Vaal Cleave is a Vaalmeleeattack that deals damage with all equipped weapons to enemies in a 180 degree arc in front of the player. When dual wielding, equipment requirement applies to both weapons, and each weapon does reduced damage. Requires an axe, sword, two-handed axe, or two-handed sword.
If the player's weapons have different critical strike chance values, it is possible for one weapon to get a critical strike when the other doesn't. It is also possible to miss with only one of the weapons swung. The decrease in damage while dual wielding is multiplicative and applies to all damage bonuses.
Two hits are calculated separately (one from each weapon) and then combined into one unique hit/stack (damaging ailments).
This skill has a culling strike effect. Killing a Rare or Unique Enemy with a hit will grant a buff that causes regular Cleave to have 60% more AOE, deal 60% more Cleave Damage to enemies on Low Life, and grants Culling Strike with Cleave.
Killing a Rare Enemy will also steal its monster modifiers for a duration (similar to HeadhunterHeadhunter Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength +(40-55) to Dexterity +(50-60) to maximum Life (20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat. The head is where the Man is." - Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom). Both the Cleave buff and the monster modifiers can be scaled with modifiers to duration, at the cost of increasing Soul Gain Prevention.
Gem level progression
Level
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
1
0
0
200%
200%
0
0
2
2
0
0
210.5%
210.5%
70
70
3
4
0
0
221.1%
221.1%
308
378
4
7
0
14
231.6%
231.6%
1554
1932
5
11
0
19
242.1%
242.1%
6667
8599
6
16
18
26
252.6%
252.6%
26047
34646
7
20
22
31
263.2%
263.2%
49725
84371
8
24
25
37
273.7%
273.7%
95714
180085
9
28
29
42
284.2%
284.2%
169595
349680
10
32
33
47
294.7%
294.7%
283759
633439
11
36
36
52
305.3%
305.3%
453996
1087435
12
40
40
58
315.8%
315.8%
703128
1790563
13
44
44
63
326.3%
326.3%
1061223
2851786
14
48
48
68
336.8%
336.8%
2065870
4917656
15
52
51
74
347.4%
347.4%
2507110
7424766
16
56
55
79
357.9%
357.9%
5798936
13223702
17
60
59
84
368.4%
368.4%
15083919
28307621
18
64
62
90
378.9%
378.9%
27792735
56100356
19
67
65
94
389.5%
389.5%
43869739
99970095
20
70
68
98
400%
400%
242081556
342051651
21
72
70
100
410.5%
410.5%
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
421.1%
421.1%
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
431.6%
431.6%
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
442.1%
442.1%
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
452.6%
452.6%
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
463.2%
463.2%
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
473.7%
473.7%
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
484.2%
484.2%
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
494.7%
494.7%
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
505.3%
505.3%
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
510.5%
510.5%
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
515.8%
515.8%
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
521.1%
521.1%
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
526.3%
526.3%
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
531.6%
531.6%
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
536.8%
536.8%
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
542.1%
542.1%
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
547.4%
547.4%
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
552.6%
552.6%
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
557.9%
557.9%
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
+0.1 metres to radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metre
1
Item acquisition
Vaal Cleave has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Cleave can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corruptingCleaveCleaveAttack, AoE, Physical, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (125-237)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-237)% AoE Radius: 20The character swings their weapon (or both weapons if dual wielding) in an arc, damaging monsters in an area in front of them. Only works with Axes and Swords.When Dual Wielding, Deals 60% Damage from each Weapon combined (2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage +(0-1) metre to radius
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +0.1 metres to radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metrePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Recipes
Vaal Cleave can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
9
Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem Quality:+20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
Random corruptedVaal gem with 20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.
Item
Limit
Radius
Stats
Drop Enabled
Overwhelming OddsOverwhelming Odds Crimson JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Cleave Fortify With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +0.1 metres to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metreEven as the tide turned, and victory swiftly became impossible, The legionnaires of Lioneye's Watch stood their ground and fought on, Every last man dying a brutal but honourable death.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
1
Medium
(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Cleave Fortify With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +0.1 metres to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metre
0
Drop disabled threshold jewels
Item
Radius
Stats
Overwhelming OddsOverwhelming Odds Crimson JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Cleave Fortify With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +0.1 metres to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metreEven as the tide turned, and victory swiftly became impossible, The legionnaires of Lioneye's Watch stood their ground and fought on, Every last man dying a brutal but honourable death.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Medium
(10-15)% increased Global Physical Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Hits with Cleave Fortify With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Cleave has +0.1 metres to Radius per Nearby Enemy, up to a maximum of +1 metre
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.