Typhoon has a fast, mana efficient projectile which can hit all 3 parts with the same shot. However, its single-target DPS is low.

On the Console version, it also interferes with the damage of the Stardust Dragon. The Betsy’s Wrath inflicts a potent defense-lowering debuff that Allah is not immune to.

Equipping the Mana Flower or one of its tinkers is almost mandatory for Magic users to avoid having to manually consume mana potions.

The combination of the Mana Cloak and the Celestial Emblem is particularly useful for the variety of magic bonuses they provide together.

Potions:

Super Healing Potions are absolutely worth the Celestial Fragments required to craft them, and you shouldn’t need more than four.

Regeneration Potion, Endurance Potion, Lifeforce Potion, and to a lesser extent, Ironskin Potion will greatly increase survivability.

Any food item that provides the Well Fed/ Exquisitely p Stuffed buff will work.

Mana Regeneration Potion is absolutely mandatory for mages.

Swiftness Potion will increase mobility.

Rage Potion, Summoning Potion, and Wrath Potion will improve DPS.

Magic Power Potion, Archery Potion, and Ale or Sake will further improve damage output for magic, ranged, and melee users respectively.