Rain of Arrows

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Rain of Arrows.

Before they're given their first Long Bow, aspiring archers on Oriath are taught the art of the Arrow Rain. When the student is ready to be tested, he is taken out to the marshes, and commanded to fire a salvo at a flock of geese. The aspirant must bring down at least a dozen birds with one barrage, or it's back for another year of training and discipline.

Naturally, the Rain of Arrows technique is often used to devastating effect on the field of battle. A skilled archer fires a single enchanted missile aloft, and when it descends, it multiplies to carpet an entire area in a lethal shower. Be wary if you ever behold an enemy archer pointing their bow skyward.

Description on the official Path of Exile website

Rain of Arrows is a ranged attack skill that fires a number of arrows in the air, dealing area of effect damage after a short delay.

Skill functions and interactions

• Delay: Rain of Arrows will impact after a delay equal to the attack time, so the first attack will land as the second is being launched. Projectile Speed modifiers affect the delay.

• Projectile damage: Although Rain of Arrows does not fire projectiles (and therefore cannot by modified by supports such as Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
  Icon: c
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis 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. and 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.), like any Bow skill it does deal projectile damage and will be affected by any appropriate damage modifiers such as Vicious Projectiles SupportVicious Projectiles SupportProjectile, Attack, Physical, Chaos, Support
  Icon: d
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports projectile attack skills.Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Chaos Damage over Time
  Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Physical Damage over Time
  Supported Skills deal (30-49)% more Physical Projectile Attack Damage
  Supported Skills have 10% less Projectile Attack Speed
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Physical 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. and the Point Blank SupportPoint Blank SupportProjectile, Attack, Support
  Icon: b
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Requires Level 18Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills' Projectile Attack Hits deal up to 30% more Damage to targets at the start of their movement, dealing less Damage to targets as the projectile travels farther
  Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased 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. support gem/keystone passive. In the case of the latter, target location is irrelevant to damage scaling by distance; distant enemies hit by the same area of effect will take less damage than enemies near the location of the attacker.
• DrillneckDrillneck
  Penetrating Arrow QuiverRequires Level 36Arrows Pierce an additional Target(8-12)% increased Attack Speed
  +350 to Evasion Rating
  +(40-50) to maximum Life
  (10-14) to (19-24) Added Physical Damage with Bow Attacks
  Arrows deal 50% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments to Targets they Pierce"Why waste such a fine arrow on just one man?"
  - Kiravi, Vaal Archer: Rain of Arrows cannot be supported by Pierce SupportPierce SupportSupport, Projectile
  Icon: p
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 4Supports projectile skills.Projectiles from Supported Skills Pierce (2-4) additional Targets
  Supported Skills deal (0-19)% more 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., as it does not have the projectile tag. It can however recieve the benefit of the 50% increased projectile damage from drillneck, as it has the "Bow" tag, which implies projectile. The pierce to activate the Drillneck must be acquired from sources other than the support gem, such as the passive tree, or items such as VoidwalkerVoidwalker
  Murder BootsEvasion: (444-596)
  Energy Shield: (43-58)Requires Level 69, 82 Dex, 42 Int+(30-50) to Dexterity
  (140-180)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
  30% increased Movement Speed
  20% chance to Avoid Projectiles while Phasing
  You have Phasing if you've Killed Recently
  Projectiles Pierce 5 additional Targets while you have Phasing
  Celestial FootprintsStep into the void
  and experience true freedom..

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	7	48%	48%	N/A	0	0
2	15	39	7	49%	48.6%	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	48	7	49%	49.3%	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	56	8	50%	49.9%	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	64	8	51%	50.5%	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	73	8	51%	51.2%	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	81	8	52%	51.8%	N/A	405086	942360
8	38	88	8	52%	52.4%	N/A	447718	1390078
9	41	94	9	53%	53.1%	N/A	615318	2005396
10	44	100	9	54%	53.7%	N/A	834639	2840035
11	47	106	9	54%	54.3%	N/A	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	9	55%	54.9%	N/A	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	9	56%	55.6%	N/A	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	10	56%	56.2%	N/A	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	10	57%	56.8%	N/A	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	10	57%	57.5%	N/A	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	10	58%	58.1%	N/A	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	10	59%	58.7%	N/A	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	11	59%	59.4%	N/A	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	11	60%	60%	N/A	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	11	61%	60.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	11	61%	61.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	11	62%	61.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	11	63%	62.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	11	63%	63.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	12	64%	63.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	12	64%	64.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	12	65%	65.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	12	66%	65.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	12	66%	66.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	13	67%	66.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	13	67%	66.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	13	67%	67.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	13	68%	67.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	13	68%	67.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	14	68%	68.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	14	69%	68.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	14	69%	68.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	14	69%	69.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	14	69%	69.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Alternate skill effects

Name	Cost	Description
Emerald Rain of Arrows EffectEmerald Rain of Arrows EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Rain of Arrows glow a ghostly green	15	Replaces the standard effect on a Rain of ArrowsRain of ArrowsAttack, AoE, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-11) Mana Attack Damage: (48-60)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (48-60)% AoE Radius: 24Requires Level 12Fires multiple arrows into the air, to land in sequence after a delay, starting at the targeted location and spreading outwards in all directions. Each arrow deals damage in an area around it. Half of the arrows will land directly on targets if there are targets in their range.Fires (18-22) Arrows Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.2-4) ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. gem with an emerald green version. Preview

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Rain of Arrows.

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.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Attack Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% increased Rain of Arrows Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Attack Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% increased Rain of Arrows Attack Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Rain of Arrows Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Rain of Arrows Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Rain of Arrows Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Rain of Arrows Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Repeat Count 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Rain of Arrows has 10% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrows	helmet 100
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Repeat Count 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Rain of Arrows has 15% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrows	helmet 100

Version history

Version	Changes
2.6.0	Rain of Arrows gains 1 additional unit of radius every 5 levels. No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
2.3.0	If you use Rain of Arrows, Blast RainBlast RainFire, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-10) Mana Attack Damage: (30-35)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (30-36)%Requires Level 28Fires arrows up in the air, to rain down in an area. Each arrow deals area damage around where it lands, and they will all overlap on the targeted location.Fires 6 Arrows 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Penetrates (20-30)% Fire Resistance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.05-1) ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and BladefallBladefallSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 140% AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Deals (43-595) to (65-893) Physical Damage Base duration is 6.00 seconds Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley 5 Volleys Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.05-1) VolleysPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. to target a blocked location then they will be now used on the nearest valid location.
2.1.0	Rain of Arrows has had its base damage increased by a flat 10% at every level. Its quality bonus has been changed back to Area of Effect radius, after being damage throughout 2.0.0. The mana cost has been reduced, from 9 to 7 at level one and from 12 to 11 at level 20.
2.0.0	Base damage increased from 75% to 100%. Area of effect increased by 33% (from 18 to 24) across all levels, but no longer grants increased area of effect per gem level. Now grants 1% increased damage per 1% quality instead of increased attack speed. Rain of Arrows mana costs have been reduced.
0.11.1b	Fixed Rain of Arrows not getting projectile damage bonuses.
0.11.0	Fixed a bug where Rain of Arrows would treat missed targets as though they had entered the area during the delay and hit them anyway.
0.10.0	Is now a level 4 Skill (from 10). Its area of effect has been increased by 20%. The delay between firing and arrows hitting the ground has been reduced by 20%. Its Area of Effect gain per level has been reduced. Quality bonus has been changed from Area of Effect to Attack Speed. Its damage effectiveness has been reduced slightly.
0.9.13e	Fixed a server crash related to using Rain of Arrows on Traps and Remote Mines.
0.9.12f	Fixed a newly introduced bug where Rain of Arrows would always get Critical Strikes.
0.9.7	Rain of Arrows is now affected by the Point Blank keystone passive.
0.9.5h	Fixed a bug where Rain of Arrows would deal damage twice when used by a Templar. Fixed the damage prediction that Rain of Arrows uses.
0.9.5g	Rain of Arrows is now affected by increased Projectile speed. This reduces the delay before the arrows land. Made the Faster Projectiles support gem work with Rain of Arrows.
0.9.4	Fixed rain of Arrows being incorrectly treated as a Projectile skill.
0.9.3b	Increased the rate that Rain of Arrows gains damage per level, but gave it a -20% damage penalty for being AoE.
0.9.3	Rain of Arrows has been added to the game.