Ballista
Ranged machine that shoots huge bolts with piercing damage.
- Type
- Troop
- Owner
- King of Stone
- Unlock the king
- Build 99 buildings
- HP
- 16
- Damage per hit
- 7
- Seconds between attacks
- 12
- Units
- 3
Level-1 values from the 1.0 game data, before perks, decrees, difficulty and level-ups. Playing the same card on the plot again levels it, normally to 3.
How players use it
- King of Greed Enemies: avoid Stone, whose Ballistas pierce the swarm, and Time. Fight Spells or Progress early for Offering or Overhaul, then make peace with them at the peace diplomat.
- Enemy kings to re-roll away Matsuri ranks the enemy kings by threat at King IX IX as Blood, Spells, Time, then Progress, Nothing, Nomads and Greed, then Stone, with Nature the weakest. Vao rates Stone higher than that against swarms because Ballistas pierce.
- Mounts Boar (King of Nature) can also be mounted; its HP raises the rider’s stats. A Boar riding a Raptor earns Mountception; a Ballista on a Boar earns Crossboar.
How to get it
- In the King of Stone's 9-card deck: a run as this king can start with it, and losing a battle offers cards from your own deck.
- Loot after beating the King of Stone in battle when that king is one of your enemies.
- Merchant: Jack of Arms (troops).
- Joker mode: pick it for a custom deck.
Decrees, perks and cards that name it
| Entry | Effect |
|---|---|
| Perforation King of Stone decree | Ballista projectiles deal more damage to the first target they hit. |
| Ballisteer King of Stone perk | Ballistas start with extra units. |
Rest of the King of Stone deck
Patch history
- Patch #29
Ballista projectiles are now stopped by walls.
Lines from the official Steam patch notes since Patch #18 that name this card.
Achievements
Data: 9 Kings 1.0 card table on the official wiki, imported 2026-11-13.