BROODMOTHER LYSRIX

General

The Broodmother is the intermediate of the Guardians on The Island being stronger than the Megapithecus but weaker than the Dragon and while it does give you the least amount of rewards it's still best to fight the Broodmother after the Megapithecus and before the Dragon to help you better prepare for the Dragon fight. If you want to fight the Island bosses in lore order, start with the Broodmother first, with the Megapithecus second, and Dragon for last.

The Broodmother Lysrix is a dangerous enemy as It spawns Araneo as minions, slows players and mounts with its web attack, uses an acid projectile attack, and can cause torpor damage. However provided the right tames and equipment are brought to the battle, it can be defeated quite easily.

Dangers

• You can get caught off-guard if you're not on a dino, as the Broodmother has the ability to fire webs that slow anything down.

• Many of the Broodmother's and her minions' attacks, both melee and ranged, can induce large amounts of Torpor, quickly knocking out you or your allies if you're not riding a dino.

• On Alpha difficulty, Broodmother receives a significant buff to health and damage, requiring very high armor saddles, imprinting, and the Yutyrannus's courage buff. Make sure you have a strong breeding line of whichever dino you're bringing to the battle.

• The Megapithecus and its minions are also present in the Center Arena.

• On Valguero, the Broodmother can spawn in varying levels.

Weaknesses

• There is quite a large variety of creatures you can use in this fight that can be effective.

• The Broodmother is quite slow at gamma and beta difficulties.

• Megatheriums insect rage can quickly kill a Broodmother with little difficulty.

• Using a Procoptodon you can jump onto a mushroom in the arena and shoot the Broodmother with firearms solo without taking any damage (unless you're fighting the alpha variant).