Star Cloak

Star Cloak

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Causes stars to fall after taking damage
Rarity	04*
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Star Cloak
  

• Internal Item ID: 532
• Internal Projectile ID: 726

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Mimic Mimic	1	16.67% (Desktop, Console, Mobile and 3DS versions) 14.29% (Old-gen console version)

The Star Cloak being used against Skeletons.

The Star Cloak is a Hardmode accessory that causes three stars to fall around the player whenever the player takes damage. It consumes no mana. The stars pass through blocks until reaching the player's altitude, at which point they continue falling until hitting blocks. They pierce through an unlimited number of enemies. The Star Cloak has a (Desktop, Console, Mobile and 3DS versions) 1/6 (16.67%) / (Old-gen console version) 1/7 (14.29%) chance to be dropped by Mimics.

On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, the stars deal 75 / 150 / 225 damage which is not classified as any of the four damage types and therefore cannot be modified by any buffs or equipment. Furthermore, the stars have 25 armor penetration.

On the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, the stars deal 30 magic damage.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Chromatic Cloak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Star Cloak	Shimmer Transmutation(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Bee Cloak	Honey Comb Star Cloak	Tinkerer's Workshop
Mana Cloak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	Mana Flower Star Cloak
Star Veil	Star Cloak Cross Necklace

Notes

• (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) The stars of the Star Cloak and all its derivatives have local invincibility frames.
• On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, the effect is only triggered when the player takes damage from hostile enemies or fall damage, whereas on the  Old-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version, it is triggered regardless of the source, including drowning and lava, among others.
• The falling star effects of the Star Cloak, Bee Cloak, Mana Cloak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), and Star Veil do not stack. Only three stars will fall at a time no matter how many of these items are equipped.

Tips

• The Star Cloak is effective even when deep underground, as the stars will pass through blocks until they are near or past the height of the point where the player took damage. After that point, any foreground block will stop them.
• The effect of the Star Cloak is similar to that of the Starfury, but the stars fall faster, and the focal point is the player rather than the cursor.
  • Furthermore, unlike the Starfury's effect, the stars emit light while insubstantially passing through blocks. This lighting effect is much more pronounced than that of the light particles that fall after the stars hit the ground and can be exploited by deliberately taking damage to map out dark areas above the player.
• The Star Cloak is of less use when dealing with a ranged attacker, as the stars will not impact any enemy that is not close to the player at the time.
• (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) With high defense, one can stand on a Spike with the Star Cloak equipped to accumulate large numbers of stars.
• The Star Cloak may be preferable to the Star Veil; while the player will take damage faster, stars will also fall faster, doing more damage.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now used to craft the Chromatic Cloak via shimmer.

• Desktop 1.4.1.2: Now only creates stars when taking damage from enemies and other players.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Stars now deal 75 damage and have 25 armor penetration.
    • This damage is multiplied by 2 in Expert mode, and 3 in Master mode (the armor penetration remains unchanged).
  • Now uses local immune frames, will not interfere with other piercing projectiles.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Mana Cloak.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Equipped sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Inventory sprite updated.
  • Falling stars are now colored white.

• Desktop 1.2: Now used to craft the Star Veil and Bee Cloak.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.4.4: Now used to craft the Chromatic Cloak via shimmer.

• Console 1.4.3.2.0:
  • Now only creates stars when taking damage from enemies.
  • Stars now deal 75 damage and have 25 armor penetration.
    • This damage is multiplied by 2 in Expert mode, and 3 in Master mode (the defense penetration remains unchanged).
  • Now uses local immune frames, will not interfere with other piercing projectiles.

• Console 1.4.0.5.4.1: Now used to craft the Mana Cloak.

• Console 1.0.933.1: Made changes from PS4's 1.0.750.0 update. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: ()
  • Inventory and equipped sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.1 and 1.3.2, respectively.
  • Falling stars are now colored white.

• Console-Release: Introduced, used in crafting Star Veil and Bee Cloak.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.4.4: Now used to craft the Chromatic Cloak via shimmer.

• Switch 1.4.3.2.0:
  • Now only creates stars when taking damage from enemies.
  • Stars now deal 75 damage and have 25 armor penetration.
    • This damage is multiplied by 2 in Expert mode, and 3 in Master mode (the defense penetration remains unchanged).
  • Now uses local immune frames, will not interfere with other piercing projectiles.

• Switch 1.4.0.5.5: Now used to craft the Mana Cloak.

• Switch 1.0.1096.2: Equipped sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.2.

• Switch 1.0.895.9:
  • Inventory sprite updated to match Desktop 1.3.1.
  • Falling stars are now colored white.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced, used in crafting Star Veil and Bee Cloak.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.4.4: Now used to craft the Chromatic Cloak via shimmer.

• Mobile 1.4.3.2.0:
  • Now only creates stars when taking damage from enemies.
  • Stars now deal 75 damage and have 25 armor penetration.
    • This damage is multiplied by 2 in Expert mode, and 3 in Master mode (the defense penetration remains unchanged).
  • Now uses local immune frames, will not interfere with other piercing projectiles.

• Mobile 1.4.0.5.0:
  • Now used to craft the Mana Cloak.
  • Inventory and equipped sprites updated to match Desktop 1.3.1 and 1.3.2, respectively.
  • Falling stars are now colored white.

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Now used to craft the Star Veil and Bee Cloak.

• Mobile 1.1.5536: Now obtainable.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced, unobtainable.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced, used in crafting Star Veil and Bee Cloak.