PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Caustic Arrow

AttackProjectileAoEDurationChaosBow

Overview

Fires an arrow which deals chaos damage in an area on impact, and spreads caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
5
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
Enemy at the GateRanger11

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

  • Base duration is 2 seconds
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
  • Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Deals 8.82 Base Chaos Damage per second
At 20% quality

+0.2 metres to radius

Acquisition

Enemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · Ranger

Related gem versions 2

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

Caustic Arrow of PoisonVaal Caustic Arrow

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Ranged Attack, Mirage Archer Can Use, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Area, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Totemable, Damage Over Time, Chaos, Triggerable
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 127

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 SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration 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 SupportBallista Totem SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate 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 SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportMirage Archer SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportImpale SupportNightblade SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportArrow Nova SupportBarrage SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Arrow Nova SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork 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 Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportManaforged Arrows SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportLocus Mine SupportSadism SupportVolatility SupportSacred Wisps SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
116 Mana55%Deals 8.82 Base Chaos Damage per second700
226 Mana55%Deals 10.12 Base Chaos Damage per second30870
346 Mana56%+0.1 metres to radius Deals 13.05 Base Chaos Damage per second1,554378
476 Mana56%+0.1 metres to radius Deals 18.42 Base Chaos Damage per second6,6671,932
5116 Mana57%+0.1 metres to radius Deals 27.75 Base Chaos Damage per second26,0478,599
6167 Mana57%+0.2 metres to radius Deals 44 Base Chaos Damage per second49,72534,646
7207 Mana58%+0.2 metres to radius Deals 61.85 Base Chaos Damage per second95,71484,371
8247 Mana58%+0.2 metres to radius Deals 85.37 Base Chaos Damage per second169,595180,085
9287 Mana59%+0.3 metres to radius Deals 116.18 Base Chaos Damage per second283,759349,680
10328 Mana59%+0.3 metres to radius Deals 156.35 Base Chaos Damage per second453,996633,439
11368 Mana60%+0.3 metres to radius Deals 208.48 Base Chaos Damage per second703,1281,087,435
12408 Mana60%+0.3 metres to radius Deals 275.85 Base Chaos Damage per second1,061,2231,790,563
13448 Mana61%+0.4 metres to radius Deals 362.67 Base Chaos Damage per second2,065,8702,851,786
14489 Mana61%+0.4 metres to radius Deals 474.13 Base Chaos Damage per second2,507,1104,917,656
15529 Mana62%+0.4 metres to radius Deals 616.92 Base Chaos Damage per second5,798,9367,424,766
16569 Mana62%+0.5 metres to radius Deals 799.33 Base Chaos Damage per second15,083,91913,223,702
17609 Mana63%+0.5 metres to radius Deals 1031.85 Base Chaos Damage per second27,792,73528,307,621
186410 Mana63%+0.5 metres to radius Deals 1327.62 Base Chaos Damage per second43,869,73956,100,356
196710 Mana64%+0.6 metres to radius Deals 1600.75 Base Chaos Damage per second242,081,55699,970,095
207010 Mana64%+0.6 metres to radius Deals 1927.12 Base Chaos Damage per second—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217210 Mana65%+0.6 metres to radius Deals 2179.15 Base Chaos Damage per second——
227410 Mana65%+0.7 metres to radius Deals 2462.67 Base Chaos Damage per second——
237610 Mana66%+0.7 metres to radius Deals 2781.48 Base Chaos Damage per second——
247811 Mana66%+0.7 metres to radius Deals 3139.88 Base Chaos Damage per second——
258011 Mana67%+0.8 metres to radius Deals 3542.62 Base Chaos Damage per second——
268211 Mana67%+0.8 metres to radius Deals 3995.02 Base Chaos Damage per second——
278411 Mana68%+0.8 metres to radius Deals 4503.05 Base Chaos Damage per second——
288611 Mana68%+0.9 metres to radius Deals 5073.38 Base Chaos Damage per second——
298811 Mana69%+0.9 metres to radius Deals 5713.45 Base Chaos Damage per second——
309011 Mana69%+0.9 metres to radius Deals 6431.6 Base Chaos Damage per second——
319111 Mana70%+0.9 metres to radius Deals 6822.8 Base Chaos Damage per second——
329211 Mana70%+1 metre to radius Deals 7237.08 Base Chaos Damage per second——
339312 Mana71%+1 metre to radius Deals 7675.8 Base Chaos Damage per second——
349412 Mana71%+1 metre to radius Deals 8140.32 Base Chaos Damage per second——
359512 Mana72%+1.1 metres to radius Deals 8632.17 Base Chaos Damage per second——
369612 Mana72%+1.1 metres to radius Deals 9152.88 Base Chaos Damage per second——
379712 Mana73%+1.1 metres to radius Deals 9704.15 Base Chaos Damage per second——
389812 Mana73%+1.2 metres to radius Deals 10287.72 Base Chaos Damage per second——
399912 Mana74%+1.2 metres to radius Deals 10905.43 Base Chaos Damage per second——
4010012 Mana74%+1.2 metres to radius Deals 11559.27 Base Chaos Damage per second——

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%+0.05 metres to radius
10%+0.1 metres to radius
15%+0.15 metres to radius
20%+0.2 metres to radius
23%+0.23 metres to radius
30%+0.3 metres to radius

Alternate effects 3

Tentacle Caustic Arrow Effect

Your Caustic Arrow becomes an area of ethereal purple tentacles.

Celestial Caustic Arrow Effect

Your Caustic Arrow becomes a Celestial Effect.

Oblivion Caustic Arrow Effect

Your Caustic Arrow becomes an Oblivion Effect.

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