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Gem
Skill

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Molten Shell

SpellAoEDurationFirePhysicalGuard

Overview

Applies 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.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
16

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
Intruders in BlackMarauder11

Vendor purchases

These are explicitly reviewed shop relationships, separate from free quest rewards. Class eligibility is preserved exactly; omitted stock is unknown, not unavailable.

VendorVendor / unlockClassesEvidence
YeenaIntruders in BlackDuelist, Templar, ScionOfficial change record

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • 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
  • Base duration is 3 seconds
  • This Skill's Cooldown does not recover during its effect
  • Reflects 100% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted
  • 115 additional Armour
At 20% quality

20% increased Skill Effect Duration

Acquisition

Intruders in BlackAct 2 quest reward · MarauderYeenaVendor after Intruders in Black · Duelist, Templar, Scion

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Vaal Molten Shell

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Area, Duration, Totemable, Totem Casts When Not Detached, Fire, Instant, Area Spell, Physical, Triggerable, Guard, Cooldown
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 16

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect SupportInspiration SupportConcentrated Effect SupportMore Duration SupportSpell Totem SupportLess Duration SupportCast on Death SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Stunned SupportSwift Affliction SupportEfficacy SupportArcane Surge SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportSecond Wind SupportLifetap Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1168 Mana4 secReflects 100% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 115 additional Armour49,7250
2208 Mana4 secReflects 130% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 141 additional Armour95,71449,725
3248 Mana4 secReflects 180% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 171 additional Armour169,595145,439
4288 Mana4 secReflects 250% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 204 additional Armour199,345315,034
5319 Mana4 secReflects 330% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 232 additional Armour285,815514,379
6349 Mana4 secReflects 420% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 261 additional Armour401,344800,194
7379 Mana4 secReflects 530% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 293 additional Armour554,3791,201,538
8409 Mana4 secReflects 650% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 328 additional Armour755,0491,755,917
94310 Mana4 secReflects 780% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 365 additional Armour1,016,5332,510,966
104610 Mana4 secReflects 920% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 405 additional Armour1,898,6023,527,499
114910 Mana4 secReflects 1080% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 448 additional Armour1,964,0195,426,101
125210 Mana4 secReflects 1250% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 495 additional Armour2,573,7317,390,120
135511 Mana4 secReflects 1430% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 545 additional Armour4,676,4399,963,851
145811 Mana4 secReflects 1620% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 599 additional Armour3,017,32714,640,290
156011 Mana4 secReflects 1820% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 637 additional Armour7,823,00117,657,617
166211 Mana4 secReflects 2040% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 677 additional Armour15,264,20825,480,618
176412 Mana4 secReflects 2260% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 719 additional Armour26,272,84540,744,826
186612 Mana4 secReflects 2500% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 763 additional Armour62,872,27467,017,671
196812 Mana4 secReflects 2740% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 809 additional Armour212,023,122129,889,945
207012 Mana4 secReflects 3000% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 858 additional Armour—341,913,067
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostCooldownEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
217213 Mana4 secReflects 3270% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 909 additional Armour——
227413 Mana4 secReflects 3550% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 962 additional Armour——
237613 Mana4 secReflects 3830% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1018 additional Armour——
247813 Mana4 secReflects 4130% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1076 additional Armour——
258014 Mana4 secReflects 4440% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1137 additional Armour——
268214 Mana4 secReflects 4760% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1201 additional Armour——
278414 Mana4 secReflects 5090% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1268 additional Armour——
288614 Mana4 secReflects 5430% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1338 additional Armour——
298815 Mana4 secReflects 5770% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1412 additional Armour——
309015 Mana4 secReflects 6130% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1488 additional Armour——
319115 Mana4 secReflects 6500% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1528 additional Armour——
329215 Mana4 secReflects 6880% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1569 additional Armour——
339316 Mana4 secReflects 7260% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1610 additional Armour——
349416 Mana4 secReflects 7660% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1653 additional Armour——
359516 Mana4 secReflects 8060% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1696 additional Armour——
369616 Mana4 secReflects 8480% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1741 additional Armour——
379717 Mana4 secReflects 8900% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1786 additional Armour——
389817 Mana4 secReflects 9340% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1833 additional Armour——
399917 Mana4 secReflects 9780% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1880 additional Armour——
4010017 Mana4 secReflects 10230% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted 1929 additional Armour——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%5% increased Skill Effect Duration
10%10% increased Skill Effect Duration
15%15% increased Skill Effect Duration
20%20% increased Skill Effect Duration
23%23% increased Skill Effect Duration
30%30% increased Skill Effect Duration

Alternate effects 6

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.

Encasing Molten Shell Effect

Your Molten Shell becomes an Encasing Effect.

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