Vortex
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 1.80 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%Requires Level 28An 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. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Deals (42-538) to (63-808) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3 seconds
Deals (116.1-1495.6) Base Cold Damage per second
Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles
20% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
(0-76)% increased Cooldown Recovery SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Drop level: 28Vendor Prices
Normal | 1x Orb of Chance |
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFrostBoltNova
Vortex is a cold spell that explodes dealing damage in area around the player and leaves a ground effect that chills and deals cold damage over time.[1]
Skill functions and interactions
- The Vortex consists of two parts: explosion and a ground effect.
- Stacking: If an enemy is standing over multiple vortex ground effects,only the one with the highest damage per second will cause damage at any given moment. This is consistent with other damage over time ground effects, such as caustic cloud and burning ground.
- Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this skill's Damage Over Time Effect: Modifiers to spell damage only apply to the ground effect portion of the skill and do not affect other sources of damage over time which may be applied by the explosion, such as poison, the Decay Support, or ignite from The Three Dragons.
- Projectiles: The player may cast FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 360%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cold DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and subsequently cast Vortex to trigger a Vortex at the location of the Frostbolt projectile. When Vortex is cast this way, it's area of effect is reduced by 20%, and . When cast this way, Vortex can trigger on a maximum of 5 Frostbolt projectiles per cast.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Cold Damage | Cold DoT | Cooldown Recovery | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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1 | 28 | 67 | 13 | 49 to 73 | 116 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 31 | 73 | 14 | 61 to 91 | 147.3 | N/A | 199345 | 199345 |
3 | 34 | 79 | 15 | 75 to 113 | 185.4 | N/A | 285815 | 485160 |
4 | 37 | 85 | 16 | 93 to 139 | 232.9 | N/A | 401344 | 886504 |
5 | 40 | 92 | 16 | 114 to 171 | 290.9 | N/A | 554379 | 1440883 |
6 | 42 | 96 | 17 | 131 to 196 | 336 | N/A | 477437 | 1918320 |
7 | 44 | 100 | 18 | 150 to 224 | 389 | N/A | 583786 | 2502106 |
8 | 46 | 104 | 18 | 171 to 256 | 449.2 | N/A | 710359 | 3212465 |
9 | 48 | 109 | 19 | 195 to 292 | 517.9 | N/A | 1355511 | 4567976 |
10 | 50 | 113 | 19 | 222 to 333 | 596.3 | N/A | 1138877 | 5706853 |
11 | 52 | 117 | 20 | 253 to 379 | 685.8 | N/A | 1368233 | 7075086 |
12 | 54 | 121 | 20 | 288 to 431 | 787.9 | N/A | 1638338 | 8713424 |
13 | 56 | 125 | 21 | 327 to 490 | 902.9 | N/A | 1956648 | 10670072 |
14 | 58 | 130 | 21 | 371 to 556 | 1033.8 | N/A | 3655184 | 14325256 |
15 | 60 | 134 | 22 | 420 to 631 | 1186.8 | N/A | 3017327 | 17342583 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 22 | 476 to 715 | 1356.3 | N/A | 7759995 | 25102578 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 23 | 539 to 809 | 1552.4 | N/A | 15138193 | 40240771 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 24 | 610 to 915 | 1775.3 | N/A | 26083825 | 66324596 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 24 | 690 to 1035 | 2030.9 | N/A | 62620247 | 128944843 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 25 | 779 to 1169 | 2316.1 | N/A | 211708088 | 340652931 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 25 | 880 to 1320 | 2642.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 26 | 993 to 1489 | 3012.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 26 | 1120 to 1679 | 3428.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 27 | 1262 to 1893 | 3899.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 27 | 1422 to 2132 | 4447.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 28 | 1601 to 2401 | 5052.3 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 28 | 1802 to 2702 | 5755 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 29 | 2027 to 3040 | 6551.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 30 | 2279 to 3418 | 7414.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 30 | 2561 to 3842 | 8431.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 30 | 2715 to 4073 | 8984.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 31 | 2878 to 4317 | 9572.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 31 | 3050 to 4575 | 10198.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 31 | 3232 to 4848 | 10863.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 31 | 3425 to 5137 | 11570.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 32 | 3629 to 5443 | 12321.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 32 | 3844 to 5766 | 13120.7 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 32 | 4072 to 6108 | 13969.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 33 | 4313 to 6470 | 14872.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 33 | 4569 to 6853 | 15815.4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Vortex can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Vortex can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. | Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | A |
6 | The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb | Random level 20 gem | A |
3 | Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter | Random gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Sever the Right Hand Act 3 Clarissa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Vortex.
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.
Name | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting | |
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Enchantment Rage Vortex Area of Effect 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 16% increased Rage Vortex Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Rage Vortex Area of Effect 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 24% increased Rage Vortex Area of Effect | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Rage Vortex Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Rage Vortex Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Rage Vortex Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Rage Vortex Damage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Rage Vortex Rage Sacrificed 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Rage Vortex Sacrifices +3% of Rage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Rage Vortex Rage Sacrificed 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Rage Vortex Sacrifices +5% of Rage | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Vortex has 30% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Vortex has 45% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex Cooldown Recovery 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Vortex has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex Cooldown Recovery 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Vortex has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex Damage 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 25% increased Vortex Damage | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex Damage 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 40% increased Vortex Damage | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex Duration 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 20% increased Vortex Duration | helmet 75 |
Enchantment Vortex Duration 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 30% increased Vortex Duration | helmet 75 |
EnchantmentVortexRadius1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | 16% increased Vortex Area of Effect | helmet 0 |
EnchantmentVortexRadius2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | 24% increased Vortex Area of Effect | helmet 0 |
WeaponTreeSkillRageVortexBladestorm | 1 | N/A | Enemies in your Rage Vortex or Bladestorms are Hindered and Unnerved | sword 1000 axe 1000 shield 500 |
WeaponTreeSkillVortexFrostbolt | 1 | N/A | +15% to Vortex Critical Strike Chance when Cast on Frostbolt | two_hand_weapon 0 caster_unique_weapon 1000 attack_staff 0 attack_dagger 0 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 0 wand 1000 staff 1000 dagger 1000 sceptre 1000 shield 500 |
WeaponTreeSkillVortexFrostbolt2H | 1 | N/A | +25% to Vortex Critical Strike Chance when Cast on Frostbolt | one_hand_weapon 0 caster_unique_weapon 1000 attack_staff 0 attack_dagger 0 weapon_can_roll_minion_modifiers 0 wand 1000 staff 1000 dagger 1000 sceptre 1000 |
Alternate skill effects
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Version history
Version | Changes |
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3.5.0 |
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2.3.0 |
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (June 2, 2016). "I think an old and very over-looked unique might gonna get some use in the upcoming Prophecy league". Official Path of Exile Subreddit. Retrieved June 2, 2016.