PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Spectral Helix

AttackProjectile

Overview

Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It spins around while flying in a large spiral, damaging enemies in its path, and bouncing if it collides with walls.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Green
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
12
Cast time
1 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
The Siren's CadenceScion11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Spirals through 4.25 rotations
  • Bounces up to 3 times
    Modifiers to number of Projectiles instead apply to the number of Bounces
At 20% quality

Projectiles that have Pierced deal 20% more Damage

Acquisition

The Siren's CadenceAct 1 quest reward · Scion

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Spectral Helix of Trarthus

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Ranged Attack, Projectile, Projectiles From User
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 115

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportItem Rarity SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSlower Projectiles SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportMomentum SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportImpale SupportNightblade SupportArrow Nova SupportBarrage SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Arrow Nova SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportVolatility SupportSacred Wisps SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
1126 Mana120%15,2490
2156 Mana123.2%41,51715,249
3196 Mana126.3%81,98356,766
4236 Mana129.5%147,968138,749
5277 Mana132.6%250,557286,717
6317 Mana135.8%405,086537,274
7357 Mana138.9%447,718942,360
8387 Mana142.1%615,3181,390,078
9417 Mana145.3%834,6392,005,396
10448 Mana148.4%1,570,7602,840,035
11478 Mana151.6%1,633,9874,410,795
12508 Mana154.7%2,151,0306,044,782
13538 Mana157.9%2,812,1898,195,812
14568 Mana161.1%5,099,36011,008,001
15598 Mana164.2%9,400,73116,107,361
16629 Mana167.4%15,273,36625,508,092
17649 Mana170.5%26,286,58240,781,458
18669 Mana173.7%62,890,59067,068,040
19689 Mana176.8%212,046,017129,958,630
20709 Mana180%—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
21729 Mana183.2%——
22749 Mana186.3%——
23769 Mana189.5%——
247810 Mana192.6%——
258010 Mana195.8%——
268210 Mana198.9%——
278410 Mana202.1%——
288610 Mana205.3%——
298810 Mana208.4%——
309010 Mana211.6%——
319110 Mana213.2%——
329210 Mana214.7%——
339310 Mana216.3%——
349411 Mana217.9%——
359511 Mana219.5%——
369611 Mana221.1%——
379711 Mana222.6%——
389811 Mana224.2%——
399911 Mana225.8%——
4010011 Mana227.4%——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%Projectiles that have Pierced deal 5% more Damage
10%Projectiles that have Pierced deal 10% more Damage
15%Projectiles that have Pierced deal 15% more Damage
20%Projectiles that have Pierced deal 20% more Damage
23%Projectiles that have Pierced deal 23% more Damage
30%Projectiles that have Pierced deal 30% more Damage

Alternate effects 1

Nightfall Spectral Helix Effect

Your Spectral Helix becomes a Nightfall Effect.

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