Arcanist Brand
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (18-32) Mana
Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 38Creates a magical brand which can attach to a nearby enemy. It periodically activates while attached, triggering linked spells. The brand will detach if the enemy dies.Activates every second while Attached
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5.00 seconds
Can be Attached for a total Duration of 3.00 seconds
Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range
Projectiles from Supported Skills have 4.8 metres maximum range
Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills deal (69-63)% less Damage
Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage with Hits against Branded Enemy
Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's location
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Activation frequencyPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 38Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcanistBrand
Arcanist Brand is a skill gem that turns a linked spell into a trigger skill. The brand periodically triggers all linked spells in a sequence while being attached to an enemy.
Skill functions and interactions
The following restrictions apply from the description of the support gem part of Arcanist Brand: Supports spell skills that have no reservation. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
- The gem consists of two components: a skill part Arcanist Brand and a support part Arcanist Brand Support. However, it does not have the Support gem tag. It is one of the few skill/support hybrid gems.
- Channelling Spells: Channelling spells cannot be triggered.
- Arcanist Brand's cast speed determines how long it takes to cast the brand itself. The activation frequency is how often the brand triggers linked spells. Both of these are increased by cast speed modifiers.
- Targeting - Arcanist Brand auto-targets enemies with precision. For skills that can be hard to aim close to enemies like DesecrateDesecrateSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (11-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 secRequires Level 16Desecrates the ground, summoning corpses and dealing chaos damage to all enemies in the area. The corpses will be chosen from the monsters in the current area and any Spectres that have existed in this instance.Deals (8.2-294) Base Chaos Damage per second
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
Spawns 5 corpses
Spawns corpses up to Level (20-100)
Maximum of 10 corpses allowed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cast SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., this will get corpses close to enemies. - While attached to an enemy, Arcanist Brand will cast all linked spells in a sequence, until its duration runs out. This can allow the character to apply multiple spells with one cast, assuming the brand has enough duration.
- Brand RecallBrand RecallBrand, Spell
Level: (1-6)
Cost: (7-16) Mana
Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Recall your brands to you, detaching them from enemies and increasing attachment range until they next attach to an enemy. Spends a portion of each recalled brand's cost to cause it to activate.(0-40)% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate
Spends 20% of Brand's Cost
Brands gain (25-45)% increased Attachment Range
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. will activate all brands, triggering one of the linked spells, even for brands that were not attached to a target. - Trigger: Arcanist Brand cannot gain a trigger from either support gems or items. Skills it supports follow general trigger mechanics, becoming disabled if they gain a trigger in addition to Arcanist Brand.
- The Supported Skills deal (69-63)% less Damage and Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage with Hits against Branded Enemy modifiers are multiplicative, resulting in a final modifier of 57% less damage dealt with hits against the branded enemy at level 1, scaling up to 41% less at level 20.
- Projectiles from Supported Skills have 4.8 metres maximum range: This modifier limits the maximum travel distance of projectiles, and may be advantageous for projectiles with a limited lifetime like Eye of WinterEye of WinterSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (14-26) Mana
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 55%Requires Level 28Fires a single eye projectile which constantly releases shard projectiles in a spiral. The shards will damage enemies they impact, dealing cold damage. The eye cannot damage enemies. When the eye dissipates or collides with terrain, it releases a faster spiral of extra shards.Deals (16-245) to (25-367) Cold Damage
Fires 8 Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile ends
Modifiers to number of Projectiles only apply to the final Spiral
Projectiles continuously gain Damage, up to 200% more Damage by the time they dissipate
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) Shard Projectiles in a Spiral when Projectile endsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., allowing them to return to the branded enemy sooner or with less investment in projectile speed. - Skills that summon minions can be triggered, but Arcanist Brand Support's Cannot modify the skills of minions means it cannot add stats to minions or their skills. Minions are unaffected by Arcanist Brand Support's penalties or bonuses, and they will not cast their own brands.[1][2]
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | less Damage | more Damage via Brand | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 38 | 88 | 18 | 69% | 40% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 40 | 92 | 18 | 69% | 41% | 388734 | 388734 |
3 | 42 | 96 | 19 | 69% | 42% | 477437 | 866171 |
4 | 44 | 100 | 20 | 68% | 43% | 583786 | 1449957 |
5 | 46 | 104 | 22 | 68% | 44% | 710359 | 2160316 |
6 | 48 | 109 | 23 | 68% | 45% | 1355511 | 3515827 |
7 | 50 | 113 | 23 | 67% | 46% | 1138877 | 4654704 |
8 | 52 | 117 | 24 | 67% | 47% | 1368233 | 6022937 |
9 | 54 | 121 | 25 | 67% | 48% | 1638338 | 7661275 |
10 | 56 | 125 | 25 | 66% | 49% | 1956648 | 9617923 |
11 | 58 | 130 | 26 | 66% | 50% | 3655184 | 13273107 |
12 | 60 | 134 | 26 | 66% | 51% | 3017327 | 16290434 |
13 | 62 | 138 | 28 | 65% | 52% | 3576232 | 19866666 |
14 | 64 | 142 | 29 | 65% | 53% | 4231667 | 24098333 |
15 | 65 | 144 | 29 | 65% | 54% | 2395078 | 26493411 |
16 | 66 | 146 | 30 | 64% | 55% | 8421063 | 34914474 |
17 | 67 | 148 | 30 | 64% | 56% | 16159983 | 51074457 |
18 | 68 | 151 | 31 | 64% | 57% | 41170367 | 92244824 |
19 | 69 | 153 | 32 | 63% | 58% | 86794448 | 179039272 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 32 | 63% | 59% | 157405063 | 336444335 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 34 | 63% | 60% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 34 | 62% | 61% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 35 | 62% | 62% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 36 | 62% | 63% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 36 | 61% | 64% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 37 | 61% | 65% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 37 | 61% | 66% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 38 | 60% | 67% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 38 | 60% | 68% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 40 | 60% | 69% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 40 | 59% | 69% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 41 | 59% | 70% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 41 | 59% | 70% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 41 | 58% | 71% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 42 | 58% | 71% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 42 | 58% | 72% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 42 | 57% | 72% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 42 | 57% | 73% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 43 | 57% | 73% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 43 | 56% | 74% | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | 0.5% increased Activation frequency | 50 |
Anomalous | Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of Effect | 100 |
Divergent | Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile Speed | 100 |
Phantasmal | Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Chaining range | 100 |
Item acquisition
Arcanist Brand can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Arcanist Brand can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
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 | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem 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 gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Eternal Nightmare Act 4 | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Eternal Nightmare Act 4 Petarus and Vanja | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Arcanist Brand.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Arcanist Brand has 8% increased Cast Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Arcanist Brand has 12% increased Cast Speed | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Unnerve 1 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Spells Triggered by Arcanist Brand Unnerve enemies on Hit for 4 seconds | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Arcanist Brand has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Celestial Brand EffectCelestial Brand EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Brand becomes a Celestial Effect. | Your Brand becomes a Celestial Effect. |
Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.17.0 |
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3.12.0 |
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3.11.0f |
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3.11.0 |
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References
- ↑ Surgeon_General (April 29, 2024). "RZoF + Arcanist Brand testing: proof that the less damage multiplier does not apply". YouTube. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
- ↑ Yohsene (May 3, 2024). "Arcanist Brand's support stats do not apply to spellcasting minions either". YouTube. Retrieved May 3, 2024.