Vaal Flameblast

Vaal FlameblastVaal, Spell, AoE, Fire, Channelling
Souls Per Use: 30 (N) /
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%Requires Level 28Targets an area and builds up stages in that area based on cast speed. It explodes every 3 stages, until it reaches a maximum of 15. As it gains more stages, the area gets smaller but the damage gets higher.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1% increased DamageDeals (31-280) to (46-419) Fire Damage
110% more Spell Damage for each stage
90% more Damage with Ailments for each stage
50% chance to Ignite enemies
-1 to Radius for each Stage
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/SkillGemVaalFlameblast

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Flameblast.

Vaal Flameblast is a vaal spell that builds up multiple large explosions to deal fire damage to enemies within the spell area.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Unlike regular Flameblast, this skill does not need to be channeled by the caster. It will automatically charge to full stacks while exploding every 3 stages.

The base radius of Vaal Flameblast is 35. This would make the first blast have a base radius of 32, the second of 29, the third of 26, the fourth of 23, and the final of 20.

Gem level progression

Level			Fire Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	28	67	31 to 46	0	0
2	31	73	37 to 56	199,345	199,345
3	34	79	44 to 66	285,815	485,160
4	37	85	52 to 79	401,344	886,504
5	40	92	62 to 93	554,379	1,440,883
6	42	96	69 to 103	477,437	1,918,320
7	44	100	77 to 115	583,786	2,502,106
8	46	104	85 to 128	710,359	3,212,465
9	48	109	95 to 142	1,355,511	4,567,976
10	50	113	105 to 157	1,138,877	5,706,853
11	52	117	116 to 174	1,368,233	7,075,086
12	54	121	129 to 193	1,638,338	8,713,424
13	56	125	142 to 213	1,956,648	10,670,072
14	58	130	157 to 235	3,655,184	14,325,256
15	60	134	173 to 260	3,017,327	17,342,583
16	62	138	191 to 286	7,759,995	25,102,578
17	64	142	210 to 315	15,138,193	40,240,771
18	66	146	231 to 347	26,083,825	66,324,596
19	68	151	254 to 382	62,620,247	128,944,843
20	70	155	280 to 419	211,708,088	340,652,931
21	72	159	307 to 461	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	337 to 506	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	370 to 555	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	406 to 609	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	445 to 667	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	487 to 731	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	533 to 800	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	584 to 876	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	639 to 958	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	699 to 1048	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	730 to 1096	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	764 to 1145	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	798 to 1197	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	834 to 1252	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	872 to 1308	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	911 to 1367	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	952 to 1429	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	995 to 1493	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	1040 to 1560	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	1086 to 1629	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
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 (Q20)	Automatic

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Flameblast has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Flameblast EffectCelestial Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a celestial effect.	Your Flameblast becomes a celestial effect.
Demonic Flameblast EffectDemonic Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a powerful demonic explosion.	Your Flameblast becomes a powerful demonic explosion.
Harbinger Flameblast EffectHarbinger Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a blue harbinger effect.	Your Flameblast becomes a blue harbinger effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Now deals 120% more Spell Damage for each stage (previously 110%). Now deals 100% more Damage with Ailments for each stage (previously 90%). Now has a base radius of 45 (previously 35). Now has -2 to radius for each stage (previously -1). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 3 seconds (previously 6).
3.13.0	No longer has +5% chance to ignite for each stage. Now has 50% chance to ignite at all gem levels.
3.10.0	Now triggers every 3 stages (from every 5 stages). Now has a base radius of 35 (from 30).
2.0.0	Damage reduced by approximately 10%.
1.1.4	Introduced to the game.