Vaal Lightning Strike

Vaal Lightning StrikeVaal, Attack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Lightning, Projectile
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 20
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Attack Damage: (105-163)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (105-163)%Requires Level 12Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy becomes an orb attached to the enemy you hit, or the ground if you don't hit an enemy. The orb will periodically fire projectiles at other nearby enemies for a duration, which will also damage the enemy the orb is attached to.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1% increased Damage
1% increased Projectile SpeedDeals (105-163)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 6 seconds
Fires (4-8) additional Projectiles
(1-9) to (13-179) Added Lightning Damage
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: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalLightningStrike

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Lightning Strike.

Vaal Lightning Strike (often referred to as VLS) is a vaal melee attack with the secondary effect of launching projectiles periodically from the target struck or from the ground if no enemy is hit. These projectiles deal lightning damage based on the player's weapon damage.

Skill functions and interactions

• The pulse rate of the lightning beams produced by Vaal Lightning Strike's orbs can be modified by increases to attack speed such as Faster Attacks.

Gem level progression

Level				Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	# Projectiles	Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	105%	105%	4	N/A	0	0
2	15	25	17	108%	108.1%	4	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	111%	111.1%	4	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	114%	114.2%	4	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	117%	117.2%	4	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	120%	120.3%	6	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	123%	123.3%	6	N/A	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	126%	126.4%	6	N/A	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	129%	129.4%	6	N/A	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	133%	132.5%	6	N/A	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	136%	135.5%	6	N/A	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	139%	138.6%	6	N/A	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	142%	141.6%	6	N/A	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	145%	144.7%	6	N/A	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	148%	147.7%	6	N/A	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	151%	150.8%	8	N/A	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	154%	153.8%	8	N/A	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	157%	156.9%	8	N/A	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	160%	159.9%	8	N/A	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	163%	163%	8	N/A	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	166%	166.1%	8	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	169%	169.1%	8	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	172%	172.2%	8	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	175%	175.2%	8	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	178%	178.3%	8	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	181%	181.3%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	184%	184.4%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	187%	187.4%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	191%	190.5%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	194%	193.5%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	195%	195.1%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	197%	196.6%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	198%	198.1%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	200%	199.6%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	201%	201.2%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	203%	202.7%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	204%	204.2%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	206%	205.7%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	207%	207.3%	10	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	209%	208.8%	10	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

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 163% of Base Damage, and has 163% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 130%).
3.14.0	Now deals 105% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 80%) and 130% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 98%). Now has a base duration of 6 seconds (previously 8). Now stores 2 uses (previously 1). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 8 seconds (previously 10).
3.7.0	Now adds 1 to 13 lightning damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 9 to 179 at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased projectile speed and 1% increased damage per 1% gem quality (previously gained 1% increased lightning damage per 1% gem quality).
2.1.0	It is now a Dexterity Gem
1.1.0d	Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.