Star Cannon

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Star Cannon
  • Star Cannon item sprite
Autofire
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
WeaponCrafting material
Uses ammoFallen Star
Damage55 (Ranged)
Knockback3 (Very weak)
Critical chance4%
Use time12 (Very fast)
Velocity14
TooltipShoots fallen stars
RarityRarity level: 2
Sell10 GC
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Falling Star
    Falling Star
Sounds
Use
Impact
The Star Cannon in action. Note the unlimited pierce.

The Star Cannon is a pre-Hardmode ranged weapon that consumes and fires Fallen Stars. The projectiles are not affected by gravity, pierce an infinite amount of enemies, and dissipate into visual light-emitting particles after one minute or upon impacting a solid block.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Crafting

Recipes

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Star CannonStar CannonIron AnvilIron Anvil
or
Lead AnvilLead Anvil

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Super Star ShooterSuper Star Shooter(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Mythril AnvilMythril Anvil
or
Orichalcum AnvilOrichalcum Anvil

Notes

  • The maximum range of a fired Fallen Star is 3,150 tiles, given its velocity of 14 (52.5 tiles/second or 72 mph) and maximum lifespan of 60 seconds.
  • The Star Cannon deals 54 damage, as fired Fallen Stars have a damage value of -1.
  • The Star Cannon can be fired through two-block wide walls, provided the player is positioned no farther than one tile away.
  • In For the worthy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) worlds, most bosses reflect the Fallen Star projectiles.
    • Additionally, the Star Cannon's base damage is reduced to 49, and its base use time is increased to 13 (Very fast).

Tips

  • A skybridge can be used to farm Fallen Stars efficiently.
  • The Star Cannon can do tremendous amounts of damage and is by far the best pre-Hardmode ranged weapon in terms of DPS. It is still useful well into Hardmode, providing slightly more DPS than the Clockwork Assault Rifle while piercing an infinite number of enemies. However, obtaining ammunition for the Star Cannon is time-consuming.
    • In Journey Mode(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Fallen Stars can be researched and infinitely duplicated, or easily farmed using the time control power.
  • The infinite piercing of the star projectiles is useful against segmented enemies such as the Wall of Flesh, Wyverns, and The Destroyer (especially if lined up to hit all segments).

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Knockback increased from 0 to 3, allowing access to better modifiers.
  • Desktop 1.4.2:
    • Fixed an issue where Star Cannon's projectile could not land critical hits, and would not always receive proper stat bonuses from player equipment.
    • Fixed an issue where Star Cannon's projectile could not be fired through platforms.
  • Desktop 1.2: Fixed bug where boosting Star Cannon's damage to over 100 would cause fired stars to drop during night.
  • Desktop 1.1.1:
    • Damage reduced from 60 to 55.
    • Use time increased from 10 to 12.
  • Desktop 1.0.5:
    • Damage reduced from 75 to 60.
    • Use time increased from 12 to 40.
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