Vaal Flameblast

Vaal FlameblastSpell, AoE, Vaal, Fire, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 3 sec
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 28Targets an area and builds up stages in that area based on cast speed. It explodes every 3 stages, until it reaches a maximum of 15. As it gains more stages, the area gets smaller but the damage gets higher.Deals (31-280) to (46-419) Fire Damage
50% chance to Ignite enemies
200% more Spell Damage for each stage
110% more Damage with Ailments for each stage
-0.2 metres to radius per Stage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased DamageCorruptedPlace 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
Vaal Flameblast can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalFlameblast

Vaal Flameblast is a vaal spell that builds up multiple large explosions to deal fire damage to enemies within the spell area.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Unlike regular Flameblast, this skill does not need to be channeled by the caster. It will automatically charge to full stacks while exploding every 3 stages.

The base radius of Vaal Flameblast is 45 unit. This would make the first blast have a base radius of 39, the second of 33, the third of 27, the fourth of 21, and the final of 15.

Gem level progression

Level			Fire Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	31 to 46	0	0
2	31	73	37 to 56	199345	199345
3	34	79	44 to 66	285815	485160
4	37	85	52 to 79	401344	886504
5	40	92	62 to 93	554379	1440883
6	42	96	69 to 103	477437	1918320
7	44	100	77 to 115	583786	2502106
8	46	104	85 to 128	710359	3212465
9	48	109	95 to 142	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	105 to 157	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	116 to 174	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	129 to 193	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	142 to 213	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	157 to 235	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	173 to 260	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	191 to 286	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	210 to 315	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	231 to 347	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	254 to 382	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	280 to 419	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	307 to 461	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	337 to 506	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	370 to 555	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	406 to 609	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	445 to 667	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	487 to 731	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	533 to 800	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	584 to 876	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	639 to 958	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	699 to 1048	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	730 to 1096	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	764 to 1145	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	798 to 1197	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	834 to 1252	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	872 to 1308	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	911 to 1367	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	952 to 1429	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	995 to 1493	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	1040 to 1560	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	1086 to 1629	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	(1-20)% increased Damage	1

Item acquisition

Vaal Flameblast has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Vaal Flameblast can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.

Recipes

Vaal Flameblast can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
9	Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem Quality: +20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.	Random corrupted Vaal gem with 20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Video demonstration

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Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Flameblast.

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 Flameblast Critical Strike Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	60% increased Flameblast Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100
Enchantment Flameblast Critical Strike Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	90% increased Flameblast Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100
Enchantment Flameblast Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Flameblast Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Flameblast Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Flameblast Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Flameblast Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Flameblast Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Flameblast Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Flameblast Area of Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Flameblast has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Flameblast EffectCelestial Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a celestial effect.	Your Flameblast becomes a celestial effect.
Demonic Flameblast EffectDemonic Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a powerful demonic explosion.	Your Flameblast becomes a powerful demonic explosion.
Harbinger Flameblast EffectHarbinger Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a blue harbinger effect.	Your Flameblast becomes a blue harbinger effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.19.0	Vaal Flameblast now deals 200% more Spell Damage for each stage (previously 140%).
3.17.0	Vaal Flameblast now deals 110% more Damage with Ailments for each stage (previously 70%).
3.16.0	Now has 70% more Damage with Ailments for each stage (previously 100%).
3.15.0	Now has 140% more Spell Damage for Each Stage (previously 120%).
3.14.0	Now deals 120% more Spell Damage for each stage (previously 110%). Now deals 100% more Damage with Ailments for each stage (previously 90%). Now has a base radius of 45 (previously 35). Now has -2 to radius for each stage (previously -1). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 3 seconds (previously 6). 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.
3.13.0	No longer has +5% chance to ignite for each stage. Now has 50% chance to ignite at all gem levels.
3.10.0	Now triggers every 3 stages (from every 5 stages). Now has a base radius of 35 (from 30).
2.0.0	Damage reduced by approximately 10%.
1.1.4	Introduced to the game.