Siege Ballista

Attack, Projectile, Totem, Bow

Level: (1–20)

Cost: (8–13) Mana

Attack Speed: 50% of base

Attack Damage: (100–145)% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100–145)%

Projectile Speed: 3260

Requires Level (12–70), (33–155) Dex

Requires Bows

Summons a ballista totem that attacks with piercing arrows. Requires a Bow.

Arrows Pierce (6–9) additional Targets
+(2–3) to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Summons a Ballista Totem which uses this Skill

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–5)% increased Attack Speed per maximum Totem

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

Quest /2 ⍟

Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	The Siren's Cadence	Quest Reward	Ranger
1	The Siren's Cadence	Nessa	Duelist · Ranger · Scion · Shadow

Genus

Siege Ballista

Siege Ballista of Splintering

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Totem lasts 8 seconds Summons a Ballista Totem which uses this Skill

Level	Requires Level	Dex	Cost	Base Damage	+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems	Arrows Pierce 6 additional Targets	Experience
1	12	33	8	100%	2	6	15,249
2	15	39	8	102.4%	2	6	41,517
3	19	48	8	104.7%	2	6	81,983
4	23	56	9	107.1%	2	6	147,968
5	27	64	9	109.5%	2	6	250,557
6	31	73	9	111.8%	2	7	405,086
7	35	81	10	114.2%	2	7	447,718
8	38	88	10	116.6%	2	7	615,318
9	41	94	10	118.9%	2	7	834,639
10	44	100	10	121.3%	2	7	1,570,760
11	47	106	11	123.7%	3	8	1,633,987
12	50	113	11	126.1%	3	8	2,151,030
13	53	119	11	128.4%	3	8	2,812,189
14	56	125	11	130.8%	3	8	5,099,360
15	59	132	12	133.2%	3	8	9,400,731
16	62	138	12	135.5%	3	9	15,273,366
17	64	142	12	137.9%	3	9	26,286,582
18	66	146	12	140.3%	3	9	62,890,590
19	68	151	12	142.6%	3	9	212,046,017
20	70	155	13	145%	3	9
21	72		13	147.4%	3	10
22	74		13	149.7%	4	10
23	76		13	152.1%	4	10
24	78		13	154.5%	4	10
25	80		13	156.8%	4	10
26	82		14	159.2%	4	11
27	84		14	161.6%	4	11
28	86		14	163.9%	4	11
29	88		14	166.3%	4	11
30	90		14	168.7%	4	11
31	91		14	169.9%	4	11
32	92		14	171.1%	4	12
33	93		14	172.2%	4	12
34	94		15	173.4%	4	12
35	95		15	174.6%	4	12
36	96		15	175.8%	4	12
37	97		15	177%	4	12
38	98		15	178.2%	4	12
39	99		15	179.3%	4	12
40	100		15	180.5%	4	12

Attribute /10

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation
Acronym	Totem, Pierce
DropLevel	12
BaseType	Siege Ballista
Class	Skill Gems
Weapon	Bows
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy,
Type	Attack, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, RangedAttack, Trappable, Mineable, SummonsTotem, AttackInPlaceIsDefault, TotemsAreBallistae
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSiegeBallista
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Crucible Weapon /1

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	50% increased Siege and Shrapnel Ballista attack speed per maximum Summoned Totem 45% reduced Shrapnel Ballista attack speed per Shrapnel Ballista Totem 45% reduced Siege Ballista attack speed per Siege Ballista Totem

Siege Ballista Monster /3 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Ailentia Rac	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] 20% increased Attack Speed +5 to maximum number of Summoned Totems	Y
Ailentia Rac	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] 20% increased Attack Speed +5 to maximum number of Summoned Totems 100% increased maximum Life 100% increased Area of Effect 80% increased Character Size	Y
Daemon		Y

Microtransactions /13 ⍟

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.

Ghastly Mariner's Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Ghastly Mariner's totem.

Challenger's Ancestral Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Challenger's Ancestral totem.

Defender's Ancestral Totem Skin

Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Defender's Ancestral totem.

Supported By /104 ⍟

Active Type: Attack, Projectile, ProjectilesFromUser, RangedAttack, Trappable, Mineable, SummonsTotem, AttackInPlaceIsDefault, TotemsAreBallistae

Icon	Name
Added Fire Damage Support	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Faster Attacks Support	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
Greater Multiple Projectiles Support	Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support	Lesser Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
Faster Projectiles Support	Faster Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
Added Cold Damage Support	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Additional Accuracy Support	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
Added Lightning Damage Support	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Critical Strikes Support	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Increased Critical Damage Support	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Knockback Support	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Life Leech Support	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
Mana Leech Support	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
Added Chaos Damage Support	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Stun Support	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
Pierce Support	Pierce Support Supports projectile skills.
Trap Support	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	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
Cold to Fire Support	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Combustion Support	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
Life Gain on Hit Support	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
Elemental Proliferation Support	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
Culling Strike Support	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	Point Blank Support Supports projectile skills.
Iron Grip Support	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	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	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	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Blind Support	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Fire Penetration Support	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
Cold Penetration Support	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
Lightning Penetration Support	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
Elemental Penetration Support	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
Chain Support	Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
Fork Support	Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
Returning Projectiles Support	Returning Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
Power Charge On Critical Support	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Burning Damage Support	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
Slower Projectiles Support	Slower Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
Vicious Projectiles Support	Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
Block Chance Reduction Support	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Physical to Lightning Support	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Hypothermia Support	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
Critical Strike Affliction Support	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Void Manipulation Support	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
Controlled Destruction Support	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
Swift Affliction Support	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
Elemental Focus Support	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
Ignite Proliferation Support	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Chance to Bleed Support	Chance to Bleed Support Supports attack skills.
Chance to Poison Support	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Deadly Ailments Support	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Decay Support	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Efficacy Support	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
Vile Toxins Support	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Maim Support	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
Immolate Support	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Unbound Ailments Support	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
Brutality Support	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
Momentum Support	Momentum Support Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
Volley Support	Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
Summon Phantasm Support	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	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
Bonechill Support	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
Multiple Totems Support	Multiple Totems Support Supports skills which summon totems.
Energy Leech Support	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
Impale Support	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
Nightblade Support	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
High-Impact Mine Support	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.
Arrow Nova Support	Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
Barrage Support	Barrage Support Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
Greater Volley Support	Greater Volley Support Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Brutality Support	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
Awakened Burning Damage Support	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support	Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
Awakened Fire Penetration Support	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Arrow Nova Support	Awakened Arrow Nova Support Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
Awakened Chain Support	Awakened Chain Support Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
Awakened Cold Penetration Support	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Fork Support	Awakened Fork Support Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support	Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support Supports projectile skills.
Awakened Swift Affliction Support	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
Awakened Void Manipulation Support	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support	Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support Supports projectile attack skills.
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
Awakened Elemental Focus Support	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
Cruelty Support	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
Focused Ballista Support	Focused Ballista Support Supports skills that summon ballista totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
Overcharge Support	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Prismatic Burst Support	Prismatic Burst Support Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
Devour Support	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Flamewood Support	Flamewood Support Supports skills which summon totems. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
Locus Mine Support	Locus Mine Support Supports attack skills that use bows or wands and fire projectiles ahead. Instead of using that skill, you will throw mines that will use the skill for you when you detonate them, targeting your location. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
Sadism Support	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
Volatility Support	Volatility Support Supports attack skills.
Rupture Support	Rupture Support Supports attack skills.

Siege Ballista Unique /1 ⍟

Iron Commander Death Bow

(30–50)% increased Critical Strike Chance

Adds (8–12) to (16–24) Physical Damage
(14–20)% increased Attack Speed
(14–20)% increased Totem Life
(14–20)% increased Totem Placement speed
Siege Ballista has +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems per 200 Dexterity
Adds 1 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per 25 Dexterity

Totem

Construct

Spectre	N
Tags	construct, immobile, is_unarmed, large_model, non_attacking, not_dex, not_int, small_height, stone_armour

Life

100%

Armour

+100%

Ailment Threshold

100%

Resistance

Damage

100%

Accuracy

100%

Critical Strike Chance

+5%

Critical Strike Multiplier

+130%

Attack Distance

6 ~ 6

Attack Time

1 Second

Damage Spread

±0%

Experience

100%

Model Size

100%

Type

Totem

Metadata

ShotgunTotem

IsSummoned

Object Type

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

Actor
{
     slow_animations_go_to_idle = false
}

Object Type Codes

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

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

Community Wiki

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Siege Ballista

Siege Ballista is a bow attack skill. It summons a ballista totem that fires a powerful, piercing bolt after a build-up time. The bolts scale on the player's weapon damage. The totem suffers an attack speed penalty but deals increased base damage. Siege Ballista's range is 80 units.

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.

Bow: Siege Ballista requires that a bow is equipped in order to be cast and has a Bow Gem tag.

Since Siege Ballista's attacks are also bow attacks, effects such as Point Blank and Chin Sol's close range bonus apply. For the range-dependent effects, bonus damage is based on the target's distance from the totem making the attacks.

Attack: Siege Ballista fires ranged attacks that scale off of base attack damage, and thus scale directly off of the player's equipped bow and other attack stats. Siege Ballista fires at 50% of the attack speed of the equipped bow. Siege Ballista attacks can be evaded.

With the unique Iron Commander, one can summon 1 additional Siege Ballista Totem per 200 Dexterity.

Version history

Version	Changes
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 gem quality
3.9.0	Now a Ballista totem skill Now requires level 12 at gem level 1 (from level 4). Now deals 100% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 140%), up to 145% at gem level 20 (from 170%). Now grants +2 to your maximum number of summoned totems at all gem levels. Now grants 1% increased Projectile Damage per 1% gem quality (previously granted 1% increased Totem Placement Speed per 1% gem quality)
3.0.0	Siege Ballista pierces 6 targets at level 1, up to 9 at level 20.
2.1.0	Introduced to the game.

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