Venom Gyre

Venom GyreAttack, Projectile, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-7) Mana
Attack Speed: 120% of base
Attack Damage: (125-165)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (125-165)%Requires Level 12Fires a returning projectile that can be caught. Caught projectiles spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Poison DurationReturning Projectiles deal -1% less DamageChains +0.05 TimesDeals (125-165)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 12 seconds
Can catch up to 30 Returning Projectiles
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage
40% chance to keep caught Projectiles when firing them by using Whirling Blades
Returning Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Projectiles Return to youPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
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Venom Gyre is a claw/dagger attack skill that throws a projectile that deals chaos damage with a chance to poison. These projectiles return to you and can be caught, which can all be launched by using Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 ManaRequires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.6 seconds to Attack TimePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Skill functions and interactions

Pierce: Primary projectiles can Pierce, allowing a single target to be struck by both the outgoing and returning projectiles. Does not generate additional Returning Projectiles.

Fork: Forking projectiles do not Return, but the final projectiles return as expected. This can be useful for clearing packs and generates additional Returning Projectiles.

Chain: Works as expected for the primary projectile. Projectile does not Return until it is done Chaining.

Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 10 ManaRequires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.6 seconds to Attack TimePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.: Launches caught Returning Projectiles in a spiraling fashion when used. The projectiles are released very quickly but sequentially. Appears to home in on enemies slightly, with roughly one of six blades striking the same enemy.^{[confirmation needed]}

Multiple Projectiles, Volley: Applies to the initial throw, but not caught blades released by Whirling Blades.

Point Blank and Far Shot: Take total travel distance into account. Projectiles released by Whirling Blades are considered new projectiles, while Returning Projectiles are not.

Skill effect duration: Only applies to how long returning projectiles are stored. Less Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% less Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. increases all damage dealt by the Skill.

Decay SupportDecay SupportChaos, Support
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Chaos DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos DamageSupported Skills inflict Decay on Hit, dealing (120-843) Chaos Damage per second for 8 secondsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.: Despite the support gem add DOT damage to the skill, the Decay inflicts by returning projectiles deal Less Damage due to the skill gem's Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage.

This Skill can generate multiple poison stacks per usage, giving it synergy with Herald of AgonyHerald of AgonySpell, Herald, Minion, Chaos, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Grants a buff giving more poison damage and a chance to inflict poison. When you poison an enemy while you have this buff, you gain Virulence, and summon an Agony Crawler minion that uses projectile and area attacks. You will lose Virulence over time, at a rate which increases the more Virulence you have. The minion will die when you have no Virulence.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions deal 2% less Damage
Agony Crawler has 1% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on HitGrants 1% chance to Poison on HitGrants 20% chance to Poison on Hit
Grants 10% more Poison Damage
Agony Crawler deals (5-9)% increased Physical Damage per Virulence you have
Agony Crawler has (2-3)% increased Attack Speed per Virulence you have
Agony Crawler has (1-45) to (3-84) Added Physical Damage per Virulence you have
Maximum 1 Summoned Agony Crawler
Maximum 40 Virulence
Grants Virulence when you Poison an Enemy
Minions cannot Taunt EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., Vile Toxins SupportVile Toxins SupportSupport
Icon: e
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 1% increased Damage with PoisonSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Poison DurationPoisons from Supported Skills deal Damage 0.25% fasterSupported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage with Poison
Supported Skills deal 5% more Damage with Hits for each Poison on the Enemy, up to (5-8)This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Withering Touch SupportWithering Touch SupportChaos, Physical, Attack, Support, Duration
Icon: w
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 38Supports attack skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Chaos DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have a 1% Chance to apply an additional stack of Wither​Withered lasts 2 seconds
Supported Skills have 25% chance to inflict Withered on Hit
Supported Skills gain (10-29)% of Physical Damage as Extra Chaos DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., and the Assassin's Noxious Strike and Toxic Delivery nodes. However, Cobra LashCobra LashAttack, Projectile, Chaos
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-7) Mana
Attack Speed: 120% of base
Attack Damage: (75-125)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (75-125)%Fires a poisonous projectile based on your weapon that will chain between enemies. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1.5% increased Critical Strike Chance1% increased Chaining rangeProjectiles deal 0.75% increased Damage with Hits and Ailments for each remaining ChainDeals (75-125.4)% of Base Attack Damage
(3-113) to (5-169) Added Chaos Damage
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Chains +(3-5) Times
+50% to Damage over Time Multiplier for Poison from Critical Strikes
40% chance to Poison on Hit
Projectiles deal 5% more Damage with Hits for each remaining ChainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. is generally preferred for this purpose.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Chaos Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	5	125%	125%	N/A	0	0
2	15	25	17	5	127%	127.1%	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	30	21	5	129%	129.2%	N/A	41517	56766
4	23	35	24	5	131%	131.3%	N/A	81983	138749
5	27	41	28	5	133%	133.4%	N/A	147968	286717
6	31	46	32	5	136%	135.5%	N/A	250557	537274
7	35	51	36	5	138%	137.6%	N/A	405086	942360
8	38	55	38	5	140%	139.7%	N/A	447718	1390078
9	41	59	41	6	142%	141.8%	N/A	615318	2005396
10	44	63	44	6	144%	143.9%	N/A	834639	2840035
11	47	67	47	6	146%	146.1%	N/A	1570760	4410795
12	50	71	49	6	148%	148.2%	N/A	1633987	6044782
13	53	75	52	6	150%	150.3%	N/A	2151030	8195812
14	56	79	55	6	152%	152.4%	N/A	2812189	11008001
15	59	83	58	6	154%	154.5%	N/A	5099360	16107361
16	62	87	60	6	157%	156.6%	N/A	9400731	25508092
17	64	90	62	7	159%	158.7%	N/A	15273366	40781458
18	66	92	64	7	161%	160.8%	N/A	26286582	67068040
19	68	95	66	7	163%	162.9%	N/A	62890590	129958630
20	70	98	68	7	165%	165%	N/A	212046017	342004647
21	72	100	70	7	167%	167.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	7	169%	169.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	7	171%	171.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	7	173%	173.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	8	176%	175.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	8	178%	177.6%	N/A	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	8	180%	179.7%	N/A	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	8	182%	181.8%	N/A	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	8	184%	183.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	8	186%	186.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	8	187%	187.1%	N/A	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	8	188%	188.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	8	189%	189.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	8	190%	190.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	8	191%	191.3%	N/A	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	9	192%	192.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	9	193%	193.4%	N/A	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	9	194%	194.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	9	196%	195.5%	N/A	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	9	197%	196.6%	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
3	The Bitter BlossomThe Bitter Blossom3Level 21 Chaos Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedThe pain you feel is of no consequence, it is evolution, to be made whole within something greater.	random corrupted superior level 21 Chaos gem with 23% quality	Automatic
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem Alternative Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.	random level 19 gem with 19% alternative 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Venom Gyre:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Venom Gyre.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 2	75	Venom Gyre has a 25% chance to keep caught Projectiles fired by using Whirling Blades	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Damage 1	66	Venom Gyre deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Damage 2	75	Venom Gyre deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Withering On Hit Chance 1	66	Venom Gyre has a 12% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Withering On Hit Chance 2	75	Venom Gyre has a 20% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	No longer deals added chaos damage. Now deals base weapon damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 125% at gem level 1 (from 90%), up to 165% at gem level 20 (from 115%). Now has a 40% chance to retain caught projectiles fired after using Whirling Blades at all gem levels. Now converts 60% of physical damage to chaos damage (from 50%). The Eternal Labyrinth enchantment for Venom Gyre now grants a 25% chance to keep caught projectiles fired by using Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: 10 ManaRequires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage +0.6 seconds to Attack TimePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (from 35%). Existing items with this enchantment are unaffected.
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.9.0	Now deals 90% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 80%), up to 115% at gem level 20 (from 104%).
3.8.0	Venom Gyre has been added to the game.