Artillery Ballista

Artillery BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration
Tier: 9
Level: 1Deploy a Ballista Totem that fires bolts skyward, to explode a short time after landing.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArtilleryBallista

Artillery Ballista crossbow skill that summons a ballista totem that attacks by launching bolts in the air that land to create fire explosions on impact.

Gem level progression

Level
1	1

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Fire InfusionFire InfusionSupport, Attack, Fire Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to Gain Fire Damage but deal less Cold and Lightning Damage.Supported Attacks Gain 25% of Damage as extra Fire Damage Supported Attacks deal 50% less Cold and Lightning DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	HourglassHourglassSupport Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal significantly more damage but gain a long cooldown. Cannot support Skills which already have a cooldown.Supported Skills deal 30% more Damage Supported Skills have +10 seconds to CooldownPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	OverabundanceOverabundanceSupport Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills which can have a Limited number of effects active at once, increasing that Limit at the cost of their duration. Only applies to restrictions that use the word "Limit".Supported Skills have +1 to Limit Supported Skills have 50% less Skill Effect DurationPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
II	Ancestral UrgencyAncestral UrgencySupport, Totem Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which place Totems, causing those skills to place Totems much more quickly.Supported Skills have 80% increased Totem Placement speedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Fire PenetrationFire PenetrationSupport, Fire Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making those Hits Penetrate enemy Fire resistance.Supported Skills Penetrate 30% Fire ResistancePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Primal ArmamentPrimal ArmamentSupport, Attack Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks that use a weapon, causing them to deal more weapon Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Weapon Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.
III	Culling StrikeCulling StrikeSupport, Attack Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills, causing them to Cull Rare and Unique Enemies on Hit.Supported Skills have Culling Strike against Rare or Unique EnemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Font of RageFont of RageSupport, Totem Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which create stationary objects. Objects created by supported Skills generate a Font of Rage, creating an Aura which grants Rage over time, as well as preventing Rage loss.Objects created by Supported Skills create a Font of Rage with a 3 metre radius Fonts of Rage from Supported Skills grant 2 Rage Regeneration per second to You and Your AlliesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	ImmolateImmolateSupport, Fire, Payoff Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, granting them extra Fire damage against Ignited enemies but making them unable to Ignite enemies themselves.Supported Skills cannot Ignite Supported Attacks Gain 30% of Damage as extra Fire Damage against Ignited enemiesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.

Item acquisition

Artillery Ballista has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Artillery Ballista has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0f	All Totem Skills now start gaining Elemental Resistances and Chaos Resistance, scaling up with Skill level, from around Gem level 13. At gem level 20 they have +75% to all Elemental Resistances and +35% to Chaos Resistances.
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. Artillery Ballista base Physical Damage scaling now matches that of other totems like Shockwave Totem and Ripwire Ballista. The Artillery Explosion now converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage (previously 90%). Quality now provides 0 to -0.4 seconds to Totem base Attack Time (previously increased Attack Speed). Artillery and Ripwire BallistaRipwire BallistaAttack, Totem, Projectile, Duration Tier: 7 Level: 1Deploy a Ballista Totem that fires Pinning bolts which Maim Enemies.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel. now have an aggro range of 8 metres (previously 6). Artillery Ballista now fires 3 Projectiles (previously 1).
0.1.0e	Artillery Ballista's explosion radius increased to 1.8 metres (from 1.4 metres). Artillery Ballista's Damage increased by approximately 21%.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.