Vaal Lightning Strike
Vaal, Attack, Melee, Strike, Duration, Lightning, Projectile
Level: 1–20
Souls Per Use: 20
Can Store 1 Use
Soul Gain Prevention: 10 sec
Cast Time: 1 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80–98%
Requires Level 12
Infuses your melee weapon with electrical energies as you swing. In addition to converting some of your physical damage to lightning damage, the stored energy becomes an orb attached to the enemy you hit, or the ground if you don't hit an enemy. The orb will periodically fire projectiles at other nearby enemies for a duration, which will also damage the enemy the orb is attached to.
Deals (80–98.2)% of Base Attack Damage
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
+8 seconds to Base duration
Fires (4–8) additional Projectiles
(1–9) to (13–179) Added Lightning Damage
Can't be Evaded
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:
(0–20)% increased Damage
(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Vaal Lightning Strike

poe.ninjaVaal Lightning Strike
DropLevel 12
BaseType Vaal Lightning Strike
Class Active Skill Gems
WeaponClaws, Daggers, One Hand Swords, Thrusting One Hand Swords, One Hand Axes, One Hand Maces, Staves, Two Hand Swords, Two Hand Axes, Two Hand Maces, Sceptres, Rune Daggers, Warstaves
TargetTypesGround, Enemy
TypeAttack, MeleeSingleTarget, Melee, Duration, Vaal, LightningSkill, Projectile, ProjectileAttack, Type83, CantUseFistOfWar
IsActiveSkill1
DefaultTxtskill_stat_descriptions
GrantedEffectsID7170
Quality Gem /1

Quality Gem /1

TypeStatsWeight
Superior (0–20)% increased Damage
(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed		50
Implicit
Can't be Evaded
show_number_of_projectiles [1]
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
cannot_cancel_skill_before_contact_point [1]
:
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage
+8 seconds to Base duration
Level Effect /40

Level Effect /40

LevelRequires LevelDexterityIntelligenceBase DamageFires 4 additional Projectiles1 to 13 Added Lightning DamageExperience
112211480%41, 1315,249
215251781%41, 1641,517
319302181.9%41, 2081,983
423352482.9%41, 25147,968
527412883.8%42, 31250,557
631463284.8%62, 37405,086
735513685.8%62, 45447,718
838553886.7%63, 51615,318
941594187.7%63, 59834,639
1044634488.6%63, 661,570,760
1147674789.6%64, 751,633,987
1250714990.6%64, 852,151,030
1353755291.5%65, 952,812,189
1456795592.5%66, 1075,099,360
1559835893.4%66, 1209,400,731
1662876094.4%87, 13415,273,366
1764906295.4%88, 14426,286,582
1866926496.3%88, 15562,890,590
1968956697.3%89, 167212,046,017
2070986898.2%89, 179
217299.2%810, 192
2274100.2%811, 206
2376101.1%812, 221
2478102.1%812, 237
2580103%813, 254
2682104%1014, 272
2784105%1015, 291
2886105.9%1016, 311
2988106.9%1018, 333
3090107.8%1019, 355
3191108.3%1019, 367
3292108.7%1020, 380
3393109.2%1021, 392
3494109.6%1021, 405
3595110.1%1022, 419
3696110.5%1023, 433
3797111%1024, 447
3898111.4%1024, 462
3999111.9%1025, 477
40100112.3%1026, 492
Supported By /107

Supported By /107

  • Active Type: Attack, MeleeSingleTarget, Melee, Duration, Vaal, LightningSkill, Projectile, ProjectileAttack, Type83, CantUseFistOfWar
    • Support GemActiveType
    Added Fire Damage SupportHit, Attack
    Faster Attacks SupportAttack, Type56
    Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportProjectile, Type54, Type56, Type73
    Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportProjectile, Type54, Type56, Type73
    Faster Projectiles SupportProjectile, ProjectileDamage, Type54, Type56
    Added Cold Damage SupportAttack, Hit
    Additional Accuracy SupportAttack, Type56
    Added Lightning Damage SupportAttack, Hit
    Increased Critical Strikes SupportHit, Attack
    Increased Critical Damage SupportHit, Attack
    Knockback SupportHit, Attack
    Life Leech SupportHit, Attack
    Mana Leech SupportAttack
    Added Chaos Damage SupportHit, Attack
    Stun SupportHit, Attack
    Pierce SupportProjectile, Type54, Type56
    Melee Physical Damage SupportMelee
    Item Rarity SupportHit, Attack, DamageOverTime
    Increased Duration SupportDuration, Type55
    Cold to Fire SupportHit, Attack
    Combustion SupportHit, Attack
    Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAttack, Type56
    Bloodlust SupportMelee
    Life Gain on Hit SupportAttack, Type56
    Elemental Proliferation SupportHit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
    Culling Strike SupportHit, Attack
    Point Blank SupportProjectileAttack, Type56
    Iron Grip SupportProjectileAttack, Type56
    Damage on Full Life SupportAttack
    Chance to Flee SupportAttack, Hit
    Blind SupportHit, Attack
    Fire Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Cold Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Lightning Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Elemental Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Chain SupportChaining, Projectile, Type54, Type56, Type97
    Fork SupportProjectile, Type54, Type56
    Melee Splash SupportMeleeSingleTarget
    Power Charge On Critical SupportHit, Attack
    Burning Damage SupportHit, Attack, CausesBurning
    Hextouch SupportAttack, Hit
    Cast On Critical Strike SupportAttack
    Cast on Melee Kill SupportMelee
    Endurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportMelee
    Slower Projectiles SupportProjectile, ProjectileDamage, Type54, Type56
    Less Duration SupportDuration, Type55
    Vicious Projectiles SupportProjectileAttack, Type56
    Block Chance Reduction SupportHit, Attack
    Physical to Lightning SupportHit, Attack
    Fortify SupportMelee
    Ice Bite SupportHit, Attack
    Hypothermia SupportHit, Attack, DamageOverTime
    Innervate SupportHit, Attack
    Poison SupportHit, Attack
    Void Manipulation SupportHit, Attack, DamageOverTime
    Controlled Destruction SupportHit, Attack, Type59
    Swift Affliction SupportDuration, Type55, Hit, Attack
    Elemental Focus SupportHit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
    Ignite Proliferation SupportHit, Attack
    Chance to Bleed SupportAttack
    Lesser Poison SupportHit, Attack
    Deadly Ailments SupportHit, Attack
    Decay SupportHit, Attack
    Efficacy SupportHit, Attack, Type59, Duration, Type55, DamageOverTime
    Vile Toxins SupportHit, Attack
    Maim SupportAttack, Maims
    Immolate SupportHit, Attack
    Unbound Ailments SupportHit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
    Brutality SupportHit, Attack
    Ruthless SupportMelee
    Onslaught SupportHit, Attack
    Summon Phantasm SupportAttack, Hit, CreatesMinion
    Withering Touch SupportAttack
    Bonechill SupportAttack, Hit, NonHitChill, ChillingArea
    Energy Leech SupportHit, Attack
    Close Combat SupportMelee
    Shockwave SupportMelee
    Impale SupportAttack
    Pulverise SupportMelee
    Rage SupportMelee
    Nightblade SupportAttack
    Barrage SupportProjectile, Type54, OR, Type73, OR, ProjectileAttack, Type56, OR, AND
    Awakened Added Fire Damage SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Brutality SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Burning Damage SupportHit, Attack, CausesBurning
    Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAttack, Type56
    Awakened Fire Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Melee Physical Damage SupportMelee
    Awakened Melee Splash SupportMeleeSingleTarget
    Awakened Added Cold Damage SupportAttack, Hit
    Awakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAttack
    Awakened Chain SupportChaining, Projectile, Type54, Type56, Type97
    Awakened Cold Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Deadly Ailments SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Fork SupportProjectile, Type54, Type56
    Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportProjectile, Type54, Type56, Type73
    Awakened Swift Affliction SupportDuration, Type55, Hit, Attack
    Awakened Void Manipulation SupportHit, Attack, DamageOverTime
    Awakened Vicious Projectiles SupportProjectileAttack, Type56
    Awakened Added Chaos Damage SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAttack, Hit
    Awakened Controlled Destruction SupportHit, Attack, Type59
    Awakened Hextouch SupportAttack, Hit
    Awakened Elemental Focus SupportHit, Attack, CausesBurning, NonHitChill
    Awakened Lightning Penetration SupportHit, Attack
    Awakened Unbound Ailments SupportHit, Attack, CauseElementalStatus
    Trinity SupportHit, Attack