Vessel of the Vaal

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Vessel of the Vaal
Vessel of the Vaal
Vessel of the Vaal
Location(s) The Apex of Sacrifice
The Alluring Abyss
Resistance(s) Cannot Be Frozen
Cannot Be Knocked Back
60% reduced Curse effectiveness
Skill(s) Slam
Laser
Ice Storm
Ball Lightning
Summon Monsters
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Vessel of the Vaal is the first boss in the Apex of Sacrifice (level 70) and in the Alluring Abyss (level 80). It is based on the Vaal Oversoul. Two Vessels of the Vaal will spawn at the same time.

Information

  • Level 70
    • Health: 496 204
    • Damage: 19 503
    • Attacks per Second: 4.00
  • Level 80
    • Health: 2 125 919
    • Damage: 35 104
    • Attacks per Second: 4.00

Abilities

  • Slam
    • Deals 83% of Damage
    • 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
  • Laser
    • Deals 1924 to 2886 Lightning Damage
    • Skills Repeat an additional 2 Times
    • Always Shocks
    • 50% reduced Shock Duration on Enemies
  • Icestorm
    • Deals 667 to 1001 Cold Damage
    • Base duration is 5 seconds
    • One impact every 0.06 seconds
  • Ball Lightning
    • Deals 608 to 1130 Lightning Damage
    • Base duration is 8 seconds

Strategy

Killing one Vessel of the Vaal will drastically increase the second one's Cast speed. Without enough damage avoidance or high DPS, the two bosses must be dropped to a very low health and finished in quick succession.

The lightning beam spell will always shock the player, making second hits deal additional damage. This can be maneuvered by side-stepping around the boss(es) or using a Topaz FlaskTopaz FlaskLasts 8.00 Seconds
Consumes 20 of 50 Charges on use
+40% to Lightning Resistance
+5% to maximum Lightning Resistance
Requires Level 18Right click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.
with shock immunity. The spiral of Ball Lightning is dangerous to melee players where they may be hit by multiple balls. These spells have little threat at far range. The Icestorm may catch the player and chill, making the lightning beam difficult to dodge. A good movement skill or a flask with freeze-immunity can be used to negate this.

Version History

Version Changes
1.1.0
  • Introduced to the game.