Snowball Cannon

Snowball Cannon
  • Snowball Cannon item sprite
Autofire
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Statistics
Type
Uses ammoSnowball
Damage10 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) / 5 (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) (Ranged)
Knockback1 (Extremely weak)
Critical chance4%
Use time19 (Very fast)
Velocity11
RarityBlue (Rarity level: 1)
Sell2 GC
Research1 required
Sounds
Use
Impact
Obtained from Obtained from
Classic Mode.png Classic
Expert Mode.png Expert
Master Mode.png Master
EntityQty.Rate
Boreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Boreal CrateBoreal Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)116.67%
Frozen ChestFrozen ChestFrozen Chest115.52%
Frozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Frozen CrateFrozen Crate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)116.67%
Not to be confused with Snowball Launcher or Snowman Cannon.
Using the Snowball Cannon to shoot snowballs and attack Target Dummies.

The Snowball Cannon is a pre-Hardmode ranged weapon which uses Snowballs as ammunition. The Snowball Cannon has a 15.52% chance of being found inside Frozen Chests in the Ice biome, as well as a 1/6 (16.67%) chance of being obtained from Frozen(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Boreal Crates(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions).

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Notes

  • Its damage is higher than stated due to Snowballs having a base damage of 8.
  • In Don't dig up(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) and Get fixed boi(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) seeds, the Snowball Cannon receives the following changes:
    • Switched place with Ice Bow. As a result, it is dropped by Ice Mimics during Hardmode instead of found in Frozen Chests.
    • Damage increased from 10 to 22.
    • Use time decreased from 19 to 6.
    • Has 50% chance to save ammo.
    • Sell value increased from 2 GC to 5 GC.

Tips

  • Snowballs fired from the Snowball Cannon are greatly affected by gravity, so it is not recommended to be used against enemies at farther ranges.
  • This weapon is extremely useful in the very early game due to its autofire ability, accessible ammo, and high combined damage and knockback of weapon and ammo.

History

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Damage increased from 4 to 10.
    • Use time increased from 18 to 19.
    • Knockback decreased from 4.5 to 1.