Star Cloak

Star Cloak

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Statistics

Type	AccessoryCrafting material
Tooltip	Causes stars to fall after taking damage
Rarity	04*
Sell	2
Research	1 required

Projectile created

• Hallow Star
  

• Internal Item ID: 532
• Internal Projectile ID: 92

 Obtained from

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Entity	Qty.	Rate
Mimic Mimic	1	16.67% 14.29%

The Star Cloak's animation being used against Skeletons.

The Star Cloak is a Hardmode accessory that causes three stars to fall around the player whenever the player takes damage. It consumes no mana. The stars that fall cause 75 / 150 / 225 / 30 magic damage each, pierce through multiple enemies, and pass through blocks until reaching the player's altitude, at which point they continue falling until hitting blocks. On  PC,  Console,  Mobile, and  tModLoader, the stars can ignore up to 25 enemy defense.

The Star Cloak has a 16.67*1/6 (16.67%) / 14.29*1/7 (14.29%) chance to be dropped by Mimics.

Crafting

Used in

Result	Ingredients	Crafting station
Chromatic Cloak	Star Cloak	Shimmer Transmutation
Bee Cloak	Honey Comb Star Cloak	Tinkerer's Workshop
Mana Cloak	Mana Flower Star Cloak
Star Veil	Star Cloak Cross Necklace

Notes

• On the  PC version,  Console version,  Mobile version, and  tModLoader version, the effect is only triggered when the player takes damage from hostile enemies, whereas on the  Old-gen console version,  Windows Phone version,  Old Chinese version, Nintendo 3DS version, and  tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, it is triggered regardless of the source, including fall damage, drowning, and lava, among others.
• The falling star effects of the Star Cloak, Bee Cloak, Mana Cloak, and Star Veil do not stack. Only three stars will fall at a time no matter how many of these items are equipped.

Tips

• The Star Cloak is effective even when deep underground, as the stars will pass through blocks until they are near or past the height of the point where the player took damage. After that point, any foreground block will stop them.
• The effect of the Star Cloak is similar to that of the Starfury, but the stars fall faster, and the focal point is the player rather than the cursor.
  • Furthermore, unlike the Starfury's effect, the stars emit light while insubstantially passing through blocks. This lighting effect is much more pronounced than that of the light particles that fall after the stars hit the ground and can be exploited by deliberately taking damage to map out dark areas above the player.
• The Star Cloak is of less use when dealing with a ranged attacker, as the stars will not impact any enemy that is not close to the player at the time.
• With high defense, one can stand on a Spike with the Star Cloak equipped to accumulate large numbers of stars. The Bee Cloak can be used to a more potent effect.
• Despite the 1.4.1.2 changes, stars will still fall when the player takes damage from their own Exploding Bullets. The rate at which stars fall can be maximized by using an automatic gun with a use time of 8, such as a Damaged Minishark for the lowest possible self-damage, or an Annoying Gatligator or Megashark for reduced ammo consumption.
• The Star Cloak may be preferable to the Star Veil; while the player will take damage faster, stars will also fall faster, doing more damage.

History

 PC version

• Desktop 1.4.1.2: Now only creates stars when taking damage from enemies.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Stars now deal 75 damage and can ignore up to 25 enemy defense.
  • This damage is multiplied by 2 in Expert mode, and 3 in Master mode (the defense penetration remains unchanged).
  • Now uses local immune frames, will not interfere with other piercing projectiles.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now used to craft the Mana Cloak.

• Desktop 1.3.2: Equipped sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.3.1:
  • Inventory sprite updated.
  • Falling stars are now colored white.

• Desktop 1.2: Now used to craft the Star Veil and Bee Cloak.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

See also

• Chromatic cloak