Jar Cannon

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attack power elden ring wiki guide 18Attack
Phy 192
Mag 0
Fire 0
Ligt 0
Holy 0
Crit 100
Rng 50
guarded damage negation elden ring wiki guide 18Guard
Phy 0
Mag 0
Fire 0
Ligt 0
Holy 0
Boost 0

attribute scaling elden ring wiki guide 18Scaling
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attributes required elden ring wiki guide 18Requires
Str 34
Dex 12
Ballista None
Kick FP -
Wgt. 15.0 passive effects elden ring wiki guide 18Passive -

Jar Cannon is a Ballista in Elden Ring. The Jar Cannon does not scale with any stats, and is a good Weapon for a ranged combat option. This weapon deals high damage, but users must be tactful with positioning and aim due to its slow reload speed.  

 

Jar cannon which uses explosives to fire greatbolts. Deals great damage but is slow to reload. 

Experimental firearm brought to the assault on Volcano Manor, where it was discovered that no one knew how to use it.

 

Where to Find Jar Cannon in Elden Ring

The Jar Cannon weapon can be found at the following location:

 

Elden Ring Jar Cannon Notes & Tips

  • Weapon Skill: Kick
  • This weapon cannot be infused with Ashes of War
  • Jar Cannon can be upgraded by using Somber Smithing Stones
  • Ammunition: Any type of Greatbolt, such as Ballista Bolt, Bone Ballista Bolt, Explosive Greatbolt, Lightning Greatbolt.
  • The Jar Cannon has no scaling with any stat
  • The Jar Cannon does 672 physical damage at +10
  • Must be two-handed to fire. This also means you effectively only need 23 Strength and 12 Dexterity to fire it.
  • Sell Value:  er runes 13 500
  • The Jar Cannon's projectile attack benefits from the +10% damage of the Arrow's Sting Talisman, the +10% damage of the Ritual Sword Talisman, and the range bonus of the Arrow's Reach Talisman. It can also be increased by the Lord of Blood's Exultation and the White Mask, which can be easily activated using Seppuku.
  • The Jar Cannon projectile attack does not count as a charge attack, therefore the Spiked Cracked Tear and Axe Talisman do not benefit it in any way. 
  • You can skip the long post-firing animation by using the recoil to push you backwards off a ledge. If your character falls at least from a waist high drop, the entire post-firing animation is skipped, allowing you to reload and fire immediately. If done optimally, you can fire twice in the same time it takes to fire once normally.
  • For the Jar Cannon you only need 23 Strength to 2 Hand it and Shoot with it altho the Ballista is fine. Golden Vow and Flame Grant Me Strength does also affect and increase the Damage further on with Regular Bolts from Golden Vow , and Flame Grant me Strength enhances the Explosive Bolts as they are considered Fire dmg-type )
  • Other notes and player tips go here

Best Jar Cannon Buffs

Use these Buffs to maximize the performance of the Jar Cannon weapon. Note that increases in attack power are multiplicative unless stated otherwise.

Jar Cannon Buff Description Notes
Arrow's Sting Talisman +10% Attack Power  
Arrow's Reach Talisman Increases Range Your great bolts will fly straighter for longer, allowing for both longer range and easier to aim shots.
Blue Dancer Charm +0%-11% Attack Power The minimum weight of both the cannon and the charm (15.9) will grant you 11% attack power bonus, but that bonus decreases as your Equip Load goes up.
Flame Grant Me Strength +20% Attack Power (+15% PvP) Lasts 30 seconds.
Lord of Blood's Exultation +20% Attack Power Lasts 20 seconds when a nearby player or enemy is inflicted with blood loss.
Rallying Standard +20% Attack Power Lasts 30 seconds.
Ritual Sword Talisman +10% Attack Power Must be at full health.
White Mask +10% Attack Power Lasts 20 seconds when a nearby player or enemy is inflicted with blood loss.

 

 

Moveset & Videos in Elden Ring for Jar Cannon

  • Videos for the Jar Cannon Coming Soon

 

Jar Cannon Upgrades in Elden Ring

Please see the Upgrades page to understand the weapon bolstering process.

Requires regular reinforcement with Somber Smithing Stones

This upgrade can't be enchanted with Magic nor boosted with Consumables.

  Attack Power Stat Scaling Passive Effects Damage Reduction (%)
Jar Cannon Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Sta Str Dex Int Fai Arc Any Phy Mag Fir Lit Hol Bst Rst
Standard 192 - - - - 90 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +1 240 - - - - 99 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +2 288 - - - - 108 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +3 336 - - - - 117 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +4 384 - - - - 126 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +5 432 - - - - 135 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +6 480 - - - - 144 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +7 528 - - - - 153 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +8 576 - - - - 162 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +9 624 - - - - 171 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Standard +10 672 - - - - 180 - - - - - - - - - - - - -

 

 




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    • Anonymous

      Aww, man...I respected to str to do a jar warrior build, and you're telling me I can't bazooka people with volcano pots? Lame.

      • Anonymous

        There are two things that could be done to make this and the Hand ballista more usable. Either faster shooting and reload animation, or make it act like a crossbow by splitting the animations to to separate parts allowing for shooting and reloading at different times.

        • Anonymous

          The Elden Beast behaves much more passively if you confront it from long range, as it tends to use its runnings-away moves more often when battled in melee.
          As such, this weapon in particular is good at god-slaying, and very little else.
          — Courh the Explorer

          • Anonymous

            Just a reminder that Roundable Hold’s lower rooms have crates full of cannonballs for much larger cannons. Can’t wait for the over powered DLC version of the jar cannon that doubles as a great hammer.

            • Anonymous

              They should add a matchlock Arquebus gun in the DLC that is just a weaker but faster reloading Jar Cannon, they had those in the 1400s. And while we're at it why not a matchlock pistol that takes regular bolts instead of great bolts.

              Or just a hand cannon which they had in the 1300s.

              • Anonymous

                wandered into radahn's arena without really thinking, long before i was ready. was streaming for a friend so i thought "well if i'm gonna lose anyway, let's be silly about it." pulled this out, +6. bloody near defeated radahn dancing around in a dress just using this and the summons
                10/10

                • "Experimental firearm brought to the assault on Volcano Manor, where it was discovered that no one knew how to use it." is probably the most blatant example of straight up comedy ive ever seen in an item description.

                  • Anonymous

                    So I'm confused, does the fact that it doesn't scale with player level mean I can upgrade it to max and still invade people at level 11?

                    • Anonymous

                      Two questions:

                      1. Would a ballista-type weapon be good at fighting DragonLord Placcidusaxophone?
                      2. If so, this or hand ballista?

                      • Anonymous

                        Consider sticking with Hand Ballista which only requires regular smithing stones and gets to 600 at +25. Jar cannon is 624 at +9 assuming you don’t want to burn a Somber for +10. Not worth the extra damage for the addition weight 15 vs only 10 for the Hand Ballista.

                        • Anonymous

                          Ok but why didn’t we get an absurdly large knight enemy who wields these. I want cathedral knight head butt into jar cannon

                          • Anonymous

                            Is this worth the somber smithing stones to get it to +10? specifically is it worth using up a somber ancient dragon smithing stone?

                            I have plenty of somber stones but it's obvious there aren't going to be that many somber ancient dragon stones in a single playthrough. So worth it? or not?

                            • Anonymous

                              Have your mimic use ONLY this against Melania. It stuns her every time, allowing a critical. She wont target the mimic as long as you land the crit aftet each stun

                              • Anonymous

                                Upgrade this to +10 and bring it with you when you face the Elden Beast. Don't bother with melee. You'll thank me later.

                                — Courh the Explorer

                                • Anonymous

                                  when you bring a gun to a knife fight but everyone is too busy trying to figure out what soap is and how not to die of typhoid to know what this strange "trigger" you keep referring to is

                                  • Anonymous

                                    I wish the companion jar talisman, alexander's shard talisman, and jar helmet stacked with this weapon. It would make pot only builds extremely fun.

                                    • Anonymous

                                      This is good game design for invaders. So many hosts run away (which wastes everyone's time). This plus the concealing veil forces them to advance like they're supposed to. Without this invasions would last 4 times as long.

                                      • Anonymous

                                        "Experimental firearm brought to the assault on Volcano Manor, where it was discovered that no one knew how to use it."

                                        Nice to see Terry Pratchet also had a hand in this game.

                                        • Anonymous

                                          I don't understand why people call this thing the "cowardly invader" weapon. If invaders wanted to fight you from range using cheesy tactics, they'd use spells. If they want to fight you up close using cheesy tactics, they'd use RoB or spam dual blood naginata running R1 or moonveil something. Invaders that fight from extremely long range aren't cheesy, they're annoying at worst and impressive or funny at best. This cannon is so cool and unique compared to all other options. Unlike the weapons I just mentioned, the cannon's drawbacks are no joke and force you to use it intelligently. But they're not so severe that it becomes unviable. I've only been invaded once by someone who used this exclusively and it was a pretty enjoyable experience. They jumped us in carian manor with a super long-range shot to knock us off an edge, but they missed. From that point, they'd try to jumpscare us as we walked around corners and at the tops of stairs or elevators. I'm not sure what they were hoping for cuz they knew it wouldn't one-shot us and they barely ever got the chance to shoot at us while we were distracted by enemies. It was pretty entertaining though. I think they ended up crashing out right as the odds turned against us so I'm really sad we never got to see how that resolved, but shoutout to whoever that was.

                                          • Anonymous

                                            Is anyone having issues with this weapon missing easy shots when locked on?
                                            Like, you're locked on an enemy standing still, a few metters away from you, but when you shoot the bolt goes to the right and hits the wall...

                                            I've been using this weapon a lot, and I keep seeing this happening from time to time. It's like if the character decides to just ignore the lock on and shoots somewhere else.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              anyone know the strength requirement to wield it since ur just gonna be twohanding anyways? like the bare minimum

                                              • Anonymous

                                                Tip for anyone using this. Try not to be directly over edges of cliffs and mountains when using this. Sometimes the recoil of the cannon will send you back and then forward of the edge of the cliff (like you clipped through it and it repositions you directly in front of the edge having you fall to your death.)

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  It should be mentioned that lightning greatbolts fired with this travel extremly far in a straight line before they start dropping.

                                                  • Some tips on how I use this badass weapon, in case it hasn't been mentioned yet:

                                                    This cannon will blast enemies backwards if they are small to mid sized (men, dogs, heralds, imps, etc)
                                                    You can use this cannon to blast enemies off of perches and roofs from afar, hopefully causing them to fall to their deaths.
                                                    In addition, often times when an enemy falls from their camping spot their AI will become confused and they will be an easy target for you to then drop down and target them safely from behind while they are standing and blankly looking at a wall now, after aggro has worn off.

                                                    There are many enemies I have knocked to their deaths using this cannon.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      Gotta love how they designed the handles on this thing so that your character is obviously holding it like an invisible greatsword. Now you can't unsee it.

                                                      • Anonymous

                                                        So happy this is in the game. Amazing weapon. Great for dealing with invaders who cower behind strong enemies or in crowds

                                                        • Anonymous

                                                          Just found out something intriguing, Jar cannon does full dmg without consuming ammo, while horseback riding. however the weapon wont fire but will result in the player Jabbing the fat end of the cannon at each side. so incase you are fighting horseback, don't be afraid to use this as a back-up.

                                                          • Anonymous

                                                            One of the greatest things ever created. Goofy and gimmicky enough to be a meme, but just enough actual firepower to be a threat.

                                                            • Anonymous

                                                              This page says that you can use the Blue Dancer's Charm to increase attack power, but the Jar Cannon does not scale.
                                                              The Blue Dancer's Charm wiki page says it only affects physical scaling.
                                                              Which one is true?

                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                Ahh the "I'm a loser invader whose too scared to fight up close" weapon. Funny how as soon as invaders who use this weapon have to actually fight, me and my phantombros kill them instantly with my trusty Rivers of Blood.

                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                  Everybody speaking of killing afk farmers while I just want a f**king hand cannon. Best used with explosive greatbolt, not practical at all, but feels so good

                                                                  • Anonymous

                                                                    Its hilarious every time to one shot a low level enemy and watch their body fly 30 feet. Such an entertaining weapon

                                                                    • Anonymous

                                                                      Ah yes. Give a weapon to the players which seems fun and then make it complatly nonunsable because of the 80 million years reload animation after every shot and you cant skip it. Typical fromsoft, thank you.

                                                                      • Anonymous

                                                                        Take this thing to the bottom of the elevator before the great bridge in farum azula and turn the bridge full of birds into a host shooting gallery

                                                                        • Anonymous

                                                                          One of the funniest descriptions of any weapon in the game. So none of the soldiers were taught how to use it correctly before the big siege? lmao

                                                                          • Anonymous

                                                                            THERE IS A WAR GOING ON BETWEEN AFK'ERS AND INVADERS. USE THIS CANNON TO CLEAN OUT ALL THE AFK RATS FROM BUILDINGS, CLIFFS, AND ROOFS. GLORY TO THE BLOODY AND RECUSANTS!!!!

                                                                            • Anonymous

                                                                              So does the jar cannon make normal bolts explode too? If so does that mean using explosive bolts increases the damage or radius?

                                                                              I'm just wondering because I love the hand ballista for the fact I can use normal bolts to penetrate and deal higher damage, and switch to explosive bolts if enemies are in a group. So I was wondering if the jar cannon is ALWAYS explosive

                                                                              • Anonymous

                                                                                "Must be two-handed to fire. This also means you effectively only need 23 Strength and 8 Dexterity to wield it"
                                                                                I really appreciate listen the actual str requirement, but dex is not modified by two handing.

                                                                                • Anonymous

                                                                                  Im having difficulty finding an answer so ill ask here. Which Bolts should i use? i have this Weapon as an Invasion Tool, mostly to Deal with afk Hosts on Rooftops are whatever. But im not sure which is better for Invasions, Explosive or Lightning Greatbolts?

                                                                                  • Though the jar cannon's damage does not scale with any stat, failing to meet the str requirement will cause it to deal reduced damage like any other weapon.

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