Vaal Lightning StrikeAttack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Vaal, Lightning, Projectile Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 20 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Attack Damage: (114-237)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (114-237)%Requires Level 12Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy becomes an orb attached to the enemy you hit, or the ground if you don't hit an enemy. The orb will periodically fire projectiles at other nearby enemies for a duration, which will also damage the enemy the orb is attached to.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 6.00 seconds Fires (5-9) Projectiles Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Can't be Evaded
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.05-1) ProjectilesCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition Drop restricted Drop level: 12 Vaal Lightning Strike 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/SkillGemVaalLightningStrike
Vaal Lightning Strike (often referred to as VLS) is a vaalmeleeattack with the secondary effect of launching projectiles periodically from the target struck or from the ground if no enemy is hit. These projectiles deal lightning damage based on the player's weapon damage.
The pulse rate of the lightning beams produced by Vaal Lightning Strike's orbs can be modified by increases to attack speed such as Faster Attacks.
Only the initial skill use is considered a strike; the beams are considered projectile damage. Having Strike Skills target additional enemies will increase the number of strikes, but will not create additional orbs. Only the original strike is used to determine if the orb is attached to a target or the ground.
Gem level progression
Level
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
# Projectiles
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
12
21
14
105%
105%
5
0
0
2
15
25
17
108%
108.1%
5
15249
15249
3
19
30
21
111%
111.1%
5
41517
56766
4
23
35
24
114%
114.2%
5
81983
138749
5
27
41
28
117%
117.2%
5
147968
286717
6
31
46
32
120%
120.3%
7
250557
537274
7
35
51
36
123%
123.3%
7
405086
942360
8
38
55
38
126%
126.4%
7
447718
1390078
9
41
59
41
129%
129.4%
7
615318
2005396
10
44
63
44
132%
132.5%
7
834639
2840035
11
47
67
47
136%
135.5%
7
1570760
4410795
12
50
71
49
139%
138.6%
7
1633987
6044782
13
53
75
52
142%
141.6%
7
2151030
8195812
14
56
79
55
145%
144.7%
7
2812189
11008001
15
59
83
58
148%
147.7%
7
5099360
16107361
16
62
87
60
151%
150.8%
9
9400731
25508092
17
64
90
62
154%
153.8%
9
15273366
40781458
18
66
92
64
157%
156.9%
9
26286582
67068040
19
68
95
66
160%
159.9%
9
62890590
129958630
20
70
98
68
163%
163%
9
212046017
342004647
21
72
100
70
166%
166.1%
9
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
169%
169.1%
9
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
172%
172.2%
9
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
175%
175.2%
9
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
178%
178.3%
9
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
181%
181.3%
11
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
184%
184.4%
11
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
187%
187.4%
11
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
190%
190.5%
11
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
194%
193.5%
11
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
195%
195.1%
11
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
197%
196.6%
11
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
198%
198.1%
11
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
200%
199.6%
11
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
201%
201.2%
11
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
203%
202.7%
11
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
204%
204.2%
11
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
206%
205.7%
11
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
207%
207.3%
11
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
209%
208.8%
11
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Vaal Lightning Strike has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Lightning Strike can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Recipes
Vaal Lightning Strike 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 corruptedVaal gem with 20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
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.
No longer has Added Lightning Damage at all gem levels. It now has 114% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 105%), scaling up to 237% at gem level 20 (previously 163%).
Now deals 105% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 80%) and 130% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 98%).
Now has a base duration of 6 seconds (previously 8).
Now stores 2 uses (previously 1).
Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 8 seconds (previously 10).
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.
Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
Volatile Power
Volatile Power
9Vaal Gem
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Myrmidon Lightning Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Strike becomes a Myrmidon Effect.
Void Emperor Lightning Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Strike becomes a Void Emperor Effect.
Vulcan Lightning Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Strike becomes a Vulcan Effect.