Plasma Cannon
Weapon · WeaponRocketLauncher3★Plasma Cannon is 9th of 39 weapons by attack, at 12,000 against the 16,800 of Beam Launcher.
Nothing is crafted from it — it is an end product, so anything you make is meant to be used rather than banked as a component.
Details
At 50 weight each it eats carry capacity fast, so bring a mount or park a chest nearby. At 2,098,120 gold it is worth real money to a merchant.
Plasma Cannon Crafting Recipe
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Hexolite×227
Thermal Core
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Ancient Civilization PartsCrafting it takes 517 materials across 5 types.
Where to Find Plasma Cannon
Plasma Cannon is not something you find lying around — you craft it, and the recipe is below.
Ammunition Plasma Cannon Uses
Plasma Cannon fires Plasma Cartridge, and nothing else — running dry mid-fight is the usual way this weapon lets you down, so keep the recipe unlocked before you rely on it.
| Ammo | Yield | Craft cost |
|---|---|---|
 Plasma Cartridge | ×10 | Thermal Core ×1, Hexolite ×2 |
Schematics That Unlock Plasma Cannon
Plasma Cannon is not learned from the Technology tree — you need a schematic for it. One schematic grants the recipe, and they are world loot — chests, boss Pals and the late-game pools — rather than anything you research. Higher-rarity copies of the same schematic raise the quality of what you end up crafting.
| Schematic | Rarity | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
 Plasma Cannon Schematic 3 | 3★ | Crates on the large oil rig (grade 5) |
Alternatives and Upgrades
Step up from here and you get Rocket Launcher at 13,000 attack; step down and it is Rocket Launcher at 12,000. That gap is the honest measure of whether an upgrade is worth the materials right now.
Other weapons at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class:
