Star Anise

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Star Anise

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	14 (Ranged    / Throwing )
Knockback	0 (No knockback)
Consumable	✓
Critical chance	4%
Use time	15 (Very fast)
Velocity	12
Rarity	00*
Sell	5
Research	99 required

Projectile created

• Star Anise
  

Sounds

Use

• Internal Item ID: 1913
• Internal Projectile ID: 330

Animation of the Star Anise. Note how it can pierce through multiple enemies.

Star Anises are consumable    ranged / throwing weapons, similar to Shurikens. They are dropped in stacks of 20–40 from Presents obtained during the Christmas event, with a chance of 6.301% in pre-Hardmode and 5.881% in Hardmode. They are slightly stronger than Shurikens, but have no chance of being collected after use.

Trivia

• Star anise is a spice that originated in Asia, and is popular in Europe. It is commonly used in winter seasonal recipes.

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Weapon type changed from Throwing to Ranged

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Weapon type changed from Ranged to Throwing.

• Desktop 1.2.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.04: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.