Vaal Ground Slam

Vaal Ground SlamVaal, Attack, AoE, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Souls Per Use: 15
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 2 sec
Attack Damage: (185-226)% of base
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.Deals (185-226.8)% of Base Attack 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
Area level: 1Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
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	Attack Damage	Close Target Damage	Physical Damage	Radius	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	190%	190%	40%	N/A	N/A	0	0
2	2	0	196%	195.8%	40%	N/A	N/A	70	70
3	4	16	202%	201.6%	41%	N/A	1	308	378
4	7	22	207%	207.4%	41%	N/A	1	1554	1932
5	11	31	213%	213.2%	42%	N/A	2	6667	8599
6	16	41	219%	218.9%	42%	N/A	2	26047	34646
7	20	50	225%	224.7%	43%	N/A	3	49725	84371
8	24	58	231%	230.5%	43%	N/A	3	95714	180085
9	28	67	236%	236.3%	44%	N/A	4	169595	349680
10	32	75	242%	242.1%	44%	N/A	4	283759	633439
11	36	83	248%	247.9%	45%	N/A	5	453996	1087435
12	40	92	254%	253.7%	45%	N/A	5	703128	1790563
13	44	100	259%	259.5%	46%	N/A	6	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	265%	265.3%	46%	N/A	6	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	271%	271.1%	47%	N/A	7	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	277%	276.8%	47%	N/A	7	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	283%	282.6%	48%	N/A	8	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	288%	288.4%	48%	N/A	8	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	294%	294.2%	49%	N/A	9	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	300%	300%	49%	N/A	9	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	306%	305.8%	50%	N/A	10	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	312%	311.6%	50%	N/A	10	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	317%	317.4%	51%	N/A	11	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	323%	323.2%	51%	N/A	11	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	329%	328.9%	52%	N/A	12	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	335%	334.7%	52%	N/A	12	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	341%	340.5%	53%	N/A	13	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	346%	346.3%	53%	N/A	13	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	352%	352.1%	54%	N/A	14	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	358%	357.9%	54%	N/A	14	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	361%	360.8%	54%	N/A	14	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	364%	363.7%	55%	N/A	15	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	367%	366.6%	55%	N/A	15	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	369%	369.5%	55%	N/A	15	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	372%	372.4%	55%	N/A	15	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	375%	375.3%	56%	N/A	16	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	378%	378.2%	56%	N/A	16	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	381%	381.1%	56%	N/A	16	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	384%	383.9%	56%	N/A	16	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	387%	384%	57%	N/A	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 with 20% quality	Automatic
1	Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing # monstersQuality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.	random superior gem	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
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 with 20% quality	Automatic
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	random divination card set exchange	Automatic

Version History

Version	Changes
3.11.0	No longer has added attack physical damage. Now has an added damage effectiveness of 190% at gem level 1 (from 185%), up to 300% at gem level 20 (from 227%). Base attack speed is now 90% to match Ground Slam (from 100%).
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.