Vaal Glacial Hammer

Vaal Glacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, AoE, Vaal, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 15
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 4 sec
Attack Damage: (218-552)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (218-552)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. It traps enemies with you in a circle of ice so that they can't escape. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.Base duration is (3.40-4.35) seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
25% chance to Freeze enemies
100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
Can't be Evaded
35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
(10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(2-40)% increased Duration of Cold AilmentsCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 1
Vaal Glacial Hammer 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/SkillGemVaalGlacialHammer

Vaal Glacial Hammer is a vaal melee attack that hits an enemy with a staff or mace, converting some of the player's physical damage to cold damage and temporarily creating a ring of ice around the targeted enemy.

Skill Functions and Interactions

The circle of ice functions similarly to Frost Wall. Players, monsters and most projectiles can't pass through it.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Base duration	Cold Ailments Effect	Freeze Amplifier	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	155%	155%	3.40 sec	10%	200%	0	0
2	2	0	160%	160%	3.45 sec	11%	210%	70	70
3	4	16	165%	165%	3.50 sec	12%	220%	308	378
4	7	22	170%	170%	3.55 sec	13%	230%	1554	1932
5	11	31	175%	175%	3.60 sec	14%	240%	6667	8599
6	16	41	180%	180%	3.65 sec	15%	250%	26047	34646
7	20	50	185%	185%	3.70 sec	16%	260%	49725	84371
8	24	58	190%	190%	3.75 sec	17%	270%	95714	180085
9	28	67	195%	195%	3.80 sec	18%	280%	169595	349680
10	32	75	200%	200%	3.85 sec	19%	290%	283759	633439
11	36	83	205%	205%	3.90 sec	20%	300%	453996	1087435
12	40	92	210%	210%	3.95 sec	21%	310%	703128	1790563
13	44	100	215%	215%	4.00 sec	22%	320%	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	220%	220%	4.05 sec	23%	330%	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	225%	225%	4.10 sec	24%	340%	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	230%	230%	4.15 sec	25%	350%	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	235%	235%	4.20 sec	26%	360%	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	240%	240%	4.25 sec	27%	370%	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	245%	245%	4.30 sec	28%	380%	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	250%	250%	4.35 sec	29%	390%	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	255%	255%	4.40 sec	30%	400%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	260%	260%	4.45 sec	31%	410%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	265%	265%	4.50 sec	32%	420%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	270%	270%	4.55 sec	33%	430%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	275%	275%	4.60 sec	34%	440%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	280%	280%	4.65 sec	35%	450%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	285%	285%	4.70 sec	36%	460%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	290%	290%	4.75 sec	37%	470%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	295%	295%	4.80 sec	38%	480%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	300%	300%	4.85 sec	39%	490%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	303%	302.5%	4.85 sec	39%	495%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	305%	305%	4.90 sec	40%	500%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	308%	307.5%	4.90 sec	40%	505%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	310%	310%	4.95 sec	41%	510%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	313%	312.5%	4.95 sec	41%	515%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	315%	315%	5.00 sec	42%	520%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	318%	317.5%	5.00 sec	42%	525%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	320%	320%	5.05 sec	43%	530%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	323%	322.5%	5.05 sec	43%	535%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	325%	325%	5.10 sec	44%	540%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

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

Recipes

Vaal Glacial Hammer 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

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Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Vaal Glacial Hammer:

Note that the jewels may be drop disabled and can only be found in permanent leagues as legacy items.

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled
Shattered ChainsShattered Chains Crimson JewelRadius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, 20% increased Rarity of Items dropped by Enemies Shattered by Glacial HammerThe prisoners of the empire raised their shackled hands. Begging to be delivered from Corruption. The rebellion smote their chains, And gave them the freedom to choose corruption for themselves.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	N/A	Medium	(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, 20% increased Rarity of Items dropped by Enemies Shattered by Glacial Hammer	0
Winter BurialWinter Burial Crimson JewelLimited to: 2 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Glacial Hammer deals Cold-only Splash Damage to surrounding targets With at least 40 Strength in Radius, 25% of Glacial Hammer Physical Damage Converted to Cold DamageExposure led to the deaths of many slaves. And it was the duty of slaves to bury the dead in the frozen ground. A growing circle of misery and death that the elite were all to happy to sustain.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	2	Medium	(10-15)% increased Cold Damage With at least 40 Strength in Radius, Glacial Hammer deals Cold-only Splash Damage to surrounding targets With at least 40 Strength in Radius, 25% of Glacial Hammer Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage	0

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Glacial Hammer.

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 Glacial Hammer Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Glacial Hammer Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Glacial Hammer Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Glacial Hammer Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Glacial Hammer Freeze Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Glacial Hammer has +20% chance to Freeze	helmet 100
Enchantment Glacial Hammer Freeze Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Glacial Hammer has +30% chance to Freeze	helmet 100
Enchantment Glacial Hammer Physical Damage Percent To Add As Cold Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	10% of Glacial Hammer Physical Damage gained as Extra Cold Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Glacial Hammer Physical Damage Percent To Add As Cold Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	15% of Glacial Hammer Physical Damage gained as Extra Cold Damage	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Glacial Hammer has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	No longer has Cold Damage added against Chilled Enemies at all gem levels. It now has 218% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 155%), scaling up to 552% at gem level 20 (previously 250%).
3.20.2	Fixed an issue where Vaal Glacial Hammer had "60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold". It has been updated to 100% to match the non-Vaal Glacial HammerGlacial HammerAttack, Melee, Strike, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-10) Mana Attack Damage: (218-622)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (218-622)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. If a non-unique enemy is frozen and is on less than one third life, they will shatter when hit by Glacial Hammer. If striking three times in a row, the third strike will freeze enemies more easily. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.25% chance to Freeze enemies 100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage 35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments (10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Every third successive strike Freezes enemies as though dealing (5-100)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
3.16.0	Now have +2 to Melee Strike Range at all gem levels (previously +2 at gem level 1, up to +4 at gem level 20).
3.15.0	Now deals 250% of Base Damage, and has 250% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 200%).
3.14.0	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.
3.7.0	Now converts 60% of physical damage to cold (from 50%). Now adds 2 to 3 cold damage to attacks against chilled enemies at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20. Now has 10% increased effect of chill at gem level 1, up to 29% at gem level 20. Every strike now freezes enemies as if it were dealing 500% more damage.
1.1.1	Introduced to the game.