Molten Strike of the Zenith

Molten Strike of the ZenithAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-13) Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (92-239)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (92-239)%Infuses your two-handed melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth from the enemies you hit, divided amongst all enemies hit by the strike. These will deal area attack damage to enemies where they land. Every fifth time you attack with this skill it fires more, high-damage projectiles.Fires 3 Projectiles
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
Every fifth Attack fires 5 additional Projectiles
Every fifth Attack, Projectiles deal 800% more Damage with Hits and Ailments

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Every fifth Attack, Projectiles deal (10-200)% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
Drop level: 5
This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem

Molten Strike of the Zenith is a strike (attack) skill that strikes an enemy with a two-handed weapon, with some of the physical damage converted to fire damage. Each strike creates multiple molten ball projectiles that land to deal damage in a small area. Every fifth strike creates additional, stronger projectiles.

It is a transfigured version of Molten StrikeMolten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-10) Mana
Attack Damage: (126-329)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (126-329)%
Projectile Speed: 750Infuses your melee weapon with molten energies to attack with physical and fire damage. This attack causes balls of molten magma to launch forth from the enemies you hit, divided amongst all enemies hit by the strike. These will deal area attack damage to enemies where they land.Fires 4 Projectiles
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Projectiles deal 50% less Damage with Hits and Ailments

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Projectiles deal (0.5-10)% more Damage with Hits and AilmentsPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..

Changes from default version

Unlike the original skill, this transfigured version has less damage effectiveness, slower attack time, more cost, and a higher damage penalty to projectiles. However, it now adds additional projectiles and significantly more damage to every 5th attack, and requires a two-handed melee weapon.

Skill functions and interactions

Every fifth Attack: Repeats from Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
Icon: 3
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. and Awakened Multistrike SupportAwakened Multistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
Icon: 3
Level: (1-5)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%Requires Level 72Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat three times when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills, travel skills, retaliation skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 3 additional times
Supported Skills have (45-47)% more Melee Attack Speed
Supported Skills deal 20% less Attack Damage
First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage
Third Repeat of Supported Skills deals 66% more Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. do not count towards the number of attacks.

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Damage Effectiveness	Attack Damage	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	1	0	7	92%	92%	0	0
2	2	0	7	96.3%	96.3%	70	70
3	4	16	7	101.1%	101.1%	308	378
4	7	22	7	106.2%	106.2%	1554	1932
5	11	31	8	111.7%	111.7%	6667	8599
6	16	41	8	117.8%	117.8%	26047	34646
7	20	50	9	124%	124%	49725	84371
8	24	58	9	130.5%	130.5%	95714	180085
9	28	67	9	137.3%	137.3%	169595	349680
10	32	75	9	144.5%	144.5%	283759	633439
11	36	83	10	152.2%	152.2%	453996	1087435
12	40	92	10	160.1%	160.1%	703128	1790563
13	44	100	10	168.4%	168.4%	1061223	2851786
14	48	109	11	177.2%	177.2%	2065870	4917656
15	52	117	11	186.5%	186.5%	2507110	7424766
16	56	125	11	196.1%	196.1%	5798936	13223702
17	60	134	12	206.4%	206.4%	15083919	28307621
18	64	142	12	217.1%	217.1%	27792735	56100356
19	67	148	12	228%	228%	43869739	99970095
20	70	155	13	239.4%	239.4%	242081556	342051651
21	72	159	13	251%	251%	—	—
22	74	—	13	263.2%	263.2%	—	—
23	76	—	13	275.9%	275.9%	—	—
24	78	—	13	289.3%	289.3%	—	—
25	80	—	13	303.3%	303.3%	—	—
26	82	—	14	317.9%	317.9%	—	—
27	84	—	14	333.3%	333.3%	—	—
28	86	—	14	349.4%	349.4%	—	—
29	88	—	14	366.3%	366.3%	—	—
30	90	—	14	384%	384%	—	—
31	91	—	14	411%	411%	—	—
32	92	—	14	420.8%	420.8%	—	—
33	93	—	14	431.1%	431.1%	—	—
34	94	—	15	441.4%	441.4%	—	—
35	95	—	15	452.1%	452.1%	—	—
36	96	—	15	463%	463%	—	—
37	97	—	15	474.1%	474.1%	—	—
38	98	—	15	485.6%	485.6%	—	—
39	99	—	15	497.3%	497.3%	—	—
40	100	—	15	509.2%	509.2%	—	—

Item acquisition

Molten Strike of the Zenith has restrictions on where or how it can drop. This item is a transfigured gem. It can be obtained through the use of the Divine Font in the Lord's Labyrinth.

Recipes

Molten Strike of the Zenith can be created from the following recipes:

Amount	Part	Description	Meta
4	The Blessing of MooshThe Blessing of Moosh4Level 21 Transfigured Gem CorruptedWhile the Labyrinth traps have claimed countless adventurers, they were not designed with felines in mind.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem	A
8	The HookThe Hook8Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +23% CorruptedEvery obsession began with a single, innocent taste.	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 23% quality	A
3	Doryani's EpiphanyDoryani's Epiphany3Level 21 Transfigured Gem Quality: +20% Corrupted"Virtue gems have facets beyond those that can be seen by the mortal eye. Let us look deeper..."	Random corrupted level 21 transfigured gem with 20% quality	A
8	Dying AnguishDying Anguish8Level 19 Transfigured Gem 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.	level 19 transfigured gem with 19% quality	A
1	The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.	Random divination card set exchange	A

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Molten Strike.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Molten Strike Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Molten Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Molten Strike Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Molten Strike Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Molten Strike Num Of Additional Projectiles 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	Molten Strike fires an additional Projectile	helmet 100
Enchantment Molten Strike Num Of Additional Projectiles 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	Molten Strike fires 2 additional Projectiles	helmet 100
Enchantment Molten Strike Area Of Effect 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	16% increased Molten Strike Area of Effect	helmet 100
Enchantment Molten Strike Area Of Effect 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	24% increased Molten Strike Area of Effect	helmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Molten Strike of the Zenith has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description
Celestial Molten Strike EffectCelestial Molten Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Molten Strike becomes a Celestial Effect.	Your Molten Strike becomes a Celestial Effect.
Stygian Molten Strike EffectStygian Molten Strike EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Molten Strike becomes a Stygian Effect.	Your Molten Strike becomes a Stygian Effect.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.25.0	Now has a Mana cost of 7 at gem level 1, scaling up to 13 at gem level 20 (previously 10 at all gem levels). Now has 92% Effectiveness of Base and Added Damage at gem level 1 (previously 85%), scaling up to 239% at gem level 20 (previously 130%). No longer has +0.2 to +0.6 metres to Melee Strike Range.
3.23.0	Added to the game.