Siege Ballista

Siege BallistaAttack, Projectile, Totem, Bow
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-11) Mana
Attack Speed: 50% of base
Projectile Speed: 3260Requires Level 12Summons a ballista totem that attacks with piercing arrows.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Projectile DamageFires 0.1 additional Projectiles
1% reduced Attack Speed1% increased Projectile Speed1% chance to Impale Enemies on HitDeals (100-145)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 8 seconds
+(2-3) to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Arrows Pierce (6-9) additional TargetsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 12Vendor Prices

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Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemSiegeBallista

Siege Ballista is a bow attack skill. It summons a ballista totem that fires a powerful, piercing bolt after a build-up time. The bolts scale on the player's weapon damage. The totem suffers an attack speed penalty but deals increased base damage. Siege Ballista's range is 80 units.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Ballista: Siege 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.

Bow: Siege Ballista requires that a bow is equipped in order to be cast and has a Bow Gem tag.

Since Siege Ballista's attacks are also bow attacks, effects such as Point Blank and Chin Sol'sChin Sol
Assassin BowBow
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (96-114) to (284.8-338.2)
Elemental Damage: 25-50
Critical Strike Chance: 6.70%
Attacks per Second: (1.38-1.43)
Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 62, 212 Dex+(15-25)% to Global Critical Strike Multiplier+(10-20) to Dexterity
(200-260)% increased Physical Damage
Adds 25 to 50 Fire Damage
(10-14)% increased Attack Speed
50% More Damage with Arrow Hits at Close Range
Bow Knockback at Close RangeAs a soldier you want to get close to enemy archers.
That is not the case when fighting the Maraketh. close range bonus apply. For the range-dependent effects, bonus damage is based on the target's distance from the totem making the attacks.

Attack: Siege Ballista fires ranged attacks that scale off of base attack damage, and thus scale directly off of the player's equipped bow and other attack stats. Siege Ballista fires at 50% of the attack speed of the equipped bow. Siege Ballista attacks can be evaded.

With the unique Iron CommanderIron Commander
Death BowBow
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (33.6-38.4) to (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
Siege Ballista has +1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems per 200 Dexterity
Adds 1 to 3 Physical Damage to Attacks per 25 DexterityThe Eternals commanded an army that need not eat, sleep, or breathe
without the usual depravities of necromancy., one can summon 1 additional Siege Ballista Totem per 200 Dexterity.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Added Piercing	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	6	100%	100%	6	0	0
2	15	39	6	102%	102.4%	6	15249	15249
3	19	48	7	105%	104.7%	6	41517	56766
4	23	56	7	107%	107.1%	6	81983	138749
5	27	64	7	109%	109.5%	6	147968	286717
6	31	73	7	112%	111.8%	7	250557	537274
7	35	81	8	114%	114.2%	7	405086	942360
8	38	88	8	117%	116.6%	7	447718	1390078
9	41	94	8	119%	118.9%	7	615318	2005396
10	44	100	8	121%	121.3%	7	834639	2840035
11	47	106	9	124%	123.7%	8	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	9	126%	126.1%	8	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	9	128%	128.4%	8	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	9	131%	130.8%	8	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	10	133%	133.2%	8	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	10	136%	135.5%	9	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	10	138%	137.9%	9	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	10	140%	140.3%	9	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	11	143%	142.6%	9	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	11	145%	145%	9	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	11	147%	147.4%	10	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	12	150%	149.7%	10	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	12	152%	152.1%	10	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	12	154%	154.5%	10	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	12	157%	156.8%	10	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	13	159%	159.2%	11	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	13	162%	161.6%	11	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	13	164%	163.9%	11	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	13	166%	166.3%	11	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	14	169%	168.7%	11	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	14	170%	169.9%	11	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	14	171%	171.1%	12	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	14	172%	172.2%	12	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	15	173%	173.4%	12	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	15	175%	174.6%	12	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	15	176%	175.8%	12	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	15	177%	177%	12	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	16	178%	178.2%	12	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	16	179%	179.3%	12	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	16	181%	180.5%	12	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
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
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
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence 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
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✗	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Alternate skill effects

Siege Ballista has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Arcane Tome Totem SkinArcane Tome Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an Arcane Tome.
Demonic Arctic Ballista Totem SkinDemonic Arctic Ballista Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour ballista totem becomes a demonic arctic totem.	Your ballista totem becomes a demonic arctic totem.
Dragon Totem SkinDragon Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a golden dragon.
Eagle Guardian Totem SkinEagle Guardian Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an eagle guardian.
Olmec Totem SkinOlmec Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a carved stone totem with two faces.
Pylon of Pain Totem SkinPylon of Pain Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a Pylon of Pain.
Tiki Totem SkinTiki Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes a coloured totem that has carved tiki designs.
Ziggurat Totem SkinZiggurat Totem SkinSkill Gem EffectYour Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.	Your Spell or Ballista totem becomes an ancient ziggurat.

Monster stats

Totem

Resistances:

• 40% elemental resistance
• 20% chaos resistance

Level	Life
4	67
6	88
9	120
12	161
16	226
20	308
24	411
28	538
32	693
36	882
40	1114
44	1393
48	1734
52	2146
55	2507
58	2928
61	3407
64	3957
67	4589
70	5312
72	5853
74	6444
76	7088
78	7793
80	8564
82	9405
84	10322
86	11327
88	12421
90	13615

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Siege Ballista.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Siege Ballista Attack Speed 1	66	Siege Ballista has 10% increased Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Siege Ballista Attack Speed 2	75	Siege Ballista has 15% increased Attack Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Siege Ballista Damage 1	66	Siege Ballista deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Siege Ballista Damage 2	75	Siege Ballista deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Siege Ballista Totem Placement Speed 1	66	Siege Ballista has 30% increased Totem Placement Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Siege Ballista Totem Placement Speed 2	75	Siege Ballista has 45% increased Totem Placement Speed	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	Now allows you to place an additional totem at gem level 11, and again at gem level 22.
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality
3.9.0	Now a Ballista totem skill Now requires level 12 at gem level 1 (from level 4). Now deals 100% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 140%), up to 145% at gem level 20 (from 170%). Now grants +2 to your maximum number of summoned totems at all gem levels. Now grants 1% increased Projectile Damage per 1% gem quality (previously granted 1% increased Totem Placement Speed per 1% gem quality)
3.0.0	Siege Ballista pierces 6 targets at level 1, up to 9 at level 20.
2.1.0	Introduced to the game.