Melding of the Flesh Cobalt JewelLimited to: 1-(80-70)% to all Elemental Resistances Elemental Resistances are capped by your highest Maximum Elemental Resistance instead -(6-4)% to all maximum Elemental Resistances"We awoke to a sudden jungle rupturing the valleys of our home. Grasping limbs coiled around us, into us. We sank into each other, then rose into the living sky. My family screams alongside me still."Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
Melding of the Flesh is a uniqueCobalt JewelCobalt JewelPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket..
-X% to all Elemental Resistances can be used to get closer to the -200% Resistance cap for items like Doryani's PrototypeDoryani's Prototype Saint's HauberkArmour: (1107-1488) Energy Shield: (190-255) Movement Speed: -5%Requires Level 67, 109 Str, 94 Int(150-200)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(60-90) to maximum Life Deal no Non-Lightning Damage Armour also applies to Lightning Damage taken from Hits Lightning Resistance does not affect Lightning Damage taken Nearby Enemies have Lightning Resistance equal to yours"This was the first step in some grand design, lost to the ages, now ours to decipher." - Dominus, High Templar.
Elemental Resistances are capped by your highest Maximum Elemental Resistance instead will override your non-highest elemental maximum resistance values to be of an equivalent cap for calculating functional, overcapped, and missing resistances. Maximum resistances can be overcapped. Note that the actual resistance stats will still need to be obtained through items, passives, and skills.
For example, if your default max resists are 90% Fire/75% Cold/75% Lightning, equipping this jewel (with a -5% to all maximum Elemental Resistances roll) will cause the player to be treated as if they had 85% Fire/85% Cold/85% Lightning max res.
In the above example, obtaining additional Cold or Lightning max res will not have effect, unless the value becomes 86% or greater, causing it to be the new highest Maximum Elemental Resistance. This is to prevent recursion[1].
Even if only the highest Max Res is reduced (such as via Guardian of the Phoenix's stacking max Fire Resistance reduction debuff), the other maximum resistance values will also functionally decrease (as you do not actually have 85% Cold or Lightning max res and their values are dependent on your Fire max res).
This item has synergies with items that provide maximum Resistances such as Aegis AuroraAegis Aurora Champion Kite ShieldChance to Block: 32% Armour: (860-1235) Energy Shield: (176-250) Movement Speed: -3%Requires Level 62, 85 Str, 85 Int(300-400)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +10% to all Elemental Resistances +5% to maximum Cold Resistance +6% Chance to Block Recover Energy Shield equal to 2% of Armour when you Block (10-20)% increased Elemental Damage with AttackSkillsBorn from the marriage of ice and sky, the aurora evokes both awe and power. and The Brine CrownThe Brine Crown Prophet CrownArmour: (761-1032) Energy Shield: (108-148)Requires Level 63, 85 Str, 62 Int(240-300)% increased Armour and Energy Shield +(80-100) to maximum Life +3% to maximum Cold Resistance Cannot be Frozen +1500 Armour while stationary 15% chance to create Chilled Ground when Hit with an AttackGreatest is the Brine King's domain, and every day it grows a little greater, not through force, but patience., as well as specific element Purity Aura skills like Purity of IcePurity of IceAura, Spell, AoE, Cold Level: (1-20) Reservation: 35% Mana Cooldown Time: 1.20 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 36Requires Level 24Casts an aura that grants cold resistance to you and your allies.+(0-1.9) metres to radius You and nearby allies gain (22-41)% additional Cold Resistance You and nearby allies gain (0-4)% additional maximum Cold Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: You and nearby allies gain (0.5-10)% additional Cold ResistancePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Item acquisition
Melding of the Flesh has restrictions on where or how it can drop. It cannot be chanced.
Monster restrictions
This item can be acquired from the following monsters:
The following item skins apply only to Melding of the Flesh:
Item
Effect(s)
Cocooning Melding of the FleshCocooning Melding of the FleshPassive Jewel SkinThe Cocooning Melding of the Flesh envelopes your character in a protective bubble when you take elemental damage.
The Cocooning Melding of the Flesh envelopes your character in a protective bubble when you take elemental damage.
The Melding of the Flesh Unique Jewel now has -4% to -6% to all Maximum Elemental Resistances. This change does not affect existing versions of this Unique.
Cobalt JewelCobalt JewelPlace into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
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Doryani's PrototypeDoryani's Prototype
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Aegis AuroraAegis Aurora
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The Brine CrownThe Brine Crown
, as well as specific element Purity Aura skills like 
Purity of IcePurity of IceAura, Spell, AoE, Cold
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Cocooning Melding of the FleshPassive Jewel SkinThe Cocooning Melding of the Flesh envelopes your character in a protective bubble when you take elemental damage.
Compare each legacy variant to the current variant.