Does Eldritch cannon benefit from Hex?

Does Hex spell apply when damage is done by Eldrich Cannon? Yes. The Force Ballista option would indeed trigger the damage from Hex. The wording for Hex specifies that the damage is applied when you hit the cursed creature with an attack.
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Does Hex affect each Eldritch blast?

Hex is good because upgraded eldritch blast can hit a target multiple times, thus proccing the 1d6 necrotic each successful hit. When the target dies, reapply hex to someone else and continue the pain train.
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Does using Eldritch cannon break invisibility?

Likewise, firing from the eldritch cannon would certainly break the invisibility of the artificer, were he invisible while using it, as it activates on his bonus action and it's an attack.
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Does arcane firearm work with Eldritch cannon?

You can use your arcane firearm as a spellcasting focus for your artificer spells. Since nothing in the Eldritch Cannon description talks about it being usable as a focus, it isn't usable as a focus. But there are other options available. As for transporting the cannon between combat encounters, just pick it up.
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What is the bonus action for Eldritch cannon?

On each of your turns, you can take a bonus Action to cause the Cannon to activate if you are within 60 feet of it. As part of the same bonus Action, you can direct the Cannon to walk or climb up to 15 feet to an unoccupied space, provided it has legs.
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How do Eldritch cannons work?

The Artificer's Eldritch Cannon features states, under Force Ballista: Make a ranged spell attack, originating from the cannon, at one creature or object within 120 feet of it. On a hit, the target takes 2d8 force damage, and if the target is a creature, it is pushed up to 5 feet away from the cannon.
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Can you catapult an Eldritch cannon?

If you can comfortably hold an Eldritch Cannon in your hand, then it's probably light enough to Catapult as well. So you can use an action to cast Catapult on it, then use your bonus action to shoot them (and maybe their friends) after.
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Can an artificer carry Eldritch cannon?

As written, Yes. You can hold the legs of the cannon like a gun and fire it. You can also drop it at anytime and it will walk on it's own and still fire it.
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Does enhanced arcane focus affect Eldritch cannon?

while you hold it, the enhanced arcane focus adds +1 to your spell attack rolls, and the attack ignores half cover. With Eldritch Cannon's Force Ballista, you use your bonus action to make a ranged spell attack from the cannon, using your To-Hit for spell attacks, therefore the +1 should apply to the attack roll.
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Does elemental adept work with Eldritch cannon?

Yes. It's considered a spell and you cast it through a medium but it's still your spell. It uses your ability modifiers so it should be affected by your skills.
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Can you hold a small Eldritch cannon?

There's no rule that states the cannon must be held in a hand. "A Small eldritch cannon occupies its space, and a Tiny one can be held in one hand." --- that's using a hand as a size indicator --- "can" not "must." A tiny cannon can also crawl around at 15 feet of movement.
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How many Eldritch cannons can you have?

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Once you create a cannon, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest or until you expend a spell slot to create one. You can have only one cannon at a time and can't create one while your cannon is present.
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Do Eldritch cannons get opportunity attacks?

The cannon has legs and is size Large. It has a space where a Small or Medium size creature can sit. When the cannon moves, it and any creature sitting on it do not provoke opportunity attacks.
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Can you cast hex before Eldritch blast?

Sneak attack only triggers from weapon attacks, more specifically finesse or ranged weapons. You CANNOT cast Hex and Quicken Spell Eldritch Blast on the same turn. You CANNOT use Hexblade's Curse and Quicken Spell Eldritch Blast on the same turn.
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Does Hex trigger on magic missile?

Hex doesn't work on magic missile. This is because magic missile doesn't include any attacks, but instead just deals damage. It's only an attack if it includes an attack roll. However, hex does work on Jim's magic missile, which actually includes attacks.
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Does hex work with cantrips?

Hex cantrips are special hexes that don't cost Focus Points, so you can cast them as often as you like, though you can still cast only one hex each round. Hex cantrips are in addition to the cantrips you choose with your witch spellcasting and aren't counted toward your prepared cantrips.
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Does spell sniper affect Eldritch cannon?

The first line of Spell Sniper specifically checks if you are casting a spell, so that's a "no" for the Eldritch Cannon. Now the second line, involving ignoring partial cover, only checks for "ranged spell attacks", so the Force Ballista does qualify.
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How long does Eldritch cannon last?

The Eldritch cannon lasts one hour, and every bonus action, the Artificer can give multiple creatures within a radius 1d8+int temp HP.
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What is the best race for an artillerist?

Variant human and custom lineage are among the best race options in D&D 5e for any character. This includes an Artillerist artificer build. Even though Artillerists have fewer ability scores to increase than many other characters, they still benefit from a long list of feats.
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Can a homunculus carry an Eldritch cannon?

Hommunculus servant has a carrying capacity of 30lbs and while the eldritch cannon does not specify a weight it does mention it can be made tiny and easily wielded one handedly (assumedly by a creature in the medium and small size categories) so I can't imagine the weight would exceed 30lbs, only thing I am not sure of ...
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How many times can you use an Eldritch cannon?

The description of the Artillerist artificer's Eldritch Cannon feature (Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, p. 17; emphasis mine): Once you create a cannon, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest or until you expend a spell slot to create one.
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Does arcane firearm apply to cantrips?

Cantrips are spells. Ergo, they benefit from Arcane Firearm. The entire intent of that feature is, more or less, to empower the artificer's damaging cantrips in a way that makes them almost competitive with other characters' subclass-less baseline.
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Can a tiny Eldritch cannon have legs?

Yes, a Tiny-sized Eldritch Cannon (with or without legs) can be worn or carried on the body elsewhere than in the hand. rather than a creature.
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Can you Eldritch blast yourself?

As an action, you can direct the force of your Eldritch Blast against yourself to immediately move in a straight line.
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How long does artillerist cannon last?

Artillerists can create one cannon for free, a cannon lasts for one hour, then to create another one that long rest period they must expend a spell slot. Nothing about this punishes short rests.
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