Dusking
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Dusking is a Hardmode boss that is intended to be fought alongside or after the mechanical bosses.
Spawn
Dusking can be summoned anywhere during the night with a Dusk Crown.
Behavior
Dusking floats in the air, moving towards the player while firing a series of projectiles and summoning Antumbral Skulls while doing so. He also rapidly charges at the player several times every so often. When he reaches below 9000 health, he enters his second phase. In this phase, he gains a purple, enchanting aura and begins moving erratically, while firing crystal shadows, and periodically catching up to the player and flying above them for a brief moment. This process repeats until he is defeated.
Dusking, his minions, and all the projectiles he fires inflict the Shadowflame debuff.
If all players in the world are dead, the player is too far away from Dusking, or if Dusking is not defeated until daytime, he will quickly rush into the air and eventually despawn off-screen.
Attacks
Phase 1
- He fires 7 fast-moving
Penumbral Spheres that inaccurately home in on the player and pass through tiles. These projectiles can be destroyed with any weapon, which cause a small visual explosion when destroyed. - He aggressively charges at the player up to 4 times in attempt to deal contact damage.
- He will occasionally spawn a ring of 8 tiny Crystal Shadows from himself that move slowly before accelerating at full speed. These crystals cannot pass through tiles.
- He will also summon up to 3 Antumbral Skulls while firing projectiles. Antumbral Skulls slowly chase the player and can pass through tiles while doing so.
Phase 2
- He emits a circular shadow aura that rotates around him at all times.
- While the player is in his aura, they are inflicted with the Darkness debuff.
- He no longer fires projectiles or summons Antumbral Skulls but now instead spawns a ring of 8 crystal shadows at random frequencies.
- He moves around erratically and will attempt to catch up with the player and stay above them for a brief moment before moving erratically again.
In Expert Mode
- In Phase 1, he begins firing
Shadow Pulse lasers from his eyes at random frequencies which cannot pass through tiles.
- He also performs this attack while he is charging at the player.
Summons
| Type | Flying Enemy |
|---|---|
| Damage | 45 / 90 / 135 |
| Max Life | 70 / 140 / 210 |
| Defense | 0 |
| KB Resist | 100% |
| Inflicts Debuff |  Shadowflame100% chance |
| Debuff duration | 2.5 seconds |
| Debuff tooltip | A sequel we never knew we wanted |
| Immune to |  |
Trivia
Bestiary entries
- Dusking: "The nightmarish consequence of a failed seance by goblin warlocks. This abominable spirit remains a burning reminder of the chaos shadowflame magic can bring."
- Antumbral Skull: "End of dawns, bringer of nights, may the king of darkness rise to fight! May you cast the world to darkness and forever seal the light! O'king hear my cry, for may victory be yours tonight!"
- Dusking's name is a portmanteau of the words 'Dusk' and 'King.'
- Dusking's theme did not have an official name at the time of its release and it was composed by LordCakeSpy, the original composer for this mod.
- This is the only theme in the mod which has not receive a remake yet and this theme also originated from the original Spirit Classic OST.
- This theme also had an older version prior to being remade.
- The Antumbral Skull's sprite is similar to the projectile fired by the Clothier.
History
- 1.4.4.2: Fixed an issue with its Boss Checklist boss progression order, changing it to 11.4.
- 1.4.4.1: Now drops a Master Mode Relic and light pet item.
- 1.4.3:
- Now immune to Confused and Shadowflame.
- Can now despawn properly.
- 1.4.0.0: Resprited.
- 1.3.1.01: Fixed him flying away and despawning upon reaching second form in Expert Mode.
- 1.3.1: Increased his speed, damage, and number of attacks.
- 1.2: Buffed and gave him new attacks when at low health.
- 1.0.6: Fixed some issues with his drops as well as the Shadowflame debuff not being inflicted.
- 1.0.5.1: Resprited him and his servants.
- 1.0.0.0: Introduced.
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