Skill

Vaal

Vaal Blade Vortex

Overview

Creates an independently-moving vortex of ethereal blades which lasts for a duration. The vortex moves toward nearby enemies, repeatedly damaging enemies that it passes through.

Properties

Gem type: Vaal
Colour: Green
Attribute: Dexterity
Drop level: 12
Cast time: 0.8 sec

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Mechanics at a glance

100% increased Critical Strike Chance
Base duration is 5 seconds
Hits Enemies every 0.2 Seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Has 10 blades
Deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage
+0.8 metres to radius

At 20% quality

+5% increased Hit Rate for each blade

Related gem versions 2

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

Blade Vortex

Blade Vortex of the Scythe

Compatibility inputs

Skill types: Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Totem Casts Alone, Vaal, Area Spell, Physical, 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.

Gem level	Required level	Vaal souls	Soul gain prevention	Crit. chance	Damage effectiveness	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
1	12	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage +0.8 metres to radius	15,249	0
2	15	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 14 to 21 Physical Damage +0.8 metres to radius	41,517	15,249
3	19	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 19 to 28 Physical Damage +0.8 metres to radius	81,983	56,766
4	23	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 24 to 36 Physical Damage +0.8 metres to radius	147,968	138,749
5	27	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 31 to 47 Physical Damage +0.9 metres to radius	250,557	286,717
6	31	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 39 to 59 Physical Damage +0.9 metres to radius	405,086	537,274
7	35	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 49 to 74 Physical Damage +0.9 metres to radius	447,718	942,360
8	38	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 58 to 87 Physical Damage +0.9 metres to radius	615,318	1,390,078
9	41	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 68 to 102 Physical Damage +1 metre to radius	834,639	2,005,396
10	44	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 79 to 119 Physical Damage +1 metre to radius	1,570,760	2,840,035
11	47	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 92 to 138 Physical Damage +1 metre to radius	1,633,987	4,410,795
12	50	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 107 to 161 Physical Damage +1 metre to radius	2,151,030	6,044,782
13	53	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 124 to 186 Physical Damage +1.1 metres to radius	2,812,189	8,195,812
14	56	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 144 to 215 Physical Damage +1.1 metres to radius	5,099,360	11,008,001
15	59	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 166 to 248 Physical Damage +1.1 metres to radius	9,400,731	16,107,361
16	62	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 191 to 286 Physical Damage +1.1 metres to radius	15,273,366	25,508,092
17	64	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 209 to 314 Physical Damage +1.2 metres to radius	26,286,582	40,781,458
18	66	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 230 to 344 Physical Damage +1.2 metres to radius	62,890,590	67,068,040
19	68	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 252 to 377 Physical Damage +1.2 metres to radius	212,046,017	129,958,630
20	70	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 276 to 413 Physical Damage +1.2 metres to radius	—	342,004,647

Gem level	Required level	Vaal souls	Soul gain prevention	Crit. chance	Damage effectiveness	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
21	72	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 302 to 452 Physical Damage +1.3 metres to radius	—	—
22	74	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 330 to 495 Physical Damage +1.3 metres to radius	—	—
23	76	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 361 to 541 Physical Damage +1.3 metres to radius	—	—
24	78	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 394 to 591 Physical Damage +1.3 metres to radius	—	—
25	80	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 430 to 645 Physical Damage +1.4 metres to radius	—	—
26	82	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 470 to 704 Physical Damage +1.4 metres to radius	—	—
27	84	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 512 to 768 Physical Damage +1.4 metres to radius	—	—
28	86	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 559 to 838 Physical Damage +1.4 metres to radius	—	—
29	88	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 609 to 913 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
30	90	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 663 to 995 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
31	91	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 692 to 1039 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
32	92	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 723 to 1084 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
33	93	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 754 to 1131 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
34	94	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 787 to 1180 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
35	95	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 821 to 1231 Physical Damage +1.5 metres to radius	—	—
36	96	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 856 to 1284 Physical Damage +1.6 metres to radius	—	—
37	97	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 893 to 1339 Physical Damage +1.6 metres to radius	—	—
38	98	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 931 to 1397 Physical Damage +1.6 metres to radius	—	—
39	99	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 971 to 1457 Physical Damage +1.6 metres to radius	—	—
40	100	30	6 sec	10%	60%	Deals 1013 to 1519 Physical Damage +1.6 metres to radius	—	—

Quality	Effects
0%	No quality bonus
5%	+1.25% increased Hit Rate for each blade
10%	+2.5% increased Hit Rate for each blade
15%	+3.75% increased Hit Rate for each blade
20%	+5% increased Hit Rate for each blade
23%	+5.75% increased Hit Rate for each blade
30%	+7.5% increased Hit Rate for each blade

Vaal Blade Vortex

Overview

Properties

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Mechanics at a glance

Related gem versions 2

Compatibility inputs

Compatible support gems 80

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Quality progression

Alternate effects 5

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