Star Caller's Staff

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DST

“I put a gem on a stick.”

–Wilson

“It's magical.”

–Willow

“Pretty gem sits in stick.”

–Wolfgang

“The stick is as twisted as my soul.”

–Wendy

“THESE GEMS WORK WELL WITH STICKS.”

–WX-78

“Luckily the star is a manageable size.”

–Wickerbottom

“Useful in a pinch!”

–Woodie

“With a bigger gem it would be so much more powerful.”

–Maxwell

“The dark fuel in this staff allows me to break all known laws of physics!”

–Wagstaff

“It summöns stars!”

–Wigfrid

“We summon you, warm ball of light!”

–Webber

“Isn't starlight bad for the skin?”

–Walani

“I could stir a huge pot with this thing!”

–Warly

“Th'stars aren't under th'domain o'man.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS STAFF O' YON SUN”

–Wilba

“Zoom Stick”

–Wormwood

“Always wanted to get closer to the stars.”

–Wheeler

The Star Caller's Staff is a craftable Item found in the Ancient Tab. It requires 4 Nightmare Fuel, 2 Living Logs, 2 Yellow Gems, and a broken Ancient Pseudoscience Station to craft. It also can randomly drop from an Ancient Pseudoscience Station when damaged with a Hammer, Gunpowder etc., and has a 25% chance to be found inside a Large Ornate Chest. Like all items from the Ancient Tab, Star Caller's Staves cannot be prototyped and can only be made near an Ancient Pseudoscience Station.

With each use of the staff, the Survivor holding it will lose 20 and the Staff will lose 5% of its Durability to summon a Dwarf Star. Due to the nature of Darkness, the Dwarf Star cannot be summoned directly in the middle of Darkness, so more preemptive measures are needed to avoid being bitten by the Night Monster.

Dwarf Star

“That seems really dangerous.”

–Wilson

“It's so beautiful!”

–Willow

“It hurts to touch.”

–Wolfgang

“I can almost make out a tiny solar system.”

–Wendy

“SUCH POWER!!”

–WX-78

“Perhaps a larger staff would summon a larger star.”

–Wickerbottom

“Well ain't that something.”

–Woodie

“That should chase the shadows away.”

–Maxwell

“It's particularly good at focusing light.”

–Wagstaff

“Behöld! A gift fröm Wötan!”

–Wigfrid

“Cozy.”

–Webber

“Isn't starlight bad for the skin?”

–Walani

“Too much power to hold in one hand.”

–Warly

“Th'stars aren't under th'domain o'man.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS STAFF O' THE SUN”

–Wilba

“Bright!! Very bright!”

–Wormwood

“Haha! Always knew I'd reach the stars.”

–Wheeler

When equipping the Star Caller's Staff in the hand slot, it can be used on any visible point on the ground to summon a Dwarf Star (it can also be randomly summoned by hitting an Ancient Pseudoscience Station with a hammer).

A single Dwarf Star will last 28 minutes (3.5 in-game days). With 20 uses, this means a single staff will yield a total of 70 days of Dwarf Stars. During that time it provides a fluctuating radius of light, heat equivalent to that of a 3rd tier Campfire fire (180 units; the 4th and highest tier is 220 units of heat) and a Sanity boost of 25 per minute while standing near it.

The Dwarf Star can also be used to cook Food, similar to a Campfire. It can also burn flammable objects that are too close to it, so caution is advised as to where the staff is used.

Downloadable Content

In the Reign of Giants DLC, the Dwarf Star provides the highest amount of heat instead (more than a fully fueled Fire Pit) and standing near it for too long can cause Overheating, even during Winter.

Tips

• It's a good idea to equip a Construction Amulet when crafting this Staff, to save one Yellow Gem.
• While the Staff cannot be used in the dark, it can still be used a few seconds before complete darkness settles in. The light given off when summoning the Dwarf Star will provide protection from Charlie.
• Staying close to the Dwarf Star will cause a net bonus of 30. Excluding outside factors, this results in no Sanity cost from using the Staff.
  • Willow's Sanity regeneration perk works with the Dwarf Star too resulting in 50 recovered.
  • There is no limit to the amount of Dwarf Stars that players can summon at the same time and their Sanity boosts stack with each-other. This means that players can summon multiple Dwarf Stars at the same spot to boost their Character's Sanity quicker.

Trivia

• The Star Caller's Staff was added in the Hungry For Your Hunger update. Its crafting requirement was changed during the Stuff of Nightmares update.

Gallery

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  Wolfgang holding the Star Caller's Staff.
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  Wolfgang using a Star Caller's Staff.
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  Wickerbottom cooking a Carrot with a Dwarf Star.
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  Willow holding a Star Caller's Staff, as seen in the A New Reign: Part 1 trailer.
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  Old Dwarf Star appearance.
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  Old Dwarf Star during Day.
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  Old Dwarf Star during Dusk.
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  Old Dwarf Star during Night.

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