Trebuchet

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the World vs World siege weapon. For the trebuchet in Battle of Kyhlo, see Battle of Kyhlo.

Trebuchet

Guild Trebuchet.jpg

Location
World versus World
Type
Siege weapon
Interact
Yes
Destructible
Yes

A trebuchet is a World vs World siege weapon that fires explosive shots or tainted cows over long distances of up to 10,000 units. The primary purpose of trebuchets is to destroy walls over distances too large for a catapult, although they can also deal reduced damage to gates and infantry, and cause a knockback effect. Alternately, the trebuchet can be loaded with tainted cows, which deal no damage but create a poison cloud.

Trebuchets also deal significant damage to enemy siege weapons, making them useful for defense in a similar manner to mortars.

Usage[edit]

See also: Blueprint

Skills[edit]

# Skill Activation time Recharge time Description
1 Turn Left.png Turn Left 250.25¼ ...
2 Fire (Trebuchet).png Fire 80.25¼ 5 Fire.
2 Redirect Arrow.pngFire (Trebuchet).png Fire Mega Explosive Shot 80.25¼ 5 Launch a mega explosive shot that does increased damage. (Replaces Fire for players with at least rank 1 in Trebuchet Mastery)
2 Redirect Arrow.pngFire (Trebuchet).png Fire Colossal Explosive Shot 80.25¼ 5 Launch a colossal explosive shot that does increased damage and has increased radius. (Replaces Fire for players with at least rank 3 in Trebuchet Mastery)
2 Redirect Arrow.pngFire (Trebuchet).png Fire Corrosive Shot 80.25¼ 5 Launch a corrosive shot that has increased damage, increased radius, and drains supply from supply depots if hit. (Replaces Fire for players with rank 5 in Trebuchet Mastery)
2 Redirect Arrow.pngFire Rotting Cow.png Fire Rotting Cow 80.25¼ 10 Launch a decaying cow that explodes in a cloud of poison.
2 Redirect Arrow.pngFire Rotting Cow.png Fire Putrid Cow 80.25¼ 10 Launch a decaying cow that explodes in a cloud of poison and drains supply from enemies. (Replaces Fire Rotting Cow for players with rank 2 in Trebuchet Mastery)
2 Redirect Arrow.pngFire Rotting Cow.png Fire Bloated Putrid Cow 80.25¼ 10 Launch a decaying cow that explodes in a cloud of poison and drains supply from enemies. (Replaces Fire Rotting Cow for players with at least rank 3 in Trebuchet Mastery)
3 Turn Right.png Turn Right 250.25¼ ...
4 Load Rotting Cow.png Load Rotting Cow 10 Load decaying cows that explode in a poisonous cloud when it lands.
4 Redirect Arrow.pngLoad Rotting Cow.png Load Putrid Cow 10 Load decaying cows that explode in a poisonous cloud when it lands. (Replaces Load Rotting Cow for players with rank 2 in Trebuchet Mastery)
4 Redirect Arrow.pngLoad Rotting Cow.png Load Bloated Tainted Cow 10 Load decaying cow that explodes in a poisonous cloud when it lands. (Replaces Load Rotting Cow for players with rank 3 in Trebuchet Mastery)
4 Redirect Arrow.pngThrow Boulder.png Load Explosive Shot 10 Load shots that explode on impact.
4 Redirect Arrow.pngThrow Boulder.png Load Mega Explosive Shot 10 Load shots that explode on impact. (Replaces Load Explosive Shot for players with at least rank 1 in Trebuchet Mastery)
4 Redirect Arrow.pngThrow Boulder.png Load Colossal Explosive Shot 10 Load a colossal shot that explodes on impact. (Replaces Load Explosive Shot for players with at least rank 3 in Trebuchet Mastery)
4 Redirect Arrow.pngThrow Boulder.png Load Corrosive Shot 10 Load shots that explode on impact. (Replaces Load Explosive Shot for players with rank 5 in Trebuchet Mastery)
5 Healing Oasis.png Healing Oasis 80.25¼ 60 Fire a shot that creates an oasis of water that heals allies. (Available to players with at least rank 4 in Trebuchet Mastery)

Related world abilities[edit]

Upgrade Rank Ability Cost
Trebuchet Mastery.png
Trebuchet Mastery
Total Cost: 60 World Ability Point

Improve trebuchet skills
1 Increases the damage on trebuchet skills World Ability Point
2 Cow ammo now drains supply from enemy players World Ability Point
3 Increases the radius of trebuchet skills 10 World Ability Point
4 Skill: Healing Oasis. Creates a water field that heals allies 15 World Ability Point
5 Basic shots that hit enemy supply depots will destroy some of the objective's supply 25 World Ability Point
  • Rank 1 increased the damage of basic shots by 20%.
  • Rank 2 adds Cow ammo to the skill Fire Rotting Cow which drains one supply every second from at most 20 players for 12 seconds.
  • Rank 3 increased the radius by 60 for basic shots and by 90 for Rotting Cows.
  • Rank 4 adds the skill Healing Oasis which creates a water field for 12 seconds that heals allies.
  • Rank 5 enhances basic shots such that hitting enemy supply depots will destroy 10 of the objective's supply.
See also: Siege weapon#Related world abilities

Comparison[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Version history[edit]

Patch Changes
November 19, 2024
  • The siege equipment blueprint system has been simplified. Guild siege blueprints have been renamed to siege blueprints. Basic and superior siege blueprints are no longer usable.
  • Guild trebuchets became trebuchets; Basic trebuchets and Superior trebuchets have been retired.
July 16, 2024
  • Alacrity can no longer be applied to players using siege equipment and will be removed from players when activating siege equipment.
  • Trebuchet supply cost has been reduced from 100 to 50.
  • Superior trebuchet supply cost has been reduced from 120 to 60.
June 14, 2016
  • Fixed a bug in which trebuchet conditions were allowed to scale based on player stats.
March 08, 2016
  • Trebuchet: "Fire Rotting Cow" attacks now display a red ring at their impact site where the poison field is active.
August 20, 2013
  • Trebuchet Mastery has been added to the Ranks and Abilities tab.
April 30, 2013
  • Lotus Poison (thief minor trait, 15 in Deadly Arts) no longer applies to a trebuchet's poison shot.

Notes[edit]

  • The range of trebuchets is affected by their elevation; placing them higher up will allow the shot to travel further.
  • Trebuchets can be rotated to face any direction, although they are slow to turn completely around - bear this in mind before deployment.
  • The damage per second done by trebuchets is slightly higher than the catapults

Trivia[edit]

Gwwlogo.png The Guild Wars Wiki has an article on Trebuchet.
  • Historical information up to the November 19, 2024 update:
    • Trebuchet Blueprints.png Basic trebuchets were built with Trebuchet Blueprints, which can be bought from a Siege Master for either 24 Silver coin or 24 Badges of Honor. Once deployed, the build site required 50 Supply.
    • Superior Trebuchet Blueprints.png Superior trebuchets deal 50% more damage than regular trebuchets. They were built with Superior Trebuchet Blueprints, which were made in the mystic forge, bought from various merchants, and found in various containers, the build site required 60 Supply.
    • Trebuchet Blueprint.png Guild trebuchets were functionally the same as superior trebuchets. They were built with Guild Trebuchet Blueprints, two of which may be purchased for 12 Silver coin + 3 Guild Commendations from a Guild commendation trader or crafted by level 400 Scribes. They require 50 Supply to build.
    • Historic damage research can be found here