|help_text = Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
|quality= .5% projectile damage
|dexterity_percent = 100
|mana_cost=
|gem_tags = Attack, Projectile, Bow
|required_level=1
|gem_description = After a short preparation time, you fire individual projectiles repeatedly with a Bow or Wand. These projectiles have a small randomised spread. This skill cannot be Triggered.
|description=After a short preperation time, you attack repeatedly with a ranged weapon. These attacks have a small randomized spread. Only works with Bows and Wands.
'''Barrage''' is a ranged [[attack]] [[skill]] that fires all of your [[bow]] or [[wand]] projectiles rapidly in succession.
==Skill functions and interactions==
* '''Attack time vs projectile count''': Barrage fires 5 projectiles by default, and can be increased through various modifiers. 40% of the attack time is spent winding up, and the remaining 60% of the attack time is distributed equally between each fired projectile.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/4e97y1/psa_barrage_mechanics_ggget_confirmed_statement/</ref> Additional projectiles will reduce the time between each fired projectile and increase the number of hits per second, but has no impact on the overall attack time.
* '''{{il|Volley Support}}''': Linking Barrage to {{il|Volley Support}} or {{il|Greater Volley Support}} will cause the arrows to instead fire in sequence in a near-parallel volley, from the leftmost to rightmost firing point.
* '''Randomised spread''': By default, projectiles from Barrage spread over a small angle of approximately 20 degrees. Allocating {{psl|Far Shot}} causes Barrage to have no spread.
* '''[[Dual wielding]]''': Each use of Barrage will alternate [[wand]]s if dual-wielding.
* '''[[Trigger]]s''': Barrage cannot be triggered by effects such as [[Snipe]] and {{il|Maloney's Mechanism}}.<ref>{{cite web
| author = Jatin_GGG
| date = Apr 18, 2019
| title = Maloney's Mechanism can't trigger barrage.
* '''{{il|Volley Fire}}''': Volley fires the first and last projectiles in the sequence to also fire 3 additional projectiles on either side in an arc. These projectiles cannot hit the same target as the main projectile.
* Because '''Barrage''' fires a flat number of arrows instead of one plus a number of '''Additional Arrows''' {{il|Fury Valve}} will not modify the base number of projectiles Barrage fires. Each projectile fired will still split off two arrows to hit additional targets, and any sources of '''Additional Projectiles''' such as {{il|Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support}} will be applied to the number of arrows that split, not the base number of arrows the skill fires. In other words, 0% quality Barrage linked with Lesser Multiple Projectiles will shoot 7 arrows while adding Fury Valve will result in Barrage firing the base 5 projectiles which then split off to hit up to an additional '''20''' (5 * (2 + 2)) targets.
==Skill Functions and Interactions==
==Gem level progression==
Additional Projectiles: Like all bow attacks which have more than one [[Projectiles|projectile]], a single enemy cannot be hit by more than one projectile per attack. If multiple arrows are on course to impact any given monster, all but one will ignore that monster and travel past to potentially hit enemies behind the first one encountered.
This skill can be gained as a reward for finishing quest:
{{Skill enchantment modifier list}}
Barrage is first available to the Duelist, Ranger, Shadow and Witch from the [[The Caged Brute]] quest in Normal difficulty.
Moreover, [[legacy item]]s may have the {{ml|EnchantmentBarrageNumOfAdditionalProjectiles2_}} enchantment from Eternal Labyrinth, but have a legacy value of {{c|enchanted|2 additional Projectiles}}, instead of current value of 1. The value will not be changed by a {{il|Blessed Orb}}.
{{Alternate skill effect list}}
==Version history==
==Version history==
{{VersionHistoryTable}}
{{Version history table header}}
| align=center|[[Version 1.0.3|1.0.3]] ||
{{Version history table row|3.23.0|
* Physical Projectile Attack Damage has been added to the game.
* Quality now causes the skill to Fire +0-1 Projectile, instead of providing 0-10% increased Projectile Damage.
|}
* Alternate quality gems, labyrinth helmet enchantments and unique threshold jewels are all systems that were trying to subtly modify the behaviour of skills. With this expansion these have been combined into a new system called Transfigured Gems that allows us to fully achieve the goal of these three systems, and then some.
* Transfigured Gems are alternate versions of existing skill gems that have different functionality and balance than their regular versions. We have added many of these, with interesting variations that drastically change how existing skills play.
* Anomalous, Divergent and Phantasmal Quality Gems have been removed from the game. Existing alternate Quality Gems now have the base Quality effect found on the respective Gem.
* Many Skill Gems now display the total number of projectiles or arrows they fire, instead of how many additional ones.
}}
{{Version history table row|3.15.0|
* Now deals 47% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 40%), up to 54.6% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 47.6%).
* Now has 47% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 40%), up to 54.6% at gem level 20 (previously 48%).
}}
{{Version history table row|3.12.0|
* Now has alternative gem quality:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2936122|title=Alternate Quality Gems in Path of Exile: Heist|date=September 17, 2020|accessdate=December 1, 2023|author=Bex_GGG|publisher=Path of Exile Forums}}</ref>
:{{c|gem|Anomalous}}: {{c|mod|1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit}} (per 1% quality)
:{{c|gem|Phantasmal}}: {{c|mod|Inflict non-Damaging Ailments as though dealing 5% more Damage}} (per 1% quality)
}}
{{Version history table row|3.11.0|
* Fixed a bug where the Barrage effect, when used by a [[mines|mine]], faced the wrong direction.
}}
{{Version history table row|3.9.0|
* A lot of ranged attack skills have received major visual improvements, including the basic wand and bow attacks, {{il|Burning Arrow}}, Barrage and {{il|Puncture}}.
}}
{{Version history table row|3.3.0|
* Now has an added damage effectiveness and base damage of 40% at gem level 1 (down from 50%), up to 47.6% at gem level 20 (down from 61.4%).
* Now fires 4 additional projectiles (up from 3).
}}
{{Version history table row|3.1.0|
* The helmet enchantment which grants additional projectiles for {{il|Barrage}} has been removed from the Merciless Labyrinth. The Eternal Labyrinth Barrage enchantment now grants one additional projectile (down from 2).
}}
{{Version history table row|2.1.0|
* Barrage damage has been increased from 40% to 50% of base damage at level one. At level 20, it now has been increased from dealing 47.6% to 61.4% of base damage.
}}
{{Version history table row|2.0.0|
* Instead of gaining 4% increased Physical Damage per level, Barrage now gains 0.4% Base Damage per level.
}}
{{Version history table row|1.1.0|
* The 33% less attack speed penalty has been removed from Barrage.
}}
{{Version history table row|1.0.4|
* The Barrage skill has been added for the Ranger in Descent Champions.
This page is about the skill gem. For the support gem, see Barrage Support.
BarrageAttack, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (47-54)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (47-55)%Requires Level 12After a short preparation time, you fire individual projectiles repeatedly with a Bow or Wand. These projectiles have a small randomised spread. This skill cannot be Triggered.Fires 5 Projectiles Fires Projectiles sequentially
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Attack time vs projectile count: Barrage fires 5 projectiles by default, and can be increased through various modifiers. 40% of the attack time is spent winding up, and the remaining 60% of the attack time is distributed equally between each fired projectile.[1] Additional projectiles will reduce the time between each fired projectile and increase the number of hits per second, but has no impact on the overall attack time.
Volley SupportVolley SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: = Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Supported Skills also fire Projectiles from up to 2 points on each side of you Supported Skills deal (12-3)% less Projectile Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.: Linking Barrage to Volley SupportVolley SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: = Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Supported Skills also fire Projectiles from up to 2 points on each side of you Supported Skills deal (12-3)% less Projectile Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or Greater Volley SupportGreater Volley SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: ≣ Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.Supported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles Supported Skills also fire Projectiles from up to 4 points on each side of you Supported Skills deal (30-21)% less Projectile Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (1-20)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will cause the arrows to instead fire in sequence in a near-parallel volley, from the leftmost to rightmost firing point.
Randomised spread: By default, projectiles from Barrage spread over a small angle of approximately 20 degrees. Allocating Far Shot causes Barrage to have no spread.
Dual wielding: Each use of Barrage will alternate wands if dual-wielding.
Triggers: Barrage cannot be triggered by effects such as Snipe and Maloney's MechanismMaloney's Mechanism Ornate QuiverRequires Level 45Has 1 SocketHas 2 Sockets Trigger a SocketedBow Skill when you Attack with a Bow, with a 1 second Cooldown (7-12)% increased Attack Speed +(50-70) to maximum Life 5% chance to Blind Enemies on Hit with AttacksMidnight tinkering begets midday murdering; a sinister shaft surreptitiously shot slays a scoundrel. I will see them again, but not until my work is done..[2]
Volley FireVolley Fire Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Barrage fires an additional 6 projectiles simultaneously on the first and final attacksLioneye's men stood at the walls, eyeing the savages that walked the beach below. With a single word, a thousand bodies, and ten thousand arrows, would litter the sands.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.: Volley fires the first and last projectiles in the sequence to also fire 3 additional projectiles on either side in an arc. These projectiles cannot hit the same target as the main projectile.
Because Barrage fires a flat number of arrows instead of one plus a number of Additional ArrowsFury ValveFury Valve Turquoise AmuletRequires Level 40+(16-24) to Dexterity and Intelligence(15-25)% increased Evasion Rating +(15-20)% to all Elemental Resistances Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles (20-30)% increased Projectile Speed Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to the number of targets Projectiles Split towardsA single act of anger travels countless paths of destruction. will not modify the base number of projectiles Barrage fires. Each projectile fired will still split off two arrows to hit additional targets, and any sources of Additional Projectiles such as Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: l Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile Damage Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. will be applied to the number of arrows that split, not the base number of arrows the skill fires. In other words, 0% quality Barrage linked with Lesser Multiple Projectiles will shoot 7 arrows while adding Fury Valve will result in Barrage firing the base 5 projectiles which then split off to hit up to an additional 20 (5 * (2 + 2)) targets.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
12
33
7
47%
47%
0
0
2
15
39
7
47%
47.4%
15249
15249
3
19
48
7
48%
47.8%
41517
56766
4
23
56
8
48%
48.2%
81983
138749
5
27
64
8
49%
48.6%
147968
286717
6
31
73
8
49%
49%
250557
537274
7
35
81
8
49%
49.4%
405086
942360
8
38
88
8
50%
49.8%
447718
1390078
9
41
94
9
50%
50.2%
615318
2005396
10
44
100
9
51%
50.6%
834639
2840035
11
47
106
9
51%
51%
1570760
4410795
12
50
113
9
51%
51.4%
1633987
6044782
13
53
119
9
52%
51.8%
2151030
8195812
14
56
125
10
52%
52.2%
2812189
11008001
15
59
132
10
53%
52.6%
5099360
16107361
16
62
138
10
53%
53%
9400731
25508092
17
64
142
10
53%
53.4%
15273366
40781458
18
66
146
10
54%
53.8%
26286582
67068040
19
68
151
11
54%
54.2%
62890590
129958630
20
70
155
11
55%
54.6%
212046017
342004647
21
72
159
11
55%
55%
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
11
55%
55.4%
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
11
56%
55.8%
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
11
56%
56.2%
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
11
57%
56.6%
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
12
57%
57%
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
12
57%
57.4%
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
12
58%
57.8%
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
12
58%
58.2%
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
12
59%
58.6%
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
13
59%
58.8%
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
13
59%
59%
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
13
59%
59.2%
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
13
59%
59.4%
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
13
60%
59.6%
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
14
60%
59.8%
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
14
60%
60%
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
14
60%
60.2%
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
14
60%
60.4%
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
14
61%
60.6%
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Barrage can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Barrage can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
6
The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gem
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality:+20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item
Limit
Radius
Stats
Drop Enabled
Volley FireVolley Fire Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Barrage fires an additional 6 projectiles simultaneously on the first and final attacksLioneye's men stood at the walls, eyeing the savages that walked the beach below. With a single word, a thousand bodies, and ten thousand arrows, would litter the sands.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
1
Medium
(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Barrage fires an additional 6 projectiles simultaneously on the first and final attacks
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Moreover, legacy items may have the Enchantment Barrage Num Of Additional Projectiles 1Enchantment Barrage Num Of Additional Projectiles 1 Enchantment Barrage fires an additional Projectile enchantment from Eternal Labyrinth, but have a legacy value of 2 additional Projectiles, instead of current value of 1. The value will not be changed by a Blessed OrbBlessed OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the values of the implicit modifiers of an itemRight click this item then left click another item to apply it..
Quality now causes the skill to Fire +0-1 Projectile, instead of providing 0-10% increased Projectile Damage.
Alternate quality gems, labyrinth helmet enchantments and unique threshold jewels are all systems that were trying to subtly modify the behaviour of skills. With this expansion these have been combined into a new system called Transfigured Gems that allows us to fully achieve the goal of these three systems, and then some.
Transfigured Gems are alternate versions of existing skill gems that have different functionality and balance than their regular versions. We have added many of these, with interesting variations that drastically change how existing skills play.
Anomalous, Divergent and Phantasmal Quality Gems have been removed from the game. Existing alternate Quality Gems now have the base Quality effect found on the respective Gem.
Many Skill Gems now display the total number of projectiles or arrows they fire, instead of how many additional ones.
A lot of ranged attack skills have received major visual improvements, including the basic wand and bow attacks, Burning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-12) Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (200-300)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (200-300)% Projectile Speed: 3260Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage and has a chance to ignite.Adds (3-201) to (4-302) Fire Damage to Attacks against Ignited Enemies 25% chance to Ignite enemies 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Damage with IgnitePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Barrage and PuncturePunctureAttack, Projectile, Duration, Melee, Strike, Physical, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (134-164)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (135-165)%Requires Level 4Punctures enemies, causing a bleeding debuff, which will be affected by modifiers to skill duration. Puncture works with bows, daggers, claws or swords.Base duration is 8.00 seconds (3-75) to (4-113) Added Attack Physical Damage (30-49)% more Damage with Bleeding Causes Bleeding
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(1-20)% more Damage with BleedingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
The helmet enchantment which grants additional projectiles for BarrageBarrageAttack, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (47-54)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (47-55)%Requires Level 12After a short preparation time, you fire individual projectiles repeatedly with a Bow or Wand. These projectiles have a small randomised spread. This skill cannot be Triggered.Fires 5 Projectiles Fires Projectiles sequentially
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. has been removed from the Merciless Labyrinth. The Eternal Labyrinth Barrage enchantment now grants one additional projectile (down from 2).
Barrage damage has been increased from 40% to 50% of base damage at level one. At level 20, it now has been increased from dealing 47.6% to 61.4% of base damage.