Artillery Ballista

Attack, Totem, AoE, Fire, Projectile, Bow
Level: 1–20
Cost: 7–11 Mana
Attack Speed: 50% of base
Attack Damage: 44–57% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 44–57%

Requires Level 28

Summons 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 5 additional Arrows
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Summons a Ballista Totem which uses this Skill

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–20)% increased Fire Damage

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Unusual Gems /3

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–20)% increased Fire Damage	50
Anomalous	(0–100)% increased Burning Damage	100
Divergent	Fires an additional Arrow	10

Quest /2

Act	Quest Complete	NPC	Character
3	Sever the Right Hand	Quest Reward	Ranger
3	Sever the Right Hand	Clarissa	Duelist Marauder Ranger Scion Shadow

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Summons a Ballista Totem which uses this Skill base is projectile [1] base skill is totemified [1] is area damage [1] skill can fire arrows [1] Totem lasts 8 seconds Fires 5 additional Arrows 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Cost	Base Damage	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems	Experience
1	28	67	7	44%	2	199,345
2	31	73	7	44.7%	2	285,815
3	34	79	7	45.4%	2	401,344
4	37	85	8	46.1%	2	554,379
5	40	92	8	46.8%	2	477,437
6	42	96	8	47.5%	2	583,786
7	44	100	8	48.2%	2	710,359
8	46	104	8	48.9%	2	1,355,511
9	48	109	9	49.6%	2	1,138,877
10	50	113	9	50.3%	2	1,368,233
11	52	117	9	51%	3	1,638,338
12	54	121	9	51.7%	3	1,956,648
13	56	125	10	52.4%	3	3,655,184
14	58	130	10	53.1%	3	3,017,327
15	60	134	10	53.8%	3	7,759,995
16	62	138	10	54.5%	3	15,138,193
17	64	142	10	55.2%	3	26,083,825
18	66	146	11	55.9%	3	62,620,247
19	68	151	11	56.6%	3	211,708,088
20	70	155	11	57.3%	3
21	72		11	58%	3
22	74		11	58.7%	4
23	76		12	59.4%	4
24	78		12	60.1%	4
25	80		12	60.8%	4
26	82		12	61.5%	4
27	84		12	62.2%	4
28	86		13	62.9%	4
29	88		13	63.6%	4
30	90		13	64.3%	4
31	91		13	65%	4
32	92		14	65.7%	4
33	93		14	66.4%	4
34	94		14	67.1%	4
35	95		14	67.8%	4
36	96		14	68.5%	4
37	97		15	69.2%	4
38	98		15	69.9%	4
39	99		15	70.6%	4
40	100		15	71.3%	4

Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki
Acronym	Totem
DropLevel	28
BaseType	Artillery Ballista
Class	Active Skill Gems
Weapon	Bows
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy,
Type	Attack, RangedAttack, Trappable, Mineable, SummonsTotem, Area, Fire, ProjectileNumber, ProjectileSpeed, AttackInPlaceIsDefault
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArtilleryBallista

Totem

Spectre	N
Tags	construct, is_unarmed, non_attacking, not_dex, not_int, small_height, stone_armour, very_slow_movement

100%Life

+100%Armour

100%Ailment Threshold

40 40 40 20Resistance

100%Damage

100%Accuracy

+5%Critical Strike Chance

+130%Critical Strike Multiplier

6 ~ 6Attack Distance

1 SecondAttack Time

±0%Damage Spread

100%Experience

100%Model Size

TotemType

YIsSummoned

Object Type

version 2
extends "Metadata/Monsters/Totems/CrossbowTotem"

StateMachine
{
	define_shared_state = "hide_base"	
}


Life
{
	on_death = "SetStateTo( hide_base, 1 );"
}

Stats
{
	set_immune_to_curses = 0
}

Object Type Codes

version 2
extends "Metadata/Monsters/Totems/CrossbowTotem"

BaseEvents
{
	on_construction_complete =
	"
		IfState( hide_base, 0, { PlayAnimationAttachedByIndex( Metadata/Monsters/Totems/MortarTotem/mortarbowbase.ao, 4 ); } );
		IfState( hide_base, 1, { DisableRendering(); } );
	"
}

Life
{
	on_death = "PlayAnimationAttachedByIndex( Metadata/Monsters/Totems/MortarTotem/mortarbowbase.ao, 3 );"
}

-- src\Data\Spectres.lua
minions["Metadata/Monsters/Totems/MortarTotem"] = {
    name = "Totem",
    life = 1,
    fireResist = 40,
    coldResist = 40,
    lightningResist = 40,
    chaosResist = 20,
    damage = 1,
    damageSpread = 0,
    attackTime = 1,
    attackRange = 6,
    accuracy = 1,
    skillList = {
    },
    modList = {
    },
}

Microtransactions /10 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Tiki Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.
	Olmec Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.
	Eagle Guardian Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.
	Ziggurat Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.
	Dragon Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.
	Arcane Tome Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.
	Pylon of Pain Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.
	Demonic Arctic Ballista Totem Skin Replaces the default skin on your ballista totems with a Demonic Arctic version.
	Twisted Skull Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a twisted skull totem.
	Darkshard Totem Skin Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a darkshard totem.

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /5 ⍟

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

Supported By /89 ⍟

Support Gem	Description
Added Fire Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Faster Attacks Support	Supports attack skills.
Greater Multiple Projectiles Support	Supports projectile skills.
Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support	Supports projectile skills.
Faster Projectiles Support	Supports projectile skills.
Added Cold Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Additional Accuracy Support	Supports attack skills.
Increased Area of Effect Support	Supports any skill with an area of effect.
Added Lightning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Critical Strikes Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Critical Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Knockback Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Life Leech Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
Mana Leech Support	Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
Added Chaos Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Stun Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
Trap Support	Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
Item Rarity Support	Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
Concentrated Effect Support	Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
Cold to Fire Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Combustion Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Supports attack skills.
Life Gain on Hit Support	Supports attack skills.
Elemental Proliferation Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
Culling Strike Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
Point Blank Support	Supports projectile skills.
Iron Grip Support	Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
Damage on Full Life Support	Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
Blastchain Mine Support	Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
Chance to Flee Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Blind Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Fire Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
Cold Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
Lightning Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
Elemental Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
Power Charge On Critical Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Burning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
Slower Projectiles Support	Supports projectile skills.
Vicious Projectiles Support	Supports projectile attack skills.
Block Chance Reduction Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Physical to Lightning Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Hypothermia Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Critical Strike Affliction Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Void Manipulation Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Controlled Destruction Support	Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
Swift Affliction Support	Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
Elemental Focus Support	Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
Ignite Proliferation Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Chance to Bleed Support	Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
Chance to Poison Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Deadly Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Decay Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Efficacy Support	Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
Vile Toxins Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Maim Support	Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
Immolate Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Unbound Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
Brutality Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Onslaught Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Summon Phantasm Support	Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
Withering Touch Support	Supports attack skills.
Bonechill Support	Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
Multiple Totems Support	Supports skills which summon totems.
Energy Leech Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
Impale Support	Supports attack skills.
Nightblade Support	Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
High-Impact Mine Support	Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
Barrage Support	Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Brutality Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Awakened Burning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Supports attack skills.
Awakened Fire Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Cold Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support	Supports projectile skills.
Awakened Swift Affliction Support	Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
Awakened Void Manipulation Support	Supports any skill that deals damage.
Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support	Supports projectile attack skills.
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support	Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
Awakened Elemental Focus Support	Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support	Supports any skill with an area of effect.
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
Cruelty Support	Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Focused Ballista Support	Supports skills that summon ballista totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.

Community Wiki

Wiki Edit

Artillery Ballista

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: Siege 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.

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