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Blade VortexSpell, AoE, Duration, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 25%
Radius: 15
Requires Level 12This spell creates ethereal blades which orbit in an area around you, dealing damage every 0.6 seconds to all enemies in their radius. As more blades are added, the damage becomes greater and more frequent.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect0.02% of Damage Leeched as Life1% chance to create an additional Blade3% increased Damage while you have 5 or fewer BladesDeals (3-101) to (5-151) Physical Damage
Base duration is 5 seconds
Can have up to 10 active spinning blades
10% increased Critical Strike Chance for each blade
35% increased Hit Rate for each blade
35% more Damage for each blade
+(0-4) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Blade Vortex skill iconBlade Vortex inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 12
Vendor Prices
Normal1x Orb of Transmutation
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemBladeVortex

Blade Vortex skill screenshot


For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Blade Vortex.

Blade Vortex (often referred to as BV) is a spell that creates an ethereal blade that spins around the caster that deals physical damage, each blade lasting for the minimum duration of 5 seconds.

Skill functions and interactions[ | ]

Blade Vortex's base damage is boosted by Physical Damage, Spell Damage, Area Damage, and Damage.

Interaction w/ Blade Blast: When targeted by Blade Blast inventory iconBlade BlastBlade BlastSpell, AoE, Physical
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%
Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in a targeted area. When this spell deals damage, if your Lingering Blades or Blade Vortex blades are nearby, it will detonate them, dealing damage again in an area around them. Up to 50 Blades can be detonated this way.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect+0.5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier0.5% chance to Impale on Spell Hit0.5% increased Cast SpeedDeals (11-210) to (17-315) Physical Damage
80% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonated
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Blade Blast skill icon
Blade Blast inventory icon
, the blades will detonate in sequence, increasing in AoE with subsequent detonations. The damage from these detonations scale solely from the Blade Blast skill.

Physical Damage: Because Blade Vortex deals physical damage, it can be boosted by supports and skills that are more commonly used to modify attacks, such as the Added Fire Damage Support inventory iconAdded Fire Damage SupportAdded Fire Damage SupportFire, Physical, Support
Icon: F
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
Requires Level 8Supports any skill that hits enemies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Fire DamageSupported Skills deal 1% reduced Fire Damage
Supported Skills have +1% to Fire Damage over Time Multiplier
Supported Skills have 1% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Supported Skills gain (25-39)% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Added Fire Damage Support inventory icon
gem and the Hatred inventory iconHatredHatredAura, Spell, AoE, Cold
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 50% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
Radius: 36
Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants extra cold damage based on physical damage to you and your allies.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent2% increased Area of EffectYou and nearby Allies have 0.5% increased Chill and Freeze DurationYou and nearby Allies have 0.5% increased Movement Speed while on Chilled GroundYou and nearby allies gain (16-25)% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
You and nearby allies deal (14-18)% more Cold Damage
+(0-19) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Hatred skill icon
Hatred inventory icon
aura.

Spell Damage: Despite the fact that it does physical damage, Blade Vortex is a spell and not an attack. It does not utilize weapon damage in any way. Blade Vortex is one of several skills that work in this manner. The others include Ethereal Knives inventory iconEthereal KnivesEthereal KnivesSpell, Projectile, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (5-20) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
Projectile Speed: 1300
Fires an arc of knives in front of the caster which deals physical damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Projectile SpeedFires 0.1 additional Projectiles0.5% chance to Impale on Spell HitBase duration is 6 seconds
Deals (7-633) to (10-949) Physical Damage
Fires 9 additional Projectiles
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every 3 Projectiles fired
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
(0-19)% increased Projectile Speed
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Ethereal Knives skill icon
Ethereal Knives inventory icon
, Bladefall inventory iconBladefallBladefallSpell, AoE, Physical, Duration
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (12-23) Mana
Cast Time: 0.70 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 90%
Radius: 12
Requires Level 28Ethereal weapons rain from the sky, dealing damage to enemies in a sequence of volleys, each wider but less damaging than the last. Enemies can be hit multiple times where these overlap.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit2% increased distance between VolleysBase duration is 6 seconds
Deals (44-411) to (66-617) Physical Damage
6% less Damage per Volley
100% increased Critical Strike Chance
20% reduced Critical Strike Chance per Volley
5 Volleys
Leaves a Lingering Blade in the ground for every Volley
Maximum 40 Lingering Blades can be left in the ground at a time
Leaves 50% fewer Lingering Blades in the ground if you don't Cast this Spell yourself
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Bladefall skill icon
Bladefall inventory icon
, and Shockwave Totem inventory iconShockwave TotemShockwave TotemTotem, Spell, AoE, Physical, Nova
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (21-39) Mana
Cast Time: 0.60 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Radius: 24
Requires Level 28Summons a totem that shakes the earth around it, knocking back and damaging nearby enemiesPer 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased totem life1% increased Totem Placement speed
0.5% increased Cast Speed
2% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit
Deals (33-362) to (65-672) Physical Damage
Totem lasts 8 seconds
25% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Shockwave Totem skill icon
Shockwave Totem inventory icon
. Its damage can be amplified by Spell Damage on items and passives from the skill tree, as well as support gems that increase spell damage.

Leech: Leech effects that apply to Spell damage and to damage types dealt by Blade Vortex (Physical by default) will work as usual. Note that leech effects which apply to attacks do not apply to Blade Vortex because it is a spell, not an attack.

Area of Effect: Increases and decreases in to Area of Effect from support gems, passives, and equipment will augment the radius in which the skill deals damage (e.g. Increased Area of Effect Support inventory iconIncreased Area of Effect SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: E
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 38Supports any skill with an area of effect.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills have (30-49)% increased Area of EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Increased Area of Effect Support inventory icon
, Concentrated Effect Support inventory iconConcentrated Effect SupportConcentrated Effect SupportSupport, AoE
Icon: o
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%
Requires Level 18Supports any skill with an area of effect, regardless of whether that skill deals damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Area DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% less Area of EffectSupported Skills have 0.5% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdSupported Skills have 30% less Area of Effect
Supported Skills deal (25-39)% more Area Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Concentrated Effect Support inventory icon
and Carcass Jack inventory iconCarcass JackCarcass Jack
Varnished Coat
Quality: +20%
Evasion: (928-1044)
Energy Shield: (180-202)
Movement Speed: -3%
Requires Level 62, 96 Dex, 96 Int(120-150)% increased Evasion and Energy Shield
+(50-70) to maximum Life
+(9-12)% to all Elemental Resistances
(40-50)% increased Area of Effect
(40-50)% increased Area Damage
Extra gore
"...The discomfort shown by the others is amusing, but none
can deny that my work has made quite the splash..."
- Maligaro's Journal
Carcass Jack inventory icon
).

Cast Speed: Faster Casting Support inventory iconFaster Casting SupportFaster Casting SupportSupport, Spell
Icon: f
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%
Requires Level 18Supports non-instant spell skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RateIgnites from Supported Skills deal Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (20-39)% increased Cast SpeedThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Faster Casting Support inventory icon
, Spell Echo Support inventory iconSpell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
Icon: k
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills which reserve mana.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills deal 1% less Damage
Final Repeat of Supported Skills deals 3% more Damage
Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed
Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Spell Echo Support inventory icon
, and Cast Speed from passives and gear will increase the rate at which blades are generated.

Duration: Increased Duration Support inventory iconIncreased Duration SupportIncreased Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: D
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill with a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana Cost
Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Skill Effect Duration
Supported Skills have 1% increased Duration of Ailments on Enemies
Supported Skills have (45-64)% increased Skill Effect DurationThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Increased Duration Support inventory icon
, Less Duration Support inventory iconLess Duration SupportLess Duration SupportSupport, Duration
Icon: d
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
Requires Level 31Supports any skill that has a duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% less Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack and Cast SpeedBleeding inflicted by Supported Skills deals Damage 0.5% fasterSupported Skills have (40-49)% less Skill Effect Duration
Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Damage
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Less Duration Support inventory icon
, and duration-modifying passives and equipment will affect the duration of the blades (including Temporal Chains inventory iconTemporal ChainsTemporal ChainsSpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Hex
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (16-33) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Radius: 22
Requires Level 24Curses all enemies in an area, lowering their action speed and making other effects on them expire more slowly.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Effect of CurseCurse has 2% increased Doom gain rate1% increased Curse DurationBase duration is (5-5.95) seconds
Cursed Normal and Magic Enemies have (20-29)% less Action Speed
Other effects on Cursed enemies expire 40% slower
50% less Effect of Curse against Players
Cursed Rare and Unique Enemies have (10-14)% less Action Speed
Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
+(0-10) to radius
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Temporal Chains skill icon
Temporal Chains inventory icon
on yourself.[1]) It is possible to have multiple blades active at the same time, up to a maximum of 10 blades. Once the limit is reached, creating a new blade will simply remove the oldest existing active blade, similar to Summon Raging Spirit inventory iconSummon Raging SpiritSummon Raging SpiritSpell, Minion, Duration, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-12) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Summons a short-lived flaming skull that rushes at nearby enemies and attacks them rapidly. Enemies will not directly engage these spirits, and can pass through them.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Minion Movement SpeedMinions have 1% increased DurationMaximum 0.1 Summoned Raging SpiritsMinions can't be Damaged for 0.1 seconds after being SummonedBase duration is 5 seconds
Maximum 20 Summoned Raging Spirits
Minions gain 15% less Added Damage
Minions cannot Taunt Enemies
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Summon Raging Spirit skill icon
Summon Raging Spirit inventory icon
.

Poison: As Blade Vortex deals physical damage, it can easily scale poison damage.

Visual effect: Blade vortex's visual effect does not scale with Area of effect modifiers. Instead, to give a rough indication of radius, there are several versions of the knife effect, each rotating at a different radius. The skill will always try to have one knife using the largest-radius effect that's not larger than the actual radius of the skill, but that skill results in discrete visual changes where you need to reach a certain threshold before the next wider effect can be used. The full radius is always used mechanically.[2]

Multiple casts: When Blade Vortex is linked to Unleash Support inventory iconUnleash SupportUnleash SupportSpell, Support
Icon: q
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making their effect reoccur when cast. Cannot support skills with cooldowns, triggered skills, Brand skills, Vaal skills, channelling skills, skills which reserve mana, or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Cast Speed
Supported Skills have 0.5% reduced Seal gain frequency
Supported Skills have 2.5% increased Seal gain frequency while you are Channelling
Supported Skills have 5% reduced Seal gain frequency while you are not Channelling
Supported Spells gain a Seal every (0.9-0.71) seconds, to a maximum of 3 Seals
Supported Spells are Unsealed when cast, and their effects Reoccur for each Seal lost
Supported Skills deal (30-21)% less Damage when Reoccurring
This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Unleash Support inventory icon
, the damage is defined by the initial cast and does not inherit the less damage multiplier.[3] This behavior includes the Greater Spell Echo Support from Pledge of Hands inventory iconPledge of HandsPledge of Hands
Judgement Staff
Warstaff
Quality: +20%
Physical Damage: 87.6-163.2
Critical Strike Chance: 6.50%
Attacks per Second: 1.30
Weapon Range: 13
Requires Level 68, 113 Str, 113 Int+20% Chance to Block Spell Damage while wielding a StaffSocketed Gems are Supported by Level 30 Greater Spell Echo
(120-160)% increased Spell Damage
50% increased maximum Mana
"To shake a hand is to double your power."
- Jaetai, Queen's Advisor
Pledge of Hands inventory icon
.

Gem level progression[ | ]

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityMana
Cost
Physical
Damage
RadiusExp.Total Exp.
1123363 to 5N/A00
2153964 to 6N/A1524915249
3194875 to 8N/A4151756766
4235687 to 10N/A81983138749
5276499 to 14+1147968286717
63173912 to 18+1250557537274
735811015 to 23+1405086942360
838881118 to 27+14477181390078
941941121 to 32+16153182005396
10441001225 to 38+28346392840035
11471061230 to 45+215707604410795
12501131335 to 53+216339876044782
13531191342 to 63+221510308195812
14561251449 to 73+2281218911008001
15591321457 to 86+3509936016107361
16621381567 to 101+3940073125508092
17641421574 to 111+31527336640781458
18661461682 to 124+32628658267068040
19681511691 to 137+362890590129958630
207015516101 to 151+4212046017342004647
217215917112 to 167+4N/AN/A
2274N/A17123 to 185+4N/AN/A
2376N/A18136 to 204+4N/AN/A
2478N/A18150 to 225+4N/AN/A
2580N/A18166 to 249+5N/AN/A
2682N/A19183 to 274+5N/AN/A
2784N/A19201 to 302+5N/AN/A
2886N/A19222 to 333+5N/AN/A
2988N/A20244 to 367+5N/AN/A
3090N/A20269 to 404+6N/AN/A
3191N/A20282 to 423+6N/AN/A
3292N/A20296 to 444+6N/AN/A
3393N/A21310 to 466+6N/AN/A
3494N/A21326 to 488+6N/AN/A
3595N/A21341 to 512+6N/AN/A
3696N/A21358 to 537+6N/AN/A
3797N/A21375 to 563+6N/AN/A
3898N/A22393 to 590+6N/AN/A
3999N/A22412 to 619+6N/AN/A
40100N/A22432 to 648+7N/AN/A

Calculating DPS[ | ]

Blade Vortex's in-game tooltip DPS gives the average damage of one hit from one Blade Vortex instance, multiplied by casts per second. This value is misleading primarily because Blade Vortex can hit more than once over its duration, thus not cast speed must be used, but hits per second (rounds per second, spin rate), over the duration of the stacks.

Math and tables[ | ]

Base spin rate of Blade Vortex is 600 ms. Blade Vortex hit more frequently with more stacks it has. As gem says: 35% increased Hit Rate for each blade. So spin time is calculated as


Assuming spin rate increases for 35% for each stack, we have the following data:

Stacks Hit Rate (ms) Hits Per Second
0 600 1.667
1 444 2.250
2 353 2.833
3 293 3.417
4 250 4.000
5 218 4.583
6 194 5.167
7 174 5.750
8 158 6.333
9 145 6.917
10 133 7.500

Each stack of Blade Vortex increases hit damage with the following formula:

Where is per-stack damage increase factor.

Then we need just multiply hits per second with hit damage.

Assuming 35% more damage per stack, then using base hit damage as 1, we would expect the following per-hit damage increases:

Stacks Damage Per Hit Effective DPS Multiplier
0 1.00 1.667
1 1.35 3.04
2 1.70 4.82
3 2.05 7.00
4 2.40 9.60
5 2.75 12.60
6 3.10 16.02
7 3.45 19.84
8 3.80 24.07
9 4.15 28.70
10 4.50 33.75

Finally, to obtain sustained DPS from tooltip use the following formula:

or in expanded form

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

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

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative 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
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell 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

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence
Act 1
Nessa
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Blade Vortex.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Blade Vortex Crit Multi Per Blade 166Blade Vortex has +2% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each bladehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Crit Multi Per Blade 275Blade Vortex has +3% to Critical Strike Multiplier for each bladehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Damage 16625% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damagehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Damage 27540% increased Blade Vortex Spell Damagehelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Duration 16620% increased Blade Vortex Durationhelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Duration 27530% increased Blade Vortex Durationhelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Area Of Effect 16616% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effecthelmet 75
default 0
Enchantment Blade Vortex Area Of Effect 27524% increased Blade Vortex Area of Effecthelmet 75
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Blade Vortex has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Demonic Blade VortexDemonic Blade Vortex inventory iconDemonic Blade VortexSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Vortex becomes a black and red demonic vortex.Demonic Blade Vortex inventory iconYour Blade Vortex becomes a black and red demonic vortex.
Illusionist Blade Vortex EffectIllusionist Blade Vortex Effect inventory iconIllusionist Blade Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectReplaces the standard effect on a Blade Vortex gem with an illusionist version.Illusionist Blade Vortex Effect inventory iconReplaces the standard effect on a Blade Vortex gem with an illusionist version.
Sawblade Blade VortexSawblade Blade Vortex inventory iconSawblade Blade VortexSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Vortex becomes a Sawblade Effect.Sawblade Blade Vortex inventory iconYour Blade Vortex becomes a Sawblade Effect.
Transcendence Blade Vortex EffectTranscendence Blade Vortex Effect inventory iconTranscendence Blade Vortex EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Blade Vortex or Vaal Blade Vortex becomes a Transcendence Vortex effect.Transcendence Blade Vortex Effect inventory iconYour Blade Vortex or Vaal Blade Vortex becomes a Transcendence Vortex effect.

Version history[ | ]

Version Changes
3.10.0
  • Blades created by this skill can now be destroyed with Blade Blast inventory iconBlade BlastBlade BlastSpell, AoE, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-16) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 50%
    Requires Level 16Deals spell damage in a targeted area. When this spell deals damage, if your Lingering Blades or Blade Vortex blades are nearby, it will detonate them, dealing damage again in an area around them. Up to 50 Blades can be detonated this way.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal0.5% increased Area of Effect+0.5% to Chaos Damage over Time Multiplier0.5% chance to Impale on Spell Hit0.5% increased Cast SpeedDeals (11-210) to (17-315) Physical Damage
    80% more Area of Effect per Blade Vortex blade detonated
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Blade Blast skill icon
    Blade Blast inventory icon
    .
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 16 (was 19).
  • Now deals 3 to 5 Physical damage at gem level 1 (from 7 to 10) and 101 to 151 Physical damage at gem level 20 (from 123 to 185).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 25% (from 30%).
3.5.0
  • Added physics interactions.
3.3.0
  • Now has 35% increased hit rate for each blade (up from 10%).
  • Now deals 35% more damage with hits and ailments for each blade (up from 30% for hits and 20% for ailments).
  • Now has 10% increased critical strike chance for each blade.
  • Now has a limit of 10 active spinning blades (down from 20).
3.0.0
  • Blade Vortex had its 'more spell damage' scaling modifier changed to 'more damage with hits for each blade', and separately 'more damage with ailments for each blade'.
2.6.0
  • Blade Vortex's radius has increased from 14 to 15 units.
  • Blade Vortex gains 1 additional unit of radius every 5 levels.
  • No longer gain increased area of effect radius.
  • You can now only have one instance of Blade Vortex active at once.
2.5.1
  • Blade Vortex's "More Damage per Blade" modifier has been changed to apply only to spell damage instead of all damage types. This will remove a double-dipping effect that should not have been occurring.
2.5.0
  • Blade Vortex has been refactored. Instead of separate hits for each active blade, the blades now increase the frequency at which all enemies in the radius take damage, and the amount of damage they take. The skill now has a base hit frequency of 600ms and has 10% increased hit rate per active blade. Its damage has been reduced by 30% at all levels and it deals 30% more damage per active blade.
2.4.0
  • Blade Vortex now has a stack limit of 20 (down from 50). It now deals 63% more damage at level 20.
2.2.0
  • The frequency with which Blade Vortex's can repeatedly hit the same enemy has been halved, but its damage and damage effectiveness have been doubled.
2.1.1b
  • Extra Gore now doesn't trigger every time Blade Vortex hits.
  • Fixed a bug where some of the visual effects on Blade Vortex weren't being updated when swapping in and out support gems which modified the area of effect.
  • Fixed a bug where some of the effects of Blade Vortex weren't finishing their animations smoothly.
2.1.0
  • Added to the game.

References[ | ]

  1. Woolfio (March 12, 2018). "Temporal chains and blade vortex". Twitch. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  2. Mark_GGG (January 14, 2016). "Blade Vortex quality not working/applying.". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  3. Rory_Rackham (March 7, 2019). "Unleash/Intensify and blade vortex". Retrieved March 7, 2019.
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