Vaal Earthquake

Vaal EarthquakeVaal, Attack, AoE, Duration, Slam, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Attack Speed: 75% of base
Attack Damage: (60-71)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (60-71)%Requires Level 28Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a short duration. After using this skill, your steps will deal damage around you, cracking the earth if the previous cracks have erupted. This effect ends after a secondary duration, or after a maximum number of aftershocks. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1% increased DamageDeals (60-71)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 1 seconds
Aftershock deals (350-407)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
Base secondary duration is 12 seconds
Ongoing effect ends after 7 Aftershocks
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: 28Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalEarthquake

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Earthquake.

Vaal Earthquake is a Vaal skill gem. The character strikes the ground, creating an aftershock that erupts to deal more damage in a bigger area. Only one aftershock can be active at a time. The user will also release a limited number of aftershocks while moving.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	More Damage	Physical Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	60%	60%	350%	N/A	0	0
2	31	73	61%	60.6%	353%	N/A	199345	199345
3	34	79	61%	61.2%	356%	N/A	285815	485160
4	37	85	62%	61.7%	359%	N/A	401344	886504
5	40	92	62%	62.3%	362%	N/A	554379	1440883
6	42	96	63%	62.9%	365%	N/A	477437	1918320
7	44	100	63%	63.5%	368%	N/A	583786	2502106
8	46	104	64%	64.1%	371%	N/A	710359	3212465
9	48	109	65%	64.6%	374%	N/A	1355511	4567976
10	50	113	65%	65.2%	377%	N/A	1138877	5706853
11	52	117	66%	65.8%	380%	N/A	1368233	7075086
12	54	121	66%	66.4%	383%	N/A	1638338	8713424
13	56	125	67%	66.9%	386%	N/A	1956648	10670072
14	58	130	68%	67.5%	389%	N/A	3655184	14325256
15	60	134	68%	68.1%	392%	N/A	3017327	17342583
16	62	138	69%	68.7%	395%	N/A	7759995	25102578
17	64	142	69%	69.3%	398%	N/A	15138193	40240771
18	66	146	70%	69.8%	401%	N/A	26083825	66324596
19	68	151	70%	70.4%	404%	N/A	62620247	128944843
20	70	155	71%	71%	407%	N/A	211708088	340652931
21	72	159	72%	71.6%	410%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	72%	72.2%	413%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	73%	72.7%	416%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	73%	73.3%	419%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	74%	73.9%	422%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	74%	74.5%	425%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	75%	75.1%	428%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	76%	75.6%	431%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	76%	76.2%	434%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	77%	76.8%	437%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	77%	77.1%	437%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	77%	77.4%	440%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	78%	77.7%	440%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	78%	77.9%	443%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	78%	78.2%	443%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	79%	78.5%	446%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	79%	78.8%	446%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	79%	79.1%	449%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	79%	79.4%	449%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	80%	79.5%	452%	N/A	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
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 Earthquake:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Vaal Earthquake.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Earthquake Damage 1	66	25% increased Earthquake Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Earthquake Damage 2	75	40% increased Earthquake Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Earthquake Damage per 0.1s Duration 1	66	Earthquake deals 5% increased Damage per 0.1 seconds Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Earthquake Damage per 0.1s Duration 2	75	Earthquake deals 8% increased Damage per 0.1 seconds Duration	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Earthquake Area Of Effect 1	66	16% increased Earthquake Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Earthquake Area Of Effect 2	75	24% increased Earthquake Area of Effect	helmet 100 default 0

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Earthquake has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Crystal Earthquake EffectCrystal Earthquake EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Earthquake becomes a crystal effect.	Your Earthquake becomes a crystal effect.
Demonic Earthquake EffectDemonic Earthquake EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Earthquake becomes a Demonic Effect.	Your Earthquake becomes a Demonic Effect.
Gore Earthquake EffectGore Earthquake EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Earthquake becomes a gory effect.	Your Earthquake becomes a gory effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Now deals 70% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 60%) and 85% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 71%) Ongoing effect now ends after 9 Aftershocks (previously 7). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 9 seconds (previously 12).
3.11.0	Base attack speed is now 75% to match Earthquake (from 100%). Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 60% at gem level 1 (from 50%), up to 71% at gem level 20 (from 61%).
3.7.0	Aftershocks now benefit from 30 to 46 added physical damage at gem level 1, up to 169 to 254 at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased damage per 1% gem quality (rather than 1% increased physical damage).
3.4.0	The aftershock now deals 70% (up from 50%) more damage with hits and ailments (as opposed to every form of damage) at all gem levels.
3.3.0	Vaal Earthquake has been added to the game.