Star Cannon

The Star Cannon is a slow firing weapon that shoots Fallen Stars, making it difficult to collect ammunition for. The gun does 60 damage per shot. Similar to the Thorn Chakrum, the Star Cannon can be shot through walls that are 1 block thick, provided your character is standing against the said wall.

Sadly, though it has a potentially high damage output, it has little effectiveness on account of its low speed and costly ammo, making it expensive for players who lag or are poor shots.



It is one of the highest damaging weapons as of 1.0.5.

It is crafted using a Minishark, 20 Meteorite Bar, And 5 Fallen Stars.

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Trivia

 * The fired Fallen Stars were once retrievable, but due to balancing issues, they are no longer salvagable after they are fired. To balance the huge power for such a demanding weapon, the drop rate of stars have been increased immensely.


 * Oddly enough, when crafted, it drops its speed from insanely fast to slow. This is most likely due to it's ammo.
 * The Star Cannon is one of the two guns made out of Meteorite Bars.

Tips

 * Since the Star Cannon does piercing damage, it proves itself to be an extremely effective weapon at taking out Eater of Worlds. As long as you shoot from the head through the rest of the body, you can do repetitive damage to his entire body. With the recent (1.0.5 update) defeating the boss may take a bit longer due to the slower attack speed and weaker damge.


 * A good way to farm Fallen Stars for ammo is to make a new world, make a little tower, and make a giant flat Skybridge. During night time stars will fall onto the bridge and, with Hermes' Boots and/or Necro Armor, you can get them quickly (Using the Grappling Hook to hook onto your walkway while walking can make you faster as well).


 * Due to its rarity in ammo, a good alternate to this weapon is the Starfury, since it is commonly found on floating islands and it has a total damage of 60.