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Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Flicker Strike

AttackMeleeStrikeMovementVaalDuration

Overview

Repeatedly teleports to enemies and hits them, inflicting a wound but dealing no damage. After the repeating finishes, each enemy is hit by the total damage of their wounds, which are removed.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
10
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

  • 10% increased Attack Speed per Frenzy Charge
  • 70% less Damage with Ailments
  • 30% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
  • This Attack Repeats 25 additional times
At 20% quality

10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit

Related gem versions 2

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

Flicker StrikeFlicker Strike of Power

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Melee, Melee Single Target, Movement, Vaal, 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 108

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity 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 SupportMelee Splash SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun 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 Melee Splash 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 Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead 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 effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
110306 sec174.4%9,5690
213306 sec181.3%28,1899,569
317306 sec188.4%59,14637,758
421306 sec195.8%111,19296,904
525306 sec203.5%193,800208,096
629306 sec211.4%320,280401,896
733306 sec219.7%359,090722,176
836306 sec228.4%498,5081,081,266
939306 sec237.3%682,0571,579,774
1042306 sec246.7%921,7772,261,831
1145306 sec256.4%1,727,8793,183,608
1248306 sec266.4%1,791,7694,911,487
1351306 sec276.9%2,353,6796,703,256
1454306 sec287.8%3,070,9129,056,935
1557306 sec299.1%9,095,46612,127,847
1660306 sec310.8%16,039,89021,223,313
1763306 sec323%29,817,11737,263,203
1866306 sec335.7%62,895,05667,080,320
1968306 sec348.9%212,051,599129,975,376
2070306 sec362.6%—342,026,975
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172306 sec376.8%——
2274306 sec391.6%——
2376306 sec407%——
2478306 sec423%——
2580306 sec439.6%——
2682306 sec456.8%——
2784306 sec474.8%——
2886306 sec493.4%——
2988306 sec512.8%——
3090306 sec532.9%——
3191306 sec564.7%——
3292306 sec575.8%——
3393306 sec587.1%——
3494306 sec598.7%——
3595306 sec610.4%——
3696306 sec622.4%——
3797306 sec634.6%——
3898306 sec647.1%——
3999306 sec659.8%——
40100306 sec672.8%——

Additional skill effect 1

This effect has its own progression. Its values are kept separate from the primary effect.

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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%2.5% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
10%5% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
15%7.5% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
20%10% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
23%11.5% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit
30%15% chance to gain a Frenzy Charge on Hit

Alternate effects 4

Vapour Flicker Strike Effect

Your Flicker Strike becomes a cloud of vapour.

Ghost Flicker Strike Effect

Your Flicker Strike becomes a ghostly smoke.

Demonic Flicker Strike Effect

Your Flicker Strike becomes a bloody mist.

Afterimage Flicker Strike Effect

Your Flicker Strike becomes an Afterimage Effect.

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