Ancients Awakened/Mushroom Monarch Strategies

The Mushroom Monarch is a Pre-Hardmode boss intended to be one of the first bosses fought in progression. Although it is widely considered to be the easiest boss, it may still pose a challenge to inexperienced players.

Terrain Preparation
The Mushroom Monarch can often be fought reliably on flat terrain without the need of a full arena, however an arena with a few platforms a couple blocks apart will help greatly when it comes to avoiding Mushroom Monarchs ramming and jumping attacks.

The Mushroom Monarch can be fought anywhere so long as it is daytime, so players don't have to worry about keeping it in a particular biome.

Armor

 * / is a great overall armor set for any class at the early stages of the game.
 * may be a more preferable choice for melee users, due to its damage resistance and high defense.
 * is a very powerful choice for mages in the early stages of the game, if players are dedicated to obtain the necessary materials.
 * could be used as an alternative, for greater damage output at the cost of lower defense.
 * is a decent choice for summoners, providing more summon slots and greater damage although potentially being difficult to obtain.

Accessories

 * are great for maintaining distance from the Mushroom Monarch and outrunning its minions.
 * or any of its alternates are a significant help with dodging Mushroom Monarchs ram attacks.
 * can also aid with jumping over the monarch by boosting the players jump height.
 * can aid in damaging the monarch by piercing its defense.

Melee

 * can help with attacking the monarch from a safe distance, although may be hard to obtain.
 * is also helpful for maintaining distance if players can get it.
 * is great for taking out the Mushlings as well as inflicting the "On fire!" debuff.

Ranged

 * paired with Jester's Arrows excel at killing multiple Mushlings at once as well as damaging the monarch.
 * with its high damage can quickly take out Mushlings and deal good damage to the monarch.

Mage

 * / with their piercing properties and high damage can make short work of the Mushlings.
 * is a decent overall option.

Summoner

 * / are very powerful summons if the player can get the necessary materials.
 * is a good option if the player is lucky enough to get it.
 * is a reliable option for summoners if there are no other alternatives.

Miscellaneous
if King Slime was fought before Mushroom Monarch, the can be used to leap over the monarch and repeatedly bounce on top of it.

The Fight
Mushroom Monarch will chase the player in an attempt to ram them and deal damage, they can also leap towards the player if they are out of reach. When fighting with platforms, try to stay one layer above the monarch, this will make it easier to jump over it when it charges.

Mushroom Monarch is also capable of flight, it will hover towards the player if they are out of reach. Be mindful of this and return to level ground when the monarch beings to hover.

During the fight, Mushroom Monarch will scatter deadly mushroom pickups that will take away health from the player if they pick them up. Try to fight in an environment where you won't mistake the mushrooms for harmless ones.

General Tips

 * Being able to jump over the Mushroom Monarch is crucial to avoiding damage, as it will often speed up when chasing down players, making it difficult to outrun it.