Star Cannon

Type	WeaponCrafting material
Uses ammo	Fallen Star
Damage	55 / 62 (Ranged)
Knockback	0 (No knockback)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	12 (Very fast)
Velocity	14
Tooltip	Shoots fallen stars
Rarity
Sell	10
Research	1 required
Use	https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:Item_9.wav

The Star Cannon in action.

The Star Cannon is a ranged weapon 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.

Its best modifier is Demonic, as it does does not have any knockback and thus cannot get modifiers that affect it. It can also get the Deadly modifier, which, while the Demonic modifier may provide the greatest damage per hit, grants a higher increase to the overall DPS.

Crafting[edit | edit source]

Recipes[edit | edit source]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Star Cannon	Minishark Meteorite Bar (20) Fallen Star (5)	Iron Anvil or Lead Anvil

Used in[edit | edit source]

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Super Star Shooter ()	Hallowed Bar (12) Star Cannon	Mythril Anvil or Orichalcum Anvil

Notes[edit | edit source]

The Star Cannon does 54 / 61 damage, as fired Fallen Stars have a damage value of -1.
While the Star Cannon can fire up through platforms, it counts the top of platforms as solid and thus cannot be shot down through them. This trait makes it suboptimal for fighting in a standard arena that consists of rows of platforms.
The Star Cannon can be fired through two-block wide walls, provided the player is positioned no farther than one tile away.
Even though it has built-in critical chance and shows critical chance modifier bonuses, it is incapable of landing critical hits.
The Clockwork Assault Rifle, Star Cannon, Flintlock Pistol and the Minishark are some of the only guns with zero base knockback. Because most types of ammo have non-zero knockback, the Star Cannon is the only ranged weapon that truly has no knockback at all.
The Super Star Shooter is a direct upgrade of the Star Cannon.

Tips[edit | edit source]

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, the comparative availability of ammunition causes the Clockwork Assault Rifle to be more useful all-around.
- In Journey Mode, Fallen Stars can be researched then infinitely duplicated and easily farmed using the time control power, negating any concern for ammo availability. This feature makes the Star Cannon an especially powerful choice for Journey Mode players.
Since the Star Cannon cannot deal critical hits, the best pre-mechanical boss set for this weapon consists of the Frost Helmet, Adamantite Breastplate, and Necro Greaves.
If many stars are farmed, this weapon proves a useful tool against the Wall of Flesh as it will pierce through the many Hungries as well as dealing damage to the main boss.
If a skybridge is used to fight The Destroyer, and you can get the boss to move exactly horizontally across the bridge chasing you, you can continuously pummel it with the Star Cannon for an insane amount of damage across its entire body.

History[edit | edit source]

Desktop version

Desktop 1.4.1: Now used to craft the Super Star Shooter.

Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

Desktop 1.2.4: Damage decreased from 62 to 55.

Desktop 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.