Weapons
Weapons are essential items used for combat against enemies, bosses and critters. Some weapons can be crafted at a Work Bench or a Pre-Hardmode Anvils, while others can only be found in Chests, as enemy drops, or purchased from NPCs. Starlight River has a wide variety of weapons and weapon classes, each suited to particular play styles or specific tasks.
Melee Weapons
Swords
Swords are melee weapons which can be divided into 2 basic categories: shortswords and broadswords. Shortswords have very limited range, and they attack with a horizontal stabbing motion instead of an arc. Broadswords are swung overhead, which makes it easier to defeat flying and jumping enemies than shortswords.
- Pre-Hardmode Swords
Spears
Spears are melee weapons that have a longer range than most swords, but attack with a stabbing motion. Spears also can hit targets more than once, making them especially useful for dealing with large enemies.
- Pre-Hardmode Spears
Yoyos
Yoyos are flail-like melee weapons that follow the player's cursor when thrown.
- Pre-Hardmode Yoyos
Boomerangs
Boomerangs are melee weapons that return to the player after being thrown. Together with yoyos, they provide the earliest distance attacks that benefit from melee bonuses.
- Pre-Hardmode Boomerangs
Others
These are melee weapons that possess unique means of attack, not fitting within the traditional subclasses of weapons.
- Pre-Hardmode Others
Ranged Weapons
Bows
Bows are ranged weapons that fire arrows as ammunition. Although several bows deal no knockback, most arrows do.
- Pre-Hardmode Bows
Guns
Guns are a type of ranged weapon that use bullets as ammo.
- Pre-Hardmode Guns
Others
These are ranged weapons that possess unique means of attack.
- Pre-Hardmode Others
Magic Weapons
Wands
Wands are magic weapons that are mainly used to deal damage via a projectile attack.
- Pre-Hardmode Wands
Magic Guns
Magic Guns are magic weapons that similar to guns in either shape or function.
- Pre-Hardmode Magic Guns
Spell Tomes
Spell Tomes are magic weapons that take the form of tomes.
- Pre-Hardmode Spell Tomes
Others
These are magic weapons that possess unique means of attack.
- Pre-Hardmode Others
Summon Weapons
Minion-Summon Weapons
These weapons summon minions to attack enemies.
- Pre-Hardmode Minion-Summon Weapons
Sentry-Summon Weapons
These weapons summon Sentries to attack enemies, which are stationary summons. Sentries use sentry slots rather than using Minion slots.
- Pre-Hardmode Sentry-Summon Weapons
Whips
Whips are summon weapons that can be swung in front of players, and apply damage-boosting effects when striking an enemy. Although dealing summon damage, they can receive the effect of melee speed bonuses and flasks.
- Pre-Hardmode Whips
Others
These are summoning weapons that possess unique means of attack.
- Pre-Hardmode Others
- Weapon items