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Vaal Summon Skeletons
Spell, Minion, Duration, Vaal
Level: (1—20)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use
Soul Gain Prevention: 10 sec
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Requires Level (10—70), (29—155) Int
Summons an army of skeletal soldiers, archers and mages, led by a powerful general.
Maximum (18—36) Summoned Skeletons
Base duration is 20 seconds
Summons (14—21) Skeleton Soldiers
Summons (2—9) Skeleton Archers
Summons (1—5) Skeleton Mage
Summons 1 Skeleton General
Corrupted

Additional Effects From Quality:
+(0—1) to Maximum Summoned Skeletons
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Genus
SummonSkeletons
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SummonSkeletons
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SummonSkeletons
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VaalSummonSkeletons
Level Effect /40
Implicit
Summons 1 Skeleton General
Base duration is 20 seconds
LevelRequires LevelIntBase DamageSummons 14 Skeleton SoldiersSummons 2 Skeleton ArchersSummons 1 Skeleton MageMaximum 18 Summoned SkeletonsExperience
11029100%, 100%, 100%14, 12118, 19,569
21335100%, 100%, 100%15, 12119, 128,189
31743100%, 100%, 100%15, 13120, 159,146
42152100%, 100%, 100%16, 13222, 1111,192
52560100%, 100%, 100%16, 14223, 1193,800
62969100%, 100%, 100%17, 14224, 1320,280
73377100%, 100%, 100%17, 15225, 1359,090
83683100%, 100%, 100%18, 15226, 1498,508
93990100%, 100%, 100%18, 15327, 1682,057
104296100%, 100%, 100%18, 16328, 1921,777
1145102100%, 100%, 100%18, 16328, 11,727,879
1248109100%, 100%, 100%19, 16329, 11,791,769
1351115100%, 100%, 100%19, 16430, 12,353,679
1454121100%, 100%, 100%20, 16431, 13,070,912
1557127100%, 100%, 100%20, 17432, 19,095,466
1660134100%, 100%, 100%20, 17432, 116,039,890
1763140100%, 100%, 100%20, 18433, 129,817,117
1866146100%, 100%, 100%21, 18535, 162,895,056
1968151100%, 100%, 100%21, 18535, 1212,051,599
2070155100%, 100%, 100%21, 19536, 1
2172100%, 100%, 100%22, 19537, 1
2274100%, 100%, 100%22, 19537, 1
2376100%, 100%, 100%22, 110639, 1
2478100%, 100%, 100%23, 110640, 1
2580100%, 100%, 100%23, 110640, 1
2682100%, 100%, 100%23, 111641, 1
2784100%, 100%, 100%24, 111642, 1
2886100%, 100%, 100%24, 111743, 1
2988100%, 100%, 100%25, 111744, 1
3090100%, 100%, 100%25, 112745, 1
3191100%, 100%, 100%25, 112745, 1
3292100%, 100%, 100%26, 112746, 1
3393100%, 100%, 100%26, 112746, 1
3494100%, 100%, 100%26, 112847, 1
3595100%, 100%, 100%26, 112847, 1
3696100%, 100%, 100%27, 112848, 1
3797100%, 100%, 100%27, 112848, 1
3898100%, 100%, 100%27, 113849, 1
3999100%, 100%, 100%27, 113849, 1
40100100%, 100%, 100%27, 113849, 1
Attribute /10

Vaal Summon Skeletons

NameShow Full Descriptions
AcronymSkeleton
IdVaalSummonSkeletons
DropLevel 10
BaseType Vaal Summon Skeletons
Class Skill Gems
TargetTypesGround,
TypeSpell, Minion, Duration, MinionsCanExplode, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Vaal, CreatesMinion, Multicastable
ItemTypeMetadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalSummonSkeletons
ActiveSkillsCodevaal_summon_skeletons
Referencepoe.ninja, Community Wiki
Version history /8
VersionChanges
3.25.0
  • Fixed a bug where Vaal Summon Skeletons of Mages was incorrectly displayed as Vaal Summon Skeletons of Sorcery.
  • Fixed a bug where Vaal Summon Skeletons of Archers was incorrectly displayed as Vaal Summon Skeletons of Archery.
    • 3.23.0
    Vaal Summon Skeletons:
    3.22.0
  • Vaal Summon Skeletons now Summons 1 Skeleton Mage at gem level 1 (previously 0), scaling up to 5 at gem level 20 (unchanged).
  • Fixed a bug where the Vaal Summon Skeletons skill description still referred to Skeletal Warriors instead of Soldiers.
    • 3.13.0
  • Summoned Skeleton Mages (from Dead Reckoning unique jewel or Vaal Summon Skeletons) now deal 50% more damage, and their projectile speed has been doubled.
    • 3.10.0
    • Damage dealt by minions at all gem levels has been lowered by approximately 40%. This change isn't visible on the gem as it is a property of the minion itself, and does not affect Skeleton Mages or any other non-basic Skeleton minions summoned by Vaal Summon Skeletons.
    3.3.0
    Vaal Summon Skeletons
      3.1.0
    • Dead Reckoning: Now correctly replaces a number of Skeleton Warriors with Skeleton Mages when using Vaal Summon Skeletons.
    • Fixed a bug where skeleton generals summoned by Vaal Summon Skeletons played the wrong effect as they appeared.
      • 2.5.0
    • Melee Skeletons from the Summon Skeletons skill now deal 25% more damage. Summon Skeletons and Vaal Summon Skeletons skills now have a cast time of 0.8 seconds, down from 1 second.
      • Vaal Summon Skeletons
      Spell, Minion, Duration, Vaal
      Level: (1—20)
      Souls Per Use: 50
      Can Store 1 Use
      Soul Gain Prevention: 10 sec
      Cast Time: 0.80 sec
      Requires Level (10—70), (29—155) Int
      Summons an army of skeletal soldiers, archers and mages, led by a powerful general.
      Maximum (18—36) Summoned Skeletons
      Base duration is 20 seconds
      Summons (14—21) Skeleton Soldiers
      Summons (2—9) Skeleton Archers
      Summons (1—5) Skeleton Mage
      Summons 1 Skeleton General
      base display minion actor level [10,68]
      cannot cancel skill before contact point [1]
      display minion monster type [2]
      skill cannot be stunned before contact point [1]
      Corrupted

      Additional Effects From Quality:
      +(0—1) to Maximum Summoned Skeletons
      Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
      Supported By /187
    • Active Type: Spell, Minion, Duration, MinionsCanExplode, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Vaal, CreatesMinion, Multicastable
    • Minion Type: Attack, Melee, MeleeSingleTarget, Projectile, RangedAttack, ProjectilesFromUser, Multistrikeable, Spell, Area, ThresholdJewelSpellDamage
      • 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.
      WeaponElementalDamage
      Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
      Supports attack skills.
      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.
      IronGrip
      Iron Grip Support
      Supports attack skills that fire projectiles, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their physical projectile damage.
      IronWill
      Iron Will Support
      Supports spell skills, making the increase to physical melee damage from strength also increase their spell damage.
      MeleeDamageonFullLife
      Damage on Full Life Support
      Supports attack skills, providing a bonus to all damage dealt by those skills while your life is full.
      Totem
      Spell Totem Support
      Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
      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.
      Splash
      Melee Splash Support
      Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
      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.
      MirageStrike
      Ancestral Call Support
      Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
      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.
      MirageStrikePlus
      Awakened Ancestral Call Support
      Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
      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.
      WeaponElementalDamagePlus
      Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support
      Supports attack skills.
      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.
      SplashPlus
      Awakened Melee Splash Support
      Supports melee strike skills, causing their melee strike to deal splash damage around each target hit.
      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.
      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.
      ExecutionerSupportGem
      Behead Support
      Supports strike skills.
      Trauma
      Trauma Support
      Supports melee strike skills that do not inherently apply Trauma. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      GuardiansBlessing
      Guardian's Blessing Support
      Must support both a skill that creates minions which can be damaged, and an aura skill that creates permanent auras around you. Cannot support triggered skills, banner skills or stance 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.
      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.
      MirageStrike
      Greater Ancestral Call Support
      Supports melee strike skills, causing them to also strike at extra targets simultaneously. The extra targets must be a minimum distance from the user. If supporting a minion attack skill, the minion's skills will not also strike extra targets. Cannot support Vaal skills or triggered skills.
      DivineSentinelSupport
      Divine Sentinel Support
      Supports skills that create sentinel minions, causing those minions to be created with a beneficial templar aura.
      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.
      TransfusionSupport
      Transfusion Support
      Supports non-blessing spells.
      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.
      GreaterMultipleProjectiles
      Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      LesserMultipleProjectiles
      Multiple Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      FasterProjectiles
      Faster Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile 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.
      Pierce
      Pierce Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      Trap
      Trap Support
      Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
      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.
      PointBlank
      Point Blank Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      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.
      chain
      Chain Support
      Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
      Fork
      Fork Support
      Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first time they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
      ReturnProjectiles
      Returning Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      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.
      SlowerProjectiles
      Slower Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      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.
      RangedPhysicalAttackDamage
      Vicious Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile attack skills.
      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.
      ParallelProjectile
      Volley Support
      Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
      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.
      GreenRainSupportGem
      Arrow Nova Support
      Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
      GreenBarrageSupportGem
      Barrage Support
      Supports projectile attack skills that use bows or wands. Cannot support triggered skills, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
      GreaterVolleySupport
      Greater Volley Support
      Supports skills that fire projectiles from the user. Does not affect projectiles fired from other locations as secondary effects. Does not support skills that fire projectiles in a spiral.
      AddedColdDamagePlus
      Awakened Added Cold Damage Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      GreenRainPlus
      Awakened Arrow Nova Support
      Supports bow attack skills that fire arrows forwards as projectiles. These skills will instead fire a payload arrow into the air to land at a targeted location. The supported skills' arrows will then fire out in a circle from where it lands. Cannot support skills that already fire arrows into the air, channelled skills, or skills that create Minions.
      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.
      ChainPlus
      Awakened Chain Support
      Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
      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.
      ForkPlus
      Awakened Fork Support
      Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
      GreaterMultipleProjectilesPlus
      Awakened Greater Multiple Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile skills.
      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.
      RangedPhysicalAttackDamagePlus
      Awakened Vicious Projectiles Support
      Supports projectile attack skills.
      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.
      Fork
      Greater Fork Support
      Supports projectile skills, making their projectiles fork into two projectiles the first two times they hit an enemy and don't pierce it.
      chain
      Greater Chain Support
      Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.
      LethalDoseSupport
      Lethal Dose Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      Companionship
      Companionship Support
      Supports skills that create minions which can be damaged. Cannot support triggered skills.
      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.
      FasterCast
      Faster Casting Support
      Supports non-instant spell skills.
      ConcentratedAOE
      Concentrated Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
      MinionDamage
      Minion Damage Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      ChancetoIgnite
      Combustion Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      MinionSpeed
      Minion Speed Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      MinionLife
      Minion Life Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      ElementalProliferation
      Elemental Proliferation Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies, or could otherwise apply elemental ailments.
      RemoteMine
      Blastchain Mine Support
      Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
      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.
      SummonsElementalResists
      Elemental Army Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      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
      ArcaneSurge
      Arcane Surge Support
      Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
      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.
      OffensiveMinion
      Feeding Frenzy Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      MinionFocusFire
      Predator Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      DefensiveMinion
      Meat Shield Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      AltRemoteMineSupportGem
      High-Impact Mine Support
      Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
      InfernalLegionSupportGem
      Infernal Legion Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      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.
      MinionDamagePlus
      Awakened Minion Damage Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      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.
      ProjectileIntensity
      Pinpoint Support
      Supports projectile spells you cast yourself. Cannot support triggered skills, Vaal skills, instant skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation or which create minions, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
      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.
      FreshMeat
      Fresh Meat Support
      Supports skills that create minions.
      WandWispSupport
      Sacred Wisps Support
      Supports attack skills that can be used with Wands. Cannot support Vaal skills, minion skills, movement skills, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines.
      InverttheRules
      Invert the Rules Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      VaalSacrifice
      Vaal Sacrifice Support
      Supports Vaal spell skills, making them repeat when cast at the cost of your life and energy shield. Cannot support totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
      KineticInstabilitySupportGem
      Greater Kinetic Instability Support
      Supports Wand Attacks, granting them a chance to trigger Kinetic Flux on critical strike. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      GluttonySupport
      Gluttony Support
      Supports Projectile Spells you cast yourself. Cannot support orb skills, triggered skills, brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills with a reservation, or skills used by things other than you.
      UndeadArmy
      Congregation Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      Devour
      Greater Devour Support
      Supports any skill that hits enemies.
      KineticInstabilitySupportGem
      Kinetic Instability Support
      Supports Wand Attacks, granting them a chance to trigger Kinetic Flux on kill. Cannot support triggered skills or skills used by things other than you. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      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.
      ExemplarSupport
      Exemplar Support
      Supports skills that create minions.
      Eclipse
      Eclipse Support
      Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      Microtransactions /9
      Raisestatue
      Summon Statues Skin
      Your Summoned Skeletons become animated statues
      Raisestatue
      Summon Statues Skin Male Stone
      Your Summoned Skeletons become animated statues
      Raisestatue
      Summon Statues Skin Female Gold
      Your Summoned Skeletons become animated statues
      Raisestatue
      Summon Statues Skin Male Gold
      Your Summoned Skeletons become animated statues
      SummonMannequins
      Summon Mannequins Skin
      Your Summoned Skeletons become animated mannequins.
      CelestialSummonSkeletons
      Celestial Summon Skeletons Skin
      Your Summoned Skeletons' Skins become Celestial.
      OblivionSummonSkeletons
      Oblivion Summon Skeletons Skin
      The standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Oblivion skin.
      OnyxOblivionSummonSkeletons
      Onyx Oblivion Summon Skeletons Skin
      The standard skin on your Summoned Skeletons are replaced by an Onyx Oblivion skin.
      DemonicSummonSkeletons
      Demonic Summon Skeletons Skin
      Your Summoned Skeletons become Demonic.
      Summon Skeletons
      Level: (1—40)
      Cast Time: 0.50 sec
      Summon Skeleton Warrior minions at the targeted location. They use a melee attack and die after a duration. If made aggressive, Skeleton Warriors will also dash towards nearby enemies.
      +(5—9) to Maximum Summoned Skeletons
      Base duration is 20 seconds
      Summons (2—5) Skeleton Warriors
      base display minion actor level [10,100]
      display minion monster type [2]
      Level Effect /40
      Implicit
      Base duration is 20 seconds
      LevelRequires LevelBase DamageSummons 2 Skeleton Warriors+5 to Maximum Summoned SkeletonsExperience
      110100%, 100%, 100%25
      213100%, 100%, 100%25
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      Attribute /5

      Summon Skeletons

      NameShow Full Descriptions
      BaseType Summon Skeletons
      TargetTypesGround,
      TypeSpell, Minion, Duration, MinionsCanExplode, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, CanRapidFire, CreatesMinion, Cooldown
      MinionTypeAttack, Melee, MeleeSingleTarget, Multistrikeable, ProjectilesFromUser
      ActiveSkillsCodesummon_skeletons
      Supported By /52
    • Active Type: Spell, Minion, Duration, MinionsCanExplode, Trappable, Totemable, Mineable, Multicastable, Triggerable, CanRapidFire, CreatesMinion, Cooldown
      • IncreasedDuration
      More Duration Support
      Supports any skill with a duration.
      Totem
      Spell Totem Support
      Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.
      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.
      ReduceDuration
      Less Duration Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration.
      CastOnDmgTaken
      Cast when Damage Taken Support
      Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      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.
      LifeTap
      Lifetap Support
      Supports any non-blessing skill. Minions cannot gain the Lifetap buff.
      GuardiansBlessing
      Guardian's Blessing Support
      Must support both a skill that creates minions which can be damaged, and an aura skill that creates permanent auras around you. Cannot support triggered skills, banner skills or stance skills.
      DivineSentinelSupport
      Divine Sentinel Support
      Supports skills that create sentinel minions, causing those minions to be created with a beneficial templar aura.
      TransfusionSupport
      Transfusion Support
      Supports non-blessing spells.
      Trap
      Trap Support
      Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.
      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.
      SupportRapidDecayGem
      Swift Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
      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.
      SupportRapidDecayPlus
      Awakened Swift Affliction Support
      Supports any skill that has a duration, or can hit enemies to inflict ailments on them.
      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.
      SecondWindSupport
      Second Wind Support
      Supports skills with cooldowns. Cannot support triggered skills.
      CastonWardBreak
      Cast on Ward Break Support
      Each supported spell skill will be triggered when your Ward breaks. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      Companionship
      Companionship Support
      Supports skills that create minions which can be damaged. Cannot support triggered skills.
      IncreasedAOE
      Increased Area of Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect.
      FasterCast
      Faster Casting Support
      Supports non-instant spell skills.
      ConcentratedAOE
      Concentrated Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.
      MinionDamage
      Minion Damage Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      MinionSpeed
      Minion Speed Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      MinionLife
      Minion Life Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      RemoteMine
      Blastchain Mine Support
      Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
      Echo
      Spell Echo Support
      Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
      SummonsElementalResists
      Elemental Army Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      CastOnStun
      Cast when Stunned Support
      Each supported spell skill will have a chance to be triggered when you are stunned. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      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.
      CastWhileChanneling
      Cast while Channelling Support
      Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      Efficacy
      Efficacy Support
      Supports any skill that deals damage or has a duration.
      ArcaneSurge
      Arcane Surge Support
      Each supported spell will track how much mana you spend on it, granting a buff when the total mana spent reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, mines or skills with a reservation.
      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.
      OffensiveMinion
      Feeding Frenzy Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      MinionFocusFire
      Predator Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      DefensiveMinion
      Meat Shield Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      AltRemoteMineSupportGem
      High-Impact Mine Support
      Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.
      InfernalLegionSupportGem
      Infernal Legion Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      CastWhileChannelingPlus
      Awakened Cast While Channelling Support
      Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.
      IncreasedAOEPlus
      Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
      Supports any skill with an area of effect.
      MinionDamagePlus
      Awakened Minion Damage Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      EchoPlus
      Awakened Spell Echo Support
      Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
      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.
      FreshMeat
      Fresh Meat Support
      Supports skills that create minions.
      Echo
      Greater Spell Echo Support
      Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, brand skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, retaliation skills, blink skills, or skills with a reservation.
      CooldownRecovery
      Cooldown Recovery Support
      Supports skills that have a cooldown. Cannot modify the skills of minions.
      UndeadArmy
      Congregation Support
      Supports skills which create Minions.
      ExemplarSupport
      Exemplar Support
      Supports skills that create minions.
      Eclipse
      Eclipse Support
      Supports any skill gem. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems.
      Vaal Summon Skeletons Monster /11
      NameModifiersSpectre
      Xixic, High Necromancermonster raises undead text [1]
      monster summons skeletons text [1]
      15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
      Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
      Can raise Magic monsters
      cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
      cannot be stunned while stunned [1]      		Y
      Grand Necromancermonster raises undead text [1]
      monster summons skeletons text [1]
      Can raise Magic monsters      		Y
      Minara Aneminamonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
      30% Chance to Block Spell Damage
      You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits      		Y
      Minara Aneminamonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
      30% Chance to Block Spell Damage
      You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
      100% increased maximum Life
      100% increased Area of Effect
      80% increased Character Size      		Y
      Torment Daemonmonster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]Y
      Echo of Doedremonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
      5500% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
      Monsters grant 250% increased Experience
      monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
      drop additional rare items [3]
      kill traps mines and totems on death [1]      		Y
      Meviamonster base type attack cast speed +% and damage -% final [33]
      30% Chance to Block Spell Damage
      You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits      		Y
      Mevion30% increased Movement Speed
      30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
      You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits      		Y
      Avatar of the Skies30% increased Movement Speed
      15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
      Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
      30% Chance to Block Attack Damage
      You take 15% of Damage from Blocked Hits
      cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
      cannot be stunned while stunned [1]      		Y
      Tempest DaemonY
      Pallias15000% increased Rarity of Items Dropped
      Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
      cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
      cannot be stunned while stunned [1]      		Y
      Acquisition /1
      SourceIngredientOffer
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      Vaal Summon Skeletons

      Vaal Summon Skeletons is a vaal spell that summons an army of skeletons, led by a skeleton general.

      Skill functions and interactions

      One of several general variants will be randomly summoned on cast.

      • Aura General: Skeleton General that wears armor, somewhat similar to Vaal Fallen. Has an Aura that grants 10% of physical damage as extra fire damage.

      • Melee General: Skeleton General that wields a mace. It has melee splash attacks that are slow but deal high damage.

      • Archer General: Skeleton General that uses a bow. It can use the Rain of Arrows ability.

      • Mage General: Skeleton General that doesn't use weapons. It mainly casts Summon Raging Spirit.

      This skill works with the passive skills that increase the maximum number of skeletons. But like Summon Skeletons it does not gain an increase in the amount spawned at each use. If one were to cast the ability while it is still in effect its behavior is similar to Summon Skeletons; first it spawns new skeletons up to the cap, then it start replacing the oldest one. When replacing, no consideration is taken to what kind of skeleton is summoned or replaced. Hence it's possible to have two generals at a (short) time. At gem level 20 with all passives and no unique items the chance is 6/(36+6).

      Version history

      VersionChanges
      3.19.0
    • The damage and life scaling values for minions have been adjusted. Generally speaking, minion life and damage is unchanged in the very early game, roughly 30% lower in mid acts, roughly 20% lower at level 20 of the minion skill, and roughly 10% lower at level 30 of the minion skill.
      • 3.14.0
    • 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.
      • 3.13.0
    • Summoned Skeleton Mages now deal 50% more damage, and their projectile speed has been doubled.
      • 1.1.3
    • Solved a situation where Vaal Summon Skeletons summoned fewer skeletons if the summoner had summoned skeletons from a standard Summon Skeleton skill.
      • 1.1.1b
    • Fixed a bug with Vaal Summon Skeleton's placement of skeletons.
      • 1.1.1
    • Introduced to the game.
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