Vaal Arc

Vaal ArcVaal, Spell, Chaining, Lightning, Duration
Souls Per Use: 25 (N) /
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 0.001 sec
Cast Time: 0.80 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 180%Requires Level 12A shocking arc of lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains to other nearby enemies. Each time the beam chains it will also chain simultaneously to a second enemy, but no enemy can be hit twice by the beams. Also grants a buff making you lucky when damaging enemies with Arc for a short duration.Per 1% Quality:1Superior1.5% increased Duration of Lightning AilmentsBase duration is 4 seconds
Deals (38-924) to (64-1539) Lightning Damage
100% chance to Shock enemies
Chains +(5-9) Times
100% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments
100% increased Duration of Lightning Ailments
15% more Damage for each remaining Chain
Modifiers to Buff Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 12Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalArc

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Arc.

Vaal Arc is a vaal spell that launches a chaining lightning arc at the target that lasts until no valid target remains or all chains are used up.

Skill Functions and Interactions

Although Vaal Arc chains, it is similar to Arc in that it's not a projectile and therefore does not benefit from projectile-specific modifiers on gear, passives and skill gems.

Gem level progression

Level			Lightning Damage	# Chains	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	38 to 64	5	0	0
2	15	39	48 to 80	5	15,249	15,249
3	19	48	64 to 106	5	41,517	56,766
4	23	56	83 to 138	5	81,983	138,749
5	27	64	105 to 176	6	147,968	286,717
6	31	73	133 to 222	6	250,557	537,274
7	35	81	166 to 277	6	405,086	942,360
8	38	88	196 to 326	6	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	94	229 to 382	7	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	100	268 to 446	7	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	106	312 to 519	7	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	113	362 to 603	7	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	119	419 to 698	8	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	125	483 to 806	8	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	132	557 to 929	8	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	138	641 to 1068	8	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	142	703 to 1172	9	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	146	770 to 1284	9	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	151	844 to 1406	9	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	155	924 to 1539	9	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	159	1010 to 1684	10	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	1104 to 1841	10	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	1207 to 2011	10	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	1318 to 2196	10	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	1438 to 2397	11	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	1569 to 2614	11	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	1710 to 2851	11	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	1864 to 3107	11	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	2031 to 3384	12	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	2211 to 3685	12	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	2307 to 3845	12	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	2407 to 4011	12	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	2511 to 4184	12	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	2619 to 4365	12	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	2731 to 4552	12	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	2848 to 4747	13	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	2970 to 4950	13	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	3097 to 5161	13	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	3229 to 5381	13	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	3366 to 5610	13	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Upgrade paths

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

Amount	Ingredient	General Notes	Type
9	Volatile PowerVolatile Power9Superior Vaal Gem Quality: +20% CorruptedUnlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.	random corrupted superior Vaal gem (Q20)	Automatic
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.	random corrupted level 21 Spell gem	Automatic
3	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter'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	random superior gem (Q20)	Automatic

Alternate skill effects

Vaal Arc has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Automaton Arc EffectAutomaton Arc EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arc becomes an Automaton Effect.	Your Arc becomes an Automaton Effect.
Celestial Arc EffectCelestial Arc EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Arc becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Arc becomes a Celestial Effect.
Purple ArcPurple ArcSkill Gem EffectYour Arc becomes a Purple Effect.	Your Arc becomes a Purple Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.3.0	Previously chained +40 times. Now deals 38-64 lightning damage at gem level 1 (up from 2-35), up to 924-1539 lightning damage at gem level 20 (up from 49-939) Now requires 25 souls per use (down from 32). Now deals 15% more damage for each remaining chain. Now increases shock duration by 100%. Now increases the effect of shock by 100%. Now chains 5 times, but each chain can split to another enemy (from which it can also chain). This number grows as it levels. Now causes your Arc damage to be lucky for 4 seconds. Now has an added damage effectiveness of 180% (up from 80%). Now prevents you from gaining Vaal souls for 4 seconds after use.
2.0.0	Now has 100% chance to Shock (up from 10%). Now gains 1.5% increased Shock Duration per Quality.
1.1.2	ArcArcSpell, Chaining, Lightning Mana Cost: (8-23) Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 80%Requires Level 12An arc of lightning stretches from the caster to a targeted enemy and chains on to other nearby enemies. Each time the main beam chains it will also chain to a second enemy, but that secondary arc cannot chain further.Per 1% Quality:12340.5% chance to Shock enemies1% increased Chaining range0.5% increased Damage for each time this Skill has Chained1% reduced Enemy Stun ThresholdDeals (6-133) to (33-754) Lightning Damage 10% chance to Shock enemies Chains +(4-7) Times (10-29)% increased Effect of Lightning Ailments 15% more Damage for each remaining ChainPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. and Vaal Arc have had their damage increased by 60%. Arc and Vaal Arc can now no longer chain back to the same target immediately, but must now bounce one more time.
1.1.0d	Vaal Skill soul counts were initially balanced for Merciless difficulty, where there are more monsters. We want them to be easier to use in Normal and Cruel difficulty. We have halved the number of souls required for each skill. In Cruel difficulty, skills require 50% more souls to uses. In Merciless difficulty, they require 100% more (which is the same as before the patch).
1.1.0	Introduced to the game.