Vaal Storm Call

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Storm CallVaal Storm Call
Vaal Storm CallSpell, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Lightning
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 7 sec
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%
Requires Level 12Sets a marker at a location. Lightning strikes random enemies around the marker repeatedly over the skill's duration, dealing damage in an area around the strike. Modifiers to the skill's duration will also affect the delay between these strikes. When the duration ends, a large bolt of lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it.Deals (21-510) to (38-947) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Strikes an Enemy every 0.25 seconds

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(0.5-10)% increased Area of Effect
CorruptedPlace 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 Storm Call can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalStormCall

Vaal Storm Call is a Vaal spell that sets a marker at a location. While the marker remains, lightning strikes random enemies near it, dealing damage to them. After a short duration, a large bolt of lightning strikes the marker, dealing damage around it. When this happens, it will also set off the lightning at any other markers from this skill.

Skill functions and interactions

Unlike the Storm Herald Nemesis Affix found on monsters, the lightning strikes made by Vaal Storm Call will always hit a random target and never miss.

It is speculated that the lightning strikes follow the same rules as the ones from Herald of ThunderHerald of ThunderSpell, AoE, Duration, Lightning, Herald
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 32
Requires Level 16Grants a buff which adds lightning damage to spells and attacks. If you kill a shocked enemy, this skill will create a storm, causing lightning bolts to strike enemies around you for a duration. The damage inflicted by this skill is not affected by modifiers to spell damage.Deals (1-23) to (31-1108) Lightning Damage
Cannot inflict Shock
Base duration is 6.00 seconds
Storm Hits an Enemy every 0.25 Seconds
Creates a storm when you Kill a Shocked Enemy
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Attack Lightning Damage
Buff grants (2-19) to (7-76) Added Spell Lightning Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Storms Hit Enemies with (1-20)% increased Frequency
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
's on-kill effect, meaning each subsequent strike will prioritise targets that have been struck fewer times.[guesswork?]

Skill Interactions

  • Area of Effect: Affects both the area in which periodic lightning strikes occur and the area of the final bolt.
  • Area of Effect damage: Affects the damage of both the periodic lightning strikes and the final bolt.
  • Cast Speed: Affects the speed of the initial Vaal Storm Call cast, but does not affect the skill's periodic lightning strikes.
  • Skill Effect Duration: Modifiers to the skill's duration will also affect the delay between the lightning strikes. Therefore, Less Duration Support increases Vaal Storm Call's DPS whilst also lowering the Soul Gain Prevention timer.
  • TrapTrap SupportSupport, Trap
    Icon: T
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
    Trap lasts 4 seconds
    Supported Skills deal (20-6)% less Trap Damage
    Supported Skills have (0-19)% increased Trap Throwing Speed

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Trap Damage
    This 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.
    , Cluster TrapsCluster 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 Effect
    This 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.
    , and Multiple TrapsMultiple 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 Effect
    This 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.
    : While Vaal Storm Call can be supported by them, only a single trap will be thrown out.
  • It is possible to reach 0s Soul Gain Prevention with the mod "Socketed Vaal Skills have 30% reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration" from Triumvirate Authority, from Lab enchant, Duration Mastery from the Passive Skill Tree and one of these two Warped TimepieceWarped Timepiece
    Turquoise Amulet
    Requires Level 50+(16-24) to Dexterity and Intelligence(10-25)% increased Attack Speed
    (10-25)% increased Cast Speed
    (10-15)% increased Movement Speed
    (20-10)% reduced Skill Effect Duration
    Debuffs on you expire 100% faster
    As you have lived, so you shall die
    forever trying to keep up with me.
    Your blood on these hands of mine
    forever makes me the public enemy.
    , TimeclaspTimeclasp
    Moonstone Ring
    Requires Level 25+(15-25) to maximum Energy Shield(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
    (10-15)% increased Cast Speed
    (6-12)% of Damage taken Recouped as Life
    (6-12)% of Damage taken Recouped as Mana
    (-20-20)% increased Skill Effect Duration
    Unaffected by Temporal Chains
    "To us mere mortals, time is slippery.
    I'm just evening things out."
    - Doryani, Queen's Thaumaturgist

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceLightning
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
1123321 to 3800
2153926 to 481524915249
3194834 to 644151756766
4235645 to 8381983138749
5276457 to 106147968286717
6317372 to 134250557537274
7358190 to 168405086942360
83888106 to 1984477181390078
94194125 to 2326153182005396
1044100146 to 2718346392840035
1147106170 to 31615707604410795
1250113198 to 36716339876044782
1353119229 to 42621510308195812
1456125265 to 492281218911008001
1559132306 to 568509936016107361
1662138352 to 655940073125508092
1764142387 to 7191527336640781458
1866146425 to 7882628658267068040
1968151465 to 86462890590129958630
2070155510 to 947212046017342004647
2172159558 to 1037N/AN/A
2274N/A611 to 1135N/AN/A
2376N/A668 to 1241N/AN/A
2478N/A730 to 1356N/AN/A
2580N/A798 to 1482N/AN/A
2682N/A871 to 1618N/AN/A
2784N/A951 to 1766N/AN/A
2886N/A1037 to 1926N/AN/A
2988N/A1131 to 2100N/AN/A
3090N/A1233 to 2289N/AN/A
3191N/A1287 to 2390N/AN/A
3292N/A1343 to 2494N/AN/A
3393N/A1402 to 2603N/AN/A
3494N/A1463 to 2717N/AN/A
3595N/A1526 to 2835N/AN/A
3696N/A1593 to 2958N/AN/A
3797N/A1661 to 3086N/AN/A
3898N/A1733 to 3219N/AN/A
3999N/A1808 to 3357N/AN/A
40100N/A1886 to 3502N/AN/A

Gem quality

TypeAdditional Effects per 1-20% QualityWeight
Superior(0.5-10)% increased Area of Effect1

Item acquisition

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

Recipes

Vaal Storm Call can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
9Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem
Quality: +20%
Corrupted
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
Random corrupted Vaal gem with 20% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Video demonstration

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Storm Call has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Arcane Storm Call EffectArcane Storm Call EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Storm Call becomes an arcane effect.Your Storm Call becomes an arcane effect.
Astral Storm Call EffectAstral Storm Call EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Storm Call becomes an Astral Effect.Your Storm Call becomes an Astral Effect.
Demonic Storm Call EffectDemonic Storm Call EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Storm Call becomes a demonic effect.Your Storm Call becomes a demonic effect.
Divine Storm Call EffectDivine Storm Call EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Storm Call becomes a divine effect.Your Storm Call becomes a divine effect.
Harbinger Storm Call EffectHarbinger Storm Call EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Storm Call becomes a blue harbinger effect.Your Storm Call becomes a blue harbinger effect.
Tribal Storm Call EffectTribal Storm Call EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Storm Call becomes charged orange lightning around a tribal fetish.Your Storm Call becomes charged orange lightning around a tribal fetish.

Version history

Version Changes
3.23.0
  • No longer has 10-29% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments.
3.14.0
  • Now deals 21 to 38 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (previously 14 to 26), and 510 to 947 Lightning Damage at gem level 20 (previously 370 to 687).
  • Now has added damage effectiveness of 130% (previously 100%).
  • Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 7 seconds (previously 9).
  • 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.
3.3.0
  • No longer triggers other Vaal Storm Calls at the end of its duration.
  • The period of time between strikes now scales alongside the skill's duration. Reducing Vaal Storm Call's duration will now also shorten the delay between lightning strikes.
  • Lightning strikes now deal damage in an area, not just to the struck enemy.
  • Area of effect of the primary strike (the final one) increased by approximately 33%.
2.0.0
  • Damage increased by 20%.
  • The Radius on the explosion has been increased to match the new value on Storm Call.
  • The base Soul Requirements have been increased to 16.
  • Critical Strike Chance increased from 5% to 6%.
1.1.2
  • Vaal Storm Call has been added to the game.

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