Level: (1-20)
Cost: (18-32) Mana
Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 38Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy. It periodically activates while attached, triggering linked spells. The brand will detach if the enemy dies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Activation frequencySupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeCan be Attached for a total Duration of 3 seconds
Activates every 1 second while Attached
Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5 seconds
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
Supported Skills deal (55-46)% less Damage
Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range
Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage to Branded Enemy
Supported Skills have limited Projectile Range
Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's locationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 38Vendor Prices
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1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcanistBrand
Arcanist Brand is an active skill gem that turns a linked spell into a trigger skill. The brand periodically triggers all linked spells in a sequence while being attached to an enemy.
Skill functions and interactions[ | ]
- The gem consists of two components: a skill part Arcanist Brand and a support part Arcanist Brand Support. However, it does not have the Support gem tag. It is one of the few active-skill/support hybrid gems. Other examples of this are; item skill Snipe, or skill gems such as SpellslingerSpellslingerSpell
Level: (1-20)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Reserves mana based on the supported spells to cause those spells to trigger when you fire projectiles from a wand attack.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 1% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills have 1% chance to Freeze, Shock and IgniteSupported Skills have 2% reduced Cooldown Recovery RateThis Skill's Mana Reservation is the total of the Mana Reservations of Supported Skills, and cannot be further modified
Trigger Supported Spells when you fire Projectiles from a Non-Triggered Wand Attack
Supported Skills have Added Spell Damage equal to (50-100)% of Damage of Equipped Wand
If two Wands are Equipped, each contributes half as much Added Damage
Supported Skills have (0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., General's CryGeneral's CryWarcry, AoE, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (15-19) Mana
Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
Use Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 24Performs a warcry, taunting nearby enemies to attack the user, and summoning Mirage Warriors from nearby corpses. The Mirage Warriors each use a linked attack skill once before dissipating.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate2% increased Warcry SpeedMirrage Warriors have 2% increased Movement SpeedBase duration is (4-4.9) seconds
(0-38)% increased Warcry Speed
Counts total Power of Enemies and Corpses in Range
Summons Mirage Warriors from 2 corpses per 5 Power, minimum 1 corpse
Maximum 5 Summoned Mirage WarriorsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Predator SupportPredator SupportSupport, Minion, Spell, Duration
Icon: h
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports skills which create Minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentMinions from Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Damage(Read Signal Prey article)Minions from Supported Skills have 1.5% increased Critical Strike Chance against the Prey
Minions from Supported Skills have +0.75% to Critical Strike Multiplier against the PreyMinions from Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage to the Prey
Minions from Supported Skills deal (6-12)% more Damage
Minions from Supported Skills always target the Prey if possibleThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Shockwave SupportShockwave SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, AoE
Icon: s
Level: (1-20)
Can Store (1-4) Use(s)
Attack Damage: (160-260)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (160-260)%Requires Level 18Deals attack damage in an area.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee Damage
Shockwave has 0.5% increased Melee DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of Effect
Shockwave has 0.5% increased Area of EffectShockwave has 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateSupported Skills will Trigger Shockwave on Melee Hit
Supported Skills can only be used with Maces, Sceptres or Staves
Deals (160-260)% of Base Attack Damage
(0-38)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
+(0-3) to radiusThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., etc.. - Channelling Spells: Even though it's not mentioned in the gem's description, linking a channelling spell won't cause it to be activated by this skill.
- Arcanist Brand's base cast speed determines how long it takes to cast the brand itself. The activation frequency is how often the brand triggers linked spells. Both of these are increased by cast speed modifiers.
- Targeting - Arcanist Brand auto-targets enemies with precision. For skills that can be hard to aim close to enemies like DesecrateDesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Cast Speed10% increased Chaos Damage3% chance to spawn an additional CorpseEach Corpse spawned has 1% chance to be a Forgotten CorpseBase duration is 4 seconds
Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
Spawns 5 corpses
Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
Maximum of 10 corpses allowedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., this will get corpses close to enemies. - Arcanist Brand will cast all linked spells in a sequence, until its duration runs out. This can allow the character to apply multiple spells with one cast, assuming the brand has enough duration.
- Trigger: Attempting to support Arcanist Brand in The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen
Carved WandWand
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 10.8-20.4
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.62-1.68)
Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels
Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack with this Weapon
Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels
(8-12)% increased Attack SpeedIn every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic. linked to other spells will cancel both out, making Arcanist Brand unlinked to any spell, and lock the spells in The Poet's PenThe Poet's Pen
Carved WandWand
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 10.8-20.4
Critical Strike Chance: 7.00%
Attacks per Second: (1.62-1.68)
Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 12, 47 Int(11-15)% increased Spell Damage+1 to Level of Socketed Active Skill Gems per 25 Player Levels
Trigger a Socketed Spell when you Attack with this Weapon
Adds 3 to 5 Physical Damage to Attacks with this Weapon per 3 Player Levels
(8-12)% increased Attack SpeedIn every piece of prose, lies a tiny spark of magic., making them untriggerable. This is an action similar to attempting supporting a spell with multiple trigger mechanics, such as Cast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportTrigger, Support, Spell
Icon: &
Level: (1-20)Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike ChanceSupported Skills deal 1% more Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack SpeedSupported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Spell Damage
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Cast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
Icon: !
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directlyThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. or other trigger supports or triggering items, such as Cospri's MaliceCospri's Malice
Jewelled FoilOne Handed Sword
Quality: +20%
Elemental Damage: (80-100) to (160-200)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.50%
Attacks per Second: (1.73-1.82)
Weapon Range: 14Requires Level 68, 212 Dex, 257 Int+25% to Global Critical Strike MultiplierTrigger a Socketed Cold Spell on Melee Critical Strike
No Physical Damage
Adds (80-100) to (160-200) Cold Damage
Adds (40-60) to (90-110) Cold Damage to Spells
(8-14)% increased Attack Speed
+257 Intelligence Requirement
60% increased Critical Strike Chance against Chilled EnemiesBreathe deep, my child.
Let the frigid air engulf your soul.
Embrace the eternal cold,
And it will embrace you back. or MjölnerMjölner
GavelOne Handed Mace
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (108-129.6) to (202-242.4)
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.15
Weapon Range: 11Requires Level 60, 412 Str, 300 Int15% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdTrigger a Socketed Lightning Spell on Hit, with a 0.15 second Cooldown
Socketed Lightning Spells have no Cost if Triggered
+300 Intelligence Requirement
+200 Strength Requirement
(80-120)% increased Physical Damage
Skills Chain +1 times
(30-40)% increased Lightning Damage with Attack SkillsLook the storm in the eye and you will have its respect..
Gem level progression[ | ]
Level | Mana Cost | less Damage | more Damage via Brand | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 38 | 88 | 18 | 55% | 40% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 40 | 92 | 18 | 55% | 41% | 388734 | 388734 |
3 | 42 | 96 | 19 | 54% | 42% | 477437 | 866171 |
4 | 44 | 100 | 20 | 54% | 43% | 583786 | 1449957 |
5 | 46 | 104 | 22 | 53% | 44% | 710359 | 2160316 |
6 | 48 | 109 | 23 | 53% | 45% | 1355511 | 3515827 |
7 | 50 | 113 | 23 | 52% | 46% | 1138877 | 4654704 |
8 | 52 | 117 | 24 | 52% | 47% | 1368233 | 6022937 |
9 | 54 | 121 | 25 | 51% | 48% | 1638338 | 7661275 |
10 | 56 | 125 | 25 | 51% | 49% | 1956648 | 9617923 |
11 | 58 | 130 | 26 | 50% | 50% | 3655184 | 13273107 |
12 | 60 | 134 | 26 | 50% | 51% | 3017327 | 16290434 |
13 | 62 | 138 | 28 | 49% | 52% | 3576232 | 19866666 |
14 | 64 | 142 | 29 | 49% | 53% | 4231667 | 24098333 |
15 | 65 | 144 | 29 | 48% | 54% | 2395078 | 26493411 |
16 | 66 | 146 | 30 | 48% | 55% | 8421063 | 34914474 |
17 | 67 | 148 | 30 | 47% | 56% | 16159983 | 51074457 |
18 | 68 | 151 | 31 | 47% | 57% | 41170367 | 92244824 |
19 | 69 | 153 | 32 | 46% | 58% | 86794448 | 179039272 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 32 | 46% | 59% | 157405063 | 336444335 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 34 | 45% | 60% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 34 | 45% | 61% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 35 | 44% | 62% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 36 | 44% | 63% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 36 | 43% | 64% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 37 | 43% | 65% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 37 | 42% | 66% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 38 | 42% | 67% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 38 | 41% | 68% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 40 | 41% | 69% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 40 | 41% | 69% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 41 | 40% | 70% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 41 | 40% | 70% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 41 | 40% | 71% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 42 | 40% | 71% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 42 | 39% | 72% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 42 | 39% | 72% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 42 | 39% | 73% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 43 | 39% | 73% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 43 | 38% | 74% | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
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8 | Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative 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 | Automatic |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | random superior gem | Automatic |
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 | Automatic |
13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | Automatic |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 | Automatic |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | random divination card set exchange | Automatic |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Eternal Nightmare Act 4 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Eternal Nightmare Act 4 Petarus and Vanja | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Arcanist Brand:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Arcanist Brand.
Name | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 1 | 66 | Arcanist Brand has 8% increased Cast Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 2 | 75 | Arcanist Brand has 12% increased Cast Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Unnerve 1 | 75 | Spells Triggered by Arcanist Brand Unnerve enemies on Hit for 4 seconds | helmet 100 default 0 |
Version history[ | ]
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