Sieges in Conan Exiles require a lot of time and resources. Those who engage in a lot of PvP want to work as efficiently as possible. With tar balls, that’s possible – but why actually?
Properly besieging in Conan Exiles: To destroy enemy buildings, you need explosives or siege weapons. Although normal weapons also deal damage to building parts, it is not enough to justify their repairs.
That’s why tar balls and demon fire balls are better than explosive jars
Explosive jars are the most widely used explosives and therefore the primary weapon for many players. However, more and more sieges are taking place with tar balls and demon fire balls – and for good reason.
1. Explosive jars are expensive and difficult to manufacture
While explosive jars are “the explosives”, their production is cumbersome. To craft explosive jars, you need to learn “Explosive Traps” at level 35. To do this, you need the talents “Fire Bowl Cauldron” and “Potter”, for which you again need to learn “Iron Tools” and “Furniture Maker”.
To even be able to craft explosive jars, you need to learn five recipes and wait until level 35. After that, you need a lot of materials for a single explosive jar:
Explosive Jar
- 1 Clay Jar
- 5 Tar
- 1 Dragon Powder
The jar and tar are quickly made or collected. However, the dragon powder requires a whole range of materials that you must mix in the fire bowl cauldron:
Dragon Powder
- 2 Demon Blood
- 10 Sulfur
- 50 Crystal
- 100 Steel Fire
Especially the demon blood and the steel fire make dragon powder so expensive. Demon blood can only be farmed in a few areas, and making such a large amount of steel fire takes a lot of time. Explosive jars are therefore not really efficient.
2. Tar and demon fire balls are easier to manufacture
For crafting tar balls and demon fire balls, you need far fewer materials. In our guide, you can find out how to craft and use tar balls and demon fire balls.
Tar is a byproduct from tanneries that you can run with the leather or chitin of creatures from which you take the explosive glands for the demon fire balls. The production chain works much smoother and is shorter.
3. You can craft the balls earlier
To craft tar and demon fire balls, you only need a slave at the fire bowl cauldron and the cauldron’s recipe. You can start capturing slaves as early as level 10 and learn the cauldron at level 15. The balls are therefore available 20 levels earlier than explosive jars!
Especially in larger guilds, this is a significant advantage. Even newcomers can help successfully carry out sieges by crafting the items and passing them to fighters.
4. The balls deal more damage in combination
The actual damage from the tar and demon fire balls comes from applying layers of tar to a building part and then igniting them.
If you apply 15 layers of tar to a building and then ignite them, the tar burns for about double the damage of an explosive jar. The damage can then be further increased by keeping the fire going with more tar a few seconds after igniting, until the building is destroyed.
5. Balls are safer and easier to transport
Tar and demon fire balls have several advantages over explosive jars that play a large role in sieges:
- Balls can be stacked: Tar and demon fire balls can be stacked up to a quantity of 25. Explosive jars can only be moved individually and placed in the action bar.
- Balls can be thrown: Unlike explosive jars, you can use balls from a distance. Explosive jars must be placed in one location and then ignited – which can be dangerous. Balls are used from a distance.
If you want to effectively besiege, you are better off with tar and demon fire balls than with explosive jars. They are easier to craft, can also be made by newer members, deal greater damage, and are easier to transport and use.
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