Vortex of Projection
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.
Drop level: 28Vendor 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 be cast 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 you to cast this spell 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
- Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this skill's Damage Over Time Effect: Modifiers to spell damage only affect the specific damage over time effect of Vortex, not other types of damage over time that may be applied by the skill, such as poison or Decay SupportDecay SupportChaos, Support
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills inflict Decay on Hit, dealing (120-843) Chaos Damage per second for 8 seconds
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos DamageThis 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..
- Overlap: If multiple Vortex ground effects apply to the same enemy, only the highest damage per second effect will deal damage. This is consistent with other damage over time debuffs without special exceptions.
- On hit effects: Because the initial blast counts as a hit, Vortex can be used with on-hit effects such as Hextouch SupportHextouch SupportSupport, Hex, Trigger
Icon: &
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.Supported Skills apply supported Curses on Hit
You cannot Cast Supported Curse Spells
35% less Effect of Supported Curses
Supported Skills have (50-31)% reduced Curse Duration
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Curse DurationThis 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..
- Chilling Area: Enemies inside a chilling area become chilled. This chilling area is affected by the player and skill's modifiers to the effect of cold/non-damaging ailments, but its chills are not considered inflicted by the player. It cannot apply chilled by you stats, cannot make the player count as having chilled recently, and can chill regardless of stats that prevent the application of chill by the player, such as Elemental Focus SupportElemental Focus SupportSupport
Icon: F
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.Supported Skills deal (20-34)% more Elemental Damage
Supported Skills cannot inflict Elemental Ailments
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Elemental DamageThis 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. or Secrets of Suffering.
Gem level progression
Level | Mana Cost | Cold Damage | Cold DPS | Exp. | Total Exp. | ||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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 | |
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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) |
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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 |
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3.23.0 |
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