PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Earthquake

AttackAoEMeleeDurationVaalSlam

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

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

  • Ongoing effect ends after 9 Aftershocks
  • Base duration is 1 second
  • Base secondary duration is 12 seconds
  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • 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.

EarthquakeEarthquake of Amplification

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Area, Melee, Duration, Vaal, Slam, Totemable, Never Exertable
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 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 sec100.9%Aftershock deals +350% more Damage with Hits and Ailments199,3450
231309 sec103.8%Aftershock deals +353% more Damage with Hits and Ailments285,815199,345
334309 sec106.8%Aftershock deals +356% more Damage with Hits and Ailments401,344485,160
437309 sec109.8%Aftershock deals +359% more Damage with Hits and Ailments554,379886,504
540309 sec113%Aftershock deals +362% more Damage with Hits and Ailments477,4371,440,883
642309 sec116.2%Aftershock deals +365% more Damage with Hits and Ailments583,7861,918,320
744309 sec119.5%Aftershock deals +368% more Damage with Hits and Ailments710,3592,502,106
846309 sec123%Aftershock deals +371% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,355,5113,212,465
948309 sec126.5%Aftershock deals +374% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,138,8774,567,976
1050309 sec130.1%Aftershock deals +377% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,368,2335,706,853
1152309 sec133.8%Aftershock deals +380% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,638,3387,075,086
1254309 sec137.7%Aftershock deals +383% more Damage with Hits and Ailments1,956,6488,713,424
1356309 sec141.6%Aftershock deals +386% more Damage with Hits and Ailments3,655,18410,670,072
1458309 sec145.7%Aftershock deals +389% more Damage with Hits and Ailments3,017,32714,325,256
1560309 sec149.9%Aftershock deals +392% more Damage with Hits and Ailments7,759,99517,342,583
1662309 sec154.2%Aftershock deals +395% more Damage with Hits and Ailments15,138,19325,102,578
1764309 sec158.6%Aftershock deals +398% more Damage with Hits and Ailments26,083,82540,240,771
1866309 sec163.1%Aftershock deals +401% more Damage with Hits and Ailments62,620,24766,324,596
1968309 sec167.8%Aftershock deals +404% more Damage with Hits and Ailments211,708,088128,944,843
2070309 sec172.6%Aftershock deals +407% more Damage with Hits and Ailments—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172309 sec177.5%Aftershock deals +410% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2274309 sec182.6%Aftershock deals +413% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2376309 sec187.9%Aftershock deals +416% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2478309 sec193.2%Aftershock deals +419% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2580309 sec198.8%Aftershock deals +422% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2682309 sec204.5%Aftershock deals +425% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2784309 sec210.3%Aftershock deals +428% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2886309 sec216.4%Aftershock deals +431% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
2988309 sec222.5%Aftershock deals +434% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3090309 sec228.9%Aftershock deals +437% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3191309 sec238.9%Aftershock deals +437% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3292309 sec242.3%Aftershock deals +440% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3393309 sec245.7%Aftershock deals +440% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3494309 sec249.3%Aftershock deals +443% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3595309 sec252.8%Aftershock deals +443% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3696309 sec256.5%Aftershock deals +446% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3797309 sec260.1%Aftershock deals +446% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3898309 sec263.9%Aftershock deals +449% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
3999309 sec267.6%Aftershock deals +449% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——
40100309 sec271.5%Aftershock deals +452% more Damage with Hits and Ailments——

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%Aftershock deals +7.5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
10%Aftershock deals +15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
15%Aftershock deals +22.5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
20%Aftershock deals +30% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
23%Aftershock deals +34.5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
30%Aftershock deals +45% 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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