---
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-rotating-beams
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-rotating-beams
lang: en
title: Rotating beams
summary: Several rotating beams create moving safe gaps.
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-rotating-beams/
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- Boss fights
- Beams
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title: Rotating beams
description: Several rotating beams create moving safe gaps.
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originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28Zd9UtAfA'
sourceFrameSeconds: 613
credit: Re-Logic; gameplay capture by ChippyGaming
rights: >-
Game graphics © Re-Logic. Gameplay recording by ChippyGaming. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: 'Terraria: Empress of Light’s rotating Sun Dance rays'
alt: 'Terraria: Empress of Light’s rotating Sun Dance rays'
markers:
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label: Rays share a center and rotate the safe gaps between them
tips:
- >-
Signal rotation direction and ensure movement speed allows following a
safe gap.
examples:
- title: Terraria
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28Zd9UtAfA&t=613s'
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Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Rotating beams
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-rotating-beams
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-rotating-beams
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-rotating-beams/
Several rotating beams create moving safe gaps.
## At a glance
[Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28Zd9UtAfA&t=613s) · Game graphics © Re-Logic. Gameplay recording by ChippyGaming. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28Zd9UtAfA), 613 s
1. Rays share a center and rotate the safe gaps between them
- Signal rotation direction and ensure movement speed allows following a safe gap.
- [Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28Zd9UtAfA&t=613s)
## How it works
Several rotating beams create moving safe gaps.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- Several rotating beams create moving safe gaps.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Rotating beams (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/rotating-beams/) (id: source-fb782aac9fcabd02)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Rotating beams (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/rotating-beams/) (id: source-58f08389159e5680)
- [Absolute Radiance · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgh04-wCRyk&t=20s) (id: source-3d98aa5b859ad11b)
- [Phrike · Returnal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdBbTMFLFIo&t=32s) (id: source-d88e73d9030adb59)
- [Ziva the Engineer · V Rising](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FaqtlB36V8&t=24s) (id: source-8257284e3816dc3e)
- [V Rising developers on Ziva the Engineer · PlayStation Blog](https://blog.playstation.com/2024/06/03/v-rising-devs-deep-drive-into-boss-encounters-coming-to-ps5-june-11/) (id: source-73b3ffc2ba6c4e92)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Terraria](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W28Zd9UtAfA&t=613s) (id: source-96d2fc27ee0fd3c4)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors