The go-to way to reliably get through a Blood Moon is the fall trap (fall-down) base. By luring zombies onto a raised platform and dropping them into a pit to finish them off in melee, you can deal with the horde one-sidedly without getting surrounded. Here we introduce the most minimal setup, one you can build even in the early game.
How It Works (Why Fall Traps Are Strong)
- Zombies always try to take the shortest path toward the player, and you exploit this to funnel them onto a single narrow route.
- You stand on the far side of the pit and only deal with the zombies that fall in or try to cross.
- Since you only face 1–2 at a time, you stay safe from being surrounded. You can handle everything in melee, so it’s economical on ammo too.
Required Materials (Early-Game Estimate)
- Wood frames or reinforced blocks … plenty (walls, platform, pillars)
- Spikes (wooden spike traps) … a few (place them where zombies land for extra damage)
- Ladder or hatch … for the player to climb up/down and to have an escape route
- Lighting (torches, lanterns) … to keep visibility
If you can get concrete it will be tougher, but in the early game a double wood wall plus reinforcement is enough to survive day 7.
How to Build It (Minimal Setup)
- Build a platform 2–3 blocks high and secure a spot for the player to stand on top of it.
- Dig or build a 1-block trench (pit) in front of the player. Make it 2–3 blocks deep.
- Build a 1-block-wide corridor in the direction the zombies come from, funneling them to the platform along a single path.
- Lay spikes at the bottom of the pit, and the fall plus the spikes will automatically wear the zombies down.
- From across the pit, the player hits the zombies with a blunt weapon as they try to cross or climb up.
- Set up a hatch and ladder as an escape route so you can flee up or down.
Tips for Playing It Out
- Hold the single path at all costs: block off the surroundings with walls and terrain so they can’t come around from the sides or below.
- Manage your stamina: don’t keep swinging non-stop — back off to recover, then swing again.
- Check durability: keep an eye on the health of your walls and platform even during the Blood Moon. Repair anything about to break.
- Combine bow and gun: pick off the ones that don’t fully drop in or that leap at you from range.
Next Steps
Once you’re used to it, lengthening the corridor to add more grinding-down distance, stacking multiple layers of spikes, and upgrading to concrete for more durability will keep things stable even at higher game stages.
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