Borean Strider

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Borean StriderHardmode exclusive
Borean Strider
Borean Strider.png
Classic mode icon.png Classic
Expert mode icon.png Expert
Master mode icon.png Master
Statistics
TypeBoss
EnvironmentRainSnow Biome
AI TypeBorean Strider AI
Damage55 / 110
Max Life10000 / 15000
Defense20 / 40
KB Resist100%
Immune toCrowd Control.png
Borean StriderPoppedHardmode exclusive
[[File:Borean Strider (Map icon).png|Borean Strider|link=]]
Borean Strider (Popped).png
Classic mode icon.png Classic
Expert mode icon.png Expert
Master mode icon.png Master
Statistics
TypeBoss
EnvironmentRainSnow Biome
AI TypeBorean Strider AI
Damage55 / 110
Max Life5000 / 7500
Defense10 / 20
KB Resist100%
Immune toCrowd Control.png
Drops
Coins80000*8 Gold Coin.png

Borean Strider Trophy.png "An eight legged menace is prowling the tundra..." Borean Strider Trophy.png

The Borean Strider is a surface snow biome Hardmode boss that spawns during Hardmode Blizzards. It drops one of its five weapons when defeated and has its own associated trophy and mask.

While The Borean Strider is alive, its exclusive music Lost in the Blizzard will play.

Spawn

The Borean Strider can spawn on its own as long as the player is within a Hardmode Blizzard, but can also be summoned with a Strider's Tear. Its presence is indicated with the message "An eight legged menace is prowling the tundra..."

Behavior

The Borean Strider leaps around the battle field much like slimes do, as well as unleashing various frost attacks at the player such as:

  • Sending out frosty shockwaves after every hop that chills and damages players.
  • Shooting a high velocity icicle attack that has a chance to inflict Frostburn and freezes the player on hit.
  • Periodically teleporting above the player to deal contact damage.
  • Releasing a crystal wave of icy bursts that deal significant damage and freezes hit players for one second.
  • Upon reaching 50% life, the cracking abdomen of the Borean Strider will rupture, spawning a set of Borean Hoppers.
  • While below 50% life, the Borean Strider will spawn Borean Hoppers and Borean Mytes in an alternating pattern.

Summons

Image Name Condition
Borean Hopper.png Borean Hopper After its egg sack has been popped
Borean Myte.png Borean Myte

Aftermath

Tips

For an in depth guide on strategies plus equipment and arena recommendations, see Guide:Borean Strider strategies.

Trivia

  • The Borean Strider bears resemblance to the artist Endling's Tundrantula and is inspired off of it.
  • Despite its spawn message saying "An eight legged menace is prowling the tundra...", its sprite only shows six legs.

History

  • 1.4.3.7:
    • All visuals have been updated again.
    • Fight has been updated and phases normalized.
  • 1.2.12.1:
  • 1.2.4.0: Introduced.