This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 9 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.
PoE2 skill gem
Siege Ballista
Deploy a Ballista Totem that fires bolts skyward, to explode a short time after landing.
Catalog version 0.5.4d
No direct 0.5 patch change is linked to this page. The displayed values are current for catalog version 0.5.4d.
Effects
15 effects- Totem duration is 8 seconds
- Limit 1 Totems
- Fires 3 Projectiles
- Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 metres
- Converts 60% of Physical damage to Fire damage
Ballista
Artillery
- Attack Speed: 25% of base
- Attack Damage: (25-66)% of base
- Projectile Speed: 20 metres per Second
- Converts 60% of Physical damage to Fire damage
- Fires 3 Projectiles
- Bolt explosion radius is 0.5 metres
Requirements and restrictions
2 requirement groupsSource requirement text
Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex
Requires: Crossbows
Gem level progression
40 levels| Level | Requires Level | Str | Dex | Mana | Base Damage | Totem gains {0:+d}% to all Elemental Resistances | Totem gains +{0}% to Chaos Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 25%, 50% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 27%, 55% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 30%, 60% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 33%, 65% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 5 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 35%, 70% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 6 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 38%, 75% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 7 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 40%, 80% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 8 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 42 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 42%, 84% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 9 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 44%, 88% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 10 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 46%, 92% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 11 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 48%, 95% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 12 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 62 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 50%, 99% | 0 | Not applicable |
| 13 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 68 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 52%, 103% | 5 | Not applicable |
| 14 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 74 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 54%, 107% | 15 | 5 |
| 15 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 81 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 56%, 111% | 25 | 10 |
| 16 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 88 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 58%, 115% | 35 | 15 |
| 17 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 95 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 60%, 119% | 45 | 20 |
| 18 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 103 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 62%, 123% | 55 | 25 |
| 19 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 112 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 64%, 128% | 65 | 30 |
| 20 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 121 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 66%, 132% | 75 | 35 |
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
| Level | Requires Level | Str | Dex | Mana | Base Damage | Totem gains {0:+d}% to all Elemental Resistances | Totem gains +{0}% to Chaos Resistance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 131 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 68%, 136% | 75 | 35 |
| 22 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 141 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 70%, 141% | 75 | 35 |
| 23 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 152 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 73%, 145% | 75 | 35 |
| 24 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 163 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 75%, 150% | 75 | 35 |
| 25 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 175 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 78%, 155% | 75 | 35 |
| 26 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 188 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 80%, 160% | 75 | 35 |
| 27 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 202 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 83%, 166% | 75 | 35 |
| 28 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 217 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 86%, 171% | 75 | 35 |
| 29 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 232 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 88%, 177% | 75 | 35 |
| 30 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 248 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 91%, 183% | 75 | 35 |
| 31 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 265 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 94%, 189% | 75 | 35 |
| 32 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 284 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 98%, 195% | 75 | 35 |
| 33 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 303 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 101%, 202% | 75 | 35 |
| 34 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 323 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 104%, 208% | 75 | 35 |
| 35 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 345 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 108%, 215% | 75 | 35 |
| 36 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 368 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 111%, 222% | 75 | 35 |
| 37 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 392 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 115%, 230% | 75 | 35 |
| 38 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 418 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 119%, 237% | 75 | 35 |
| 39 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 445 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 123%, 245% | 75 | 35 |
| 40 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 473 | 100%, 100%, 100%, 127%, 253% | 75 | 35 |
Quality effects
3 effectsExplosion standard quality
- (0-20)% more Area of Effect
Advanced Thaumaturgy
This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.
Recommended support gems
13 supportsRecommendation tier 1
Recommendation tier 2
Recommendation tier 3
Recommendation tier 4
Compatible support gems
32 source recordsShow 8 more compatible gems
Compatibility rules
Active Type: ProjectilesFromUser, Trappable, Mineable, SummonsTotem, SummonsAttackTotem, TotemsAreBallistae, UsableWhileMoving, Limit, Duration
Acquisition
1 sources- Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 9
How to engrave this skill
1 categoryVaal Orb outcomes
4 outcomes / 0 enchantmentsVaal Orb can corrupt Siege Ballista. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.
Patch history
4 changesSiege Ballista no longer grants 50% increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies, now grants 25% more Damage against Immobilised Enemies.
Siege Ballista grants 50% increased Damage against Immobilised Enemies.
Shockwave Totem, Ancestral Warrior Totem, Artillery Ballista and Siege Ballista now use your equipped weapon(s). They no longer have their own flat damage, base critical hit chance, or base attack time.
Artillery Ballista: Has been renamed to Siege Ballista. Now has a duration of 8 seconds (previously 16). Bolts Attack Speed is now 25% of base, and Bolts now Deal 25-66% Attack Damage (previously 30-79%). Bolt Explosion radius is now 1.4 metres (previously 1.8). Explosion now deals 50-132% Attack Damage (previously 70-185%). Quality now provides +0-0.3 metres to Bolt Explosion radius (previously Totem base attack time is 0 to -0.4 seconds).
