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Gem
Skill

Vaal

Vaal Molten Strike

AttackProjectileAoEMeleeStrikeFireChainingVaal

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 causing area attack damage to enemies where they land.

Properties

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

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

  • +0.4 metres to radius
  • Fires 9 Projectiles
  • Chains +8 Times
  • 60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
  • Can't be Evaded
  • Projectiles can Chain when impacting the ground
    Projectiles do not change direction when Chaining
At 20% quality

Projectiles deal 10% more Damage with Hits and Ailments

Related gem versions 2

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

Molten StrikeMolten Strike of the Zenith

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Attack, Projectile, Area, Melee, Melee Single Target, Fire, Ranged Attack, Projectiles Not From User, Chains, Vaal, Never Exertable
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 131

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 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 SupportSummon Phantasm SupportWithering Touch SupportBonechill SupportEnergy Leech SupportClose Combat SupportShockwave SupportImpale SupportPulverise SupportRage SupportNightblade SupportBarrage SupportAwakened Added Fire Damage SupportAwakened Brutality SupportAwakened Burning Damage SupportAwakened Elemental Damage with Attacks SupportAwakened Fire Penetration SupportAwakened Melee Physical Damage SupportAwakened Melee Splash 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 SupportDevour SupportSadism SupportControlled Blaze SupportVolatility SupportRupture SupportCull the Weak SupportGreater Fork SupportGreater Chain SupportGreater Kinetic Instability SupportVoid Shockwave SupportGreater Devour SupportUnholy Trinity SupportWindburst SupportKinetic Instability SupportLiving Lightning SupportExcommunicate SupportHallow Support

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
11153 sec86.3%700
22153 sec90.1%30870
34153 sec94.2%1,554378
47153 sec98.4%6,6671,932
511153 sec102.9%26,0478,599
616153 sec107.5%49,72534,646
720153 sec112.3%95,71484,371
824153 sec117.4%169,595180,085
928153 sec122.7%283,759349,680
1032153 sec128.2%453,996633,439
1136153 sec133.9%703,1281,087,435
1240153 sec140%1,061,2231,790,563
1344153 sec146.3%2,065,8702,851,786
1448153 sec152.9%2,507,1104,917,656
1552153 sec159.7%5,798,9367,424,766
1656153 sec166.9%15,083,91913,223,702
1760153 sec174.4%27,792,73528,307,621
1864153 sec182.3%43,869,73956,100,356
1967153 sec190.5%242,081,55699,970,095
2070153 sec199.1%—342,051,651
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelVaal soulsSoul gain preventionDamage effectivenessExp. to nextTotal exp.
2172153 sec208%——
2274153 sec217.4%——
2376153 sec227.2%——
2478153 sec237.4%——
2580153 sec248.1%——
2682153 sec259.2%——
2784153 sec270.9%——
2886153 sec283.1%——
2988153 sec295.8%——
3090153 sec309.1%——
3191153 sec330.3%——
3292153 sec337.7%——
3393153 sec345.3%——
3494153 sec353.1%——
3595153 sec361%——
3696153 sec369.2%——
3797153 sec377.5%——
3898153 sec386%——
3999153 sec394.7%——
40100153 sec403.5%——

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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