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Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Lightning Strike

AttackMeleeStrikeDurationVaalLightningProjectile

Overview

Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy becomes an orb attached to the enemy you hit, or the ground if you don't hit an enemy. The orb will periodically fire projectiles at other nearby enemies for a duration, which will also damage the enemy the orb is attached to.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Green
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
12
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

  • 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  • Base duration is 6 seconds
  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Can't be Evaded
  • Fires 5 Projectiles
At 20% quality

Fires +1 Projectile

Related gem versions 2

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

Lightning StrikeLightning Strike of Arcing

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Melee Single Target, Melee, Duration, Vaal, Lightning, Projectile, Ranged Attack, Projectiles Not From User, 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 130

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 SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportMelee Splash SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportVicious Projectiles 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 SupportBarrage 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 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 Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
112208 sec75%Fires 5 Projectiles15,2490
215208 sec80.4%Fires 5 Projectiles41,51715,249
319208 sec85.7%Fires 5 Projectiles81,98356,766
423208 sec91.1%Fires 5 Projectiles147,968138,749
527208 sec96.5%Fires 5 Projectiles250,557286,717
631208 sec101.8%Fires 7 Projectiles405,086537,274
735208 sec107.2%Fires 7 Projectiles447,718942,360
838208 sec112.6%Fires 7 Projectiles615,3181,390,078
941208 sec117.9%Fires 7 Projectiles834,6392,005,396
1044208 sec123.3%Fires 7 Projectiles1,570,7602,840,035
1147208 sec128.7%Fires 7 Projectiles1,633,9874,410,795
1250208 sec134.1%Fires 7 Projectiles2,151,0306,044,782
1353208 sec139.4%Fires 7 Projectiles2,812,1898,195,812
1456208 sec144.8%Fires 7 Projectiles5,099,36011,008,001
1559208 sec150.2%Fires 7 Projectiles9,400,73116,107,361
1662208 sec155.5%Fires 9 Projectiles15,273,36625,508,092
1764208 sec160.9%Fires 9 Projectiles26,286,58240,781,458
1866208 sec166.3%Fires 9 Projectiles62,890,59067,068,040
1968208 sec171.6%Fires 9 Projectiles212,046,017129,958,630
2070208 sec177%Fires 9 Projectiles—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172208 sec182.4%Fires 9 Projectiles——
2274208 sec187.7%Fires 9 Projectiles——
2376208 sec193.1%Fires 9 Projectiles——
2478208 sec198.5%Fires 9 Projectiles——
2580208 sec203.8%Fires 9 Projectiles——
2682208 sec209.2%Fires 11 Projectiles——
2784208 sec214.6%Fires 11 Projectiles——
2886208 sec219.9%Fires 11 Projectiles——
2988208 sec225.3%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3090208 sec230.7%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3191208 sec233.4%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3292208 sec236.1%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3393208 sec238.7%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3494208 sec241.4%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3595208 sec244.1%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3696208 sec246.8%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3797208 sec249.5%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3898208 sec252.2%Fires 11 Projectiles——
3999208 sec254.8%Fires 11 Projectiles——
40100208 sec257.5%Fires 11 Projectiles——

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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%—
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20%Fires +1 Projectile
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Alternate effects 4

Myrmidon Lightning Strike Effect

Your Lightning Strike becomes a Myrmidon Effect.

Vulcan Lightning Strike Effect

Your Lightning Strike becomes a Vulcan Effect.

Void Emperor Lightning Strike Effect

Your Lightning Strike becomes a Void Emperor Effect.

Sawblade Lightning Strike Effect

Your Lightning Strike becomes a Sawblade Effect.

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