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Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Spark

SpellProjectileDurationVaalLightning

Overview

Continuously launches unpredictable sparks in all directions that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.

Properties

Gem type
Vaal
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
1
Cast time
0.6 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

  • Fires Projectiles in random directions
  • Base duration is 3 seconds
  • Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
  • Deals 1 to 12 Lightning Damage
At 20% quality

Fires +2 Projectiles

Related gem versions 3

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

SparkSpark of the NovaSpark of Unpredictability

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Projectile, Projectiles From User, Projectile Spiral, Damage, Duration, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Vaal, Lightning, Multicastable
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 93

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 SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportMore Duration SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportIron Will SupportSpell Totem SupportBlastchain Mine SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportSlower Projectiles SupportLess Duration SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportArcane Surge SupportSummon Phantasm SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportHigh-Impact Mine 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 Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
11305 sec6%60%Deals 1 to 12 Lightning Damage700
22305 sec6%60%Deals 1 to 14 Lightning Damage30870
34305 sec6%60%Deals 1 to 17 Lightning Damage1,554378
47305 sec6%60%Deals 1 to 23 Lightning Damage6,6671,932
511305 sec6%60%Deals 2 to 31 Lightning Damage26,0478,599
616305 sec6%60%Deals 2 to 45 Lightning Damage49,72534,646
720305 sec6%60%Deals 3 to 58 Lightning Damage95,71484,371
824305 sec6%60%Deals 4 to 73 Lightning Damage169,595180,085
928305 sec6%60%Deals 5 to 91 Lightning Damage283,759349,680
1032305 sec6%60%Deals 6 to 112 Lightning Damage453,996633,439
1136305 sec6%60%Deals 7 to 138 Lightning Damage703,1281,087,435
1240305 sec6%60%Deals 9 to 167 Lightning Damage1,061,2231,790,563
1344305 sec6%60%Deals 11 to 202 Lightning Damage2,065,8702,851,786
1448305 sec6%60%Deals 13 to 242 Lightning Damage2,507,1104,917,656
1552305 sec6%60%Deals 15 to 289 Lightning Damage5,798,9367,424,766
1656305 sec6%60%Deals 18 to 343 Lightning Damage15,083,91913,223,702
1760305 sec6%60%Deals 21 to 407 Lightning Damage27,792,73528,307,621
1864305 sec6%60%Deals 25 to 480 Lightning Damage43,869,73956,100,356
1967305 sec6%60%Deals 29 to 543 Lightning Damage242,081,55699,970,095
2070305 sec6%60%Deals 32 to 613 Lightning Damage—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172305 sec6%60%Deals 35 to 664 Lightning Damage——
2274305 sec6%60%Deals 38 to 719 Lightning Damage——
2376305 sec6%60%Deals 41 to 778 Lightning Damage——
2478305 sec6%60%Deals 44 to 841 Lightning Damage——
2580305 sec6%60%Deals 48 to 909 Lightning Damage——
2682305 sec6%60%Deals 52 to 982 Lightning Damage——
2784305 sec6%60%Deals 56 to 1061 Lightning Damage——
2886305 sec6%60%Deals 60 to 1145 Lightning Damage——
2988305 sec6%60%Deals 65 to 1235 Lightning Damage——
3090305 sec6%60%Deals 70 to 1332 Lightning Damage——
3191305 sec6%60%Deals 73 to 1383 Lightning Damage——
3292305 sec6%60%Deals 76 to 1436 Lightning Damage——
3393305 sec6%60%Deals 78 to 1491 Lightning Damage——
3494305 sec6%60%Deals 81 to 1547 Lightning Damage——
3595305 sec6%60%Deals 85 to 1606 Lightning Damage——
3696305 sec6%60%Deals 88 to 1667 Lightning Damage——
3797305 sec6%60%Deals 91 to 1729 Lightning Damage——
3898305 sec6%60%Deals 94 to 1795 Lightning Damage——
3999305 sec6%60%Deals 98 to 1862 Lightning Damage——
40100305 sec6%60%Deals 102 to 1932 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%—
10%Fires +1 Projectile
15%—
20%Fires +2 Projectiles
23%Fires +2.3 Projectiles
30%Fires +3 Projectiles

Alternate effects 4

Spark Spiders Effect

Your Sparks become skittering spiders of raw electrical energy

Automaton Spark Effect

Your Spark becomes an Automaton Effect.

Celestial Spark Effect

Your Spark becomes a Celestial Effect.

Void Spark Effect

Your Spark becomes a Void Effect.

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