Ballista Totem

Ballista totems is a type of totem. It was known as Ranged attack totems or RAT. Ballista totem skills are sub-type of totem skills. So far all gems that related to ballista totem have totem, projectile and bow gem tags. All 3 ballista totem active skills are attack skills.

Some passive skills exclusively affect only ballista totems. The great majority of passive skills that affect totems also affect ballista totems.

Cluster Jewel passive skills
The following Cluster Jewel passives are related to ballista totem:

Ascendancy passive skills
The following Ascendancy passive skills are related to ballista totem:

Related modifiers
The following modifiers that have spawn weight, are related to ballista totem:

Unique items
The following unique items are related to ballista totem:

Version history

 * Ballista Totems no longer play surge effects.


 * Fixed a bug that could cause Ballista Totems to magically float. Flying isn't planned until Path of Exile 6.
 * All totems and ballistas now have approximately 50% more base life than previously, with the exception of Ancestral Totems, Decoy Totems and Holy Flame Totems, which had higher base life already. These totems have received a smaller increase to their base life.


 * Ranged attack totems are now called Ballistas and have a cool new look. It's a Ballista!
 * Artillery Ballista now has a 30% damage penalty against players.
 * All Ballista Totem skills (such as and Ranged Attack Totem, which has been renamed Ballista Totem) now place the totem at Melee range.
 * Added a new Dexterity Skill Gem - : 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 the enemies around it.
 * Added a new Dexterity Skill Gem - : Summons a Ballista Totem that fires multiple arrows with extreme force, breaking them apart into shrapnel. Enemies can be hit by multiple arrows from the same attack.
 * Ranged Attack Totem Support (Now called )
 * Supported skills now deal 50% less Damage at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 41% less at gem level 20 (from 26%).
 * Supported skills now summon a Ballista Totem, rather than a regular Totem.
 * Supported skills now have +2 to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems.
 * Attacks used by totem now have 50% less Attack Speed at all gem levels (from 30% less).
 * (Not in patch note) Siege Ballista's gem text now states that the skill summon a ballista totem rather a regular totem.


 * Most totem skin microtransactions can now be applied to all types of totems (other than Ancestral totem).


 * is introduced to the game. (Note: At that time does NOT specify as its own Ballista category)


 * Added a new cosmetic microtransaction effect - : Replaces the standard Spell Totem or Ranged Attack Totem with a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.


 * Introduced to the game as support skill.
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