Cannonball

This article is about the ammunition for the dwarf multicannon. For the quest item used in Between a Rock..., see Cannon ball (Between a Rock...). For the quest item used in Cabin Fever, see Cannon ball (Cabin Fever).

Cannonball
Released							27 May 2003 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							No
Properties
Tradeable							Yes
Equipable							No
Stackable							Yes
Noteable							No
Options							Drop
Examine							Ammo for the Dwarf Cannon.
Values
Value							5 coins
High alch							3 coins
Low alch							2 coins
Weight							0 kg
Grand Exchange
Exchange							213 coins (info)
Buy limit							11,000
Daily volume							38,589,821
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Advanced data
Item ID							2

Cannonballs are ammunition used in the Dwarf multicannon. After partial completion of the Dwarf Cannon quest, with 35 Smithing and an ammo mould, they can be made using a steel bar on a furnace yielding 25.6 Smithing experience and 4 cannonballs. With completion of the Sleeping Giants quest and purchasing the double ammo mould from Giants' Foundry, the double ammo mould can be used instead of a normal ammo mould to use two steel bars at the same time, yielding 8 cannonballs instead of 4 in the same period of time.

Granite dust can be used on cannonballs to create granite cannonballs, which have a higher max hit. This requires level 50 Smithing and yields no experience.

Creation

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Smithing		35 (b)	25.6
Partial completion of Dwarf Cannon
Members		Ticks	8 (4.8s)
Tools		Facilities	Furnace

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Steel bar	1	521
Total cost			521
	Cannonball	4	852
Profit			331

Requirements

Skill		Level	XP
Smithing		35 (b)	51.2
Completion of Sleeping Giants Giants' Foundry
Members		Ticks	8 (4.8s)
Tools		Facilities	Furnace

Materials

Item		Quantity	Cost
	Steel bar	2	1,042
Total cost			1,042
	Cannonball	8	1,704
Profit			662

A player smithing cannonballs.

Making cannonballs is a popular method for players to train Smithing and profit without requiring much input or attention. A full inventory takes 159.6 seconds to process using Make-X. Optimal speeds yield nearly 14,000 Smithing experience per hour from converting a total of 540 steel bars into 2,160 cannonballs when using the Prifddinas furnace. Using a furnace closer to a bank will increase efficiency.

Players can also smelt one iron ore and two coal to make the steel bars and then use them to make cannonballs without returning to a bank, but it is very slow. Unless using the Blast Furnace with a coal bag, the profit gained from creating your own steel bars is far less than using premade steel bars.

The double ammo mould from Giants' Foundry almost doubles production and experience rates.

Products

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Item sources

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Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:8 June 2022| |0}} {{#explode:8 June 2022| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:8 June 2022| |2}}]] (update | poll)	The double ammo mould was added to the game allowing 8 cannonballs to be produced at once.
[[{{#explode:10 September 2020| |0}} {{#explode:10 September 2020| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:10 September 2020| |2}}]] (update)	The Grand Exchange buy limit was changed from 7,000 to 11,000.

Gallery (historical)

Christmas 2017, 2018	Christmas 2019

Trivia

• Cannonballs had a festive override to look like christmas puddings during the 2017, 2018, and 2019 Christmas events. The override had a darker colour in 2019 compared to 2017 and 2018.
• Making a cannonball uses the same animation as when a player buries bones.