PoE Ref
Gem
Skill

Active

Molten Strike

AttackProjectileAoEMeleeStrikeFire

Overview

Infuses 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.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Red
Attribute
Strength
Drop level
5
Cast time
1 sec

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
Enemy at the GateTemplar11
Enemy at the GateMarauder11
Enemy at the GateDuelist11
Enemy at the GateScion11

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

  • Projectiles deal 60% less Damage with Hits and Ailments
  • Fires 4 Projectiles
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
At 20% quality

Projectiles deal 10% more Damage with Hits and Ailments

Acquisition

Enemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · TemplarEnemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · MarauderEnemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · DuelistEnemy at the GateAct 1 quest reward · Scion

Related gem versions 2

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

Molten Strike of the ZenithVaal Molten Strike

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Projectile, Area, Melee, Melee Single Target, Fire, Ranged Attack, Projectiles Not From User, Threshold Jewel Chaining, Multistrikeable
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 140

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Added Fire Damage SupportFaster Attacks SupportGreater Multiple Projectiles SupportMultiple Projectiles SupportFaster Projectiles SupportAdded Cold Damage SupportAdditional Accuracy SupportIncreased Area of Effect SupportAdded Lightning Damage SupportInspiration SupportIncreased Critical Strikes SupportIncreased Critical Damage SupportKnockback SupportLife Leech SupportMana Leech SupportAdded Chaos Damage SupportStun SupportPierce SupportMelee Physical Damage SupportItem Rarity SupportConcentrated Effect SupportCold to Fire SupportCombustion SupportElemental Damage with Attacks SupportBloodlust SupportLife Gain on Hit SupportElemental Proliferation SupportCulling Strike SupportPoint Blank SupportIron Grip SupportDamage on Full Life SupportChance to Flee SupportBlind SupportFire Penetration SupportCold Penetration SupportLightning Penetration SupportChain SupportFork SupportReturning Projectiles SupportMultistrike SupportMelee Splash SupportPower Charge On Critical SupportBurning Damage SupportHextouch SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportCast on Melee Kill SupportEndurance Charge on Melee Stun SupportSlower Projectiles SupportVicious Projectiles SupportPhysical to Lightning SupportFortify SupportIce Bite SupportHypothermia SupportInnervate SupportCritical Strike Affliction SupportVoid Manipulation SupportControlled Destruction SupportSwift Affliction SupportElemental Focus SupportIgnite Proliferation SupportChance to Bleed SupportChance to Poison SupportDeadly Ailments SupportDecay SupportEfficacy SupportVile Toxins SupportMaim SupportImmolate SupportUnbound Ailments SupportBrutality SupportRuthless SupportMomentum SupportAncestral Call SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportBarrage SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Ancestral Call SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash SupportAwakened Multistrike SupportAwakened Added Cold Damage SupportAwakened Cast On Critical Strike SupportAwakened Chain SupportAwakened Cold Penetration SupportAwakened Deadly Ailments SupportAwakened Fork SupportAwakened Greater Multiple Projectiles SupportAwakened Swift Affliction SupportAwakened Void Manipulation SupportAwakened Vicious Projectiles SupportAwakened Added Chaos Damage SupportAwakened Added Lightning Damage SupportAwakened Controlled Destruction SupportAwakened Hextouch SupportAwakened Elemental Focus SupportAwakened Increased Area of Effect SupportAwakened Lightning Penetration SupportAwakened Unbound Ailments SupportTrinity SupportBloodthirst SupportCruelty SupportLifetap SupportBehead SupportOvercharge SupportPrismatic Burst SupportTrauma SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportSacred Wisps SupportOverexertion SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Ancestral Call SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Multistrike SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
116 Mana126.5%700
226 Mana132.4%30870
346 Mana138.9%1,554378
476 Mana146%6,6671,932
5116 Mana153.7%26,0478,599
6167 Mana162%49,72534,646
7207 Mana170.5%95,71484,371
8247 Mana179.4%169,595180,085
9287 Mana188.9%283,759349,680
10328 Mana198.8%453,996633,439
11368 Mana209.2%703,1281,087,435
12408 Mana220.1%1,061,2231,790,563
13448 Mana231.6%2,065,8702,851,786
14489 Mana243.7%2,507,1104,917,656
15529 Mana256.4%5,798,9367,424,766
16569 Mana269.7%15,083,91913,223,702
17609 Mana283.7%27,792,73528,307,621
186410 Mana298.5%43,869,73956,100,356
196710 Mana313.5%242,081,55699,970,095
207010 Mana329.2%—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
217210 Mana345.2%——
227410 Mana361.9%——
237610 Mana379.4%——
247811 Mana397.7%——
258011 Mana417%——
268211 Mana437.2%——
278411 Mana458.3%——
288611 Mana480.5%——
298811 Mana503.7%——
309011 Mana528.1%——
319111 Mana565.1%——
329211 Mana578.7%——
339312 Mana592.7%——
349412 Mana607%——
359512 Mana621.6%——
369612 Mana636.7%——
379712 Mana651.9%——
389812 Mana667.7%——
399912 Mana683.7%——
4010012 Mana700.3%——

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%Projectiles deal 2.5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
10%Projectiles deal 5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
15%Projectiles deal 7.5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
20%Projectiles deal 10% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
23%Projectiles deal 11.5% more Damage with Hits and Ailments
30%Projectiles deal 15% more Damage with Hits and Ailments

Alternate effects 2

Stygian Molten Strike Effect

Your Molten Strike becomes a Stygian Effect.

Celestial Molten Strike Effect

Your Molten Strike becomes a Celestial Effect.

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