Vaal Blade Vortex

Vaal Blade VortexVaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 75%Requires Level 12Creates an independently-moving vortex of ethereal blades which lasts for a duration. The vortex moves toward nearby enemies, repeatedly damaging enemies that it passes through.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (14-331) to (20-496) Physical Damage
Base duration is 3 seconds
+(8-12) to radius
Hits Enemies every 0.13 Seconds
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
Has 10 blades
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Area level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalBladeVortex

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Blade Vortex.

Vaal Blade Vortex is a Vaal skill gem that creates a vortex of blades that rapidly deal physical damage. The vortex will home in on enemies while it lasts.

Gem level progression

Level			Physical Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	14 to 20	+8	0	0
2	15	39	17 to 25	+8	15249	15249
3	19	48	22 to 34	+8	41517	56766
4	23	56	29 to 44	+8	81983	138749
5	27	64	37 to 56	+9	147968	286717
6	31	73	47 to 71	+9	250557	537274
7	35	81	59 to 88	+9	405086	942360
8	38	88	69 to 104	+9	447718	1390078
9	41	94	81 to 122	+10	615318	2005396
10	44	100	95 to 143	+10	834639	2840035
11	47	106	111 to 166	+10	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	129 to 193	+10	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	149 to 224	+11	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	172 to 258	+11	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	199 to 298	+11	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	229 to 343	+11	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	251 to 377	+12	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	275 to 413	+12	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	302 to 453	+12	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	331 to 496	+12	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	362 to 543	+13	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	396 to 594	+13	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	433 to 649	+13	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	473 to 709	+13	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	516 to 774	+14	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	563 to 845	+14	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	615 to 922	+14	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	670 to 1006	+14	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	731 to 1096	+15	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	796 to 1194	+15	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	831 to 1246	+15	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	867 to 1301	+15	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	905 to 1357	+15	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	944 to 1416	+15	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	985 to 1477	+15	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	1027 to 1541	+16	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	1072 to 1607	+16	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	1118 to 1676	+16	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	1166 to 1748	+16	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	1215 to 1823	+16	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 with 20% quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	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
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	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 with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Vaal Blade Vortex:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Blade Vortex.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Blade Vortex Crit Multi Per Blade 1	66	Blade Vortex has +2% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Crit Multi Per Blade 2	75	Blade Vortex has +3% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Damage 1	66	25% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Damage 2	75	40% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damage	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Duration 1	66	20% increased Blade Vortex Duration	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Duration 2	75	30% increased Blade Vortex Duration	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect	helmet 75 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Blade Vortex has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Demonic Blade VortexDemonic Blade VortexSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Vortex becomes a black and red demonic vortex.	Your Blade Vortex becomes a black and red demonic vortex.
Illusionist Blade Vortex EffectIllusionist Blade Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectReplaces the standard effect on a Blade Vortex gem with an illusionist version.	Replaces the standard effect on a Blade Vortex gem with an illusionist version.
Sawblade Blade VortexSawblade Blade VortexSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Vortex becomes a Sawblade Effect.	Your Blade Vortex becomes a Sawblade Effect.
Transcendence Blade Vortex EffectTranscendence Blade Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Vortex or Vaal Blade Vortex becomes a Transcendence Vortex effect.	Your Blade Vortex or Vaal Blade Vortex becomes a Transcendence Vortex effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Now deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 14 to 20), and 276 to 413 Physical Damage at gem level 20 (previously 331 to 496). Now has added damage effectiveness of 60% (previously 75%). Now hits enemies every 0.2 seconds (previously 0.13). Now has a base duration of 5 seconds (previously 3). Now stores up to 2 uses (previously 1). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 6 seconds (previously 5).
3.6.0	Now deals 14 to 20 Physical damage at level 1 of the gem (from 20 to 30), up to 331 to 496 Physical damage at level 20 of the gem (from 369 to 554). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 75% (from 80%).
3.3.0c	Improved the AI of Vaal Blade Vortex.
3.3.0	Vaal Blade Vortex has been added to the game.