Stardust Cell Staff

The Stardust Cell Staff is a Hardmode, post-Lunatic Cultist summon weapon that summons a Stardust Cell (a minion version of the Star Cell enemy) that can perform a ranged attack and will teleport to enemies out of range.

The Stardust Cell's ranged attack consists of firing a miniature version of itself at an enemy target that it latches onto and deals damage over time to. This damage ticks 30 times before the mini-cell vanishes, and can be stacked as the Stardust Cell continues to fire additional mini-cells onto the target, able to stack for up to 100 damage per "tick". Additionally, the Stardust Cell will occasionally fire an extra shot at any target the player is attacking, without interrupting their standard rate of fire, even if the Stardust Cell is already currently attacking that target. This makes the Stardust Cell Staff very effective at attacking targets with high health.

After teleporting at an enemy, a Stardust Cell will instantly fire a mini-cell.

Tips

 * While it generally does less damage when it hits than the Stardust Dragon Staff, the Stardust Cell Staff is more consistent against fast-moving bosses such as Duke Fishron and the Empress of Light and they generally finish fights around the same time. . The Terraprisma is better than both, with the consistency of the Cells and the damage of the Dragon.

Trivia

 * The Stardust Cell Staff can be seen as a direct upgrade to the Xeno Staff as both spawn minions with high accuracy and will never miss.
 * The minion's attacks cannot be reflected by a Selenian.
 * The Stardust Cell projectile can damage and kill jellyfish during their invincibility animation.