A single Ship's Cannonball Barrel can carry up to 3 pages worth (i.e. Up to 99 Cannonballs can be stored in one storage space of a Barrel at a time.A single Cannonball can be loaded into any Cannon, signified by a fuse appearing on back of the Cannon.Up to 10 Cannonballs can be held in a player's inventory at one time.There are usable Cannons on every Ship, every Fortress, every Skeleton Ship, most Large Islands, and some on The Glorious Sea Dog Tavern as well as at The Reaper's Hideout.
Cannonballs can be used to damage the Hull and various parts of player Ships and the Hull of Skeleton Ships, to defeat Krakens, Megalodons and anything else with health such as Skeletons, Animals and even Players. As the fired Cannonball's firing trajectory and arc is influenced by the angle of the Cannon and the sailing speed of the Ship, hitting targets with Cannonballs requires some practice. Once a Cannon is loaded, the player can manually aim the cannon with Directional keys and then Shoot the cannonball with the Primary Use key. A Cannonball needs to be loaded inside an empty Cannon before it can be used as ammunition. Cannonballs can also be unloaded from previously loaded Cannons.Īside from regular Cannonballs, there are various types of Cursed and Special Cannonballs that can be found all over the Sea of Thieves.Ĭannonballs are mainly used as ammunition for loading up and shooting with Cannons. Every Ship starts out with an initial stock of 40 or 45 Cannonballs stashed in the Ship's Cannonball Barrels.Īdditional Cannonballs can be found inside Barrels (especially Cannonball Barrels), Storage Crates, Rowboat Chests and Cannonball Crates all over the world.