The Ballista

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The Ballista
  • The Ballista.png
Auto-use
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Statistics
TypeWeaponCrafting material
Damage108 Ranged
Knockback8 (Very Strong)
Critical chance4%
Use time22 Average
Velocity20
TooltipConverts wooden arrows into greatarrows that crush enemy armor and break into shards
Inflicts DebuffArmor CrunchArmor Crunch
100% chance

Debuff duration3 seconds (Arrow)
1 second (Fossil Shard)
Debuff tooltipYour armor is shredded
RarityRarity Level: 8
Sell 12 Gold Coin.png
Research1 required
Projectiles created
Ballista Great Arrow
Ballista Great Arrow
Fossil Shard
Fossil Shard
Sounds

The Ballista is a craftable Hardmode bow. When used, it converts Wooden Arrows into ballista arrows that pierce once and shatter into 3 fossil shards upon hitting a second enemy, as well as upon contact with tiles. The fossil shards deal 25% of the weapon's damage. All of its projectiles inflict the Armor Crunch debuff.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Crafting

Recipe

Used in

Notes

  • The Magic Quiver increases its arrows' damage, but not their speed.
  • Astrum Aureus takes only 70% damage from The Ballista's arrows.

History

These history sections are still a work-in-progress, and may not yet contain changes relevant to the current version of the Calamity Mod.
  • 2.0.2.001:
    • Buffed damage from 99 to 120.
    • Decreased amount of shards spawned on death from 6 to 3, but buffed damage from 20% base damage to 25%.
    • The arrow now grants 10 local immunity frames instead of 12 global immunity frames.
    • Decreased sell price from 16 Gold Coin to 12 Gold Coin.
  • 1.5.1.001: Converted arrow now inflicts Armor Crunch for 3 seconds instead of 6.
  • 1.5.0.001:
    • Buffed damage from 90 to 99.
    • Now only converts Wooden Arrows.
  • 1.4.2.109:
    • Nerfed damage from 125 to 90 and use time from 20 to 22.
    • Fossil shards now deal 20% base damage instead of 75%.
  • 1.4.2.108: Resprited shard and arrow projectiles.
  • 1.4.2.105:
    • Nerfed damage from 145 to 125.
    • Arrow now pierces 2 times instead of 3.
    • Fixed unique arrows not being affected by the Archery Potion.
  • 1.4.2.104: Projectiles now make sounds upon hitting blocks.
  • 1.4.1.001:
    • Buffed damage from 95 to 145.
    • Arrow now sets NPC immunity frames to 12 instead of 6.
  • 1.1.7.901: Removed tooltip "Converts all arrows fired into ballista great arrows. Ballista great arrows are powerful enough to shatter even the toughest armor".
  • 1.1.7.851: Special arrow now sets NPC immunity frames to 6.