Voltaxic Burst

Voltaxic BurstSpell, AoE, Chaos, Lightning, Nova, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 230%Requires Level 12Each cast of this spell waits for a short duration, releasing a burst of lightning and chaos spell damage in an area around you when that duration ends. Enemies killed by this damage, or shortly after, will explode. The explosions of the corpses are not affected by modifiers to spell damage, and cannot be reflected.Deals (20-906) to (38-1683) Lightning Damage
Base duration is 2.50 seconds
Explosion deals base Lightning Damage equal to 6% of corpse's Maximum Life
+(0-0.3) metres to radius
40% of Lightning Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
1% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.05-1)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waitingPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVoltaxicBurst

Voltaxic Burst is a spell skill gem which, after casting, waits for a short duration before releasing a burst of lightning and chaos spell damage in an area around you, exploding enemies killed by it.

Skill functions and interactions

Area of Effect: Increased AoE will increase both the area of the burst and the area of the secondary explosions.

Duration: Increases and reductions to duration will affect the time between the cast and the burst. Reducing the duration will allow you to deal damage sooner, while increasing the duration might allow you to make better use of 1% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting.

The modifier: 1% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting, is taken into account when an individual spell cast deals damage, not when said spell was initially cast . i.e. If the player were to have 30 casts in waiting, the first spell to deal damage will have a 30% more multiplier. If the player was to stop casting, the final cast of that initial 30 would only have 1% more damage. Voltaxic Bursts cast using different Skill Gems use the same counter for the aforementioned modifier, but have distinct durations based upon the gems supporting it.

Conversion: Voltaxic RiftVoltaxic Rift
Spine BowBow
Physical Damage: 38-115
Elemental Damage: 1 to (600-750)
Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%
Attacks per Second: (1.54-1.61)Requires Level 64, 212 DexAdds 1 to (600-750) Lightning Damage
(10-15)% increased Attack Speed
100% of Lightning Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Your Chaos Damage can Shock
Hits with this Weapon Shock Enemies as though dealing 300% more Damage
+40% to Maximum Effect of ShockThe eldritch storm descended upon us, and bruised lightning
rained down. Metal withered and flesh melted before its
arcane power. There was no escape, no shelter. Only despair. or Original SinOriginal Sin
Amethyst RingRequires Level 52+(17-23)% to Chaos ResistanceAll Elemental Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Nearby Enemies' Chaos Resistance is 0Innocence rose to godhood not on inspired faith,
but on the vilification and hatred of another. can be equipped to fully convert the damage dealt to chaos, allowing better scaling with penetration/resistances or poison through withered, and in the case of Voltaxic Rift, additionally allows the Chaos damage to contribute to shock.

Explosion: The corpse explosion deals secondary damage in an area and cannot be reflected.

"Enemies killed by this damage, or shortly after, will explode.": Enemies killed within 0.5 seconds of taking damage from a Voltaxic Burst's hit will explode, even if killed by a minion or ally. This duration is inherent to the skill and is not modifiable in any way.

Astral ProjectorAstral Projector
Topaz RingRequires Level 40+(20-30)% to Lightning Resistance+(30-50) to Intelligence
(20-25)% increased Spell Damage
30% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments
Nova Spells have 20% less Area of Effect
Nova Spells deal 30% less Damage to Players with Hits and Ailments
Nova Spells Cast at the targeted location instead of around youThe body stands, but the spirit soars.: Does work with Voltaxic Burst. The damage when the duration expires occurs where you targeted the spell rather than around you.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Lightning Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	14	21	6	20–38	N/A	0	0
2	15	17	25	6	26–49	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	21	30	7	36–68	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	24	35	8	49–91	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	28	41	9	66–122	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	32	46	9	86–160	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	36	51	10	113–209	+0.1m	405086	942360
8	38	38	55	11	137–254	+0.1m	447718	1390078
9	41	41	59	11	165–307	+0.1m	615318	2005396
10	44	44	63	12	199–370	+0.1m	834639	2840035
11	47	47	67	12	240–445	+0.1m	1570760	4410795
12	50	49	71	13	287–533	+0.1m	1633987	6044782
13	53	52	75	13	343–637	+0.2m	2151030	8195812
14	56	55	79	14	409–759	+0.2m	2812189	11008001
15	59	58	83	14	486–903	+0.2m	5099360	16107361
16	62	60	87	15	578–1073	+0.2m	9400731	25508092
17	64	62	90	15	647–1202	+0.2m	15273366	40781458
18	66	64	92	16	724–1345	+0.2m	26286582	67068040
19	68	66	95	16	810–1505	+0.3m	62890590	129958630
20	70	68	98	16	906–1683	+0.3m	212046017	342004647
21	72	70	100	17	1012–1880	+0.3m	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	17	1130–2099	+0.3m	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	18	1261–2342	+0.3m	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	18	1407–2613	+0.3m	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	18	1568–2912	+0.4m	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	19	1747–3245	+0.4m	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	19	1946–3614	+0.4m	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	19	2166–4023	+0.4m	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	20	2410–4476	+0.4m	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	20	2681–4979	+0.4m	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	20	2827–5250	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	20	2980–5535	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	21	3142–5836	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	21	3312–6152	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	21	3491–6484	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	21	3680–6834	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	21	3878–7202	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	22	4087–7589	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	22	4306–7997	+0.5m	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	22	4537–8425	+0.5m	N/A	N/A

Gem quality

Type	Additional Effects per 1-20% Quality	Weight
Superior	+(0.05-1)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting	1

Item acquisition

Voltaxic Burst can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Voltaxic Burst can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
3	The Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater.	Random corrupted level 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality	A
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	Random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	A
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	Random level 20 gem	A
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter	Random gem with 20% quality	A
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	Random gem with 1–20% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Voltaxic Burst.

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 Voltaxic Burst Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Voltaxic Burst Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Voltaxic Burst Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Voltaxic Burst Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Voltaxic Burst Damage per 0.1s Duration 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Voltaxic Burst deals 2% increased Damage per 0.1 seconds of Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Voltaxic Burst Damage per 0.1s Duration 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Voltaxic Burst deals 3% increased Damage per 0.1 seconds of Duration	helmet 100
Enchantment Voltaxic Burst Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Voltaxic Burst Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Voltaxic Burst Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Voltaxic Burst Area of Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Voltaxic Burst has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)

Version history

Version	Changes
3.23.0	Quality now provides +0-1% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting, instead of 0-10% increased Area of Effect.
3.17.0	Voltaxic Burst now deals 20 to 38 Lightning Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 906 to 1683 at gem level 20 (previously 611 to 1134). Now has 230% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 160%).
3.16.0	Voltaxic Burst now has "1% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each Cast of this Spell currently waiting" at all gem levels, and a base Critical Strike Chance of 6.5% (previously 5%).
3.15.0	Voltaxic Burst has been added to the game.