Vaal Lightning Trap

Vaal Lightning TrapTrap, Vaal, Spell, Projectile, Duration, Lightning
Souls Per Use: 20 (N) /
Can Store 3 Use(s)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 170%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 shocked ground.Per 1% Quality:1SuperiorShocked Ground causes 0.25% increased Damage takenDeals (18-466) to (54-1399) Lightning Damage
Trap lasts 4 seconds
Fires 8 additional Projectiles
Base duration is 4 seconds
Shocked Ground causes 15% increased Damage taken
Fires Projectiles in a circle
Projectiles leave Shocked 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:123Supported Skills have 1% increased Projectile SpeedSupported Skills have 1% increased Chaining rangeProjectiles Fired by Supported Skills have 4% chance not to Pierce EnemiesSupported Skills Chain +2 times
  Supported Skills deal (30-11)% 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:123Supported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectSupported Skills can have up to 0.1 additional Traps placed at a timeSupported Skills have 0.2% chance to throw an additional TrapSupported 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:123Supported Skills deal 0.5% increased Trap DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedSupported Skills have 2% reduced Trap SpreadSupported 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	18 to 54	0	0
2	15	17	25	23 to 68	15,249	15,249
3	19	21	30	30 to 90	41,517	56,766
4	23	24	35	39 to 117	81,983	138,749
5	27	28	41	50 to 151	147,968	286,717
6	31	32	46	64 to 191	250,557	537,274
7	35	36	51	80 to 240	405,086	942,360
8	38	38	55	95 to 284	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	41	59	111 to 334	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	44	63	131 to 392	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	47	67	153 to 458	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	49	71	178 to 533	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	52	75	207 to 620	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	55	79	240 to 719	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	58	83	277 to 832	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	60	87	320 to 961	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	62	90	352 to 1056	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	64	92	387 to 1161	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	66	95	425 to 1275	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	68	98	466 to 1399	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	70	100	512 to 1535	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	561 to 1682	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	614 to 1843	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	673 to 2018	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	736 to 2209	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	805 to 2416	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	880 to 2641	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	962 to 2886	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	1051 to 3153	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	1147 to 3442	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	1199 to 3596	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	1252 to 3757	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	1308 to 3924	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	1366 to 4099	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	1427 to 4281	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	1490 to 4470	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	1556 to 4668	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	1625 to 4874	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	1696 to 5088	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	1770 to 5311	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 Lightning Trap has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Effect(s)
Celestial Lightning Trap EffectCelestial Lightning Trap EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial effect.	Your Lightning Trap becomes a Celestial effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.11.0	Now has an added Damage effectiveness of 170% (from 135%).
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.