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Wild Hearts - Cannon Builds

This is a guide to the best builds and equipment for the Cannon in Wild Hearts. Learn about the best Cannons and the best skills and armor to use with the Cannon from the early game until the end game!

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Best End Game Cannon Builds

Tempest Cannon All-Rounder

Weapon ATK ATK. Type Crit. Rate
Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄ 930 Pummel 0%
Element Element Power
- -
Inherent Skills
Inversion Attack 5% (Base Inherited Skill)
Speed Heat 15%
High Spirits 30%
Req. Materials
Lump of Ore x6
Golden Tempest Auric Claw x4
Golden Tempest Celestial Robe x2
Golden Tempest Auric Ruff x1
Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon Skill
Nobusuma Cannon Hawk Eye 5%
(Pure Kemono-Path)
Frost Cannon: Blizzard's Battery Thread Thrift 11%
Ichimoku-ren Volley 10%
Hoard Cannon: Fūten Thread Thrift 11%
Final Weapon Output
Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄ Speed Heat 15%
High Spirits 30%
Inversion Attack 5%
Thread Thrift 22%
Volley 10%
Hawk Eye 5%
Armor Skills
Garuda Hat
Fatigue Recovery (Stam Regen) 10%
Deaf Ears
Solar Protection 5%
Draconic Back Guard
Ancient Tree Champion 15%
Hawk Eye 5%
Rude Health 12%
Garuda Gauntlets
Strong Arm: Spirit 5%
Desperation 7%
Critical Draw 5%
Draconic Body Armor
Fusion Master
Battle Spirit 10%
Rude Health 12%
Wayward Brigand Boots
Grab Master 6%
Resurrection
Tangle Recovery 33%
Skills
Speed Heat 15% | High Spirits 30%
Inversion Attack 5% | Thread Thrift 22%
Volley 10% | Hawk Eye 10%
Fatigue Recovery 10% | Deaf Ears
Solar Protection 5% | Rude Health 24%
Strong Arm: Spirit 5% | Critical Draw 5%
Desperation 7% | Battle Spirit 10%
Tangle Recovery 33% | Grab Master 6%
Resurrection
Recommended Talisman Skills Volley
Desperation
Hawk Eye
Build Merits This build provides players with a balance of speed, raw damage, and utility for the Cannon, making it an excellent gear set for taking on Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono.

The Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄ offers heavy raw damage and a solid base of Inversion Attack, Speed Heat, and High Spirits, which improve the Cannon's damage output and let it reach the heat threshold faster for empowered Ki Bases. In addition, our recommended upgrade path enhances the weapon's quality of life and damage output even further with Thread Thrift, Volley, and Hawk Eye.

Mixing the Garuda, Draconic, and Wayward Brigand sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Cannon's damage output with Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Battle Spirit.

To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Volley, Desperation, and Hawk Eye to increase your damage output with the Cannon even more.

Best Mid Game Cannon Builds

Columnar Rock Sable Mara Set

Weapon ATK ATK. Type Crit. Rate
Flaming Barrel: Columnar Rock 817 Pummel 10%
Element Element Power
- -
Inherent Skills
Rally: Ironclad 10%
Desperation 15% (Base Inherited Skill)
Volley 30%
Req. Materials
Lump of Ore x8
Onyxshard Rock Incisor x2
Onyxshard Spine x2
Spinous Onyxshard Hide x1
Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon Skill
Herbal Cannon Surprise Attack 40%
Karakuri Coordination: Fury 4%
Spinous Cannon Fleet Foot 4%
Agate Cannon Volley 10%
Final Weapon Output
Flaming Barrel: Columnar Rock Volley 40%
Rally: Ironclad 10%
Desperation 15%
Surprise Attack 40%
Karakuri Coordination: Fury 4%
Fleet Foot 4%
Armor Skills
Sable Mara Mengu
Lunar Protection 5%
Deaf Ears
Sable Mara Body Armor
Poison Recovery 33%
Provocation 33%
Blackout Recovery 33%
Sable Mara Tekko
Poison Recovery 33%
Rally: Ironclad 5%
Blackout Recovery 33%
Sable Mara Kusazuri
Provocation 33%
Fusion Art: Fury 12%
Sable Mara Sune-ate
Provocation 33%
Sprint Master
Blackout Recovery 33%
Skills
Volley 40% | Rally: Ironclad 15%
Desperation 15% | Surprise Attack 40%
Karakuri Coordination: Fury 4% | Fleet Foot 4%
Deaf Ears | Lunar Protection 5%
Poison Recovery 66% | Blackout Recovery 99%
Provocation 99% | Fusion Art: Fury 12%
Sprint Master
Recommended Talisman Skills Volley
Battle Spirit
One Strike: Fury
Build Merits This build provides a balanced gear set for tackling the Emberplume and Golden Tempest. It also acts as a solid set for taking on the Celestial Dragon.

The Flaming Barrel: Columnar Rock offers heavy raw damage, a 10% crit rate, and potent Inherent and Inherited offensive skills like Volley and Desperation. In addition, our recommended upgrade path enhances the weapon's damage output even further with Surprise Attack, Fleet Foot, and Karakuri Coordination: Fury.

The Sable Mara set from the Mighty Fumebeak provides high Fire and Wind resistance alongside potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Lunar Protection, Fusion Art: Fury, and Blackout Recovery, improving your survivability against the hard-hitting Emberplume, Golden Tempest, and Celestial Dragon.

To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Volley, Battle Spirit, and One Strike: Fury to increase your damage output with the Cannon even more.

Anti-Amaterasu Sasanqua Set

Weapon ATK ATK. Type Crit. Rate
Sasanqua Cannon 381 Pummel 0%
Element Element Power
Wind 224
Inherent Skills
Strong Arm: Remedy +100
Strong Arm: Spirit 20%
One Stroke: Critical 30% (Base Inherited Skill)
Req. Materials
Giant Kemono Petal x5
Ripclaw Corona Spray x4
Sharp Ripclaw Talon x4
Large Piece of Ore x2
Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon Skill
Intoxicating Birch Cannon 2 Wind Wilt 3%
Twilight Cannon Fog Fall 4%
Balmy Breeze Cannon Critical Boost: Fury 4%
Summer Camellia Cannon Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +3
Final Weapon Output
Sasanqua Cannon Strong Arm: Remedy +100
Strong Arm: Spirit 20%
One Stroke: Critical 30%
Wind Wilt 3%
Fog Fall 4%
Critical Boost: Fury 4%
Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +3
Armor Skills
Great Juniper Headgear
Nostrum Water
Strong Arm: Water +3
Great Juniper Body Armor
Health Boost +5
Health Boost +5
Tangle Recovery 33%
Great Juniper Gauntlets
Health Boost +5
Strong Arm: Remedy +33
Great Juniper Field Hakama
Strong Arm: Remedy +33
Fusion Master
Great Juniper Sune-ate
Health Boost +5
Savage +3
Skills
Strong Arm: Remedy +100 | Strong Arm: Spirit 20%
One Stroke: Critical 30% | Wind Wilt 3%
Fog Fall 4% | Critical Boost: Fury 4%
Savage +3 | Strong Arm: Water +3
Nostrum Water | Health Boost +15
Tangle Recovery 33% | Strong Arm: Thread +6
Fusion Master | Strong Arm: Remedy +66
Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +3
Recommended Talisman Skills Wind Boost
Wind Wilt
Wood Resilience
Build Merits This build provides an excellent set of gear for the first fight against Amaterasu while remaining solid against Mighty Wood Kemono in Harugasumi Way.

The Sasanqua Nodachi is the one of the strongest Wind-based Cannons at this point in the game, making it one of the best options for taking down the Amaterasu. In addition, it also features potent damage and utility skills from its upgrade paths, like Wind Wilt, Fog Fall, One Stroke: Critical, and Strong Arm: Spirit.

The Great Juniper set from the Mighty Kingtusk provides high Wood and Entangle resistance alongside potent Human-Path utility skills, like Nostrum Water, Strong Arm: Remedy, and Fusion Master, greatly improving your survivability against the Amaterasu and other Mighty Wood Kemono.

To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with Wind Boost, Wind Wilt, and Wood Resilience to improve your survivability and damage output against the Amaterasu and other Wood Kemono.

Ember Cannon Bandit Set

Weapon ATK ATK. Type Crit. Rate
Ember Cannon 238 Pummel 0%
Element Element Power
Fire 168
Inherent Skills
Leeway 4%
Ki Base Deployment +1 (Base Inherited Skill)
Req. Materials
Ore x10
Cobalt Lavaback Fang x2
Cobalt Lavaback Hide x2
Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon Skill
Ripple Cannon Speed Charge 13%
Ripple Cannon 3 Fire Wilt 3%
Wrack Cannon: Rhododendron 2 Tiger's Den 5%
(Pure Kemono-Path)
Final Weapon Output
Ember Cannon Leeway 4%
Ki Base Deployment +1
Speed Charge 13%
Fire Wilt 3%
Tiger's Den 5%
Armor Skills
Bandit Mengu
Grab Master 4%
Bridge Burning 10%
Bandit Uwagi
Resurrection
Freezing Recovery 22%
Bandit Tekko
One Stroke: Fury 11%
Bandit Loincloth
Core Boost 10%
Freezing Recovery 22%
Bandit Boots
Grab Master 4%
Skills
Leeway 4% | Ki Base Deployment +1
Speed Charge 13% | Fire Wilt 3%
Tiger's Den 5% | Grab Master 8%
Bridge Burning 10% | Freezing Recovery 44%
Resurrection | One Stroke: Fury 11%
Core Boost 10%
Recommended Talisman Skills Flame Wielder
Battle Spirit
Water Resilience
Build Merits This build is primarily designed for taking down the Deathstalker near the end of Chapter 2 while remaining a solid starter set when taking on the Mighty Kemono of Chapter 3.

The Ember Cannon is the strongest Fire-based Cannon at this point in the game, making it an excellent pick for fighting against the Deathstalker. In addition, it also features solid Inherent and Inherited skills from its upgrade paths, like Speed Charge, Fire Wilt, and Tiger's Den.

The Bandit set provides high Water resistance and Freezing Recovery, letting you have an easier time dealing with the Deathstalker's icy attacks. In addition, modifying the set toward the Kemono-Path gives you access to potent offensive and defensive skills, like Resurrection, One Stroke: Fury, and Bridge Burning.

To round out the build, we recommend using Talismans with Flame Wielder, Battle Spirit, and Water Resilience to improve your survivability and damage output against the Deathstalker and other Water Kemono.

Crystal Cannon Akikure Veteran

Weapon ATK ATK. Type Crit. Rate
Crystal Cannon 332 Slash 10%
Element Element Power
- -
Inherent Skills
Critical Chain 8% (Base Inherited Skill)
One Stroke: Fury 15% (Kemono-Path)
Req. Materials
Corestone x6
Goldshard Tail x3
Goldshard Claw x2
Goldshard Spine x3
Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon Skill
Herbal Cannon Surprise Attack 40%
Karakuri Coordination: Fury 4%
Final Weapon Output
Crystal Cannon One Stroke: Fury 15%
Critical Chain 8%
Surprise Attack 40%
Karakuri Coordination: Fury 4%
Armor Skills
Veteran Helmet
Bare Thread 6%
Veteran Armor
Bare Thread 6%
Fatigue Resilience 13%
Veteran Tekko
Dodge Master (Armor) 17%
Veteran Kusazuri
Fatigue Resilience 13%
Poison Recovery 22%
Veteran Sune-ate
Dodge Master (Armor) 17%
Skills
One Stroke: Fury 15% | Critical Chain 8%
Surprise Attack 40% | Karakuri Coordination: Fury 4%
Bare Thread 12% | Fatigue Resilience 26%
Dodge Master 34% | Poison Recovery 22%
Recommended Talisman Skills Battle Spirit
Poison Recovery
Wind Resilience
Build Merits This build provides players with a solid set of gear for dealing with the Fumebeak while remaining effective against the rest of the Akikure Canyon kemono.

The Crystal Cannon provides high raw Slash damage, a 10% critical rate, and solid offensive skills when following its build path, including Karakuri Coordination: Fury, Critical Chain, and Surprise Attack.

The Veteran set provides excellent resistances against the Sporetail, Goldshard, and Fumebeak while featuring solid utility skills like Bare Thread and Dodge Master. In addition, we also recommend modifying this armor set toward the Kemono-Path to activate the Crystal Cannon's One Stroke: Fury.

To round the build out, we recommend equipping Talismans with Battle Spirit, Poison Recovery, and Wind Resilience to further enhance your damage output and survivability against the Fumebeak.

Best Early Game Cannon Builds

Starter Natsukodachi Ripple Set

Weapon ATK ATK. Type Crit. Rate
Ripple Cannon 2 252 Pummel -10%
Element Element Power
- -
Inherent Skills
Slight of Hand: Fury 4% (Base Inherited Skill)
Water Wilt 3% (Base Inherited Skill)
Leeway 4%
Req. Materials
Corestone x10
Small Kemono Carapace x3
Gritdog Iron Nugget x2
Gritdog Claw x3
Armor Skills
Ninja Mengu
Fleet Foot 2%
Blaze Recovery 22%
Ninja Uwagi
Verve 2%
Grithide Tekko
Stowed Weapon Boost: Ironclad 3%
Grithide Loincloth
Core Boost 10%
Ninja Sune-ate
Fleet Foot 2%
Skills
Slight of Hand: Fury 4% | Water Wilt 3%
Leeway 4% | Blaze Recovery 22%
Fleet Foot 4% | Verve 2% (Human-Path)
Core Boost 10% | Stowed Weapon Boost: Ironclad 3%
Recommended Talisman Skills Battle Spirit
Blade Debar
Ironclad
Build Merits This build prioritizes giving players a solid starter set with the Cannon after unlocking it from the Earthbreaker fight. It also acts as a suitable gear set for taking on the first few Kemono in Akikure Canyon.

The Ripple Cannon 2 is a solid raw Cannon, featuring 252 base attack and a decent balance of utility skills with Slight of Hand: Fury and Leeway.

The mix of Ninja and Grithide sets provides players with a sufficient amount of base defense and potent offensive and defensive skills in Verve, Fleet Foot, and Stowed Weapon Boost: Ironclad.

To round this starter build out, we recommend equipping Talismans with Battle Spirit, Blade Debar, and Ironclad for a balance of damage, utility, and surivivability while getting used to the weapon.

Best Skills for Cannon

Best Skills Explanation
Volley
★★★
This skill improves the Cannon's fire rate while its charge gauge is above zero, improving the weapon's damage output and letting it reach the heat threshold faster.
Speed Charge
★★★
This skill increases the amount of charge gauge you regenerate while standing on a Ki Base, letting you refill your ammo faster and extending your Fortified Shot's laser uptime!
Thread Thrift
★★★
This skill reduces the amount of thread your Fortified Shot and regular attacks consume, improving your damage uptime with the Cannon.
Speed Heat
★★
Increasing the amount of heat your attacks generate allows you to shoot out empowered Ki Bases faster, making Speed Heat a solid skill to aim for.
High Spirits
★★
This skill lowers the heat threshold before you can fire an empowered Ki Base, enhancing your damage output and letting you access Fortified Shot much faster.
Surprise Attack
★★
This skill boosts the amount of damage you deal before a Kemono roars and begins attacking. Combine this skill with a Chain Trap and Fortified Shot at the start of the hunt for massive damage!
Desperation
★★
This skill provides a potent damage increase at the cost of your defense, making it a high-risk, high-reward damage skill for any weapon.
Karakuri Coordination: Fury
The Cannon often uses Torch and Celestial Anchor Karakuri attacks, so having a skill that boosts the damage of these moves is always great to have.
Fleet Foot
The Cannon uses sliding dodges often to reposition and move away from Kemono attacks, so having a skill that enhances your damage output while sliding is beneficial.

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