Arcanist Brand

Arcanist BrandSpell, Duration, Brand
Mana Cost: (18-32)
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.Per 1% Quality:Can be Attached for a total Duration of 3 seconds
Your Skills can have an additional Brand Attached to an Enemy
Activates every 1 second while Attached
Can be Detached for a total Duration of 5 seconds
Increases and Reductions to Cast Speed also apply to this Skill's Activation frequency
Supported Skills deal (55-46)% less Damage
Supported Skills have 40% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills have 40% reduced Chaining range
Supported Skills Deal (40-59)% more Damage to Branded Enemy
Supported Skills have limited Projectile Range
Supported Skills are Triggered by Arcanist Brand, from the Brand's locationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 38Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Alchemy

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemArcanistBrand

Arcanist Brand is a support skill gem that turns a spell into a brand spell. Casting the supported spell creates a brand which triggers all linked spells periodically while attached to an enemy.

Skill functions and interactions

Chanelling Spells: Even though its does not say in the description of the gem, linking a chanelling spell with this support skill gem won't cause it to be activated by this skill.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	less Damage	more Damage via Brand	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	38	88	18	55%	40%	0	0
2	40	92	18	55%	41%	388,734	388,734
3	42	96	19	54%	42%	477,437	866,171
4	44	100	20	54%	43%	583,786	1,449,957
5	46	104	22	53%	44%	710,359	2,160,316
6	48	109	23	53%	45%	1,355,511	3,515,827
7	50	113	23	52%	46%	1,138,877	4,654,704
8	52	117	24	52%	47%	1,368,233	6,022,937
9	54	121	25	51%	48%	1,638,338	7,661,275
10	56	125	25	51%	49%	1,956,648	9,617,923
11	58	130	26	50%	50%	3,655,184	13,273,107
12	60	134	26	50%	51%	3,017,327	16,290,434
13	62	138	28	49%	52%	3,576,232	19,866,666
14	64	142	29	49%	53%	4,231,667	24,098,333
15	65	144	29	48%	54%	2,395,078	26,493,411
16	66	146	30	48%	55%	8,421,063	34,914,474
17	67	148	30	47%	56%	16,159,983	51,074,457
18	68	151	31	47%	57%	41,170,367	92,244,824
19	69	153	32	46%	58%	86,794,448	179,039,272
20	70	155	32	46%	59%	157,405,063	336,444,335
21	72	159	34	45%	60%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	34	45%	61%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	35	44%	62%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	36	44%	63%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	36	43%	64%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	37	43%	65%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	37	42%	66%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	38	42%	67%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	38	41%	68%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	40	41%	69%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	40	41%	69%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	41	40%	70%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	41	40%	70%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	41	40%	71%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	42	40%	71%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	42	39%	72%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	42	39%	72%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	42	39%	73%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	43	39%	73%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	43	38%	74%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
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	Automatic
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	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Arcanist Brand:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Arcanist Brand.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 1	66	Arcanist Brand has 8% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Cast Speed 2	75	Arcanist Brand has 12% increased Cast Speed	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Arcanist Brand Unnerve 1	75	Spells Triggered by Arcanist Brand Unnerve enemies on Hit for 4 seconds	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0f	Fixed a bug where Wave of ConvictionWave of ConvictionFire, Lightning, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical Mana Cost: (9-23) Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 220%Requires Level 16An expanding wave of energy surges forward, damaging enemies in a cone-shaped area over a duration. Each enemy hit is inflicted with Exposure matching the element of which they took the highest damage. Only one Wave of Conviction can be active at a timePer 1% Quality:12341% increased Elemental Damage1% increased Area of Effect1% increased Skill Effect Duration1% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageBase duration is 0.5 seconds Deals (32-972) to (48-1459) Physical Damage 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage 25% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base secondary duration is 4 seconds Exposure applies -25% to Elemental Resistance matching highest Damage taken (0-38)% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., when supported by Arcanist Brand, was hitting more often than intended against stationary monsters.
3.11.0	Arcanist Brand has been added to the game.