Progression Guide

**Note that this guide will contain unmarked spoilers. Most of Dragon Ball Calamity Addon's content lies beyond Moon Lord but there is one notable exception that is listed first. There is very little in these stages of the game compared to what would ordinarily be vanilla Terraria's postgame and the intent behind this is to help the player through the gap that exists between the end of Dragon Ball Terraria and the end of Calamity.**

This guide covers the 1.4.4.9 port of Dragon Ball Terraria: Calamity Addon as it is the latest version and will not be receiving any further content updates or ports.

## Hardmode

The thrill of combat quiets to a lull of instinct.

By defeating Aquatic Scourge which can be done as soon as the player enters Hardmode, you will unlock Ultra Instinct. Its main advantage is that it provides an innate dodge chance and it can also be stacked alongside other Super Saiyan forms to gain varying stat boosts. Ultra Instinct must be fully mastered as one of the conditions to unlock Perfected Ultra Instinct much later in the game so using it often is encouraged. If you have the Angelic trait then both Ultra Instinct forms will receive an increased dodge chance as well as reducing the ki cost of dodging an attack and if you are a Prodigy then your mastery will increase at double the normal rate.

## Providence, the Profaned Goddess

A sudden burst of energy comes from The Hallow.

The first thing you should do is go over to The Hallow. All enemies killed within it will begin dropping Shining Ki Crystals which are your first material towards getting some better equipment in the post-Moon Lord phase of the game. Your immediate options upon farming enough of them is to craft the Energy Blade or the Galactic Donut as they require no additional materials. If you have Super Energy Barrage then you can upgrade that into Justice Flash very easily, Beam and Massive Blast fans will have to wait until after Providence to be able to upgrade but there is also the Super Destructo Disk Assault that Destructo Disk Assault users will quickly be able to upgrade to.
Overall, the recommended weapon to get at this point is Fire Breath as it pierces both enemies and terrain, provides a lot of light and fires very rapidly in a straight line while doing respectable damage. You will also be able to craft the Brutal Zenkai Soul if you care to max that out because the Zenkai mechanic can provide an invaluable stat boost. Finally, those with Legendary will benefit more from making Legendary Cannon than any other trait and will want to make the Limit Breaker for a free revive while in any trait-exclusive Legendary Super Saiyan form. The series of weapons that gain a damage boost from the player simply having the Legendary trait can be crafted out of Soul of Legends, which are always dropped by a handful of late-game bosses: Dragonfolly, Providence, Polterghast, The Devourer of Gods, and Yharon.

Your pride surges; the power of destruction consumes you.
If you intend to focus on pure dama e output then you will want to fight the Sentinels of the Devourer as well as unlock the final god forms in order to unlock Ultra Ego. Defeating any one of them will immediately unlock Ultra Ego which sacrifices dodge chance for more defense and a higher potential maximum damage increase that climbs based on how much damage you take.

With your new equipment, you may now be prepared enough to take on Polterghast which can drop the God Ki Fragment as well as the Phantom Shield and finally, the Ruinous Souls which are required for one of the most potent accessories in the mod: the Android Heart. It is only one of several materials necessary for crafting it but once you do you will benefit from a staggering 16,500 ki/s and a 25% increased ki charge rate, but reduces your ki weapon damage by 1% and using ki weapons too frequently with it equipped will cause you to begin overheating and taking damage that ramps up based on how much you are overheated by. Despite this drawback, it is absolutely a useful item as it shifts the focus away from having to manage your ki consumption to reducing aggressiveness during prolonged fights so you keep your overheating in check.

## Devourer of Gods

The Astral Infection gives off unusual heat.

With Providence down, Warm Ki Crystals will begin to drop from the Astral biome. Collecting enough of these to craft the God Ki Scroll is a good start for this stage of the game and you will also now get Flames of Purity from enemies killed in the Hallow biome for a new set of armour. These crystals are necessary for crafting some good weapons along with Divine Geodes and Unholy Essences, plus you will need a lot of them especially if you use Barrage techniques as the final Barrage item requires *two* copies of Black Power Ball that can be upgraded into Divine Retribution for those who prefer a faster rate of fire and reduced ki drain at the cost of damage per shot, or God Splitter for the inverse. For weapons, the Blood Massacre, Death Saucer Galaxy, God Slicer, Spirit Excalibur, Ray Blaster and an upgrade to Double Sunday will all be available now and those with the Legendary trait will likely have their eye on an improved Legendary Bomb.

Your mind clears, an angelic power overcomes you.

Much like Ultra Ego, you need to have either Super Saiyan Blue & Rose or Legendary Super Saiyan 3 unlocked but you must also max out your mastery of Ultra Instinct and have defeated Dragonfolly. As soon as all three of these conditions have been met, you will immediately acquire Perfected Ultra Instinct.

## Jungle Dragon, Yharon

The Gods have descended into the Abyss.

The defeat of Devourer of Gods opens up another new set of armour to craft. This set provides the usual variety of ki boosts along with a few unique effects on top of that. Along with increasing the amount of damage that Power wishes grant by 50%, it will also spawn a small dragon behind your character that acts like a sentry and fires homing ki blasts at any on-screen enemies. If you have used the Power wishes - ideally all five of them well before now - then it will increase the damage boost from them even further and this set can also be upgraded later in the game to boost all of these properties even further so don't throw it away as soon as you find something to replace it.

For weapons, Beam users can now upgrade to Bloody Kamehameha X10 and the Cataclysmic Orb will be available for Barrages if you've got both God Splitter *and* Divine Retribution. Holy Wrath can be upgraded into Divine Wrath with only itself and 25 Godly Ki Crystals, Endless Monday can be crafted by taking a trip into the Abyss to kill Moray Eels, Oarfish, and Gulper Eels for five Eternal Souls and finally, Neo Spirit Ball can be crafted out of its predecessor.

You have two options with God Slicer: It can be upgraded to Great God Blade with 15 Cosmilite Bars, or to Sorrow Scythe, the latter of which is the overall preferred choice. Unlimited Donuts can also be made out of Galactic Donut and Super Destructo Disk Assault and finally, Legendary Blaster will receive the Legendary trait damage bonus as well as its projectiles acting like a rapid fire version of Dirty Fireworks with its projectiles following the player's cursor and detonating on impact with any enemies or terrain.

## Exo Mechs and Supreme Calamitas

The release of the jungle's heat has made the cold stronger.

You now have access to the final tier of ki crystals and with it, the tier of weapons that you will need to tackle the final bosses of Calamity. Unlimited Ki Crystals can now be dropped by any enemy in the Snow biome and they are used for the final tier of weapons.

The Legendary Dragon set will be available and upgrade the original set's unique effects from the Dragon set with the added bonus of increasing the potency of the damage bonus from your Zenkais by 50%. Ultimate Blade will bisect everything that dares to enter the third of the screen that you point it at and has the friendliest crafting recipe by far. Endless Destruction requires several other attacks along with the usual endgame materials but will satisfy Massive Blast users when they get to throw a ball of ki roughly the size of a Planetoid at their foes.

Infinite Barrage and Mastered Beam have crafting recipes that will make those familiar with the Zenith wince, but they will quickly pay for themselves. Both of these techniques are extremely strong for the final stretch of the game and Mastered Beam will vaporise just about anything that you aim it at. Infinite Barrage homes into targets, pierces enemies and terrain along with having a respectable enough rate of fire to let it destroy even fast moving targets and the size of each projectile is huge so it will quite easily handle the remainder of the game. If rate of fire at the cost of raw damage is more your style, you can instead opt for Ultra Snowball Barrage. Its projectiles do not home or pierce, but they originate from directly in front of your character, have an extremely high rate of fire and can still wipe out crowds of enemies around the player just from the projectiles being affected by gravity. The former is ideal for maximum damage output and on small, fast-moving targets but the latter is suited better for larger bosses as well as being able to deal damage without collectively losing as much ki to flight, your transformation's ki drain and the weapon itself. Obtaining both is recommended since the player can switch between playing aggressively or staying back to regain ki more easily depending on the situation the player finds themselves in. Once Supreme Calamitas or the Exo Mechs have bitten the dust, you're almost finished.

## Endgame

It's not over yet. Now that you have Exo Prisms or Ashes of Annihilation, you can use them alongside the Incredibly Divine Threads to make endgame gear. Your choices at this point are the Destruction God set which is available slightly earlier with a focus on damage output and an aggressive playstyle especially while in Ultra Ego, whereas the Angel set bolsters your defense, dodge chance and synergises very well with Ultra Instinct plus even more with the Angelic trait. Either of these will do the job for the Boss Rush.

## Postgame

Grand Zeno rewards your courage with a new item in his shop.

With at least tier 1 of Boss Rush completed, Grand Zeno will appear in your world and sell you new items based on how many tiers beyond the first one that have completed. Surpassing tier 3 will allow him to sell Zeno's Blessing which you use like a buff potion to allow Zenite Bars to drop and tier 4 allows him to sell Divine Plates at 25 gold a piece for post-game items. Just don't try to kill him, okay?  ;)

## Closing

If you manage to defeat Calamity's final superboss, Supreme Calamitas, you will be treated to a little teaser...

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