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Ballista

Ballista

A stationary ballista, perfect for defence. Can fire deadly bolts at distant targets.

  • Short name

  • ID

  • Stack size

    ×1

  • Despawn

    40m

  • Workbench Tier

    2

  • HP

    250

Crafting

To craft the Ballista, you first need to learn the blueprint...

Research Table Cost
Research Table

Research Table

Ballista

×1

Scrap

×75

Ballista
Tech Tree Cost
Workbench Level 2

Workbench Level 2

Battering Ram
Scrap

×83

Ballista
Total Scrap Cost
Scrap

×1,381

To craft the Ballista you will need...

Crafting Recipe

Once you have the blueprint and the resources, you can craft using...

Workbench
Craft time
Workbench Level 2Workbench Level 2

25s

Workbench Level 3Workbench Level 3

12s

Raid Calculator

Calculate the amount of items and resources needed to raid this entity.

Ballista
250 / 250
  / 250
Select Current Health:
Starting ItemTime to RaidAmountRaw Material Cost
6s
Timed Explosive Charge

×0

Rocket

×1

Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

×10

Sulfur

×1,650

Low Grade Fuel

×30

Charcoal

×2,250

Cloth

×0

Metal Fragments

×150

Metal Pipe

×2

Tech Trash

×0

6s
Rocket

×1

Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

×10

Sulfur

×1,650

Low Grade Fuel

×30

Charcoal

×2,250

Metal Fragments

×150

Metal Pipe

×2

10s
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

×31

Sulfur

×775

Charcoal

×930

Metal Fragments

×155

Cheapest Sulfur Cost

Raiding Cost

The Ballista can be destroyed, using any of these...

Raid Tool
Amount
Time to Raid
Raid Cost
Raw Material Cost
×1

12s

Cloth

×5

Explosives

×20

Tech Trash

×2

Sulfur

×2,200

Low Grade Fuel

×60

Charcoal

×3,000

Cloth

×5

Metal Fragments

×200

Tech Trash

×2

×2

16s

Beancan Grenade

×8

Rope

×2

Small Stash

×2

Sulfur

×960

Charcoal

×1,440

Cloth

×20

Metal Fragments

×160

Rope

×2

Beancan Grenade
Beancan Grenade

Left Click Throw

×19

23s

Gun Powder

×1,140

Metal Fragments

×380

Sulfur

×2,280

Charcoal

×3,420

Metal Fragments

×380

F1 Grenade
F1 Grenade

Left Click Throw

×6

8s

Gun Powder

×180

Metal Fragments

×150

Sulfur

×360

Charcoal

×540

Metal Fragments

×150

×3

40s

Explosives

×18

Gun Powder

×450

Empty Propane Tank

×3

Sulfur

×2,880

Low Grade Fuel

×54

Charcoal

×4,050

Metal Fragments

×180

Empty Propane Tank

×3

Firebomb
Firebomb

Deployed

×1

41s

Low Grade Fuel

×50

Gun Powder

×150

Rope

×2

Sulfur

×300

Low Grade Fuel

×50

Charcoal

×450

Rope

×2

Flashbang
Flashbang

Left Click Throw

×250

4m 11s

Gun Powder

×6,250

Metal Fragments

×12,500

Sulfur

×12,500

Charcoal

×18,750

Metal Fragments

×12,500

×278

4m 48s

Cloth

×8,340

Beehive Nucleus

×278

Cloth

×8,340

Beehive Nucleus

×278

×1

16s

Low Grade Fuel

×50

Cloth

×10

Low Grade Fuel

×50

Cloth

×10

Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

Using Semi-Automatic Rifle

×31

10s

Sulfur

×155

Gun Powder

×310

Metal Fragments

×155

Sulfur

×775

Charcoal

×930

Metal Fragments

×155

×1

0s

Gun Powder

×100

Metal Pipe

×1

Sulfur

×200

Charcoal

×300

Metal Pipe

×1

×2

6s

Explosives

×20

Gun Powder

×300

Metal Pipe

×4

Sulfur

×2,800

Low Grade Fuel

×60

Charcoal

×3,900

Metal Fragments

×200

Metal Pipe

×4

×1

31s

Low Grade Fuel

×75

Gun Powder

×150

Metal Pipe

×2

Sulfur

×300

Low Grade Fuel

×75

Charcoal

×450

Metal Pipe

×2

×1

0s

-

-

×11

16s

-

-

×2

4s

Gun Powder

×12

Metal Pipe

×1

Sulfur

×24

Charcoal

×36

Metal Pipe

×1

Propane Explosive Bomb
Propane Explosive Bomb

Launched From Catapult

×2

17s

Explosives

×12

Gun Powder

×300

Empty Propane Tank

×2

Sulfur

×1,920

Low Grade Fuel

×36

Charcoal

×2,700

Metal Fragments

×120

Empty Propane Tank

×2

Firebomb
Firebomb

Launched From Catapult

×1

39s

Low Grade Fuel

×50

Gun Powder

×150

Rope

×2

Sulfur

×300

Low Grade Fuel

×50

Charcoal

×450

Rope

×2

Scattershot
Scattershot

Launched From Catapult

×2

17s

Stones

×400

Stones

×400

Battering Ram
Battering Ram

Cost To Repair Head

×4

20s

High Quality Metal

×25

High Quality Metal

×25

Recycling

If you recycle the Ballista...

Recycler
Guaranteed Output
Extra Chance Output
Safezone RecyclerSafezone Recycler
Metal Fragments

×100

Gears

40%

Sheet Metal

80%

Radtown RecyclerRadtown Recycler
Metal Fragments

×150

Sheet Metal

×1

Gears

60%

Sheet Metal

20%

Repair

The Ballista can be repaired in the following ways...

Max Repair Cost
Hammer

Hammer

Swings

×5

Duration

2.5s
Garry's Mod Tool Gun

Garry's Mod Tool Gun

Bursts

×5

Duration

2s
Repair Bench

Repair Bench

Condition Loss

None

Requires BP

Yes