Vaal Glacial Hammer

Vaal Glacial HammerVaal, Attack, Melee, Strike, Duration, AoE, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 15
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Attack Damage: (155-200)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (155-200)%Hits enemies, converting some of your physical damage to cold damage. It traps enemies with you in a circle of ice so that they can't escape. Requires a Mace, Sceptre or Staff.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2% increased Duration of Cold AilmentsDeals (155-200)% of Base Attack Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
25% chance to Freeze enemies
35% increased Duration of Cold Ailments
Base duration is (3.4-4.35) seconds
Adds (2-75) to (3-113) Cold Damage against Chilled Enemies
(10-29)% increased Effect of Cold Ailments
Freezes enemies as though dealing (200-390)% more Damage
+(2-4) to Melee Strike Range
Can't be Evaded
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: 1Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalGlacialHammer

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Glacial Hammer.

Vaal Glacial Hammer is a vaal melee attack that hits an enemy with a staff or mace, converting some of the player's physical damage to cold damage and temporarily creating a ring of ice around the targeted enemy.

Skill Functions and Interactions

The circle of ice functions similarly to Frost Wall. Players, monsters and most projectiles can't pass through it.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Base Duration	Cold Damage	Chill Effect	Freeze Amplifier	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	155%	155%	3.4	2 to 3	N/A	200%	0	0
2	2	0	157%	157.4%	3.45	2 to 3	N/A	210%	70	70
3	4	16	160%	159.7%	3.5	3 to 4	N/A	220%	308	378
4	7	22	162%	162.1%	3.55	4 to 6	N/A	230%	1554	1932
5	11	31	164%	164.5%	3.6	5 to 8	N/A	240%	6667	8599
6	16	41	167%	166.8%	3.65	7 to 11	N/A	250%	26047	34646
7	20	50	169%	169.2%	3.7	9 to 13	N/A	260%	49725	84371
8	24	58	172%	171.6%	3.75	11 to 17	N/A	270%	95714	180085
9	28	67	174%	173.9%	3.8	14 to 20	N/A	280%	169595	349680
10	32	75	176%	176.3%	3.85	16 to 25	N/A	290%	283759	633439
11	36	83	179%	178.7%	3.9	20 to 30	N/A	300%	453996	1087435
12	40	92	181%	181.1%	3.95	24 to 35	N/A	310%	703128	1790563
13	44	100	183%	183.4%	4	28 to 42	N/A	320%	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	186%	185.8%	4.05	33 to 49	N/A	330%	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	188%	188.2%	4.1	39 to 58	N/A	340%	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	191%	190.5%	4.15	45 to 68	N/A	350%	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	193%	192.9%	4.2	52 to 79	N/A	360%	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	195%	195.3%	4.25	61 to 91	N/A	370%	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	198%	197.6%	4.3	68 to 102	N/A	380%	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	200%	200%	4.35	75 to 113	N/A	390%	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	202%	202.4%	4.4	81 to 122	N/A	400%	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	205%	204.7%	4.45	87 to 130	N/A	410%	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	207%	207.1%	4.5	93 to 140	N/A	420%	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	209%	209.5%	4.55	100 to 150	N/A	430%	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	212%	211.8%	4.6	107 to 160	N/A	440%	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	214%	214.2%	4.65	114 to 172	N/A	450%	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	217%	216.6%	4.7	123 to 184	N/A	460%	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	219%	218.9%	4.75	131 to 197	N/A	470%	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	221%	221.3%	4.8	140 to 210	N/A	480%	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	224%	223.7%	4.85	150 to 224	N/A	490%	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	225%	224.9%	4.85	155 to 232	N/A	495%	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	226%	226.1%	4.9	160 to 240	N/A	500%	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	227%	227.2%	4.9	165 to 248	N/A	505%	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	228%	228.4%	4.95	171 to 256	N/A	510%	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	230%	229.6%	4.95	176 to 265	N/A	515%	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	231%	230.8%	5	182 to 273	N/A	520%	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	232%	232%	5	188 to 282	N/A	525%	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	233%	233.2%	5.05	194 to 292	N/A	530%	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	234%	234.3%	5.05	201 to 301	N/A	535%	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	236%	235.5%	5.1	207 to 311	N/A	540%	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 jewel

The following threshold jewels augment the skill gem:

• Shattered ChainsShattered Chains
  Crimson JewelRadius: Medium(10-15)% increased Cold Damage
  With at least 40 Strength in Radius, 20% increased
  Rarity of Items dropped by Enemies Shattered by Glacial HammerThe prisoners of the empire raised their shackled hands.
  Begging to be delivered from Corruption.
  The rebellion smote their chains,
  And gave them the freedom to choose corruption for themselves.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 250% of Base Damage, and has 250% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 200%).
3.7.0	Now converts 60% of physical damage to cold (from 50%). Now adds 2 to 3 cold damage to attacks against chilled enemies at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20. Now has 10% increased effect of chill at gem level 1, up to 29% at gem level 20. Every strike now freezes enemies as if it were dealing 500% more damage.
1.1.1	Introduced to the game.