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: (80-98)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-98)%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.Deals (80-98.2)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 8 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
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Damage
1% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 20
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Attack Damage: (80-98)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (80-98)%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.Deals (80-98.2)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
Base duration is 8 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
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
1% increased Damage
1% increased Projectile SpeedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalLightningStrike
Drop level: 12Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
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. | |||
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1 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 105% | 105% | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 108% | 108.1% | N/A | N/A | 15249 | 15249 |
3 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 111% | 111.1% | N/A | N/A | 41517 | 56766 |
4 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 114% | 114.2% | N/A | N/A | 81983 | 138749 |
5 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 117% | 117.2% | N/A | N/A | 147968 | 286717 |
6 | 31 | 46 | 32 | 120% | 120.3% | N/A | N/A | 250557 | 537274 |
7 | 35 | 51 | 36 | 123% | 123.3% | N/A | N/A | 405086 | 942360 |
8 | 38 | 55 | 38 | 126% | 126.4% | N/A | N/A | 447718 | 1390078 |
9 | 41 | 59 | 41 | 129% | 129.4% | N/A | N/A | 615318 | 2005396 |
10 | 44 | 63 | 44 | 132% | 132.5% | N/A | N/A | 834639 | 2840035 |
11 | 47 | 67 | 47 | 136% | 135.5% | N/A | N/A | 1570760 | 4410795 |
12 | 50 | 71 | 49 | 139% | 138.6% | N/A | N/A | 1633987 | 6044782 |
13 | 53 | 75 | 52 | 142% | 141.6% | N/A | N/A | 2151030 | 8195812 |
14 | 56 | 79 | 55 | 145% | 144.7% | N/A | N/A | 2812189 | 11008001 |
15 | 59 | 83 | 58 | 148% | 147.7% | N/A | N/A | 5099360 | 16107361 |
16 | 62 | 87 | 60 | 151% | 150.8% | N/A | N/A | 9400731 | 25508092 |
17 | 64 | 90 | 62 | 154% | 153.8% | N/A | N/A | 15273366 | 40781458 |
18 | 66 | 92 | 64 | 157% | 156.9% | N/A | N/A | 26286582 | 67068040 |
19 | 68 | 95 | 66 | 160% | 159.9% | N/A | N/A | 62890590 | 129958630 |
20 | 70 | 98 | 68 | 163% | 163% | N/A | N/A | 212046017 | 342004647 |
21 | 72 | 100 | 70 | 166% | 166.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | N/A | 169% | 169.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | N/A | 172% | 172.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 175% | 175.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | N/A | 178% | 178.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | N/A | 181% | 181.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | N/A | 184% | 184.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | N/A | 187% | 187.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | N/A | 190% | 190.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | N/A | 194% | 193.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 195% | 195.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | N/A | 197% | 196.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | N/A | 198% | 198.1% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | N/A | 200% | 199.6% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 201% | 201.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | N/A | 203% | 202.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | N/A | 204% | 204.2% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | N/A | 206% | 205.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | N/A | 207% | 207.3% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 209% | 208.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Vaal Lightning Strike has restrictions on where or how it can drop. Vaal Lightning Strike can drop from the Vaal Vessels found in Vaal side areas.
Recipes
Vaal Lightning Strike can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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9 | Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Vaal Gem Quality: +20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it. | Random corrupted Vaal gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize. | Random divination card set exchange | A |
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