shadow armor is best melee speed armor in pre-hardmode hallowed armor is best melee speed armor without been in combat beetle scale mail armor is best melee speed armor while in combat

For me these loadouts are the easiest ways to defeat bosses. Some weapons and accesories can be changed depending on your own preferences. This guide follows the "Boss Checklist" [forums.terraria.org] mod's progression. I've used the mod "OmniSwing" [forums.terraria.org] which makes melee and ranged weapons auto-swing/auto-fire.