Vaal Ancestral Warchief

Vaal Ancestral WarchiefVaal, Attack, Totem, AoE, Melee, Slam
Souls Per Use: 20 (N) /
Can Store 2 Use(s)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 80% of BaseRequires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful cascading slam while you're near it. If the enemies are far away, it will leap toward them as it slams. Being near it grants you more melee damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1% increased Totem DamageDeals (100-122.8)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 6 seconds
50% increased Totem Placement speed
32% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active
+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 28Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalAncestralWarchief

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Ancestral Warchief.

Vaal Ancestral Warchief is a Vaal skill gem. It functions much the same as Ancestral WarchiefAncestral WarchiefAttack, Totem, AoE, Slam, Melee
Mana Cost: 10
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 90% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (110%-133%)Requires Level 28Summons an Ancestor Totem which attacks enemies with a powerful slam while you're near it. Being near it grants you more melee damage.Per 1% Quality:12341% increased Totem Damage2% increased Totem Placement speed2% increased Activation range2% increased Damage with AilmentsDeals (110-133)% of Base Attack Damage
Totem lasts 12 seconds
50% increased Totem Placement speed
(8-18)% more Melee Damage while Totem is Active
+10 to Melee Strike RangePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., but deals more damage, in a cascade, and has the ability to leap towards enemies that are out of range.

Skill functions and interactions

Soul Gain Prevention: 9 seconds base, affected by totem duration, not affected by (reduced) skill effect duration, even when combined with Close Combat Support and Less Duration Support.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Damage Multiplier	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	100%	100%	0	0
2	31	73	101%	101.2%	199,345	199,345
3	34	79	102%	102.4%	285,815	485,160
4	37	85	104%	103.6%	401,344	886,504
5	40	92	105%	104.8%	554,379	1,440,883
6	42	96	106%	106%	477,437	1,918,320
7	44	100	107%	107.2%	583,786	2,502,106
8	46	104	108%	108.4%	710,359	3,212,465
9	48	109	110%	109.6%	1,355,511	4,567,976
10	50	113	111%	110.8%	1,138,877	5,706,853
11	52	117	112%	112%	1,368,233	7,075,086
12	54	121	113%	113.2%	1,638,338	8,713,424
13	56	125	114%	114.4%	1,956,648	10,670,072
14	58	130	116%	115.6%	3,655,184	14,325,256
15	60	134	117%	116.8%	3,017,327	17,342,583
16	62	138	118%	118%	7,759,995	25,102,578
17	64	142	119%	119.2%	15,138,193	40,240,771
18	66	146	120%	120.4%	26,083,825	66,324,596
19	68	151	122%	121.6%	62,620,247	128,944,843
20	70	155	123%	122.8%	211,708,088	340,652,931
21	72	159	124%	124%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	125%	125.2%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	126%	126.4%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	128%	127.6%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	129%	128.8%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	130%	130%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	131%	131.2%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	132%	132.4%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	134%	133.6%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	135%	134.8%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	135%	135.4%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	136%	136%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	137%	136.6%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	137%	137.2%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	138%	137.8%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	138%	138.4%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	139%	139%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	140%	139.6%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	140%	140.2%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	141%	140.8%	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
9	Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Superior Vaal Gem Quality: +20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.	random corrupted superior Vaal gem (Q20)	Automatic
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	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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 superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Vaal Ancestral Warchief:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Ancestral Warchief.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Ancestral Warchief Damage 1	66	25% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestral Warchief Damage 2	75	40% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Melee Damage 1	66	Ancestral Warchief Totem grants 20% increased Melee Damage while Active	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Melee Damage 2	75	Ancestral Warchief Totem grants 30% increased Melee Damage while Active	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Ancestor Warchief Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Ancestral Warchief Totem Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Ancestral Warchief has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Iron Maiden Ancestral WarchiefIron Maiden Ancestral WarchiefSkill Gem EffectYour Ancestral Warchief becomes an Iron Maiden Effect.	Your Ancestral Warchief becomes an Iron Maiden Effect.
Void Ancestral WarchiefVoid Ancestral WarchiefSkill Gem EffectYour Ancestral Warchief becomes a void effect.	Your Ancestral Warchief becomes a void effect.

Monster stats

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attack speed	critical strike chance	damage multiplier	experience multiplier	health multiplier	minimum attack distance	maximum attack distance	skill ids	size	part1 mod ids	part2 mod ids	mod ids	endgame mod ids	metadata id	name	monsters.tags	monster_types.tags	armour multiplier	damage spread	energy shield multiplier	evasion multiplier	part1 fire	part1 cold	part1 lightning	part1 chaos	part2 fire	part2 cold	part2 lightning	part2 chaos	monster_resistances.endgame_fire	monster_resistances.endgame_cold	monster_resistances.endgame_lightning	monster_resistances.endgame_chaos
1.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	7.44	6	6		4					Metadata/Monsters/Totems/VaalSlamTotem	Totem	mud_blood • construct	construct	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	40	40	40	20	40	40	40	20	40	40	40	20

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Version history

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Now has an attack speed multiplier of 80% (rather than 20% less attack speed).
3.4.0	Vaal Ancestral Warchief has been added to the game.