3. Modifiers. New: 39% of Damage from Hits. Since we use Determination, Molten Shell is our Guard Skill of choice, granting us a huge absorb shield which scales with Armour. Keep this gem at level 14. If your Skin of the Lords/Loyal has sockets with different colors, you can switch some of the Support Gems listed here to Cruelty, Efficacy, or Deadly Ailments. Introduction. You use Skitterbots to Chill and Shock enemies since your Elemental Strike can deal only Fire Damage. You can use vaal molten shell with bone barrier in bosses or whatever you feel need. You deal. Molten Shell Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Penance Brand. Pestilent Strike. Defiance Banner. Keep in mind that Molten Shell only works against Hit damage, not Damage over Time. : Faster Attacks Support - allows you to get more stacks which is. It can absorb more of it the more Armour you have. Vitality - Precision - Clarity - Enlighten. lvl64 hierophant still did not get any support gem for totem or armageddon brand. My Molten shell doesn't trigger when I use it together with a CWDT gem (I tried them in the helmet as well as in the gloves). Option 4: High level CWDT. Per 1% Quality: 1 Superior 2 Anomalous 3 Divergent 2% increased Area of Effect You and nearby Allies have 0. Armor 4: Cast When Damage Taken + Molten Shell, Pride. Obscurantis. Molten Strike setup: Molten Strike - A strike Skill that converts 60% of Physical Damage to Fire, and releases multiple Fire Projectiles on use. Gems are a fundamental part of your build. 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. Second Wind Support has been added to the game. Molten Shell - Creates a protective Shield that reduces incoming damage taken for some time, it's able to take more damage the more Armour you have. They can be obtained in two ways. When you take 897 damage the gem automatically triggers, granting the player a huge absorb shield which scales with Armor. Weapon . 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. I currently have Molten Shell link together with Cast When Damage Taken. Does this have to do with level? If I switch to non-Vall Molten Shell it still shows the same result. Frostblink (lvl 1 or. And if you run both, with perfect generation for both, then you can last 12 seconds. Hypothermia and Barrage Support Gems are for dealing with tougher opponents. Steelskin should be put on Left Mouse Button (LMB) to auto-cast when you move. : Trauma Support - Generates Trauma on Hit - each stack. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems. ago. It sucks up gem slots like mad though. : Efficacy Support - increases your Damage over Time. You might need an Unset Ring to socket it, and it should be. 50% chance to trigger gems. The Mana-reserving. ; 3. Vaal as an oh shit button. 3 wottsinaname • 1 yr. Sell them to the needy! Make a shop thread (that you will bump regularly) WITH buyouts. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox. [UTILITY] Molten Shell: Cast when Damage Taken Support - will trigger Molten Shell when you take enough damage for the Gem's threshold: Molten Shell - grants extra Armour Rating and a very potent protective Shield based on it: Increased Duration Support - increases the duration of both Vaal effectsYes it does, but remember Molten Shell is practically useless with a low level CWDT. 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. By level 18, your Molten Strike link should look like this. Vaal Molten Shell is a vaal spell that. With the new increased burning damage support gem, you can make molten shell and fire trap very viable with a few changes. Creeping Frost Creeping Frost Spell, Projectile, Duration, AoE, Cold Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-20) Mana. Petrified Blood and Herald of Thunder need. If you are worried about balance issues with spamming the spell and instantly blowing it up, there are a few different ways you can balance it. SlimbonePickins • Champion • 1 yr. Use Molten Shell as your Guard Spell, For a Curse use Assassin's Mark, and as a mobility skill - Flame Dash. 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. I am thinking I will try mana leech for the extra. Using Faceted Fossils, we can potentially craft a Body Armour with +1 to Active Skill Gems, and. Vaal Molten Shell Vaal Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Vaal, Guard Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0. 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). Cast when Damage Taken - It should trigger Molten Shell after you take Damage, keep both of these Gems at level 20. Vaal Molten Shell; Increased Duration Support; Cast when Damage Taken Support; Enfeeble; Other Gems. Molten shell should be decent Warchief totem should be decent Most attacks are meh, cause +2 from ring doesn't apply well. That said, cast time can still affect it. Scaling skill damage is separate from the tags. 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. 1. AoE, Spell, Duration, Aura, Physical. However, according to gem text wording, Vaal. Alternatively you could also put a useful Golem in the CWDT link. you can ONLY manual cast this. 3. Molten Shell -. Also keep in mind that higher gem levels of Cast When Damage Taken needs more damage to activate, a high level of CWTD wont activate if you rarely if ever take damage. 1. As guard skills are spells they are supported by spells. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems. While Leveling Rare swords with the following statsVaal Molten Shell - Immolate - Controlled Destruction - Combustion. If you don't have enough Sockets, simply remove Maim Support, Multiple Totems Support and Frostblink in that order. 0. For most cases, you do not need support gems to support Defiance Banner. One of the Spell setups should be linked to the Arcane Surge Support to grant you the buff for more Spell Damage and Mana Regeneration. 22]. Molten Shell deals reflected damage. Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage This is a Support Gem. Right click to remove from a socket. taggedjc • 4 yr. Try using different guard skills like molten shell and immortal call to see whats best for your build. On damage taken: Molten Shell, Abyssal Cry, Totem (mostly Decoy Totem), Summon (Flame/Stone) Golem (bonuses apply to the player) On kill: Warlord's Mark, Rallying Cry. Molten Shell or Steelskin provide a bubble of damage absorption. 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. Fine tuning depends on the build you are following. 0. Modifiers Crafting Horticrafting Metamods. Vaal Molten Shell 's duration has been reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds at all gem levels. [You DON'T need it 6 linked. Molten Strike; Onslaught Support; Maim Support; Ancestral Call Support; At level 10, add Leap Slam for additional mobility. Nothing has changed, it will overwrite your Vaal Molten Shell occasionally. Perforate. Vulnerability would be the best Curse for Physical Damage-dealers, but Flammability is good for when you deal Fire Damage. Vaal Molten Shell. Level: 1–20. 12 Challenges; Jeweller’s Orb PoE Farming, not Working, to Orb of Fusing, 6 Socket Chances; Willowgift PoE Build Guide – Jade Amulet; The Tinkerer’s Table Divination Card PoE – Farming Fossil; Vaal Discipline PoE Aura Gem Build, Support Gems, FarmingPlease email support@grindinggear. For a Guard Spell, you can use Molten Shell or Steelskin. It is one of the few active-skill/support hybrid gems. That usage is only. Cast time reduced from 1 sec to 500 ms. 1. We basically have 4 different options for Molten Shell. 80 sec AoE Radius: 60 Requires Level 10 Performs a warcry, taunting all nearby enemies to attack the user and granting endurance charges. CWDT + Molten Shell doesn't trigger. 🏹 Skill Gem Levels (Mainly TR and its support gems) 🏹 Skill Effect Duration 🏹 Projectile Damage 🏹. 0. It has a maximum amount of damage that it can absorb, which increases as the gem levels. You can then buy Riposte, Cyclone, Molten Shell, Determination, Anger and Life Gain on Hit Support from Siosa in the library. [UTILITY] Ice Golem and Molten Shell: Cast when Damage. Getting the correct link setups before entering Maps and leveling those Gems as you progress through the Atlas is one of your main goals. 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. '''Molten Strike''' Labyrinth Helmet enchantments now grant 1. You only need to take 583 dmg to trigger Molten. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Instead, they modify any active skill gems in sockets linked to the. It can absorb more damage the more Armour you have. Act 2 Support Gems: Melee Physical Damage Support - Its name summarizes what it does perfectly. Support gem nerfs should be compensated by buffs. A Path of Exile Guide for Golem Elementalist (Witch) also known as a Golemancer with Carrion Golems, Vaal Skeletons, Spectres, Zombies, and Phantasms. Molten Shell - provides an immense absorption shield based on your armor for a short duration. Molten Shell is triggered the moment you lose enough HP because it is linked to CWDT. Vaal Molten Shell Vaal Molten Shell Vaal, Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0. Penance Brand. Intentional self-cast MS is pretty much never used, mostly because we can't be bothered to press. Cannot support skills that don't come from gems. Vaal Reap Spell, Physical, AoE, Duration, Vaal Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 25 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Cast Time: 0. Craft "+2 level to socketed support gems" and double damage then you may slam an exalt to get the last suffix or put "Aspect of the spider" thanks to the menagerie (captured beast : Fenumus, First of the Night). Since we use Determination, Molten Shell is our Guard Skill of choice, granting us a huge absorb shield which scales with Armour. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Per 1% Quality: 1 Superior 2 Anomalous This Gem gains 5% increased Experience 3% reduced Intelligence Requirement This is a Support Gem. Only stuff like curses, EE, shock ( and other sources of enemies take increased damage), and exposure. 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. Continue reading "PoE. When all your Damage that comes from Cluster Jewels, Support Gems, and Items is enough to kill endgame bosses in seconds it's better to focus on surviving. Molten Shell Applies a buff that adds to your armour, and can take some of the damage from hits for you before being depleted. Using 20/20 Molten Shell with 20/20 CWDT and lvl 3 Empower + lvl 3 Enhace. If you don’t have Discipline corruption on shield you can run it in this link in place of molten shell, or in an extra gem slot elsewhere. For Puncture, I highly recommend getting as much quality as possible, try to go for a 21/20 Puncture if you can. Support gem nerfs should be compensated by buffs. 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. For a Guard Spell use Molten Shell or Steelskin, depending on how much Armour you have. Support gems that I believe would synergize with molten shell are: added fire, concentrated effect, faster casting, increased. This is the cast when damage taken setup. : Empower Support -. The same type of support gem cannot be stacked on itself, so (b) is a waste. The very high armor on The Brass Dome will also greatly increases your Molten Shell's shield. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Petrified Blood and Herald of Thunder need. Corrupting a quality gem that has a Vaal counterpart. com Item class: Skill Gem. If you don't have a separate vaal skill you can use normal molten shell and pop vaal molten shell in a pinch. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Option 4: High level. including from support gems. I do all the Vaal side areas I can. The more Armor, the larger the absorb shield up to a maximum. Even for dodge based char, cwdt-phase run-immortal call is a good setup. You have extra red socket as well. Use the Anomalous version and allocate Harpooner - it should get you a 100% Chance to Impale on Hit. We basically have 4 different options for Molten Shell. This Channeling Lightning Spell is available at level 1, but the version used in this guide requires this Skill Gem to be of Phantasmal Quality to take advantage of the guaranteed Critical Strikes with Stronger. 80 sec Critical Strike Chance: 6. 100% chance to activate gems. Vaal Molten Shell Vaal Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Vaal, Guard Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. because you already have a curse and guard skill, id consider a golem (usually stone golem for life regen), wave of conviction,. Also keep in mind that higher gem levels of Cast When Damage Taken needs more damage to activate, a high level of CWTD wont activate if you rarely if ever take damage. 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. [UTILITY] Molten Shell setup: Molten Shell - Mitigates a portion of incoming Hit. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 1 for this build). Also since I started focusing on this one gem I’ve started running the Vaal map fragments. Skill functions and interactions. Poacher's Mark. Molten Shell - Increased Duration Support Molten Shell is very strong when using pretty much any amount of armor, Increased Duration to make it last longer 2-link Flame Dash - Enhance Support Enhance is optional here, but highly recommended to be able to Flame Dash whenever you want more consistantly Single Socket Gems Vaal Molten Shell; Increased Duration Support; Cast when Damage Taken Support; Enfeeble; Other Gems. , Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4. To trim that down-- a level 1 Cwdt will only support a level 5 enduring cry and a level 3 immortal call, but a level 20 increased duration. ". [UTILITY] Mana-reserving Spells linked with Enlighten Support. I believe molten shell is my salvation, but all support gems I read compatible online aren't working with it. Your Elemental Resistances can easily reach over 75%, Physical Damage reduction at 90%, and Chaos Resistance capped too at over 80% will ensure your survival. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. It allows us to implement Controlled Destruction Support Gem and Marylene's Fallacy Amulet which severely reduces Critical Strike Chance but in turn, grants much more damage. Shield ChargeAttack, AoE, Movement, Travel, Physical, MeleeLevel: (1-20)Cost: 10 ManaCritical Strike Chance: 5. Gem level progression [| ]Hi. Supported Skills deal (10-19)% more Spell Damage while you have Arcane Surge This is a Support Gem. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Cast Time:. - Vaal Molten Shell now has "Buff can take Damage equal to 20% of your Armour, up to a maximum of 10000" at all. In the Crucible expansion, we've introduced several new support and Vaal gems and made some changes to existing ones. However, it does not have the Support gem tag. Armor 2: Malevolence, Herald of Purity, War Banner + Determination. Enlighten Support; Defense/Utility (Gloves) Molten Shell; Flame Dash; Convocation; Lifetap Support; Main Page. - (New) 10% of Leech is Instant You may run into some problems after the changes. {3. A gem you actually don't want leveled. Normally use molten shell (armour base build) with LMB but that's my build with some personal choices. Enduring Cry can go on left mouse button too, especially after you’ve taken the Call to Arms keystone. 5% increased Spell Damage This is a Support Gem. The Heatshiver variant is pretty tanky due to a couple of gems slotted into the boots, namely Molten Shell and Petrified Blood. : Ruthless Support - every third. does life leach work with skills like searing bond, fire totem or say molten shell? with skills like cyclone or contact shills were you actually hit you would use life gain on hit rather that life leach rite. 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. I’d recommend molten shell, immortal call, increased duration and CwDT. 50 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Souls Per Use: 50 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 9 sec Cast Time: Instant AoE Radius: 36 Requires Level 24 Casts a temporary aura that grants you and your allies additional chance to evade attacks, and makes suppressed. The only important mods on a Bow are improvements to Minions' Damage and the Gem Level of Summon Reaper and socketed Support Gems. I'm sure I have overlooked. Once this gem reaches level 2 or above, will raise the level of supported gems. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0. Molten Shell triggers when taking damage to. Steelskin is one of three Guard skills, alongside Molten Shell and Immortal Call. This is better if you have met the strength requirement for a high level steelskin and its support gems. 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. Molten Shell - provides an immense absorption shield based on your armour for a short duration. Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Vortex can be used passively as you move to Ignite and kill bosses via Culling Strike Support. It's 20/20 so I get about 80% chance to ignite (with. Leveling Uniques:. Introduction. 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. Reservation: 10% Mana. Molten Shell will trigger when taking damage. That is on top of whatever damage you took to trigger it and assuming it is the only thing casted by the support. Its damage has been reduced at high levels. Cast when Damage Taken Support - automatically triggers the primary skill gem when taking a hit. Molten Shell is extremely strong but only useful for high armor builds, its mitigate is more than steelskin and have a larger absorption amount, however has a. Instead, it now has +15% Chance to Evade Attack Hits and Suppressed Spell Damage dealt to you is Unlucky. Hypothermia Support Gem, and Heatshiver Helmet make a great combination - you convert 90% of Lightning Damage to Cold and then gain extra Damage as Fire if they're Chilled enough. Dashing into packs where the only way you survive is with Molten Shell is going to get you killed eventually, CWDT or not. Enhance Leveling Fast: increased experience gainThe very high armor on The Brass Dome will also greatly increases your Molten Shell's shield. Keep it at level 19. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s) Use Time: 0. generally, ideal cwdt setups include a curse, golem, a skill to apply exposure if doing elemental damage, or a guard skill. Problem: Can't fit all of our auras now with the removal of mana reservation. You might need an Unset Ring to socket it, and it should be. Increased Duration makes Molten Shell and Vaal Molten Shell last longer. Shield Charge can be implemented as an alternative movement ability, especially if you're not using Frostblink but Dash or Flame Dash. It lasts three times as long, and caps at 3 times higher than molten shell. Vaal Molten Shell 3-Link. Vaal Grace Aura, Spell, AoE, Duration, Vaal Level: (1-20) Cooldown Time: 0. #6. I'm streaming on Twitch: Molten Shell VS. For the 1st one on a 3/4L, have CwDT lvl4 and EC lvl7. e faster casting and increased duration. Armor 4: Cast When Damage Taken + Molten Shell, Pride. With Inspirational Keystone you want to. However, according to gem text wording, Vaal Immortal Call is an exception. OP was specifically asking about the interaction between CWDT Molten Shell and Vaal Molten Shell, and the answer there is: "No. So if I did that right, you max duration with perfect generation is the same with berserker and the support gem at 9 seconds. Cooldown Time: 1. (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. The Auras which we recommend using are Determination Zealotry, Hatred, Herald of Purity, and Skitterbots . 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. 2) cwdt casts SPELLS. I had recently both gems on lvl 7. Supported Skills have 0. - The quality of the gems is important. Support Gems that can be found as Shaper's Suffixes on Gloves: Trap and Mine Damage Support:. xyz. For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Molten Shell. 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. I read that the gem level is important when using CWDT and Molten Shell together. Mana leech/life leech on gears only works on physical damage, which can leach of spell (magic) if that spell deal physical damage. If you don't have a separate vaal skill you can use normal molten shell and pop vaal molten shell in a pinch. [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. When you level the cast on damage taken, the amount of damage required to trigger the cast is raised. Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage This is a Support Gem. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 20 for this build). Skill functions and interactions. Each. Support Gems, also known as simply supports, are an item class used to augment skill gems. One of the most popular uses of CwDT is with Vaal Molten Shell, which creates an expanding shield around the player that absorbs incoming. Now grants 50 additional armour at gem level 1 (from 17), up to 858 at gem level 20 (from 943) Quote this Post. The gameplay is simple, you use a Dash to move around and hit Enemies with your Attacks. Some of these skills can produce damage : molten shell when it explodes, and cold snap when it triggers. As for ignite dmg coming from both person A and B, I'm not 100% convinced because I still have yet to read something by GGG that explicitly mentions this phenomenon. i mean it just doesn't work like reflect damage exactly since it can ignite see vaal molten shell. The cost in scouring orbs to lower the gems to usable levels would be heavy and the lvl 1 gems will level up almost immediately. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. If you are running high armour already, I don't think you need much support for Molten Shell. 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. Molten Shell: 4: Vaal Molten Shell: 4: Steelskin: 4: Arcane Cloak: 16: Guard. A Guard Spell - Steelskin, or Molten Shell if you're using Determination Aura. Cwdt lvl 2 only support skill requires level 40, and Molten shell lvl 11 require lvl 40. Molten Shell is the best Guard Spell, for better mobility use Flame Dash. Supported Skills deal (19-0)% less Damage This is a Support Gem. Molten Shell - Guard Spell that prevents a portion of incoming damage, it's able to stop more damage the more. Cooldown Time: 1. Molten Shell - provides an immense absorption shield based on your armour for a short duration. Cast when Damage Taken Support [L1/Q20 (Anomalous)] Molten Shell (L10/Q20) Wave of Conviction [L1] Sockets that are left: Assassin's Mark [L20/Q20 (Anomalous)] and Blood Rage [L20/Q20. ReplySpells Cast by Totem have 40% less Cast Speed This is a Support Gem. It does the same damage at gem level 1, up to half the damage it previously did at gem level 20. You deal damage in a larger area when you reach the target. Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4. Increased Duration makes Molten Shell and Vaal Molten Shell last longer. Or maybe it only applies to penetration from other sources like the skill tree and fire exposure or something. Now grants 50 additional armour at gem level 1 (from 17), up to 858 at gem level 20 (from 943)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. Linking multiple copies of MS to a single trigger gem does increase the. Both those gems are under the required level (CWDT needs lv62 or lower, both gems are lv58) yet only the very first skill that is socketed after the support gem activates. so overall not a big dps loss as other skills Mana will be an issue. Casting once reserves mana to carry a banner which increases the armour and evasion of nearby allies, and reduces the critical strike chance of nearby enemies. 0. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 1 for this build). Molten Shell will trigger when taking damage. Trial of the Ancestors 3. Its damage has been reduced at high levels. Skill Gems. 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. Instead, it now causes Arcane Surge to grant 10% increased Cast Speed. Lifetap Support - makes Molten Shell and Punishment cost Life instead of Mana helping you with Mana management [UTILITY] Utility Gems: Blood Rage. 25% chance to. 3. Link to CwDT and Increased Duration. Now it will show up on poe. 00 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Hypothermia and Barrage Support Gems are for dealing with tougher opponents. This is the cast when damage taken setup. On my character screen is an white exclamation mark on the molten shell icon. - 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). Supported Skills have (0-57)% more Melee Splash Area of Effect This is a Support Gem. Cast when Damage Taken Support - Automatically triggers the linked Spell skill gems when taking a hit. More uptime = less damage taken. Later just use the best avaliable support gems and craft your staves with the recipe that gives you increased physical damage or just. 2 second downtime. OP was specifically asking about the interaction between CWDT Molten Shell and Vaal Molten Shell, and the answer there is: "No. 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. The main skill attached needs to be on par or below the required level. +(12-16)% to Cold and Lightning ResistancesDetermination Aura, Spell, AoE, Physical Level: (1-20) Reservation: 50% Mana Cooldown Time: 1. 3. If you cannot have more Ascended. I have a lvl 77 molten shell templar and it's super fun, I can 1shot rooms + rares with only 4k listed dps, don't even take a 5th of my health from reflects on ele reflect maps. Hypothermia Support Gem, and Heatshiver Helmet make a great combination - you convert 90% of Lightning Damage to Cold and then gain extra Damage as Fire if they're Chilled enough. PoE 3. 0. : Empower Support -. Molten Shell is a guard spell that buffs the user with a shell that grants bonus armour and absorbs incoming hits. Look on ur cwdt Gem , there is a Line that says" can only cast a Gem Lv x or less". Molten Shell. Lower levels of Cast When Damage Taken require less damage to trigger (Use Level 6 for this build). Vengeance + riposte + cast on melee kill + molten shell. Molten Shell Molten Shell Spell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Physical, Guard Level: (1-20) Cost: (8-12) Mana Cooldown Time: 4. Ancestral Call Support - Strike Skills target two additional enemies, massively enhancing clear speed. Right click to remove from a socket. Yes, Molten Shell would prevent more dmg by casting it than Bone Armour, but has a higher cooldown.