Vaal SmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura, Vaal Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 20 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec Attack Speed: 50% of base Attack Damage: (300-430)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (300-430)%Calls lightning down to infuse your weapon, then performs a melee attack and causes lightning to strike nearby enemies, dealing damage in an area around each. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration, and additional lightning bolts with Smite. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 8 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention +(0-0.6) metres to radius Can't be Evaded Lightning strikes 30 targets Aura makes Smite strike +1 target with lightning Aura grants (1-17) to (7-330) added Lightning Damage Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectCorruptedPlace 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 Smite can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corruptingSmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 4 seconds +(0-0.6) metres to radius (30-20)% less Area Damage Lightning strikes 1 target Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..Vendor Offer 1x Scroll FragmentMetadata Item class: Skill Gem Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalSmite
Vaal Smite is a Vaalmeleeattack where the user strikes an enemy or location, dealing area damage to several nearby enemies. Hitting an enemy grants an improved version of the SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 4 seconds +(0-0.6) metres to radius (30-20)% less Area Damage Lightning strikes 1 target Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. aura buff which has a longer duration and higher added lightning damage. The aura buff also causes the regular version of Smite to strike an additional target with lightning. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.
Can't be evaded: Vaal Smite ignores accuracy and evasion rating for hit chance calculations.
The lightning damage area of effect caused by this skill does not count as a melee hit for purposes of effects like Fortify.
Unlike regular SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 4 seconds +(0-0.6) metres to radius (30-20)% less Area Damage Lightning strikes 1 target Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Vaal Smite targets an extremely high number of enemies; this means that although a few sources of Strike Skills target an additional nearby Enemy are helpful, Ancestral Call SupportAncestral Call SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike Icon: A Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 4Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.Supported Strike Skills target 2 additional nearby Enemies Supported Skills deal (19-0)% less Damage
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Melee DamageThis 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. would be comparatively worse as it causes skills to deal less damage. Additionally, because of the Vaal Smite buff granting regular Smite an additional target, Ancestral Call may be unnecessary in general.
The area damage from lightning bolts can overlap, causing additional damage to a target if there are nearby enemies.
The aura from this skill does not stack with the aura from regular Smite: Vaal Smite has priority (even if it's weaker).
Gem level progression
Level
Damage Effectiveness
Attack Damage
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
1
0
0
300%
300%
0
0
2
2
0
0
306.8%
306.8%
70
70
3
4
0
0
313.7%
313.7%
308
378
4
7
14
0
320.5%
320.5%
1554
1932
5
11
19
0
327.4%
327.4%
6667
8599
6
16
26
18
334.2%
334.2%
26047
34646
7
20
31
22
341.1%
341.1%
49725
84371
8
24
37
25
347.9%
347.9%
95714
180085
9
28
42
29
354.7%
354.7%
169595
349680
10
32
47
33
361.6%
361.6%
283759
633439
11
36
52
36
368.4%
368.4%
453996
1087435
12
40
58
40
375.3%
375.3%
703128
1790563
13
44
63
44
382.1%
382.1%
1061223
2851786
14
48
68
48
388.9%
388.9%
2065870
4917656
15
52
74
51
395.8%
395.8%
2507110
7424766
16
56
79
55
402.6%
402.6%
5798936
13223702
17
60
84
59
409.5%
409.5%
15083919
28307621
18
64
90
62
416.3%
416.3%
27792735
56100356
19
67
94
65
423.2%
423.2%
43869739
99970095
20
70
98
68
430%
430%
242081556
342051651
21
72
100
70
436.8%
436.8%
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
N/A
443.7%
443.7%
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
N/A
450.5%
450.5%
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
N/A
457.4%
457.4%
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
N/A
464.2%
464.2%
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
N/A
471.1%
471.1%
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
N/A
477.9%
477.9%
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
N/A
484.7%
484.7%
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
N/A
491.6%
491.6%
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
N/A
498.4%
498.4%
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
N/A
501.8%
501.8%
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
N/A
505.3%
505.3%
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
N/A
508.7%
508.7%
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
N/A
512.1%
512.1%
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
N/A
515.5%
515.5%
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
N/A
518.9%
518.9%
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
N/A
522.4%
522.4%
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
N/A
525.8%
525.8%
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
N/A
529.2%
529.2%
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
N/A
532.6%
532.6%
N/A
N/A
Gem quality
Type
Stats (per 1% quality)
Weight
Superior
0.5% increased Area of Effect
50
Item acquisition
Vaal Smite has restrictions on where or how it can drop.
Vaal Smite can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corruptingSmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura Level: (1-20) Cost: 6 Mana Attack Speed: 85% of base Attack Damage: (196-273)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (196-273)%Performs a melee attack, and causes lightning to strike a targeted location or nearby enemy, dealing damage in an area. Each target can only be hit once by this skill. Hitting an enemy grants an aura, giving you and your allies additional lightning damage for a duration. Requires a Sword, Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage Base duration is 4 seconds +(0-0.6) metres to radius (30-20)% less Area Damage Lightning strikes 1 target Aura grants (1-12) to (4-220) added Lightning Damage Aura grants (10-19)% chance to Shock
Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Area of EffectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Recipes
Vaal Smite 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.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Smite.
Acquisition
SmiteSmiteLightning, Attack, AoE, Duration, Melee, Strike, Aura
.Vendor Offer
Ancestral Call SupportAncestral Call SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Strike
would be comparatively worse as it causes skills to deal less damage. Additionally, because of the Vaal Smite buff granting regular Smite an additional target, Ancestral Call may be unnecessary in general.
Volatile Power
Volatile Power
9Vaal Gem
The Void
1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Valkyrie Smite EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Smite becomes a Valkyrie Effect.
