On top of the Star Cell and Stardust Dragon Staffs, there is also the Moon Lord drops Lunar Portal and Rainbow Crystal Staff. This is because they have targeted a far-away enemy that is moving into teleport range. Out of the 4 armor sets i enjoy the summoner the most, and i usually use the Xeno staff, and i wanted to know what weapons other summoners may prefer. Stardust Cell Staff Terraria Wiki (edited by Mathlete101) 0. I'd say both? Stardust dragon is the best simply because it doesn't get stuck on walls and attacks enemies on the other side of walls. The Stardust Cell Staff is an aerial ranged Hardmode post-Lunatic Cultist summon weapon that summons a Stardust Cell (a minion version of the Star Cell enemy) that can perform a ranged attack and will teleport to enemies out of range. heyo! Stardust Cell Staff Statistics Type Weapon Damage 60 (Summon) Knockback 2 (Very Weak) Mana 10 Critical chance 4% Use time 36 (Very Slow) Velocity 10 Stardust Dragon Staff Statistics Type Weapon Damage 40 (Summon) Knockback 2 (Very Weak) Mana 10 Critical chance 4% Use time 36 (Very Slow) Velocity 10 So what is better as of 1.3.0.8? The Stardust Dragon Staff is a summoner weapon that summons a Stardust Dragon. Stardust dragon, Stardust cell, or Xeno staff? The Stardust Cell swarm is just as powerful as the Dragon, but the Cells cause damage over time. You summon him and he does his job. Like other minions, the summoned Stardust Cell is invincible and follows the player for an unlimited amount of time, unless the player dies, summons a replacement minion, or cancels the buff. Like other minions, the summoned Stardust Cell is invincible and follows the player for an unlimited amount of time, unless the player dies, summons a … The Stardust Cell's ranged attack consists of firing a miniature version of itself at an enemy target that it latches onto and deals damage over time to. The Cells have a large attack radius that is equal to minions obtainable at earlier stages in the game, such as the. Plus, the Stardust Dragon, if used with armor and accessories to maximize minion capacity, it has the power of an end-game weapon, because if you use the staff multiple times, it will make the dragon bigger and stronger. This page was last edited on 15 November 2020, at 04:57. Dragon is better for groups + Idling Cell is better for Bosses and tougher enemies. The Mythical modifier provides the widest array of stat bonuses, but these primarily affect the initial summon rather than the resulting minion. Although considered to be an upgrade to the, The Stardust Cell Staff can be seen as a direct upgrade to the, The minion's attacks can't be reflected by a. like the dragon is stronger, but it can't aim (literally once i had it just going around a zombie,never hitting), also it remains in one piece ,and because of the lack of logic after killing an enemy it will target the one on the other side of the screen instead of the one next to it(my experience) the stardust cell staff is like almost the opposite of this. The only lasting advantage a Mythical Stardust Cell Staff has over a Ruthless one is knockback. Basically. Often while the player is traveling across the map, Stardust Cells may seem to be lazily veering away from the summoner towards something off-screen. Fëne. After teleporting at an enemy, a Stardust Cell will instantly fire a mini-cell. The Stardust Dragon is better than the xeno staff at crowd control and pretty much everything except when used in conjunction with certain weapons since the dragon hits so fast it will actually prevent weapons like the Solar Erruption from hitting the enemy at all. Those are sentry minions, so you can only have one out and move it around, but you can use as many sentries as you like. Damage ticking from mini-cells retains its original pace regardless of when additional mini-cells were added. https://terraria.gamepedia.com/File:Item_44.wav, https://terraria.gamepedia.com/Stardust_Cell_Staff?oldid=1088999, Pages using DynamicPageList dplvar parser function, Pages using DynamicPageList parser function, Pages using DynamicPageList dplreplace parser function. This makes the Stardust Cell Staff very effective at attacking targets with high health. Additionally, minions cannot deal critical hits. Any number of Stardust Cells can damage a target at a time; they have no invincibility frames between each other's hits. Cells are much better at fighting bosses at all points however. In which case, use the cells. Dragon Staff is better for events and exploring. Unlike the majority of the minion-summoning weapons, which summons more minions the more they are used, the Dragon will remain as a single unit, but it becomes longer and deals higher damage, which takes more minion slots in turn. Additionally, the Stardust Cell will occasionally fire an extra shot at any target the player is attacking, without interrupting their standard rate of fire, even if the Stardust Cell is already currently attacking that target. It's literally a detriment to your DPS though. ... Um well, if you don't want to use dragon, then the cell staff is stronger than the xeno. I looked it up, and it's because the dragon blocks out piercing damage, like Terrarian projectiles, when it latches on to something, unlike the the Cell minion. The Stardust Cell Staff is an aerial ranged Hardmode post- Lunatic Cultist summon weapon that summons a Stardust Cell (a minion version of the Star Cell enemy) that can perform a ranged attack and will teleport to enemies out of range. Cell Staff is better for bosses and overall DPS. Terraria Wiki is a Fandom Gaming Community. This damage ticks 30 times before the mini-cell vanishes, and can be stacked as the Stardust Cell continues to fire additional mini-cells onto the target, able to stack for up to 100 damage per "tick". 1. The stardust armor, stardust dragon staff, stardust cell staff, tempest staff, deadly sphere staff, one other but i cant remeber the name:) #1. Its best modifier is Ruthless. Stardust Cell Staff v Stardust Dragon Staff on Bosses I just noticed that my dps drops when I fight bosses when I have the stardust dragon out. This is because the DPS they bring is close to the Dragon's DPS, but unlike the dragon they do not block your damage instances if they're hitting the boss too much.