Starlight



The Starlight is a Hardmode melee weapon that has a chance to be dropped by the Empress of Light boss. While the button is held, short-range light beams fire rapidly, at no mana or ammo cost.

Tips

 * The quick attack speed and infinite piercing of the weapon allow it to quickly defeat hordes of enemies on the ground.
 * The Starlight is an efficient weapon for farming large, slow-moving enemies and bosses like Plantera, Ogre, and Golem, killing them in seconds, however it is not reliable as a main weapon against most enemies in general because of its short range. It should be used alongside other weapons with longer range.
 * With the Legendary modifier and when used against a single target, it is able to reach a of around 1,100 with no additional equipment.
 * Due to its rapid attack rate, it is an effective weapon for killing the Dungeon Guardian. Although, given the short range of the Starlight, and the contact damage dealt by the Guardians, it may be unwise to attempt.
 * It is roughly as powerful as the Solar Eruption within its effective range, though its range is much shorter.

Trivia

 * Although the Starlight visually resembles a sword and has a similar attack motion to shortswords, it is not classified as one. The following differences set it apart from all shortswords:
 * It creates projectiles.
 * The sword itself does not do any damage – the projectiles do.
 * Its range is much longer than that of any shortsword.
 * It is not available in pre-Hardmode.
 * For these reasons, it is instead classified as a projectile melee weapon.


 * As the weapons that the Empress of Light drops are based on her attacks, the Starlight seems to be based off of her Sun Dance.
 * The beams created by the Starlight use the same sprite as those created by the Rainbow Crystal Staff.
 * The weapon itself seems to be a, a thin sword used for thrusting that was popular in Western Europe.
 * In the Japanese anime series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, side character Hinata Sakaguchi, the leader of the Western Holy Church, wields a similar rapier called "Moonlight ". Her weapon also appears with the same rainbow color scheme when used in battle.