Vaal Lightning TrapTrap, Critical, Spell, Projectile, Duration, Vaal, Lightning Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 20 Can Store 3 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 4 sec Cast Time: 1.00 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 250%Requires Level 12Throws a trap that launches a ring of projectiles through the enemy that set it off, dealing lightning damage to them and subsequent targets and leaving a trail of shocked ground.Deals (26-686) to (79-2057) Lightning Damage Projectiles Pierce all Targets Trap lasts 4 seconds Base duration is 4.00 seconds Fires 9 Projectiles Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Fires Projectiles in a circle Projectiles leave Shocked Ground Shocked Ground causes 15% increased Damage taken
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Shocked Ground causes (0.25-5)% increased Damage takenCorruptedPlace 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 Trap 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/SkillGemVaalLightningTrap
Chaining: Since Vaal Lightning Trap's projectiles always pierce, then they cannot chain, so supporting it with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile Icon: c Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Supported Skills Chain +2 times Supported Skills deal (30-11)% less Damage with Hits
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% increased Chaining rangeThis 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. will have no effect.
Multiple Traps: When Vaal Lightning Trap is linked with Multiple Traps SupportMultiple Traps SupportSupport, Trap Icon: t Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps in a line.Supported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps Supported Skills deal (58-52)% less Damage Supported Skills can have up to 3 additional Traps placed at a time
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectThis 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. or Cluster Traps SupportCluster Traps SupportTrap, Support Icon: L Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 38Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps randomly around the targeted location.Supported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps Supported Skills throw Traps randomly around targeted location Supported Skills can have up to 5 additional Traps placed at a time Supported Skills deal (61-55)% less Damage
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills have (1-20)% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectThis 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., additional traps are only placed if Vaal Lightning Trap has sufficient souls to do so.
Duration: Increased Duration increases both the trap duration and the duration of the shocking ground effect.
Gem level progression
Level
Lightning Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
12
14
21
26 to 79
0
0
2
15
17
25
33 to 99
15249
15249
3
19
21
30
44 to 132
41517
56766
4
23
24
35
57 to 172
81983
138749
5
27
28
41
74 to 222
147968
286717
6
31
32
46
94 to 281
250557
537274
7
35
36
51
118 to 353
405086
942360
8
38
38
55
139 to 417
447718
1390078
9
41
41
59
164 to 491
615318
2005396
10
44
44
63
192 to 576
834639
2840035
11
47
47
67
224 to 673
1570760
4410795
12
50
49
71
261 to 784
1633987
6044782
13
53
52
75
304 to 911
2151030
8195812
14
56
55
79
352 to 1056
2812189
11008001
15
59
58
83
407 to 1222
5099360
16107361
16
62
60
87
471 to 1412
9400731
25508092
17
64
62
90
518 to 1553
15273366
40781458
18
66
64
92
569 to 1707
26286582
67068040
19
68
66
95
625 to 1874
62890590
129958630
20
70
68
98
686 to 2057
212046017
342004647
21
72
70
100
752 to 2256
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
824 to 2473
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
903 to 2709
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
989 to 2967
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
1082 to 3247
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
1184 to 3551
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
1294 to 3882
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
1414 to 4243
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
1545 to 4634
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
1687 to 5060
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
1762 to 5287
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
1841 to 5523
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
1923 to 5769
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
2008 to 6025
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
2098 to 6293
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
2190 to 6571
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
2287 to 6862
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
2388 to 7164
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
2493 to 7479
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
2603 to 7808
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality
Weight
Superior
Shocked Ground causes (0.25-5)% increased Damage taken
1
Item acquisition
Vaal Lightning Trap has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Lightning Trap can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Recipes
Vaal Lightning Trap 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.
Now deals 26 to 79 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (previously 18 to 54) and 686 to 2057 Lightning Damage at gem level 20 (previously 466 to 1399).
Now has added damage effectiveness of 250% (previously 170%).
Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 4 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.
Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
will have no effect.
Multiple Traps SupportMultiple Traps SupportSupport, Trap
or 
Cluster Traps SupportCluster Traps SupportTrap, Support
, additional traps are only placed if Vaal Lightning Trap has sufficient souls to do so.
Volatile Power
Volatile Power
9Vaal Gem
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Celestial Lightning Trap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial Effect.