Arcanist Brand
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 per 1% 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.Acquisition
Drop level: 38Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcanistBrand
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.
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 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
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 AilmentsPlace 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)
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.Base 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 Warriors
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 per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace 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%
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 18Applies a debuff to a specific enemy which signals your minions to consider that enemy to be the Prey. All minions from skills supported by any Predator Support will target that enemy. Only one enemy can be the Prey at a time. This skill cannot be used by Totems, Traps, or Mines.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 seconds
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Minions from Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 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)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
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.Supported Skills will Trigger Shockwave on Melee Hit
Supported Skills can only be used with Maces, Sceptres or Staves
+(0-3) to radius
(0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 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.Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 4 seconds
Spawns 5 corpses
Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% 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)
Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels
Trigger a Socketed Spell 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)
Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels
Trigger a Socketed Spell 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%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
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 1% increased Attack 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 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.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills deal 0.5% 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 Active 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: 14Requires 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: 11Requires 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 | ![]() | ![]() | less Damage | more Damage via Brand | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 38 | 88 | 69% | 40% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 40 | 92 | 69% | 41% | 388734 | 388734 |
3 | 42 | 96 | 69% | 42% | 477437 | 866171 |
4 | 44 | 100 | 68% | 43% | 583786 | 1449957 |
5 | 46 | 104 | 68% | 44% | 710359 | 2160316 |
6 | 48 | 109 | 68% | 45% | 1355511 | 3515827 |
7 | 50 | 113 | 67% | 46% | 1138877 | 4654704 |
8 | 52 | 117 | 67% | 47% | 1368233 | 6022937 |
9 | 54 | 121 | 67% | 48% | 1638338 | 7661275 |
10 | 56 | 125 | 66% | 49% | 1956648 | 9617923 |
11 | 58 | 130 | 66% | 50% | 3655184 | 13273107 |
12 | 60 | 134 | 66% | 51% | 3017327 | 16290434 |
13 | 62 | 138 | 65% | 52% | 3576232 | 19866666 |
14 | 64 | 142 | 65% | 53% | 4231667 | 24098333 |
15 | 65 | 144 | 65% | 54% | 2395078 | 26493411 |
16 | 66 | 146 | 64% | 55% | 8421063 | 34914474 |
17 | 67 | 148 | 64% | 56% | 16159983 | 51074457 |
18 | 68 | 151 | 64% | 57% | 41170367 | 92244824 |
19 | 69 | 153 | 63% | 58% | 86794448 | 179039272 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 63% | 59% | 157405063 | 336444335 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 63% | 60% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 62% | 61% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 62% | 62% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 62% | 63% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 61% | 64% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 61% | 65% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 61% | 66% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 60% | 67% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 60% | 68% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 60% | 69% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 59% | 69% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 59% | 70% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 59% | 70% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 58% | 71% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 58% | 71% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 58% | 72% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 57% | 72% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 57% | 73% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 57% | 73% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 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 |
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13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() 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. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Eternal Nightmare Act 4 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Eternal Nightmare Act 4 Petarus and Vanja | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Arcanist Brand.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Arcanist Brand has 8% increased Cast Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Arcanist Brand has 12% increased Cast Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Unnerve 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Spells Triggered by Arcanist Brand Unnerve enemies on Hit for 4 seconds | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Arcanist Brand has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Celestial Brand Effect![]() ![]() | Your Brand becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.11.0f |
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3.11.0 |
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References