Ballista¶

A crossbow construct, set up with the siege hammer by any character. It is a skill, not a building: it costs nothing and can stand anywhere, bound only by the ballista limit. It carries a copy of the crossbow in the siege crossbow cell and shoots real bolts from the bolt magazine. When set up it records the crossbow's own damage and a share of its builder's crossbow, projectile, reload and fire-rate bonuses; changing gear later does not change it. Its durability is its crossbow's and runs out by itself in its lifetime, 12 seconds at base; every shot wears it a little more, at zero it falls, and the hammer repairs it. It shoots only while its builder is near.

Ballistas are set up with the Siege hammer.

Referenced by¶

Passive Tree¶

Notables¶

	Name	Effect
	Ballista Projectiles	Ballistas inherit +50% of your crossbow projectile bonuses
	Bolt Salvage	+8% chance for ballista bolts to be saved +2 bolts in the ballista magazine
	Heavy Bolts	25% increased ballista damage Ballistas inherit +25% of your crossbow damage bonuses
	Long Sight	12% increased ballista range
	Quick Reload	12% increased ballista reload speed Ballistas inherit +25% of your crossbow reload speed bonuses
	Rapid Winch	7% increased ballista fire rate Ballistas inherit +25% of your crossbow fire rate bonuses
	Siege Line	+1 ballista limit 25% increased ballista durability

Small passives¶

Stat	Nodes
10% increased ballista durability	7
10% increased ballista damage	7
3% increased ballista fire rate	5
5% increased ballista reload speed	5
5% increased ballista range	4
+3% chance for ballista bolts to be saved	4

Items¶

Uniques (1)¶

	Name	Effect	How to get
	Hammer of the Patient Master	Ballistas restore (1–2)% of maximum durability per second while not firing (20–30)% increased ballista reload speed at full durability ×0.8 ballista damage (20–30)% increased ballista ailment build-up +(10–15)% chance for ballista bolts to be saved	found in the treasure chests of: Fortresses (Ashlands)

Mods (23)

Mod	Type	Rolls on	From (item level)
#% increased ballista damage	Prefix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista damage	Prefix	one of ring or trinket	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista damage	Prefix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista durability	Prefix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista durability	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista fire rate	Suffix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista fire rate	Suffix	one of ring or trinket	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista fire rate	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista range	Prefix	one of ring or trinket	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista range	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista reload speed	Suffix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista reload speed	Suffix	one of ring or trinket	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista reload speed	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
+# ballista limit	Prefix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
+# ballista limit	Prefix	must be trinket	Meadows (1)
+#% chance for ballista bolts to be saved	Suffix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
+#% chance for ballista bolts to be saved	Suffix	one of quiver or belt	Meadows (1)
+#% chance for ballista bolts to be saved	Suffix	must be jewel and Strength–Dexterity jewel	Meadows (1)
Ballistas inherit +#% of your crossbow damage bonuses	Prefix	must be siege hammer	Meadows (1)
#% increased ballista ailment build-up	Prefix	not jewel	Only on unique items: Hammer of the Patient Master
#% increased ballista reload speed at full durability	Suffix	not jewel	Only on unique items: Hammer of the Patient Master
+#% chance for ballista bolts to be saved	Suffix	not jewel	Only on unique items: Hammer of the Patient Master
×# ballista damage	Suffix	not jewel	Only on unique items: Hammer of the Patient Master

Patch history¶

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Change

Patch 6.0.0 (New)

A crossbow construct, set up with the siege hammer by any character. It is a skill, not a building: it costs nothing and can stand anywhere, bound only by the ballista limit. It carries a copy of the crossbow in the siege crossbow cell and shoots real bolts from the bolt magazine. When set up it records the crossbow's own damage and a share of its builder's crossbow, projectile, reload and fire-rate bonuses; changing gear later does not change it. Its durability is its crossbow's and runs out by itself in its lifetime, 12 seconds at base; every shot wears it a little more, at zero it falls, and the hammer repairs it. It shoots only while its builder is near.

Data from Path of Valheiman 6.0.6, extracted 2026-11-09.