Venom Gyre

Venom GyreAttack, Projectile, Chaos
Mana Cost: (5-7)
Cast Time: 1.00 sec
Attack Speed: 120% of Base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (90%-115%)Requires Level 12Fires a returning projectile that can be caught. Caught projectiles spiral outwards when you use Whirling Blades and do not return. Requires a Dagger or Claw.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Poison DurationReturning Projectiles deal -1% less DamageChains +0.05 TimesDeals (90-115)% of Base Attack Damage
Base duration is 12 seconds
Can catch up to 30 Returning Projectiles
50% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
40% chance to Poison on Hit
(10-141) to (15-211) Added Chaos Damage
Returning Projectiles deal 75% less Damage
Returning Projectiles Pierce all Targets
Projectiles Return to youPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Level: 12Purchase Costs

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1x Orb of Transmutation

Sell Price
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemVenomGyre

Venom Gyre is a claw / dagger attack skill that throws a projectile that deals chaos damage with a chance to poison. These projectiles return to you and can be caught, which can all be launched by using Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee
Mana Cost: 10
Cast Time: 2.60 secRequires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1230.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage
+0.6 seconds to Attack TimePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Skill functions and interactions

Pierce: Primary projectiles can Pierce, allowing a single target to be struck by both the outgoing and returning projectiles. Does not generate additional Returning Projectiles.

Fork: Forking projectiles do not Return, but the final projectiles return as expected. This can be useful for clearing packs and generates additional Returning Projectiles.

Chain: Works as expected for the primary projectile. Projectile does not Return until it is done Chaining.

Whirling Blades: Launches caught Returning Projectiles in a spiraling fashion when used. The projectiles are released very quickly but sequentially. Appears to home in on enemies slightly, with roughly one of six blades striking the same enemy [please confirm!].

Multiple Projectiles, Volley: Applies to the initial throw, but not caught blades released by Whirling Blades.

Point Blank and Far Shot: Take total travel distance into account. Projectiles released by Whirling Blades are considered new projectiles, while Returning Projectiles are not.

Skill effect duration: Only applies to how long returning projectiles are stored. Less Duration Support increases all damage dealt by the Skill.

Decay Support: Returning projectiles deal Less Damage with Decay.

This Skill can generate multiple poison stacks per usage, giving it synergy with Herald of Agony, Vile Toxins Support, Withering Touch Support, and the Assassin's Noxious Strike and Toxic Delivery nodes. However, Cobra Lash is generally preferred for this purpose.

Gem level progression

Level				Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Damage Multiplier	Chaos Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	21	14	5	90%	90%	10 to 15	0	0
2	15	25	17	5	91%	91.3%	12 to 18	15,249	15,249
3	19	30	21	5	93%	92.6%	16 to 24	41,517	56,766
4	23	35	24	5	94%	93.9%	20 to 29	81,983	138,749
5	27	41	28	5	95%	95.3%	24 to 36	147,968	286,717
6	31	46	32	5	97%	96.6%	29 to 44	250,557	537,274
7	35	51	36	5	98%	97.9%	35 to 53	405,086	942,360
8	38	55	38	5	99%	99.2%	40 to 61	447,718	1,390,078
9	41	59	41	6	101%	100.5%	46 to 69	615,318	2,005,396
10	44	63	44	6	102%	101.8%	52 to 78	834,639	2,840,035
11	47	67	47	6	103%	103.2%	59 to 89	1,570,760	4,410,795
12	50	71	49	6	104%	104.5%	67 to 100	1,633,987	6,044,782
13	53	75	52	6	106%	105.8%	75 to 112	2,151,030	8,195,812
14	56	79	55	6	107%	107.1%	84 to 126	2,812,189	11,008,001
15	59	83	58	6	108%	108.4%	94 to 141	5,099,360	16,107,361
16	62	87	60	6	110%	109.7%	105 to 158	9,400,731	25,508,092
17	64	90	62	7	111%	111.1%	113 to 170	15,273,366	40,781,458
18	66	92	64	7	112%	112.4%	122 to 183	26,286,582	67,068,040
19	68	95	66	7	114%	113.7%	131 to 197	62,890,590	129,958,630
20	70	98	68	7	115%	115%	141 to 211	212,046,017	342,004,647
21	72	100	70	7	116%	116.3%	151 to 227	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	N/A	7	118%	117.6%	162 to 243	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	N/A	7	119%	118.9%	174 to 261	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	N/A	7	120%	120.3%	186 to 279	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	N/A	8	122%	121.6%	200 to 299	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	N/A	8	123%	122.9%	214 to 320	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	N/A	8	124%	124.2%	229 to 343	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	N/A	8	126%	125.5%	244 to 367	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	N/A	8	127%	126.8%	261 to 392	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	N/A	8	128%	128.2%	279 to 419	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	N/A	8	129%	128.8%	289 to 433	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	N/A	8	129%	129.5%	298 to 447	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	N/A	8	130%	130.1%	308 to 462	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	N/A	8	131%	130.8%	318 to 478	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	N/A	8	131%	131.4%	329 to 493	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	N/A	9	132%	132.1%	340 to 510	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	N/A	9	133%	132.8%	351 to 527	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	N/A	9	133%	133.4%	363 to 544	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	N/A	9	134%	134.1%	375 to 562	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	N/A	9	135%	134.7%	387 to 580	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
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 (Q20)	Automatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →	Witch	Shadow	Ranger	Duelist	Marauder	Templar	Scion
Quest ↓
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa	✗	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa	✓
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth	✓

Threshold jewels

The following threshold jewels augment Venom Gyre:

Item	Limit	Radius	Stats

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Venom Gyre.

Name		Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Venom Gyre Chance To Retain Projectile On Release 2	75	Venom Gyre has a 35% chance to keep caught Projectiles fired by using Whirling Blades	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Damage 1	66	Venom Gyre deals 25% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Damage 2	75	Venom Gyre deals 40% increased Damage	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Withering On Hit Chance 1	66	Venom Gyre has a 12% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit	helmet 100 default 0
Enchantment Venom Gyre Withering On Hit Chance 2	75	Venom Gyre has a 20% chance to inflict Withered for 2 seconds on Hit	helmet 100 default 0

Version history

Version	Changes
3.13.0	No longer deals added chaos damage. Now deals base weapon damage and has an added damage effectiveness of 125% at gem level 1 (from 90%), up to 165% at gem level 20 (from 115%). Now has a 40% chance to retain caught projectiles fired after using Whirling Blades at all gem levels. Now converts 60% of physical damage to chaos damage (from 50%). The Eternal Labyrinth enchantment for Venom Gyre now grants a 25% chance to keep caught projectiles fired by using Whirling BladesWhirling BladesAttack, Movement, Travel, Melee Mana Cost: 10 Cast Time: 2.60 secRequires Level 10Dive through enemies, dealing weapon damage. Only works with daggers, claws and one handed swords. Cannot be supported by Multistrike.Per 1% Quality:1230.5% increased Attack Speed3% increased Damage10% increased Evasion Rating while MovingDeals (100-120)% of Base Attack Damage +0.6 seconds to Attack TimePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. (from 35%). Existing items with this enchantment are unaffected.
3.12.0	Now has alternative gem quality.
3.9.0	Now deals 90% of base damage at gem level 1 (from 80%), up to 115% at gem level 20 (from 104%).
3.8.0	Venom Gyre has been added to the game.