Ballista Blueprint

Use to construct a ballista build site. The ballista's primary function is to deal heavy single-target damage to siege equipment and infantry. Range 3,000. Requires 30 supply to complete. — In-game description

Ballista Blueprint

Item type

Blueprint

Rarity

BBasic

Game link

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Use to construct a ballista build site. The ballista's primary function is to deal heavy single-target damage to siege equipment and infantry. Range 3,000. Requires 30 supply to complete.

— In-game description

Acquisition

• Ballista Blueprints (guild storage)

Recipe

Ballista Blueprint

Source

Mystic Forge

Output qty.

600

Ingredients

1

Ballista Blueprint

1

Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment

1

Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment

1

Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment

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Ballista Blueprint

Source

Mystic Forge

Output qty.

200

Ingredients

1

Ballista Blueprint

1

Ballista Blueprint

1

Ballista Blueprint

1

Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment

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Gathered from

• Enormous Mistwrought Chest (Mistwrought Vault) (chance)
• Enormous Mistwrought Chest (Obsidian Sanctum) (chance)
• Eternal Chest (chance)

Sold by

Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost
ACLM-0403		Mistlock Sanctuary	3 for 1
Brass Nettlemoor	Hall of Monuments	Eye of the North	5 for 1
Caster	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	6
Caster	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	1
Caster	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	1
Caster	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	20
Envoy Kahleem		Armistice Bastion	3 for 1
Guest Elder		Thousand Seas Pavilion	5 for 1
Guild Commendation Trader			3 for 1
Guild Officer	Postern Ward Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks	Lion's Arch Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Noble's Folly	3 for 1
Guild Promoter	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	3 for 1
High-Flying Frieda	Osprey Pillars	Ember Bay	3 for 1
Jale	Bay of Elon	Crystal Oasis	5 for 1
Jocasta	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	5 for 1
Kriss	Outer Ring	The Wizard's Tower	5 for 1
Laurel Merchant	Hall of Memories The Upper City Fort Marriner Fort Marriner The Great Lodge Commodore's Quarter Memorial Quadrant Creator's Commons Garden of Dusk   Snowblind Peaks	Heart of the Mists Divinity's Reach Lion's Arch Memory of Old Lion's Arch Hoelbrak Lion's Arch Black Citadel Rata Sum The Grove Mistlock Observatory Gendarran Fields	5 for 1
Merit Professor Rizzak		Mistlock Sanctuary	5 for 1
Nicola	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	5 for 1
Ogre Hunter	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	20
Ogre Hunter	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	6
Ogre Hunter	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	1
Ogre Hunter	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	1
Pavilion Elder		Thousand Seas Pavilion	3 for 1
Permanent Portable Provisioner			6
Permanent Portable Provisioner			20
Siege Master		World vs. World	20
Siege Master		World vs. World	6
Siege Master		World vs. World	1
Siege Master		World vs. World	1
Stalwart Ben		Gilded Hollow Lost Precipice Windswept Haven Isle of Reflection	3 for 1
Tlamatini	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	1
Tlamatini	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	20
Tlamatini	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	6
Tlamatini	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	1
Varka	Osprey Pillars	Ember Bay	5 for 1
Wizard's Gobbler			20
Wizard's Gobbler			6
Yucel	Bay of Elon	Crystal Oasis	3 for 1
ACLM-0403 (item currently unavailable)		Mistlock Sanctuary	1
ACLM-0403 (item currently unavailable)		Mistlock Sanctuary	3 for 3  + 12
Caster (merchant) (item currently unavailable)	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	25
Caster (merchant) (item currently unavailable)	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	10
Dugan (item currently unavailable)		World vs. World	1  + 10  + 50
Envoy Kahleem (item currently unavailable)		Armistice Bastion	1
Envoy Kahleem (item currently unavailable)		Armistice Bastion	3 for 3  + 12
Guild Commendation Trader (item currently unavailable)			1
Guild Commendation Trader (item currently unavailable)			3 for 3  + 12
Guild Officer (Guild Commendation Trader) (item currently unavailable)	Postern Ward Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks	Lion's Arch Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Noble's Folly	1
Guild Officer (Guild Commendation Trader) (item currently unavailable)	Postern Ward Plaza of Balthazar Snowblind Peaks	Lion's Arch Divinity's Reach Gendarran Fields Noble's Folly	3 for 3  + 12
Guild Promoter (guild commendation trader) (item currently unavailable)	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	1
Guild Promoter (guild commendation trader) (item currently unavailable)	Hall of Memories	Heart of the Mists	3 for 3  + 12
High-Flying Frieda (item currently unavailable)	Osprey Pillars	Ember Bay	1
High-Flying Frieda (item currently unavailable)	Osprey Pillars	Ember Bay	3 for 3  + 12
Ogre Hunter (WvW merchant) (item currently unavailable)	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	25
Ogre Hunter (WvW merchant) (item currently unavailable)	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	10
Pavilion Elder (Guild Commendation Trader) (item currently unavailable)		Thousand Seas Pavilion	1
Pavilion Elder (Guild Commendation Trader) (item currently unavailable)		Thousand Seas Pavilion	3 for 3  + 12
Permanent Portable Provisioner (item currently unavailable)			6
Samuel Darkwillson (item currently unavailable)	Hall of Monuments	Eye of the North	1
Samuel Darkwillson (item currently unavailable)	Hall of Monuments	Eye of the North	3 for 3  + 12
Siege Master (WvW) (item currently unavailable)		World vs. World	6
Stalwart Ben (item currently unavailable)		Gilded Hollow Lost Precipice Windswept Haven Isle of Reflection	1
Stalwart Ben (item currently unavailable)		Gilded Hollow Lost Precipice Windswept Haven Isle of Reflection	3 for 3  + 12
Tlamatini (merchant) (item currently unavailable)	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	25
Tlamatini (merchant) (item currently unavailable)	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	10
Tyrian Explorer Olread (vendor currently unavailable)	Trader's Forum	Lion's Arch	3 for 3  + 12
Wizard's Gobbler/Permanent Portable Provisioner (item currently unavailable)			6
Yucel (item currently unavailable)	Bay of Elon	Crystal Oasis	1
Yucel (item currently unavailable)	Bay of Elon	Crystal Oasis	3 for 3  + 12

Contained in

•   Achievement Chest (chance)
•   Box of WvW Supplies (chance)
•   Heavy Achievement Chest (chance)
•   Large Achievement Chest (chance)
•   Massive Achievement Chest (chance)
•   Siege Blueprint Case (chance)
•   Unsealed Mist-Hardened Lockbox (2) (chance)

•   Box of WvW Supplies (historical) (chance, historical)

•   Siege Blueprint Case (chance, discontinued)

Used in

Item	Rarity	Discipline(s)	Rating	Ingredients
Ballista Blueprint (x200)	ZUnknown	Mystic Forge	0	1 Ballista Blueprint 1 Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment 1 Ballista Blueprint 1 Ballista Blueprint
Ballista Blueprint (x600)	ZUnknown	Mystic Forge	0	1 Ballista Blueprint 1 Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment 1 Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment 1 Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment

Guild upgrades

Upgrade	Guild Level	Aetherium	Favor	Materials
Scribing: Ballista	13	2,000	300	30 Sheet of Rough Paper 100 Cured Thick Leather Square 25 Ballista Blueprint 100 Elder Wood Plank 100 Mithril Ingot 100 Large Claw

Currency for

Item	Level	Vendor	Area	Zone	Cost
Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment		Caster	Molevekian Delve	Eternal Battlegrounds	250
Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment		Ogre Hunter	Orgath Uplands	Eternal Battlegrounds	250
Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment		Siege Master	-	World vs. World	250
Pile of Recycled Siege Equipment		Tlamatini	Darkrait Inlet	Eternal Battlegrounds	250

Skills

#	Skill			Description
1	Deploy Ballista	1		Deploy your Ballista
2	Cancel Build			Put your blueprint away

Notes

• This item was originally called "Guild Ballista Blueprints" until the blueprint system was simplified as part of the November 19, 2024 update.

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