Ballista

An Ebonheart Pact ballistae.

For the Skill, see Ballista (Skill).

Ballistae are a type of siege weapon available for use in The Elder Scrolls Online. They are useful for destroying other types of siege weapons.

Type

Each alliance has three types of ballistae:

• Ballista - This type of ballista shoots a normal bolt that deals very high damage to buildings and enemy siege weapons, but less damage to enemy players.
• Fire Ballista - This type of ballista shoots a fire bolt that deals fire damage to players plus damage over time.
• Lightning Ballista - This type of ballista shoots a lightning bolt that ensnares enemies, reducing their movement speed for a few seconds.

Usefulness

All ballistae are good at destroying enemy siege weapons while normal ballista deals the highest damage, fire and lightning ballista deal high damage to both siege weapons and their users. For destroying walls and doors, normal ballista are much better than other types of ballista and due to their fast reload time, even better than Stone Trebuchet. Fire and Lightning Ballista are also good at killing enemies due to their decent damage and fast reload. The weaknesses of ballista are their low radian that they can't shoot enemies behind walls and they are easier to be destroyed than other siege weapons.

Trivia

• Ballista-type devices have appeared in previous games of The Elder Scrolls series, but are either non-functional or cannot be directly manipulated by the player.

Gallery

Ballista on the ramparts of Sentinel in The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall.

Dwarven Ballista outside of Nchuleft in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

Appearances

• The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard
• The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• The Elder Scrolls Online