Burning Arrow

Burning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Speed: 90% of base
Attack Damage: (150-214)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-214)%
Projectile Speed: 3260Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage and has a chance to ignite.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Fire Damage3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets25% chance to Ignite enemies
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Adds (3-201) to (4-302) Fire Damage to Attacks against Ignited EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBurningArrow

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Burning Arrow.

Burning Arrow is a bow attack that fires an arrow dealing fire damage to a target with an increased chance of igniting it.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Area supports: When augmented by Pitch DarknessPitch Darkness
  Viridian JewelRadius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage
  +10% to Fire Damage over Time MultiplierWith a fire burning brash in his golden eye,
  Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky,
  And seared the hope of surprise,
  From Kaom's skulking horde.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. Burning Arrow gains an area component, allowing it to be supported by area support gems. It does not however gain the area gem tag.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Fire Damage against Ignited	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	5	150%	150%	3 to 4	0	0
2	2	0	5	153%	153.4%	3 to 5	70	70
3	4	16	5	157%	156.7%	4 to 6	308	378
4	7	22	5	160%	160.1%	5 to 8	1554	1932
5	11	31	5	163%	163.5%	7 to 11	6667	8599
6	16	41	6	167%	166.8%	11 to 16	26047	34646
7	20	50	6	170%	170.2%	14 to 21	49725	84371
8	24	58	6	174%	173.6%	18 to 27	95714	180085
9	28	67	6	177%	176.9%	23 to 35	169595	349680
10	32	75	6	180%	180.3%	30 to 44	283759	633439
11	36	83	7	184%	183.7%	37 to 55	453996	1087435
12	40	92	7	187%	187.1%	46 to 69	703128	1790563
13	44	100	7	190%	190.4%	57 to 85	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	7	194%	193.8%	70 to 105	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	7	197%	197.2%	85 to 128	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	8	201%	200.5%	104 to 156	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	8	204%	203.9%	126 to 189	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	8	207%	207.3%	152 to 229	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	8	211%	210.6%	175 to 263	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	8	214%	214%	201 to 302	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	9	217%	217.4%	221 to 331	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	9	221%	220.7%	242 to 363	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	9	224%	224.1%	265 to 397	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	9	227%	227.5%	290 to 435	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	9	231%	230.8%	317 to 476	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	10	234%	234.2%	347 to 520	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	10	238%	237.6%	379 to 568	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	10	241%	240.9%	414 to 620	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	10	244%	244.3%	452 to 677	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	10	248%	247.7%	493 to 739	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	11	249%	249.4%	515 to 772	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	11	251%	251.1%	537 to 806	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	11	253%	252.7%	561 to 842	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	11	254%	254.4%	586 to 879	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	11	256%	256.1%	612 to 918	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	11	258%	257.8%	639 to 958	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	12	259%	259.5%	667 to 1000	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	12	261%	261.2%	696 to 1044	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	12	263%	262.8%	726 to 1090	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	12	265%	264.5%	758 to 1137	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Burning Arrow can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Burning Arrow can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersQuality GemRight 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 superior 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 superior gem with 20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

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 ↓
Enemy at the Gate Act 1 Nessa	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

In addition, Burning Arrow is the starting skill gem for Ranger. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Burning Arrow.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Burning Arrow Damage 1	66	25% increased Burning Arrow Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Damage 2	75	40% increased Burning Arrow Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Ignite Chance 1	66	Burning Arrow has +20% chance to Ignite	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Ignite Chance 2	75	Burning Arrow has +30% chance to Ignite	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Physical Damage Percent To Add As Fire Damage 1	66	10% of Burning Arrow Physical Damage gained as Extra Fire Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Physical Damage Percent To Add As Fire Damage 2	75	15% of Burning Arrow Physical Damage gained as Extra Fire Damage	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Burning Arrow has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Mystic Burning Arrow EffectMystic Burning Arrow EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Burning Arrow becomes a Mystic Effect.	Your Burning Arrow becomes a Mystic Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.16.0	No longer has a stacking Burning Effect. Now deals 150% base Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 214% at gem level 20 (previously 184%). Now adds 3 to 4 Fire Damage to Attacks against Ignited Enemies at gem level 1, up to 201 to 302 Fire Damage at gem level 20. Now has an Attack Speed of 90% of Base (previously 100%). Now has a 25% chance to Ignite (previously 50%).
3.9.0	Now converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage (from 50%). Now has 50% chance to Ignite Enemies at all gem levels (previously 30% at gem level 1, up to 49% at gem level 20). Now deals 50% more damage with Ignite at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 88% at gem level 20 (From 68%). Now applies an additional debuff when you Ignite, dealing extra burning damage based on the magnitude of the Ignite. Now gains +1% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier per 2% gem quality (from 3% increased Ignite duration per 1% gem quality). Burning Arrow's threshold jewels, Pitch DarknessPitch Darkness Viridian JewelRadius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage +10% to Fire Damage over Time MultiplierWith a fire burning brash in his golden eye, Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky, And seared the hope of surprise, From Kaom's skulking horde.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. and Sudden IgnitionSudden Ignition Viridian JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage Ignited Enemies Killed by your Hits are destroyedAfter years of subterfuge, sabotage, and sacrifice, Sarn had become a powder keg just waiting to explode. Finally, Victario lit the match.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket., no longer drops and cannot be obtained outside of trading with other players.
3.3.0	Now has 30% chance to ignite at gem level 1, up to 49% at gem level 20 (up from 20% at all levels) Now deals 30% more damage with ignite at gem level 1, up to 68% more damage with ignite at gem level 20. No longer has increased burning damage.
3.1.0	The amount of burning damage dealt by the burning ground created by a Burning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Bow Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-8) Mana Attack Speed: 90% of base Attack Damage: (150-214)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-214)% Projectile Speed: 3260Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage and has a chance to ignite.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Fire Damage3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets25% chance to Ignite enemies 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Adds (3-201) to (4-302) Fire Damage to Attacks against Ignited EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. on a character with the Pitch DarknessPitch Darkness Viridian JewelRadius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage +10% to Fire Damage over Time MultiplierWith a fire burning brash in his golden eye, Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky, And seared the hope of surprise, From Kaom's skulking horde.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket. threshold jewel is now determined by the level of the Burning Arrow skill gem.
2.1.0	Burning Arrow's base damage has been increased from 130% to 150% at level 1 and 160.4% to 184.2% at level 20.
1.2.0	Burning Arrow: This skill now deals 130% of base damage, has 50% converted to fire, and has a fixed ignite chance. It gains increased burning damage and physical damage per level.
1.1.0	The ignite chance on levels over 20 continues to progress linearly, rather than slowing the progression as it previously did.
0.10.0	Burning Arrow is now properly affected by the Point Blank keystone passive and the Chin Sol unique item.
0.9.9	Increased mana cost at higher levels.
0.9.7	Burning Arrow has been added to the game.