PoE2 skill gem

Siege Cascade

Load your Crossbow with enemy-seeking payloads which are fired into the air, dropping a bolt near every enemy in the target area. These bolts lodge in the ground and explode after a short delay.

Current data

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

16 effects

Ammunition

  • 30% less reload speed
  • +1 Bolt loaded per clip

Impact

  • Aim skyward and fires an enemy-seeking payload which drops a bolt near every enemy in the target area. These bolts lodge in the ground and explode after a short delay.
  • Cost: 0 Mana
  • Attack Speed: 75% of base
  • Attack Damage: (40-145)% of base
  • Projectile Speed: 20 metres per Second
  • 100% more damage against Immobilised enemies
  • Fires +1 Projectiles
  • Fires Bolts at every Enemy within a 4 metre radius
  • Bolt explosion radius is 0.4 metres

Explosion

Requirements and restrictions

2 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex
Weapon or skill requirementCrossbows
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Dex

Requires: Crossbows

Gem level progression

40 levels
Siege Cascade levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexManaBase Damage
104412100%, 100%, 100%, 40%, 150%
237713100%, 100%, 100%, 44%, 165%
369916100%, 100%, 100%, 48%, 182%
410131318100%, 100%, 100%, 53%, 198%
514171720100%, 100%, 100%, 57%, 215%
618202023100%, 100%, 100%, 62%, 232%
722242425100%, 100%, 100%, 66%, 249%
826282828100%, 100%, 100%, 71%, 265%
931323231100%, 100%, 100%, 75%, 280%
1036373734100%, 100%, 100%, 79%, 296%
1141414138100%, 100%, 100%, 84%, 314%
1246464641100%, 100%, 100%, 89%, 332%
1352515145100%, 100%, 100%, 94%, 352%
1458575750100%, 100%, 100%, 100%, 374%
1564626254100%, 100%, 100%, 106%, 397%
1666646459100%, 100%, 100%, 113%, 422%
1772707064100%, 100%, 100%, 120%, 449%
1878757569100%, 100%, 100%, 127%, 478%
1984808075100%, 100%, 100%, 136%, 509%
2090868681100%, 100%, 100%, 145%, 543%
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Siege Cascade levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelStrDexManaBase Damage
21Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable88100%, 100%, 100%, 155%, 579%
22Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable94100%, 100%, 100%, 165%, 618%
23Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable102100%, 100%, 100%, 176%, 659%
24Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable109100%, 100%, 100%, 188%, 703%
25Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable118100%, 100%, 100%, 200%, 750%
26Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable126100%, 100%, 100%, 213%, 800%
27Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable135100%, 100%, 100%, 228%, 853%
28Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable145100%, 100%, 100%, 243%, 910%
29Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable155100%, 100%, 100%, 259%, 971%
30Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable166100%, 100%, 100%, 276%, 1035%
31Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable178100%, 100%, 100%, 295%, 1104%
32Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable190100%, 100%, 100%, 314%, 1178%
33Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable203100%, 100%, 100%, 335%, 1256%
34Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable217100%, 100%, 100%, 357%, 1340%
35Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable231100%, 100%, 100%, 381%, 1429%
36Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable247100%, 100%, 100%, 407%, 1525%
37Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable263100%, 100%, 100%, 434%, 1626%
38Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable280100%, 100%, 100%, 463%, 1735%
39Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable298100%, 100%, 100%, 493%, 1850%
40Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable317100%, 100%, 100%, 526%, 1973%

Quality effects

3 effects

Ammunition standard quality

  • +(0-3) Bolts loaded per clip

Impact standard quality

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.

  • +3 Bolts loaded per clipQuality scaling: +(0-3) Bolts loaded per clip

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Compatibility rules

Active Type: CrossbowAmmoSkill, ReservesManually, Attack, UsableWhileMoving, MirageArcherCanUse

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 13

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Crossbow, tier 13

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 13 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Crossbow

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Siege Cascade. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

11 changes
0.2.1
Direct change

Fixed Tactician's Cannons, Ready! notable not causing totems to use skill when you fired attack projectiles from some skills that fired projectiles upwards such as Hailstorm Rounds and Siege Cascade.

0.1.1
Direct change

Fixed a bug where Siege Cascade was targeting Vine Arrow plants and Frostwall Ice Crystals.

0.1.0e
Direct change

Siege Cascade now has an Attack Time of 75% (from 55%).

0.1.0e
Direct change

Siege Cascade now searches for targets in a 3.5 metre radius (from 2.5 metres)

0.1.0e
Direct change

Siege Cascade now has 50% more Damage against Immobilized Enemies (from 200%)

0.1.0e
Direct change

Siege Cascade's Explosion now deals 167% more Damage (accounting for the decrease in damage against Immobilized Enemies).

0.1.0e
Direct change

Siege Cascade now has 30% less Reload Speed (from 50% less).

0.1.0e
Direct change

Siege Cascade's Quality is now 2% Damage against Immobilized Enemy per Quality (from 4%).

0.4.0
Direct change

Siege Cascade: Now has 100% more damage against Immobilised enemies. Quality is now +0-40% more damage against Immobilised enemies (previously 0-80%).

0.3.0
Direct change

Siege Cascade: Impact now deals 94-145% of Attack Damage at Gem levels 13-20 (previously 59-91%), while the Explosion now deals 352-543% of Attack Damage (previously 258-398%). No longer deals 200% more Damage against Immobilised Enemies. No longer has a hidden 100% less Stun Buildup against Enemies, converts 80% of Physical Damage to Fire Damage, or has the Payoff and Fire Gem tags. Payload radius is now 0.4 metres (previously 0.5), while the Bolt explosion radius is now 0.8 metres (previously 1). The delay between the Payload and Bolt explosion is now 0.6 seconds (previously 0.3).

0.2.0
Direct change

Siege Cascade now has 200% more damage against Immobilised enemies (previously 50%). Quality is now +0-80% more damage against Immobilised enemies.