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11 Overview
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44 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.
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66 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.
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88 Stats
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1010 StatValueTypeProjectileBuy PriceNot yet confirmedSell PriceNot yet confirmedUsed WithHand CannonsDamage TypeExplosive (area-of-effect)
1111 How to Obtain
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1313 Small Cannon Balls can likely be obtained through the same methods as other projectile types in the game:
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1515 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.
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1717 Usage
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1919 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.
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2121 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.
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2323 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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2525 Related Articles
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2727 ProjectilesHand CannonsArrowBulletOongkaRanged WeaponsWeapons
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2929 Area-of-Effect Damage
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3131 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.
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33-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, reflecting the expensive materials required.Looting: Rarely dropped by enemies wielding hand cannons.
33+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.
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3535 Compatible Weapons
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3737 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.
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3939 Strategic Tips
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4141 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.