The ballista is a powerful weapon that can be found on either team's Castle and around the map in Happy Wars. When mounted, press [RT] to fire and [X] to reload. The ballista holds up to 48 arrows in one magazine without "Cannon Shots" upgrades. However, ballistas are very fragile and without "Cannon Durability" can be destroyed by a single Mage's lightning strike, so a Cleric is advised to mount the weapon as it will need repairs frequently. Buffs that specifically increase ballista and Flower Cannon effectiveness include "Cannon Accuracy Up," "Cannon Shots Up," and "Cannon Durability Up." Other buffs that go well with a class for Ballista or Flower Cannon utilization include "Slayers," "Anti-Materials," "AP Damage Attack Up," "Smash Power Up," and especially "Tactical Up."
Notes
- If you are on a ballista when it is destroyed, you will be killed instantly.
- In some cases, if the game is very laggy and the Ballista you are on is destroyed, you will survive and get off and the materials will automatically place themselves down ready for building.
- Since the Engineer update, Ballistae can be updated into gatling guns, doing less damage per hit, but with a longer range, more accuracy and an extremely fast fire rate.
- The ballistae on the very top of the castle cannot hit someone directly attacking the gate. Be warned and take the ones on the sides.
- Each castle has 8 build spots for ballistae, 6 pointed outside the castle and 2 pointed towards the ground level inside the castle.
- Unlike the gatling gun, the ballista is able to arc its shots over obstacles.
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