Using 20/20 Molten Shell with 20/20 CWDT and lvl 3 Empower + lvl 3 Enhace. So if I'm running a duration-based vaal gem (Molten Shell, any of the Auras, etc) why would I support that gem with an Increased Duration support gem instead of just running another identical Vaal Gem right beside it? For example, if I have socketed: Vaal Molten Shell Increased Duration Increased Area of Effect Fire PenetrationVitality is an aura that grants life regeneration to the caster and their allies. Molten shell should be decent Warchief totem should be decent Most attacks are meh, cause +2 from ring doesn't apply well. Per 1% Quality: 1 Superior 2 Anomalous This Gem gains 5% increased Experience 3% reduced Intelligence Requirement This is a Support Gem. Nothing has changed, it will overwrite your Vaal Molten Shell occasionally. They were formerly called support skill gems, however was changed to prevent confusion as supports are not actually skills. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Random corrupted support gem with 23% quality: A: 6: The Fox The Fox 6 Level 20 Gem "Masters of wit, strength and cunning. Quality Vaal gems can drop from strongboxes with the "contains an additional Vaal gem" modifier even if the strongbox does not have the quality affix. so overall not a big dps loss as other skills Mana will be an issue. It is best to keep Cast when Damage Taken Support at level 6 and Molten Shell at level 13, it ensures the buff procs more often with little to no downside. Penance Brand. taggedjc • 4 yr. You use Skitterbots to Chill and Shock enemies since your Elemental Strike can deal only Fire Damage. We basically have 4 different options for Molten Shell. Cast when Damage Taken is a support gem. lvl64 hierophant still did not get any support gem for totem or armageddon brand. Option 4: High level CWDT. Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4. Penance Brand. Vaal Molten Shell is a vaal spell that. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will apply a mana multiplier to supported gems. Normally use molten shell (armour base build) with LMB but that's my build with some personal choices. ] Most Ngamahu's Flame builds focus on scaling the projectile dmg from molten burst and just use cyclone as a ball delivery system as it hits lots of times, but I just wanted to play a cyclone build with the balls as auxillary. Add Bonechill support to Cold snap at lvl 38 (Cold Snap - Bonechill - Efficacy - Controlled Destruction). this limitation doesn't apply to support gems, which is why increased duration can be level 20. Some of them can be crafted. Molten Shell: Divergent : Reflected Damage Penetrates (0–20) % of Enemy Fire Resistance: 50: Support Gem /1 . 0: Now has a base duration of 3 seconds at all gem levels (from 10). 0: Vaal Skill Gems can now only be obtained from a set of specific methods such as Corrupting Gems, Vaal Side Areas,. I read that the gem level is important when using CWDT and. For the 1st one on a 3/4L, have CwDT lvl4 and EC lvl7. Molten Shell will trigger when taking damage. : Ruthless Support - every third. The support gems you would use, for example, to increase the duration of Molten Shell, can be leveled up all the way to Level 20+, since they support a spell triggered by. 00% Radius: 8 / 16 Requires Level 10 Charges at a targeted location or enemy, pushing away enemies in your path and repeatedly dealing off-hand damage in a small area in front of you. Cast when Damage Taken Support (Level 2) Molten Shell (Level 11) Blood Rage (Level 20) (unless you have it on your weapon) Mark on hit/Mobility Flame Dash; Lifetap Support; Assassin's Mark; Mark. An area of boiling. You can link Maim, Faster Attacks, and Culling Strike support Gems to increase its damage even more: Punishment - definitely the best curse for this build, which grants you more melee damage and attack speed when you hit cursed enemies. Corrupting a quality gem that has a Vaal counterpart. Right click to remove from a socket. This build revolves around converting 50% of your. Getting the correct link setups before entering Maps and leveling those Gems as you progress through the Atlas is one of your main goals. Molten Shell - provides an immense absorption shield based on your armour for a short duration. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 6 for this. Molten Shell is triggered the moment you lose enough HP because it is linked to CWDT. Gem Skill Gems Support Gems Unusual Gems Gem Roadmap. 16. The gameplay is simple, you use a Dash to move around and hit Enemies with your Attacks. Infernal Cry Warcry, AoE, Duration, Fire, Attack, Trigger, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-19) Mana Cooldown Time: 8. When using Molten Shell you need to have >10k Armour. 10. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. I’m a beginner player following a guide that includes Vaal Molten Shell skill. Molten Shell - Increased Duration Support Molten Shell is very. Version Changes 3. Molten Shell = Steelskin = Cast When Damage Taken = Increased Duration Support. Molten Strike; Lesser. Poacher's Mark. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach. Vitality is an aura that grants life regeneration to the caster and their allies. Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage. Vaal Molten Shell; Blood Rage (This is optional for Frenzy Charges) Summon Stone Golem (Later on we swap to Frost Shield & put it where our Infernal Cry is to benefit from Lifetap Support) 3-Link in Weapon / Shield. Molten Shell - Guard Spell that prevents a portion of incoming damage, it's able to stop more damage the more. Ensure your skills are of the right quality (Superior, Anomalous, Divergent or Phantasmal) AND that Cast when Damage Taken Support and Molten Shell are Level 1 and that Precision is the minimum level for your Accuracy needs. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. If you don't have a separate vaal skill you can use normal molten shell and pop vaal molten shell in a pinch. The damage of the clones will take into account of all your damage buffs, such as potions and vaal double strike support gems (unless otherwise stated in the skill gem). Anomalous Molten Shell – The buff can take more damage, but over a shorter time. By stacking extreme amounts of Attack Speed and bonus projectiles, Molten Strike can melt through bosses like a hot knife through butter. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Hypothermia and Barrage Support Gems are for dealing with tougher opponents. 0. When the buff. The damage of the clones will take into account of all your damage buffs, such as potions and vaal double strike support gems (unless otherwise stated in the skill gem). do support gems stack like say 2 fire damage or 2 life gain on hit? thanks you for your helpFlasks aren't important, you won't need any Unique ones, but Rumi's Concoction grants you more Block Chance. The more Armour, the larger the absorb shield, up to a maximum of 10,000. 50% chance to trigger gems. For Auras use Wrath, Determination, Purity of Fire, Defiance Banner, and Blood and Sand. They are socketed in the same way as active skill gems, with the difference that they do not give access to another active skill. Problem: Can't fit all of our auras now with the removal of mana reservation. 1) cwdt cannot trigger vaal skills. [MOBILITY] Dash:. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 6 for this build). Supported Skills now have 24% reduced Cooldown Recovery Rate at gem level 1 (previously 5% increased), up to 5% reduced at gem level 20 (previously 24% increased). Molten Shell last three seconds and provides some Armour 50 minimum. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 20 for this build). Since we have a large amount of Armour, Molten Shell is actually quite a potent choice. Use the Anomalous version and allocate Harpooner - it should get you a 100% Chance to Impale on Hit. Infernal Cry Warcry, AoE, Duration, Fire, Attack, Trigger, Melee Level: (1-20) Cost: (15-19) Mana Cooldown Time: 8. Keep in mind that Molten Shell only works against Hit damage, not Damage over Time. SlimbonePickins • Champion • 1 yr. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 20 for this build). Nevetheless, you can buy all missing gems from Lilly Roth in The Lioneye’s Watch in Act 6 after completing the quest Fallen from. Try to add Support Gems in the coming acts as they fit for you. Option 1: Intentional self-cast. You will need at least 155 Strength for Determination Aura and Molten Shell, and 111 Dexterity for Swift Affliction Support Gem - look for these two Attributes on your gear. Cast time reduced from 1 sec to 500 ms. Random level 20 support gem: A: 7: Dialla's Subjugation Dialla's Subjugation 7 Support Gem Quality: +23% Corrupted A symbol of beauty and. ago. Try using different guard skills like molten shell and immortal call to see whats best for your build. (If a primary class is selected, this will set the optimal path to the path with the highest possible number of gem unlocks for that specific class, while optimizing the rest of the classes required. 2. Dry-Ingenuity8740 • 3 yr. Gives a brief burst of life regeneration, as well as a buff which grants. Blood Rage should be active all the time. You have extra red socket as well. I then linked infernal cry together. Opposite what you claim, Molten Shell has the worst scaling with gem levels. PoE 3. A Path of Exile Guide for Carrion Golem Elementalist (Witch) also known as a Golemancer with Carrion Golems, Vaal Skeletons, Spectres, Zombies, and Phantasms. Spiritual successor to…- +1-2 to level of AoE gems - +1-2 to level of Duration gems - +1 to level of Socketed gems - +1-2 to level of Warcry gems - #% Increased attack speed. Swift Affliction Support; 4-Link Helmet Fire Trap Setup. Lifetap SupportLink to Increased AoE Support. However, if you are trying to swap before acquiring an Astramentis, you may need to check if your Intelligence and Strength requirements are still being covered for gems in your support & reservation setups (Molten Shell, Increased Critical Strikes, Summon Skitterbots, etc). With at least three enemies nearby this can result in triple the amount of molten projectiles. Vaal Molten Shell (Red) New: 39% 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 personally, i think molten shell is way better self cast because at level 20 it absorbs a fuckton of damage. because you already have a curse and guard skill, id consider a golem (usually stone golem for life regen), wave of conviction,. Molten Shell triggers when taking damage to. Now let's use Cast on Crit. Path of Exile 3. Link to CwDT and Increased Duration. So if I did that right, you max duration with perfect generation is the same with berserker and the support gem at 9 seconds. " - Ezomyte Proverb: Random level 20 gem: A: 8: Dying Anguish Dying Anguish 8 Level 19 Gem Alternate Quality: +19% Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood. In particular, there are common misconceptions about gem tags: gem tags are only granted by skill gems, skills granted from items or threshold jewels do not modify gem tags in any way; they do not describe. 2. Support gem nerfs should be compensated by buffs. CWDT(1) + Molten Shell(10) + Increased Duration, is very. For Puncture, I highly recommend getting as much quality as possible, try to go for a 21/20 Puncture if you can. On my character screen is an white exclamation mark on the molten shell icon. Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4. 12 and then severely boosted later on. Molten Strike(Red): 5%; Skill functions and interactions. Otherwise cwdt allows you to use the gem at lower level hence lower str requirement and still get some damage mitigation. - The quality of the gems is important. Vitality - Precision - Clarity - Enlighten. Ruthless is a support gem that causes every third attack made with the skill to deal. 5% increased Damage Trigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage. Vaal Immortal Call has been drop disabled and slated for a future rework. -A last note about vaal molten shell, this is the most powerful defensive buff we have in our setup, if you learn to use it. - Molten Shell now has "Buff can take Damage equal to 10% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 5000" at all gem levels (previously 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000). Min. ] Most Ngamahu's Flame builds focus on scaling the projectile dmg from molten burst and just use cyclone as a ball delivery system as it hits lots of times, but I just wanted to play a cyclone build with the balls as auxillary. Skill Gems & Passive Tree Corrupting Fever Champion Build - POE Maxroll. Immortal Call Except 1 Thing in 3. Complete Lilly Roth's quest to unlock all gems. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 6 for this build). For a Guard Spell use Molten Shell or Steelskin, depending on how much Armour you have. Melee Physical Damage Support - great buff to your DPS and one of the core Support Gems for this type of build: Maim Support - increases your Physical Damage and Maims enemies,. Cwdt: Need level 20, which takes 3240 damage. Charges for the resistance and physical mitigation while enabling the use of Endurance Charge on Melee Stun as a strong support gem. Some players are linking an offensive skill to it (firestorm for example) with support gems to increase the damage dealt by this skill. If the one on the molten shell gem is LOWER or EQUAL to the one on the CWDT gem, it. 0. ; Likewise, using Trap Support Trap Support Support, Trap Icon: T Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120% Requires Level 8 Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 20 for this build). This costs you a total of 2 Scroll of Wisdom, 1 Orb of Chance, 1 Orb of Transmutation and 2 Orb of. For Split Arrow and Puncture, we want the Support gems Brutality, Vicious Projectiles, Chance to Bleed, Deadly Ailments, Swift Affliction (in that order of priority). [UTILITY] Molten Shell setup: Molten Shell - The best. '''Molten Strike''' Labyrinth Helmet enchantments now grant 1. Enduring Cry Warcry, AoE, Duration Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-19) Mana Cooldown Time: 8. 75%. So in the end you should Decide which you like more in the Wand, Molten Shell or not. The remaining 40% conversion can be granted my Fire Mastery. Pulverise Support - grants very high bonus DPS at a cost of reduced Attack Speed. Support Skills deals 60% increased damage. Posted by ragebringer11 on Jul 19, 2014, 5:35:49 AM. Steelskin is one of three Guard skills, alongside Molten Shell and Immortal Call. Already cant wait for. Opposite what you claim, Molten Shell has the worst scaling with gem levels. When the buff. This is a build guide for my starter build in Abyss league. 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. Thanks! The gem tags are used for one thing, and. are a fundamental part of your build, and getting the correct link setups and levels before entering Maps is your main goal. 3. [You DON'T need it 6 linked. Precision and Clarity have flat mana cost go up as you level them and CWDT you want to trigger as frequently as you can, and its frequency goes down as you level it. 0. Chris, please consider changing Molten Shell so you can actively detonate it. The POE Builds Should Use Molten Shell. You can use vaal molten shell with bone barrier in bosses or whatever you feel need. Instead, it now has +15% Chance to Evade Attack Hits and Suppressed Spell Damage dealt to you is Unlucky. Poacher's Mark. Second Wind Support has been added to the game. Guard: Immortal Call shares cooldown with other Guard skills (Arcane Cloak, Steelskin, Molten Shell, Vaal Molten Shell, Bone Armour). The support gems you would use, for example, to increase the duration of Molten Shell, can be leveled up all the way to Level 20+, since they support a spell triggered by. The only thing to explain is the cap is damage taken not armor so basic MS is 10k damage taken and VMS is 30k both max out with 50k armor. CWDT + Molten Shell doesn't trigger. Invisible Buff Effect Invisible Buff Effect Skill Gem Effect Removes the visual effects on the player from arctic armour, tempest shield, blood rage, molten shell,. For the other one or two slots on this link, choose whatever defensive spells that you think is best for your setup: Decoy totem, Enfeeble, Molten Shell, Temporal. Evidenced by champions with 8-10k absorption on level 1 cwdt + level 10 Molten Shell. 0. You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly This is a Support Gem. Pride, Blood and Sand and Flesh and Stone and Dread Banner is your ideal buff setup; you will likely require at least one Enlighten Support in order to properly fit everything, depending on your Mana pool. The very high armor on The Brass Dome will also greatly increases your Molten Shell's shield. Includes the Golem Elementalist skill tree, ratings for. various Gems: Molten Shell - a Guard Spell that negates some of the damage you take from Hits:. That's because the required levels for the active spells can't exceed what it says on the CWDT. The only important mods on a Bow are improvements to Minions' Damage and the Gem Level of Summon Reaper and socketed Support Gems. 25% increased Aura effect This is a Support Gem. The life leach and mana leech support gem can works with all kind of attack and damage. [UTILITY] Molten Shell: Molten Shell - Guard Spell that reduces the damage you take from hits for a short time, it scales up with your Armour. So I have a CWDT gem socketed in, along with a steelskin and a molten shell gem. I'm streaming on Twitch: Molten Shell VS. When you have gem slots, you can add: For defense: Molten Shell (Lv 10) - Cast when Damage Taken. 50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use:. i mean it just doesn't work like reflect damage exactly since it can ignite see vaal molten shell. Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Some of them can be crafted. Skill gems. Molten Shell Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Since you have two free sockets in a 4-Link, this also is where you Berserk & Enduring Cry buffs go. For instance, if a Goatman Shaman in The Climb is raised as a spectre, the duration of the goatman's Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the linked Spell skill gems when taking a hit. Molten Shell can deal fire damage and "Added fire damage" add fire damage base on the physical damage of your supported skill. Molten Shell is triggered the moment you lose enough HP because it is linked to CWDT. Perforate. Gains stages over time while. Blood Rage is used to further Attack Speed and generate Frenzy Charges, and should be kept active at all times. Skill functions and interactions. Support Gems, also known as simply supports, are an item class used to augment skill gems. You will slot your support gems into the gauntlet (it does not need to be fully linked) The defensive layers featured in the build are largely stacking resistances to 90%, Phys Reduction to 90%, HUGE Molten Shell, and some defensive curses +. Right click to remove from a socket. If you are wealthy enough, purchasing a Skyforth will allow you to replace this gem slot with a "Faster Casting Support" for even more raw unbuffed DPS. Summon Skitterbots; Bonechill. 0. 3. Right click to remove from a socket. b) increased duration only affects the resist/phys damage reduction per endurance charge portion of. I then linked infernal cry together. Some gems need to be a certain level to function. . Pestilent Strike. Vaal skills are granted by Vaal skill gems, a special type of corrupt skill gem that grants an alternative version of the skill with powerful added effects fueled by the souls of slain enemies, as well as the regular version of the skill. 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. There is currently no spell that can deal physical dmg atm, only several mobs can. Bind regular molten shell to left click, it has like 1. A Path of Exile Guide for Golem Elementalist (Witch) also known as a Golemancer with Carrion Golems, Vaal Skeletons, Spectres, Zombies, and Phantasms. 7. Level: 1–20. -Tweaked Skill Gems and removed Support for Golems and Elemencer and Liege of the Primordial Passives. Molten Shell. Instead, they modify any active skill gems in sockets linked to the support gem, while also typically. When the buff expires or is depleted. Molten Shell will trigger when taking damage. enduring cry is NOT a spell (its a warcry). Cast when Damage Taken Support - automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Molten Shell - provides an immense absorption shield based on your armour for a short duration. The level requirement if the gem dictates how high of a level gem it will trigger. This is how your. Also, necro builds are generally super starved for gem slots, so having a guard skill in the ascendancy alleviated 1-2 gem slots for a different guard skill. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the supported Spell Skill Gems when taking enough damage. Empower Support - Increases Gem Level of Linked Skills so that they'll deal more Damage (and Cost more Life). Molten Shell should also explodes dealing between 100 and 3000% of the damage taken from buff as fire damage when buff is expired or is depleted. Molten Shell is the best Guard Spell, for better mobility use Flame Dash. ; Likewise, using Trap Support Trap Support Support, Trap Icon: T Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120% Requires Level 8 Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Posted by. 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. Molten Shell. For a Curse use Flammability, cast via Orb of Storms with Combustion. : Empower Support -. Vaal skills like Vaal Molten Shell are a special type of skill gems which grant BOTH an alternative version of the skill AND the regular version of the skill. The duration is much longer. Evidenced by champions with 8-10k absorption on level 1 cwdt + level 10 Molten Shell. 3 wottsinaname • 1 yr. Molten shell - 20% of our Armour will be applied as a shield up-to 10k shield from which 75% of following damage is taken before Life or Energy Shield. 100% chance to activate gems. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. When linked to a remote skill or a skill that creates a minion, this gem will also increase the duration of skills used by the created minion or ally. Make sure to keep both Enduring Cry & (Vaal) Molten Shell up as much as possible. Skill gems Main DPS Setup Frenzy - Impale - (Awakened) Multistrike -. However, I am not too sure if it is working as I have never seen it activated before. 75%. Cast when Damage Taken Support automatically triggers the supported skill gem when taking a hit. Quest Passive Mastery Ascendancy Classes The Lord's Labyrinth The Pantheon. ; 3. Vote up 10 Vote down About the author. Molten Shell - provides an immense absorption shield based on your armour for a short duration. 5% increased Spell Damage This is a Support Gem. The Critical Strike Support Gems in your main setup will require at least 111 Intelligence which you have to acquire from preferably Rings or the Amulet. fandom. It is one of the few active-skill/support hybrid gems. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Gem tags only categorize skills into groups, so effects like +x Level of Socketed <gem tag> Gems can apply to them. Vulnerability would be the best Curse for Physical Damage-dealers, but Flammability is good for when you deal Fire Damage. 4-Link Molten Shell - Arrogance - Vitality - Assassin's Mark 4-Link Hatred - Anomalous Increased Duration - Anomalous Divine Blessing - InspirationSkills given from ascendancies cannot be linked to support gems. Reduced mana only works with skills and spells etc. 50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 14 sec Cast Time: Instant Requires Level 4 Applies a buff that raises your armour, and takes some of the damage from hits for you. The gameplay is simple, you use a Dash to move around and hit Enemies with your Attacks. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems. 50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 0 sec Cast Time: Instant Applies a buff that raises your armour, and takes some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Scaling skill damage is separate from the tags. However, it does not have the Support gem tag. Ancestral Protector > Molten Shell > Blood Rage > Increased Duration NOTE: you can bind molten shell to your "walk" button for easy automatic activation, if you don't. Molten StrikeAttack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, FireLevel: (1-20)Cost: 6 ManaAttack Damage: (110-148)% of baseEffectiveness of Added Damage: (110-148)%Projectile Speed: 750Infuses your melee weapon with. When the buff expires or is depleted, the skill deals reflected damage to enemies around you based on the total. Now, i have two other gem slots to trigger molten shell. Fixed a bug where Spell Totems casting Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4. These skills are also recommended: Precision, Flame Dash, Discipline, Hatred, Clarity, Vitality, Grace, Haste. Ancestral Protector > Molten Shell > Blood Rage > Increased Duration NOTE: you can bind molten shell to your "walk" button for easy automatic activation, if you don't. Fine tuning depends on the build you are following. Skill gems. For most cases, you do not need support gems to support Defiance Banner. Min. Some gems need to be a certain level to function. 7% N/A 0 0 2 27 64 0. They were formerly called support skill gems, however was changed to prevent confusion as supports are not actually skills. Path of Exile Wiki editing. [DPS] Ethereal Knives setup socketed in Skin of the Lords/Loyal: Ethereal Knives - A Spell that fires several fast Projectiles dealing Physical Damage, later converted. [DPS] Heavy Strike setup: Heavy Strike - Deals a lot of Physical Melee Damage, has a high chance of dealing double damage, reduces Enemy Stun Threshold, and Knocks Enemies Back. You might want to leave it (and molten shell) even lower when you first get it since your health pool is probably only ~2k at that point. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0. ), triggered, or cast by a totem. It's a build that uses Lightning Tendrils Skill that has been significantly buffed in patch 3. to hit several enemies at once. Name; Awakened Elemental Damage with Attacks Support: Item mods /59 . All of the above can also be combined with Vaal Molten Shell . Vaal Molten Shell Vaal Molten Shell Vaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0. Clarity and Precision remains Lv 1 for damage increase with our passive node. Molten Shell Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. In its current state of description, here is what the webpage for the "Cast when damage taken" gem says : At the moment I'm using it offensively to clear out entire packs with one explosion. Now grants 50 additional armour at gem level 1 (from 17), up to 858 at gem level 20 (from 943) Quote this Post. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Other examples of this are; item skill Snipe, or skill gems such as Spellslinger Spellslinger Spell Level: (1-20)(R) Molten Shell (linked) (R) Increased Duration Support (linked) (R) Lifetap Support (linked) – Level 1; free red socket (will be used later) Please note the following: You should already have most of these gems. When linked to a remote skill or a skill that creates a minion, this gem will also increase the duration of skills used by the created minion or ally. Anomalous Molten Shell provides an immense absorption shield based on your Armour for a short duration. Molten Shell / Vaal Molten Shell - We should have around 8000 armour. Culling Strike Support If 6 sockets 1 socket - Molten Shell for the left click :) Gloves 4 sockets 3 links 3 link - Cast when Damage Taken lvl 2. you would get the normal molten shell, and have to manually cast the vaal version yourself. It is best to keep Cast when Damage Taken Support at level 6 and Molten Shell at level 13, it ensures the buff procs more often with little to no downside. With the new increased burning damage support gem, you can make molten shell and fire trap very viable with a few changes. ReplySpells Cast by Totem have 40% less Cast Speed This is a Support Gem. First, you'll need to attach that support gem to two skills, and when you crit with the one you are using, you'll cast the other one. As usual, we've prepared the gem data at level 20 with 20% quality for all new and changed gems to help you theorycraft your builds for the upcoming launch. Using Faceted Fossils, we can potentially craft a Body Armour with +1 to Active Skill Gems, and. Our. Like wtf. (R) Molten Shell (linked) (R) Increased Duration Support (linked) (R) Lifetap Support (linked) – Level 1; free red socket (will be used later) Please note the following: You should already have most of these gems. to hit several enemies at once. Some of these skills can produce damage : molten shell when it explodes, and cold snap when it triggers. Vaal Molten Shell (Red) New: 39% 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 10000personally, i think molten shell is way better self cast because at level 20 it absorbs a fuckton of damage. 50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 14 sec Cast Time: Instant Requires Level 4 Applies a buff that raises your armour, and takes some of the damage from hits for you. That's because the required levels for the active spells can't exceed what it says on the CWDT. - Vaal Molten Shell now has "Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of. Supported Skills have 0. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 15 Requires Level 4 Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. : Trauma Support - Generates Trauma on Hit - each stack. It will be better 2x better than steelskin at 20k armor IC will still do more phys reductions if you have 5 EC but less on everything else. Armor 4: Cast When Damage Taken + Molten Shell, Pride. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Also, necro builds are generally super starved for gem slots, so having a guard skill in the ascendancy alleviated 1-2 gem slots for a different guard skill. 3. Support Skill Gems, more commonly referred to as support gems or just supports are an item class used to augment active skill gems (or known as "skill gem"). Ideally I'd have two who are good on both kill and damage taken, I only have experience with strength spells. Still, Steelskin might be the better choice here, we'll have to see. It’s an OP setup which is why every build uses it. More uptime = less damage taken. ; Molten Shell should exactly be level 10, linked with a level 1 Cast when Damage Taken Support to trigger only after you've taken. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. If you cannot have more Ascended. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 6 for this build). Vaal Molten Shell is a vaal spell that creates a shell around the user that grants extra armour and absorbs incoming hits, absorbing more damage with increased armour. Molten Shell should also explodes dealing between 100 and 3000% of the damage taken from buff as fire damage when buff is expired or is depleted. Helmet. I am currently testing molten shell and vaal molten shell and most support gems do not affect it. Pride, Blood and Sand and Flesh and Stone and Dread Banner is your ideal buff setup; you will likely require at least one Enlighten Support in order to properly fit everything, depending on your Mana pool. : Your Banner now has a Demonic Eye skin. For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Molten Shell. 100% chance to activate gems. 2. Increased Duration makes Molten Shell and Vaal Molten Shell last longer. Increased Duration makes Molten Shell and Vaal Molten Shell last longer. 15. Molten Shell - Guard Spell that mitigates a portion of incoming Hit Damage. Only stuff like curses, EE, shock ( and other sources of enemies take increased damage), and exposure. It should be used as soon as you reach level 28. Try using different guard skills like molten shell and immortal call to see whats best for your build. Its damage has been reduced at high levels. (If a primary class is selected, this will set the optimal path to the path with the highest possible number of gem unlocks for that specific class, while optimizing the rest of the classes required.