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Ballista

Energy WeaponAmmo: Cells

PvE Rating

★★★★★

5/5

Type

Energy Weapon

Ammo

Cells

Overview

A high-damage energy crossbow that fires slow but powerful bolts. The Arbalest mod fires explosive bolts with a larger blast radius. The Destroyer Blade mod charges a horizontal energy wave that cleaves through multiple enemies. Core weapon in the SSG + Ballista quick-swap combo.

Strengths

  • +Highest single-shot damage of standard weapons.
  • +Core component of the SSG + Ballista quick-swap combo.
  • +Arbalest mod provides AoE and Cacodemon mouth stagger.

Weaknesses

  • -Shares ammo pool with Plasma Rifle.
  • -Slow fire rate when not quick-swapping.
  • -Destroyer Blade has a long charge time.

Weapon Tips

  • 1Quick-swap between Ballista and Super Shotgun for the highest sustained DPS combo in the game.
  • 2Arbalest shot into a Cacodemon mouth triggers instant stagger -- alternative to Sticky Bomb.
  • 3Destroyer Blade cleaves through entire lines of demons -- position for maximum hits.
  • 4Use Ballista as your primary heavy-hitter between SSG blasts in the quick-swap rhythm.