Vaal Blade VortexVaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: 0.80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 75%Requires Level 12Creates an independently-moving vortex of ethereal blades which lasts for a duration. The vortex moves toward nearby enemies, repeatedly damaging enemies that it passes through.Deals (14-331) to (20-496) Physical Damage Base duration is 3 seconds +(8-12) to radius Hits Enemies every 0.13 Seconds 100% increased Critical Strike Chance Has 10 blades Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Vaal Blade Vortex is a Vaal skill gem that creates a vortex of blades that rapidly deal physical damage. The vortex will home in on enemies while it lasts.
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.
Now deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 14 to 20), and 276 to 413 Physical Damage at gem level 20 (previously 331 to 496).
Now has added damage effectiveness of 60% (previously 75%).
Now hits enemies every 0.2 seconds (previously 0.13).
Now has a base duration of 5 seconds (previously 3).
Now stores up to 2 uses (previously 1).
Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 6 seconds (previously 5).
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.