Flame Phantom Cannonball
The Flame Phantom Cannonball is a type of Cursed Cannonball in Sea of Thieves. The Flame Phantom Cannonball is essentially a Firebomb that can only be shot out of Cannons. Flame Phantom Cannonballs have the same properties as Firebombs when loaded into and shot out of cannons, however instead of fiery bombs, they shoot out red phantoms that create fires on impact.
Where to Find
- Flame Phantom Cannonballs can only be found inside a Cannonball Crate of the Damned dropped by the Burning Blade.
Usage
Flame Phantom Cannonballs are used as ammunition for loading up and shooting with Cannons. A Flame Phantom Cannonball needs to be loaded inside an empty Cannon before it can be used as ammunition. Flame Phantom Cannonballs emit a red flame from the cannon when loaded. Once a cannon is loaded, the player can manually aim the cannon with Directional keys and then Shoot the projectile with the Primary Use key. 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.
Flame Phantom Cannonballs are identical to Firebombs in damage, range and arc. The main difference between the two projectiles when fired from a Cannon is purely audio-visual. As an item, Flame Phantom Cannonballs cannot be used as a Throwable like Firebombs, but also are stored in the Cursed Cannonballs slot in one's inventory, meaning that up to 10 can be carried instead of 5, and they do not take up inventory space for Throwables.
Storage
Flame Phantom Cannonballs share their Inventory storage space with Cursed Cannonballs.
- Up to 10 total Flame Phantom Cannonballs can be held in a player's inventory at one time.
- Up to 50 Flame Phantom Cannonballs can be stored inside a Cannonball Crate of the Damned.
- A single Flame Phantom Cannonball can be loaded into any Cannon, signified by a fuse appearing on front of the cannon and a flame appearing from its muzzle.
- Up to 100 Flame Phantom Cannonballs can be stored in one storage space of a Barrel at a time. A single Ship's Cannonball Barrel can carry up to 3 pages, i.e. 4800 total Resources.
- Up to 20 Flame Phantom Cannonballs can be stored in one storage space of the Rowboat Chest. A single Rowboat's Chest can carry a maximum of 2 pages, i.e. 640 total Resources.
- Up to 100 Flame Phantom Cannonballs can be stored in one storage space of a Storage Crate. A single Storage Crate can carry a maximum of 16 storage spaces, i.e. 1600 total Resources .
Notes
- Flame Phantom Cannonballs cannot be stored inside Cannonball Crates nor Firebomb Crates.
- Since Flame Phantom Cannonballs share inventory space with Cursed Cannonballs and not Throwables, players can essentially carry 15 Firebombs with them at one time as long as they are fired from a Cannon.
In-game description
"A fiery spirit that engulfs its target in a burst of red-hot flames."
Gallery
The Cannonball in hand.
