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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

Mechanics at a glance

  • 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
  • Base duration is 6 seconds
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
  • Projectiles Pierce all Targets
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

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 effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
11208 sec18000%700
22208 sec18600%30870
34208 sec19300%1,554378
47208 sec19900%6,6671,932
511208 sec20500%26,0478,599
616208 sec21200%49,72534,646
720208 sec21800%95,71484,371
824208 sec22400%169,595180,085
928208 sec23100%283,759349,680
1032208 sec23700%453,996633,439
1136208 sec24300%703,1281,087,435
1240208 sec24900%1,061,2231,790,563
1344208 sec25600%2,065,8702,851,786
1448208 sec26200%2,507,1104,917,656
1552208 sec26800%5,798,9367,424,766
1656208 sec27500%15,083,91913,223,702
1760208 sec28100%27,792,73528,307,621
1864208 sec28700%43,869,73956,100,356
1967208 sec29400%242,081,55699,970,095
2070208 sec30000%—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172208 sec30600%——
2274208 sec31300%——
2376208 sec31900%——
2478208 sec32500%——
2580208 sec33200%——
2682208 sec33800%——
2784208 sec34400%——
2886208 sec35100%——
2988208 sec35700%——
3090208 sec36300%——
3191208 sec36600%——
3292208 sec36900%——
3393208 sec37300%——
3494208 sec37600%——
3595208 sec37900%——
3696208 sec38200%——
3797208 sec38500%——
3898208 sec38800%——
3999208 sec39200%——
40100208 sec39500%——

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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