PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Domination

SpellMinionDurationVaalAttackMeleeStrike

Overview

This spell causes one of your existing Sentinels of Dominance to Ascend, becoming more powerful, gaining new attacks, and overriding its duration, while maintaining its monster modifiers and other bonuses, including from support gems. If you cannot have more Ascended Sentinels of Dominance, an existing one will be refreshed instead.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.5 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Maximum 3 Ascended Sentinels of Dominance
    Ascended Sentinels do not count towards the regular limits
  • Ascended Sentinels deal 300% more Damage
  • Ascended Sentinels take 70% less Damage
  • Base duration is 30 seconds
At 20% quality

Minions have 40% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate

Related gem versions 2

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

Dominating BlowDominating Blow of Inspiring

Compatible support gems 9

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Inspiration SupportFaster Casting SupportMore Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSwift Affliction SupportEfficacy SupportArcane Surge SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportLifetap Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionExp. to nextTotal exp.
1283020 sec199,3450
2313020 sec285,815199,345
3343020 sec401,344485,160
4373020 sec554,379886,504
5403020 sec477,4371,440,883
6423020 sec583,7861,918,320
7443020 sec710,3592,502,106
8463020 sec1,355,5113,212,465
9483020 sec1,138,8774,567,976
10503020 sec1,368,2335,706,853
11523020 sec1,638,3387,075,086
12543020 sec1,956,6488,713,424
13563020 sec3,655,18410,670,072
14583020 sec3,017,32714,325,256
15603020 sec7,759,99517,342,583
16623020 sec15,138,19325,102,578
17643020 sec26,083,82540,240,771
18663020 sec62,620,24766,324,596
19683020 sec211,708,088128,944,843
20703020 sec—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionExp. to nextTotal exp.
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Alternate effects 1

Celestial Dominating Blow Effect

Your Dominating Blow becomes a Celestial Effect.

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