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Blade Vortex

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Template:Gem Infobox Blade Vortex is an upcoming skill to be released in the 2.1.0 content update that marks the start of The Talisman Challenge Leagues.

Blade Vortex creates an ethereal blade that spins around the caster that deals physical damage, each blade lasts for the minimum duration of 5 seconds. Because of the duration nature of this skill, it is possible to have multiple blades active at the same time, up to a maximum of 50 blades. Once the limit is reached, creating a new blade will simply remove the oldest existing active blade, similar to Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Summon Raging Spirit". Please choose only one of the following ids:
AshwakerSummonRagingSpiritOnKill - Base duration is 5 seconds, Maximum 20 Summoned Raging Spirits, 10% chance to Trigger this Spell on Kill, You cannot Cast this Spell directly (page)
SummonRagingSpirit - Base duration is 5 seconds, Maximum 20 Summoned Raging Spirits, Minions gain 15% less Added Damage, Minions cannot Taunt Enemies (page)
.

Despite the fact that it does physical damage, Blade Vortex is a spell and not an attack. It does not utilize weapon damage in any way. Blade Vortex is 1 of 3 skills that work in this manner, the other 2 being Ethereal Knives skill icon.pngEthereal Knives and the other upcoming 2.1.0 skill Bladefall skill icon.pngBladefall.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Physical Damage: Because Blade Vortex deals physical damage, it can be boosted by supports and skills that are more commonly used to modify attacks, such as the Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Added Fire Damage" support gem and the Hatred skill icon.pngHatred aura.

Spell Damage: Since Blade Vertex is considered a Spell its damage can be amplified by Spell Damage on items and passives from the skill tree, as well as support gems that increase spell damage. Because Blade Vortex also has a cast time, its cast speed can be effected by supports skills such as Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Spell Echo" and Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Faster Casting".

Leech: Types of leeching that affect Blade Vortex:

  • Support gems Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Life Leech" and Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Mana Leech".
  • Hits from enemies cursed with Module Error: Too many skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Warlord's Mark". Please choose only one of the following ids:
    WarlordsMark - Base duration is (6-9.8) seconds, Hits against Cursed Enemies have (40-59)% chance to double Stun Duration, Cursed Enemies grant 20 Rage Regenerated over 1 second when Stunned, Cursed enemies grant 2% Life Leech when Hit by Attacks, Cursed enemies grant 2% Mana Leech when Hit by Attacks, Cursed enemies have a 100% chance to grant an Endurance Charge when slain (page)
    WarlordsMarkTriggered - Base duration is (7.4-8.2) seconds, Trigger this Skill when you Hit a Rare or Unique Enemy (page)
    grant life and mana leech.
  • Elemental leech from Doryani's CatalystDoryani's Catalyst
    Vaal Sceptre
    Sceptre
    Quality: +20%
    Physical Damage: (122.4-146.4) to (204-276)
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Attacks per Second: (1.55-1.61)
    Weapon Range: 11
    Requires Level 75, 113 Str, 113 Int32% increased Elemental DamageSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 20 Elemental Proliferation
    Adds (65-85) to (100-160) Physical Damage
    (11-15)% increased Attack Speed
    (6-10)% increased Cast Speed
    (30-40)% increased Global Critical Strike Chance
    0.2% of Elemental Damage Leeched as Life
    (80-100)% increased Elemental Damage
    The result of the catalytic reaction would be either immortality for all,
    or death for all. It was a risk Doryani was willing to take.
    and the fire/cold/lightning leech from Module Error: Item link: Too many results for search parameter "Doryani's Invitation". Consider using page parameter instead. (3 elemental variations).
  • Physical leech from Module Error: Item link: Too many results for search parameter "Doryani's Invitation". Consider using page parameter instead. (Physcial variation) as it applies to all physical damage, not only attacks.
  • Passives Blood Drinker, Mind Drinker, Essence Sap, etc, do not work as they state "x% Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life/Mana" as Blade Vortex is a spell and not an attack despite dealing physical damage.

Area of Effect: Due to the fact that Blade Vortex has the AoE tag, increases and decreases in AoE will augment the radius in which the skill deals damage e.g. (Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Increased Area of Effect", Module Error: No skills found with q_where = skill.active_skill_name="Concentrated Effect" and Carcass JackCarcass Jack
Varnished Coat
Quality: +20%
Evasion: (928-1044)
Energy Shield: (180-202)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 62, 96 Dex, 96 Int(120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(50-70) to maximum Life
+(9-12)% to all Elemental Resistances
(40-50)% increased Area of Effect
(40-50)% increased Area Damage
Extra gore
"...The discomfort shown by the others is amusing, but none
can deny that my work has made quite the splash..."
- Maligaro's Journal
).

Heralds: Unlike most other spells, because Blade Vortex is both a spell and deals physical damage, therefore Herald of Ash skill icon.pngHerald of Ash will take effect and the player will gain the 15% of physical damage as extra fire damage. Herald of Ice skill icon.pngHerald of Ice and Herald of Thunder skill icon.pngHerald of Thunder will also grant their Cold/Lightning damage added to spells.

Gem level progression

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Version history

Version Changes
2.1.0
  • Blade Vortex will be added to the game.