PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Lightning Trap

TrapCriticalSpellProjectileDurationVaalLightning

Overview

Throws a trap that launches a ring of projectiles through the enemy that set it off, dealing lightning damage to them and subsequent targets and leaving a trail of shocked ground.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Dexterity
Drop level
12
Cast time
1 sec

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Mechanics at a glance

  • Trap lasts +4 seconds
  • Shocked Ground causes 15% increased Damage taken
  • Base duration is 4 seconds
  • Fires 9 Projectiles
  • Fires Projectiles in a circle
  • Trap lasts 0 seconds
  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Projectiles leave Shocked Ground
  • Projectiles Pierce all Targets
  • Deals 26 to 79 Lightning Damage
At 20% quality

Shocked Ground causes 5% increased Damage taken

Related gem versions 2

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

Lightning TrapLightning Trap of Sparking

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Damage, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Trapped, Mineable, Duration, Vaal, Lightning
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 91

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportMultiple Traps SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportHypothermia SupportTrap and Mine Damage SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportCluster Traps SupportElemental Focus SupportAdvanced Traps SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportVolley SupportSummon Phantasm SupportCharged Traps SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportSwift Assembly SupportGreater Volley SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Devour Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
112204 sec6%250%Deals 26 to 79 Lightning Damage15,2490
215204 sec6%250%Deals 33 to 99 Lightning Damage41,51715,249
319204 sec6%250%Deals 44 to 132 Lightning Damage81,98356,766
423204 sec6%250%Deals 57 to 172 Lightning Damage147,968138,749
527204 sec6%250%Deals 74 to 222 Lightning Damage250,557286,717
631204 sec6%250%Deals 94 to 281 Lightning Damage405,086537,274
735204 sec6%250%Deals 118 to 353 Lightning Damage447,718942,360
838204 sec6%250%Deals 139 to 417 Lightning Damage615,3181,390,078
941204 sec6%250%Deals 164 to 491 Lightning Damage834,6392,005,396
1044204 sec6%250%Deals 192 to 576 Lightning Damage1,570,7602,840,035
1147204 sec6%250%Deals 224 to 673 Lightning Damage1,633,9874,410,795
1250204 sec6%250%Deals 261 to 784 Lightning Damage2,151,0306,044,782
1353204 sec6%250%Deals 304 to 911 Lightning Damage2,812,1898,195,812
1456204 sec6%250%Deals 352 to 1056 Lightning Damage5,099,36011,008,001
1559204 sec6%250%Deals 407 to 1222 Lightning Damage9,400,73116,107,361
1662204 sec6%250%Deals 471 to 1412 Lightning Damage15,273,36625,508,092
1764204 sec6%250%Deals 518 to 1553 Lightning Damage26,286,58240,781,458
1866204 sec6%250%Deals 569 to 1707 Lightning Damage62,890,59067,068,040
1968204 sec6%250%Deals 625 to 1874 Lightning Damage212,046,017129,958,630
2070204 sec6%250%Deals 686 to 2057 Lightning Damage—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172204 sec6%250%Deals 752 to 2256 Lightning Damage——
2274204 sec6%250%Deals 824 to 2473 Lightning Damage——
2376204 sec6%250%Deals 903 to 2709 Lightning Damage——
2478204 sec6%250%Deals 989 to 2967 Lightning Damage——
2580204 sec6%250%Deals 1082 to 3247 Lightning Damage——
2682204 sec6%250%Deals 1184 to 3551 Lightning Damage——
2784204 sec6%250%Deals 1294 to 3882 Lightning Damage——
2886204 sec6%250%Deals 1414 to 4243 Lightning Damage——
2988204 sec6%250%Deals 1545 to 4634 Lightning Damage——
3090204 sec6%250%Deals 1687 to 5060 Lightning Damage——
3191204 sec6%250%Deals 1762 to 5287 Lightning Damage——
3292204 sec6%250%Deals 1841 to 5523 Lightning Damage——
3393204 sec6%250%Deals 1923 to 5769 Lightning Damage——
3494204 sec6%250%Deals 2008 to 6025 Lightning Damage——
3595204 sec6%250%Deals 2098 to 6293 Lightning Damage——
3696204 sec6%250%Deals 2190 to 6571 Lightning Damage——
3797204 sec6%250%Deals 2287 to 6862 Lightning Damage——
3898204 sec6%250%Deals 2388 to 7164 Lightning Damage——
3999204 sec6%250%Deals 2493 to 7479 Lightning Damage——
40100204 sec6%250%Deals 2603 to 7808 Lightning Damage——

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%Shocked Ground causes 1.25% increased Damage taken
10%Shocked Ground causes 2.5% increased Damage taken
15%Shocked Ground causes 3.75% increased Damage taken
20%Shocked Ground causes 5% increased Damage taken
23%Shocked Ground causes 5.75% increased Damage taken
30%Shocked Ground causes 7.5% increased Damage taken

Alternate effects 1

Celestial Lightning Trap Effect

Your Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial Effect.

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