Rain of Arrows
Rain of ArrowsAttack, AoE, Projectile, Bow
Radius: 24
Mana Cost: (7-11)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (48%-60%)Requires Level 12Fires multiple arrows into the air, to land in sequence after a delay, starting at the targeted location and spreading outwards in all directions. Each arrow deals damage in an area around it. Half of the arrows will land directly on targets if there are targets in their range.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.25% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrowsFires 0.2 additional Arrows0.5% chance to Maim on HitDeals (48-60)% of Base Attack Damage
Fires (17-21) additional ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Level: 12Purchase Costs
Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemRainOfArrows
Radius: 24
Mana Cost: (7-11)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (48%-60%)Requires Level 12Fires multiple arrows into the air, to land in sequence after a delay, starting at the targeted location and spreading outwards in all directions. Each arrow deals damage in an area around it. Half of the arrows will land directly on targets if there are targets in their range.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.25% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrowsFires 0.2 additional Arrows0.5% chance to Maim on HitDeals (48-60)% of Base Attack Damage
Fires (17-21) additional ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 12Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Transmutation |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemRainOfArrows

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Rain of Arrows.
Rain of Arrows is a ranged attack skill that fires a number of arrows in the air, with each of them landing to deal area of effect over a short period of time.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
- Targeting: Half of the arrows will attempt to target a creature within their range, while the other half will land randomly. A single enemy can be hit multiple times.
- Additional Arrows/Projectiles: Any source of additional arrows/projectiles is added to the total number of arrows fired, thus making support gems like
Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: l
Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.and
Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile
Icon: P
Mana Multiplier: 165%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% increased Projectile SpeedProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile spreadSupported Skills fire 4 additional Projectiles
Supported Skills deal (35-26)% less Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.very inefficient. Additional arrows will be added at the outer portion of the Area of Effect, effectively increasing the AoE of the skill.
- Delay: Rain of Arrows will impact after a delay equal to the attack time, so the first attack will land as the second is being launched. Projectile Speed modifiers affect the delay.
- Projectile damage: Like any Bow skill, Rain of Arrows deals projectile damage and will be affected by any appropriate damage modifiers, such as
Vicious Projectiles SupportVicious Projectiles SupportProjectile, Attack, Physical, Chaos, Support
Icon: d
Mana Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports projectile attack skills.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Physical DamageSupported Attacks have 0.5% chance to cause Bleeding
Supported Skills have 0.5% chance to Poison on HitSupported Attacks have 0.5% chance to Impale Enemies on HitSupported Skills deal (40-59)% more Physical Projectile Attack Damage
Supported Skills have 10% less Projectile Attack Speed
Supported Skills deal (40-59)% more Physical Damage over Time
Supported Skills deal (40-59)% more Chaos Damage over TimeThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket..
Point Blank SupportPoint Blank SupportProjectile, Attack, Support
Icon: b
Mana Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 18Supports projectile skills.Per 1% Quality:123Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Projectile DamageSupported Skills have 2% chance to Knock Enemies Back with Hits at Close RangeProjectiles from Supported Skills Pierce all Targets within 1 unitsSupported Skills' Projectile Attack Hits deal up to 30% more Damage to targets at the start of their movement, dealing less Damage to targets as the projectile travels farther
Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket./keystone passive: Distant enemies hit by the same area of effect will take less damage than enemies near the location of the attacker.
- Pierce, Fork and Chain: Projectiles from Rain of Arrows land on the ground dealing area damage and disappear - they cannot fork, chain nor pierce. Several unique items, such as
DrillneckDrillneck
Penetrating Arrow QuiverRequires Level 36Arrows Pierce an additional Target(8-12)% increased Attack Speed
+350 to Evasion Rating
+(40-50) to maximum Life
Adds (10-14) to (19-24) Physical Damage to Bow Attacks
Arrows deal 50% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments to Targets they Pierce"Why waste such a fine arrow on just one man?"
- Kiravi, Vaal Archer,
GloomfangGloomfang
Blue Pearl AmuletRequires Level 77(48-56)% increased Mana Regeneration Rate0.5% of Chaos Damage Leeched as Life
Lose (15-10) Life for each Enemy hit by your Spells
Lose (25-20) Life for each Enemy hit by your Attacks
Skills Chain +1 times
(30-40)% increased Projectile Speed
Projectiles that have Chained gain (20-35)% of Non-Chaos Damage as extra Chaos DamageDarkness never stops feeding.or
SlivertongueSlivertongue
Harbinger BowBow
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: (174-192)–(404.4-428.4)
Critical Strike Chance: (6.50%-7.50%)
Attacks per Second: 1.20
Weapon Range: 120Requires Level 68, 212 Dex(30-50)% increased Critical Strike ChanceAdds (110-125) to (245-265) Physical Damage
(150-200)% increased Critical Strike Chance with arrows that Fork
Arrows Pierce all Targets after Forking
Arrows that Pierce have +50% to Critical Strike MultiplierA hundred blind heads, each seeking the taste of prey on the air.don't benefit Rain of Arrows with their special conditional modifiers.
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Damage Effectiveness | Damage Multiplier | # Arrows | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 12 | 33 | 7 | 48% | 48% | 17 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 39 | 7 | 49% | 48.6% | 17 | 15,249 | 15,249 |
3 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 49% | 49.3% | 17 | 41,517 | 56,766 |
4 | 23 | 56 | 8 | 50% | 49.9% | 17 | 81,983 | 138,749 |
5 | 27 | 64 | 8 | 51% | 50.5% | 18 | 147,968 | 286,717 |
6 | 31 | 73 | 8 | 51% | 51.2% | 18 | 250,557 | 537,274 |
7 | 35 | 81 | 8 | 52% | 51.8% | 18 | 405,086 | 942,360 |
8 | 38 | 88 | 8 | 52% | 52.4% | 18 | 447,718 | 1,390,078 |
9 | 41 | 94 | 9 | 53% | 53.1% | 19 | 615,318 | 2,005,396 |
10 | 44 | 100 | 9 | 54% | 53.7% | 19 | 834,639 | 2,840,035 |
11 | 47 | 106 | 9 | 54% | 54.3% | 19 | 1,570,760 | 4,410,795 |
12 | 50 | 113 | 9 | 55% | 54.9% | 19 | 1,633,987 | 6,044,782 |
13 | 53 | 119 | 9 | 56% | 55.6% | 20 | 2,151,030 | 8,195,812 |
14 | 56 | 125 | 10 | 56% | 56.2% | 20 | 2,812,189 | 11,008,001 |
15 | 59 | 132 | 10 | 57% | 56.8% | 20 | 5,099,360 | 16,107,361 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 10 | 57% | 57.5% | 20 | 9,400,731 | 25,508,092 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 10 | 58% | 58.1% | 21 | 15,273,366 | 40,781,458 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 10 | 59% | 58.7% | 21 | 26,286,582 | 67,068,040 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 11 | 59% | 59.4% | 21 | 62,890,590 | 129,958,630 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 11 | 60% | 60% | 21 | 212,046,017 | 342,004,647 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 11 | 61% | 60.6% | 22 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 11 | 61% | 61.3% | 22 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 11 | 62% | 61.9% | 22 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 11 | 63% | 62.5% | 22 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 11 | 63% | 63.2% | 23 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 12 | 64% | 63.8% | 23 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 12 | 64% | 64.4% | 23 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 12 | 65% | 65.1% | 23 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 12 | 66% | 65.7% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 12 | 66% | 66.3% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 13 | 67% | 66.6% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 13 | 67% | 66.9% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 13 | 67% | 67.3% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 13 | 68% | 67.6% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 13 | 68% | 67.9% | 24 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 14 | 68% | 68.2% | 25 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 14 | 69% | 68.5% | 25 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 14 | 69% | 68.8% | 25 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 14 | 69% | 69.2% | 25 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 14 | 69% | 69.5% | 25 | 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 |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 |
Usage in upgrade paths
This item is used by upgrade paths or vendor recipes to create the following items:
Outcome | Amount | Ingredient | Ingredient Notes | Type |
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![]() Sharktooth Arrow QuiverRequires Level 10+(3-4) Life gained for each Enemy hit by your Attacks+(15-25) to Strength +(35-45) to Dexterity +(15-25) to Intelligence Adds 10 to 20 Cold Damage to Attacks (7-10)% increased Attack Speed +(2-3) Life gained for each Enemy hit by your Attacks 10% increased Area of EffectA Karui woman's place was not the battlefield, but the hearth. Hyrri changed all of that. ![]() | 1 | ![]() ![]() | normal | Manual |
1 | ![]() ![]() | rare | ||
1 | ![]() Radius: 24 Mana Cost: (7-11) Cast Time: 1.00 sec Effectiveness of Added Damage: (48%-60%)Requires Level 12Fires multiple arrows into the air, to land in sequence after a delay, starting at the targeted location and spreading outwards in all directions. Each arrow deals damage in an area around it. Half of the arrows will land directly on targets if there are targets in their range.Per 1% Quality:12340.5% increased Area of Effect0.25% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrowsFires 0.2 additional Arrows0.5% chance to Maim on HitDeals (48-60)% of Base Attack Damage Fires (17-21) additional ArrowsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | 1%+ quality | ||
1 | ![]() Shift click to unstack. ![]() | N/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 Siren's Cadence Act 1 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
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 Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related unique items
These unique items have some interaction with Rain of Arrows
Item | Base Item | ![]() | Stats |
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Lioneye's Paws![]() Bronzescale BootsQuality: +20% Armour: 66 Evasion: 66Requires Level 30, 30 Str, 30 DexTrigger Level 5 Rain of Arrows when you Attack with a Bow +(40-60) to Strength +(40-60) to Dexterity Adds 12 to 24 Fire Damage to Attacks 20% increased Movement Speed 40% reduced Movement Speed when on Low LifeStand and lead the righteous pride, Fight till death, never hide. ![]() | Bronzescale Boots | 30 | Trigger Level 5 Rain of Arrows when you Attack with a Bow +(40-60) to Strength +(40-60) to Dexterity Adds 12 to 24 Fire Damage to Attacks 20% increased Movement Speed 40% reduced Movement Speed when on Low Life |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Rain of Arrows.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Attack Speed 1 | 66 | 10% increased Rain of Arrows Attack Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Attack Speed 2 | 75 | 15% increased Rain of Arrows Attack Speed | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Rain of Arrows Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Rain of Arrows Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Area Of Effect 1 | 66 | 16% increased Rain of Arrows Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Area Of Effect 2 | 75 | 24% increased Rain of Arrows Area of Effect | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Repeat Count 1 | 66 | Rain of Arrows has 10% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrows | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Rain Of Arrows Repeat Count 2 | 75 | Rain of Arrows has 15% chance to fire an additional sequence of arrows | helmet 100 default 0 |
Alternate skill effects
Rain of Arrows has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Celestial Rain of Arrows Effect![]() ![]() | Your Rain of Arrows becomes a Celestial Rain of Arrows |
Emerald Rain of Arrows Effect![]() ![]() | Your Rain of Arrows glow a ghostly green |
Version history
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