Star Cannon

Star Cannon
Statistics
Type	Weapon
Damage	57 / 62 (Ranged)
Knockback	0 (No Knockback)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	11 (Very Fast)
Tooltip	Shoots fallen stars
Rarity
Sell	10
Internal Item ID: 197

The Star Cannon is a gun that fires Fallen Stars. Stars are launched from the cannon at 52.5 blocks (105 feet) per second and persist for exactly 1 minute after being launched, ultimately traveling 3150 blocks, or 6300 feet, and piercing through enemies along the way. After the star reaches this point, or when it impacts a solid block, it dissipates into light-emitting particles.

The Star Cannon cannot obtain modifiers that affect knockback.

Its best Modifier is Demonic.

Crafting

Recipe

Crafting Station Iron Anvil / Lead Anvil Ingredient(s) Amount Minishark 1 Meteorite Bar 20 Fallen Star 5 Result Star Cannon 1

Notes

• In practice, the Star Cannon only does 56/ 54 damage, as Fallen Stars have a damage value of -1.
• The Star Cannon, given enough ammo, can do tremendous amounts of damage, and is by far the best pre - hardmode ranged weapon, in terms of DPS. The Star Cannon is still useful well into mid - hardmode, being better than the Megashark in base damage.

Tips

• A skybridge can be used to farm Fallen Stars efficiently.
• The Star Cannon is a good weapon for boss fights and PvP. It is arguably the strongest pre-Hardmode ranged weapon, however its ammo being Fallen Stars hinders its overall practicality.

History

• 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.
• 1.2.4: Damage decreased from 62 to 57.
• 1.2:
  • Damage increased from 55 to 62.
  • Fixed bug where boosting Star Cannon's damage to over 100 would cause fired stars to drop during night.
• 1.1.1:
  • Speed slightly decreased but still Very Fast.
  • Damage reduced further from 60 to 55.
• 1.1: Speed increased to Very Fast.
• 1.0.5:
  • Damage reduced from 75 to 60.
  • Rate of fire drastically reduced to Very Slow.
• Pre-Release: Introduced.