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Vaal Earthquake
Level: (1—20)
Souls Per Use: 30
Can Store 1 Use
Soul Gain Prevention: 9 sec
Attack Speed: 75% of base
Attack Damage: (101—173)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (101—173)%
Requires Level (28—70), (67—155) Str
Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a short duration. After using this skill, your steps will deal damage around you, cracking the earth if the previous cracks have erupted. This effect ends after a secondary duration, or after a maximum number of aftershocks. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.
Base duration is 1 second
Base secondary duration is 12 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Aftershock deals (350—407)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
Ongoing effect ends after 9 Aftershocks
(Ailments that deal Damage are Bleeding, Ignited, and Poisoned)
Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:
Aftershock deals +(0—30)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
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 1 second
Base secondary duration is 12 seconds
Ongoing effect ends after 9 Aftershocks
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
LevelRequires LevelStrBase DamageAftershock deals 350% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsExperience
12867100.9%, 100.9%, 100.9%350, 1199,345
23173103.8%, 103.8%, 103.8%353, 1285,815
33479106.8%, 106.8%, 106.8%356, 1401,344
43785109.8%, 109.8%, 109.8%359, 1554,379
54092113%, 113%, 113%362, 1477,437
64296116.2%, 116.2%, 116.2%365, 1583,786
744100119.5%, 119.5%, 119.5%368, 1710,359
846104123%, 123%, 123%371, 11,355,511
948109126.5%, 126.5%, 126.5%374, 11,138,877
1050113130.1%, 130.1%, 130.1%377, 11,368,233
1152117133.8%, 133.8%, 133.8%380, 11,638,338
1254121137.7%, 137.7%, 137.7%383, 11,956,648
1356125141.6%, 141.6%, 141.6%386, 13,655,184
1458130145.7%, 145.7%, 145.7%389, 13,017,327
1560134149.9%, 149.9%, 149.9%392, 17,759,995
1662138154.2%, 154.2%, 154.2%395, 115,138,193
1764142158.6%, 158.6%, 158.6%398, 126,083,825
1866146163.1%, 163.1%, 163.1%401, 162,620,247
1968151167.8%, 167.8%, 167.8%404, 1211,708,088
2070155172.6%, 172.6%, 172.6%407, 1
2172177.5%, 177.5%, 177.5%410, 1
2274182.6%, 182.6%, 182.6%413, 1
2376187.9%, 187.9%, 187.9%416, 1
2478193.2%, 193.2%, 193.2%419, 1
2580198.8%, 198.8%, 198.8%422, 1
2682204.5%, 204.5%, 204.5%425, 1
2784210.3%, 210.3%, 210.3%428, 1
2886216.4%, 216.4%, 216.4%431, 1
2988222.5%, 222.5%, 222.5%434, 1
3090228.9%, 228.9%, 228.9%437, 1
3191238.9%, 238.9%, 238.9%437, 1
3292242.3%, 242.3%, 242.3%440, 1
3393245.7%, 245.7%, 245.7%440, 1
3494249.3%, 249.3%, 249.3%443, 1
3595252.8%, 252.8%, 252.8%443, 1
3696256.5%, 256.5%, 256.5%446, 1
3797260.1%, 260.1%, 260.1%446, 1
3898263.9%, 263.9%, 263.9%449, 1
3999267.6%, 267.6%, 267.6%449, 1
40100271.5%, 271.5%, 271.5%452, 1
Attribute /12

Vaal Earthquake

NameShow Full Descriptions
AcronymHit, Duration, Ailment, Modifiers
IdVaalEarthquake
DropLevel 28
BaseType Vaal Earthquake
Class Skill Gems
WeaponOne Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, Unarmed, Warstaves
TargetTypesGround, Enemy
TypeAttack, Area, Melee, Duration, Vaal, Slam, Totemable, NeverExertable
BuffIconQuakeSlam
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalEarthquake
ActiveSkillsCodevaal_earthquake
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Version history /9
VersionChanges
3.25.0
  • Vaal Earthquake: Now has 100% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 70%), scaling up to 172% at gem level 20 (previously 106%).
  • 3.23.0
    Vaal Earthquake:
    3.15.0

    Vaal Earthquake:
    3.14.0

    Vaal Earthquake
    3.11.0
    • A number of existing skills are now tagged as 'Slam' skills, which determines whether or not they are affected by supports, passives and modifiers to Slam skills. The existing Skills which are now considered Slam skills are: Ground Slam, Vaal Ground Slam, Leap Slam, Ice Crash, Earthquake, Vaal Earthquake, Sunder, Ancestral Warchief, Tectonic Slam, Perforate, Doryani's Touch, and Consecrated Path.
    Vaal Earthquake
    3.7.0
    Vaal Earthquake
    3.5.0
  • As a result of this change, Ground Slam, Vaal Ground Slam, Shield Charge, Leap Slam, Double Strike, Vaal Double Strike, Reckoning, Ice Crash, Earthquake, Vaal Earthquake, Sunder, Word of Light, Edict of Light, Decree of Light, Commandment of Light, Word of War, Edict of War, Decree of War, Commandment of War, Tectonic Slam, Consecrated Path, Smite, Ancestral Warchief and Vaal Ancestral Warchief are no longer main-hand only.
  • 3.4.0
  • Vaal Soul Gain Prevention time is now modified by modifiers to skill duration and buff duration if those modifiers in some way affect the associated skill. For example, reducing the duration of Vaal Earthquake will also reduce the Vaal Soul Gain Prevention time, while increasing the duration of Vaal Haste will increase the Vaal Soul Gain Prevention time.
  • Earthquake and Vaal Earthquake
      3.3.0
    • Added a new Strength gem - Vaal Earthquake: Smash the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a short delay. Your steps will deal damage around you for a duration, cracking the earth if the previous cracks have erupted.
    • Vaal Earthquake
      Level: (1—20)
      Souls Per Use: 30
      Can Store 1 Use
      Soul Gain Prevention: 9 sec
      Attack Speed: 75% of base
      Attack Damage: (101—173)% of base
      Effectiveness of Added Damage: (101—173)%
      Requires Level (28—70), (67—155) Str
      Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a short duration. After using this skill, your steps will deal damage around you, cracking the earth if the previous cracks have erupted. This effect ends after a secondary duration, or after a maximum number of aftershocks. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.
      Base duration is 1 second
      Base secondary duration is 12 seconds
      Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
      Aftershock deals (350—407)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
      Ongoing effect ends after 9 Aftershocks
      cannot cancel skill before contact point [1]
      force lite skill effects [1]
      is area damage [1]
      is player earthquake [1]
      skill cannot be stunned before contact point [1]
      (Ailments that deal Damage are Bleeding, Ignited, and Poisoned)
      Corrupted

      Additional Effects From Quality:
      Aftershock deals +(0—30)% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
      Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
      Supported By /127
    • Active Type: Attack, Area, Melee, Duration, Vaal, Slam, Totemable, NeverExertable
    • AddedFireDamage
      Added Fire Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Knockback
      Knockback Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      LifeLeech
      Life Leech Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
      Stun
      Stun Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
      IncreasedPhysicalDamage
      Melee Physical Damage Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      IncreasedDuration
      More Duration Support
      Supports any skill with a duration.
      ColdtoFire
      Cold to Fire Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Bloodlust
      Bloodlust Support
      Supports melee attack skills, causing them to deal more damage against bleeding enemies, but preventing those skills from inflicting bleeding on enemies in any way.
      LifeonHit
      Life Gain on Hit Support
      Supports attack skills.
      MeleeDamageonFullLife
      Damage on Full Life Support
      Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
      FirePenetration
      Fire Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
      IncreasedBurnDuration
      Burning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
      CastOnMeleeKill
      Cast on Melee Kill Support
      Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      Empower
      Empower Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      EnduranceChargeStun
      Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      ReduceDuration
      Less Duration Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration.
      FortifyGem
      Fortify Support
      Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
      ChanceToBleed
      Chance to Bleed Support
      Supports attack skills.
      Maim
      Maim Support
      Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
      Brutality
      Brutality Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      Ruthless
      Ruthless Support
      Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.
      Shockwave
      Shockwave Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
      Pulverize
      Pulverise Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      RageSupport
      Rage Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
      AddedFireDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      BrutalityPlus
      Awakened Brutality Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      IncreasedBurnDurationPlus
      Awakened Burning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
      FirePenetrationPlus
      Awakened Fire Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
      IncreasedPhyscialDamagePlus
      Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      EmpowerPlus
      Awakened Empower Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      BloodPriceSupportGem
      Bloodthirst Support
      Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
      Fragility
      Cruelty Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
      LifeTap
      Lifetap Support
      Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.
      AncestorSlamTotem
      Earthbreaker Support
      Supports slam skills, causing them to summon an ancestor totem that uses the skill for you while you're near it. Being near it grants you increased area of effect for melee skills.
      ControlledBlaze
      Controlled Blaze Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      Volatility
      Volatility Support
      Supports attack skills.
      VaalTemptationSupport
      Vaal Temptation Support
      Supports Vaal skills.
      PyreSupport
      Pyre Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
      FissureSupport
      Fissure Support
      Supports slam skills you use yourself, causing them to create fissures when impacting the ground.
      ObliterationSupport
      Annihilation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Shockwave
      Void Shockwave Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
      OverheatSupport
      Overheat Support
      Supports melee attack skills you use yourself. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      Excommunicate
      Excommunicate Support
      Supports melee attacks. Does not modify skills used by minions.
      HallowingFlame
      Hallow Support
      Supports melee attacks you use yourself. Does not modify skills used by minions.
      FasterAttacks
      Faster Attacks Support
      Supports attack skills.
      AddedColdDamage
      Added Cold Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedAccuracy
      Additional Accuracy Support
      Supports attack skills.
      ManaLeech
      Mana Leech Support
      Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
      CullingStrike
      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.
      ChancetoFlee
      Chance to Flee Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Blind
      Blind Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ColdPenetration
      Cold Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
      CastOnCrit
      Cast On Critical Strike Support
      Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      enhance
      Enhance Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      BreakBlock
      Block Chance Reduction Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      FrenzyChargeOnShatter
      Ice Bite Support
      Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
      DamageAgainstChilled
      Hypothermia Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      Poison
      Critical Strike Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      VoidManipulation
      Void Manipulation Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      SupportRapidDecayGem
      Swift Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
      LesserPoison
      Chance to Poison Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      DeadlyAilments
      Deadly Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      VileToxins
      Vile Toxins Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      MomentumSupportGem
      Momentum Support
      Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
      WitherGemSupport
      Withering Touch Support
      Supports attack skills.
      CloseCombat
      Close Combat Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
      impale
      Impale Support
      Supports attack skills.
      Nightblade
      Nightblade Support
      Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
      AddedColdDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      CastOnCritPlus
      Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support
      Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      ColdPenetrationPlus
      Awakened Cold Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
      DeadlyAilmentsPlus
      Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      SupportRapidDecayPlus
      Awakened Swift Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
      VoidManipulationPlus
      Awakened Void Manipulation Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      enhanceplus
      Awakened Enhance Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      Sadism
      Sadism Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      RuptureSupport
      Rupture Support
      Supports attack skills.
      Machinations
      Machinations Support
      Supports skills that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      CullingStrike
      Cull the Weak Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies. If normal or magic enemies are left below a percentage of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
      LethalDoseSupport
      Lethal Dose Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      UnholyTrinitySupport
      Unholy Trinity Support
      Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have unholy resonance of lightning, physical and chaos, and to grant unholy resonance of damage types other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 unholy resonance for each damage type. 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.
      TornadosSupportGem
      Windburst Support
      Supports Attack Skills, causing them to trigger Windburst on hit after you've travelled a certain distance. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      IncreasedAOE
      Increased Area of Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect.
      AddedLightningDamage
      Added Lightning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedCriticalStrikes
      Increased Critical Strikes Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedCriticalDamage
      Increased Critical Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      AddedChaosDamage
      Added Chaos Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedQuality
      Item Rarity Support
      Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
      ConcentratedAOE
      Concentrated Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
      ChancetoIgnite
      Combustion Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ElementalProliferation
      Elemental Proliferation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
      LightningPenetration
      Lightning Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
      ElementalPenetration
      Elemental Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
      PowerCharges
      Power Charge On Critical Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      CurseOnHit
      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.
      Enlighten
      Enlighten Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      PhysicalToLightning
      Physical to Lightning Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      OnslaughtOnSlayingShocked
      Innervate Support
      Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
      ControlledDestructionGem
      Controlled Destruction Support
      Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
      ElementalFocus
      Elemental Focus Support
      Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
      IgniteProliferation
      Ignite Proliferation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Decay
      Decay Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Efficacy
      Efficacy Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
      Immolate
      Immolate Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      UnboundAilments
      Unbound Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
      SummonPhantasm
      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.
      BoneChillSupport
      Bonechill Support
      Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
      EnergyShieldLeechsupport
      Energy Leech Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
      AddedChaosDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      AddedLightningDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ControlledDestructionPlus
      Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
      Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
      CurseOnHitPlus
      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.
      ElementalFocusPlus
      Awakened Elemental Focus Support
      Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
      IncreasedAOEPlus
      Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect.
      LightningPenetrationPlus
      Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
      UnboundAilmentPlus
      Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
      Enlightenplus
      Awakened Enlighten Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      TrinitySupportGem
      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.
      PureShockSupportGem
      Overcharge Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ElementalBurstSupportGem
      Prismatic Burst Support
      Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      Devour
      Devour Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      InverttheRules
      Invert the Rules Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Devour
      Greater Devour Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      LivingLightningSupportGem
      Living Lightning Support
      Supports Skills which cause Damaging Hits, causing them to trigger Summon Living Lightning when dealing lightning damage. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of Minions.
      Eclipse
      Eclipse Support
      Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      Microtransactions /4
      GoreEarthquake
      Gore Earthquake Effect
      Your Earthquake becomes a gory effect.
      CrystalEarthquake
      Crystal Earthquake Effect
      Your Earthquake becomes a crystal effect.
      DemonicEarthquakeEffect
      Demonic Earthquake Effect
      Your Earthquake becomes a Demonic Effect.
      HarmoniousEarthquakeEffect
      Harmonious Earthquake Effect
      Your Earthquake becomes a Harmonious Effect.
      Vaal Earthquake
      With each step, the earth trembles
      Attribute /5

      vaal_earthquake_display_buff

      NameShow Full Descriptions
      CostiLvl 1: Normal: 3xCurrencyUpgradeToMagicOrb of Transmutation · Magic: 4xCurrencyRerollMagicOrb of Alteration · Rare: 3xCurrencyRerollRareChaos Orb · Unique: 8xCurrencyRerollRareChaos Orb
      IsCharged1
      BuffGroupsID36
      IsBuffDefinition1
      BuffMergeModesID3
      Earthquake
      Level: (1—40)
      Cooldown Time: 1.50 sec
      Attack Damage: (144—336)% of base
      Effectiveness of Added Damage: (144—336)%
      Smashes the ground, dealing damage in an area and cracking the earth. The crack will erupt in a powerful aftershock after a duration. Cracks created before the first one has erupted will not generate their own aftershocks. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.
      Base duration is 1 second
      100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
      Aftershock deals +150% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
      is area damage [1]
      Level Effect /40
      Implicit
      CooldownTime: 1500
      Base duration is 1 second
      Aftershock deals +150% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
      100% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
      LevelRequires LevelBase DamageExperience
      128143.7%, 143.7%, 143.7%
      231147.6%, 147.6%, 147.6%
      334151.5%, 151.5%, 151.5%
      437155.5%, 155.5%, 155.5%
      540159.5%, 159.5%, 159.5%
      642163.4%, 163.4%, 163.4%
      744167.4%, 167.4%, 167.4%
      846171.6%, 171.6%, 171.6%
      948175.8%, 175.8%, 175.8%
      1050180.1%, 180.1%, 180.1%
      1152184.5%, 184.5%, 184.5%
      1254189%, 189%, 189%
      1356193.6%, 193.6%, 193.6%
      1458198.3%, 198.3%, 198.3%
      1560203.2%, 203.2%, 203.2%
      1662208.1%, 208.1%, 208.1%
      1764213.3%, 213.3%, 213.3%
      1866218.4%, 218.4%, 218.4%
      1968223.8%, 223.8%, 223.8%
      2070229.3%, 229.3%, 229.3%
      2172234.8%, 234.8%, 234.8%
      2274240.5%, 240.5%, 240.5%
      2376246.3%, 246.3%, 246.3%
      2478252.4%, 252.4%, 252.4%
      2580258.5%, 258.5%, 258.5%
      2682264.8%, 264.8%, 264.8%
      2784271.2%, 271.2%, 271.2%
      2886277.7%, 277.7%, 277.7%
      2988284.5%, 284.5%, 284.5%
      3090291.4%, 291.4%, 291.4%
      3191301.1%, 301.1%, 301.1%
      3292304.8%, 304.8%, 304.8%
      3393308.5%, 308.5%, 308.5%
      3494312.2%, 312.2%, 312.2%
      3595316%, 316%, 316%
      3696319.8%, 319.8%, 319.8%
      3797323.6%, 323.6%, 323.6%
      3898327.5%, 327.5%, 327.5%
      3999331.5%, 331.5%, 331.5%
      40100335.5%, 335.5%, 335.5%
      Attribute /5

      Earthquake

      NameShow Full Descriptions
      BaseType Earthquake
      WeaponOne Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, Unarmed, Warstaves
      TargetTypesGround, Enemy
      TypeAttack, Area, Melee, Multistrikeable, Duration, Slam, Triggerable, Totemable
      ActiveSkillsCodeearthquake
      Crucible Weapon /1
      WeightDesc
      500 (T5)Killing Blows with Earthquake and Earthshatter Shatter Enemies as though Frozen
      Supported By /132
    • Active Type: Attack, Area, Melee, Multistrikeable, Duration, Slam, Triggerable, Totemable
    • AddedFireDamage
      Added Fire Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Knockback
      Knockback Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      LifeLeech
      Life Leech Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech life based on damage dealt.
      Stun
      Stun Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making it easier to stun enemies with those skills.
      IncreasedPhysicalDamage
      Melee Physical Damage Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      IncreasedDuration
      More Duration Support
      Supports any skill with a duration.
      ColdtoFire
      Cold to Fire Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Bloodlust
      Bloodlust Support
      Supports melee attack skills, causing them to deal more damage against bleeding enemies, but preventing those skills from inflicting bleeding on enemies in any way.
      LifeonHit
      Life Gain on Hit Support
      Supports attack skills.
      MeleeDamageonFullLife
      Damage on Full Life Support
      Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
      FirePenetration
      Fire Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
      multipleattacks
      Multistrike Support
      Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.
      IncreasedBurnDuration
      Burning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
      CastOnMeleeKill
      Cast on Melee Kill Support
      Must support both a melee attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it kills an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      Empower
      Empower Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      EnduranceChargeStun
      Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      ReduceDuration
      Less Duration Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration.
      FortifyGem
      Fortify Support
      Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
      ChanceToBleed
      Chance to Bleed Support
      Supports attack skills.
      Maim
      Maim Support
      Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim enemies.
      Brutality
      Brutality Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      Ruthless
      Ruthless Support
      Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.
      Shockwave
      Shockwave Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
      Pulverize
      Pulverise Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      RageSupport
      Rage Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
      AddedFireDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Fire Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      BrutalityPlus
      Awakened Brutality Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      IncreasedBurnDurationPlus
      Awakened Burning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or can deal burning damage directly.
      FirePenetrationPlus
      Awakened Fire Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
      IncreasedPhyscialDamagePlus
      Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      MultipleAttacksPlus
      Awakened Multistrike Support
      Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.
      EmpowerPlus
      Awakened Empower Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      FistOfWarGem
      Fist of War Support
      Supports slam skills, providing a powerful boost when they're used, with a delay before they can be boosted again. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Only skills you use yourself can receive the boost.
      BloodPriceSupportGem
      Bloodthirst Support
      Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
      Fragility
      Cruelty Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
      LifeTap
      Lifetap Support
      Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.
      AncestorSlamTotem
      Earthbreaker Support
      Supports slam skills, causing them to summon an ancestor totem that uses the skill for you while you're near it. Being near it grants you increased area of effect for melee skills.
      ControlledBlaze
      Controlled Blaze Support
      Supports melee attack skills.
      Volatility
      Volatility Support
      Supports attack skills.
      OverexertionWarcrySupport
      Overexertion Support
      Supports melee attack skills which can be exerted. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Vaal skills and channelling skills cannot be exerted.
      PyreSupport
      Pyre Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
      FissureSupport
      Fissure Support
      Supports slam skills you use yourself, causing them to create fissures when impacting the ground.
      ObliterationSupport
      Annihilation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Shockwave
      Void Shockwave Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
      OverheatSupport
      Overheat Support
      Supports melee attack skills you use yourself. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      multipleattacks
      Greater Multistrike Support
      Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.
      Excommunicate
      Excommunicate Support
      Supports melee attacks. Does not modify skills used by minions.
      HallowingFlame
      Hallow Support
      Supports melee attacks you use yourself. Does not modify skills used by minions.
      FasterAttacks
      Faster Attacks Support
      Supports attack skills.
      AddedColdDamage
      Added Cold Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedAccuracy
      Additional Accuracy Support
      Supports attack skills.
      ManaLeech
      Mana Leech Support
      Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana based on damage dealt.
      CullingStrike
      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.
      ChancetoFlee
      Chance to Flee Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Blind
      Blind Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ColdPenetration
      Cold Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
      CastOnCrit
      Cast On Critical Strike Support
      Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      enhance
      Enhance Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      BreakBlock
      Block Chance Reduction Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      FrenzyChargeOnShatter
      Ice Bite Support
      Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
      DamageAgainstChilled
      Hypothermia Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      Poison
      Critical Strike Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      VoidManipulation
      Void Manipulation Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      SupportRapidDecayGem
      Swift Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
      LesserPoison
      Chance to Poison Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      DeadlyAilments
      Deadly Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      VileToxins
      Vile Toxins Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      MomentumSupportGem
      Momentum Support
      Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
      WitherGemSupport
      Withering Touch Support
      Supports attack skills.
      CloseCombat
      Close Combat Support
      Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
      impale
      Impale Support
      Supports attack skills.
      Nightblade
      Nightblade Support
      Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
      AddedColdDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      CastOnCritPlus
      Awakened Cast On Critical Strike Support
      Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      ColdPenetrationPlus
      Awakened Cold Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy cold resistance.
      DeadlyAilmentsPlus
      Awakened Deadly Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      SupportRapidDecayPlus
      Awakened Swift Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
      VoidManipulationPlus
      Awakened Void Manipulation Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage.
      enhanceplus
      Awakened Enhance Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the quality of supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      ArcaneArcherSupportGem
      Manaforged Arrows Support
      Supports bow attack skills, causing them to trigger when you've spent enough mana in total on other bow attacks. Cannot modify the skills of minions. Cannot support totems, traps, mines, Vaal skills, or channelling skills
      Sadism
      Sadism Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      RuptureSupport
      Rupture Support
      Supports attack skills.
      Machinations
      Machinations Support
      Supports skills that hit enemies. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      CullingStrike
      Cull the Weak Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies. If normal or magic enemies are left below a percentage of maximum life after being hit by these skills, they will be killed.
      LethalDoseSupport
      Lethal Dose Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      UnholyTrinitySupport
      Unholy Trinity Support
      Supports skills that hit enemies, causing them to gain bonuses while you have unholy resonance of lightning, physical and chaos, and to grant unholy resonance of damage types other than the highest one in a hit. There is a maximum of 50 unholy resonance for each damage type. 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.
      TornadosSupportGem
      Windburst Support
      Supports Attack Skills, causing them to trigger Windburst on hit after you've travelled a certain distance. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      IncreasedAOE
      Increased Area of Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect.
      AddedLightningDamage
      Added Lightning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedCriticalStrikes
      Increased Critical Strikes Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedCriticalDamage
      Increased Critical Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      AddedChaosDamage
      Added Chaos Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      IncreasedQuality
      Item Rarity Support
      Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
      ConcentratedAOE
      Concentrated Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
      ChancetoIgnite
      Combustion Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ElementalProliferation
      Elemental Proliferation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
      LightningPenetration
      Lightning Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
      ElementalPenetration
      Elemental Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy elemental resistances.
      PowerCharges
      Power Charge On Critical Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      CurseOnHit
      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.
      Enlighten
      Enlighten Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      PhysicalToLightning
      Physical to Lightning Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      OnslaughtOnSlayingShocked
      Innervate Support
      Supports any skill you use to hit enemies yourself. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
      ControlledDestructionGem
      Controlled Destruction Support
      Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
      ElementalFocus
      Elemental Focus Support
      Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
      IgniteProliferation
      Ignite Proliferation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Decay
      Decay Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Efficacy
      Efficacy Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
      Immolate
      Immolate Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      UnboundAilments
      Unbound Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
      SummonPhantasm
      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.
      BoneChillSupport
      Bonechill Support
      Supports any skill that can chill enemies or create chilling areas.
      EnergyShieldLeechsupport
      Energy Leech Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, causing those hits to leech energy shield based on damage dealt.
      AddedChaosDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Chaos Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      AddedLightningDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Lightning Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ControlledDestructionPlus
      Awakened Controlled Destruction Support
      Supports attack skills, or spell skills that deal damage.
      CurseOnHitPlus
      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.
      ElementalFocusPlus
      Awakened Elemental Focus Support
      Supports any skill that hits or burns enemies, or inflicts elemental ailments.
      IncreasedAOEPlus
      Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect.
      LightningPenetrationPlus
      Awakened Lightning Penetration Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy lightning resistance.
      UnboundAilmentPlus
      Awakened Unbound Ailments Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies or inflicts ailments
      Enlightenplus
      Awakened Enlighten Support
      Supports any skill gem. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a cost & reservation multiplier to supported gems. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      TrinitySupportGem
      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.
      PureShockSupportGem
      Overcharge Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      ElementalBurstSupportGem
      Prismatic Burst Support
      Supports attacks, causing them to trigger the Prismatic Burst spell. Cannot support triggered attacks or attacks used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      Devour
      Devour Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      InverttheRules
      Invert the Rules Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Devour
      Greater Devour Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      LivingLightningSupportGem
      Living Lightning Support
      Supports Skills which cause Damaging Hits, causing them to trigger Summon Living Lightning when dealing lightning damage. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of Minions.
      Eclipse
      Eclipse Support
      Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.

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      Vaal Earthquake

      Vaal Earthquake is a Vaal skill gem. The Character strikes the ground, creating an aftershock that erupts to deal more damage in a bigger area. Only one aftershock can be active at a time. The user will also release a limited number of aftershocks while moving.

      Version history

      VersionChanges
      3.15.0
    • Now deals 106% of Base Damage, and has 106% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 85%).
    • 3.14.0
    • Now deals 70% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 60%) and 85% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 71%)
    • Ongoing effect now ends after 9 Aftershocks (previously 7).
    • Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 9 seconds (previously 12).
    • 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.
    • 3.11.0
    • Base attack speed is now 75% to match Earthquake (from 100%).
    • Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 60% at gem level 1 (from 50%), up to 71% at gem level 20 (from 61%).
    • 3.7.0
    • Aftershocks now benefit from 30 to 46 added physical damage at gem level 1, up to 169 to 254 at gem level 20.
    • Now gains 1% increased damage per 1% gem quality (rather than 1% increased physical damage).
    • 3.4.0
    • The aftershock now deals 70% (up from 50%) more damage with hits and ailments (as opposed to every form of damage) at all gem levels.
    • 3.3.0
    • Vaal Earthquake has been added to the game.

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