Enemy · Emberwaste
Grumble Catapult
Grumble Catapult is a siege and ranged enemy from Emberwaste in Castle Bonk, a free castle defense game for kids. It belongs to Emberwaste and first marches in on Day 21, “Rust Wind”. After that it comes back on days 22–30. A golden elite version shows up on days 23 and 27.
The goblins built a catapult by copying ours. Badly.
Grumble Catapult at a glance
- Health (HP)
- 11800
- Speed
- 20 (a Goblin Grunt walks at 50)
- Wall damage
- 15 per second
- Gold dropped
- 50
- Threat
- 12 (a Goblin Grunt is 1)
- Stops to attack
- 950 steps from the wall
- Traits
- Siege, Ranged
What it does
A wooden catapult wheeled in by 2 goblins. It stops at a standoff of 950 px (far right, at the edge of plain arrow range) and lobs boulders. Telegraph: the arm cranks back (1.5 s), and the goblins cover their ears. Every third shot targets a defender tower instead of the wall (it disables the slot for 2 s, with the defender dizzy).
How to beat Grumble Catapult
Knight (charges out and bonks it, with a canon bonus), Keep Catapult (counter-battery), Crossbow Tower (long range), Stormcaller, and Ranger. Arrows have to use max-arc lobs.
Best counters: Knight.
Also works: Crossbow Tower, Keep Catapult, Pyromancer, Stormcaller, Footman, Ranger and Paladin.
Not great against it: Boiling Oil.
- Siege foes move slowly but hit the wall very hard. Stop them before they arrive.
- It stops and attacks from far away, which makes it a still, easy target.
Grumble Catapult in the campaign
On Normal you'll face about 18 Grumble Catapults over 10 days, spread across 13 waves. The biggest crowd comes on Day 21, with 4 of them. Harder difficulty levels send more of them, with more health; Easy sends fewer.
What it looks like
A rickety wood catapult patched with pots and pans, with a goblin skull-and-crossbones flag that's actually a goblin face sticking its tongue out, and two goblins in hard hats. Gag: sometimes (1 in 10 shots) a goblin gets launched instead of the boulder, flails through the air, and lands as a free grunt.
The elite version
A standoff of 1,150 px, and its boulders split into 3 on impact.
Similar enemies
See every foe in the enemy almanac, or read the Day 21 walkthrough.