Vortex of Projection

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VortexVortex of Projection
Vortex of ProjectionSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-210)%Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will explode from a number of those projectiles instead, destroying them.Deals (48-933) to (72-1399) Cold Damage
Base duration is 1.50 seconds
Deals (57.7-1386.4) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
50% more Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolt
Base radius is 2 metres
50% more Damage when Cast on Frostbolt
Base secondary radius is 2 metres
Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 28
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Vortex of Projection is a cold spell that deals damage in an area around the character and leaves a ground effect that both chills (chilled ground) and deals cold damage over time. This skill interacts with FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (250-360)%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (1-20)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., allowing this spell to explode from Frostbolt projectiles instead of your location.

It is a transfigured version of VortexVortexSpell, AoE, Cold, Duration, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (13-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (130-210)%
AoE Radius: 2Requires Level 28An icy blast explodes around the caster, dealing cold damage to enemies, and leaving behind a whirling vortex which deals cold damage over time and chills enemies caught in it.Deals (48-933) to (72-1399) Cold Damage
Base duration is 3.00 seconds
Deals (115.6-2772.8) Base Cold Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Base radius is 2 metres
Base secondary radius is 2 metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.01-0.2) metres to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version allows the Vortex to explode from your FrostboltFrostboltSpell, Projectile, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-25) Mana
Cast Time: 0.75 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (250-360)%
Projectile Speed: 375Fires a slow-moving projectile that pierces through enemies, dealing cold damage.Deals (9-1594) to (13-2392) Cold Damage
Projectiles Pierce all Targets

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles that have Pierced deal (1-20)% more DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. projectiles, which gains more damage and area of effect when it does. This version deals less base cold damage over time.

Skill functions and interactions

See also: Vortex

Can explode from up to 5 Frostbolt Projectiles:

  • Explosions occur sequentially, with a delay between each one.
  • Each Vortex determines which Frostbolts it will explode from when it is cast or triggered. Explosions cannot occur from Frostbolts created afterward.
    • When Vortex explodes from a Frostbolt that other Vortex effects also intend to explode from, all explosions will occur from that Frostbolt simultaneously.[1]
  • This effect destroys the Frostbolt, unlike Ice Nova of FrostboltsIce Nova of FrostboltsSpell, AoE, Cold, Nova
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (8-23) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.70 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 130%    Requires Level 12A circle of ice expands from the caster. If the caster targets near their Frostbolt projectiles, it will expand from a number of those projectiles instead. If this skill would repeat when cast this way, it will instead expand again from the same projectiles after a short delay.Deals (14-590) to (20-885) Cold Damage
    Base radius is (1.8-2.2) metres
    Deals 50% more Damage with Hits and Ailments when cast on Frostbolt
    Can expand from up to 2 Frostbolt Projectiles

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metres    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.    .
    • If the Frostbolt can Return, it will Return instead of disappear. Only one Vortex effect can explode from projectiles that Return this way, and they cannot be targeted by Vortex of Projection again (nor by Ice Nova of Frostbolts).[2]
  • Frostbolts must have been created by your character, not proxies or allies.[3]

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost		Damage
Effectiveness		Cold
Damage		Cold
DPS		Exp.Total Exp.
1286713130%48 to 7257.700
2317314130%61 to 9274.2199345199345
3347915140%77 to 11594.7285815485160
4378516140%96 to 144120.5401344886504
5409216150%120 to 180152.75543791440883
6429617150%138 to 208177.94774371918320
74410018160%160 to 240207.65837862502106
84610418160%184 to 276241.87103593212465
94810919160%212 to 318281.213555114567976
105011319170%244 to 366326.611388775706853
115211720170%280 to 42037913682337075086
125412120170%321 to 482439.216383388713424
135612521180%368 to 552508.4195664810670072
145813021180%421 to 632586.4365518414325256
156013422190%482 to 723679.2301732717342583
166213822190%551 to 826784775999525102578
176414223200%629 to 943904.11513819340240771
186614624200%718 to 10771044.22608382566324596
196815124200%819 to 12281205.162620247128944843
207015525210%933 to 13991386.4211708088340652931
217215925210%1063 to 15941593.8——
2274—26210%1210 to 18141835.3——
2376—26210%1376 to 20642107——
2478—27210%1565 to 23472417.5——
2580—27210%1778 to 26672778.2——
2682—28210%2020 to 30293183.7——
2784—28210%2293 to 34393662.4——
2886—29210%2602 to 39034201.3——
2988—30210%2952 to 44274796.4——
3090—30210%3347 to 50205508.1——
3191—30210%3563 to 53455889.1——
3292—31210%3793 to 56906308.8——
3393—31210%4038 to 60566743.4——
3494—31210%4297 to 64467222.2——
3595—31210%4574 to 68607718——
3696—32210%4867 to 73018263.9——
3797—32210%5179 to 77688829.3——
3898—32210%5510 to 82659451.5——
3999—33210%5862 to 879310096——
40100—33210%6236 to 935410783.3——

Item acquisition

Vortex of Projection has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Vortex of Projection can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
4The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem
CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.		Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gemA
8The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +23%
CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.		Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% qualityA
3Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +20%
Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."		Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% qualityA
8Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem
Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.		level 19 transfigured gem with 19% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA
Vortex
Debuff
Vortex skill icon.png


Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vortex of Projection.

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.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 166Merciless LabyrinthVortex has 30% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolthelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex AoE On Frostbolt 275Eternal LabyrinthVortex has 45% increased Area of Effect when Cast on Frostbolthelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Cooldown Recovery 166Merciless LabyrinthVortex has 20% increased Cooldown Recovery Ratehelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Cooldown Recovery 275Eternal LabyrinthVortex has 30% increased Cooldown Recovery Ratehelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Damage 166Merciless Labyrinth25% increased Vortex Damagehelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Damage 275Eternal Labyrinth40% increased Vortex Damagehelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Duration 166Merciless Labyrinth20% increased Vortex Durationhelmet 75
Enchantment Vortex Duration 275Eternal Labyrinth30% increased Vortex Durationhelmet 75
EnchantmentVortexRadius166Merciless Labyrinth16% increased Vortex Area of Effecthelmet 0
EnchantmentVortexRadius275Eternal Labyrinth24% increased Vortex Area of Effecthelmet 0

Alternate skill effects

Vortex of Projection has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemDescription
Black Hole Vortex EffectBlack Hole Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Vortex becomes a stationary black hole.Your Vortex becomes a stationary black hole.
Ghastly Vortex Skill EffectGhastly Vortex Skill EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Vortex becomes a ghastly effect.Your Vortex becomes a ghastly effect.
Myrmidon Vortex EffectMyrmidon Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Vortex becomes a Myrmidon Effect.Your Vortex becomes a Myrmidon Effect.

Version history

Version Changes
3.26.0
  • Vortex of Projection: Now has 130-210% Effectiveness of Added Damage (previously 130-170%). Now deals 48 to 72 Cold Damage at gem level 1 (previously 49 to 73), scaling up to 933 to 1399 at gem level 20 (previously 779 to 1169). Now deals 57.7-1386.4 Base Cold Damage per second at gem levels 1-20 (previously 57.9-1158.1).
3.25.0
  • Now has 130% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 1, scaling up to 170% at gem level 20 (previously 270% at all gem levels).
3.23.0
  • Added to the game.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/1l91dd8/vortex_of_projection_mechanics
  2. ↑ https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/3530274
  3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/pathofexile/comments/4m4lb9/frost_bolt_ice_nova_mechanics_question/d3u5fus/?context=5
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