Diamond Flower

The Diamond Flower is a natural Structure that can spawn anywhere. At the start of a room, it is protected by two Principalities. There can only be one at a time. The main purpose of the Diamond Flower is to generate Diamond Buds around itself, with a limit of 20 Buds at once. Once this limit has been reached, the Diamond Flower will cease to generate any new Buds until some old ones have been broken. It should also be noted that all Diamond Buds placed by a Diamond Flower will immediately break in the event that the Flower breaks. Diamond Buds are small growths of Diamond that yield 4 Diamond Shards when broken. They serve as the fruit of the Diamond Beacon, as well as its core purpose.

Charging
If a Diamond Flower is in the vicinity of a Diamond Beacon, it will become charged by the Beacon, causing it to generate Diamond Buds faster. Up to 10 Beacons can charge a Flower at once.

Strategies For Capturing
The Diamond Flower is not particularly easy to obtain and farm due to the nature of its twin guardians, the Principalities. Since these powerful Enemies must be killed before the Diamond Flower can be seized, it is recommended that the player have high amounts of Ruby, Emerald, and Zircon before provoking them. Although there are multiple ways to provoke, the best way is by shooting a large salvo of Ruby Missiles at the Enemies before they can react. Once the Principalities are provoked, it is optimal keep on the move and wait until they begin resting to attack. The quickest way to win this fight is by bombarding them with as many Ruby Missiles as possible, making sure to hit both at once if possible. Though somewhat scarce, the attacks from these Enemies should not be overlooked, as they deal enough damage to easily crack a player's Zircon Shield in seconds. Additionally, these Enemies attack and move in unison, granted they are provoked at at the same time (which is mostly the case).

Strategies For Farming
The Diamond Flower is most commonly protected inside player Bases (colloquially referred to as Flower Bases) and farmed, with an optimal 10 Beacons charging it at all times. It should be noted that 2 players are required to fully charge a Diamond Flower. The Flower can max out a player in under a minute if properly charged, and can greatly aid a player in unlocking Diamond Ascension. A key point to remember is that many players will flock to large bases, and Flower Bases are prime targets for raiders, as there can only be one at a time in an entire room. Finally, if there are Diamond Beacons charging it, the Diamond Flower's AI guardians, the Principalities, will perpetually respawn and attempt to reclaim the Diamond Flower from the base by attacking and chasing any player near the base. Since they deal moderate damage to the Flower Base, they should be dealt with posthaste.