Vaal skill

Several different Vaal skill gems

The Vaal civilization may have existed thousands of years ago, but it had its own form of skill gems. Brutally powerful and fueled by the sacrifice of foes...

Description on the official Path of Exile website

Vaal skills are granted by Vaal skill gems, a special type of corrupt skill gem that grants an alternative version of the skill with powerful added effects fueled by the souls of slain enemies, as well as the regular version of the skill.

Vaal skill gems can be looted from vaal side areas, certain strongboxes, certain divination card, and bosses of corrupted maps. It is also possible to create a Vaal skill gem by using a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. (or Lapidary Lens) on a corresponding normal skill gem (e.g. using a Vaal Orb on Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Speed: 110% of base
Attack Damage: (80-125)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-125)%
Projectile Speed: 1000Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. has a chance of turning it into Vaal Spectral ThrowVaal Spectral ThrowAttack, Projectile, Vaal
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 15
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 4 sec
Attack Speed: 110% of base
Attack Damage: (70-110)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (70-110)%Throws several spectral copies of your melee weapon. They fly out and then return to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in their path.Fires 8 Projectiles in each of two mirrored spirals
Can't be Evaded

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamageCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.).

Mechanics

Vaal skill gems grant both the base version of the skill and the Vaal version of the skill. Anything supported to the Vaal skill gem will apply to both skills, as long as they're applicable.

Souls

To use a Vaal skill, its gem must first be charged by collecting souls. Souls can be obtained by killing enemies, granting 1 souls per kill. Souls can also be obtained when damaging Rare or Unique enemies (1 or 6 souls, respectively, per 2% life lost with a 1 second cooldown). Each soul gained will charge a random Vaal skill equipped on the character. Souls will never charge a Vaal skill in the character's secondary weapon set. Souls are also tracked per skill, not per gem. In other words, you cannot store multiple charges of the same skill by equipping multiple copies of the Vaal skill gem.

Collected souls cannot be transferred between zone instances; instead, each instance maintains its own soul counter for each gem. Therefore, entering a new instance will start a new counter for each gem but returning to a previously visited instance will restore each counter to its previous value.

Once a Vaal skill collects a sufficient number of souls, it is charged with one use. The number of souls per use depends on the skill. Some Vaal skill gems can store enough souls for more than one use. Once a gem's maximum soul capacity is reached, it can collect no additional souls until they are spent by using the skill. Once used, the Vaal skill will be unable to gain souls for a few seconds. The length of soul gain prevention time varies between skills, and effects that modify the duration of the skill will also modify the duration of the soul gain prevention time. The soul gain prevention is global, which means you will not be able to gain any souls for any vaal skill at all.

A vaal gem that collected souls in an instance will keep these souls during a gem swap, a drop on the ground or putting it in the inventory afterwards.

Party - All players near monsters killed gain the same number of vaal souls as if they had killed it alone. Therefore characters who do not kill can still gain vaal souls in a party. In a party all kills by a player with Soul Eater will not give vaal souls to the party.

Soul Eater will prevent solo characters from gaining any vaal souls during the buff effect.

Sextants can apply the following modifiers to maps:

• Players' Vaal Skills do not apply Soul Gain Prevention.

• Players gain an additional vaal soul on kill.

Other mechanics

Vaal skills cannot be supported with Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
Icon: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee 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., Ancestral Call SupportAncestral Call SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike
Icon: A
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.Supported Strike Skills target 2 additional nearby Enemies
Supported Skills deal (19-0)% less Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Extra Targets for Supported Skills can be found (0.75-15)% further awayThis 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., and Spell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Spell 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..

Vaal skills themselves can not be activated by trigger effects, but they can be used as a trigger.

Any effects that modify the original skill, such as Helmet Enchantments and Threshold jewels, will also affect the Vaal version of the skill as well.

Even if a Vaal skill has a gem tag that doesn't apply it to the base version, both versions will have that gem tag. For example, a Vaal Impurity of FireVaal Impurity of FireAura, Spell, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 24Casts an aura that reduces fire damage taken and provides ignite immunity to you and nearby allies, and makes hits against nearby enemies ignore their fire resistance.Base duration is 3.00 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
+(1.4-2) metres to radius
(0-76)% increased effect of Aura
You and nearby allies gain 5% additional maximum Fire Resistance
You and nearby allies are Immune to Ignite
Nearby Enemies' Fire Resistance is Ignored by Hits

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Area of EffectCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. skill gem will have the Duration tag on both Purity of Fire and Vaal Impurity of Fire and are affected by modifiers such as +X to Level of Socketed Duration Gems, while a normal Purity of FirePurity of FireAura, Spell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 35% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants fire resistance to you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius
You and nearby allies gain (22-41)% additional Fire Resistance
You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Fire Resistance

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
You and nearby allies gain (0.5-10)% additional Fire ResistancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. skill gem won't be.

Because a Gemcutter's PrismGemcutter's PrismStack Size: 20Improves the quality of a gemRight click this item then left click a gem to apply it. The maximum quality is 20%. can't be used on corrupted gems, getting quality on vaal gems is substantially harder than it is on a regular gem. Vaal gems must either drop with quality or a normal gem already with quality must have a Vaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 20Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again. used on it and be turned into a corrupted Vaal gem.

List of vaal skill gems

Sorted by attribute

Vaal Skills have requirements based on each of the three main attributes, and can be easily identified by the attribute colour.

List of active skill gems granting vaal skills

The skill Gluttony of Elements, which is obtained by equipping Blood of CorruptionBlood of Corruption
Amber AmuletRequires Level 5+(20-30) to StrengthGrants Level 10 Gluttony of Elements Skill
Adds 19 to 43 Chaos Damage to Attacks
-(10-5)% to all Elemental Resistances
+(17-29)% to Chaos ResistanceCorruptedIn my dream, a voice spoke to me. It said:
'My reach knows no bounds.
All that is pure is destined to rot.
All that lives is destined to serve.'
- Doryani, Queen's Thaumaturgist, also counts as a Vaal skill.

Unique items

The following unique items affect the player's Vaal skills:

Item	Base Item	Stats
Atziri's ReignAtziri's Reign Crimson JewelLimited to: 1(15-20)% increased Vaal Skill Effect Duration Vaal Skills have (15-20)% chance to regain consumed Souls when usedCorruptedAtziri went to great lengths to ensure her immortality, but nothing is eternal.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Crimson Jewel	(15-20)% increased Vaal Skill Effect Duration Vaal Skills have (15-20)% chance to regain consumed Souls when usedCorrupted
Chill of CorruptionChill of Corruption Viridian JewelLimited to: 150% chance to gain an additional Vaal Soul per Enemy ShatteredCorruptedEven a millennium later, Atziri's presence casts a shroud over Wraeclast.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Viridian Jewel	50% chance to gain an additional Vaal Soul per Enemy ShatteredCorrupted
Flesh and SpiritFlesh and Spirit Ironscale GauntletsArmour: (50-81) Evasion: (50-81)Requires Level 15(6-9)% increased Attack Speed (80-120)% increased Armour and Evasion Regenerate (3-4) Life per second Recover 20% of Life on Rampage Kills grant an additional Vaal Soul if you have Rampaged Recently RampageWhat is greed but trading a mountain of death for a sliver of life?	Ironscale Gauntlets	(6-9)% increased Attack Speed (80-120)% increased Armour and Evasion Regenerate (3-4) Life per second Recover 20% of Life on Rampage Kills grant an additional Vaal Soul if you have Rampaged Recently Rampage
Soul CatcherSoul Catcher Quartz FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds Consumes 30 of 60 Charges on use Phasing +10% chance to Suppress Spell DamageRequires Level 27Cannot gain Mana during effect (60-80)% increased Critical Strike Chance with Vaal Skills during effect (60-80)% increased Damage with Vaal Skills during effect Vaal Skills used during effect have 10% reduced Soul Gain Prevention DurationFreedom is for the privileged, even in death. This item can be transformed on the Altar of Sacrifice along with Vial of the GhostRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.	Quartz Flask	Cannot gain Mana during effect (60-80)% increased Critical Strike Chance with Vaal Skills during effect (60-80)% increased Damage with Vaal Skills during effect Vaal Skills used during effect have 10% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration
Soul RipperSoul Ripper Quartz FlaskLasts 6.00 Seconds Consumes 30 of (20-150) Charges on use Phasing +10% chance to Suppress Spell DamageRequires Level 27+(-40-90) to Maximum Charges Loses all Charges when you enter a new area Consumes Maximum Charges to use Gain Vaal Souls equal to Charges Consumed when used"What care have I for their pain? They're already dead." - Atalui, Vaal PriestessRight click to drink. Can only hold charges while in belt. Refills as you kill monsters.	Quartz Flask	+(-40-90) to Maximum Charges Loses all Charges when you enter a new area Consumes Maximum Charges to use Gain Vaal Souls equal to Charges Consumed when used
Vaal CaressVaal Caress Bronzescale GauntletsArmour: (110-148) Evasion: (110-148)Requires Level 27, 22 Str, 22 Dex+5 to Level of Socketed Vaal Gems -5 to Level of Socketed Non-Vaal Gems (120-140)% increased Armour and Evasion +(50-70) to maximum Life +40% to Cold Resistance You gain Onslaught for 20 seconds on using a Vaal Skill"The gems are strangely human at times. They simply love to be held." - Doryani, First Seer to the Queen	Bronzescale Gauntlets	+5 to Level of Socketed Vaal Gems -5 to Level of Socketed Non-Vaal Gems (120-140)% increased Armour and Evasion +(50-70) to maximum Life +40% to Cold Resistance You gain Onslaught for 20 seconds on using a Vaal Skill
Sacrificial HeartSacrificial Heart Paua AmuletRequires Level 32(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration RateAdds (22-27) to (34-38) Fire Damage Adds (20-23) to (31-35) Cold Damage Adds (1-3) to (47-52) Lightning Damage Gain up to maximum Power Charges when you use a Vaal Skill Gain 10 Life per Enemy Hit if you have used a Vaal Skill Recently 10% increased Movement Speed if you have used a Vaal Skill RecentlyThe seed of life, saved and savoured. This item can be transformed on the Altar of Sacrifice along with Vial of Sacrifice	Paua Amulet	(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration RateAdds (22-27) to (34-38) Fire Damage Adds (20-23) to (31-35) Cold Damage Adds (1-3) to (47-52) Lightning Damage Gain up to maximum Power Charges when you use a Vaal Skill Gain 10 Life per Enemy Hit if you have used a Vaal Skill Recently 10% increased Movement Speed if you have used a Vaal Skill Recently
Triumvirate AuthorityTriumvirate Authority Unset RingRequires Level 64Has 1 Socket+2 to Level of Socketed Vaal Gems <Three random Socketed Vaal Skill modifiers>The priest that carried Yaomac's sigil was granted one boon by each serpentine head.	Unset Ring	Has 1 Socket+2 to Level of Socketed Vaal Gems <Three random Socketed Vaal Skill modifiers> Socketed Vaal Skills have 60% increased Area of Effect Socketed Vaal Skills have 50% increased Aura Effect Socketed Vaal Skills deal 150% more Damage Socketed Vaal Skills grant Elusive when Used Hits from Socketed Vaal Skills ignore Enemy Monster Physical Damage Reduction Hits from Socketed Vaal Skills ignore Enemy Monster Resistances Damage with Hits from Socketed Vaal Skills is Lucky Socketed Vaal Skills have 80% increased Projectile Speed Socketed Vaal Skills have 80% increased Skill Effect Duration Socketed Vaal Skills have 30% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration Socketed Vaal Skills require 30% less Souls per Use You have Tailwind if you've used a Socketed Vaal Skill Recently Socketed Vaal Skills have 20% chance to regain consumed Souls when used
Triumvirate AuthorityTriumvirate Authority Unset RingRequires Level 64Has 1 Socket+2 to Level of Socketed Vaal Gems <Four random Socketed Vaal Skill modifiers>The priest that carried Yaomac's sigil was granted one boon by each serpentine head.	Unset Ring	Has 1 Socket+2 to Level of Socketed Vaal Gems <Four random Socketed Vaal Skill modifiers> Socketed Vaal Skills have 60% increased Area of Effect Socketed Vaal Skills have 50% increased Aura Effect Socketed Vaal Skills deal 150% more Damage Socketed Vaal Skills grant Elusive when Used Hits from Socketed Vaal Skills ignore Enemy Monster Physical Damage Reduction Hits from Socketed Vaal Skills ignore Enemy Monster Resistances Damage with Hits from Socketed Vaal Skills is Lucky Socketed Vaal Skills have 80% increased Projectile Speed Socketed Vaal Skills have 80% increased Skill Effect Duration Socketed Vaal Skills have 30% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration Socketed Vaal Skills require 30% less Souls per Use You have Tailwind if you've used a Socketed Vaal Skill Recently Socketed Vaal Skills have 20% chance to regain consumed Souls when used
Yaomac's AccordYaomac's Accord Vaal SceptreSceptre Physical Damage: 37-70 Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Attacks per Second: 1.40 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 64, 113 Str, 113 Int32% increased Elemental Damage(80-120)% increased Damage with Vaal Skills (8-6)% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration Gain an Endurance Charge, Frenzy Charge, and Power Charge when you use a Vaal Skill Shepherd of SoulsTheir three serpentine heads found unity in balance.	Vaal Sceptre	32% increased Elemental Damage(80-120)% increased Damage with Vaal Skills (8-6)% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration Gain an Endurance Charge, Frenzy Charge, and Power Charge when you use a Vaal Skill Shepherd of Souls
AllureAllure Vaal ClawClaw Physical Damage: (92.4-112.7) to (222.6-266.8) Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Attacks per Second: (1.40-1.46) Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 66, 95 Dex, 131 Int2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life(110-130)% increased Physical Damage Adds (15-20) to (30-40) Physical Damage (8-12)% increased Attack Speed 15% increased Movement Speed while Phasing You gain Phasing for 10 seconds on using a Vaal SkillWhat drives us to kill, to carve and to shred? What drives us to drink the seething souls of the dead? What drives us to love and to hold, but still go amiss? What drives us to leave this world for the Abyss?	Vaal Claw	2% of Physical Attack Damage Leeched as Life(110-130)% increased Physical Damage Adds (15-20) to (30-40) Physical Damage (8-12)% increased Attack Speed 15% increased Movement Speed while Phasing You gain Phasing for 10 seconds on using a Vaal Skill
Zerphi's HeartZerphi's Heart Paua AmuletRequires Level 70(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration RateAdds (48-53) to (58-60) Chaos Damage Items and Gems have 50% increased Attribute Requirements Chaos Damage can Ignite, Chill and Shock Gain Soul Eater for 20 seconds when you use a Vaal SkillWe are incapable of change without sacrifice, for we are both the iron and the forge.	Paua Amulet	(20-30)% increased Mana Regeneration RateAdds (48-53) to (58-60) Chaos Damage Items and Gems have 50% increased Attribute Requirements Chaos Damage can Ignite, Chill and Shock Gain Soul Eater for 20 seconds when you use a Vaal Skill
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (987-1209) Evasion: (329-378) Energy Shield: (411-502) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(70-80) to maximum Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(70-80) to maximum Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (1579-1965) Evasion: (329-378) Energy Shield: (67-77) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(380-420)% increased Armour +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(380-420)% increased Armour +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (987-1209) Evasion: (329-378) Energy Shield: (201-246) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (1217-1663) Evasion: (1217-1663) Energy Shield: (247-338) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(270-340)% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(270-340)% increased Armour, Evasion and Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (987-1209) Evasion: (987-1209) Energy Shield: (67-77) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Armour and Evasion +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Armour and Evasion +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (329-378) Evasion: (329-378) Energy Shield: (506-628) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems+(70-80) to maximum Energy Shield (270-300)% increased Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems+(70-80) to maximum Energy Shield (270-300)% increased Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (329-378) Evasion: (987-1209) Energy Shield: (411-502) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(70-80) to maximum Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(70-80) to maximum Energy Shield +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (329-378) Evasion: (1579-1965) Energy Shield: (67-77) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(380-420)% increased Evasion Rating +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(380-420)% increased Evasion Rating +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed
Atziri's SplendourAtziri's Splendour Sacrificial GarbArmour: (329-378) Evasion: (987-1209) Energy Shield: (201-246) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 75, 66 Str, 66 Dex, 66 Int+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed"When you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear." - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal	Sacrificial Garb	+1 to Level of all Vaal Skill Gems(200-220)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield +(90-100) to maximum Life +(20-24)% to all Elemental Resistances Gain 100 Life per Enemy Killed Gain 100 Mana per Enemy Killed

Achievements

The following achievements are related to Vaal skill gems:

Name	Description
Virtue Corruption	Corrupt a skill gem into a Vaal skill gem.
Vaal Gemling	Have a Vaal Skill Gem reach level 20.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl. Damaging unique enemies now generates 6 Vaal souls (previously 3) per 2% life it loses, with a 1 second cooldown.
3.8.0	Modifiers to Vaal Soul Cost now work consistently with how modifiers to Mana Cost work. Namely, they now calculate the total amount to subtract from the cost, rounded down, and then apply that reduction to the cost of the Vaal skill. Previously, it calculated the new cost of the skill, and then rounded down, resulting in instances where Vaal skills had no Soul cost.
3.6.0	Vaal skills now have their appropriate surge effects.
3.4.0	Vaal Soul Gain Prevention time is now modified by modifiers to skill duration and buff duration if those modifiers in some way affect the associated skill. For example, reducing the duration of Vaal Earthquake will also reduce the Vaal Soul Gain Prevention time, while increasing the duration of Vaal Haste will increase the Vaal Soul Gain Prevention time.
3.3.0	Vaal skill gems now also grant the base version of the skill at the same level and quality as the Vaal gem. For example, a Vaal Burning Arrow skill gem now grants both the Vaal Burning Arrow and the Burning Arrow skills. Using a Vaal skill now prevents you from gaining souls for all Vaal skills for a short period of time after the skill is used. The duration of this effect varies from skill to skill. Whereas previously the cost of Vaal skills would increase in areas after Act 5, and again after Act 10, the cost of all Vaal skills is now consistent throughout the game. This is worth keeping in mind when looking at the following changes, as although many Vaal skill costs have been raised when compared to their base cost previously, they are typically now lower than the cost you would have paid in higher-level areas. Damaging rare enemies now generates 1 Vaal soul per 2% life it loses, with a 1 second cooldown. Damaging unique enemies now generates 3 Vaal souls per 2% life it loses, with a 1 second cooldown.
3.0.0	Vaal skill soul costs are increased by 50% of their base soul cost upon completion of Act 5, and increased by a total of 100% of their base soul cost upon completion of Act 10. Like the resistance penalties, these costs affect your character in all game areas.
1.2.1	Vaal skills can now trigger other skills. Like before, they can not be triggered themselves.
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.