Catapult

Catapult

Location

World versus World

Type

Siege weapon

Interact

Yes

Destructible

Yes

Catapults are a World versus World siege weapon that fires large boulders or gravel to deal area damage with a maximum range of 4,000 units and an AoE target cap of 50. The primary purpose of catapults is the destruction of walls, but they can also deal moderate damage to gates, siege weapons and infantry. It can also cause knockback. Catapults’ boulder shots deal damage based on their charge level. The longer the catapult is charged, the more damage it deals.

Usage

See also: Blueprint

• Building a catapult requires an Catapult Blueprint or an Infinite Catapult Blueprint and consumes 40  to complete.

Skills

#	Skill			Description
1	Turn Left	100.25¼		...
2	Fire Boulder	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fire a boulder that does damage to walls and gates.
2	Fire Heavy Boulder	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fire a heavy boulder that does increased damage to walls. (Replaces Fire Boulder for players with at least rank 1 in Catapult Mastery)
2	Fire Large Heavy Boulder	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fire a large heavy boulder that does increased damage to walls and an increased radius. (Replaces Fire Boulder for players with rank 3 in Catapult Mastery)
2	Fire Hollowed Boulder	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the damage and the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fire a boulder that does damage to walls and gates. (Replaces Fire Boulder for players with at least rank 4 in Catapult Mastery)
2	Fire Gravel	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fire gravel to damage players and siege.
2	Rending Gravel	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fire rending gravel that applies bleeding. (Replaces Fire Gravel for players with rank 2 in Catapult Mastery)
2	Fire Large Rending Gravel	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fires large rending gravel that applies bleeding and has increased radius. (Replaces Fire Gravel for players with rank 3 in Catapult Mastery)
2	Fire Hollowed Gravel	40.25¼	5	Hold down the button to increase the range at which the catapult shot travels, and release the button to fire. Fires hollowed gravel, has an increase to its base damage, applies bleeding, and has an increased radius. (Replaces Fire Gravel for players with at least rank 4 in Catapult Mastery)
3	Turn Right	100.25¼		...
4	Load Gravel		10	Load gravel in to the catapult.
4	Load Boulder		10	Load a boulder in to the catapult.
5	Siege Bubble		20	Form a protective bubble around the siege weapon and its user that destroys projectiles on contact. (Available to players with rank 5 in Catapult Mastery)

Related world abilities

Upgrade	Rank	Ability	Cost
Catapult Mastery Total Cost: 60  Improves catapult skills	1	Increases damage done to walls by 20%	3
	2	Gravel Shot now applies bleeding	7
	3	Increases radius of all catapult skills	10
	4	Increases catapult damage by 25%	15
	5	Skill: Siege Bubble — Creates a dome that destroys projectiles on impact	25

Catapult Mastery

• Rank 1 increases damage done to walls by 20%.
• Rank 2 adds ₅ Bleeding (10s) to Gravel Shot.
• Rank 3 increases the radius of all catapult skills by 20% resulting in an increased radius by 72 for Boulders and by 30 for Gravels.
• Rank 4 increases catapult damage by 25%.
• Rank 5 adds the skill Siege Bubble which creates a dome that destroys projectiles on impact.

See also: Siege weapon#Related world abilities

Comparison

Damage dealt on Tier 1 wall as a target sample.						Tier 1 Wall	Tier 2 Reinforced Wall		Tier 3 Fortified Wall
Placement	Range	Hold	Wait	Damage /Hit	DPS	(all structures) 373,500 Health No Resistance	(Tower) 493,020 Health 25% Resistance	(Keep or SMC) 597,600 Health 33% Resistance	(Tower) 612,450 Health 33% Resistance	(Keep or SMC) 821,700 Health 50% Resistance
	At rank 0 Catapult Mastery.
Close 0% charge 1	1,500	0.25s	5.50s	9,251	1,609	40 hits / ~232s	71 hits / ~408s	96 hits / ~554s	99 hits / ~568s	178 hits / ~1021s
Far 100% charge	4,000	4.25s	5.50s	15,982	1,639	23 hits / ~228s	41 hits / ~401s	56 hits / ~544s	57 hits / ~558s	103 hits / ~1003s
	At rank 1 Catapult Mastery.
Close 0% charge 1	1,500	0.25s	5.50s	11,102	1,921	34 hits / ~193s	59 hits / ~340s	80 hits / ~462s	82 hits / ~473s	148 hits / ~851s
Far 100% charge	4,000	4.25s	5.50s	19,178	1,967	19 hits / ~190s	34 hits / ~334s	47 hits / ~453s	48 hits / ~465s	86 hits / ~835s
	At rank 4 Catapult Mastery and rank 5 Siege Might.
Close 0% charge 1	1,500	0.25s	5.50s	15,265	2,654	25 hits / ~140s	44 hits / ~247s	59 hits / ~336s	60 hits / ~345s	108 hits / ~619s
Far 100% charge	4,000	4.25s	5.50s	26,928	2,761	14 hits / ~135s	25 hits / ~238s	34 hits / ~323s	34 hits / ~331s	62 hits / ~565s
1 At minimum of siege placement in the range that can reach the target without charging.						Number of hits to destroy a wall/in second (These numbers based on calculation; the wall health might be outdated.)

• The range of catapults is affected by their elevation; placing them higher up will allow the shot to travel further.

Gallery

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  Basic Catapult (retired)

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  Superior Catapult (retired)

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  Catapult during Lunar New Year

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  Catapult Concept Art

Version history

Patch	Changes
November 19, 2024	The siege equipment blueprint system has been simplified. Guild siege blueprints have been renamed to siege blueprints. Basic and superior siege blueprints are no longer usable. Guild catapults became catapults; Basic catapults and Superior catapults have been retired.
July 16, 2024	Alacrity can no longer be applied to players using siege equipment and will be removed from players when activating siege equipment.
September 23, 2017	Catapult boulder damage has been adjusted to have consistent damage output no matter the charge level.
August 08, 2017	Path of Fire pre-patch: Catapults' boulder shots now deal damage based on their charge level. The longer the catapult is charged, the more damage it deals.
January 26, 2016	Catapults, Superior Catapults, and Guild Catapults have had their supply costs reduced by 10.
July 23, 2013	Catapult Mastery has been added to the Ranks and Abilities tab.
April 30, 2013	Guild catapult has been added.
March 26, 2013	Catapult damage no longer affects rams through gates.

For more historical information, see here.

Trivia

• Historical information up to the November 19, 2024 update:
  • Basic catapults were built with Catapult Blueprints, which can be bought from a Siege Master for either 12  or 12 . Once deployed, the build site required 40 .
  • Superior catapults deal 50% more damage than regular catapults. They were built with Superior Catapult Blueprints, which were made in the mystic forge, bought from various merchants, and found in various containers, the build site required 40 .
  • Guild catapults were functionally the same as superior catapults. They were built with Guild Catapult Blueprints, two of which may be purchased for 12  + 3 from a Guild commendation trader. These may also be crafted through Scribing, the build site required 40 .
  • Flawed Guild Catapult Blueprints can be obtained as a very rare loot drop in World versus World or from Sigurlina Jonsdottir. They will convert into a normal Guild Catapult Blueprint upon use.

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