Battle Cats | Ranking All Cat Cannons from Worst to Best

[@Shrimpfrie]

waterblast is detrimental, the amount of times you forget to unequip it outweighs it's usage.

[@3days_left]

That's a you issue lol

[@qaimzaidi3199]

@@3days_left your wrong

[@micahtan1220]

same with holy blast

[@fanrong3]

Holy blast actually does something though ​@@micahtan1220

[@G-chess_channel]

@@micahtan1220I mean I always get holy blast in stages with zombies. And in some stages it’s actually very important to the strategy, so wouldn’t say that.

[@Pudding404]

Water and holy being ranked so differently speaks for metal and zombies and how Ponos has been treating the two. Zombies and their ability to guarentee to take portions of the field with burrow makes holy required for zombie-heavy stages, and their reviving at the worst possible time can cost you the run. While metals are just there at the front, Unchanged from the beginning. I found myself pairing cat base recharge combos with holy blast. Works well on Zamelle stages.

[@XskullDrSkull]

Two of the most cancer traits, yet zombies are mechanically super well designed whereas metals are the complete bottom of the barrel. Interesting to see the cannons reflect the quality of their dynamic.

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Playing against metals is playing a completely different game and that game sucks ass

[@hsmit007]

I have some ideas Rank all abilities from worst to best Rank all traits from easiest to hardest Rank all uber pools from best to worst Top 10 worst ubers

[@swift7842]

Top 10 worst Ubers is unnecessary since he already went over the nekoluga banner

[@marvinmarvellous8798]

he already covered the top ten worst ubers

[@Camreamancat]

​@@swift7842 NAAAHH DONT DO BY BOY LUFFY LIKE THAT

[@clarence_legendary2763]

We all know who is the easiest trait

[@joechisman5909]

​@@clarence_legendary2763idk red and black are both equally easy

[@Flameonoodle]

13:42 This unironically goes so hard, a little shield boi toughing out an explosion strong enough to destroy gods and probably Texas

[@XskullDrSkull]

He has the power of friendship

[@peanut9595]

​@@XskullDrSkullonly for 6 seconds though 😔

[@krysert4552]

The f*ck did texas do😂

[@commie-jim]

@@krysert4552 As a Texan, what *didn't* Texas do, honestly?

[@NorbYyY_GG]

@@XskullDrSkull IT HAS THE POWER OF GOD AND FRIENDSHIP ON HIS SIDE!

[@MrChainChomp]

I mentioned this around a year ago, and it's finally here, les gooooo 😭

[@XskullDrSkull]

It’s been 84 years…

[@akonimas]

dude i saw the comment a year ago too and i immediately thought of it when I saw this video lol

[@FakeTrashbags]

​Isn't that the line from that one movie with the ship and the iceberg ​@@XskullDrSkull

[@LEOG31]

A time ago i have seen a comment of someone (maybe yours 🤔) asking for a cannon ranking, so when i saw this video instantly thought about that

[@Tekkonecko]

​@@FakeTrashbags uh no actually it's about witches

[@ramaicatseye]

Man, this video is as fantastic as I expected. The intro to a new segment is hype and well-done, it will go so well with premiere chat spamming wrong guesses to the next rank. I'm so glad he gave regular cannon the spot it deserves (my friends say it's horrible, and I disagree, so happy with #4) and honestly I feel more knowledged on how/when to use Cat Cannons now too. Thunderbolt does a fanatic job, and it's really fun to use too.

[@daprofesa6855]

bro is not past midgame 💀tbolt is rarely used, hblast should def be at least #2 if not #1. also regular cannon should be 5 since iron wall has some relevant uses, and assassin bear is irrelevant even without regular cannon because of doron, boulder, glass, and even green shell to some extent

[@FrosTeeBee]

@@daprofesa6855tbolt is goated asf

[@TJ-hg6op]

I have a way to “fix” the waterblast (more likely keep it exactly the same in usage but…). So a cool way imo to change it would be to first, make it function like the normal and holy blast where it fires a wave type thing instead of just hitting in a single area like breakerblast. Maybe this could come with a slight decrease in the damage to metals, but it was already pretty useless anyways so I think thats fine. Then, to add another niche thing just to fit to concept. What if it also removes any debuffs on cats as well? Because it’s water, it only makes sense. This makes the waterblast a teensy bit more versatile, at least better than the state it is now. Metal has been powercrept so much that I think this would be a fine change.

[@XskullDrSkull]

I can imagine waterblast shooting a jet of water from a hose on end to end for the fire type. Cleansing mechanic also seems really cool, but removing debuffs seems to be more like worse version of curse. Cleanse could do something like healing, we already have that mechanic coded in the game with cat god miracles.

[@Flameonoodle]

​@@XskullDrSkullFirst sentence is exactly what I thought it was gonna be, then I finally got it, went to Bionic Seaweed to test it, thought "I bet the animation is gonna be so cool" Then died of disappointment when it just did a little piddle on the enemies 😞

[@Ozdestro]

@@XskullDrSkullthat’d be sick

[@inesnobre2703]

As a bonus, make it work on snache and his variants All of them either use water colors for make-up, or are 75% fire It would be pretty funny

[@hermit4767]

bros gonna rank the best enemy descriptions next

[@penpenguin4767]

If Xskull finds this, y'know he'd make a feature film lengthed video

[@youtefhy]

that’ll probably be dr skull instead

[@stormy_does_stuff]

​@@youtefhy what's the difference?

[@thereisnotenoughlettersformyu]

@@stormy_does_stuffThe

[@copycat500]

Despite Iron Wall’s flaws and being overshadowed, it’s still a good early-game Cat-Cannon even when it’s only the third type.

[@timmyreobed5043]

The one downside of the Holy Blast is forgetting you equipped it for a random Zombie level and proceeding to lose because ypu really needed that breakerblast Knockback.

[@darryllmaybe3881]

Honestly, Holy blast's my #2, I don't even care about how limited it is, it is single handily the greatest counter to one of the game's strongest traits.

[@XskullDrSkull]

It’s definitely one of the most important cannons to max.

[@LucianRayden228]

14:45 Xskull: you can laser the enemies with a slow and regain control. Doge cannon: SIKEEEE

[@Trevenant4240-y9w]

Surge base:hor hor, did u forget bout me?

[@jamelreeves8770]

Relic doge base: w-what about me?

[@Wrongaple]

Here is an idea for a surge cannon, instead of rng like the doge surge base, you can hold down the fire button for the surge to farther down, and release when you want it to fire, this may distract your meat shielding, but this could be a great bore jr counter

[@XskullDrSkull]

Battle Cats Unite actually has a pretty similar mechanic in the PVP cannon, although it’s based on timing rather than holding the button down.

[@thegeek0671]

Prediction: 1- Breakerblast 2- Thunderbolt 3- Holy Blast 4- Normal Cannon 5- Slow beam 6- Iron Wall 7- Waterblast 8- Curseblast

[@crazycat482]

Thunderbolt above breaker, curse above water

[@PermHeEad]

how u comment before video posted

[@M_Chen333]

@@PermHeEad Probably a member of the channel

[@daprofesa6855]

@@crazycat482 what are you on? tbolt is pretty irrelevant after mid game. like legit only time i can think of it ever being used in a guide is in the old queen. ive seen slow cannon be used in so many stages its wierd. idk how xskull ranked it so low

[@thegeek0671]

@@PermHeEad it was on "early access" where you could comment but couldn't watch the video

[@AmoALosGatosNegros]

I think the Breaker Blast is the best, but I respect your opinion.

[@M_Chen333]

He did mention that Breaker Blast is his personal favorite cannon

[@idktbh1786]

If only the whole internet were like this.............

[@XskullDrSkull]

That’s why I put them both as S Tier cannons. I definitely agree with your statement when it comes to one lineup challenges which is a part of why it’s my favorite.

[@undertalegamer8571]

Why'd I read this as that one reply to someone wanting to eat a cat

[@thedesaj2]

One thing you forgot to mention is that some cannons affect zombie corpses as well, most notably HBlast and BBlast, the former of which allows ZKill snipes on enemies like Baron Peng and Daboo.

[@bjmax3045]

4:26 I would argue that this could be comboed well with million-dollar cat because they have a guaranteed crit but they don't one shot so if you use the water cannon first, then million-dollar cat and then a little bit of DPS you can take out metal face, bear, or cyclone without having to rely on any luck at all

[@leontrotsky6530]

Slow Beam is hella underrated. As someone who finished the game by using slow beam 90% of the time I can say for a fact that a stagewide slow lasting so long is insanely good.

[@bog4612]

I wish for a Shield Pierce cannon for people who haven't unlocked Aku Researcher or Barrel Cat. Maybe a Surge Cannon would be cool too.

[@XskullDrSkull]

Surge cannon makes perfect sense. The enemies have normal and curse doge base cannons along with a surge cannon, it’s time for us to get a surge cannon.

[@peppr2438]

I think instead of making a new anti aku cannon, breaker blast should also pierce shields

[@trypticon8619]

@@peppr2438that might be much, breakerblast on its own is really good, I almost never take it off unless i need a different cannon

[@peppr2438]

@@trypticon8619 it would only break the very front, so things like the bear or elephant would keep theirs

[@certyguy]

​@@peppr2438 Not if you clear the peons. And also, what would be the point? The only threatening short ranged shield enemy I can think of is Deathkory

[@Hydromint]

A single well-timed thunderbolt can be the difference in winning or losing the stage All the other cannons are good but non others have the same kind of impact on the battlefield as thunderbolt Great tier list btw, I agree with pretty much every placement :D

[@XskullDrSkull]

It all comes down to the unit that Thunderbolt lifts up, truly a cannon that follows the meta.

[@lvl999egg]

I’ve been waiting for this for so long

[@LucianRayden228]

A Portal 2 enjoyer... My respect 👍

[@Facu361]

my prediction is: 1_ thunderbolt 2_ breakerblast 3_ holy blast 4_ slow beam 5_ iron wall 6_ normal cannon 7_curse blast 8_ water blast

[@Facu361]

omg so close

[@Reactivity760]

HE LISTENED TO THAT ONE RANDOM COMMENT ON THE RANKING SUPER RARE CATS(i think thats where the comment came from) ACTUAL W

[@KinguKirimuzon]

Those few who have been asking this for years are definitely gonna be happy with this one😂

[@crimescene5484]

Videos like these make the subscription worth it I did wish accessories were rated but I see the reason not to nice video man!

[@JustZalexium]

You should rank all of the monthly event cats (Ex: Prisoner cat, Gentleman bros, Etc)

[@XskullDrSkull]

Planned

[@snowflakenotcold4091]

You can also use the default cannon to clip bahamut to hit units hiding behind the frontline, like r osts, for his first hit at least

[@victini7777]

I really liked the editing of this ranking, very good! also, Tbolt gang on top

[@pbToast03]

Idk if you'd want to use it too, but I've always referred to the pseudo-knockback caused by the sniper item and the default cannon as "flinch"

[@Hydromint]

That's a great term for it honestly

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Unfortunate doesn't even begin to describe

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Unfortunate doesn't even begin to describe

[@InsertFunnyThingHere]

Unfortunate doesn't even begin to describe

[@aureus23435]

waterblast should do lots of damage against the snache and red snache because the enemy guide says they are naturally weak to water

[@aureus23435]

though it does say that that information means nothing

[@ChristopherChan-fh2jb]

I have an idea for you Xskull Ranking all brainwashed stages from easiest to hardets

[@SirplusCCC]

nice one! Knew the freeze canon was op as fuck. Honestly thought the curse would be the worst though

[@XskullDrSkull]

I also initially went into the ranking believing curse was last, but then I figured out it works on more than 3 enemies unlike waterblast lol.

[@randomsquiddy]

I knew this song was giving portal! I went to look at the ost and found it real quick

[@Whitehole5615]

I had made a unit where curse is the key. Also it is so good seeing my favouite cannon being the turning point and not below it

[@joe_dian]

Portal ost as always goes hard, nice video xskull

[@Sumdudeig]

I love you for using the portal (2) soundtrack.

[@TimoDmon007]

Love the bg music man thanks for the great tastes as always:)

[@TimoDmon007]

I'll even add that the songs match perfectly their respective cannon theme, well done ;)

[@samtastic6827]

amazing video, would you concider making one for the decorations of the base (Foundation and Style) as well? At least for a guide on what to focus on upgrading first?

[@enzoluisasuncion3621]

Oh man good thing i mainly focused on my Thunderbolt and Breakerblast upgrades seems like im not upgrading the others for now

[@clash_king1025]

Kinda wish waterblast also applied something like a weaken effect on metals. It’s weird that holy blast gets to be the ultimate anti zombie tool while waterblast is the cannon you begrudgingly pick when sir metal seal magnification becomes too high Personally I would put Iron Wall over Slow Beam but besides that I agree with the list

[@A_Ali173]

Why has no one ranked these yet? And why do the cannons look so badass in the thumbnail lol

[@SageSylvie]

Perspective

[@LEOG31]

Maybe because it's kinda long to record clips of cannons because they took an entire minute to charge

[@JayLouis0]

​@@LEOG31these cannons been out for like years

[@inesnobre2703]

Cannon course 5 (a subsidiary of face force 5)

[@Gaia_IsBetterThanNanaho]

i have waited for this for half a year

[@volynx]

Honestly surprised this idea wasn't done sooner

[@Ice_cube007]

I'm pretty sure he did it sooner but it was a members-only video and now he made it available to everyone

[@XskullDrSkull]

I just had a really hard time coming up with how to get footage, but then I decided to collage a whole bunch of good cannon plays.

[@Jxle07]

I feel either breaker blast or thunder will win

[@Eggslayerrr]

Good thing is that these are partially saved thanks to curse blasts foundation and water blasts style

[@tuantran6206]

Iron wall is quite good facing Aku heavy (with shield/ death surge) allow your meat shield to move back in

[@TheWorldsLargestOven]

I almost guessed your ranking perfectly, i only got 1 and 2 wrong.

[@hungryironapple]

Curseblast unironically carries tear-soaked puppy, but that's pretty much it

[@Da_wn_Light]

It also carries a well-prepared heaven's oasis burst, shiver junction, lady in the clink, and basically any winged pigge stage that isn't kosamin ruins

[@Anime_Guy420]

😢😢 2 copy right strikes it makes me sad

[@XskullDrSkull]

But we will survive.

[@Ozdestro]

Predictions: 1. Breakerblast 2. Thunderbolt 3. Holy Blast 4. Cat Cannon 5. Iron Wall 6. Slow Beam 7. Waterblast 8. Curse Blast Edit: I did pretty well

[@shadowslayer888]

There is a reason my thunderbolt is 7 levels higher than some other cannons.

[@Alicynthia69]

Even though it doesn't change the rankings, Queen B is surprisingly easier with Curseblast, especially when my lineup is filled with backliners.

[@yes3206]

NO WAYYY I THOUGHT HE WAS NEVER GONNA DO IT placing bets on tbolt or hblast being top 1

[@InterestingExistence]

Breakerblast: Am I a joke to you?

[@yes3206]

@@InterestingExistence ? yeah its good but not enough for top 1

[@yes3206]

@@InterestingExistencetold yaaaa

[@byju77]

Fun fact on littering coast i tried using cat cannon to clip maglev through and i failed so many times Then i checked the wiki and used it and won by just brute forcing it 😢

[@hue_lord_4208]

Ranking Predictions: 8. Water Blast 7. Curse Blast 6. Cat Cannon 5. Iron Wall 4. Slow Beam 3. Holy Blast 2. Breaker Blast 1. Thunderbolt

[@randomllhuplayer1104]

2:51 Water blast doesn't always deal 1 damage. It does 0.1% of the enemy's current health. Does this almost always equal one? Yes. BUT there is one really neat edge case with an enemy that has really high HP (so that 0.1% isn't just 1 damage) and a lot of knockbacks. 7's water blast clip against metafilibuster will always be one of if not my favorite battle cats strategies.

[@inesnobre2703]

I think some collab unit loses 1000 damage from water blast Not that it matters but it funni

[@F1F2F3F4X]

style and foundation acually change something on the effect or stats?

[@Spud_W]

Very nice ranking, good idea to cover these cannons. Would have been a fun watch if I didn’t have to sit through 2 unskippable ads after every. single. cannon…

[@XskullDrSkull]

I don’t place my ads, KZbin does that automatically.

[@Spud_W]

@@XskullDrSkull I know, it’s just a big ol shame that these kinds of eggsperiences are kind of ruined by the platform itself

[@ChaoticJester]

Now gotta rank the Styles amd Foundations.

[@byeguyssry]

Iron Wall is good against Akus, if you can't break their shields consistently enough to use Slow beam or T bolt or Breakerblast

[@XskullDrSkull]

True, though you can still use rock for a similar result.

[@Too_cringe_1name]

thanks for reminding me how good portal 2 music was

[@MurderousMexicanMan]

We have to thank Ototo for spending hours of his life working on the cannons, he's definetly the goat here.

[@XskullDrSkull]

Truly the best unit

[@inesnobre2703]

Side note, how tf did he figure out how to turn feathers into cannons?

[@lamiybenmansour521]

Yes he is the GOAT THE GOAT

[@jamesmcdonald9802]

I have an idea to buff Curseblast. Replace the vanilla Curse debuff inflicted by the cannon, with an "enhanced" version of Curse, that disables more enemy abilities like Waves, Surges, Toxic, Crit/Savage. Also, Curseblast should also Weaken enemies as well. EDIT: I didn't realize Curse doesn't nullify enemy immunities. Let's change that with Curseblast's new & enhanced Curse effect.

[@XskullDrSkull]

They could also just pump up the duration of the curse for a really long time (talking like 30~50s) so that it makes it worth while to curse an enemy with the cannon.

[@youtefhy]

normal curse already disables toxic?

[@jamesmcdonald9802]

The reason I think Curseblast should Weaken is so that it can be used against stat-based enemies as well.

[@GnawsterMC]

Fire thumbnail art 🔥🔥🔥

[@M_Chen333]

YOOOOOO I LOVE THE PORTAL 2 MUSIC

[@osnova2553]

Curse cannon fix: make it super curse instead so it also removes debuff immunities

[@eee_eee]

that wouldn’t fix it at all

[@ottoweekend5691]

PORTAL MUSIC POG

[@Darkatanyan]

Xskull nice ranking btw. I’ve recently gotten enogh dark cat eyes for level 60, but I’m not sure who I should get. It’s between mega pult ultra form and Anubis ultra talents. Who do u recommend me to evolve? Thanks if u reply 👍

[@XskullDrSkull]

If you already have a strong general backliner like Dasli then you should go for Gigapult.

[@Darkatanyan]

@@XskullDrSkull thanks huge fan. I have dasli. Thanks for the advice

[@BurgerBoi1337]

Seeing the cat cannon from the front is uncanny

[@XskullDrSkull]

Uncanny? Battle cats reference.

[@NotABot-bd9bz]

The only units that I know counter assassin bear are bowser and rock, but both are a bit situational.

[@XskullDrSkull]

Both also can’t kill when Assassin bear is behind anything.

[@TheUltimateGooner]

You should do a video for the seasonal cats

[@Sebaaatian_777]

Are style ane foundations giving you any powers in game?

[@thebetterterrablade809]

Yo where tf do I start encountering the crazy looking enemy units in this video 😅. I'm early in CoTC ch.1 and still making progress towards Ururun.

[@XskullDrSkull]

Post SOL content lol, it’s a long way to go.

[@Sleepdeprivedkitty]

Oh boy, I wonder who's in last place! It couldn't possibly be the hyper-niche one that only works on like three stages because of the inherent design of cannons! Edit: WHAT THE FUCK

[@mohammed44_]

I am kinda new to the game, all my cannons are at lv 1 except the thunder (my favorite) at 4 and breakerblast at 2

[@catoegeter6463]

the goat is back

[@MiSthYcominous]

FINALLY! I loooove cat kannon

[@daniel19465]

how bro felt after playing earthshaker just to fire the cannon and leave 😈😈

[@phighter7281]

“Dogwater cannon” funny af.

[@Aura_BCP]

I'm just gonna say that iron wall is underrated as fuck

[@Ssssslayer345]

This stream gonna premiere at 3:30am of my country💀

[@Da_wn_Light]

I know i'm not the norm by being a no gacha player, but curseblast has single-handedly made rushing wigge possible.

[@XskullDrSkull]

If you’re referring to Socrates usage then he doesn’t need curse assistance.

[@Da_wn_Light]

@@XskullDrSkull Not that, i mean against Winged Pigge in SoL, allowing awakened bahamut to tear like half of it's HP off. The sole reason why those stages are even possible, considering wigge is HELL if you don't own ramen. Another example is lady in the clink. Stacking dancers on the duches and using a.baha + IDI along with curseblast basically destroys the whole level. obv with gacha units curseblast is barely a necessity, and the rest of the ranking couldn't be more accurate

[@hunterk9737]

Anyone know what the red tiger looking Uber was during iron wall showcase?

[@Rafael.AbraoM]

i think u meant awakened urs tell me if im wrong and she is a special

[@on2.2]

the portal 2 music be fire

[@Hero_Of_Time241]

PORTAL 2 MUSIC?!?!

[@3days_left]

Waterblast will be meta because a ZL boss will be metal with 30M hp and all immunities.

[@XskullDrSkull]

Metal Baron is possible…

[@MrStephx0]

Calling it, Trash Cat and Papaluga appeared at the end of the vid, we are getting top 10 worst ubers lets goo, I cannot wait to see Dasli get 1st place, lol, she's so bad, Nobiluga is so much better than her.

[@pp-cc5xf]

Should i upgrade power of cannon to level 20+10 for continue upgrade cannon in ototo

[@XskullDrSkull]

Yes, the max upgrades on cannons have very good benefits.

[@pp-cc5xf]

@@XskullDrSkull thanks for ur comment it help me make decisions easier

[@mcaelm]

Foundation and Style rank when?

[@Grayvern]

Wait do styles and foundations actually have effects? I just thought they made my cannon pretty-

[@astablemultivibbrator8538]

It was changed about a year ago. Foundation reduces trait damage, style reduces effectivity of enemies' CC or ability.

[@eee_eee]

@@astablemultivibbrator8538wait WHAT

[@zyphelys]

@@eee_eeeits only after you start getting Z materials though

[@seventeen777]

What are all of the songs used in the video?

[@XskullDrSkull]

Song location is in the upper left corner of the start of every section. This video features OST from Portal 2. The last music is Exile Vilify (instrumental)

[@Pufferfish_Pond]

Me: uses breakerblast Brollow: n o

[@ShadeDaShade]

What if Waterblast would deal 99% of max HP damage to Snache variants-

[@zyphelys]

Hold up this would be a fire easter egg

[@gunnerchen424]

R u gonna count like the buffs it gives your cats in count for your ranking?

[@Therrevv]

What does the foundation and style do? Ive been playing for 7 years now and still dont know

[@XskullDrSkull]

Style reduces the effects certain enemy debuffs or abilities (ex: Iron wall style reduces damage from enemy wave attacks) and foundations decrease damage from specific enemy traits (ex: curse cannon foundation reduces damage from relic enemies). Both style and foundation reductions go up to 15% respectively.

[@Therrevv]

​@@XskullDrSkullThank you, I've always been confused on the use of these.

[@Therrevv]

​@@XskullDrSkullas a man with only cat base, due to being on my third save file due to stupidity, this was an amazing video to refresh me on the uses of the cannons too.

[@FungallyInfectious]

I wish either the holy blast or breaker blast could break aku shields

[@XskullDrSkull]

Holy Blast targeting Aku makes so much sense because of the demon theming, though that’d be really OP lmao.

[@evil_forestman]

Bruh we all know that all cannons are outclassed by Sanzo

[@Ayjay_Puffball]

Well this will be interesting...

[@thegreatestcheese]

i swear if its not thunderbolt i dont know what to say