Starlight

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Starlight
  • Starlight item sprite
Autoswing
Stack digit 1.png
Statistics
Type
Weapon
Damage80 (Melee)
Knockback4 (Weak)
Critical chance14%
Use time18 (Very fast)
Velocity15
RarityRarity level: 8
Sell5 GC
Research1 required
Projectile created
  • Starlight
    Starlight
Sounds
Use
Not to be confused with Starfury.
Obtained from Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Empress of Light(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Empress of Light.gif Empress of Light(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)125%
Treasure Bag(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
(Empress of Light)Treasure Bag (Empress of Light)Treasure Bag
(Empress of Light)(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)		125%
The Starlight being used to attack Target Dummies.

The Starlight is a Hardmode, post-Plantera melee weapon that has a 1/4 (25%) chance of being dropped by the Empress of Light. When used, it rapidly fires short-range light beams that pierce infinitely. It also has a base 14% critical strike chance as opposed to the usual 4%.

Its best modifier is Legendary.

Notes

  • The Starlight grants 4 global invincibility frames on hit,[1] meaning that it can hit targets 15 times per second.
  • The beams are not able to deal damage to enemies through blocks unless the enemy itself is able to pass through blocks.
  • The Starlight's attack speed is not affected by melee speed bonuses, despite being able to receive modifiers that give them.

Tips

  • The Starlight's high attack speed and pierce make it effective for killing groups of enemies, especially in events.
  • The Starlight's high damage at a short range makes it powerful against large, slow-moving enemies and bosses like Plantera, Golem, and Ogres.
  • With the Legendary modifier, it is able to reach 1,100 single-target DPS with no additional equipment.
  • The Starlight is roughly as powerful as the Solar Eruption within its effective range. While the Starlight's range is much shorter, it is generally much more consistent.

Trivia

  • Although the Starlight visually resembles a sword and has a similar attack motion to shortswords, the sword itself does not actually deal damage. For this reason, it is instead classified as a projectile-only melee weapon.
  • As the weapons that the Empress of Light drops are based on her attacks, the Starlight seems to be based on her Sun Dance.
  • The beams created by the Starlight use the same sprite as those created by the Rainbow Crystal Staff.
  • The weapon itself resembles a rapier, a thin sword used for thrusting that was popular in Western Europe.
  • Like the Last Prism, the Starlight has secret color themes for developers and beta testers. This is triggered by using a specific set of character names:
List of names
Name Color(s)
Acamaeda
  • Green
  • Yellow
  • Red
Alchemystics
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Purple
Antithesis
  • Light Blue
  • Black
Aurora3500
  • Purple
  • Blue
  • Green
Bame
  • Purple
  • Yellow
Cenx
  • Pink
  • Green
Criddle
  • Yellow
  • Orange
Crowno Purple
Darthkitten
  • Red
  • White
darthmorf
  • Dark Red
  • Black
Discipile
  • Yellow
  • Orange
Doylee
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Blue
Ghostar
  • White
  • Blue
  • Black
Grox The Great
  • Light Blue
  • Green
Jaxrud
  • Green
  • Yellow
Jenosis
  • Yellow
  • Red
  • Pink
Kazzymodus
  • Green
  • Black
Khaios
  • Dark Green
  • Black
Lazure
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Blue
Leinfors Purple
Loki
  • Red
  • Black
ManaUser
  • Blue
  • Green
Mid
  • White
  • Red
  • Black
Nike Leon
  • Orange
  • Red
Nimbus White
ppowersteef
  • Yellow
  • Red
RBrandon Dark Orange
Redigit Blue
Serenity
  • Pink
  • White
Sigma
  • Yellow
  • Red
teiull
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Blue
Unit One
  • Blue
  • Yellow
Vulpes Inculta Purple
Waze3174
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Green
Xman101
  • Orange
  • Black
Yoraiz0r Pink
Zoomo Purple

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4: Range now increases with Titan Glove and prefix size modifiers.
  • Desktop 1.4.1:
    • Damage increased from 70 to 80.
    • Critical strike chance increased from 4% to 14%.

References

  1. ↑ Information taken from the Desktop version Desktop 1.4.4.9 source code, method Damage() in Terraria.Projectile.cs.
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