Vaal Ground Slam

Vaal Ground SlamVaal, Attack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Souls Per Use: 15 (N) /
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 2.000 sec
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (185%-227%)The character slams the ground in front of them with a Staff, Axe, Mace or Sceptre, creating a wave that travels in all directions that damages and stuns enemies. The wave deals more damage to closer enemies.Per 1% Quality:
1% increased Stun Duration on enemies
0.5% increased Area of EffectDeals (185-226.8)% of Base Damage
200% increased Stun Duration on enemies
Deals up to (40-49)% more Damage to closer targets
(2-75) to (3-113) Added Attack Physical Damage
Stuns Enemies
Can't be Evaded
+(0-9) to radius
CorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 1Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVaalGroundSlam

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Ground Slam.

Vaal Ground Slam is a vaal melee attack that slams the ground with a mace or staff, creating a wave that travels in all directions, knocking enemies back and stunning them.

Gem level progression

Level			Damage Effectiveness	Damage Multiplier	Close Target Damage	Physical Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	185%	185%	40%	2 to 3	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	187%	187.2%	40%	2 to 3	N/A	70	70
3	4	16	189%	189.4%	41%	3 to 4	1	308	378
4	7	22	192%	191.6%	41%	4 to 6	1	1,554	1,932
5	11	31	194%	193.8%	42%	5 to 8	2	6,667	8,599
6	16	41	196%	196%	42%	7 to 11	2	26,047	34,646
7	20	50	198%	198.2%	43%	9 to 13	3	49,725	84,371
8	24	58	200%	200.4%	43%	11 to 17	3	95,714	180,085
9	28	67	203%	202.6%	44%	14 to 20	4	169,595	349,680
10	32	75	205%	204.8%	44%	16 to 25	4	283,759	633,439
11	36	83	207%	207%	45%	20 to 30	5	453,996	1,087,435
12	40	92	209%	209.2%	45%	24 to 35	5	703,128	1,790,563
13	44	100	211%	211.4%	46%	28 to 42	6	1,061,223	2,851,786
14	48	109	214%	213.6%	46%	33 to 49	6	2,065,870	4,917,656
15	52	117	216%	215.8%	47%	39 to 58	7	2,507,110	7,424,766
16	56	125	218%	218%	47%	45 to 68	7	5,798,936	13,223,702
17	60	134	220%	220.2%	48%	52 to 79	8	15,083,919	28,307,621
18	64	142	222%	222.4%	48%	61 to 91	8	27,792,735	56,100,356
19	67	148	225%	224.6%	49%	68 to 102	9	43,869,739	99,970,095
20	70	155	227%	226.8%	49%	75 to 113	9	242,081,556	342,051,651
21	72	159	229%	229%	50%	81 to 122	10	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	231%	231.2%	50%	87 to 130	10	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	233%	233.4%	51%	93 to 140	11	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	236%	235.6%	51%	100 to 150	11	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	238%	237.8%	52%	107 to 160	12	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	240%	240%	52%	114 to 172	12	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	242%	242.2%	53%	123 to 184	13	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	244%	244.4%	53%	131 to 197	13	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	247%	246.6%	54%	140 to 210	14	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	249%	248.8%	54%	150 to 224	14	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	250%	249.9%	54%	155 to 232	14	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	251%	251%	55%	160 to 240	15	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	252%	252.1%	55%	165 to 248	15	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	253%	253.2%	55%	171 to 256	15	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	254%	254.3%	55%	176 to 265	15	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	255%	255.4%	56%	182 to 273	16	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	257%	256.5%	56%	188 to 282	16	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	258%	257.6%	56%	194 to 292	16	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	259%	258.7%	56%	201 to 301	16	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	260%	259.8%	57%	207 to 311	17	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
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
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

Version History

Version	Changes
3.7.0	Now adds 2 to 3 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 75 to 113 at gem level 20. Now gains 1% increased area of effect per 2% gem quality.
2.1.0	Vaal Ground Slam now requires 50% more souls per use, and can only store three uses. The area of effect radius bonus has been reduced from 30% to 20%.
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.