PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Vortex

SpellAoEColdDurationNova

Overview

An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
28
Cast time
0.6 sec

Mechanics at a glance

  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • 25% chance to Freeze enemies
  • Base radius is 2.3 metres
  • Base secondary radius is 2.3 metres
  • Base duration is 3 seconds
At 20% quality

+0.2 metres to radius

Related gem versions 1

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

Vortex of Projection

Compatible support gems 96

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportTrap SupportItem Rarity SupportFaster Casting SupportConcentrated Effect 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 SupportSpell Echo SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned 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 SupportIntensify SupportUnleash SupportHigh-Impact Mine SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage 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 Spell Echo SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportAwakened Unleash SupportArchmage SupportTrinity SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportOvercharge SupportSpellblade SupportDevour SupportSacrifice SupportSadism SupportGreater Spell Echo SupportCull the Weak SupportFrostmage SupportGreater Devour SupportGreater Unleash SupportUnholy Trinity SupportLiving Lightning Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
128107.5%3000%199,3450
231117.5%3000%285,815199,345
334117.5%4000%401,344485,160
437127.5%4000%554,379886,504
540127.5%5000%477,4371,440,883
642137.5%5000%583,7861,918,320
744147.5%6000%710,3592,502,106
846147.5%6000%1,355,5113,212,465
948147.5%6000%1,138,8774,567,976
1050147.5%7000%1,368,2335,706,853
1152157.5%7000%1,638,3387,075,086
1254157.5%7000%1,956,6488,713,424
1356167.5%8000%3,655,18410,670,072
1458167.5%8000%3,017,32714,325,256
1560177.5%9000%7,759,99517,342,583
1662177.5%9000%15,138,19325,102,578
1764177.5%10000%26,083,82540,240,771
1866187.5%10000%62,620,24766,324,596
1968187.5%10000%211,708,088128,944,843
2070197.5%11000%—340,652,931
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCrit. chanceDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
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2274207.5%11000%——
2376207.5%11000%——
2478207.5%11000%——
2580207.5%11000%——
2682217.5%11000%——
2784217.5%11000%——
2886227.5%11000%——
2988237.5%11000%——
3090237.5%11000%——
3191237.5%11000%——
3292237.5%11000%——
3393237.5%11000%——
3494237.5%11000%——
3595237.5%11000%——
3696247.5%11000%——
3797247.5%11000%——
3898247.5%11000%——
3999257.5%11000%——
40100257.5%11000%——

Alternate effects 3

Black Hole Vortex Effect

Your Vortex becomes a stationary black hole.

Myrmidon Vortex Effect

Your Vortex becomes a Myrmidon Effect.

Ghastly Vortex Skill Effect

Your Vortex becomes a ghastly effect.

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