Why is the Moon Lord not dropping Meowmere?
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The Moon Lord is not dropping Meowmere because statistically, you have a 1/9 chance of getting Meowmere per Moon Lord kill, and realistically, it could take way more than nine due to the Birthday problem, making it a challenging and time-consuming process to obtain this rare item. The Meowmere has a 2/9 (22.22%) / 1/9 (11.11%) chance to be dropped by the Moon Lord, and its best modifier is Legendary, making it a highly sought-after weapon in the game.
Understanding the Moon Lord and Meowmere
The Moon Lord is the final boss in Terraria, and defeating it is the only way to obtain the Meowmere, which is extremely rare and has the highest listed base damage of all weapons in the game, apart from explosives. To get to this point, players must go through the whole game, beating the Lunatic Cultist, and experiencing the Lunar Events that follow.
FAQs
The following FAQs provide additional information and answers to common questions related to the Moon Lord and Meowmere:
- What is the easiest way to get Meowmere?: The Meowmere is extremely rare and can only be obtained by defeating the Moon Lord and hoping it drops this rare loot.
- What does Moon Lord drop in expert mode?: The Moon Lord will now drop Meowmere Minecart, Celestial Starboard as an Expert Mode-exclusive accessory, Piece of Moon Squid, Moon Lord Relic, and Coins in Expert Mode.
- Is Moon Lord immune to Ichor?: The Moon Lord is vulnerable to almost all debuffs, most notably Ichor and Betsy’s Curse, which can dramatically speed up the fight.
- Is Moon Lord Cthulhu’s brother?: A post by Arkhayla revealed that the Moon Lord is Cthulhu’s brother, and is also named Steve.
- What is Betsy’s curse?: Betsy’s Wrath is a Hardmode magic weapon that fires 3 fireballs that arc through the air, exploding upon impact, and any enemies hit will receive the Betsy’s Curse debuff for 10 seconds, lowering defense by 40.
- Is Ocram still in Terraria?: Ocram was released with the Old-gen console versions and Mobile version as a form of new content, but it was removed in all maintained versions due to the boss not being a good fit for Terraria.
- Is Moon Lord Cthulhu?: While initially explained to be Cthulhu’s brother, it was later confirmed that the Moon Lord was, indeed, Cthulhu himself.
- Is Empress of Light harder than Plantera?: The Empress of Light is a Hardmode, post-Plantera boss fought in The Hallow, and she is significantly more difficult than most Hardmode bosses.
- What’s better Zenith or Meowmere?: The Meowmere has the highest listed base damage of all weapons in the game, apart from explosives, but other endgame weapons like the Zenith, Terrarian, or Star Wrath often have much higher DPS.
- Why is Meowmere so rare?: Statistically, you have a 1/9 chance of getting Meowmere per Moon Lord kill, and realistically, it could take way more than nine due to the Birthday problem.
- Is Meowmere better than Terra Blade?: The Meowmere is among the best weapons in the game, and is easily several times better than the Terra Blade.
- Is Zenith pre Moon Lord?: The Zenith is a Hardmode, post-Moon Lord melee weapon crafted using a variety of swords obtained throughout the game’s progression.
- Is there a Moon Lord pet?: The Piece of Moon Squid is a pet item that has a 1/4 (25%) chance to drop from the Moon Lord in Master Mode, and it summons a pet Moonling that resembles the Moon Lord’s head.
- Can you get luminite before Moon Lord?: Luminite Bars are a type of bar used to craft all four sets of endgame armor and tools, and the only way to obtain it is to craft it from Luminite, which is dropped from the Moon Lord, at an Ancient Manipulator.
- Is Terraria 2 confirmed?: Terraria 2 is to be the second installment of the Terraria series, and while little is known about the nature and content of the game, it will have “a lot in common with the original” but also be “quite different”, according to Redigit, the lead developer.