Grounded: How to Find (& Defeat) The Broodmother

Broodmother is the first real boss battle players will have to face in the survival game. As a shrunken human within the world of a backyard, there are plenty of creatures players will have to look out for, but this one must be hunted down. Many steps are required before you can conquer this arachnid beast. You must discover a bait recipe, create it, find the Broodmother's den, and place the bait inside.

To start, players will need to have unlocked the oven which grants a couple of smoothies and other recipes to make. The specific recipe needed to use as bait for the Hedge Broodmother is the Broodmother BLT smoothie.

There are three items needed to create the smoothie and three other items needed to create an oven.

Item Needed

Locations

One can be found near the barbecue.

Clay can be harvested around many wet or flooded areas.

Dropped by Bombardier Beetles.

Item Needed

Locations

Can be found in Spade Gulch and near the Giant Oak.

Dropped by Ladybugs.

Dropped by Bombardier Beetles.

After creating these items, prep for the fight by collecting as many stamina rejuvenating items, healing items, armor, weapons, and splatburst bombs as possible.

Once fully prepped, head to the Broodmother's den which happens to be inside the hedge near the Apricop Punch-O where you should be able to find a zipline. Take it and follow the branches to the frisbee caught in the hedge. To the right of the frisbee is the opening of the Broodmother's den.

There will be no enemies within until the bait has been placed. Place the bait inside the strange green fungi deep in the nest to cause the Broodmother to drop down inside her den.

Once the boss fight has started, pick a favored weapon such as the bow or mint mallet. For the mint mallet, focus on blocking with a shield and getting up close and personal with the creepy crawly. Or, if that's too freaky, use the bow with the marksman's cap and good arrows to keep a healthy distance between the character and the Broodmother's