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The Starfury is a pre-Hardmode sword which occasionally summons a star projectile from the sky to the location of the cursor when swung, and costs no ammunition or mana. The star emits light, deals 1.5× (Desktop version) / 2× (Console, Old-gen console, Mobile and 3DS versions) the sword's damage (37 (Desktop version) / 44 (Console, Old-gen console, Mobile and 3DS versions) base damage) but no knockback.[1] The star can pierce up to 1 target, hitting a total of 2 targets. The star will travel through all blocks until it has reached the player's cursor, unless the cursor is inside a block. The Starfury has a (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 1/4 (25%) / (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) 1/3 (33.33%) chance of being found inside Skyware Chests on Floating Islands, as well as a 1/4 (25%) chance of being obtained from Sky Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Azure Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).
Its best modifier is Legendary.
Crafting
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Notes
- The star projectile has a cooldown of 0.67 seconds.
- The star projectile spawns 37.5 tiles above the player and (horizontally) up to 12.5 tiles away from the cursor's location, in the opposite direction the player is facing.[1]
- Therefore, positioning the cursor at the very bottom of the screen will cause the star to fall in a nearly straight line, while positioning at the top of the screen will cause the angle of its trajectory to vary wildly.
- The velocity of the falling star is affected by melee speed. Higher melee speed results in higher velocity.
- Stars that spawn within solid blocks will fly through blocks until reaching open space, affording the weapon continued usefulness while underground.
Tips
- The Starfury can be used to reveal caves, as its light particles continue traveling 10 to 35 tiles downward after colliding with blocks.
- The Magma Stone, Flask of Fire, Flask of Cursed Flames, and the set bonus of Frost armor affect the star projectiles, meaning they emit light even while passing through blocks, which can help map solid areas.
- As early as the Starfury can be obtained, it is extremely useful throughout all of pre-Hardmode, and can stay useful later into the game as an exploration tool.
- Since the stars fall above the location of the cursor, they can be used to attack through walls.
- For 1920×1080 resolution, the stars spawn at the top of the screen. Thus, they cannot be used to hit anything above the screen, such as Floating Islands or bosses.
- With correct aim, the Starfury can be used to hit an enemy with the blade and another enemy with the star, or the same enemy twice in one swing.
- Beware when using the Starfury in the Underground Jungle, as it can easily break the Larva in an undiscovered Bee Hive, summoning the Queen Bee boss.
- If the player plans on crafting the Zenith(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), they should not throw away or sell the Starfury, as it is needed as a crafting ingredient.
Trivia
- (Console, Old-gen console, Mobile and 3DS versions) The stars of the Starfury do the highest pre-Hardmode melee damage, 2 more damage than the Night's Edge.
- The Star Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) can be considered the Hardmode upgrade to this weapon.
- Earlier versions of the Starfury classified it as a magic weapon, which summoned a torrent of stars similar to the Star Wrath. This made it an effective weapon up to and into early Hardmode. This ability was removed and the weapon class changed in the 1.2 update.
- During early testing, Redigit recounts placing the Starfury in an area surrounded by "several screens of spikes", telling the testers that whoever reaches it first could keep it. Whenever a tester would get close, he would teleport them to the Ocean.[2]
- The Starfury appears as a weapon in the video games Dungeon Defenders 2 and Dead Cells.
- The Starfury does more damage than the Light's Bane and the Blood Butcherer despite being obtainable earlier in the game.
History
- Desktop 1.4.4.8:
- Damage increased from 22 to 25.
- Stars now deal 1.5× the sword's damage instead of 2×.
- Desktop 1.4.4: Stars now fall 25% faster, can travel through blocks, and have been given a visual overhaul.
- Desktop 1.2.3:
- Fixed Starfury getting magic prefixes despite being a melee weapon.
- Fixed Starfury projectiles being magic instead of melee (no longer triggers the Spectre armor's effects).
- Desktop 1.2:
- Damage increased for both the falling stars (from 15 to 22) and the sword (from 16 to 22) itself.
- Now has a recharge time.
- Now classed as melee damage instead of magic damage.
- No longer requires mana to use.
- Inventory sprite updated. Old sprite was .
- Desktop 1.0.6:
- Damage increased from 15 to 16.
- Mana usage increased from 11 to 16.
- Stars produced by the Starfury that materialize inside of blocks will now continue to fly until they reach open space, at which point they will become solid.
References
Pre-Hardmode
- Wooden Sword
- Cactus Sword
- Zombie Arm
- Gladius(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Breathing Reed ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Ruler ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Umbrella ((Desktop, Console and Mobile versions))
- Tragic Umbrella(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tentacle Spike(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Mandible Blade(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bladed Glove
- Stylish Scissors(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Candy Cane Sword(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bat Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Bone Sword
- Flymeal(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Katana(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Ice Blade
- Muramasa
- Exotic Scimitar(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Phaseblade
- Starfury
- Purple Clubberfish
- Enchanted Sword
- Bee Keeper
- Blade of Grass
- Falcon Blade
- Night's Edge
- Pearlwood Sword
- Classy Cane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Waffle's Iron(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ham Bat(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slap Hand(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Breaker Blade
- Phasesaber
- Ice Sickle
- Cutlass
- Frostbrand
- Excalibur
- Seedler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Beam Sword
- Bladetongue(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Brand of the Inferno(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Death Sickle
- Fetid Baghnakhs(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Keybrand
- Psycho Knife(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Flying Dragon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Horseman's Blade
- Christmas Tree Sword
- True Excalibur
- True Night's Edge
- Terra Blade
- Influx Waver(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Starlight(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Star Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Meowmere(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tizona(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Yoyos(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Other
- Terragrim(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Arkhalis(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadowflame Knife(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Jousting Lance(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Hallowed(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadow(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Sleepy Octopod(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Scourge of the Corruptor
- Vampire Knives
- Sky Dragon's Fury(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Daybreak(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Solar Eruption(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zenith(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Bows- Wooden
- Copper
- Tin
- Iron
- Lead
- Silver
- Tungsten
- Gold
- Platinum
- Blood Rain(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Demon
- Tendon
- Hellwing(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- The Bee's Knees(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Molten Fury
- Marrow
- Phantom Phoenix(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Daedalus Stormbow(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Ice
- Shadowflame(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Aerial Bane(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tsunami
- Pulse(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Eventide(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Phantasm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sharanga(Old-gen console and 3DS versions)
Consumable
- Paper Airplanes(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Snowball
- Rotten Egg
- Shuriken
- Throwing Knife
- Star Anise(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Spiky Ball
- Frost Daggerfish(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Javelin(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(
- Bone(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
- Holy Water
- Bone
- Molotov Cocktail(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Beenade
- Grenade
(
- Sticky(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Bouncy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Happy(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
)
Direct
Other- Wand of Sparking(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Wand of Frosting(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Gray Zapinator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Aqua Scepter
- Thunder Zapper(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Space Gun
- Ice Rod
- Golden Shower
- Demon Scythe
- Laser Rifle
- Magic Dagger
- Orange Zapinator(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Sky Fracture(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Shadowflame Hex Doll(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Crystal Serpent(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Leaf Blower
- Frost Staff
- Poison Staff
- Razorpine
- Heat Ray
- Venom Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Unholy Trident
- Bubble Gun
- Laser Machinegun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Charged Blaster Cannon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Last Prism(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Betsy's Wrath(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Zapinator(3DS version)
Minions
- Finch Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Slime Staff
- Flinx Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Abigail's Flower(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Vampire Frog Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Hornet Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Imp Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Blade Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Spider Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Sanguine Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Optic Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pirate Staff(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
- Pygmy Staff
- Desert Tiger Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Raven Staff
- Deadly Sphere Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Tempest Staff
- Terraprisma(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Xeno Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Cell Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
- Stardust Dragon Staff(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Whips(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)