Shrapnel Ballista
Mana Cost: (5-11)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 50% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (38%-44%)Requires Level 4Summons 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.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile SpeedChains +0.1 TimesProjectiles Pierce 0.1 additional Targets0.5% increased Attack SpeedDeals (38-44)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Fires 2 additional Arrows
+(2-3) to maximum number of Summoned Ballista Totems
(2-56) to (3-85) Added Attack Physical DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 5Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Scroll of Wisdom |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemShrapnelBallista
Shrapnel Ballista is a bow attack skill. It summons a ballista totem that fires multiple arrows in a cone. Its damage scales on the player's bow damage.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
Ballista: Shrapnel 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.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Damage Effectiveness | Damage Multiplier | Physical Damage | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 38% | 38% | 2 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 38% | 38.3% | 3 to 4 | 841 | 841 |
3 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 39% | 38.6% | 3 to 5 | 3,099 | 3,940 |
4 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 39% | 38.9% | 4 to 6 | 7,433 | 11,373 |
5 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 39% | 39.3% | 5 to 8 | 22,895 | 34,268 |
6 | 20 | 50 | 7 | 40% | 39.6% | 7 to 10 | 49,725 | 83,993 |
7 | 24 | 58 | 7 | 40% | 39.9% | 8 to 12 | 95,714 | 179,707 |
8 | 28 | 67 | 7 | 40% | 40.2% | 10 to 15 | 169,595 | 349,302 |
9 | 32 | 75 | 8 | 41% | 40.5% | 12 to 18 | 283,759 | 633,061 |
10 | 36 | 83 | 8 | 41% | 40.8% | 15 to 22 | 453,996 | 1,087,057 |
11 | 40 | 92 | 8 | 41% | 41.2% | 18 to 26 | 703,128 | 1,790,185 |
12 | 44 | 100 | 8 | 41% | 41.5% | 21 to 31 | 1,061,223 | 2,851,408 |
13 | 48 | 109 | 9 | 42% | 41.8% | 25 to 37 | 2,065,870 | 4,917,278 |
14 | 52 | 117 | 9 | 42% | 42.1% | 29 to 43 | 2,507,110 | 7,424,388 |
15 | 55 | 123 | 9 | 42% | 42.4% | 32 to 49 | 2,573,731 | 9,998,119 |
16 | 58 | 130 | 10 | 43% | 42.7% | 36 to 54 | 7,611,351 | 17,609,470 |
17 | 61 | 136 | 10 | 43% | 43.1% | 41 to 61 | 13,437,908 | 31,047,378 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 10 | 43% | 43.4% | 45 to 68 | 25,052,147 | 56,099,525 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 11 | 44% | 43.7% | 51 to 76 | 43,869,436 | 99,968,961 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 11 | 44% | 44% | 56 to 85 | 242,081,178 | 342,050,139 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 11 | 44% | 44.3% | 60 to 91 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 12 | 45% | 44.6% | 65 to 97 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 12 | 45% | 44.9% | 70 to 104 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 12 | 45% | 45.3% | 75 to 112 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 13 | 46% | 45.6% | 80 to 120 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 13 | 46% | 45.9% | 85 to 128 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 13 | 46% | 46.2% | 91 to 137 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 14 | 47% | 46.5% | 98 to 147 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 14 | 47% | 46.8% | 105 to 157 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 14 | 47% | 47.2% | 112 to 168 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 14 | 47% | 47.3% | 115 to 173 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 15 | 47% | 47.5% | 119 to 179 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 15 | 48% | 47.6% | 123 to 185 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 15 | 48% | 47.8% | 127 to 191 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 16 | 48% | 47.9% | 132 to 197 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 16 | 48% | 48.1% | 136 to 204 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 16 | 48% | 48.3% | 140 to 211 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 17 | 48% | 48.4% | 145 to 218 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 17 | 49% | 48.6% | 150 to 225 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 17 | 49% | 48.7% | 155 to 232 | 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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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 (Q20) | 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 ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
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 ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Threshold jewels
The following threshold jewels augment Shrapnel Ballista:
Item | Limit | Radius | Stats |
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Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Shrapnel Ballista.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Shrapnel Ballista Additional Arrows 1 | 75 | Shrapnel Ballista fires an additional Arrow | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Shrapnel Ballista Extra Pierces 1 | 66 | Shrapnel Ballista Pierces 4 additional Targets | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Shrapnel Ballista Extra Pierces 2 | 75 | Shrapnel Ballista Pierces 6 additional Targets | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Shrapnel Ballista Projectile Speed 1 | 66 | Shrapnel Ballista has 20% increased Projectile Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Shrapnel Ballista Projectile Speed 2 | 75 | Shrapnel Ballista has 30% increased Projectile Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Related unique items
The following unique items are related to Shrapnel Ballista:
Item | Base Item | ![]() | Stats |
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Replica Iron Commander![]() Death BowBow Quality: +20% Physical Damage: (33.6-38.4)–(82.8-92.4) Critical Strike Chance: (6.50%-7.50%) Attacks per Second: (1.37-1.44) Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 32, 107 Dex(30-50)% increased Critical Strike ChanceAdds (8-12) to (16-24) Physical Damage (14-20)% increased Attack Speed (14-20)% increased Totem Life (14-20)% increased Totem Placement speed Shrapnel Ballista has +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems per 200 Strength Adds 1 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per 25 Strength"Admittedly lacking the finesse of the fabled original, Prototype #4 achieved identical results through brute force alone." ![]() | Death Bow | 32 | (30-50)% increased Critical Strike ChanceAdds (8-12) to (16-24) Physical Damage (14-20)% increased Attack Speed (14-20)% increased Totem Life (14-20)% increased Totem Placement speed Shrapnel Ballista has +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems per 200 Strength Adds 1 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per 25 Strength |
Alternate skill effects
Shrapnel Ballista has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Arcane Tome Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome. |
Demonic Arctic Ballista Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your ballista totem becomes a demonic arctic totem. |
Dragon Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon. |
Eagle Guardian Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian. |
Olmec Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces. |
Pylon of Pain Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain. |
Tiki Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs. |
Ziggurat Totem Skin![]() ![]() | Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.13.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.10.0 |
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3.9.0 |
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