PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Artillery Ballista

AttackTotemAoEFireProjectileBow

Overview

Summons a ballista totem that propels a sequence of fiery arrows into the air. The arrows impact the ground in a line, each dealing area damage to enemies around it. Requires a Bow.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
28
Cast time
1 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Sever the Right HandRanger11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Fires +6 Arrows
  • 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
  • Totem lasts 8 seconds
  • Summons a Ballista Totem which uses this Skill
  • +2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems
At 20% quality

Fires +1 Arrow

Acquisition

Sever the Right HandAct 3 quest reward · Ranger

Related gem versions 2

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Artillery Ballista of Cross StrafeArtillery Ballista of Focus Fire

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Ranged Attack, Trappable, Mineable, Summons Totem, Area, Fire, Projectile Number, Projectile Speed, Attack In Place Is Default, Totems Are Ballistae
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 98

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportSlower Projectiles SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportHypothermia SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportMomentum SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportMultiple Totems SupportEnergy Leech SupportImpale SupportNightblade SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportBarrage SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportFocused Ballista SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportFlamewood SupportSadism SupportVolatility SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Devour Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1289 Mana50%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems199,3450
2319 Mana50.8%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems285,815199,345
33410 Mana51.6%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems401,344485,160
43710 Mana52.4%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems554,379886,504
54010 Mana53.2%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems477,4371,440,883
64210 Mana53.9%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems583,7861,918,320
74410 Mana54.7%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems710,3592,502,106
84611 Mana55.5%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems1,355,5113,212,465
94811 Mana56.3%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems1,138,8774,567,976
105011 Mana57.1%+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems1,368,2335,706,853
115211 Mana57.9%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems1,638,3387,075,086
125411 Mana58.7%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems1,956,6488,713,424
135611 Mana59.5%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems3,655,18410,670,072
145812 Mana60.3%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems3,017,32714,325,256
156012 Mana61.1%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems7,759,99517,342,583
166212 Mana61.8%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems15,138,19325,102,578
176412 Mana62.6%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems26,083,82540,240,771
186612 Mana63.4%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems62,620,24766,324,596
196812 Mana64.2%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems211,708,088128,944,843
207013 Mana65%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217213 Mana65.8%+3 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
227413 Mana66.6%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
237613 Mana67.4%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
247813 Mana68.2%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
258013 Mana68.9%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
268214 Mana69.7%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
278414 Mana70.5%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
288614 Mana71.3%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
298814 Mana72.1%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
309014 Mana72.9%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
319114 Mana73.3%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
329214 Mana73.7%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
339314 Mana74.1%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
349415 Mana74.5%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
359515 Mana74.9%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
369615 Mana75.3%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
379715 Mana75.7%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
389815 Mana76.1%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
399915 Mana76.4%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——
4010015 Mana76.8%+4 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%—
10%—
15%—
20%Fires +1 Arrow
23%—
30%—

Alternate effects 16

Tiki Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.

Olmec Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.

Eagle Guardian Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.

Ziggurat Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.

Dragon Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.

Arcane Tome Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.

Pylon of Pain Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.

Demonic Arctic Ballista Totem Skin

Replaces the default skin on your ballista totems with a Demonic Arctic version.

Twisted Skull Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a twisted skull totem.

Darkshard Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a darkshard totem.

Ghastly Mariner's Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Ghastly Mariner's totem.

Astral Artillery Ballista Skin

Your Artillery Ballista becomes an Astral Effect.

Void Emperor Artillery Ballista

Your Artillery Ballista becomes a Void Emperor Effect.

Margmatic Artillery Ballista

Your Artillery Ballista becomes a Magmatic Effect.

Challenger's Ancestral Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Challenger's Ancestral totem.

Defender's Ancestral Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Defender's Ancestral totem.

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