Arcanist BrandTrigger, Spell, Duration, Brand Level: (1-20) Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 38Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy. It periodically activates while attached, triggering linked spells. The brand will detach if the enemy dies.Your Skills can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy Activates every 1 second while Attached Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5 seconds Can be Attached for a total Duration of 3 seconds Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range Supported Skills have limited Projectile Range Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect Supported Skills deal (69-63)% less Damage Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage with Hits against Branded Enemy Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's location
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Activation frequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Arcanist Brand is a skill gem that turns a linked spell into a trigger skill. The brand periodically triggers all linked spells in a sequence while being attached to an enemy.
The gem consists of two components: a skill part Arcanist Brand and a support part Arcanist Brand Support. However, it does not have the Support gem tag. It is one of the few skill/support hybrid gems. Other examples of this are; item skill Snipe, or skill gems such as SpellslingerSpellslingerTrigger, Spell Level: (1-20) Reservation: (30-25)% Mana Cooldown Time: 0.60 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Reserves mana based on the supported spells to cause those spells to trigger when you fire projectiles from a wand attack.This Skill's Mana Reservation is the total of the Mana Reservations of Supported Skills, and cannot be further modified Trigger Supported Spells when you fire Projectiles from a Non-Triggered Wand Attack Supported Skills have (0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate Supported Skills have Added Spell Damage equal to (60-174)% of Damage of Equipped Wand If two Wands are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added Damage Supported Skills deal (37-31)% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have Added Spell Damage equal to +(1-20)% of Damage of Equipped Wand If two Wands are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., General's CryGeneral's CryWarcry, AoE, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-19) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0.80 sec AoE Radius: 60Requires Level 24Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user, and summoning Mirage Warriors from nearby corpses. The Mirage Warriors each use a linked attack skill once before dissipating.Base duration is (4.00-4.90) seconds (0-38)% increased Warcry Speed Maximum 5 Summoned Mirage Warriors Counts total Power of Enemies and Corpses in Range Summons Mirage Warriors from 2 corpses per 5 Power, minimum 1 corpse Supported Strike Skills cannot target additional Enemies Attacks with Supported Skills count as Exerted Supported Skills deal (45-36)% less Damage Supported Skills are used by Mirage Warriors Summoned by General's Cry Supported Skills count as Triggered
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Maximum +(0.05-1) Summoned Mirage WarriorsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Predator SupportPredator SupportSupport, Minion, Spell, Duration Icon: h Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130% Cooldown Time: 0.80 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 18Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills deal (6-12)% more Damage Minions from Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage to the Prey with Hits and Ailments Minions from Supported Skills always target the Prey if possible Base duration is 8.00 seconds
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Minions from Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased 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., Shockwave SupportShockwave SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, AoE Icon: s Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140% Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec Can Store (1-4) Use(s)Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.Supported Skills will Trigger Shockwave on Melee Hit Supported Skills can only be used with Maces, Sceptres or Staves +(0-0.3) metres to radius (0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee Damage (0.5-10)% increased Melee 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., etc..
Channelling Spells: Even though it's not mentioned in the gem's description, linking a channelling spell won't cause it to be activated by this skill.
Arcanist Brand's base cast speed determines how long it takes to cast the brand itself. The activation frequency is how often the brand triggers linked spells. Both of these are increased by cast speed modifiers.
Targeting - Arcanist Brand auto-targets enemies with precision. For skills that can be hard to aim close to enemies like DesecrateDesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos Level: (1-20) Cost: (11-26) Mana Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second Base duration is 4.00 seconds Spawns 5 corpses Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100) Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Cast SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., this will get corpses close to enemies.
Arcanist Brand will cast all linked spells in a sequence, until its duration runs out. This can allow the character to apply multiple spells with one cast, assuming the brand has enough duration.
Trigger: Attempting to support Arcanist Brand in The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen Carved WandWand Physical Damage: 9-17 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: (1.62-1.68)Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of SocketedSkill Gems per 25 Player Levels Trigger a SocketedSpell when you Attack with this Weapon, with a 0.25 second Cooldown Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack SpeedIn every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic. linked to other spells will cancel both out, making Arcanist Brand unlinked to any spell, and lock the spells in The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen Carved WandWand Physical Damage: 9-17 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: (1.62-1.68)Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of SocketedSkill Gems per 25 Player Levels Trigger a SocketedSpell when you Attack with this Weapon, with a 0.25 second Cooldown Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels (8-12)% increased Attack SpeedIn every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic., making them untriggerable. This is an action similar to attempting supporting a spell with multiple trigger mechanics, such as Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCritical, Support, Spell, Trigger Icon: & Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120% Cooldown Time: 0.15 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Supported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy Supported Skills deal (19-10)% less Spell Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceThis 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., Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger Icon: ! Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250% Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage Trigger Supported Spells when you take (528-3272) total Damage from Hits
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills require (0.5-10)% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerThis 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 other trigger supports or triggering items, such as Cospri's MaliceCospri's Malice Jewelled FoilOne Handed Sword Elemental Damage: (80-100) to (160-200) Critical Strike Chance: 5.50% Attacks per Second: (1.73-1.82) Weapon Range: 1.4 metresRequires Level 68, 212 Dex, 257 Int+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierTrigger a Socketed Cold Spell on Melee Critical Strike, with a 0.25 second Cooldown No Physical Damage Adds (80-100) to (160-200) Cold Damage Adds (40-60) to (90-110) Cold Damage to Spells (8-14)% increased Attack Speed +257 Intelligence Requirement 60% increased Critical Strike Chance against Chilled EnemiesBreathe deep, my child. Let the frigid air engulf your soul. Embrace the eternal cold, And it will embrace you back. or MjölnerMjölner GavelOne Handed Mace Physical Damage: (97.2-118.8) to (181.8-222.2) Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.15 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 412 Str, 300 Int15% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdTrigger a Socketed Lightning Spell on Hit, with a 0.25 second Cooldown Socketed Lightning Spells have no Cost if Triggered +300 Intelligence Requirement +200 Strength Requirement (80-120)% increased Physical Damage Skills Chain +1 times (80-100)% increased Lightning DamageLook the storm in the eye and you will have its respect..
The Supported Skills deal (69-63)% less Damage and Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage with Hits against Branded Enemy modifiers are multiplicative, resulting in a final modifier of 57% less damage dealt with hits against the branded enemy at level 1, scaling up to 41% less at level 20.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
less Damage
more Damage via Brand
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
38
88
18
69%
40%
0
0
2
40
92
18
69%
41%
388734
388734
3
42
96
19
69%
42%
477437
866171
4
44
100
20
68%
43%
583786
1449957
5
46
104
22
68%
44%
710359
2160316
6
48
109
23
68%
45%
1355511
3515827
7
50
113
23
67%
46%
1138877
4654704
8
52
117
24
67%
47%
1368233
6022937
9
54
121
25
67%
48%
1638338
7661275
10
56
125
25
66%
49%
1956648
9617923
11
58
130
26
66%
50%
3655184
13273107
12
60
134
26
66%
51%
3017327
16290434
13
62
138
28
65%
52%
3576232
19866666
14
64
142
29
65%
53%
4231667
24098333
15
65
144
29
65%
54%
2395078
26493411
16
66
146
30
64%
55%
8421063
34914474
17
67
148
30
64%
56%
16159983
51074457
18
68
151
31
64%
57%
41170367
92244824
19
69
153
32
63%
58%
86794448
179039272
20
70
155
32
63%
59%
157405063
336444335
21
72
159
34
63%
60%
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
34
62%
61%
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
35
62%
62%
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
36
62%
63%
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
36
61%
64%
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
37
61%
65%
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
37
61%
66%
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
38
60%
67%
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
38
60%
68%
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
40
60%
69%
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
40
59%
69%
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
41
59%
70%
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
41
59%
70%
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
41
58%
71%
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
42
58%
71%
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
42
58%
72%
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
42
57%
72%
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
42
57%
73%
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
43
57%
73%
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
43
56%
74%
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Stats (per 1% quality)
Weight
Superior
0.5% increased Activation frequency
50
Anomalous
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of Effect
100
Divergent
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed
100
Phantasmal
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Chaining range
100
Item acquisition
Arcanist Brand can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Arcanist Brand can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
13
The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Random corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
A
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
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
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.
Fixed a bug where Arcanist Brand would incorrectly check the player's line of sight to use Firestorm, and then target the player's location if it didn't have line of sight.
Fixed a bug where Wave of ConvictionWave of ConvictionFire, Lightning, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 330%Requires Level 16An expanding wave of energy surges forward, damaging enemies in a cone-shaped area over a duration. Each enemy hit is inflicted with Exposure matching the element of which they took the highest damage. Only one Wave of Conviction can be active at a timeDeals (35-1476) to (52-2214) Physical Damage 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is (0.50-0.69) seconds Base secondary duration is 4.00 seconds 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Exposure applies -15% to Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage taken
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Damage Penetrates (0.75-15)% of Enemy Elemental ResistancesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., when supported by Arcanist Brand, was hitting more often than intended against stationary monsters.
Snipe, or skill gems such as 
SpellslingerSpellslingerTrigger, Spell
, 
General's CryGeneral's CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
, 
Predator SupportPredator SupportSupport, Minion, Spell, Duration
, 
Shockwave SupportShockwave SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, AoE
, etc..
DesecrateDesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
, this will get corpses close to enemies.
The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen
linked to other spells will cancel both out, making Arcanist Brand unlinked to any spell, and lock the spells in 
Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCritical, Support, Spell, Trigger
, 
Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
or other trigger supports or triggering items, such as 
Cospri's MaliceCospri's Malice
or 
MjölnerMjölner
.
The Cataclysm
The Cataclysm
13Level 21 Spell Gem
The Fox
6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
Gemcutter's Promise
3Gem
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Celestial Brand EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Brand becomes a Celestial Effect.
