Vaal Ancestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Vaal, Melee, Slam Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 20 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 9 sec Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (100-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-154)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful cascading slam while you're near it. If the enemies are far away, it will leap toward them as it slams. Being near it grants you more melee damage. Requires a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems Totem lasts 6 seconds Modifiers to Totem Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Summons a Totem which uses this Skill 32% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active 50% increased Totem Placement speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 1% increased Totem DamageCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition Drop restricted Drop level: 28 Vaal Ancestral Warchief can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Vendor Offer 1x Scroll FragmentMetadata Item class: Skill Gem
Vaal Ancestral Warchief is a Vaal skill gem. It functions much the same as Ancestral WarchiefAncestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 Mana Attack Speed: 90% of base Attack Damage: (110-166)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-166)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful slam while you're near it. Being near it grants you more melee damage. Requires a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.Totem lasts 12 seconds Summons a Totem which uses this Skill (8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active 50% increased Totem Placement speed +1 metre to Melee Strike Range
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1.5-30)% increased Activation rangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., but deals more damage, in a cascade, and has the ability to leap towards enemies that are out of range.
Soul Gain Prevention: 9 seconds base, affected by totem duration, not affected by (reduced) skill effect duration, even when combined with Close Combat Support and Less Duration Support.
Gem level progression
Level
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
28
67
100%
100%
0
0
2
31
73
103%
102.8%
199345
199345
3
34
79
106%
105.7%
285815
485160
4
37
85
109%
108.5%
401344
886504
5
40
92
111%
111.4%
554379
1440883
6
42
96
114%
114.2%
477437
1918320
7
44
100
117%
117.1%
583786
2502106
8
46
104
120%
119.9%
710359
3212465
9
48
109
123%
122.7%
1355511
4567976
10
50
113
126%
125.6%
1138877
5706853
11
52
117
128%
128.4%
1368233
7075086
12
54
121
131%
131.3%
1638338
8713424
13
56
125
134%
134.1%
1956648
10670072
14
58
130
137%
136.9%
3655184
14325256
15
60
134
140%
139.8%
3017327
17342583
16
62
138
143%
142.6%
7759995
25102578
17
64
142
145%
145.5%
15138193
40240771
18
66
146
148%
148.3%
26083825
66324596
19
68
151
151%
151.2%
62620247
128944843
20
70
155
154%
154%
211708088
340652931
21
72
159
157%
156.8%
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
160%
159.7%
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
163%
162.5%
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
165%
165.4%
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
168%
168.2%
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
171%
171.1%
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
174%
173.9%
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
177%
176.7%
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
180%
179.6%
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
182%
182.4%
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
184%
183.8%
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
185%
185.3%
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
187%
186.7%
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
188%
188.1%
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
190%
189.5%
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
191%
190.9%
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
192%
192.4%
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
194%
193.8%
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
195%
195.2%
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
197%
196.6%
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
(1-20)% increased Totem Damage
1
Item acquisition
Vaal Ancestral Warchief has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Ancestral Warchief can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Recipes
Vaal Ancestral Warchief 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 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.
Iron Maiden Ancestral WarchiefIron Maiden Ancestral WarchiefSkill Gem EffectReplaces the default skin on your Ancestral Warchief and Earthbreaker Totems with an Iron Maiden version.
Replaces the default skin on your Ancestral Warchief and Earthbreaker Totems with an Iron Maiden version.
Void Ancestral WarchiefVoid Ancestral WarchiefSkill Gem EffectReplaces the default skin on your Ancestral Warchief and Earthbreaker Totems with a Void version.
Replaces the default skin on your Ancestral Warchief and Earthbreaker Totems with a Void version.
Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.