Star Cell

     

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Star CellHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Lunar Events
AI Type	Star Cell/Brain Suckler AI
Damage	120/240/360
Max Life	300/600/900
Defense	50
KB Resist	70%/73%/76%
Banner	Star Cell Banner
Immune to

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 405

Mini Star CellHardmode exclusive

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Lunar Events
AI Type	Mini Star Cell AI
Damage	70/140/210
Max Life	300/600/900
Defense	0
KB Resist	60%/64%/68%
Banner	Mini Star Cell Banner
Immune to

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 406

This article is about the enemy. For the summon weapon, see Stardust Cell Staff.

The Star Cell is a Hardmode, post-Lunatic Cultist enemy spawned by the Stardust Pillar during the Lunar Events. It floats slowly towards the player, but can move at a faster rate if the player begins moving away from it.

Upon death, it splits into smaller versions of itself. If these small Star Cells are not dealt with, they will grow into a full-sized Star Cell, that can also split into smaller Star Cells. Small Star Cells do not contribute to the kill count required to break the Stardust Pillar's shield, though after growing back, they do.

Tips

• It may be to the player's advantage to leave the smaller Star Cells alive. This allows them to gain banners and demolish the Stardust Pillar's shield faster.
• Use weapons with a large area of effect, as they tend to appear in clusters and you can hit them all at once.
  • The Solar Eruption can kill a Star Cell and all the smaller cells it spawns in a single strike.
  • The Vampire Knives are a very effective weapon against Star Cells, hitting multiple copies of the enemy while healing the player for each hit.
  • The Flairon can also be very effective. Due to the fact that it can summon lots of homing bubbles in a short amount of time, it can easily take out the small Star Cells that the Star Cell splits into.
  • The Inferno Fork, Nebula Arcanum, and Celebration perform outstandingly well against these enemies. The beam spread attack from the Last Prism also works.
  • The Aerial Bane can be good for taking out the Star Cells as it will kill the cells and then the arrow clusters from the bow will kill the small Star Cells.
  • The Life Drain deals a reasonable amount of damage to them at a high rate, can target any number of them at once, and additionally can increase the player's health regeneration.
• As the Stardust Pillar itself spawns Star Cells, staying away from it will greatly reduce their spawn rate.
• Intentionally leaving smaller cells alive and using a room to keep them out, a weapon that fires through walls can easily destroy them, and thus breaking the shield with even more ease.

Notes

• The maximum amount of Star Cells and small Star Cells spawned through their splits is ten. Defeating more fully-grown Star Cells will only result in one mini cell appearing.

Trivia

• The tooltip of the Stardust Cell Staff saying: 'Cultivate the most beautiful cellular infection', hints that Star Cells may be disease-causing somehow.
• In real life, living cells divide into two identical copies of themselves via Mitosis. Each of these copies can then grow and divide again, similar to the Star Cells. However, real cells split normally and are killed completely, while star cells only split when the player attacks them.

The Bestiary entry for the Star Cell: "A biological single-celled organism that divides and multiplies rapidly with the limitless power of celestial energy."

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Large Cells' knockback resistance increased from 50% to 70%
  • Large Cells are now faster when chasing the player

• Desktop 1.3.0.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.0.933.1: Introduced. ()

• Console 1.0.750.0: Introduced. ()

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.3.0.7: Introduced.