Artillery Ballista

Artillery 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

Artillery 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
0.3.0	Shockwave TotemShockwave TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Slam, Duration, Nova Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-103) ManaRequires: Any Martial WeaponRaise a Totem that Slams the ground around it, repeatedly damaging nearby enemies. Jagged Ground erupts when hit by this Slam, damaging enemies standing on it. The Totem cannot create Jagged Ground.Totem Totem duration is 12 seconds Limit 1 Totem Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Slam Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: (25-66)% Shockwave radius is 3 metres Jagged Ground Eruption Attack Damage: (108-237)% Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.2-4) seconds to Totem durationSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., Ancestral Warrior TotemAncestral Warrior TotemAttack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Duration, Conditional, Meta Tier: 13 Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-91) Mana Cost & Reservation Multiplier: (200-100)%Requires: One Hand Mace, Two Hand MaceConsume 3 Endurance Charges to Raise a Totem that uses socketed Mace Skills. This Totem has no Limit. Cannot use Channelling Skills or Skills with Cooldowns.Totem duration is 8 seconds Totem gains +(0-75)% to all Elemental Resistances Totem gains +(0-35)% to Chaos Resistance Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2) seconds to Totem durationPlace one or more Skill Gems into this Meta Gem's sockets in the Skills Panel. The socketed Skills will be incorporated into the Meta Gem's effect., Artillery Ballista and Siege BallistaSiege BallistaBarrageable, Attack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration Tier: 9 Level: 1Deploy a Ballista Totem that fires bolts skyward, to explode a short time after landing.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel. now use your equipped weapon(s). They no longer have their own flat damage, base critical hit chance, or base attack time. Ripwire Ballista: Has been renamed to Artillery Ballista. It now fires a hail of bolts into the air, landing in an area and hitting all enemies within that area a number of times equal to its projectile count. Bolts now Fire 4 Projectiles (previously 5), and deals 24-40% Attack Damage at Gem level 7-20 (previously 98-153%). Bolts Attack Speed is now 25% of base (previously 100%), and the Ballista now has a duration of 12 seconds (previously 16). Quality now grants an additional 0–200% more Pin damage (previously 0–50%).
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. ArtillerySiege BallistaBarrageable, Attack, Totem, AoE, Projectile, Fire, Duration Tier: 9 Level: 1Deploy a Ballista Totem that fires bolts skyward, to explode a short time after landing.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems 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.