Act	Quest	NPC	Character
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Quest Reward	Marauder
1	Breaking Some Eggs	Nessa	Duelist · Marauder · Scion · Templar

Act

Quest

NPC

Character

Quest Reward

Duelist · Marauder · Scion · Templar

Implicit
75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield\nBuff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000 Base duration is 3 seconds This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect

Implicit

75% of Damage from Hits is taken from the Buff before your Life or Energy Shield\nBuff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000
Base duration is 3 seconds
This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect

Level	Requires Level	Strength	Cost	Buff grants +50 to Armour	Reflects 100% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	Experience
1	4	16	8	50	100	841
2	6	20	8	60	130	3,099
3	9	27	8	74	180	7,433
4	12	33	8	91	250	22,895
5	16	41	9	115	330	49,725
6	20	50	9	141	420	95,714
7	24	58	9	171	530	169,595
8	28	67	9	204	650	283,759
9	32	75	10	241	780	453,996
10	36	83	10	282	920	703,128
11	40	92	10	328	1080	1,061,223
12	44	100	10	378	1250	2,065,870
13	48	109	11	433	1430	2,507,110
14	52	117	11	495	1620	2,573,731
15	55	123	11	545	1820	7,611,351
16	58	130	11	599	2040	13,437,908
17	61	136	12	657	2260	25,052,147
18	64	142	12	719	2500	43,869,436
19	67	148	12	786	2740	242,081,178
20	70	155	12	858	3000
21	72		13	909	3270
22	74		13	962	3550
23	76		13	1018	3830
24	78		13	1076	4130
25	80		14	1137	4440
26	82		14	1201	4760
27	84		14	1268	5090
28	86		14	1338	5430
29	88		15	1412	5770
30	90		15	1488	6130
31	91		15	1528	6500
32	92		15	1569	6880
33	93		16	1610	7260
34	94		16	1653	7660
35	95		16	1696	8060
36	96		16	1741	8480
37	97		17	1786	8900
38	98		17	1833	9340
39	99		17	1880	9780
40	100		17	1929	10230

Level

Requires Level

Strength

Cost

Buff grants +50 to Armour

Reflects 100% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted

Experience

100

841

130

3,099

180

7,433

250

22,895

115

330

49,725

141

420

95,714

171

530

169,595

204

650

283,759

241

780

453,996

282

920

703,128

328

1080

1,061,223

100

378

1250

2,065,870

109

433

1430

2,507,110

117

495

1620

2,573,731

123

545

1820

7,611,351

130

599

2040

13,437,908

136

657

2260

25,052,147

142

719

2500

43,869,436

148

786

2740

242,081,178

155

858

3000

909

3270

962

3550

1018

3830

1076

4130

1137

4440

1201

4760

1268

5090

1338

5430

1412

5770

1488

6130

1528

6500

1569

6880

1610

7260

1653

7660

1696

8060

1741

8480

1786

8900

1833

9340

1880

9780

100

1929

10230

Key	Value
Cost	iLvl 1: Normal: 1xScroll of Wisdom
Acronym	Armour, Buff
DropLevel	4
BaseType	Molten Shell
Class	Skill Gems
Related	Vaal Molten Shell, Molten Shell
TargetTypes	Any
Type	Spell, Area, Duration, Totemable, TotemCastsWhenNotDetached, Fire, Instant, AreaSpell, Physical, Triggerable, Guard, Cooldown
BuffIcon
ItemType	Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemMoltenShell
Reference	poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Key

Value

Cost

iLvl 1: Normal: 1x

Scroll of Wisdom

Acronym

Armour, Buff

DropLevel

BaseType

Molten Shell

Class

Skill Gems

Vaal Molten Shell, Molten Shell

TargetTypes

Any

Type

Spell, Area, Duration, Totemable, TotemCastsWhenNotDetached, Fire, Instant, AreaSpell, Physical, Triggerable, Guard, Cooldown

BuffIcon

ItemType

Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemMoltenShell

Reference

poe.ninja, Community Wiki

Key	Value
Acronym	Ignite
IsRemovable	1
BuffGroupsID	-1
IsBuffDefinition	1
BuffMergeModesID	2

Key

Value

Acronym

Ignite

IsRemovable

BuffGroupsID

-1

IsBuffDefinition

BuffMergeModesID

Code	base physical damage reduction rating
IsPublic	1
IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied
IsParty	1
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	Discrete

Code

base physical damage reduction rating

IsPublic

IsLocal

IsWeaponLocal

IsProxied

IsParty

IsVirtual

IsScalable

StatSemantics

Discrete

Code	vaal molten shall armour +% final
IsPublic	0
IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied
IsParty	0
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	Percentage

Code

vaal molten shall armour +% final

IsPublic

IsLocal

IsWeaponLocal

IsProxied

IsParty

IsVirtual

IsScalable

StatSemantics

Percentage

Key	Value
Acronym	Ignite
IsRemovable	1
IsCharged	1
BuffGroupsID	-1
IsBuffDefinition	1
BuffMergeModesID	2

Key

Value

Acronym

Ignite

IsRemovable

IsCharged

BuffGroupsID

-1

IsBuffDefinition

BuffMergeModesID

Code	affected by guard skill
IsPublic	0
IsLocal	0
IsWeaponLocal	0
IsProxied
IsParty	0
IsVirtual	0
IsScalable	1
StatSemantics	Discrete

Code

affected by guard skill

IsPublic

IsLocal

IsWeaponLocal

IsProxied

IsParty

IsVirtual

IsScalable

StatSemantics

Discrete

Name	Modifiers	Spectre
The Faun		Y
Goatman Shaman		Y
Goatman Shaman	50% reduced Cast Speed	Y
Goatman Fire-raiser		Y
Ungulath	500% increased Totem Life +2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems display monster uses far shot text [0] monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [80] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
General Gravicius	Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield 80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
General Gravicius	Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage 80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate Gain 50% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield Monsters grant 20000% increased Experience 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Warmonger	Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield 80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate Monsters grant 100% increased Experience monster dropped item rarity +% [15000] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Tyrant	Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield Monsters grant 100% increased Experience monster dropped item rarity +% [15000] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000] cannot be stunned while stunned [1]	Y
Magnus Stonethorn	500% increased Totem Life 35% increased Cast Speed monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] Traps cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being thrown kill traps mines and totems on death [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Magnus Stonethorn	500% increased Totem Life 35% increased Cast Speed monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20] Traps cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being Thrown Mines cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being thrown kill traps mines and totems on death [1] 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits 100% increased maximum Life 100% increased Area of Effect 80% increased Character Size	Y
Konu, Maker of Wind	monster dropped item rarity +% [0] 50% increased Movement Speed monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] 10% increased Attack Speed monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Konu, Maker of Wind	monster dropped item rarity +% [0] 10% increased Attack Speed 50% increased Movement Speed monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Konu, Maker of Wind	monster dropped item rarity +% [0] 50% increased Movement Speed monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] 10% increased Attack Speed monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Junglemare	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] Gain 50% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Blood Stasis	25% reduced Movement Speed monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Bluntslag	monster casts firestorm text [1] display monster uses whirling blades text [1] monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1]	Y
Guardian of the Mound	monster dropped item quantity +% [300] monster dropped item rarity +% [800] 500% increased Totem Life 50% increased Movement Speed +2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300] monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600] display monster uses far shot text [0] monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [30] monster no map drops [1] monster is invasion boss [1] kill traps mines and totems on death [1]	Y
Warmonger	Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield Monsters grant 1000% increased Experience monster dropped item quantity +% [1500] monster dropped item rarity +% [2000] 80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate 20% Chance to Block Attack Damage You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits	Y
Farric Satyr	monster dropped item rarity +% [0] monster no map drops [1]	Y
Effigy of Barbarism	Gain 50% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield	Y

Name

Modifiers

Spectre

The Faun

Goatman Shaman

50% reduced Cast Speed

Goatman Fire-raiser

Ungulath

500% increased Totem Life
+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
display monster uses far shot text [0]
monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [80]
kill traps mines and totems on death [1]

General Gravicius

Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]

General Gravicius

Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Gain 50% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
Monsters grant 20000% increased Experience
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits

Warmonger

Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate
Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
monster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]

Tyrant

Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
Monsters grant 100% increased Experience
monster dropped item rarity +% [15000]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits
cannot be stunned for ms after stun finished [2000]
cannot be stunned while stunned [1]

Magnus Stonethorn

500% increased Totem Life
35% increased Cast Speed
monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-20]
Traps cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being Thrown
Mines cannot be Damaged for +2 seconds after being thrown
kill traps mines and totems on death [1]
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits

Magnus Stonethorn

Konu, Maker of Wind

monster dropped item rarity +% [0]
50% increased Movement Speed
monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
10% increased Attack Speed
monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
monster no map drops [1]

Konu, Maker of Wind

monster dropped item rarity +% [0]
10% increased Attack Speed
50% increased Movement Speed
monster penalty against minions damage +% final vs player minions [-25]
monster no map drops [1]

Konu, Maker of Wind

Junglemare

monster dropped item quantity +% [300]
monster dropped item rarity +% [800]
Gain 50% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
monster no map drops [1]
monster is invasion boss [1]

Blood Stasis

25% reduced Movement Speed
monster dropped item quantity +% [300]
monster dropped item rarity +% [800]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
monster no map drops [1]
monster is invasion boss [1]

Bluntslag

monster casts firestorm text [1]
display monster uses whirling blades text [1]
monster dropped item quantity +% [300]
monster dropped item rarity +% [800]
monster no map drops [1]
monster is invasion boss [1]

Guardian of the Mound

monster dropped item quantity +% [300]
monster dropped item rarity +% [800]
500% increased Totem Life
50% increased Movement Speed
+2 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
monster additional quantity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional quantity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in cruel +% [300]
monster additional rarity of dropped items in merciless +% [600]
display monster uses far shot text [0]
monster reverse point blank damage -% at minimum range [30]
monster no map drops [1]
monster is invasion boss [1]
kill traps mines and totems on death [1]

Warmonger

Gain 25% of Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Gain 35% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield
Monsters grant 1000% increased Experience
monster dropped item quantity +% [1500]
monster dropped item rarity +% [2000]
80% reduced Energy Shield Recharge Rate
20% Chance to Block Attack Damage
You take 10% of Damage from Blocked Hits

Farric Satyr

monster dropped item rarity +% [0]
monster no map drops [1]

Effigy of Barbarism

Gain 50% of Maximum Life as Extra Maximum Energy Shield

Icon	Name
	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.
	Divine Molten Shell Effect Your Molten Shell becomes a Divine Effect.
	Magmatic Molten Shell Effect Your Molten Shell becomes a Magmatic Effect.

Icon

Name

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.

Divine Molten Shell Effect

Your Molten Shell becomes a Divine Effect.

Magmatic Molten Shell Effect

Your Molten Shell becomes a Magmatic Effect.

Level	Name	Mod	Weight
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Molten Shell Duration 1	Molten Shell has 25% increased Skill Effect Duration	100
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Molten Shell Duration 2	Molten Shell has 40% increased Skill Effect Duration	100
The Merciless Labyrinth	Enchantment Molten Shell Armour 1	100% increased Molten Shell Buff Effect
The Eternal Labyrinth	Enchantment Molten Shell Armour 2	150% increased Molten Shell Buff Effect

Level

Name

Mod

Weight

The Merciless Labyrinth

Enchantment Molten Shell Duration 1

Molten Shell has 25% increased Skill Effect Duration

100

The Eternal Labyrinth

Enchantment Molten Shell Duration 2

Molten Shell has 40% increased Skill Effect Duration

100

The Merciless Labyrinth

Enchantment Molten Shell Armour 1

100% increased Molten Shell Buff Effect

The Eternal Labyrinth

Enchantment Molten Shell Armour 2

150% increased Molten Shell Buff Effect

Icon	Name
	Increased Area of Effect Support
	Concentrated Effect Support
	Increased Duration Support
	Spell Totem Support
	Less Duration Support
	Cast on Death Support
	Cast when Damage Taken Support
	Cast when Stunned Support
	Swift Affliction Support
	Efficacy Support
	Arcane Surge Support
	Awakened Swift Affliction Support
	Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support
	Second Wind Support

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Molten Shell

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 seconds cooldown.

Skill functions and interactions

Guard: Molten Shell shares a cooldown with other Guard skills (eg Steelskin, Immortal Call).
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.
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 Support 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: casting Molten Shell while Vaal Molten Shell is active will terminate the Vaal Molten Shell buff and replace it for the cast Molten Shell and vice versa. This makes it unfavorable to use both skills in conjunction with one another.

Version history

Version	Changes
3.19.0	The Labyrinth Helmet Enchantments that grant increased Molten Shell Buff Effect can no longer be obtained, though existing versions are unaffected.
3.15.3	Fixed a bug where the Reflected Damage from Divergent Molten Shell was not penetrating Enemy Fire Resistance.
3.11.0	Fixed a bug where Molten Shell's effect would linger indefinitely if the skill gem were replaced by a Vaal Molten Shell gem during the original gem's duration.
3.7.0	Now has a base duration of 3 seconds at all gem levels (from 10). Now grants 50 additional armour at gem level 1 (from 17), up to 858 at gem level 20 (from 943) Now creates a buff that can take damage equal to 20% of your armour. Now causes 75% of damage from hits to be taken from the buff before your life or energy shield. Updated: Now reflects 100% of damage taken from the buff as fire damage when the buff expires or is depleted at gem level 1, up to 3000% at gem level 20 (previously stated 1050% at gem level 20). Now has a 4 second cooldown (from 1). No longer has an added damage effectiveness multiplier or critical strike chance, as reflected damage cannot benefit from added damage, nor can it critically strike. Shares its cooldown with other guard skills (Steelskin and Immortal Call).
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 7 (was 12). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 26 (was 28).
3.4.0	Mana cost increased to 12 at gem level 1 (up from 8) up to 28 at gem level 20 (same as previously) Now instant by default and can therefore be used while moving. All instant skills now have cooldown 1 second or less. Instant skills cannot be supported by Spell Echo and will not be cast a second time by similar effects (such as from the Echoing Shrine).
2.6.0	Changed the explosion effect. The new one has better performance.
2.3.2	When switching between regular and Vaal Molten Shell, the Shields will now visually destroy and recreate itself. Fixed a bug where Molten Shell buff effect bonuses did not apply to Vaal Molten Shell.
2.2.0	Cast time reduced from 1 sec to 500 ms.
2.1.0	Fixed a bug where Molten Shell could be applied multiple times via Spell Echo.
2.0.0	Greatly reduced the mana cost. Now grants 1% chance to ignite per 1% quality (was 1.5% per 1% quality).
1.2.0	Fixed a bug with Molten Shell and mitigated physical damage reflection.
1.0.3c	Fixed a bug where Molten Shell sometimes did no damage.
1.0.3	Fixed an instance crash with Molten Shell when linked with Cast when Damage Taken.
0.11.0	Armour and threshold values have been adjusted for new monster damage scaling. Fixed a bug where Spell Totems casting Molten Shell would keep recasting the skill.
0.10.0	Now provides more armour and has had its detonation thresholds changed. The Molten Shell used by Goatmen has been given new art.
0.9.11	Reduced the damage required to set it off in the first four levels.
0.9.7c	Fixed a bug with level 19 and 20 had the wrong values.
0.9.6	Molten Shell has been added to the game.

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Attribute /5

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Base Physical Damage Reduction Rating

Attribute /6

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Molten Shell Monster /21 ⍟

Microtransactions /5 ⍟

Labyrinth Enchantment helmet /4 ⍟

Supported By /14 ⍟

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Molten Shell

Skill functions and interactions

Version history