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For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Portal (gem).

Vaal Breach is a vaal spell that creates a Breach portal at the player's location.

Skill functions and interactions

Vaal Breach is a colourless gem that be placed into any item socket. It can be obtained in one of three ways:

  • Use a Vaal Orb inventory iconVaal OrbVaal OrbStack Size: 10Corrupts an item, modifying it unpredictablyRight click this item then left click an item to corrupt it. Corrupted items cannot be modified again.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Vaal Orb inventory icon
    on a Portal inventory iconPortalPortalSpell
    Level: 1
    Cast Time: 2.50 sec
    Requires Level 10Creates a portal to the current area's town.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3% increased Cast Speed0.01% chance to travel to Winding Pier instead while on a Ley Fishing LinePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Portal skill icon
    Portal inventory icon
    gem. This only works in maps with the Zana Breach mod active.
  • A rare drop from a Gemcutter's Strongbox with the "of Corruption" mod.
  • It is also available as a random drop from a breach monster.

It can be supported with certain gems like Faster Casting Support inventory iconFaster Casting SupportFaster Casting SupportSupport, Spell
Icon: f
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Requires Level 18Supports non-instant spell skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateIgnites from Supported Skills deal Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (20-39)% increased Cast SpeedThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Faster Casting Support inventory icon
.

Unlike most gems, Vaal Breach does not gain any experience and therefore cannot level up. It can have its level temporarily increased by items or Empower Support inventory iconEmpower SupportEmpower SupportSupport
Icon: +
Level: (1-3)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2AnomalousThis Gem gains 5% increased Experience3% reduced Strength Requirement+(0-2) to Level of Supported Active Skill GemsThis 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 Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Empower Support inventory icon
, however, increasing the gem's level has no effect.

Monsters spawned through Vaal Breach do not grant experience or drop items.

However, monsters from the breach still grant flask charges, and if a Headhunter inventory iconHeadhunterHeadhunter
Leather Belt
Requires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength
+(40-55) to Dexterity
+(50-60) to maximum Life
(20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters
When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 20 seconds
"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and
judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat.
The head is where the Man is."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom
Headhunter inventory icon
or Inspired Learning inventory iconInspired LearningInspired Learning
Crimson Jewel
Radius: SmallWith 4 Notables Allocated in Radius, When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain 1 of its Modifiers for 20 secondsIf you do not learn from a won battle
then you have already lost the war.
Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Inspired Learning inventory icon
Jewel is equipped, mods from breach spawned rare monsters can be gained. Trigger support gems like Lua error in Module:Item_link at line 56: Item link: metadata_id, page, item_name or item_name_exact must be specified. or unique item interactions will still activate with Vaal Breach monsters. Also, Soul Eater stacks can be gained by killing them.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelExp.Total Exp.
11000
210N/AN/A
310N/AN/A
410N/AN/A
510N/AN/A
610N/AN/A
710N/AN/A
810N/AN/A
910N/AN/A
1010N/AN/A

Version history

Version Changes
2.5.0
  • Vaal Breach has been added to the game.
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