Vaal Smite

Vaal SmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura, Vaal
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 20
Can Store 2 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec
Attack Speed: 50% of base
Attack Damage: (300-430)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (300-430)%Calls lightning down to infuse your weapon, then performs a melee attack and causes lightning to strike nearby enemies, dealing damage in an area around each. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration, and additional lightning bolts with Smite. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 8 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
+(0-0.6) metres to radius
Can't be Evaded
Lightning strikes 30 targets
Aura makes Smite strike +1 target with lightning
Aura grants (1-17) to (7-330) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of EffectCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 1
Vaal Smite can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corrupting SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% less Area DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalSmite

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Smite.

Vaal Smite is a Vaal melee attack where the user strikes an enemy or location, dealing area damage to several nearby enemies. Hitting an enemy grants an improved version of the SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% less Area DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. aura buff which has a longer duration and higher added lightning damage. The aura buff also causes the regular version of Smite to strike an additional target with lightning. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Skill functions and interactions

• Can't be evaded: Vaal Smite ignores accuracy and evasion rating for hit chance calculations.

• The lightning damage area of effect caused by this skill does not count as a melee hit for purposes of effects like Fortify.

• Unlike regular SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: 6 Mana
  Attack Speed: 85% of base
  Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
  Base duration is 4.00 seconds
  (30-20)% less Area Damage
  Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
  Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
  Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
  Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
  Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  -(0.5-10)% less Area DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Vaal Smite targets an extremely high number of enemies; this means that although a few sources of Strike Skills target an additional nearby Enemy are helpful, Ancestral Call SupportAncestral Call SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike
  Icon: A
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.Supported Strike Skills target 2 additional nearby Enemies
  Supported Skills deal (19-0)% less Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Extra Targets for Supported Skills can be found (0.75-15)% further awayThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. would be comparatively worse as it causes skills to deal less damage. Additionally, because of the Vaal Smite buff granting regular Smite an additional target, Ancestral Call may be unnecessary in general.

• The area damage from lightning bolts can overlap, causing additional damage to a target if there are nearby enemies.

• The aura from this skill does not stack with the aura from regular Smite: Vaal Smite has priority (even if it's weaker).

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	300%	300%	0	0
2	2	0	0	306.8%	306.8%	70	70
3	4	0	0	313.7%	313.7%	308	378
4	7	14	0	320.5%	320.5%	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	327.4%	327.4%	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	334.2%	334.2%	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	341.1%	341.1%	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	347.9%	347.9%	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	354.7%	354.7%	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	361.6%	361.6%	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	368.4%	368.4%	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	375.3%	375.3%	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	382.1%	382.1%	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	388.9%	388.9%	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	395.8%	395.8%	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	402.6%	402.6%	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	409.5%	409.5%	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	416.3%	416.3%	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	423.2%	423.2%	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	430%	430%	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	436.8%	436.8%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	443.7%	443.7%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	450.5%	450.5%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	457.4%	457.4%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	464.2%	464.2%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	471.1%	471.1%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	477.9%	477.9%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	484.7%	484.7%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	491.6%	491.6%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	498.4%	498.4%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	501.8%	501.8%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	505.3%	505.3%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	508.7%	508.7%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	512.1%	512.1%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	515.5%	515.5%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	518.9%	518.9%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	522.4%	522.4%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	525.8%	525.8%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	529.2%	529.2%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	532.6%	532.6%	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.5-10)% more Area Damage	1

Item acquisition

Vaal Smite has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Vaal Smite can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corrupting SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 6 Mana
Attack Speed: 85% of base
Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(30-20)% less Area Damage
Base radius is (1.5-2.1) metres
Base Aura radius is (3.6-4.2) metres
Lightning strikes 1 target within 5 metres
Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage
Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
-(0.5-10)% less Area DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Recipes

Vaal Smite 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 corrupted Vaal gem with 20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Smite.

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
Enchantment Smite Additional Target Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Smite has a 10% chance for lightning to strike another target	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Additional Target Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Smite has a 15% chance for lightning to strike another target	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Aura Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Smite has 20% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Aura Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Smite has 30% increased Aura Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Smite deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Smite Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Smite deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Smite has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Valkyrie Smite EffectValkyrie Smite EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Smite becomes a Valkyrie Effect.	Your Smite becomes a Valkyrie Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.20.0	Introduced to the game.