diff --git a/src/xyz/soper/arty/item/Mortar.java b/src/xyz/soper/arty/item/Mortar.java
index bc63276..c2e7d1b 100644
--- a/src/xyz/soper/arty/item/Mortar.java
+++ b/src/xyz/soper/arty/item/Mortar.java
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.Nameable;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
+import org.bukkit.metadata.FixedMetadataValue;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
+import xyz.soper.arty.Artillery;
+
 import java.util.Random;
 
 /**
@@ -196,6 +200,17 @@ public class Mortar {
                 && isStringMortar(((Nameable) block.getState()).getCustomName());
     }
 
+    public static void setMortarDirection(Block block, Vector direction){
+        if(isMortar(block)){
+            if(direction.getY() == 0){
+                block.setMetadata("direction_x", new FixedMetadataValue(Artillery.getPlugin(Artillery.class), direction.getX()));
+                block.setMetadata("direction_z", new FixedMetadataValue(Artillery.getPlugin(Artillery.class), direction.getZ()));
+            }
+            else block.setMetadata("direction_y", new FixedMetadataValue(Artillery.getPlugin(Artillery.class), direction.getY()));
+        }
+        else throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot set non-mortar block's directional MetaData");
+    }
+
     private static boolean isStringMortar(String string){
         if(string == null){
             return false;
@@ -205,4 +220,5 @@ public class Mortar {
                 || string.equals(REINFORCED_MORTAR_NAME)
                 || string.equals(INCENDIARY_CAPABLE_MORTAR_NAME));
     }
+
 }