Vaal Spark

Vaal SparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Vaal, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 5 sec
Cast Time: 0.65 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 40%Continuously launches unpredictable sparks in all directions that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-24) to (11-454) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 2.00 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Fires Projectiles in random directions

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Fires +(0.1-2) 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: 1
Vaal Spark can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Vendor Offer
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Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalSpark

Vaal Spark is a vaal spell that for a duration launches 100 lightning spark projectiles in all directions.

Gem level progression

Level			Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	1 to 11	0	0
2	2	0	1 to 12	70	70
3	4	16	1 to 15	308	378
4	7	22	1 to 19	1554	1932
5	11	31	1 to 27	6667	8599
6	16	41	2 to 37	26047	34646
7	20	50	3 to 48	49725	84371
8	24	58	3 to 60	95714	180085
9	28	67	4 to 74	169595	349680
10	32	75	5 to 91	283759	633439
11	36	83	6 to 110	453996	1087435
12	40	92	7 to 133	703128	1790563
13	44	100	8 to 159	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	10 to 188	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	12 to 223	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	14 to 263	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	16 to 308	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	19 to 361	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	21 to 405	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	24 to 454	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	26 to 489	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	28 to 527	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	30 to 568	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	32 to 611	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	35 to 658	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	37 to 707	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	40 to 760	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	43 to 816	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	46 to 877	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	50 to 941	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	51 to 975	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	53 to 1010	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	55 to 1046	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	57 to 1083	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	59 to 1121	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	61 to 1161	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	63 to 1202	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	65 to 1244	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	68 to 1288	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	70 to 1333	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	Fires +(0.1-2) Projectiles	1

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	Fires +(0.1-2) Projectiles	1

Item acquisition

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

Recipes

Vaal Spark 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

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Vaal Spark:

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

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats	Drop Enabled
Hazardous ResearchHazardous Research Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circleOf the elements at the thaumaturgist's disposal, lightning remained the least understood. The simple passage of energy from one to another could result in profound power, or rapid death.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	1	Medium	(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circle	0

Drop disabled threshold jewels

Item	Radius	Stats
Hazardous ResearchHazardous Research Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1 Radius: Medium(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circleOf the elements at the thaumaturgist's disposal, lightning remained the least understood. The simple passage of energy from one to another could result in profound power, or rapid death.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	Medium	(10-15)% increased Lightning Damage With at least 40 Intelligence in Radius, Spark fires Projectiles in a circle

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Spark.

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 Spark Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Spark Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Spark Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Num Of Additional Projectiles 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Spark fires 2 additional Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Num Of Additional Projectiles 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spark fires 3 additional Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Projectile Fire in Circle 1	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Spark fires Projectiles in a circle	helmet 100
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Spark Projectile Speed	helmet 0
Enchantment Spark Projectile Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Spark Projectile Speed	helmet 0

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Spark has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Spark EffectAutomaton Spark EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spark becomes an Automaton Effect.	Your Spark becomes an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Spark EffectCelestial Spark EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spark becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Spark becomes a Celestial Effect.
Spark Spiders EffectSpark Spiders EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Sparks become skittering spiders of raw electrical energy	Your Sparks become skittering spiders of raw electrical energy
Void Spark EffectVoid Spark EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spark becomes a Void Effect.	Your Spark becomes a Void Effect.

Video demonstration

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	No longer has 0-19% increased Projectile Speed. Quality now causes the skill to Fire +0-2 Projectiles, instead of 0-20% increased Projectile Speed.
3.14.0	Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 5 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.
2.3.0	SparkSparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-21) Mana Cast Time: 0.65 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190% Projectile Speed: 420Launches unpredictable sparks that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-104) to (28-1983) Lightning Damage Base duration is 2.00 seconds Fires (4-8) Projectiles Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Vaal SparkVaal SparkSpell, Projectile, Duration, Vaal, Lightning Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 5 sec Cast Time: 0.65 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 40%Continuously launches unpredictable sparks in all directions that move randomly until they hit an enemy or expire.Deals (1-24) to (11-454) Lightning Damage Base duration is 2.00 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Fires Projectiles in random directions Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Fires +(0.1-2) ProjectilesCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. projectiles (including those from monster Sparks) are now 20% slower. Quality on Spark and Vaal Spark is now worth 1% projectile speed per point of quality (rather than 2%). The time that Sparks must travel before they re-arm has been increased from 500ms to 1000ms. Spark projectiles now destroy themselves after travelling 150 units, which is in-line with other projectiles.
2.0.0	Now grants 2% increased projectile speed per 1% quality (was 3% per 1% quality). Critical Strike Chance has been increased from 5% to 6%.
1.1.0d	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).
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.