Siegeengine · INDIVIDUAL UNIT

Ballista

Requires Level 2 Siege Works Strong vs. Structures and Siege Equipment Relatively simple to use and aim, Saruman's ballistae serve to wipe out clusters of enemy troops and weaken their structures.

Isengard White Hand

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Cost500

Health / soldier2,000

Health / full battalion2,000

Attack range500

Movement speed35

Command points30

Base statistics · Build time: 40s · Range and speed use game units. Mixed battalions are broken down below. Conditional bonuses are not folded into these totals.

OFFENSE

Weapons & attack range

Damage is per hit, before target armor. Different projectile upgrades are shown separately. Attack timing can also depend on animation; these values are not a DPS estimate.

Base equipment

PRIMARY

IsengardBallistaWeapon · IsengardBallista

Range

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Maximum attack distance in game units. Melee weapons have short ranges; archers can attack from farther away.

500Pre-attack

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Delay before the attack is released, in milliseconds (1,000 ms = 1 second). When it applies depends on the weapon and animation.

1,000 msShot delay

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Configured delay between attacks, in milliseconds. This applies to melee swings too. Animation and reload timing can also affect the actual attack rate.

7,000 msClip

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Attacks per reload cycle, not total ammunition. Not specified means the weapon definition does not set a clip size; this is common for melee weapons.

Damage type	Damage / hit	Splash radius	Conditions
SIEGE	600	50	No upgrade gate specified
SIEGE	600	50	No upgrade gate specified

Weapon timing, targeting & source

Property	Game value	Resolved value
AttackRange	`ISENGARD_BALLISTA_RANGE`	500
RangeBonusMinHeight	`30`	30
RangeBonus	`1`	1
RangeBonusPerFoot	`#MULTIPLY( ISENGARD_BALLISTA_RANGE .003 )`	1.5
MinimumAttackRange	`100.0`	100
WeaponSpeed	`481`	481
MinWeaponSpeed	`481`	481
FXTrigger	`CATAPULT_ROCK`	—
PreAttackType	`PER_SHOT`	—
PreAttackDelay	`ISENGARD_BALLISTA_PREATTACKDELAY`	1,000
FiringDuration	`ISENGARD_BALLISTA_FIRINGDURATION`	6,000
DelayBetweenShots	`ISENGARD_BALLISTA_DELAYBETWEENSHOTS`	7,000
RequireFollowThru	`Yes`	—
NoVictimNeeded	`Yes`	—
LeechRangeWeapon	`Yes`	—
ClipSize	`1`	1
AutoReloadsClip	`Yes`	—
ClipReloadTime	`ISENGARD_BALLISTA_FIRINGDURATION`	6,000
HitPercentage	`70`	70
ScatterRadius	`50.0`	50

Source definition

data/ini/weapon.ini:44578

IsengardBallistaWeapon

DEFENSE

Armor profiles

These percentages are damage received: 50% takes half damage; 200% takes double damage. Unlisted types use DEFAULT. Abilities and temporary modifiers can change the result.

Base equipment

SiegeEngineArmor · IsengardBallista

Damage type	Received
DEFAULT	25%
SLASH	100%
PIERCE	1%
SPECIALIST	75%
CRUSH	40%
CAVALRY	100%
SIEGE	100%
FLAME	80%
FROST	80%
MAGIC	80%
HERO	200%
HERO_RANGED	2%
STRUCTURAL	25%
UNDEFINED	1%

Source definition

data/ini/armor.ini:4036

SiegeEngineArmor

TOOLS OF THE BATTLEFIELD

Abilities & passive effects

Descriptions come from game tooltips and may lag behind balance edits. Expand implementation details to inspect the current effects and conditions.

passive / conditional

Notify Targets Of Imminent Probable Crushing Update

Effect values & implementation

NotifyTargetsOfImminentProbableCrushingUpdate ModuleTag_NotifyCrushScan

Property	Game value	Resolved value

Source definition

data/ini/object/evilfaction/units/isengard/ballista.ini:482

NotifyTargetsOfImminentProbableCrushingUpdate ModuleTag_NotifyCrushScan

Battalion composition & progression

Member template	Count	Health each
IsengardBallista	1	2,000

Experience and level upgrades (1)

Level definition	XP requirement	Upgrades / modifiers
IsengardBallistaLevel1	1

JOINING THE ARMY

Where to recruit

Faction	Building	Unlock requirements	Path
Isengard	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
Isengard	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
Isengard	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel3	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
Isengard	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
Isengard	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
Isengard	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel3	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1_WhiteHand → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2_WhiteHand → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel3	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3_WhiteHand → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel2 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel3	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel1 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista
White Hand	Fortress	Upgrade_IsengardSiegeWorksLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel2, Upgrade_StructureLevel3	Trace Starting builder → IsengardPorter → IsengardSiegeWorks_WhiteHand → IsengardSiegeWorks → IsengardSiegeWorksCommandSetLevel3 → Command_ConstructIsengardBallista Source definition `data/ini/commandbutton.ini:17429` Command_ConstructIsengardBallista

FIELD NOTES

Strategy

Strategy notes have not been written for this unit yet. Use its range, armor profiles and recruitment requirements to inform comparisons; the stat sheet alone does not establish a winning matchup.

Source definition

data/ini/object/evilfaction/units/isengard/ballista.ini:3

IsengardBallista