Blade Vortex
Level: (1–20)
Cost: (6–16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%
Radius: 14
Requires Level (12–70), (33–155) Dex
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 (3–140) to (5–211) Physical Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
+(0–0.2) metres to radius
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades

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.
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
LevelRequires LevelDexCostDeals 3 to 5 Physical Damage# metres to radiusExperience
1123363, 5015,249
2153964, 6041,517
3194876, 9081,983
4235688, 120147,968
52764911, 160250,557
63173914, 210405,086
735811018, 270447,718
838881122, 330.1615,318
941941126, 400.1834,639
10441001232, 480.11,570,760
11471061238, 570.11,633,987
12501131345, 680.12,151,030
13531191354, 810.12,812,189
14561251464, 960.15,099,360
15591321476, 1140.29,400,731
16621381590, 1350.215,273,366
176414215101, 1510.226,286,582
186614616113, 1690.262,890,590
196815116126, 1890.2212,046,017
207015516140, 2110.2
217217157, 2350.2
227417174, 2620.3
237618194, 2910.3
247818216, 3240.3
258018241, 3610.3
268219267, 4010.3
278419297, 4460.3
288619330, 4950.3
298820367, 5500.4
309020407, 6100.4
319120429, 6430.4
329220451, 6770.4
339321475, 7130.4
349421501, 7510.4
359521527, 7910.4
369621555, 8320.4
379721584, 8760.4
389822615, 9230.4
399922647, 9710.4
4010022681, 10220.4
Attribute /9

Blade Vortex

KeyValue
CostiLvl 1: Normal: 1xOrb of Transmutation
DropLevel 12
BaseType Blade Vortex
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesAny
TypeSpell, Damage, Area, Duration, Totemable, Multicastable, Triggerable, TotemCastsAlone, CanRapidFire, AreaSpell, Physical
BuffIcon
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladeVortex
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Crucible Weapon /2
WeightDesc
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
Blade Vortex
You have blades in a Blade Vortex around you
Attribute /5

blade_vortex_counter

KeyValue
AcronymProjectile, Chain, Armour, Evasion
IsCharged1
BuffGroupsID-1
IsBuffDefinition1
BuffMergeModesID4
Blade Vortex
You have blades in a Blade Vortex around you
buff_impl_stat
current_number_of_spinning_blades
Attribute /6

new_blade_vortex

KeyValue
AcronymProjectile, Chain, Armour, Evasion
IsInvisible1
IsCharged1
BuffGroupsID-1
IsBuffDefinition1
BuffMergeModesID1
Codebuff impl stat
IsPublic1
IsLocal0
IsWeaponLocal0
IsProxied
IsParty1
IsVirtual0
IsScalable1
StatSemanticsDiscrete
Codecurrent number of spinning blades
IsPublic0
IsLocal0
IsWeaponLocal0
IsProxied
IsParty0
IsVirtual0
IsScalable1
StatSemanticsDiscrete
Blade Vortex
You have blades in a Blade Vortex around you
buff_impl_stat
current_number_of_spinning_blades
Attribute /6

new_new_blade_vortex

KeyValue
AcronymProjectile, Chain, Armour, Evasion
IsInvisible1
IsCharged1
BuffGroupsID-1
IsBuffDefinition1
BuffMergeModesID1
Codebuff impl stat
IsPublic1
IsLocal0
IsWeaponLocal0
IsProxied
IsParty1
IsVirtual0
IsScalable1
StatSemanticsDiscrete
Codecurrent number of spinning blades
IsPublic0
IsLocal0
IsWeaponLocal0
IsProxied
IsParty0
IsVirtual0
IsScalable1
StatSemanticsDiscrete
Blade Vortex Monster /13 ⍟
NameModifiersSpectre
Spectral Scoundrel50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
20% Chance to Block Spell Damage
You take 40% of Damage from Blocked Hits
Y
Slashed MiscreationY
Undying Shredder50% chance to gain a Power Charge on HitY
Undying OutcastY
DaemonY
Torment DaemonY
Prophecy DaemonY
The White Death50% increased Movement SpeedY
FleetfreakY
Daemonmonster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]Y
Daemonemerge speed +% [0,30]Y
Spectral Scoundrel50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
cannot be used as minion [1]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
20% Chance to Block Spell Damage
You take 40% of Damage from Blocked Hits
N
Effigy of Whirling UndeathY
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.
Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /8 ⍟
LevelNameModWeight
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Damage 125% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damage75
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Damage 240% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damage75
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Duration 120% increased Blade Vortex Duration75
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Duration 230% increased Blade Vortex Duration75
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Area Of Effect 116% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect75
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Area Of Effect 224% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effect75
The Merciless LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Crit Multi Per Blade 1Blade Vortex has +2% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade75
The Eternal LabyrinthEnchantment Blade Vortex Crit Multi Per Blade 2Blade Vortex has +3% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each blade75
Supported By /86 ⍟
IconName
Added Fire Damage Support
Added Cold Damage Support
Increased Area of Effect Support
Added Lightning Damage Support
Increased Critical Strikes Support
Increased Critical Damage Support
Knockback Support
Life Leech Support
Added Chaos Damage Support
Stun Support
Item Rarity Support
Faster Casting Support
Concentrated Effect Support
Increased Duration Support
Cold to Fire Support
Combustion Support
Elemental Proliferation Support
Culling Strike Support
Iron Will Support
Spell Totem Support
Chance to Flee Support
Blind Support
Fire Penetration Support
Cold Penetration Support
Lightning Penetration Support
Elemental Penetration Support
Spell Echo Support
Power Charge On Critical Support
Burning Damage Support
Hextouch Support
Less Duration Support
Cast on Death Support
Cast when Damage Taken Support
Cast when Stunned Support
Block Chance Reduction Support
Physical to Lightning Support
Ice Bite Support
Hypothermia Support
Innervate Support
Critical Strike Affliction Support
Void Manipulation Support
Controlled Destruction Support
Swift Affliction Support
Elemental Focus Support
Ignite Proliferation Support
Chance to Poison Support
Deadly Ailments Support
Decay Support
Efficacy Support
Vile Toxins Support
Immolate Support
Unbound Ailments Support
Brutality Support
Arcane Surge Support
Summon Phantasm Support
Bonechill Support
Energy Leech Support
Intensify Support
Unleash Support
Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
Awakened Brutality Support
Awakened Burning Damage Support
Awakened Fire Penetration Support
Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
Awakened Cold Penetration Support
Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
Awakened Swift Affliction Support
Awakened Void Manipulation Support
Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
Awakened Hextouch Support
Awakened Elemental Focus Support
Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
Awakened Spell Echo Support
Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
Awakened Unleash Support
Archmage Support
Trinity Support
Cruelty Support
Overcharge Support
Spellblade Support
Devour Support
Sacrifice Support
Sadism Support

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Blade Vortex

For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Blade Vortex.

Blade Vortex (often referred to as BV) is a spell that creates an ethereal blade that spins around the caster that deals physical damage, each blade lasting for the minimum duration of 5 seconds.

Skill functions and interactions

Blade Vortex's base damage is boosted by Physical Damage, Spell Damage, Area Damage, and Damage.

Interaction w/ Blade Blast: When targeted by Blade Blast, the blades will detonate in sequence, increasing in AoE with subsequent detonations. The damage from these detonations scale solely from the Blade Blast skill.

Physical Damage: Because Blade Vortex deals physical damage, it can be boosted by supports and skills that are more commonly used to modify attacks, such as the Added Fire Damage Support gem and the Hatred aura.

Spell Damage: Despite the fact that it does physical damage, Blade Vortex is a spell and not an attack. It does not utilize weapon damage in any way. Blade Vortex is one of several skills that work in this manner. The others include Ethereal Knives, Bladefall, and Shockwave Totem. Its damage can be amplified by Spell Damage on items and passives from the skill tree, as well as support gems that increase spell damage.

Leech: Leech effects that apply to Spell damage and to damage types dealt by Blade Vortex (Physical by default) will work as usual. Note that leech effects which apply to attacks do not apply to Blade Vortex because it is a spell, not an attack.

Area of Effect: Increases and decreases in to Area of Effect from support gems, passives, and equipment will augment the radius in which the skill deals damage (e.g. Increased Area of Effect Support, Concentrated Effect Support and Carcass Jack).

Cast Speed: Faster Casting Support, Spell Echo Support, and Cast Speed from passives and gear will increase the rate at which blades are generated.

Duration: Increased Duration Support, Less Duration Support, and duration-modifying passives and equipment will affect the duration of the blades (including Temporal Chains on yourself.) It is possible to have multiple blades active at the same time, up to a maximum of 10 blades. Once the limit is reached, creating a new blade will simply remove the oldest existing active blade, similar to Summon Raging Spirit.

Poison: As Blade Vortex deals physical damage, it can easily scale poison damage.

Visual effect: Blade vortex's visual effect does not scale with Area of effect modifiers. Instead, to give a rough indication of radius, there are several versions of the knife effect, each rotating at a different radius. The skill will always try to have one knife using the largest-radius effect that's not larger than the actual radius of the skill, but that skill results in discrete visual changes where you need to reach a certain threshold before the next wider effect can be used. The full radius is always used mechanically.[2]

Multiple casts: When Blade Vortex is linked to Unleash Support, the damage is defined by the initial cast and does not inherit the less damage multiplier.[3] This behavior includes the Greater Spell Echo Support from Pledge of Hands.

Version history

VersionChanges
3.17.0
  • Blade Vortex now deals 3 to 5 Physical Damage at gem level 1 (unchanged), up to 128 to 191 at gem level 20 (previously 86 to 129).
  • Now has 30% Effectiveness of Added Damage at all gem levels (previously 20%).
  • 3.14.0
  • Now has a base duration of 4 seconds (previously 5 seconds).
  • Now has a radius of +2 at gem level 20 (previously +4).
  • Now has added damage effectiveness of 20% (previously 25%).
  • Now deals 86 to 129 Physical Damage at gem level 20 (previously 101 to 151).
  • 3.10.0
  • Blades created by this skill can now be destroyed with Blade Blast.
  • 3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 16 (was 19).
  • Now deals 3 to 5 Physical damage at gem level 1 (from 7 to 10) and 101 to 151 Physical damage at gem level 20 (from 123 to 185).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 25% (from 30%).
  • 3.5.0
  • Added physics interactions.
  • 3.3.0
  • Now has 35% increased hit rate for each blade (up from 10%).
  • Now deals 35% more damage with hits and ailments for each blade (up from 30% for hits and 20% for ailments).
  • Now has 10% increased critical strike chance for each blade.
  • Now has a limit of 10 active spinning blades (down from 20).
  • 3.0.0
  • Blade Vortex had its 'more spell damage' scaling modifier changed to 'more damage with hits for each blade', and separately 'more damage with ailments for each blade'.
  • 2.6.0
  • Blade Vortex's radius has increased from 14 to 15 units.
  • Blade Vortex gains 1 additional unit of radius every 5 levels.
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
  • You can now only have one instance of Blade Vortex active at once.
  • 2.5.1
  • Blade Vortex's "More Damage per Blade" modifier has been changed to apply only to spell damage instead of all damage types. This will remove a double-dipping effect that should not have been occurring.
  • 2.5.0
  • Blade Vortex has been refactored. Instead of separate hits for each active blade, the blades now increase the frequency at which all enemies in the radius take damage, and the amount of damage they take. The skill now has a base hit frequency of 600ms and has 10% increased hit rate per active blade. Its damage has been reduced by 30% at all levels and it deals 30% more damage per active blade.
  • 2.4.0
  • Blade Vortex now has a stack limit of 20 (down from 50). It now deals 63% more damage at level 20.
  • 2.2.0
  • The frequency with which Blade Vortex's can repeatedly hit the same enemy has been halved, but its damage and damage effectiveness have been doubled.
  • 2.1.1b
  • Extra Gore now doesn't trigger every time Blade Vortex hits.
  • Fixed a bug where some of the visual effects on Blade Vortex weren't being updated when swapping in and out support gems which modified the area of effect.
  • Fixed a bug where some of the effects of Blade Vortex weren't finishing their animations smoothly.
  • 2.1.0
  • Added to the game.

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