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24-Pounders: Devastating is a 24-pound ship cannon, the Rare-rarity modded variant that ascends to Epic. Guns favored for raking fire that punish alment errors brutally. Their shots tear through decks, guns, and crew alike, leaving damage that worsens with every blow that follows.

Shiver me timbers!

Overview

In-Game Effect

Rare tier: Hitting a target with more than 50% of a volley applies Raked effect for 25 seconds. All Damage dealt to affected targets is increased by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times.

Epic tier: Hitting a target with more than 50% of a volley applies Raked effect for 25 seconds. All Damage dealt to affected targets is increased by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times. Reload speed increased by 15%.

Fits Ships

Only Frigate-class hulls mount 24-pound cannons in their main battery by default. The Blackbeard faction's upgraded hulls, including the Blackbeard Brig and Blackbeard Ketch, can also field 24-pound guns as an upgrade from their lighter base loadouts. Compatible hulls:

• Blackbeard Brig

• Blackbeard Frigate

• Blackbeard Ketch

• Brethren Frigate

• Frigate

How to Unlock

Crafting 24-Pounders: Devastating requires learning Plans: Devastating 24-Pounders, a Rare recipe paper bought from the Rogue Buccaneers Provisioner once your Rogue Buccaneers reputation reaches Level 3. The plan costs Piastre x400 and is consumed on use; one copy unlocks the recipe permanently.

Crafting Recipes

24-Pounders: Devastating is crafted at the Shipwright's Workshop. Each station tier accepts higher-grade metals and planks, letting you re-craft this gun with whichever material pipeline your base currently supports.

Ascend to Epic

The Rare version of 24-Pounders: Devastating can be ascended to Epic rarity at the Shipwright's Workshop by combining the base Rare cannon with Tumbaga Ingot. Ascending keeps the Rare-tier effect and layers an extra Epic-only bonus on top so the Epic cannon is strictly better once you can afford the Tumbaga cost.

Ascend recipe: Tumbaga Ingot x8 + 24-Pounders: Devastating (Rare) x1 → 24-Pounders: Devastating (Epic) x1

Epic-only bonus: Reload speed increased by 15%.

When to Use

Devastating cannons excel in long slugging matches. The Raked debuff multiplies incoming damage on the target for 25 seconds and stacks up to three times, so repeated broadsides against the same hull compound into a much steeper damage curve than raw DPS would suggest. The Epic tier adds a flat 15% reload-speed bonus, which keeps the Raked stacks from expiring between volleys.

Rare vs Epic Comparison

The raw numbers do not change on ascension; the ATK, Damage, Reload, Range, and Accuracy values are all inherited from the Rare input. The only difference is the added Epic-only layer, which stacks with the Rare-tier effect rather than replacing it.

When the Upgrade is Worth It

Devastating Epic adds a flat +15% reload speed, which keeps the stacking Raked debuff from dropping between broadsides. In sustained engagements the Epic tier usually outperforms the Rare even before weak-spot considerations. Pair with Naval Tactics V: Silence the Guns to squeeze the most value out of the upgraded cannon battery.

When to Skip the Ascension

Ascending is not always the right call. The Rare tier is already strong in isolation, and each ascension burns Tumbaga Ingot x8 for a single cannon slot. If you are still climbing the Shipwright's Workshop tier ladder, if your Frigate is not yet Item Level 15, or if you are rotating between playstyles that favor different modification lines, it is often smarter to keep the Rare cannon and spend your Tumbaga on something else first. The ascension is a one-way upgrade, but the cost also rises quickly if you change your mind about which variant you want on a given hull.

See Also

• Cannons: full roster of every ship-weapon variant

• Naval Combat: how cannons resolve damage

• Shipwright's Workshop: primary crafting station

• Ship Customization: pairing cannons with hull, hull mods, and naval tactics

• 24-Pounders: related variant

• 24-Pounders: Tempered: related variant

• 24-Pounders: Perfectly Ordered: related variant

• Plans: Devastating 24-Pounders: recipe paper that unlocks this cannon

Details

Properties

Crafted By

Crafted at: Shipwright's Workshop

Ascend Cost

Ascend at: Shipwright's Workshop

Fits Ships

Taught By