Star Anise

     

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Christmas-Only Content
The content described on this page will only appear during the Christmas event.

Star Anise

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Statistics

Type	Weapon
Damage	14 (Ranged)
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

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
PresentPresent	20–40	6.3% 5.88% (Hardmode)

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

Star Anises are consumable ranged weapons, similar to Shurikens. 20 - 40 can drop from Presents obtained during the Christmas event, with a 6.301% chance in pre-Hardmode and a 5.881% chance in Hardmode. They are slightly stronger than Shurikens, but cannot be 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.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced.