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Burning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Damage: (150-184)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-184)%
Projectile Speed: 3260
Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage. If it ignites an enemy, it will also inflict an additional debuff for a duration, dealing burning damage based on the magnitude of the ignite. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Up to five of these debuffs can apply simultaneously to an enemy.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent+0.5% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsDeals (150-184.2)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
50% chance to Ignite enemies
(50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
If this Skill Ignites an Enemy, it also inflicts a Burning Debuff
Debuff deals Fire Damage per second equal to (30-39)% of Ignite Damage per second
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Burning Arrow skill iconBurning Arrow inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 5
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Scroll of Wisdom
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBurningArrow

Burning Arrow skill screenshot
For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Burning Arrow.

Burning Arrow is a bow attack that fires an arrow dealing fire damage to a target with an increased chance of igniting it. When the arrow ignites a target, it will also apply a damage over time debuff that deals burning damage based on the ignite damage, stacking up to 5 times.

Skill Functions and Interactions[ | ]

  • Area supports: When augmented by Pitch Darkness inventory iconPitch DarknessPitch Darkness
    Viridian Jewel
    Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Tar if it does not Ignite an Enemy
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Burning Ground if it Ignites an Enemy
    With a fire burning brash in his golden eye,
    Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky,
    And seared the hope of surprise,
    From Kaom's skulking horde.
    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    Pitch Darkness inventory icon
    Burning Arrow gains an area component, allowing it to be supported by area support gems. It does not however gain the area gem tag.[1]

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityMana
Cost
Damage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
more
Ignite
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
1105150%150%50%00
2205152%151.8%52%7070
34165154%153.6%54%308378
47225155%155.4%56%15541932
511315157%157.2%58%66678599
616416159%159%60%2604734646
720506161%160.8%62%4972584371
824586163%162.6%64%95714180085
928676164%164.4%66%169595349680
1032756166%166.2%68%283759633439
1136837168%168%70%4539961087435
1240927170%169.8%72%7031281790563
13441007172%171.6%74%10612232851786
14481097173%173.4%76%20658704917656
15521177175%175.2%78%25071107424766
16561258177%177%80%579893613223702
17601348179%178.8%82%1508391928307621
18641428181%180.6%84%2779273556100356
19671488182%182.4%86%4386973999970095
20701558184%184.2%88%242081556342051651
21721599186%186%90%N/AN/A
2274N/A9188%187.8%92%N/AN/A
2376N/A9190%189.6%94%N/AN/A
2478N/A9191%191.4%96%N/AN/A
2580N/A9193%193.2%98%N/AN/A
2682N/A10195%195%100%N/AN/A
2784N/A10197%196.8%102%N/AN/A
2886N/A10199%198.6%104%N/AN/A
2988N/A10200%200.4%106%N/AN/A
3090N/A10202%202.2%108%N/AN/A
3191N/A11203%203.1%109%N/AN/A
3292N/A11204%204%110%N/AN/A
3393N/A11205%204.9%111%N/AN/A
3494N/A11206%205.8%112%N/AN/A
3595N/A11207%206.7%113%N/AN/A
3696N/A11208%207.6%114%N/AN/A
3797N/A12209%208.5%115%N/AN/A
3898N/A12209%209.4%116%N/AN/A
3999N/A12210%210.3%117%N/AN/A
40100N/A12211%211.2%118%N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying 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.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter'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
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Enemy at the Gate
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

In addition, Burning Arrow is the starting skill gem for Ranger. It drops after killing the first monster of the game, Hungry Corpse.

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Burning Arrow.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Burning Arrow Damage 16625% increased Burning Arrow Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Damage 27540% increased Burning Arrow Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Debuff Effect 166Burning Arrow has 16% increased Debuff Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Debuff Effect 275Burning Arrow has 24% increased Debuff Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Ignite Chance 166Burning Arrow has +20% chance to Ignitehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Ignite Chance 275Burning Arrow has +30% chance to Ignitehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Physical Damage Percent To Add As Fire Damage 16610% of Burning Arrow Physical Damage gained as Extra Fire Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Burning Arrow Physical Damage Percent To Add As Fire Damage 27515% of Burning Arrow Physical Damage gained as Extra Fire Damagehelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Burning Arrow has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.9.0
  • Now converts 100% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage (from 50%).
  • Now has 50% chance to Ignite Enemies at all gem levels (previously 30% at gem level 1, up to 49% at gem level 20).
  • Now deals 50% more damage with Ignite at gem level 1 (from 30%), up to 88% at gem level 20 (From 68%).
  • Now applies an additional debuff when you Ignite, dealing extra burning damage based on the magnitude of the Ignite.
  • Now gains +1% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier per 2% gem quality (from 3% increased Ignite duration per 1% gem quality).
  • Burning Arrow's threshold jewels, Pitch Darkness inventory iconPitch DarknessPitch Darkness
    Viridian Jewel
    Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Tar if it does not Ignite an Enemy
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Burning Ground if it Ignites an Enemy
    With a fire burning brash in his golden eye,
    Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky,
    And seared the hope of surprise,
    From Kaom's skulking horde.
    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    Pitch Darkness inventory icon
    and Sudden Ignition inventory iconSudden IgnitionSudden Ignition
    Viridian Jewel
    Limited to: 1
    Radius: Medium
    (10-15)% increased Fire Damage
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow can inflict
    an additional Ignite on an Enemy and cannot apply its Burning Debuff
    After years of subterfuge, sabotage, and sacrifice,
    Sarn had become a powder keg just waiting to explode.
    Finally, Victario lit the match.
    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    Sudden Ignition inventory icon
    , no longer drops and cannot be obtained outside of trading with other players.
3.3.0
  • Now has 30% chance to ignite at gem level 1, up to 49% at gem level 20 (up from 20% at all levels)
  • Now deals 30% more damage with ignite at gem level 1, up to 68% more damage with ignite at gem level 20.
  • No longer has increased burning damage.
3.1.0
  • The amount of burning damage dealt by the burning ground created by a Burning Arrow inventory iconBurning ArrowBurning ArrowAttack, Projectile, Fire, Duration, Bow
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (5-8) Mana
    Attack Damage: (150-184)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-184)%
    Projectile Speed: 3260
    Fires a burning arrow that deals fire damage. If it ignites an enemy, it will also inflict an additional debuff for a duration, dealing burning damage based on the magnitude of the ignite. This damage is not affected by your damage modifiers. Up to five of these debuffs can apply simultaneously to an enemy.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent+0.5% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier3% increased Critical Strike ChanceProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional TargetsDeals (150-184.2)% of Base Attack Damage
    Base duration is 4 seconds
    50% chance to Ignite enemies
    (50-88)% more Damage with Ignite
    100% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
    If this Skill Ignites an Enemy, it also inflicts a Burning Debuff
    Debuff deals Fire Damage per second equal to (30-39)% of Ignite Damage per second
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Burning Arrow skill icon
    Burning Arrow inventory icon
    on a character with the Pitch Darkness inventory iconPitch DarknessPitch Darkness
    Viridian Jewel
    Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Fire Damage
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Tar if it does not Ignite an Enemy
    With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, Burning Arrow has a 10% chance to spread Burning Ground if it Ignites an Enemy
    With a fire burning brash in his golden eye,
    Marceus fired his arrow into the pitch-dark sky,
    And seared the hope of surprise,
    From Kaom's skulking horde.
    Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    Pitch Darkness inventory icon
    threshold jewel is now determined by the level of the Burning Arrow skill gem.
2.1.0
  • Burning Arrow's base damage has been increased from 130% to 150% at level 1 and 160.4% to 184.2% at level 20.
1.2.0
  • Burning Arrow: This skill now deals 130% of base damage, has 50% converted to fire, and has a fixed ignite chance. It gains increased burning damage and physical damage per level.
1.1.0
  • The ignite chance on levels over 20 continues to progress linearly, rather than slowing the progression as it previously did.
0.10.0
  • Burning Arrow is now properly affected by the Point Blank keystone passive and the Chin Sol unique item.
0.9.9
  • Increased mana cost at higher levels.
0.9.7
  • Burning Arrow has been added to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Mark_GGG (April 3, 2017). "Some Mechanics questions answered by Mark". Reddit. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
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