Molten Shell
Molten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (8-12) Mana
Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 4Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken from the buff. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 3 seconds
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour
75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000
Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.Acquisition
Drop level: 5Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemMoltenShell
Molten Shell is a guard spell that buffs the user with a shell that grants bonus armour and absorbs incoming hits. When the shell expires or absorbs enough damage, it explodes to deal fire damage around it, based on how much damage it absorbed. The amount of damage the shell can absorb increases with your armour value. Base duration is 3 seconds at all gem levels, followed by a 4 second cooldown.
Skill functions and interactions
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- Guard: Molten Shell shares a cooldown with other Guard skills (eg
SteelskinSteelskinSpell, Duration, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-16) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff which can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1.5 seconds
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding
0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take (54-2209) Damage
70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take 0 Damage
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Immortal CallImmortal CallSpell, Duration, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (21-36) Mana
Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 34Take less Physical and Elemental Damage for a short time. Consumes up to 5 Endurance Charges to lengthen the buff and further lessen Physical Damage taken. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1 seconds
20% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
(25-34)% less Elemental Damage taken
(25-35)% less Physical Damage taken
15% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.).
- Buff Effect: Modifiers to Molten Shell's buff effect will only affect the armour granted by the skill, not the damage, duration, or absorbed damage required.[1]
- Duration: skill and buff/debuff duration will both increase the duration of Molten Shell. When the duration of Molten Shell expires, the buff and any accumulated damage toward an explosion is lost.
- Spell Totem: a
Spell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
Icon: T
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Supported Skills deal (49-40)% less Damage
Supported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Supported Skills have 40% less Cast Speed
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
Supported Skills have 1% increased Totem Placement speedThis 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.linked with Molten Shell can and will cast Molten Shell but is highly unlikely to ever detonate because of its lack of defense.
- Vaal Molten Shell: Molten Shell and
Vaal Molten ShellVaal Molten ShellSpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Vaal, Guard
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Souls Per Use: 50
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Soul Gain Prevention: 14 sec
Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff that raises your armour, and takes some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Each second, the skill deals reflected damage to surrounding enemies based on the damage taken by the buff in that second. When the buff is removed, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken by the buff. You cannot have the buff at the same time as any other Guard skill.Base duration is 9 seconds
Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour
(35-39)% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take Damage equal to 0% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 0
0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield
Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000
Reflects (300-9000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted
Reflects 0% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage each second,
or when Buff expires or is depleted
Additional Effects per 1% Quality:
1% increased Skill Effect DurationCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.will replace each other's respective buff when cast, if possible. Due to how guard skill cooldowns are shared you can cast Molten Shell constantly without risking removing your Vaal Molten Shell buff, because if you do so Molten Shell will never be off cooldown while Vaal Molten Shell is active.
All Guard skills
Below are the 5 skill gems with the Guard gem tag:
Gem | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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![]() Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 16Spends a portion of your mana to grant a buff that takes some of the damage from hits for you until depleted. The buff grants added lightning damage based on the amount of mana spent by this skill. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 3 seconds Spends (45-64)% of current Mana 75% of Damage from Hits is taken from Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to Mana Spent by this Skill's effect Buff grants Added Lightning Damage equal to (10-14)% of Mana Spent by this Skill's effect This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | N/A | N/A | ![]() | 16 |
![]() Level: (1-20) Cost: (21-36) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 34Take less Physical and Elemental Damage for a short time. Consumes up to 5 Endurance Charges to lengthen the buff and further lessen Physical Damage taken. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1 seconds 20% increased Buff Duration per Endurance Charge removed This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect (25-34)% less Elemental Damage taken (25-35)% less Physical Damage taken 15% less Physical Damage taken per Endurance Charge removed Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 34 |
![]() Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 15Requires Level 4Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken from the buff. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 3 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour 75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000 Reflects (100-3000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 4 |
![]() Level: (1-20) Cost: (4-16) Mana Cooldown Time: 3.00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff which can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Shares a cooldown with other Guard skills.Base duration is 1.5 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect Buff grants Immunity to Bleeding 0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take (54-2209) Damage 70% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before Life or Energy Shield Buff can take 0 Damage Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 0.5% increased Cooldown Recovery RatePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 4 |
![]() Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0.50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 14 sec Cast Time: InstantRequires Level 4Applies a buff that raises your armour, and takes some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Each second, the skill deals reflected damage to surrounding enemies based on the damage taken by the buff in that second. When the buff is removed, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total damage that was taken by the buff. You cannot have the buff at the same time as any other Guard skill.Base duration is 9 seconds Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention Buff grants +(50-858) to Armour (35-39)% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to 0% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 0 0% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000 Reflects (300-9000)% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted Reflects 0% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage each second, or when Buff expires or is depleted Additional Effects per 1% Quality: 1% increased Skill Effect DurationCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. ![]() ![]() | ![]() | N/A | N/A | 4 |
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Armour | Damage Reflection | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 50 | 100% | 0 | 0 |
2 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 60 | 130% | 841 | 841 |
3 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 74 | 180% | 3099 | 3940 |
4 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 91 | 250% | 7433 | 11373 |
5 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 115 | 330% | 22895 | 34268 |
6 | 20 | 50 | 9 | 141 | 420% | 49725 | 83993 |
7 | 24 | 58 | 9 | 171 | 530% | 95714 | 179707 |
8 | 28 | 67 | 9 | 204 | 650% | 169595 | 349302 |
9 | 32 | 75 | 10 | 241 | 780% | 283759 | 633061 |
10 | 36 | 83 | 10 | 282 | 920% | 453996 | 1087057 |
11 | 40 | 92 | 10 | 328 | 1080% | 703128 | 1790185 |
12 | 44 | 100 | 10 | 378 | 1250% | 1061223 | 2851408 |
13 | 48 | 109 | 11 | 433 | 1430% | 2065870 | 4917278 |
14 | 52 | 117 | 11 | 495 | 1620% | 2507110 | 7424388 |
15 | 55 | 123 | 11 | 545 | 1820% | 2573731 | 9998119 |
16 | 58 | 130 | 11 | 599 | 2040% | 7611351 | 17609470 |
17 | 61 | 136 | 12 | 657 | 2260% | 13437908 | 31047378 |
18 | 64 | 142 | 12 | 719 | 2500% | 25052147 | 56099525 |
19 | 67 | 148 | 12 | 786 | 2740% | 43869436 | 99968961 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 12 | 858 | 3000% | 242081178 | 342050139 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 13 | 909 | 3270% | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 13 | 962 | 3550% | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 13 | 1018 | 3830% | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 13 | 1076 | 4130% | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 14 | 1137 | 4440% | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 14 | 1201 | 4760% | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 14 | 1268 | 5090% | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 14 | 1338 | 5430% | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 15 | 1412 | 5770% | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 15 | 1488 | 6130% | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 15 | 1528 | 6500% | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 15 | 1569 | 6880% | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 16 | 1610 | 7260% | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 16 | 1653 | 7660% | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 16 | 1696 | 8060% | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 16 | 1741 | 8480% | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 17 | 1786 | 8900% | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 17 | 1833 | 9340% | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 17 | 1880 | 9780% | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 17 | 1929 | 10230% | N/A | N/A |
Gem quality
Type | Stats (per 1% quality) | Weight |
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Superior | 1% increased Skill Effect Duration | 50 |
Anomalous | Buff can take additional Damage equal to 0.25% of your Armour | 50 |
Divergent | Reflected Damage Penetrates 1% of Enemy Fire Resistance | 50 |
Item acquisition
Molten Shell can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Molten Shell can be created from the following recipes:
Amount | Part | Description | Meta |
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13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 | A |
6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | Random level 20 gem | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +19%Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home. ![]() | Random level 19 gem with 19% alternative quality | A |
8 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Alternate Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste. ![]() | Random corrupted level 21 gem with 23% alternative quality | A |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 gem with 20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters. Shift click to unstack. ![]() | Random gem with 1–20% quality | A |
1 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Random divination card set exchange | A |
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs 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 |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
Breaking Some Eggs Act 1 Nessa | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Molten Shell.
Name | ![]() | Labyrinth | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Molten Shell Duration 1 | 66 | Merciless Labyrinth | Molten Shell has 25% increased Skill Effect Duration | helmet 100 |
Enchantment Molten Shell Duration 2 | 75 | Eternal Labyrinth | Molten Shell has 40% increased Skill Effect Duration | helmet 100 |
Alternate skill effects
Molten Shell has the following alternate skill effects:
Item | Effect(s) |
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Invisible Buff Effect![]() ![]() | Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell, plague bearer, phase run, petrified blood, withering step, any aura, any blasphemied curse, or any herald gem. |
Stygian Molten Shell Effect![]() ![]() | Your Molten Shell becomes a Stygian Effect. |
Viper Molten Shell Effect![]() ![]() | Your Molten Shell becomes a Viper Effect. |
Monster versions
Monster may use Molten Shell (with alternative skill effect) if the monster has the mod of the Barrier, or the legacy archnemesis modifier Magma Barrier which grants the monster multiple skills and effects. Goatman Shaman also uses Molten Shell and different skill visual as the player version. Other example are General Gravicius and his map bosses variants, etc.
Gallery
Player can steal the monster Molten Shell mod by using a
HeadhunterHeadhunter
Leather BeltRequires Level 40+(25-40) to maximum Life+(40-55) to Strength
+(40-55) to Dexterity
+(50-60) to maximum Life
(20-30)% increased Damage with Hits against Rare monsters
When you Kill a Rare monster, you gain its Modifiers for 60 seconds"A man's soul rules from a cavern of bone, learns and
judges through flesh-born windows. The heart is meat.
The head is where the Man is."
- Lavianga, Advisor to Kaom
Version history
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References
- ↑ Mark_GGG (April 9, 2012). "Molten Shell". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved November 7, 2016.