In Version 3.25.0, melee totems have been removed from the game.
Vaal Ancestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Vaal, Melee, Slam Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 20 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 9 sec Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (100-154)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-154)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful cascading slam while you're near it. If the enemies are far away, it will leap toward them as it slams. Being near it grants you more melee damage. Requires a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems Totem lasts 6 seconds Modifiers to Totem Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Summons a Totem which uses this Skill 32% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active 50% increased Totem Placement speed
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Totem DamageCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition Not in game Drop level: 28 Vaal Ancestral Warchief can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Metadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalAncestralWarchief
Vaal Ancestral Warchief is a Vaal skill gem. It functions much the same as Ancestral WarchiefAncestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-11) Mana Attack Speed: 90% of base Attack Damage: (110-166)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110-166)%Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful slam while you're near it. Being near it grants you more melee damage. Requires a Melee Weapon or Unarmed.Totem lasts 12 seconds Summons a Totem which uses this Skill (8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active 50% increased Totem Placement speed +1 metre to Melee Strike Range
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1.5-30)% increased Activation rangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., but deals more damage, in a cascade, and has the ability to leap towards enemies that are out of range.
Soul Gain Prevention: 9 seconds base, affected by totem duration, not affected by (reduced) skill effect duration, even when combined with Close Combat Support and Less Duration Support.
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.
Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.