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Vaal ReaveVaal, Attack, AoE, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 35
Can Store 2 Use(s)
Attack Speed: 250% of base
Attack Damage: (150-180)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-180)%
Radius: 12
Requires Level 12Repeatedly attacks a large area in different directions. Each Vaal Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior0.5% increased Attack SpeedDeals (150-180)% of Base Attack Damage
50% more Area of Effect for each stage
+4 to maximum Stages
Can't be Evaded
+(0-2) to radius
Corrupted
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Vaal Reave skill iconVaal Reave inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 12
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalReave

Vaal Reave skill screenshot

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Reave.

Vaal Reave is a vaal melee attack that deals damage in a small area all round the user, increasing the area of effect each time you hit an enemy.

Skill Functions and Interactions[ | ]

  • Repeatedly attacks a large area: At the start of the attack the player is instantly granted 4 stacks of Reave. After striking the targeted area, the attack repeats 7 times, rotating 135 degrees (the angle of the cone) counterclockwise for each strike.
  • Stacks: If no enemy is hit with Reave inventory iconReaveReaveAttack, AoE, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (150-180)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-180)%
    Radius: 20
    Requires Level 12Attacks a small area in front of you. Each Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack SpeedConverts 5% of Physical Damage to a random Element1% chance to cause Bleeding+0.1 to maximum StagesDeals (150-180)% of Base Attack Damage
    50% more Area of Effect for each stage
    +(0-2) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Reave skill icon
    Reave inventory icon
    within three seconds of Vaal Reave ending, all accumulated stacks of Reave are lost.
  • More Area of Effect: This is a local multiplicative bonus, it applies only to Vaal Reave and Reave. The maximum number of stacks that can be applied by Vaal Reave is 8, for a total of 240% more radius which ends up at about 41 units. This is in contrast to Reave which can only apply up to 4 stacks, but is capable of maintaining any number of stacks. Area of effect spreads out in a 135 degree arc.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired IntelligenceDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
RadiusExp.Total Exp.
1122114150%150%N/A00
2152517152%151.6%N/A1524915249
3193021153%153.2%N/A4151756766
4233524155%154.7%N/A81983138749
5274128156%156.3%N/A147968286717
6314632158%157.9%N/A250557537274
7355136159%159.5%N/A405086942360
8385538161%161.1%N/A4477181390078
9415941163%162.6%N/A6153182005396
10446344164%164.2%18346392840035
11476747166%165.8%115707604410795
12507149167%167.4%116339876044782
13537552169%168.9%121510308195812
14567955171%170.5%1281218911008001
15598358172%172.1%1509936016107361
16628760174%173.7%1940073125508092
17649062175%175.3%11527336640781458
18669264177%176.8%12628658267068040
19689566178%178.4%162890590129958630
20709868180%180%2212046017342004647
217210070182%181.6%2N/AN/A
2274N/AN/A183%183.2%2N/AN/A
2376N/AN/A185%184.7%2N/AN/A
2478N/AN/A186%186.3%2N/AN/A
2580N/AN/A188%187.9%2N/AN/A
2682N/AN/A189%189.5%2N/AN/A
2784N/AN/A191%191.1%2N/AN/A
2886N/AN/A193%192.6%2N/AN/A
2988N/AN/A194%194.2%2N/AN/A
3090N/AN/A196%195.8%3N/AN/A
3191N/AN/A197%196.6%3N/AN/A
3292N/AN/A197%197.4%3N/AN/A
3393N/AN/A198%198.2%3N/AN/A
3494N/AN/A199%198.9%3N/AN/A
3595N/AN/A200%199.7%3N/AN/A
3696N/AN/A201%200.5%3N/AN/A
3797N/AN/A201%201.3%3N/AN/A
3898N/AN/A202%202.1%3N/AN/A
3999N/AN/A203%202.9%3N/AN/A
40100N/AN/A204%203.7%3N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
9Divination card inventory iconVolatile PowerVolatile Power card artDivination card frameVolatile Power9Superior Vaal Gem
Quality: +20%
Corrupted
Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted superior Vaal gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Video demonstration[ | ]

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Reave has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Demonic Reave EffectDemonic Reave Effect inventory iconDemonic Reave EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Reave becomes a wave of demonic energy.Demonic Reave Effect inventory iconYour Reave becomes a wave of demonic energy.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Now deals 313% of Base Damage, and has 313% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 250%).
3.14.0
  • Now deals 200% of base Attack Damage at gem level 1 (previously 150%) and 250% of base Attack Damage at gem level 20 (previously 180%).
  • Now expends 25 Souls per use (previously 35).
  • Now stores up to 3 uses (previously 2).
  • Now has a Soul Gain Prevention duration of 2 seconds (previously 4).
3.13.0
  • Now deals base weapon damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 150% at gem level 1 (from 135%), up to 180% at gem level 20 (from 155%).
3.7.0
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 250% (rather than 150% more attack speed).
  • Now loses stages incrementally after a short period without hitting anything, rather than all at once.
2.6.0
  • Vaal Reave gains 1 additional unit of radius every 5 levels.
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
  • Now gains 50% more area of effect per stage, instead of 20% more radius per stage.
2.4.0
  • Vaal Reave's area of effect has been updated to match changes to Reave inventory iconReaveReaveAttack, AoE, Melee
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: 6 Mana
    Attack Damage: (150-180)% of base
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: (150-180)%
    Radius: 20
    Requires Level 12Attacks a small area in front of you. Each Reave that hits an enemy grants stages, which you will begin to lose after a short period without hitting anything. Only works with Daggers, Claws, and One-Handed Swords.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Attack SpeedConverts 5% of Physical Damage to a random Element1% chance to cause Bleeding+0.1 to maximum StagesDeals (150-180)% of Base Attack Damage
    50% more Area of Effect for each stage
    +(0-2) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Reave skill icon
    Reave inventory icon
    .
2.0.0
  • Maximum number of stacks is now 8. The base Soul Requirements have been increased to 24.
1.1.3b
  • Fixed a bug where Vaal Reave was not correctly identified as a Vaal Gem in some circumstances, such as recipes. The recipes affected won't update on town instances that were created before the hotfix.
  • Fixed a bug where Vaal Reave was not correctly identified as a Vaal Gem in some circumstances, such as recipes. On the client this will show as having the correct tags.
1.1.3
  • Vaal Reave has been added to the game.
  • Changed Reave stacks so they are shared between multiple versions of the skill, if a player uses multiple copies of the Reave gem.
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