Vaal Molten Shell

Overview

Applies 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.

Properties

Gem type: Vaal
Colour: Red
Attribute: Strength
Drop level: 16

Mechanics at a glance

Modifiers to Skill Effect Duration also apply to this Skill's Soul Gain Prevention
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 0% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage each second,
or when Buff expires or is depleted
Base duration is 9 seconds
35% 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
Reflects 300% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted

At 20% quality

20% increased Skill Effect Duration

Related gem versions 1

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

Molten Shell

Compatible support gems 13

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Increased Area of Effect Support

Inspiration Support

Concentrated Effect Support

More Duration Support

Spell Totem Support

Less Duration Support

Swift Affliction Support

Efficacy Support

Arcane Surge Support

Awakened Swift Affliction Support

Awakened Increased Area of Effect Support

Second Wind Support

Lifetap Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem level	Required level	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Soul gain prevention	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
1	16	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	35% 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 Reflects 300% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	49,725	0
2	20	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	35% 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 Reflects 390% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	95,714	49,725
3	24	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	35% 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 Reflects 540% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	169,595	145,439
4	28	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	35% 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 Reflects 750% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	199,345	315,034
5	31	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	36% 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 Reflects 990% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	285,815	514,379
6	34	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	36% 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 Reflects 1260% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	401,344	800,194
7	37	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	36% 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 Reflects 1590% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	554,379	1,201,538
8	40	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	36% 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 Reflects 1950% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	755,049	1,755,917
9	43	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	37% 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 Reflects 2340% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	1,016,533	2,510,966
10	46	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	37% 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 Reflects 2760% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	1,898,602	3,527,499
11	49	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	37% 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 Reflects 3240% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	1,964,019	5,426,101
12	52	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	37% 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 Reflects 3750% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	2,573,731	7,390,120
13	55	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	38% 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 Reflects 4290% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	4,676,439	9,963,851
14	58	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	38% 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 Reflects 4860% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	3,017,327	14,640,290
15	60	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	38% 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 Reflects 5460% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	7,823,001	17,657,617
16	62	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	38% 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 Reflects 6120% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	15,264,208	25,480,618
17	64	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	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 Reflects 6780% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	26,272,845	40,744,826
18	66	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	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 Reflects 7500% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	62,872,274	67,017,671
19	68	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	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 Reflects 8220% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	212,023,122	129,889,945
20	70	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	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 Reflects 9000% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	341,913,067

Show extended levels 21–40

Gem level	Required level	Cooldown	Vaal souls	Soul gain prevention	Effects	Exp. to next	Total exp.
21	72	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	40% 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 Reflects 9810% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
22	74	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	40% 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 Reflects 10650% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
23	76	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	40% 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 Reflects 11490% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
24	78	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	40% 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 Reflects 12390% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
25	80	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	41% 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 Reflects 13320% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
26	82	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	41% 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 Reflects 14280% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
27	84	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	41% 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 Reflects 15270% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
28	86	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	41% 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 Reflects 16290% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
29	88	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 17310% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
30	90	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 18390% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
31	91	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 19500% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
32	92	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 20640% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
33	93	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 21780% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
34	94	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 22980% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
35	95	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	42% 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 Reflects 24180% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
36	96	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	43% 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 Reflects 25440% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
37	97	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	43% 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 Reflects 26700% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
38	98	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	43% 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 Reflects 28020% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
39	99	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	43% 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 Reflects 29340% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—
40	100	0.5 sec	50	14 sec	43% 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 Reflects 30690% of Damage taken from Buff as Fire Damage when Buff expires or is depleted	—	—

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.