Cannon Ball

Cannon Ball

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A gigantic ball of heavy metal, capable of demolishing very strong structures.

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Weapon

Type

Ammunition

Ammo for

 Cannon

Item

Weight

20.0

Stack size

1

Single use

Yes

Added in

v239.0

Spawn Command

cheat gfi CannonBall 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItemAmmo_CannonBall.PrimalItemAmmo_CannonBall'" 1 0 0

Crafting

Required level

Level 34

Engram points

5 EP

Crafting XP

1.6 XP

Crafting time

1s

Crafted in

•  Smithy
•  Argentavis Saddle
•  Castoroides Saddle
•  Thorny Dragon Saddle
•  Tek Replicator
•  Exo-Mek

Required stations

Refining Forge
Mortar and Pestle
Campfire

Ingredients

Resources breakdown [Expand]

80 × Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot

30 × Gunpowder

30 × Sparkpowder

15 × Stone

30 × Flint

30 × Charcoal

30 × Wood or Fungal Wood

20 × Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste

4 × Obsidian

Total Base Ingredients

15 ×	Stone
20 ×	Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste
30 ×	Flint
4 ×	Obsidian
30 ×	Wood or Fungal Wood
80 ×	Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot

The Cannon Ball is a giant steel ball used with the  Cannon to cause large damage from a distance.

Damage

Weapon	Thatch	Wood	Adobe	Stone	Metal	Tek
Cannon Ball	*	*	?	3446	355	40

^* The damage is greater than the health-points of structures of that material.

Knocking Out

Comparison to other heavy knockouting weapons

Creature	Ballista Bolt	Boulder	Rockets	Cannon Ball
Titanosaur	N/A	70	400	1400
Rock Elemental	N/A	300	360	1800
Karkinos	N/A	437.5	1250	11250

Notes

•  Titanosaur and  Rock Elemental can most effectively be knocked out by shooting Cannon Balls at their head. The  Karkinos, on the other hand, should be shot in the body.
• Deals 450 damage when striking a knockout point on one of the above creatures
• The Cannon deals much more damage to structures than a Catapult Turret or Ballista Turret.

Changelog

Patch	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
239.0	Cannon Ball is added to the game.
239.1	Removed Cannon Ball  Engram from Primitive Servers.
239.2	Reduced Cannon Ball Damage by 15% generally, and 25% with respect to Metal Structures, and 40% with respect to Metal Turrets. Added a small amount of  Obsidian as a crafting requirement for Cannon Balls.