PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Earthquake

Overview

Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a short duration. After using this skill, your steps will deal damage around you, cracking the earth if the previous cracks have erupted. This effect ends after a secondary duration, or after a maximum number of aftershocks. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
28
Cast time
1 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Ongoing effect ends after 9 Aftershocks
  • Base duration is 1 second
  • Base secondary duration is 12 seconds
  • Aftershock deals +350% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
At 20% quality

Aftershock deals +30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments

Related gem versions 2

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

Compatible support gems 110

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks 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 SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportLess Duration SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify 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 SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike 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 Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
128309 sec90%Aftershock deals +350% more Damage with Hits and Ailments199,3450
231309 sec380%Aftershock deals +353% more Damage with Hits and Ailments285,815199,345
334309 sec680%Aftershock deals +356% more Damage with Hits and Ailments401,344485,160
437309 sec980%Aftershock deals +359% more Damage with Hits and Ailments554,379886,504
540309 sec1300%Aftershock deals +362% more Damage with Hits and Ailments477,4371,440,883
642309 sec1620%Aftershock deals +365% more Damage with Hits and Ailments583,7861,918,320
744309 sec1950%Aftershock deals +368% more Damage with Hits and Ailments710,3592,502,106
846309 sec2300%Aftershock deals +371% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,355,5113,212,465
948309 sec2650%Aftershock deals +374% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,138,8774,567,976
1050309 sec3010%Aftershock deals +377% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,368,2335,706,853
1152309 sec3380%Aftershock deals +380% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,638,3387,075,086
1254309 sec3770%Aftershock deals +383% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,956,6488,713,424
1356309 sec4160%Aftershock deals +386% more Damage with Hits and Ailments3,655,18410,670,072
1458309 sec4570%Aftershock deals +389% more Damage with Hits and Ailments3,017,32714,325,256
1560309 sec4990%Aftershock deals +392% more Damage with Hits and Ailments7,759,99517,342,583
1662309 sec5420%Aftershock deals +395% more Damage with Hits and Ailments15,138,19325,102,578
1764309 sec5860%Aftershock deals +398% more Damage with Hits and Ailments26,083,82540,240,771
1866309 sec6310%Aftershock deals +401% more Damage with Hits and Ailments62,620,24766,324,596
1968309 sec6780%Aftershock deals +404% more Damage with Hits and Ailments211,708,088128,944,843
2070309 sec7260%Aftershock deals +407% more Damage with Hits and Ailments340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172309 sec7750%Aftershock deals +410% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2274309 sec8260%Aftershock deals +413% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2376309 sec8790%Aftershock deals +416% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2478309 sec9320%Aftershock deals +419% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2580309 sec9880%Aftershock deals +422% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2682309 sec10450%Aftershock deals +425% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2784309 sec11030%Aftershock deals +428% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2886309 sec11640%Aftershock deals +431% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
2988309 sec12250%Aftershock deals +434% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3090309 sec12890%Aftershock deals +437% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3191309 sec13890%Aftershock deals +437% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3292309 sec14230%Aftershock deals +440% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3393309 sec14570%Aftershock deals +440% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3494309 sec14930%Aftershock deals +443% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3595309 sec15280%Aftershock deals +443% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3696309 sec15650%Aftershock deals +446% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3797309 sec16010%Aftershock deals +446% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3898309 sec16390%Aftershock deals +449% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
3999309 sec16760%Aftershock deals +449% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
40100309 sec17150%Aftershock deals +452% more Damage with Hits and Ailments

Alternate effects 4

Gore Earthquake Effect

Your Earthquake becomes a gory effect.

Crystal Earthquake Effect

Your Earthquake becomes a crystal effect.

Demonic Earthquake Effect

Your Earthquake becomes a Demonic Effect.

Harmonious Earthquake Effect

Your Earthquake becomes a Harmonious Effect.

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