Vortex of Projection

Vortex of ProjectionSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 270%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Deals (49-779) to (73-1169) Cold Damage
Base duration is 1.50 seconds
Deals (57.9-1158.1) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
50% more Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Base radius is 2 metres
50% more Damage when Cast on Frostbolt
Base secondary radius is 2 metres
Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 28
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Vortex of Projection is a cold spell that deals damage in an area around the character and leaves a ground effect that both chills (chilled ground) and deals cold damage over time. This skill interacts with FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 360%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cold DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., allowing this spell to explode from Frostbolt projectiles instead of your location.

It is a transfigured version of VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 270%
AoE Radius: 2Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it.Deals (49-779) to (73-1169) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3.00 seconds
Deals (116-2316.1) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Base radius is 2 metres
Base secondary radius is 2 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version allows the Vortex to explode from your FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 360%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Cold DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. projectiles, which gains more damage and area of effect when done so. This version has less base cold damage over time.

Skill functions and interactions

See also: Vortex

Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles: explosions occur sequentially, with a delay between each one. Only one explosion sequence may be active at a time: casting or triggering Vortex while an earlier Vortex is still exploding Frostbolts will cancel explosions from the older. This effect destroys the Frostbolt, unlike Ice Nova of FrostboltsIce Nova of FrostboltsSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Deals (14-590) to (20-885) Cold Damage
25% less Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Base radius is (2.6-3) metres
Deals 50% more Damage with Hits and Ailments when cast on Frostbolt
Can expand from up to 4 Frostbolt Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

• Frostbolts must have been created by your character, not proxies or allies.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Cold Damage	Cold DPS	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	13	49 to 73	57.9	0	0
2	31	73	14	61 to 91	73.5	199345	199345
3	34	79	15	75 to 113	92.6	285815	485160
4	37	85	16	93 to 139	116.3	401344	886504
5	40	92	16	114 to 171	145.4	554379	1440883
6	42	96	17	131 to 196	168	477437	1918320
7	44	100	18	150 to 224	194.2	583786	2502106
8	46	104	18	171 to 256	224.3	710359	3212465
9	48	109	19	195 to 292	258.6	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	19	222 to 333	297.8	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	20	253 to 379	342.5	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	20	288 to 431	393.4	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	21	327 to 490	451.5	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	21	371 to 556	516.2	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	22	420 to 631	592.7	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	22	476 to 715	678.1	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	23	539 to 809	775.2	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	24	610 to 915	887.6	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	24	690 to 1035	1015.5	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	25	779 to 1169	1158.1	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	25	880 to 1320	1319.7	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	26	993 to 1489	1506.4	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	26	1120 to 1679	1714.4	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	27	1262 to 1893	1949.9	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	27	1422 to 2132	2221.3	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	28	1601 to 2401	2523.4	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	28	1802 to 2702	2877.5	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	29	2027 to 3040	3272.2	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	30	2279 to 3418	3703.1	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	30	2561 to 3842	4215.6	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	30	2715 to 4073	4487.5	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	31	2878 to 4317	4786.3	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	31	3050 to 4575	5093.8	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	31	3232 to 4848	5431.6	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	31	3425 to 5137	5779.1	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	32	3629 to 5443	6160.9	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	32	3844 to 5766	6553.7	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	32	4072 to 6108	6984.9	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	33	4313 to 6470	7428.6	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	33	4569 to 6853	7899.8	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.01-0.2) metres to radius	1

Item acquisition

Vortex of Projection has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Vortex of Projection can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
4	The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality	A
3	Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +20% Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% quality	A
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	level 19 transfigured gem with 19% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Vortex

Debuff

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vortex of Projection.

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 Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Vortex has 30% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Vortex has 45% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Cooldown Recovery 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Vortex has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Cooldown Recovery 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Vortex has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Rate	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Vortex Damage	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Vortex Damage	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Vortex Duration	helmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Vortex Duration	helmet 75
EnchantmentVortexRadius1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Vortex Area of Effect	helmet 0
EnchantmentVortexRadius2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Vortex Area of Effect	helmet 0

Alternate skill effects

Vortex of Projection has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Black Hole Vortex EffectBlack Hole Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Vortex becomes a stationary black hole.	Your Vortex becomes a stationary black hole.
Ghastly Vortex Skill EffectGhastly Vortex Skill EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Vortex becomes a ghastly effect.	Your Vortex becomes a ghastly effect.
Myrmidon Vortex EffectMyrmidon Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Vortex becomes a Myrmidon Effect.	Your Vortex becomes a Myrmidon Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Added to the game.