Artillery Ballista

Artillery BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Fire, Projectile, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (9-13) Mana
Attack Speed: 50% of base
Attack Damage: (50-65)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (50-65)%Requires Level 28Summons a ballista totem that propels a sequence of fiery arrows into the air. The arrows impact the ground in a line, each dealing area damage to enemies around it. Requires a Bow.Totem lasts 8 seconds
+(2-3) to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems
Fires 6 Arrows
Summons a Ballista Totem which uses this Skill
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage

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.

Acquisition
Drop level: 28Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArtilleryBallista

Artillery Ballista summons a ballista totem that rains down arrows in a line, dealing area damage on landing. Its damage scales on the player's bow damage.

Skill functions and interactions

Ballista: Artillery Ballista is part of the Ballista sub-class of totems. Ballista totems have inherent added totem limit. They have a much shorter summoning range, spawning much closer to the summoner.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	extra Totems	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	9	50%	50%	2	0	0
2	31	73	9	50.8%	50.8%	2	199345	199345
3	34	79	10	51.6%	51.6%	2	285815	485160
4	37	85	10	52.4%	52.4%	2	401344	886504
5	40	92	10	53.2%	53.2%	2	554379	1440883
6	42	96	10	53.9%	53.9%	2	477437	1918320
7	44	100	10	54.7%	54.7%	2	583786	2502106
8	46	104	11	55.5%	55.5%	2	710359	3212465
9	48	109	11	56.3%	56.3%	2	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	11	57.1%	57.1%	2	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	11	57.9%	57.9%	3	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	11	58.7%	58.7%	3	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	11	59.5%	59.5%	3	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	12	60.3%	60.3%	3	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	12	61.1%	61.1%	3	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	12	61.8%	61.8%	3	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	12	62.6%	62.6%	3	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	12	63.4%	63.4%	3	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	12	64.2%	64.2%	3	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	13	65%	65%	3	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	13	65.8%	65.8%	3	—	—
22	74	—	13	66.6%	66.6%	4	—	—
23	76	—	13	67.4%	67.4%	4	—	—
24	78	—	13	68.2%	68.2%	4	—	—
25	80	—	13	68.9%	68.9%	4	—	—
26	82	—	14	69.7%	69.7%	4	—	—
27	84	—	14	70.5%	70.5%	4	—	—
28	86	—	14	71.3%	71.3%	4	—	—
29	88	—	14	72.1%	72.1%	4	—	—
30	90	—	14	72.9%	72.9%	4	—	—
31	91	—	14	73.3%	73.3%	4	—	—
32	92	—	14	73.7%	73.7%	4	—	—
33	93	—	14	74.1%	74.1%	4	—	—
34	94	—	15	74.5%	74.5%	4	—	—
35	95	—	15	74.9%	74.9%	4	—	—
36	96	—	15	75.3%	75.3%	4	—	—
37	97	—	15	75.7%	75.7%	4	—	—
38	98	—	15	76.1%	76.1%	4	—	—
39	99	—	15	76.4%	76.4%	4	—	—
40	100	—	15	76.8%	76.8%	4	—	—

Item acquisition

Artillery Ballista can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Artillery Ballista 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand Act 3

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 ↓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Artillery Ballista.

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 Artillery Ballista Cross Pattern 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Artillery Ballista Projectiles fall in two perpendicular lines instead	helmet 100
Enchantment Artillery Ballista Additional Arrows 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Artillery Ballista fires an additional Arrow	helmet 100
Enchantment Artillery Ballista Additional Arrows 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Artillery Ballista fires 2 additional Arrows	helmet 100
Enchantment Artillery Ballista Fire Penetration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Artillery Ballista Damage Penetrates 6% Fire Resistance	helmet 100
Enchantment Artillery Ballista Fire Penetration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Artillery Ballista Damage Penetrates 10% Fire Resistance	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Artillery Ballista has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Arcane Tome Totem SkinArcane Tome Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.
Astral Artillery Ballista SkinFile:Astral Artillery Ballista Skin inventory icon.pngAstral Artillery Ballista SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Artillery Ballista becomes an Astral Effect.File:Astral Artillery Ballista Skin inventory icon.png	Your Artillery Ballista becomes an Astral Effect.
Challenger's Ancestral Totem SkinChallenger's Ancestral Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Challenger's Ancestral totem.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Challenger's Ancestral totem.
Darkshard Totem SkinDarkshard Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a darkshard totem.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a darkshard totem.
Defender's Ancestral Totem SkinDefender's Ancestral Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Defender's Ancestral totem.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Defender's Ancestral totem.
Demonic Arctic Ballista Totem SkinDemonic Arctic Ballista Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectReplaces the default skin on your ballista totems with a Demonic Arctic version.	Replaces the default skin on your ballista totems with a Demonic Arctic version.
Dragon Totem SkinDragon Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.
Eagle Guardian Totem SkinEagle Guardian Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.
Margmatic Artillery BallistaFile:Margmatic Artillery Ballista inventory icon.pngMargmatic Artillery BallistaSkill Gem EffectYour Artillery Ballista becomes a Magmatic Effect.File:Margmatic Artillery Ballista inventory icon.png	Your Artillery Ballista becomes a Magmatic Effect.
Olmec Totem SkinOlmec Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.
Pylon of Pain Totem SkinPylon of Pain Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.
Tiki Totem SkinTiki Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.
Twisted Skull Totem SkinTwisted Skull Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a twisted skull totem.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a twisted skull totem.
Void Emperor Artillery BallistaVoid Emperor Artillery BallistaSkill Gem EffectYour Artillery Ballista becomes a Void Emperor Effect.	Your Artillery Ballista becomes a Void Emperor Effect.
Ziggurat Totem SkinZiggurat Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has a Mana cost of 9 at gem level 1 (previously 7), scaling up to 13 at gem level 20 (previously 11).
3.23.0	Quality now causes the skill to Fire +0-1 Arrow, instead of providing 0-20% increased Fire Damage.
3.19.0	Artillery Ballista now has 50% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 44%), up to 65% at gem level 20 (previously 57%). It now has a base explosion radius of 20 (previously 18). Arrows now take 250 ms to fall (previously 330 ms) and the delay between arrows is now 100 ms (previously 150 ms).
3.15.0	Now deals 44% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 40%), up to 57.3% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 51%). Now has 44% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 40%), up to 57% at gem level 20 (previously 51%).
3.13.0	Now allows you to place an additional totem at gem level 11, and again at gem level 22.
3.12.0	Now has alternative quality.
3.10.0	Now deals base damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 40% at gem level 1 (from 33%), up to 51% at gem level 20 (from 42%).
3.9.0	Artillery Ballista has been added to the game.