Vaal Lightning Trap

Vaal Lightning TrapProjectile, Trap, Vaal, Spell, Duration, Lightning
Souls Per Use: 20 (N) /
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 5.000 sec
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%Requires Level 12Throws a trap that launches a ring of projectiles through the enemy that set it off, dealing lightning damage to them and subsequent targets and leaving a trail of shocking ground.Per 1% Quality:
Shocked Ground causes 0.25% increased Damage takenDeals (14-279) to (41-838) Lightning Damage
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Fires 8 additional Projectiles
Base duration is 4 seconds
Shocked Ground causes 15% increased Damage taken
Throws a Trap which uses this Skill when Triggered
Projectiles leave Shocking Ground
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
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/SkillGemVaalLightningTrap

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Lightning Trap.

Vaal Lightning Trap is a vaal trap, launching a ring of projectiles through the enemy that set it off, dealing lightning damage to them and subsequent targets while leaving the ground shocked for a duration.

Skill Functions and Interactions

• Chaining: Since Vaal Lightning Trap's projectiles always pierce, then they cannot chain, so supporting it with Chain SupportChain SupportSupport, Chaining, Projectile
  Icon: c
  Mana Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports projectile skills, and any other skills that chain.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedSupported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (50-31)% less Damage with HitsThis 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. will have no effect.

• Multiple Traps: When Vaal Lightning Trap is linked with Multiple Traps SupportMultiple Traps SupportSupport, Trap
  Icon: t
  Mana Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 8Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps in a line.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectSupported Skills throw up to 2 additional Traps
  Supported Skills can have up to 3 additional Traps placed at a time
  Supported Skills deal (40-21)% less 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. or Cluster Traps SupportCluster Traps SupportTrap, Support
  Icon: L
  Mana Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports traps skills, making them throw extra traps randomly around the targeted location.Per 1% Quality:
  Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Trap DamageSupported Skills throw up to 3 additional Traps
  Supported Skills can have up to 5 additional Traps placed at a time
  Supported Skills deal (55-36)% less 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., additional traps are only placed if Vaal Lightning Trap has sufficient souls to do so.

• Duration: Increased Duration increases both the trap duration and the duration of the shocking ground effect.

Gem level progression

Level				Lightning Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	14	21	14 to 41	0	0
2	15	17	25	17 to 51	15,249	15,249
3	19	21	30	22 to 67	41,517	56,766
4	23	24	35	29 to 86	81,983	138,749
5	27	28	41	36 to 108	147,968	286,717
6	31	32	46	45 to 135	250,557	537,274
7	35	36	51	56 to 167	405,086	942,360
8	38	38	55	65 to 195	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	41	59	75 to 226	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	44	63	87 to 262	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	47	67	101 to 302	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	49	71	116 to 348	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	52	75	133 to 399	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	55	79	152 to 457	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	58	83	174 to 522	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	60	87	199 to 596	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	62	90	216 to 649	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	64	92	236 to 708	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	66	95	257 to 771	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	68	98	279 to 838	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	70	100	304 to 912	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	330 to 991	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	359 to 1076	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	390 to 1169	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	423 to 1268	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	458 to 1375	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	497 to 1491	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	538 to 1615	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	583 to 1750	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	631 to 1894	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	657 to 1970	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	683 to 2050	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	711 to 2132	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	739 to 2217	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	769 to 2306	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	799 to 2398	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	831 to 2493	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	864 to 2592	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	898 to 2694	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	934 to 2801	N/A	N/A

Version History

Version	Changes
3.2.0	Base duration lowered to 4 seconds (from 16).Trap will now trigger at the end of its duration.
2.0.0	Damage increased by 33%. Projectiles from Vaal Lightning Trap now also have 100% pierce chance. Critical Strike Chance increased from 4% to 5%.
1.1.5	Introduced to the game.