Moder

Moder is the fourth Forsaken, an ice dragon perched on the snowy peaks. It is the first boss that fights you from the air as much as the ground, so a strong bow matters more here than anywhere before. Its drop, the Dragon Tear, is what builds the crafting station that unlocks the back half of the tech tree.

Where and when

Moder lives in the Mountains, the fourth biome, where you mine silver with the Wishbone. You fight it after Bonemass, once you have silver gear and frost resistance. Summon it at a stone altar high on the peaks.

How to summon

Offer 3 Dragon Eggs at Moder’s altar. Dragon Eggs sit in stone nests up on the peaks and are very heavy, so you cannot carry many at once and you cannot portal them. Plan the haul: move the eggs to the altar in trips, and remember frost will drain you the whole time.

How to fight it

Bring frost resistance, from mead or a wolf set or a Lox cape, because the Mountains freeze you and so does Moder’s breath. It has two phases: a grounded melee phase where you can hit it with a silver weapon, and an airborne phase where it strafes you with frost breath and meteors. Use a good bow with frost arrows or needle arrows for the airborne phase, and keep moving to dodge the meteors. Clear a flat, walled space before you summon so wolves and drakes cannot pile in.

Frost resistance is not optional here. The peaks freeze you on their own, and Moder’s breath stacks more cold on top. Without resist mead or a wolf set you lose health and stamina faster than you can fight.

Drops and Forsaken Power

Moder drops the Dragon Tear, which builds the Artisan Table. That table is required for the Blast Furnace, Windmill, and Spinning Wheel, so it is the progression-critical unlock that opens black metal, flour, and linen crafting later. It also drops the Moder trophy. Hang the trophy on the Sacrificial Stones to activate its Forsaken Power: a permanent tailwind for your boat, letting you sail any direction without tacking.

Next: Yagluth in the Plains. For the whole run on one page, see the full-run progression cheatsheet.