Vaal Molten Strike is a Vaal melee attack skill that strikes an enemy, with some of the physical damage converted to fire damage. Using this skill causes multiple molten ball projectiles that land to deal damage in a small area and bounce outward in the same direction based on the number of additional chains.
Vaal Molten Strike is a Vaal skill gem.
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 AoE attack damage to enemies where they land.
Attack, Projectile, AoE, Melee, Strike, Fire, Chaining, Vaal. Level: 1–20. Souls Per Use: 15. Can Store 3 Use. Soul Gain Prevention: 3 sec. Attack Speed: 70% of base. Attack Damage: 70–110% of base. Effectiveness of Added Damage: 70–110%. Requires Level 1.
(2–75) to (3–113) Added Fire Damage
Fires 8 additional Projectiles
Chains +8 Times
60% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
+4 to radius
Can"t be Evaded
Projectiles can Chain when impacting the ground
Projectiles do not change direction when Chaining
Corrupted
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Name
Additional Effects From Quality
Weight
Vaal Molten Strike
(0–20)% increased Fire Damage
50
Can Vaal Molten Strike's projectiles overlap?
Yes, Multiple projectiles can hit a single target.
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Skill functions and interactions
Chain: This skill functions similarly to the now drop-disabled threshold jewel Wildfire. The projectiles from this skill pass through enemies and cannot pierce, fork, or split. Chains can be further enhanced with support gems and items. Chained projectiles continue in the same direction, but can change their speed between impacts.
Can't be evaded: Vaal Molten Strike ignores accuracy and evasion rating for hit chance calculations.
Dual Wielding: Dual wielding attacks with Vaal Molten Strike will alternate the weapon being swung.
Gain on hit: The stated amount on hit will be restored for both the initial hit and for each projectile that strikes an enemy.
Iron Grip: This will allow Strength's melee physical damage bonus to apply to the projectile portion of the attack.
Projectile Speed: Reducing projectile speed (such as with Slower Projectiles Support) will reduce the distance projectiles travel without reducing their AoE, making them more likely to hit the initial melee target.
Point Blank: Projectiles are affected by Point Blank even though the melee attack is not. As Point Blank measures from the origin point of the projectile, the damage multiplier received is proportional to the distance the projectile has traveled from the melee target's location (where the projectile was created).
Vicious Projectiles Support: The Projectiles will receive the damage multiplier, however Vaal Molten Strike attack speed will not be lessened because it is a Melee Attack that triggers a Projectile Attack, and is not a Projectile Attack itself.
Multiple projectiles can hit a single target if they have sufficient AOE. The projectile itself has no collision damage against enemies
Related Gems
Type
Stats
Weight
Vaal Molten Strike
(0–20)% increased Fire Damage
50
Anomalous Vaal Molten Strike
(0–20)% increased Projectile Speed
100
Divergent Vaal Molten Strike
+(0–2) to Melee Strike Range
20
Phantasmal Vaal Molten Strike
(0–40)% increased Damage over Time
100
PoE Vaal Molten Strike Build
Here’s an preview of Vaal Molten Strike and Vaal Smite.