Blade Vortex

Spell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Level: 1–20
Mana Cost: 6–16
Cast Time: 0.5 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%
Radius: 14

Requires Level 12

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 (3–101) to (5–151) Physical Damage
+5 seconds to Base duration
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
+(0–4) to radius

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–10)% increased Area of Effect

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

DropLevel	12
BaseType	Blade Vortex
Class	Active Skill Gems
Vaal	Vaal Blade Vortex
Cost	Orb of Transmutation x 1
TargetTypes	Any
Type	Spell, Hit, Area, Duration, SkillCanTotem, SpellCanRepeat, Triggerable, Type27, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, PhysicalSkill

IsActiveSkill	1
DefaultTxt	skill_stat_descriptions
GrantedEffectsID	4135

Quality Gem /4

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–10)% increased Area of Effect	50
Anomalous	(0–0.4)% of Damage Leeched as Life	10
Divergent	(0–20)% chance to create an additional Blade	100
Phantasmal	(0–60)% increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer Blades	100

Quest /4

Act	Quest Complete	NPC	Character
1	The Siren's Cadence	Quest Reward	Shadow Scion
1	The Siren's Cadence	Nessa	Witch Ranger Shadow Scion
3	A Fixture of Fate	Siosa (Level 1)	All Classes
6	Fallen from Grace	Lilly Roth (Level 1)	All Classes

Implicit
+5 seconds to Base duration Can have up to 10 active spinning blades 10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade 35% increased Hit Rate for each blade 35% more Damage for each blade is_area_damage [1] skill_can_add_multiple_charges_per_action [1] action_ignores_crit_tracking [1] base_skill_show_average_damage_instead_of_dps [1] damage_originates_from_initiator_location [1]

Level Effect /40

Level	Requires Level	Dexterity	Mana Cost	Deals 3 to 5 Physical Damage	+X to radius	Experience
1	12	33	6	3, 5	0	15,249
2	15	39	6	4, 6	0	41,517
3	19	48	7	5, 8	0	81,983
4	23	56	8	7, 10	0	147,968
5	27	64	9	9, 14	1	250,557
6	31	73	9	12, 18	1	405,086
7	35	81	10	15, 23	1	447,718
8	38	88	11	18, 27	1	615,318
9	41	94	11	21, 32	1	834,639
10	44	100	12	25, 38	2	1,570,760
11	47	106	12	30, 45	2	1,633,987
12	50	113	13	35, 53	2	2,151,030
13	53	119	13	42, 63	2	2,812,189
14	56	125	14	49, 73	2	5,099,360
15	59	132	14	57, 86	3	9,400,731
16	62	138	15	67, 101	3	15,273,366
17	64	142	15	74, 111	3	26,286,582
18	66	146	16	82, 124	3	62,890,590
19	68	151	16	91, 137	3	212,046,017
20	70	155	16	101, 151	4
21	72		17	112, 167	4
22	74		17	123, 185	4
23	76		18	136, 204	4
24	78		18	150, 225	4
25	80		18	166, 249	5
26	82		19	183, 274	5
27	84		19	201, 302	5
28	86		19	222, 333	5
29	88		20	244, 367	5
30	90		20	269, 404	6
31	91		20	282, 423	6
32	92		20	296, 444	6
33	93		21	310, 466	6
34	94		21	326, 488	6
35	95		21	341, 512	6
36	96		21	358, 537	6
37	97		21	375, 563	6
38	98		22	393, 590	6
39	99		22	412, 619	6
40	100		22	432, 648	7

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /8

Level	Mod	Drop Rate
The Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damage	helmet(12.5%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damage	helmet(12.5%)
The Merciless Labyrinth	20% increased Blade Vortex Duration	helmet(12.5%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	30% increased Blade Vortex Duration	helmet(12.5%)
The Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect	helmet(12.5%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect	helmet(12.5%)
The Merciless Labyrinth	Blade Vortex has +2% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade	helmet(12.5%)
The Eternal Labyrinth	Blade Vortex has +3% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade	helmet(12.5%)

Microtransactions /4

Icon	Name
	Demonic Blade Vortex Stack Size: 1 / 20 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.

Supported By /77

Active Type: Spell, Hit, Area, Duration, SkillCanTotem, SpellCanRepeat, Triggerable, Type27, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, PhysicalSkill

Support Gem	ActiveType
Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Increased Area of Effect Support	Area, CreateMinion, Type53
Added Lightning Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Increased Critical Strikes Support	Hit, Attack
Increased Critical Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Knockback Support	Hit, Attack
Life Leech Support	Hit, Attack
Added Chaos Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Stun Support	Hit, Attack
Item Rarity Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Faster Casting Support	Spell
Concentrated Effect Support	Area, CreateMinion, Type53
Increased Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Cold to Fire Support	Hit, Attack
Combustion Support	Hit, Attack
Elemental Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Culling Strike Support	Hit, Attack
Iron Will Support	Hit, Type59, Type66
Spell Totem Support	Spell, SkillCanTotem, AND
Chance to Flee Support	Attack, Hit
Blind Support	Hit, Attack
Fire Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Cold Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Lightning Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Elemental Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Spell Echo Support	SpellCanRepeat
Power Charge On Critical Support	Hit, Attack
Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Less Duration Support	Duration, Type55
Cast on Death Support	Spell, Triggerable, AND
Cast when Damage Taken Support	Spell, Triggerable, AND
Cast when Stunned Support	Spell, Triggerable, AND
Block Chance Reduction Support	Hit, Attack
Physical to Lightning Support	Hit, Attack
Ice Bite Support	Hit, Attack
Hypothermia Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Innervate Support	Hit, Attack
Poison Support	Hit, Attack
Void Manipulation Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Controlled Destruction Support	Hit, Attack, Type59
Swift Affliction Support	Duration, Type55, Hit, Attack
Elemental Focus Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
Ignite Proliferation Support	Hit, Attack
Lesser Poison Support	Hit, Attack
Deadly Ailments Support	Hit, Attack
Decay Support	Hit, Attack
Efficacy Support	Hit, Attack, Type59, Duration, Type55, DamageOverTime
Vile Toxins Support	Hit, Attack
Immolate Support	Hit, Attack
Unbound Ailments Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Brutality Support	Hit, Attack
Onslaught Support	Hit, Attack
Summon Phantasm Support	Attack, Hit, CreatesMinion
Bonechill Support	Attack, Hit, NonHitChill, ChillingArea
Energy Leech Support	Hit, Attack
Intensify Support	AreaSpell
Unleash Support	CanRapidFire
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Brutality Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Burning Damage Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning
Awakened Fire Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Cold Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Swift Affliction Support	Duration, Type55, Hit, Attack
Awakened Void Manipulation Support	Hit, Attack, DamageOverTime
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support	Attack, Hit
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support	Hit, Attack, Type59
Awakened Elemental Focus Support	Hit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support	Area, CreateMinion, Type53
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support	Hit, Attack
Awakened Spell Echo Support	SpellCanRepeat
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support	Hit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
Awakened Unleash Support	CanRapidFire
Archmage Support	Hit, Spell, AND

Blade Vortex Monster /15

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Spectral Scoundrel	Lightning Damage Blocks Attacks and Spells base_block_%_damage_taken [40]	Y
Slashed Miscreation		Y
Undying Shredder	Gains Power Charges	Y
Undying Outcast		Y
Daemon		Y
Torment Daemon		Y
Perandus Daemon		Y
Luthis, Bounty Hunter	monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [500] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [0] monster_no_map_drops [1] Blocks Attacks and Spells base_block_%_damage_taken [40]	Y
Eiphirio, Vault Binder	monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [500] unique_boss_curse_effect_on_self_+%_final [0] monster_no_map_drops [1] Blocks Attacks and Spells base_block_%_damage_taken [40]	Y
Prophecy Daemon		Y
The White Death	Quick	Y
Fleetfreak		Y
Daemon	monster_penalty_against_minions_damage_+%_final_vs_player_minions [-25]	Y
Daemon	emerge_speed_+% [Array]	Y
Spectral Scoundrel	Lightning Damage monster_slain_experience_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_quantity_+% [0] monster_dropped_item_rarity_+% [300] monster_no_map_drops [1] cannot_be_used_as_minion [1] Blocks Attacks and Spells base_block_%_damage_taken [40]	N

Blade Vortex

You have blades in a Blade Vortex around you

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BuffMergeModesID	4
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IsInvisible	0
IsRemovable	0
IsSkillBuff	0
BuffGroupsID	-1

Blade Vortex

You have blades in a Blade Vortex around you

buff_impl_stat
current_number_of_spinning_blades

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BuffMergeModesID	1
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BuffGroupsID	-1

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Blade Vortex

You have blades in a Blade Vortex around you

buff_impl_stat
current_number_of_spinning_blades

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BuffMergeModesID	1
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IsRemovable	0
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