Vaal Lightning Trap

Vaal Lightning TrapTrap, Vaal, Spell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
Souls Per Use: 20 (N) /
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 6.000 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 (19-391) to (58-1174) Lightning Damage
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Fires 8 additional Projectiles
Base duration is 4 seconds
Shocked Ground causes 15% increased Damage taken
Fire 0 Projectiles in a Nova
Throws a Trap which uses this Skill when Triggered
Projectiles leave Shocking Ground
Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Modifiers to Skill Effect 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/SkillGemVaalLightningTrap

For the non-Vaal counterpart, see Lightning Trap.

Vaal Lightning Trap is a Vaal skill. It creates a trap that launches a ring of projectiles when triggered. The projectiles pierce through all targets, dealing lightning damage and leaving behind a narrow trail of shocking ground 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 (50-31)% 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 2 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	19 to 58	0	0
2	15	17	25	24 to 72	15,249	15,249
3	19	21	30	31 to 94	41,517	56,766
4	23	24	35	40 to 120	81,983	138,749
5	27	28	41	51 to 152	147,968	286,717
6	31	32	46	63 to 189	250,557	537,274
7	35	36	51	78 to 234	405,086	942,360
8	38	38	55	91 to 273	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	41	59	106 to 317	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	44	63	122 to 367	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	47	67	141 to 423	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	49	71	162 to 487	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	52	75	186 to 559	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	55	79	213 to 640	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	58	83	244 to 731	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	60	87	278 to 834	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	62	90	303 to 909	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	64	92	330 to 991	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	66	95	360 to 1079	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	68	98	391 to 1174	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	70	100	426 to 1277	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	462 to 1387	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	502 to 1507	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	545 to 1636	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	592 to 1775	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	642 to 1925	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	696 to 2087	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	754 to 2262	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	816 to 2449	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	884 to 2652	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	920 to 2759	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	957 to 2870	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	995 to 2985	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	1035 to 3104	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	1076 to 3228	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	1119 to 3357	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	1163 to 3490	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	1209 to 3628	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	1257 to 3772	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	1307 to 3921	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.