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Vaal GreatswordTwo Hand Sword
Physical Damage: 68-142
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 13
Requires Level 63, 122 Str, 104 Dex+470 to Accuracy Rating
Vaal Greatsword inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 63
Vendor Prices
Normal3x Orb of Transmutation
Magic4x Orb of Alteration
Rare3x Chaos Orb
Unique8x Chaos Orb
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Weapon DPS
Physical: 136.5
Phys+Chaos: 136.5
Total: 136.5
Metadata
Item class: Two Hand Swords
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Weapons/TwoHandWeapons/TwoHandSwords/TwoHandSword17

Vaal Greatsword is a two-handed sword base type.

It is one of the three basetypes that share the same 2D art. The other two are Etched Greatsword inventory iconEtched GreatswordEtched GreatswordTwo Hand Sword
Physical Damage: 23-48
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.40
Weapon Range: 13
Requires Level 22, 45 Str, 38 Dex60% increased Global Accuracy Rating
Etched Greatsword inventory icon
and Engraved Greatsword inventory iconEngraved GreatswordEngraved GreatswordTwo Hand Sword
Physical Damage: 49-102
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 13
Requires Level 48, 91 Str, 76 Dex60% increased Global Accuracy Rating
Engraved Greatsword inventory icon
.

However, Vaal Greatsword, if not counting the legacy variant, has a different implicit. Vaal Greatsword has the +# to Accuracy Rating implicit and it is the highest base pdps two-handed sword that have this type of implicit. This is followed by Headman's Sword inventory iconHeadman's SwordHeadman's SwordTwo Hand Sword
Physical Damage: 55-128
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 13
Requires Level 57, 106 Str, 89 Dex+400 to Accuracy Rating
Headman's Sword inventory icon
which has another 2D art.

Unique versions

There are currently no unique items for this base item type.

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
4Divination card inventory iconMerciless ArmamentMerciless Armament card artDivination card frameMerciless Armament4Merciless Two-Hand Weapon
Item Level: 100
"Through thick and thin,
blood and bone,
a peaceful life
is one I can't condone."
- Tukohama, Father Of War
Divination card inventory icon
random item level 100 MercilessMerciless
Prefix
(170-179)% increased Physical Damage
two-handed weapon
Automatic
9Divination card inventory iconThe TyrantThe Tyrant card artDivination card frameThe Tyrant9Merciless Weapon
Item Level: 100
"Fear controls the masses."
- Laszlo, the Scourge
Divination card inventory icon
random item level 100 MercilessMerciless
Prefix
(170-179)% increased Physical Damage
weapon
Automatic
8Divination card inventory iconThe WebThe Web card artDivination card frameThe Web8Weapon of CraftingA weapon, a shelter, a prison.
The web's purpose changes
with the spider's needs.
A lesson we should
take to heart.
Divination card inventory icon
random weapon of Craftingof Crafting
Suffix
Can have up to 3 Crafted Modifiers
Automatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Legacy variants[]

Vaal Greatsword has legacy variants.

Version Discontinued Modifiers
3.11.0


  • +470 to Accuracy Rating
  • 40% increased Global Accuracy Rating
2.6.0


  • +470 to Accuracy Rating
  • 18(40)% increased Global Accuracy Rating[a]

Version history[]

Version Changes
3.11.0
  • Implicit now gives attacks with this weapon +470 Accuracy Rating.
  • (Not in patch note) Damage increased to 68-142.[1] (up from 55-113)
2.6.0
  • Implicit mod increased to 40% increased Accuracy Rating (up from 18%).
  • Attack speed increased to 1.3 attacks per second (up from 1.2)
  • Damage decreased to 55-113 (down from 60-125).
Before 0.10.0
  • Introduced to the game.

Notes[]

  1. Using a Blessed Orb inventory iconBlessed OrbBlessed OrbStack Size: 20Randomises the numeric values of the implicit modifiers of an itemRight click this item then left click another item to apply it.
    Shift click to unstack.
    Blessed Orb inventory icon
    on a legacy Vaal Greatsword with the implicit modifier 18% increased Global Accuracy Rating will increase the value of that modifier to 40%.

References[]

  1. Bex_GGG (June 18, 2020). "Updated Base Types in Path of Exile: Harvest". Official Path of Exile forums. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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