Vaal Spectral Throw

Vaal Spectral ThrowAttack, Projectile, Vaal
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 15
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 4 sec
Attack Speed: 110% of base
Attack Damage: (85-135)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (85-135)%Throws several spectral copies of your melee weapon. They fly out and then return to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in their path.Fires 8 Projectiles in each of two mirrored spirals
Can't be Evaded

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamageCorruptedPlace 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 Spectral Throw can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalThrownWeapon

Vaal Spectral Throw is a vaal projectile attack that throws a copy of the player's melee weapon, spiralling outwards from the character and hitting enemies in its path.

Skill functions and interactions

• Terrain collision: Unlike Spectral ThrowSpectral ThrowAttack, Projectile
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (5-9) Mana
  Attack Speed: 110% of base
  Attack Damage: (100-150)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (100-150)%Throws a spectral copy of your melee weapon. It flies out and then returns to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in its path.
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Projectiles that have Pierced deal (0.5-10)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., projectiles from Vaal Spectral Throw will disappear if they collide with terrain.
• Projectile speed: Projectile speed affects the distance projectiles will travel before returning. With high projectile speed, it is possible for projectiles to despawn and be unable to return if the player moves too far away.
• Fires # Projectiles in each of two mirrored spirals: Starting in the direction the player is facing, projectiles fire in a spiralling nova in both clockwise and counterclockwise directions. Adding additional projectiles adds to both spirals and extends the spiral's rotation. A half-spiral fires approximately 8 projectiles, while a full spiral fires approximately 16 projectiles.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	0	85%	85%	0	0
2	2	0	0	87.6%	87.6%	70	70
3	4	0	0	90.3%	90.3%	308	378
4	7	14	0	92.9%	92.9%	1554	1932
5	11	19	0	95.5%	95.5%	6667	8599
6	16	26	18	98.2%	98.2%	26047	34646
7	20	31	22	100.8%	100.8%	49725	84371
8	24	37	25	103.4%	103.4%	95714	180085
9	28	42	29	106.1%	106.1%	169595	349680
10	32	47	33	108.7%	108.7%	283759	633439
11	36	52	36	111.3%	111.3%	453996	1087435
12	40	58	40	113.9%	113.9%	703128	1790563
13	44	63	44	116.6%	116.6%	1061223	2851786
14	48	68	48	119.2%	119.2%	2065870	4917656
15	52	74	51	121.8%	121.8%	2507110	7424766
16	56	79	55	124.5%	124.5%	5798936	13223702
17	60	84	59	127.1%	127.1%	15083919	28307621
18	64	90	62	129.7%	129.7%	27792735	56100356
19	67	94	65	132.4%	132.4%	43869739	99970095
20	70	98	68	135%	135%	242081556	342051651
21	72	100	70	137.6%	137.6%	—	—
22	74	—	—	140.3%	140.3%	—	—
23	76	—	—	142.9%	142.9%	—	—
24	78	—	—	145.5%	145.5%	—	—
25	80	—	—	148.2%	148.2%	—	—
26	82	—	—	150.8%	150.8%	—	—
27	84	—	—	153.4%	153.4%	—	—
28	86	—	—	156.1%	156.1%	—	—
29	88	—	—	158.7%	158.7%	—	—
30	90	—	—	161.3%	161.3%	—	—
31	91	—	—	162.6%	162.6%	—	—
32	92	—	—	163.9%	163.9%	—	—
33	93	—	—	165.3%	165.3%	—	—
34	94	—	—	166.6%	166.6%	—	—
35	95	—	—	167.9%	167.9%	—	—
36	96	—	—	169.2%	169.2%	—	—
37	97	—	—	170.5%	170.5%	—	—
38	98	—	—	171.8%	171.8%	—	—
39	99	—	—	173.2%	173.2%	—	—
40	100	—	—	174.5%	174.5%	—	—

Item acquisition

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

Recipes

Vaal Spectral Throw 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 Spectral Throw:

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
Steel SpiritSteel Spirit Viridian JewelRadius: Medium(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, each Spectral Throw Projectile gains 5% increased Damage each time it HitsThe Sekhema rode to the mountain, With her tribe, devoted and strong. And sewed shut the mouth of nightmare, So that it would not consume her world.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.	—	Medium	(7-10)% increased Projectile Damage With at least 40 Dexterity in Radius, each Spectral Throw Projectile gains 5% increased Damage each time it Hits

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Spectral Throw.

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 Spectral Throw Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Spectral Throw Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Throw Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Spectral Throw Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% reduced Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% reduced Spectral Throw Projectile Deceleration	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Speed 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Spectral Throw Projectile Speed	helmet 100
Enchantment Spectral Throw Projectile Speed 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Spectral Throw Projectile Speed	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Spectral Throw has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Demonic Spectral Throw EffectDemonic Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes a demonic effect.	Your Spectral Throw becomes a demonic effect.
Golden Spectral Throw EffectGolden Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes golden.	Your Spectral Throw becomes golden.
Reaper Spectral Throw EffectReaper Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes a deadly scythe.	Your Spectral Throw becomes a deadly scythe.
Seraph Spectral Throw EffectSeraph Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw projectile becomes a glowing, feathery wing.	Your Spectral Throw projectile becomes a glowing, feathery wing.
Triple Blade Spectral Throw EffectTriple Blade Spectral Throw EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Spectral Throw becomes a triple blade effect.	Your Spectral Throw becomes a triple blade effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has 85% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 70%), scaling up to 135% at gem level 20 (previously 110%)
3.23.0	Quality now causes Projectiles that have Pierced to deal 0-10% more Damage, instead of providing 0-10% increased Attack Speed.
3.15.0	No longer fires 8 additional projectiles, no longer fires projectiles in a circle, now fires 8 projectiles in each of two mirrored spirals. Now stores up to 1 use (previously 3). Now deals 110% of Base Damage, and has 110% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 170%). Now throws several spectral copies of your melee weapon. They fly out and then return to you, in a spinning attack that damages enemies in their path. No longer fires projectiles in a circle.
3.14.0	Now deals 125% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 91%) and 170% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 135%). Now fires 8 additional projectiles (previously 4). Now expends 15 Souls per use (previously 10). 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.
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.