Ballista Turret

Mount this to fire large piercing Spear Bolts, useful for bringing down large dinos and structures.

Item details

Type
Emplacement
Ammo used
1
Ranged damage
600
Rate of fire
0.77 RPS
DPS
462
Health
7000
Decay time
12d
Weight
4
Stack size
1
Added in
v214.0
Required level
29
Engram points
25
Crafting XP
480
Unlocks
  • Catapult Turret
  • Harpoon Launcher
Crafted in
  • Smithy
  • Argentavis Saddle
  • Castoroides Saddle
  • Thorny Dragon Saddle
  • Tek Replicator
  • Exo-Mek
Required stations
  • Refining Forge

Crafting materials

  • Wood or Fungal Wood500
  • Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot300
  • Stone250
  • Fiber200
  • Thatch100
  • Hide100
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Direct crafting costs for Ballista Turret
Ingredient1 craft10 crafts100 crafts
Wood or Fungal Wood5005,00050,000
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot3003,00030,000
Stone2502,50025,000
Fiber2002,00020,000
Thatch1001,00010,000
Hide1001,00010,000

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