Vaal Ground Slam

Attack, AoE, Vaal, Slam, Melee

Level: 1–20

Souls Per Use: 15

Can Store 4 Use

Soul Gain Prevention: 1 sec

Attack Speed: 90% of base

Attack Damage: 190–375% of base

Effectiveness of Added Damage: 190–375%

AoE Radius: 39

Requires Level 1

Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels in all directions that damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
+(0–0.9) metres to radius
200% increased Stun Duration on enemies
Can't be Evaded
Deals up to (40–49)% more Damage with Hits to closer targets
This Attack can be Exerted as though it was not a Vaal Skill

Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:

(0–10)% increased Area of Effect
(0–20)% increased Stun Duration on enemies

Unusual Gems /3 ⍟

Type	Stats	Weight
Superior	(0–10)% increased Area of Effect (0–20)% increased Stun Duration on enemies	50
Anomalous	(0–10)% increased Attack Speed	100
Divergent	(0–40)% increased angle	50

Level Effect /40

Implicit
200% increased Stun Duration on enemies 25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold Can't be Evaded This Attack can be Exerted as though it was not a Vaal Skill (The Stun Threshold determines how much Damage can Stun something)

Level	Requires Level	Strength	Base Damage	# metres to radius	Deals up to 40% more Damage with Hits to closer targets	Experience
1	1	10	190%	0	40	70
2	2	12	199.7%	0	40	308
3	4	16	209.5%	0.1	41	1,554
4	7	22	219.2%	0.1	41	6,667
5	11	31	228.9%	0.2	42	26,047
6	16	41	238.7%	0.2	42	49,725
7	20	50	248.4%	0.3	43	95,714
8	24	58	258.2%	0.3	43	169,595
9	28	67	267.9%	0.4	44	283,759
10	32	75	277.6%	0.4	44	453,996
11	36	83	287.4%	0.5	45	703,128
12	40	92	297.1%	0.5	45	1,061,223
13	44	100	306.8%	0.6	46	2,065,870
14	48	109	316.6%	0.6	46	2,507,110
15	52	117	326.3%	0.7	47	5,798,936
16	56	125	336.1%	0.7	47	15,083,919
17	60	134	345.8%	0.8	48	27,792,735
18	64	142	355.5%	0.8	48	43,869,739
19	67	148	365.3%	0.9	49	242,081,556
20	70	155	375%	0.9	49
21	72		384.7%	1	50
22	74		394.5%	1	50
23	76		404.2%	1.1	51
24	78		413.9%	1.1	51
25	80		423.7%	1.2	52
26	82		433.4%	1.2	52
27	84		443.2%	1.3	53
28	86		452.9%	1.3	53
29	88		462.6%	1.4	54
30	90		472.4%	1.4	54
31	91		477.2%	1.4	54
32	92		482.1%	1.5	55
33	93		487%	1.5	55
34	94		491.8%	1.5	55
35	95		496.7%	1.5	55
36	96		501.6%	1.6	56
37	97		506.4%	1.6	56
38	98		511.3%	1.6	56
39	99		516.2%	1.6	56
40	100		521.1%	1.7	57

Acronym	Hit, Stun, Exert, Vaal, Duration
BaseType	Vaal Ground Slam
Class	Skill Gems
Weapon	One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, , Warstaves
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, Area, Melee, Vaal, Slam, Totemable
Metadata	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalGroundSlam
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Vaal Ground Slam Monster /7 ⍟

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
Xandro Blooddrinker	monster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33] Your hits can't be Evaded Never deal Critical Strikes Regenerate 1% of Life per second while on Low Life Regenerate 1.33% of Life per second	Y
Shade of a Marauder		Y
Battlecharger		Y
Crusher of Gladiators	monster dropped item rarity +% [15000] monster slain experience +% [100] cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Redblade Warmonger	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage	Y
Dimachaeri Cassius	30% increased Movement Speed 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Avatar of the Forge	30% increased Movement Speed monster dropped item rarity +% [15000] monster slain experience +% [100] 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y

Microtransactions /4 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Blood Slam Your Ground Slam becomes a gory slam of blood
	Celestial Ground Slam Effect Your Ground Slam becomes a Celestial Effect.
	Oblivion Ground Slam Effect Your Ground Slam becomes an Oblivion Effect.
	Onyx Oblivion Ground Slam Effect Your Oblivion Ground Slam becomes an Onyx Effect.

Supported By /100 ⍟

Icon	Name
	Added Fire Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Faster Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Additional Accuracy Support Supports attack skills.
	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.
	Mana Leech Support Supports attack skills that hit enemies, causing those hits to leech mana 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.
	Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Item Rarity Support Supports any skill that can kill enemies.
	Concentrated Effect Support Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
	Cold to Fire Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Combustion Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	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.
	Life Gain on Hit Support Supports attack skills.
	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.
	Damage on Full Life Support Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Endurance Charge on Melee Stun Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Block Chance Reduction Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Physical to Lightning Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Fortify Support Supports melee attack skills that are not triggered.
	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 Bleed Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills that create minions.
	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.
	Maim Support Supports attack skills, or other skills that can maim 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.
	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.
	Momentum Support Supports attack skills that aren't triggered.
	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.
	Withering Touch Support Supports attack skills.
	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.
	Close Combat Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.
	Shockwave Support Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support triggered attacks, attacks used by things other than you, or skills which create minions.
	Impale Support Supports attack skills.
	Pulverise Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Rage Support Supports melee attack skills. Minions cannot gain rage.
	Nightblade Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support skills which create 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 Elemental Damage with Attacks Support Supports attack skills.
	Awakened Fire Penetration Support Supports any skill that hits enemies, making those hits penetrate enemy fire resistance.
	Awakened Melee Physical Damage Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Awakened Added Cold Damage Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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.
	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.
	Bloodthirst Support Supports attack skills. Cannot support triggered skills, skills which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps or mines.
	Cruelty Support Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.
	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.
	Overcharge Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	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 Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Sadism Support Supports any skill that hits enemies.
	Controlled Blaze Support Supports melee attack skills.
	Volatility Support Supports attack skills.

Ground Slam

Level: 1–2

Cooldown Time: 2.75 sec

Requires Level 1

Slams the ground in front of you, creating a wave that travels forward and damages enemies with an increased chance to stun. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies. Requires an Axe, Mace, Sceptre, Staff or Unarmed.

Deals (0–100)% more Damage
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold
Deals up to 20% more Damage with Hits to closer targets
action attack or cast time uses animation length [1]
active skill area of effect radius +% final [10]
is area damage [1]

Weapon /2

Weight	Desc
500 (T5)	Poisons inflicted by Sunder or Ground Slam on non-Poisoned Enemies deal 400% increased Damage
1000 (T5)	Poisons inflicted by Sunder or Ground Slam on non-Poisoned Enemies deal 600% increased Damage

Ground Slam /6 ⍟

An area of effect, melee attack that deals a wave of area damage with your main hand weapon. Enemies closer to you take more damage. Ground Slam also has an increased chance to stun enemies.

Name	Show Full Descriptions
Brutality Support	Greatly increases the physical damage of Ground Slam but means you cannot deal chaos or elemental damage. Use this support with a strong physical damage weapon.
Chance to Bleed Support	Increases the chance of inflicting the bleed ailment on enemies with Ground Slam. Bleeding deals physical damage over time, with more damage dealt to moving targets. This support also adds a small amount of flat physical damage to Ground Slam.
Increased Area of Effect Support	Increases the area of effect of Ground Slam allowing it to hit a greater number of targets at once.
Maim Support	Grants Ground Slam a chance to Maim enemies on hit. Maimed enemies have reduced movement speed and take increased physical damage. This support also gives more physical damage with Ground Slam.
Melee Physical Damage Support	Grants more melee physical damage for Ground Slam. This support also increases the amount of damage inflicted bleeds and poisons do.
Multistrike Support	Causes Ground Slam to repeat an additional two times, as well as providing a large bonus to attack speed.

Level Effect /2

Implicit
25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold Deals up to 20% more Damage with Hits to closer targets (The Stun Threshold determines how much Damage can Stun something)

Level	Requires Level		Base Damage	Deals 100% more Damage	Experience
1	1		175%	100
2	68		175%

Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 3xArmourer's Scrap · Normal: 10000xGold
BaseType	Ground Slam
Weapon	One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, , Warstaves
TargetTypes	Ground, Enemy
Type	Attack, Area, Multistrikeable, Melee, Slam, Totemable
ActiveSkillsCode	distance_scaled_ground_slam

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Vaal Ground Slam

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Ground Slam.

Vaal Ground Slam is a vaal melee attack that slams the ground, creating a wave that travels in all directions, knocking enemies back and stunning them.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Soul Gain Prevention - Vaal Ground Slam has a 1 second soul gain prevention time. Vaal Ground Slam and Vaal Burning Arrow share the lowest soul gain prevention timer for vaal skills.

Exerted - Vaal Ground Slam is currently the only vaal skill that can be exerted by warcries.

Interactions:

Southbound gloves have the potential to prevent your hits from killing enemies, keeping them alive on 1 life. This allows the character to wait until the soul gain prevention time is over to kill enemies and gain all souls from all kills. The base duration is 1 second and this can be reduced further by Vaal Skills have % reduced Soul Gain Prevention Duration. After the soul gain prevention timer has expired, the enemy can be killed by any non-vaal skill that can do damage over time and the character will gain all souls for all kills if they have room to store those kills. If the kill size outnumbers the souls per use in every situation, this combination can be repeated over and over again. In other words in areas where you regularly kill 15 enemies or more at the same time, vaal ground slam will always have enough souls to be used on every pack of enemies.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.15.0	Now deals 375% of Base Damage, and has 375% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 400%). No longer always Stuns Enemies. Now has 25% reduced Enemy Stun Threshold.
3.14.0	The following changes are applied to Vaal Ground Slam This Attack can now be Exerted as though it was not a Vaal Skill. Now deals 250% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 190%) and 400% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 300%). Now stores up to 4 uses (previously 3). Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 1 second (previously 2). 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	No longer has added attack physical damage. Now has an added damage effectiveness of 190% at gem level 1 (from 185%), up to 300% at gem level 20 (from 227%). Base attack speed is now 90% to match Ground Slam (from 100%).
3.7.0	Now adds 2 to 3 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased area of effect per 2% gem quality.
2.1.0	Vaal Ground Slam now requires 50% more souls per use, and can only store three uses. The area of effect radius bonus has been reduced from 30% to 20%.
1.1.0d	Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.

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