Artillery Ballista

Ripwire BallistaBarrageable, Attack, Totem, Projectile, Duration
Tier: 7
Level: 1Deploy a Ballista Totem that fires Pinning bolts which Maim Enemies.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemRipwireBallista

Ripwire Ballista is a crossbow skill that summons a ballista totem that attacks with bolt projectiles that applies Maim and Pinned.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost
1	0	0	0	14
2	3	0	0	16
3	6	9	9	18
4	10	13	13	21
5	14	17	17	23
6	18	20	20	26
7	22	24	24	30
8	26	28	28	33
9	31	32	32	36
10	36	37	37	40
11	41	41	41	44
12	46	46	46	49
13	52	51	51	53
14	58	57	57	58
15	64	62	62	63
16	66	64	64	69
17	72	70	70	75
18	78	75	75	81
19	84	80	80	88
20	90	86	86	95

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I			LockdownLockdownSupportSupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, causing any Pin buildup it inflicts to be stronger the closer the enemy is to you.Supported Skills have 120% more Pin Buildup against enemies within 2 metres of you, scaling to no change at 12 metresPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II
III	Font of RageFont of RageSupport, Totem Category: Font Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which create Totems. Totems created by supported Skills generate a Font of Rage which will Leech Rage to Allies within it.Totems created by Supported Skills create a Rage Font with a radius of 4 metres Allies in Rage Fonts Leech Rage equal to 0.8% of Physical Damage dealt by Supported TotemPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.		HeftHeftSupport, Physical Category: Heft Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Supported Skills deal 30% more Maximum Physical Hit DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV
V

Item acquisition

Artillery Ballista has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Artillery Ballista has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
0.2.0f	All Totem Skills now start gaining Elemental Resistances and Chaos Resistance, scaling up with Skill level, from around Gem level 13. At gem level 20 they have +75% to all Elemental Resistances and +35% to Chaos Resistances.
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. ArtilleryArtillery BallistaAttack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Sustained, Duration Tier: 7 Level: (1-20) Cost: (14-95) ManaRequires: CrossbowDeploy a Ballista Totem that rains down a salvo of Pinning, Maiming bolts.Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos ResistanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel. and Ripwire Ballista now have an aggro range of 8 metres (previously 6). Ripwire Ballista Bolts now Pins Enemies as though dealing 600% more Damage (previously 250%).
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.