Vaal Blade Vortex

Critical, Spell, AoE, Duration, Vaal, Physical

Level: (1–20)

Souls Per Use: 30

Can Store 2 Use

Soul Gain Prevention: 6 sec

Cast Time: 0.80 sec

Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%

AoE Radius: 15

Requires Level (12–70), (33–155) Dex

Creates an independently-moving vortex of ethereal blades which lasts for a duration. The vortex moves toward nearby enemies, repeatedly damaging enemies that it passes through.

Deals (11–276) to (17–413) Physical Damage
Base duration is 5 seconds
Hits Enemies every 0.2 Seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
+(0.8–1.2) metres to radius
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
Has 10 blades

Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0–5)% increased Hit Rate for each blade

Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Genus

Blade Vortex

Blade Vortex of the Scythe

Vaal Blade Vortex

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Base duration is 5 seconds Hits Enemies every 0.2 Seconds 100% increased Critical Strike Chance Has 10 blades Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention

Level	Requires Level	Dex	Deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage	+0.8 metres to radius	Experience
1	12	33	11, 17	0.8	15,249
2	15	39	14, 21	0.8	41,517
3	19	48	19, 28	0.8	81,983
4	23	56	24, 36	0.8	147,968
5	27	64	31, 47	0.9	250,557
6	31	73	39, 59	0.9	405,086
7	35	81	49, 74	0.9	447,718
8	38	88	58, 87	0.9	615,318
9	41	94	68, 102	1	834,639
10	44	100	79, 119	1	1,570,760
11	47	106	92, 138	1	1,633,987
12	50	113	107, 161	1	2,151,030
13	53	119	124, 186	1.1	2,812,189
14	56	125	144, 215	1.1	5,099,360
15	59	132	166, 248	1.1	9,400,731
16	62	138	191, 286	1.1	15,273,366
17	64	142	209, 314	1.2	26,286,582
18	66	146	230, 344	1.2	62,890,590
19	68	151	252, 377	1.2	212,046,017
20	70	155	276, 413	1.2
21	72		302, 452	1.3
22	74		330, 495	1.3
23	76		361, 541	1.3
24	78		394, 591	1.3
25	80		430, 645	1.4
26	82		470, 704	1.4
27	84		512, 768	1.4
28	86		559, 838	1.4
29	88		609, 913	1.5
30	90		663, 995	1.5
31	91		692, 1039	1.5
32	92		723, 1084	1.5
33	93		754, 1131	1.5
34	94		787, 1180	1.5
35	95		821, 1231	1.5
36	96		856, 1284	1.6
37	97		893, 1339	1.6
38	98		931, 1397	1.6
39	99		971, 1457	1.6
40	100		1013, 1519	1.6

Attribute /8

Key	Value
Acronym	Hit, Duration, Modifiers
DropLevel	12
BaseType	Vaal Blade Vortex
Class	Skill Gems
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, TotemCastsAlone, Vaal, AreaSpell, Physical
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalBladeVortex
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Vaal Blade Vortex Monster /1 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Daemon		Y

Microtransactions /5 ⍟

Demonic Blade Vortex

Your Blade Vortex becomes a black and red demonic vortex.

Sawblade Blade Vortex

Your Blade Vortex becomes a Sawblade Effect.

Illusionist Blade Vortex Effect

Your Blade Vortex becomes an Illusionist Effect.

Transcendence Blade Vortex Effect

Your Blade Vortex becomes a Transcendence Effect.

Hasina Blade Vortex Effect

Your Blade Vortex becomes a Hasina Effect.

Supported By /76 ⍟

Active Type: Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, TotemCastsAlone, Vaal, AreaSpell, Physical

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Faster Casting Support Supports non-instant spell skills.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Increased Duration Support Supports any skill with a duration.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Iron Will Support Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
	Spell Totem Support Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Less Duration Support Supports any skill that has a duration.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Arcane Surge Support Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Spellblade Support Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.

Blade Vortex

Level: (1–40)

Cost: (6–22) Mana

Cast Time: 0.50 sec

Requires Level (12–100)

This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.

Deals (3–681) to (5–1022) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
+(0–0.4) metres to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
action ignores crit tracking [1]
base skill show average damage instead of dps [1]
damage originates from initiator location [1]
is area damage [1]
skill can add multiple charges per action [1]
skill cannot gain repeat bonuses [1]

Additional Effects From Quality:

+(0–5)% increased Hit Rate for each blade

Level Effect /40

Implicit
Base duration is 4 seconds Can have up to 10 active spinning blades 35% increased Hit Rate for each blade 35% more Damage for each blade

Level	Requires Level	Cost	Deals 3 to 5 Physical Damage	# metres to radius
1	12	6	3, 5	0
2	15	6	4, 6	0
3	19	7	6, 9	0
4	23	8	8, 12	0
5	27	9	11, 16	0
6	31	9	14, 21	0
7	35	10	18, 27	0
8	38	11	22, 33	0.1
9	41	11	26, 40	0.1
10	44	12	32, 48	0.1
11	47	12	38, 57	0.1
12	50	13	45, 68	0.1
13	53	13	54, 81	0.1
14	56	14	64, 96	0.1
15	59	14	76, 114	0.2
16	62	15	90, 135	0.2
17	64	15	101, 151	0.2
18	66	16	113, 169	0.2
19	68	16	126, 189	0.2
20	70	16	140, 211	0.2
21	72	17	157, 235	0.2
22	74	17	174, 262	0.3
23	76	18	194, 291	0.3
24	78	18	216, 324	0.3
25	80	18	241, 361	0.3
26	82	19	267, 401	0.3
27	84	19	297, 446	0.3
28	86	19	330, 495	0.3
29	88	20	367, 550	0.4
30	90	20	407, 610	0.4
31	91	20	429, 643	0.4
32	92	20	451, 677	0.4
33	93	21	475, 713	0.4
34	94	21	501, 751	0.4
35	95	21	527, 791	0.4
36	96	21	555, 832	0.4
37	97	21	584, 876	0.4
38	98	22	615, 923	0.4
39	99	22	647, 971	0.4
40	100	22	681, 1022	0.4

Attribute /7

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 3xArmourer's Scrap · Normal: 10000xGold
Acronym	Ignite
BaseType	Blade Vortex
TargetTypes	Any
Type	Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Multicastable, Triggerable, TotemCastsAlone, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, Physical
BuffIcon
ActiveSkillsCode	new_new_blade_vortex

Crucible Weapon /2

Weight	Desc
1000 (T5)	30% chance for Blade Vortex and Blade Blast to Impale Enemies on Hit Blade Vortex and Blade Blast deal no Non-Physical Damage
1000 (T5)	60% chance for Blade Vortex and Blade Blast to Impale Enemies on Hit Blade Vortex and Blade Blast deal no Non-Physical Damage

Supported By /86

Active Type: Spell, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Multicastable, Triggerable, TotemCastsAlone, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, Physical

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Strikes Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Increased Critical Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Knockback Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Life Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
	Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Stun Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Faster Casting Support Supports non-instant spell skills.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Increased Duration Support Supports any skill with a duration.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
	Culling Strike Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. If enemies are left below 10% of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
	Iron Will Support Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
	Spell Totem Support Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
	Chance to Flee Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Blind Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Elemental Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
	Spell Echo Support Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
	Power Charge On Critical Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Less Duration Support Supports any skill that has a duration.
	Cast on Death Support Each supported spell skill will be triggered when you die. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Cast when Damage Taken Support Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Cast when Stunned Support Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Ice Bite Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Hypothermia Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Innervate Support Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Critical Strike Affliction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Ignite Proliferation Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Chance to Poison Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Decay Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Efficacy Support Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
	Vile Toxins Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Immolate Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Arcane Surge Support Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
	Summon Phantasm Support Supports skills that can hit enemies, or create minions. When those skills or minions kill enemies, or hit rare or unique enemies they will have a chance to summon a Phantasm minion, which uses a piercing projectile spell that deals physical damage.
	Bonechill Support Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
	Energy Leech Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
	Intensify Support Supports spell skills that you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
	Unleash Support Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Awakened Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Brutality Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Burning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Cold Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
	Awakened Deadly Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
	Awakened Void Manipulation Support Supports any skill that deals damage.
	Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Awakened Controlled Destruction Support Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
	Awakened Hextouch Support Must support both a skill that hits enemies, and a hex curse skill to work. The hex will be applied when enemies are hit by the other skill. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Minions cannot apply hexes this way.
	Awakened Elemental Focus Support Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect.
	Awakened Lightning Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
	Awakened Spell Echo Support Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
	Awakened Unbound Ailments Support Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
	Awakened Unleash Support Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Archmage Support Supports spell skills that deal damage with hits and have no reservation. Cannot support arcane skills, Brand skills, Orb skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by totems, traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Trinity Support Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have resonance of all three elements, and to grant resonance of elements other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 Resonance for each Element. Cannot support triggered skills, instant skills, orb skills, brands, skills with a reservation, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Spellblade Support Supports spells that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Devour Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Sacrifice Support Supports spell skills that hit enemies and have no reservation. Cannot support brand skills, orb skills, channelling skills, Vaal skills or skills used by traps or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.

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Vaal Blade Vortex

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Blade Vortex.

Vaal Blade Vortex is a Vaal skill gem that creates a vortex of blades that rapidly deal physical damage. The vortex will home in on enemies while it lasts.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.0	Now deals 11 to 17 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (previously 14 to 20), and 276 to 413 Physical Damage at gem level 20 (previously 331 to 496). Now has added damage effectiveness of 60% (previously 75%). Now hits enemies every 0.2 seconds (previously 0.13). Now has a base duration of 5 seconds (previously 3). Now stores up to 2 uses (previously 1). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 6 seconds (previously 5). Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas, Divination Cards (that specifically grant Vaal Skill Gems) and the Lapidary Lens in the Temple of Atzoatl.
3.6.0	Now deals 14 to 20 Physical damage at level 1 of the gem (from 20 to 30), up to 331 to 496 Physical damage at level 20 of the gem (from 369 to 554). Now has an added damage effectiveness of 75% (from 80%).
3.3.0c	Improved the AI of Vaal Blade Vortex.
3.3.0	Vaal Blade Vortex has been added to the game.

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