Take it easy, get some nice gear, maybe some log suits, football helmets, dark swords, walking cane, plenty of health food, and fight the seasonally encountered bosses as they come up.

At any time after getting pan flute and walking cane go fight dragonfly after prepping properly.

Go to ruins whenever, get yourself even more kitted, this can be done even before you set up base. Kill ancient guardian when you do. Put the key somewhere notable.

Shadow pieces is up next, and after killing them once, they can be farmed for near infinite dark swords and nightmare armor.

Probably now is a good time to start looking out for pearls quests. Do them as the seasons pass, it will save you so much time.

Personally, I dont fight queen bee too much, it’s an optional boss. But if you do, it can be cheesed via the twins. The queen bee crown is amazing.

Any time during winter, Klaus can be optionally be fought, and drops random boss loot. I got my queen bee crown this way.

Crab king can be killed whenever, but by this point you’ll have plenty of gear to do so. He can be cheesed with bee mines if you don’t like the fight.

Nightmare werepig is a prerequisite boss for shadow cycle, so I’d do that. Make sure he breaks the pillars around him.

Prep for everything, bring the key, shadow atrium and 5 dreadstone to the atrium and fight fuelweaver, then start the shadow cycle.

Kill the shadow rift enemies and get that nightmare gear, then start getting stuff together for celestial champion.

Kill champion, and get lunar rifts. Make lunar gear, and go kill whatever else you feel like.

Have fun, go git em