Overview
Small Cannon Balls are a type of projectile in Crimson Desert, serving as ammunition for hand cannons. These compact explosive projectiles are designed for portable heavy firearms rather than full-sized siege cannons, delivering area-of-effect damage on impact.
Hand cannons are the only ranged weapon type in the game with true area-of-effect capability. Each Small Cannon Ball fired creates a blast radius at the point of impact, damaging all enemies caught in the explosion. Oongka, the orc member of the Greymanes, is prominently associated with hand cannon weaponry and its explosive ammunition.
Stats
Stat | Value |
|---|---|
Type | Projectile |
Buy Price | Not yet confirmed |
Sell Price | Not yet confirmed |
Used With | |
Damage Type | Explosive (area-of-effect) |
How to Obtain
Small Cannon Balls can likely be obtained through the same methods as other projectile types in the game:
Crafting: Craft at a Blacksmith. The specific recipe and materials have not yet been confirmed.
Purchasing: Buy from equipment vendors who stock ranged ammunition.
Looting: May drop from enemies who use explosive ranged weapons.
Usage
Small Cannon Balls serve as the ammunition for hand cannons. When a hand cannon is equipped, each shot consumes one Small Cannon Ball from the player's inventory. The fired projectile explodes on impact, dealing heavy damage at the point of contact and moderate splash damage to everything within the blast radius.
Hand cannon combat revolves around positioning and timing. Each shot requires a significant wind-up period, and the limited ammunition supply means every missed shot is costly. However, a well-placed Small Cannon Ball into a cluster of enemies can stagger every target in the group simultaneously, disrupting formations and creating openings for melee follow-ups.
Small Cannon Balls are used alongside hand cannons by characters like Oongka, whose builds focus on heavy explosive firepower. The Arm Cannon variant of the hand cannon is mounted directly on Oongka's arm, delivering portable siege-level destruction.
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Area-of-Effect Damage
Unlike Bullets and Arrows, Small Cannon Balls create an explosion on impact that damages all enemies in a radius. Hand cannons are the only ranged weapon type in Crimson Desert with true area-of-effect capability, making Small Cannon Balls the premium choice for crowd control.
Crafting: Craft at a Smithy. The recipe requires Iron Ore and explosive components. A crafting manual is needed to unlock the recipe.
Purchase: Available from equipment vendors at a premium price. This reflects the expensive materials required.
Looting: Rarely dropped by enemies wielding hand cannons.
Compatible Weapons
Small Cannon Balls are exclusively used by hand cannons. They cannot be loaded into any other weapon type. Hand cannons are powerful but slow-firing, so each cannon ball must count.
Strategic Tips
Use Small Cannon Balls against groups of enemies rather than single targets to maximize the area damage.
The explosion radius can hit enemies behind cover that arrows and bullets cannot reach.
Stockpile cannon balls before major boss fights or dungeon crawls where crowd control is needed.
The high cost per shot makes cannon balls a resource to conserve; switch to cheaper ammo for weak enemies.