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Elden Ring Nightreign

List of All Ballistas

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List of All Ballistas

Ballistas are weapons that have high damage output but slow reloading speed. Check out a list of all Ballistas along with their stats and damage types!

List of All Ballistas

※ The stat values listed in the table below are for the base variants of each Ballista in Nightreign.

Weapon Attack Power Range
Hand Ballista ImageHand Ballista
Hand Ballista IconPhys: 431

Critical: 100
50
Jar Cannon ImageJar Cannon
Jar Cannon IconPhys: 584

Critical: 100
50

How to Get Ballistas

Looted from Bow Racks in Encampments

Bow Weapon Rack

Ballistas can be looted from bow racks scattered around Main Encampment POIs. These same racks can also have a chance to spawn in the small, unmarked enemy encampments that you drop at when first starting an expedition.

Map Icon Meanings

Press Y (Xbox), Triangle (PS5), or V (PC) to Find Bow Racks on the Map

Detailed View Toggle
Y Button / Triangle Button / V

To easily find POIs with Bow Racks, open your map and press Y (Xbox), Triangle (PS5), or V (PC) to switch over to the detailed map view. In this mode, your map will show you which POIs will net you ballistas, staves, sacred seals, flasks, and map clues.

Can be Looted from Ruined Towers

The unmarked, ruined towers that dot the landscape of Limveld will usually have one bow rack that you can loot for a potential ballista, greatbow, bow, or crossbow.

If you're playing as Ironeye, these are great mini detours you can take if you want a quick upgrade from your starting weapon (especially since these are usually found near starting spawn locations).

What are Ballistas?

Ranged Weapons with High Power and Low Mobility

Ballistas have higher Attack Power than Bows, Greatbows, and Crossbows, with significantly slower reloading speed and high positional requirements. This makes them ideal as support weapons from the backline due to their siege-like style and ability to deal high damage to large enemies or groups.

In Nightreign, weapons don't have stat requirements. Unlike in the original game, all Nightfarers will be able to use all weapons found during a match.

Best for a Support Approach

Ballistas deal higher damage compared to Bows, Greatbows, and Crossbows, but require good positioning due to their slow reload time. To maximize Ballistas, use them when teaming with tanks such as Raiders or Guardians.

Elden Ring Nightreign Related Guides

Elden Ring Nightreign - Weapons

List of All Weapons

All Weapons by Main Stat

Strength Dexterity Intelligence
Faith Arcane

All Weapons by Damage Type

Fire IconFire Magic IconMagic Lightning IconLightning
Holy IconHoly Madness IconMadness

All Weapons by Rarity

Common Uncommon
Rare Legendary

All Weapons by Type

Melee Weapons
Axes Claws
Colossal Swords Colossal Weapons
Curved Greatswords Curved Swords
Daggers Fists
Flails Greataxes
Greatswords Great Hammers
Great Spears Halberds
Hammers Heavy Thrusting Swords
Katanas Reapers
Spears Straight Swords
Thrusting Swords Torches
Twinblades Whips
Spellcasting Weapons
Glintstone Staffs Sacred Seals
Ranged Weapons
Ballista Bows
Crossbows Greatbows
Shields
Small Shields Medium Shields
Greatshields

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