Vaal Venom Gyre

Vaal Venom GyreAttack, Projectile, Chaos, Duration, Vaal
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec
Attack Damage: (150-200)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-200)%Requires Level 12Creates already-caught projectiles without firing them first, both immediately and over a secondary duration. Caught projectiles spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Base duration is 12.00 seconds
Base secondary duration is 6.00 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Maximum 50 caught Projectiles
Creates up to 50 caught Projectiles immediately
Creates 15 caught Projectiles per second
40% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% increased Poison DurationCorruptedPlace 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 Venom Gyre can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corrupting Venom GyreVenom GyreAttack, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Speed: 120% of base
Attack Damage: (150-200)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-200)%Requires Level 12Fires a returning projectile that can be caught. Caught projectiles spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Base duration is 12.00 seconds
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Projectiles Return to you
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Returning Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Maximum 30 caught Projectiles
40% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Maximum +(0.5-10) caught ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalVenomGyre

Vaal Venom Gyre is a claw/dagger attack skill that does not deal damage directly, but instead temporarily increases your maximum number of Venom GyreVenom GyreAttack, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Speed: 120% of base
Attack Damage: (150-200)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-200)%Requires Level 12Fires a returning projectile that can be caught. Caught projectiles spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Base duration is 12.00 seconds
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Projectiles Return to you
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Returning Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Maximum 30 caught Projectiles
40% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Maximum +(0.5-10) caught ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. caught Projectiles to 50, immediately grants you up to your maximum number of caught Projectiles on use, and grants additional caught Projectiles over a secondary duration.

Skill functions and interactions

• Pierce: Primary projectiles can Pierce, allowing a single target to be struck by both the outgoing and returning projectiles. Does not generate additional Returning Projectiles.
• Fork: Forking projectiles do not Return, but the final projectiles return as expected. This can be useful for clearing packs and generates additional Returning Projectiles.
• Chain: Works as expected for the primary projectile. Projectiles do not Return until it is done Chaining.

Note: Caught projectiles can pierce, fork, split, and chain, but not return.

• Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost: (6-10) Mana
  Attack Damage: (136-314)% of base
  Effectiveness of Added Damage: (136-314)%Requires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. If dual wielding attacks with both weapons, dealing the damage of both in one hit. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.When Dual Wielding, Deals 75% Damage from each Weapon combined
  +0.6 seconds to Attack Time
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  (0.5-10)% increased Attack SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: Launches caught Returning Projectiles in a spiralling fashion when used. The projectiles are released very quickly but sequentially. When released while travelling through a target, approximately 30% of caught Projectiles can shotgun a target.

• Additional projectiles: Applies to the primary projectile, but not caught projectiles released by Whirling Blades.

• Point Blank and Far Shot: Takes total travel distance into account. Caught projectiles released by Whirling Blades are considered new projectiles while Returning Projectiles are not.

• Skill effect duration: Only applies to how long returning projectiles are stored and has no impact on Poison duration. Less Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
  Icon: d
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
  Supported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills have (0.5-10)% less Skill Effect DurationThis 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. increases all damage dealt by the Skill.

• This Skill can generate multiple hits and poison stacks due to the nature of its number of projectiles, giving it strong synergy with Herald of AgonyHerald of AgonySpell, Herald, Minion, Chaos, Physical
  Level: (1-20)
  Reservation: 25% Mana
  Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
  Can Store 1 Use(s)
  Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Grants a buff giving more poison damage and a chance to inflict poison. When you poison an enemy while you have this buff, you gain Virulence, and summon an Agony Crawler minion that uses projectile and area attacks. You will lose Virulence over time, at a rate which increases the more Virulence you have. The minion will die when you have no Virulence.Maximum 1 Summoned Agony Crawler
  Buff grants 20% chance to Poison on Hit
  Grants Virulence when you Poison an Enemy
  Buff grants 10% more Damage with Poison
  40 Maximum Virulence
  Minions cannot Taunt Enemies
  Agony Crawler has (2-4)% increased Attack Speed per Virulence you have
  Agony Crawler deals (5-9)% increased Physical Damage per Virulence you have
  Agony Crawler has (1-45) to (3-84) Added Physical Damage per Virulence you have
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  +(0.25-5) to Maximum VirulencePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Vile Toxins SupportVile Toxins SupportSupport
  Icon: e
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that hits enemies.Supported Skills deal 5% more Damage with Hits for each Poison on the Enemy, up to (5-8)
  Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Poison
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage with PoisonThis 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., Withering Touch SupportWithering Touch SupportChaos, Physical, Attack, Support, Duration
  Icon: w
  Level: (1-20)
  Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports attack skills.Supported Skills have 25% chance to inflict Withered on Hit
  Withered lasts 2 seconds
  Supported Skills gain (10-29)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos Damage
  
  Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Chaos 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., and the Assassin's Noxious Strike and Toxic Delivery nodes.

As this skill does not directly do damage, #% increased Damage with Vaal Skills has no effect on damage.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	150%	150%	0	0
2	15	25	17	152.6%	152.6%	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	155.3%	155.3%	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	157.9%	157.9%	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	160.5%	160.5%	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	163.2%	163.2%	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	165.8%	165.8%	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	168.4%	168.4%	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	171.1%	171.1%	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	173.7%	173.7%	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	176.3%	176.3%	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	178.9%	178.9%	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	181.6%	181.6%	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	184.2%	184.2%	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	186.8%	186.8%	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	189.5%	189.5%	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	192.1%	192.1%	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	194.7%	194.7%	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	197.4%	197.4%	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	200%	200%	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	202.6%	202.6%	—	—
22	74	—	—	205.3%	205.3%	—	—
23	76	—	—	207.9%	207.9%	—	—
24	78	—	—	210.5%	210.5%	—	—
25	80	—	—	213.2%	213.2%	—	—
26	82	—	—	215.8%	215.8%	—	—
27	84	—	—	218.4%	218.4%	—	—
28	86	—	—	221.1%	221.1%	—	—
29	88	—	—	223.7%	223.7%	—	—
30	90	—	—	226.3%	226.3%	—	—
31	91	—	—	227.6%	227.6%	—	—
32	92	—	—	228.9%	228.9%	—	—
33	93	—	—	230.3%	230.3%	—	—
34	94	—	—	231.6%	231.6%	—	—
35	95	—	—	232.9%	232.9%	—	—
36	96	—	—	234.2%	234.2%	—	—
37	97	—	—	235.5%	235.5%	—	—
38	98	—	—	236.8%	236.8%	—	—
39	99	—	—	238.2%	238.2%	—	—
40	100	—	—	239.5%	239.5%	—	—

Item acquisition

Vaal Venom Gyre has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Vaal Venom Gyre can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas, or by corrupting Venom GyreVenom GyreAttack, Projectile, Chaos, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-8) Mana
Attack Speed: 120% of base
Attack Damage: (150-200)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-200)%Requires Level 12Fires a returning projectile that can be caught. Caught projectiles spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Base duration is 12.00 seconds
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Projectiles Return to you
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Returning Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Maximum 30 caught Projectiles
40% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Maximum +(0.5-10) caught ProjectilesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Recipes

Vaal Venom Gyre 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

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Venom Gyre.

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 Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Venom Gyre has a 15% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades	helmet 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Venom Gyre has a 25% chance to keep each caught Projectile fired with Whirling Blades	helmet 100
Enchantment Venom Gyre Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Venom Gyre deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Venom Gyre Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Venom Gyre deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Venom Gyre Withering On Hit Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Venom Gyre has a 12% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit	helmet 100
Enchantment Venom Gyre Withering On Hit Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Venom Gyre has a 20% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Venom Gyre has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Illusionist Venom Gyre EffectIllusionist Venom Gyre EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Venom Gyre becomes an Illusionist Effect.	Your Venom Gyre becomes an Illusionist Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has 150% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 125%), scaling up to 200% at gem level 20 (previously 165%).
3.20.1	You can no longer animation-cancel Vaal Venom Gyre, Vaal Volcanic FissureVaal Volcanic FissureMelee, Attack, Projectile, AoE, Slam, Fire, Vaal Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 25 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec Attack Speed: 80% of base Attack Damage: (201-352)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (201-352)%Requires Level 12Slam the ground, creating a winding fissure that deals area damage while travelling outwards. When it reaches the target location it erupts, releasing a burst of molten projectiles. After erupting, the fissure continues moving towards enemies to cause further eruptions. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Fires 9 Projectiles 50% more Area of Effect 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Fissure erupts 5 additional times 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., Vaal Blade FlurryVaal Blade FlurryAttack, AoE, Channelling, Vaal, Melee Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 3 sec Attack Speed: 320% of base Attack Damage: (403-690)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (403-690)%Requires Level 28Channel to create an expanding circle area around you that blinds enemies within it. When you stop channelling, deals damage in a smaller area around each enemy in the circle. Requires a Dagger, Claw or One-Handed Sword.100% chance to Blind enemies on hit Can't be Evaded (30-68)% increased Blind Effect 50% less Damage Taken while Channelling Base Circle Radius is 1 metre +0.5 metres to Circle Radius per Stage Channelling stops when Total Circle Radius reaches 9 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.25-5)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stageCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Vaal Caustic ArrowVaal Caustic ArrowAttack, Projectile, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Vaal, Bow Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 20 Can Store 2 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (280-400)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (280-400)%Fires a slow-moving serpentine arrow which deals chaos damage while piercing enemies, and leaves a trail of caustic ground. Enemies standing on the caustic ground take chaos damage over time.Projectiles Pierce all Targets Deals (21.1-4622.5) Base Chaos Damage per second Base duration is 6.00 seconds Modifiers to Projectile Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage Can't be Evaded Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: +(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Vaal Molten StrikeVaal Molten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Chaining, Vaal Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 15 Can Store 3 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 3 sec Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (86-199)% of base Effectiveness of Added Damage: (86-199)%Infuses your melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth causing area attack damage to enemies where they land.Fires 9 Projectiles +0.4 metres to radius Chains +8 Times 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage Can't be Evaded Projectiles can Chain when impacting the ground Projectiles do not change direction when Chaining Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Projectiles deal (0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. before the point in the animation that damage is dealt.
3.20.0	Introduced to the game.