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 Pierce
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. All Ballistae require Great Bolts to fire.

 

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

 

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.

 

Videos in Elden Ring for the 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.

  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

      I'm not gonna test it, but I believe the 'range' stat regards the flight time of the projectile, not necessarily the distance traveled, which might be why ballista bolts need more range than light bolts. They take more time to go the same distance, so they lose more damage.

      • Anonymous

        why is it called a jar cannon if it can't shoot throwing pots? It is supposed to me made of the material as jars, or does it look like a jar itself?

        • Anonymous

          WHY THE **** THIS THING DOESN'T SHOOT THROWING POTS FROMSOFT? WHY ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF THE THING CALLED "VARIETY"??

          • Anonymous

            My first thought when I got this was that maybe I could fire cracked pots out of it but then I was disappointed. My fault though but that would be really cool.

            • Anonymous

              "Like most ranged weapons, leveling Dexterity can marginally improve the draw speed & projectile velocity of the Jar Cannon." This isn't true at all? Dexterity has no impact on draw speed and projectile velocity.

              • Anonymous

                If u play coop, keep this on u. sweatlords will come & this will help in many cases of long range battles

                • Anonymous

                  This thing and a little bit of forethought saved me from so many ranged enemy ambushes in the DLC. Sorry fire knight, these are my rafters now.

                  • Anonymous

                    I was trynna fire the cannon while on Torrent and this thing has melee attacks?? WOOT? I mean dmg is good but i'd never knew about this option

                    • Anonymous

                      Ignored ts **** for so many hours but recently needed a ranged option in my co-op build. Tryhard shows up in deeproot and throws all his bs at us then climbs the roots to hide between the ants. I said lemme try that. Blast lil bro off the edge in 1 shot without even aiming that well. That's some gourmet right there folks

                      • Anonymous

                        Greatbows are awesome but with this, u can spend some stat to Endurance instead on your STR focused build, sadly u missed the Radahn's Rain and Rain of Arrows, but look you don't need to farm that Golem Arrow at least, Lightning Greatbolt is purchasable

                        • Anonymous

                          i have nothing to really add except that the last sentence of the description is unintentionally hilarious

                          • Anonymous

                            had on blaidds leggings raging wolf gauntlets chain draped tabard and aristocrat hat got rotted and started making throw up noises on death with this in my off hand

                            • Use in conjunction with unaltered Reeds armor and bloodstained mask, and if someone poisons you in pvp perform Dejection emote and make puking sounds in voice chat

                              • Anonymous

                                One of only a few items I would consider absolutely essential if you’re going online — this, or the Hand Ballista if you can’t wield it. Whether you’re a host, a co-oper, or an invader, it’s just too effective and irreplaceable a tool against your fellow Tarnished to leave at home. Bring your explosive and lightning greatbolts.

                                • Anonymous

                                  The tarnished must be a natural genius considering they immediately know how to use it the moment they pick it up.

                                  • N’ overleveled phantom come crawlin’ out the back door, 90% hp missin’. Lula May’s baby boy. He looks up at me, he says ‘Host. I cant feel muh 1900 hp!’

                                    I said ‘It'sq rl 30. They ain’t there!’

                                    • Anonymous

                                      Imagine you are in a sword duel. You have inflicted a serious wound on your opponent and you are about to finish him off. But then he runs away, grabs this thing and says, "Parry this you filthy casual!"

                                      • Anonymous

                                        Combine this with a samurai build to become a canonically accurate Sengoku samurai wielding an oversized gun. Kinda hope that we get to see more early gunpowder weapons in the DLC, like a matchlock.

                                        • Anonymous

                                          The melee attack on horse is actually punching a lot. At +10 in ng+1,the charged r2 makes 752 damage on the trolls behind warmaster shack, and has quite some reach. I wish we could use it that way on foot too, it would be pretty fun

                                          • Anonymous

                                            I miss the times when this was popular. But nowadays everyone is using Greatbows with Golem Arrows, because they are just superior in almost every way.

                                            • Anonymous

                                              If your invading limgrave, and you find a host that has hidden on that inaccessible ledge on the cliff behind the starter cave, this with explosive greatbolts has a good chance of knocking them off.

                                              • Anonymous

                                                This with Lightning Greatbolts, Concealing Veil, and new players coming in from the summer sale equals lots of funny blast off ledge kills.

                                                • Anonymous

                                                  I still love this thing's weapon description. Someone made this thing, gave it to the soldiers, but never told them how to use it. That's hilarious.

                                                  • Anonymous

                                                    I know this is supposed to be more of a tool for long-ranges than an actual all-uses weapon but i really wish i could use this in bossfights effectively.

                                                    • Anonymous

                                                      This weapon appears to be based on a medieval depiction of a weapon that may or may not have existed. Medieval depictions themselves are not reliable sources of information without detailed descriptions along side them and this weapon lacks such descriptions. Never the less Royal Armouries had one reconstructed to test and found that the weapon was less powerful than many bows and crossbows. Increasing the charge to try and make it more powerful only resulted in the destruction of the projectile.

                                                      • 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.

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