Vaal Reave

Vaal ReaveVaal, Attack, AoE, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 35
Can Store 2 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 4 sec
Attack Speed: 250% of base
Attack Damage: (100-122)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-123)%
AoE Radius: 12Requires Level 12Repeatedly attacks a large area in different directions. Each Vaal Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.Deals (100-122.8)% of Base Damage
50% more Area of Effect for each stage
Can't be Evaded
+(0-2) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalReave

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Reave.

Vaal Reave is a vaal melee attack that deals damage in a small area all round the user, increasing the area of effect each time you hit an enemy.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Repeatedly attacks a large area: At the start of the attack the player is instantly granted 4 stacks of Reave. After striking the targeted area, the attack repeats 7 times, rotating 135 degrees (the angle of the cone) counterclockwise for each strike.

• Stacks: If no enemy is hit with ReaveReaveAttack, AoE, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 6 Mana
  Attack Damage: (170-250)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-250)%
  AoE Radius: 20Requires Level 12Attacks an area in front of you. Each Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.4 Maximum Stages
  +(0-0.2) metres to radius
  50% more Area of Effect for each stage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.1-2) to maximum StagesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. within three seconds of Vaal Reave ending, all accumulated stacks of Reave are lost.

• More Area of Effect: This is a local multiplicative bonus, it applies only to Vaal Reave and Reave. The maximum number of stacks that can be applied by Vaal Reave is 8, for a total of 240% more radius which ends up at about 41 units. This is in contrast to Reave which can only apply up to 4 stacks, but is capable of maintaining any number of stacks. Area of effect spreads out in a 135 degree arc.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	250%	250%	N/A	0	0
2	15	25	17	255.3%	255.3%	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	260.5%	260.5%	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	265.8%	265.8%	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	271.1%	271.1%	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	276.3%	276.3%	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	281.6%	281.6%	N/A	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	286.8%	286.8%	N/A	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	292.1%	292.1%	N/A	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	297.4%	297.4%	N/A	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	302.6%	302.6%	N/A	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	307.9%	307.9%	N/A	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	313.2%	313.2%	N/A	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	318.4%	318.4%	N/A	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	323.7%	323.7%	N/A	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	328.9%	328.9%	N/A	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	334.2%	334.2%	N/A	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	339.5%	339.5%	N/A	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	344.7%	344.7%	N/A	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	350%	350%	N/A	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	355.3%	355.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	360.5%	360.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	365.8%	365.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	371.1%	371.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	376.3%	376.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	381.6%	381.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	386.8%	386.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	392.1%	392.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	397.4%	397.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	402.6%	402.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	405.3%	405.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	407.9%	407.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	410.5%	410.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	413.2%	413.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	415.8%	415.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	418.4%	418.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	421.1%	421.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	423.7%	423.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	426.3%	426.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	428.9%	428.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Video Demonstration

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Now has an attack speed multiplier of 250% (rather than 150% more attack speed). Now loses stages incrementally after a short period without hitting anything, rather than all at once.
2.6.0	Vaal Reave gains 1 additional unit of radius every 5 levels. No longer gain increased area of effect radius. Now gains 50% more area of effect per stage, instead of 20% more radius per stage.
2.4.0	Vaal Reave's area of effect has been updated to match changes to ReaveReaveAttack, AoE, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Damage: (170-250)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (170-250)% AoE Radius: 20Requires Level 12Attacks an area in front of you. Each Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.4 Maximum Stages +(0-0.2) metres to radius 50% more Area of Effect for each stage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.1-2) to maximum StagesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
2.0.0	Maximum number of stacks is now 8. The base Soul Requirements have been increased to 24.
1.1.3b	Fixed a bug where Vaal Reave was not correctly identified as a Vaal Gem in some circumstances, such as recipes. The recipes affected won't update on town instances that were created before the hotfix. Fixed a bug where Vaal Reave was not correctly identified as a Vaal Gem in some circumstances, such as recipes. On the client this will show as having the correct tags.
1.1.3	Vaal Reave has been added to the game. Changed Reave stacks so they are shared between multiple versions of the skill, if a player uses multiple copies of the Reave gem.