Arcanist Brand

Arcanist BrandSpell, Duration, Brand
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (18-32) Mana
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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Activation frequencySupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeCan be Attached for a total Duration of 3 seconds
Activates every 1 second while Attached
Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5 seconds
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
Supported Skills deal (55-46)% less Damage
Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range
Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage to Branded Enemy
Supported Skills have limited Projectile Range
Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's locationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcanistBrand

Arcanist Brand is an active 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.

Skill functions and interactions

• 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 active-skill/support hybrid gems. Other examples of this are; item skill , or skill gems such as SpellslingerSpellslingerSpell
  Level: (1-20)
  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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 1% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills have 1% chance to Freeze, Shock and IgniteSupported Skills have 2% reduced Cooldown Recovery RateThis 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 Added Spell Damage equal to (50-100)% of Damage of Equipped Wand
  If two Wands are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added Damage
  Supported Skills have (0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace 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: 4.00 sec
  Use Time: 0.80 secRequires 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate2% increased Warcry SpeedMirrage Warriors have 2% increased Movement SpeedBase duration is (4-4.9) seconds
  (0-38)% increased Warcry Speed
  Counts total Power of Enemies and Corpses in Range
  Summons Mirage Warriors from 2 corpses per 5 Power, minimum 1 corpse
  Maximum 5 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%Requires Level 18Supports skills which create Minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentMinions from Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage(Read Signal Prey article)Minions from Supported Skills have 1.5% increased Critical Strike Chance against the Prey
  Minions from Supported Skills have +0.75% to Critical Strike Multiplier against the PreyMinions from Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage to the Prey
  Minions from Supported Skills deal (15-25)% more Damage
  Minions from Supported Skills always target the Prey if possibleThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Shockwave SupportShockwave SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, AoE
  Icon: s
  Level: (1-20)
  Can Store (1-4) Use(s)
  Attack Damage: (160-260)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-260)%Requires Level 18Deals attack damage in an area.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Damage
  Shockwave has 0.5% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of Effect
  Shockwave has 0.5% increased Area of EffectShockwave has 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateSupported Skills will Trigger Shockwave on Melee Hit
  Supported Skills can only be used with Maces, Sceptres or Staves
  Deals (160-260)% of Base Attack Damage
  (0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
  +(0-3) to radiusThis 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 Active 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed10% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to spawn an additional CorpseEach Corpse spawned has 1% chance to be a Forgotten CorpseBase duration is 4 seconds
  Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
  Spawns 5 corpses
  Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
  Maximum of 10 corpses allowedPlace 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 linked to other spells will cancel both out, making Arcanist Brand unlinked to any spell, and lock the spells in , 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 SupportTrigger, Support, Spell
  Icon: &
  Level: (1-20)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 that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills deal 1% more Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
  Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Spell Damage
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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 Active 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
  Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
  This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
  You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or other trigger supports or triggering items, such as or .

Gem level progression

Level					Cost and Reservation Multiplier	Critical Strike Chance	Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Stored Uses	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Stored Uses	Soul Prevention Time	Attack Damage	Base duration	Attack Speed	less Damage	more Damage via Brand	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	38	0	0	88	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	55%	40%	0	0
2	40	0	0	92	0%	0%	18	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	55%	41%	388734	388734
3	42	0	0	96	0%	0%	19	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	54%	42%	477437	866171
4	44	0	0	100	0%	0%	20	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	54%	43%	583786	1449957
5	46	0	0	104	0%	0%	22	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	53%	44%	710359	2160316
6	48	0	0	109	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	53%	45%	1355511	3515827
7	50	0	0	113	0%	0%	23	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	52%	46%	1138877	4654704
8	52	0	0	117	0%	0%	24	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	52%	47%	1368233	6022937
9	54	0	0	121	0%	0%	25	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	51%	48%	1638338	7661275
10	56	0	0	125	0%	0%	25	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	51%	49%	1956648	9617923
11	58	0	0	130	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	50%	50%	3655184	13273107
12	60	0	0	134	0%	0%	26	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	50%	51%	3017327	16290434
13	62	0	0	138	0%	0%	28	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	49%	52%	3576232	19866666
14	64	0	0	142	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	49%	53%	4231667	24098333
15	65	0	0	144	0%	0%	29	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	48%	54%	2395078	26493411
16	66	0	0	146	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	48%	55%	8421063	34914474
17	67	0	0	148	0%	0%	30	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	47%	56%	16159983	51074457
18	68	0	0	151	0%	0%	31	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	47%	57%	41170367	92244824
19	69	0	0	153	0%	0%	32	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	46%	58%	86794448	179039272
20	70	0	0	155	0%	0%	32	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	46%	59%	157405063	336444335
21	72	0	0	159	0%	0%	34	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	45%	60%	-336444335	0
22	74	0	0	0	0%	0%	34	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	45%	61%	0	0
23	76	0	0	0	0%	0%	35	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	44%	62%	0	0
24	78	0	0	0	0%	0%	36	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	44%	63%	0	0
25	80	0	0	0	0%	0%	36	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	43%	64%	0	0
26	82	0	0	0	0%	0%	37	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	43%	65%	0	0
27	84	0	0	0	0%	0%	37	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	42%	66%	0	0
28	86	0	0	0	0%	0%	38	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	42%	67%	0	0
29	88	0	0	0	0%	0%	38	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	41%	68%	0	0
30	90	0	0	0	0%	0%	40	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	41%	69%	0	0
31	91	0	0	0	0%	0%	40	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	41%	69%	0	0
32	92	0	0	0	0%	0%	41	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	40%	70%	0	0
33	93	0	0	0	0%	0%	41	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	40%	70%	0	0
34	94	0	0	0	0%	0%	41	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	40%	71%	0	0
35	95	0	0	0	0%	0%	42	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	40%	71%	0	0
36	96	0	0	0	0%	0%	42	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39%	72%	0	0
37	97	0	0	0	0%	0%	42	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39%	72%	0	0
38	98	0	0	0	0%	0%	42	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39%	73%	0	0
39	99	0	0	0	0%	0%	43	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	39%	73%	0	0
40	100	0	0	0	0%	0%	43	0%	0	0.00 sec	0	0	0 sec	0%	0.00 sec	0%	38%	74%	0	0

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Arcanist Brand:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.12.0	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.
3.11.0f	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: 220%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 timePer 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Elemental Damage1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageBase duration is 0.5 seconds Deals (32-972) to (48-1459) Physical Damage 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base secondary duration is 4 seconds Exposure applies -15% to Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage taken (0-38)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace 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.
3.11.0	Arcanist Brand has been added to the game.