Vaal Summon SkeletonsVaal, Spell, Minion, Duration Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 10 sec Cast Time: 0.80 secRequires Level 10Summons an army of skeletal warriors, archers and mages, led by a powerful general.Summons (14-21) Skeleton Warriors Summons (2-9) Skeleton Archers Summons 1 Skeleton General Can summon up to (17-36) Skeletons at a time Base duration is 20 seconds Summons (0-5) Skeleton MagesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
One of several general variants will be randomly summoned on cast.
Aura General: Skeleton General that wears armor, somewhat similar to Vaal Fallen. Has an Aura that grants 10% of physical damage as extra fire damage.[1]
Melee General: Skeleton General that wields a mace. It has melee splash attacks that are slow but deal high damage.
Archer General: Skeleton General that uses a bow. It can use the Rain of Arrows ability.
Mage General: Skeleton General that doesn't use weapons. It mainly casts Summon Raging Spirit.
This skill works with the passive skills that increase the maximum number of skeletons. But like Summon Skeletons it does not gain an increase in the amount spawned at each use. If one were to cast the ability while it is still in effect its behavior is similar to Summon Skeletons; first it spawns new skeletons up to the cap, then it start replacing the oldest one. When replacing, no consideration is taken to what kind of skeleton is summoned or replaced. Hence it's possible to have two generals at a (short) time. At gem level 20 with all passives and no unique items the chance is 6/(36+6).
Gem level progression
Level
# Skeleton Warriors
# Skeleton Archers
# Skeleton Mages
# Skeletons
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
10
29
N/A
2
1
N/A
0
0
2
13
35
N/A
2
1
N/A
9569
9569
3
17
43
N/A
3
1
N/A
28189
37758
4
21
52
N/A
3
2
N/A
59146
96904
5
25
60
N/A
4
2
N/A
111192
208096
6
29
69
N/A
4
2
N/A
193800
401896
7
33
77
N/A
5
2
N/A
320280
722176
8
36
83
N/A
5
2
N/A
359090
1081266
9
39
90
N/A
5
3
N/A
498508
1579774
10
42
96
N/A
6
3
N/A
682057
2261831
11
45
102
N/A
6
3
N/A
921777
3183608
12
48
109
N/A
6
3
N/A
1727879
4911487
13
51
115
N/A
6
4
N/A
1791769
6703256
14
54
121
N/A
6
4
N/A
2353679
9056935
15
57
127
N/A
7
4
N/A
3070912
12127847
16
60
134
N/A
7
4
N/A
9095466
21223313
17
63
140
N/A
8
4
N/A
16039890
37263203
18
66
146
N/A
8
5
N/A
29817117
67080320
19
68
151
N/A
8
5
N/A
62895056
129975376
20
70
155
N/A
9
5
N/A
212051599
342026975
21
72
159
N/A
9
5
N/A
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
9
5
N/A
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
10
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
10
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
10
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
11
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
11
6
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
11
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
11
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
12
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
12
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
12
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
12
7
N/A
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
12
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
12
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
12
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
12
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
13
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
13
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
13
8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Vaal Summon Skeletons has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Summon Skeletons can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas; for Vaal Summon Skeletons gems that grant "of Archers" and "of Mages" skills, the gems are acquired from Eternal Labyrinth of Potential
Recipes
Vaal Summon Skeletons can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
6
The BonesThe Bones6Level 21 Vaal Summon Skeletons CorruptedThe flesh is a prison, and we are finally free.
N/A
M
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.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Skeleton limit
The skeleton limit can be increased with certain passive skills or items.
Unique items
The following unique items affect the player's skeleton limit:
Item
Base Item
Stats
Queen's DecreeQueen's Decree Ornate SwordTwo Hand Sword Physical Damage: 30-50 Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.3 metresRequires Level 27, 56 Str, 54 Dex+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of SpectresThe nobles wanted to take her throne. She let the peasants take their wealth. The peasants wanted to take her wealth. She let the soldiers take their heads. The soldiers wanted to take her head. She sat on her throne and wept.
+185 to Accuracy Rating25% increased Strength Requirement Minions have (30-40)% increased maximum Life (150-200)% increased Skeleton Duration Minions deal (30-40)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres
Midnight BargainMidnight Bargain Engraved WandWand Physical Damage: 21-38 Critical Strike Chance: 7.00% Attacks per Second: 1.50Requires Level 40, 131 Int(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos InoculationA chilling hush, a scraping sound Of things no more entombed in ground. A shambling horde is on its way To crush the very light of day.
(22-26)% increased Spell Damage+(10-20) to Intelligence Minions have (20-30)% increased Movement Speed Minions deal (50-70)% increased Damage +1 to maximum number of Raised Zombies +1 to maximum number of Skeletons +1 to maximum number of Spectres Reserves 30% of Life Cannot be used with Chaos Inoculation
Passive skills
The following passive skills increase the player's skeleton limit:
The Bones
The Bones
6Level 21 Vaal Summon Skeletons
Volatile Power
9Vaal Gem
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Queen's Decree
Midnight Bargain
