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Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Caustic Arrow

AttackProjectileAoEDurationChaosVaalBow

Overview

Fires a slow-moving serpentine arrow which deals chaos damage while piercing enemies, and leaves a trail of caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
1
Cast time
1 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

  • Base duration is 6 seconds
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
  • Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Can't be Evaded
  • Projectiles Pierce all Targets
  • Deals 21.15 Base Chaos Damage per second
At 20% quality

+0.2 metres to radius

Related gem versions 2

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

Caustic ArrowCaustic Arrow of Poison

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Ranged Attack, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Area, Duration, Trappable, Mineable, Totemable, Damage Over Time, Chaos, Vaal
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 124

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 SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportBallista Totem SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration 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 SupportHigh-Impact Mine 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 Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportLocus Mine SupportSadism SupportVolatility 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 levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
11208 sec280%Deals 21.15 Base Chaos Damage per second700
22208 sec286%Deals 24.27 Base Chaos Damage per second30870
34208 sec293%Deals 31.32 Base Chaos Damage per second1,554378
47208 sec299%Deals 44.17 Base Chaos Damage per second6,6671,932
511208 sec305%Deals 66.57 Base Chaos Damage per second26,0478,599
616208 sec312%Deals 105.53 Base Chaos Damage per second49,72534,646
720208 sec318%Deals 148.35 Base Chaos Damage per second95,71484,371
824208 sec324%Deals 204.77 Base Chaos Damage per second169,595180,085
928208 sec331%Deals 278.68 Base Chaos Damage per second283,759349,680
1032208 sec337%Deals 375.03 Base Chaos Damage per second453,996633,439
1136208 sec343%Deals 500.07 Base Chaos Damage per second703,1281,087,435
1240208 sec349%Deals 661.68 Base Chaos Damage per second1,061,2231,790,563
1344208 sec356%Deals 869.9 Base Chaos Damage per second2,065,8702,851,786
1448208 sec362%Deals 1137.3 Base Chaos Damage per second2,507,1104,917,656
1552208 sec368%Deals 1479.77 Base Chaos Damage per second5,798,9367,424,766
1656208 sec375%Deals 1917.32 Base Chaos Damage per second15,083,91913,223,702
1760208 sec381%Deals 2475.03 Base Chaos Damage per second27,792,73528,307,621
1864208 sec387%Deals 3184.5 Base Chaos Damage per second43,869,73956,100,356
1967208 sec394%Deals 3839.63 Base Chaos Damage per second242,081,55699,970,095
2070208 sec400%Deals 4622.47 Base Chaos Damage per second—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172208 sec406%Deals 5227 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2274208 sec413%Deals 5907.07 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2376208 sec419%Deals 6671.82 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2478208 sec425%Deals 7531.47 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2580208 sec432%Deals 8497.48 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2682208 sec438%Deals 9582.63 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2784208 sec444%Deals 10801.23 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2886208 sec451%Deals 12169.27 Base Chaos Damage per second——
2988208 sec457%Deals 13704.58 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3090208 sec463%Deals 15427.13 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3191208 sec466%Deals 16365.5 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3292208 sec469%Deals 17359.23 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3393208 sec473%Deals 18411.53 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3494208 sec476%Deals 19525.77 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3595208 sec479%Deals 20705.52 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3696208 sec482%Deals 21954.55 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3797208 sec485%Deals 23276.83 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3898208 sec488%Deals 24676.6 Base Chaos Damage per second——
3999208 sec492%Deals 26158.3 Base Chaos Damage per second——
40100208 sec495%Deals 27726.62 Base Chaos Damage per second——

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%+0.05 metres to radius
10%+0.1 metres to radius
15%+0.15 metres to radius
20%+0.2 metres to radius
23%+0.23 metres to radius
30%+0.3 metres to radius

Alternate effects 3

Tentacle Caustic Arrow Effect

Your Caustic Arrow becomes an area of ethereal purple tentacles.

Celestial Caustic Arrow Effect

Your Caustic Arrow becomes a Celestial Effect.

Oblivion Caustic Arrow Effect

Your Caustic Arrow becomes an Oblivion Effect.

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