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Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Arc

SpellChainingVaalLightningDuration

Overview

A shocking arc of lightning reaches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains to other enemies. Each time the arc chains from an enemy, it will do so simultaneously to two further enemies, but never to enemies that have already been hit by any of these chains. Also grants a buff making your Arc damage lucky for a short duration.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.7 sec

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

  • 100% chance to Shock enemies
  • 15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each remaining Chain
  • 100% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
  • Base duration is 4 seconds
  • 100% increased Duration of Lightning Ailments
  • Deals 38 to 64 Lightning Damage
  • Chains +5 Times
At 20% quality

Chains +1 Times

Related gem versions 3

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

ArcArc of SurgingArc of Oscillating

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Chains, Vaal, Lightning, Duration, Multicastable
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 83

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportLess Duration SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
112252 sec6%220%Deals 38 to 64 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times15,2490
215252 sec6%220%Deals 48 to 80 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times41,51715,249
319252 sec6%220%Deals 64 to 106 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times81,98356,766
423252 sec6%220%Deals 83 to 138 Lightning Damage Chains +5 Times147,968138,749
527252 sec6%220%Deals 105 to 176 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times250,557286,717
631252 sec6%220%Deals 133 to 222 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times405,086537,274
735252 sec6%220%Deals 166 to 277 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times447,718942,360
838252 sec6%220%Deals 196 to 326 Lightning Damage Chains +6 Times615,3181,390,078
941252 sec6%220%Deals 229 to 382 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times834,6392,005,396
1044252 sec6%220%Deals 268 to 446 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times1,570,7602,840,035
1147252 sec6%220%Deals 312 to 519 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times1,633,9874,410,795
1250252 sec6%220%Deals 362 to 603 Lightning Damage Chains +7 Times2,151,0306,044,782
1353252 sec6%220%Deals 419 to 698 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times2,812,1898,195,812
1456252 sec6%220%Deals 483 to 806 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times5,099,36011,008,001
1559252 sec6%220%Deals 557 to 929 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times9,400,73116,107,361
1662252 sec6%220%Deals 641 to 1068 Lightning Damage Chains +8 Times15,273,36625,508,092
1764252 sec6%220%Deals 703 to 1172 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times26,286,58240,781,458
1866252 sec6%220%Deals 770 to 1284 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times62,890,59067,068,040
1968252 sec6%220%Deals 844 to 1406 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times212,046,017129,958,630
2070252 sec6%220%Deals 924 to 1539 Lightning Damage Chains +9 Times—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172252 sec6%220%Deals 1010 to 1684 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
2274252 sec6%220%Deals 1104 to 1841 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
2376252 sec6%220%Deals 1207 to 2011 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
2478252 sec6%220%Deals 1318 to 2196 Lightning Damage Chains +10 Times——
2580252 sec6%220%Deals 1438 to 2397 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
2682252 sec6%220%Deals 1569 to 2614 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
2784252 sec6%220%Deals 1710 to 2851 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
2886252 sec6%220%Deals 1864 to 3107 Lightning Damage Chains +11 Times——
2988252 sec6%220%Deals 2031 to 3384 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3090252 sec6%220%Deals 2211 to 3685 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3191252 sec6%220%Deals 2307 to 3845 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3292252 sec6%220%Deals 2407 to 4011 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3393252 sec6%220%Deals 2511 to 4184 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3494252 sec6%220%Deals 2619 to 4365 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3595252 sec6%220%Deals 2731 to 4552 Lightning Damage Chains +12 Times——
3696252 sec6%220%Deals 2848 to 4747 Lightning Damage Chains +13 Times——
3797252 sec6%220%Deals 2970 to 4950 Lightning Damage Chains +13 Times——
3898252 sec6%220%Deals 3097 to 5161 Lightning Damage Chains +13 Times——
3999252 sec6%220%Deals 3229 to 5381 Lightning Damage Chains +13 Times——
40100252 sec6%220%Deals 3366 to 5610 Lightning Damage Chains +13 Times——

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%Chains +0.25 Times
10%Chains +0.5 Times
15%Chains +0.75 Times
20%Chains +1 Times
23%Chains +1.15 Times
30%Chains +1.5 Times

Alternate effects 4

Purple Arc

Your Arc becomes a Purple Effect.

Automaton Arc Effect

Your Arc becomes an Automaton Effect.

Radiant Arc Effect

Your Arc becomes a Radiant Effect.

Celestial Arc Effect

Your Arc becomes a Celestial Effect.

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