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Revision as of 18:42, 9 February 2011

Molten Armor
Ability mage moltenarmor
  • Molten Armor (3 ranks)
  • Mage ability
  • Instant
  • Causes X Fire damage when hit, increases your critical strike chance by 3%, and reduces the chance you are critically hit by 5%. Only one type of Armor spell can be active on the Mage at any time. Lasts 30 min.
Properties
Class Mage
School Fire
Cooldown None/Global Cooldown
Improvements Spell holy greaterheal [Impact], Spell holy greaterheal [Fire Power], Spell fire fire [Firestarter], Spell fire lavaspawn [Molten Fury]
Related buff
Ability mage moltenarmor
  • Molten Armor
  • Causes X Fire damage to attackers. Chance to receive a critical hit reduced by 5%. Critical strike chance increased by 3%.
  • Duration: 30 minutes

[[Category:mage abilities]][[Category:mage abilities]]

"As if bein' encased in ice wasn't bad enough! How's a rogue to make a living?" - Rotun Daggerhand[1]

Born of the belief that "the best defense is a good offense", Molten Armor is a Mage spell that both imbues the caster with greater offensive power and protects him by harming his assailants, as well as greatly increasing the possibility of a critical strike. It is a self-buff armor spell. Molten Armor was introduced in the Burning Crusade expansion.

Rank Fire Damage Level Cost
1 190 34 1g 20s

Notes

Unlike the damage caused by damage shields, Molten Armor's damage is considered direct damage, and as such can crit and can proc both talent effects like Spell holy greaterheal [Impact] and item effects like the one of Inv jewelry necklace 16 [Mark of Defiance].

Talent improvements

Spell holy greaterheal [Impact]: The chance to stun is applied to this damage as well. At 5/5, anyone attacking you essentially has a 10% chance to be stunned, giving you time to throw a Spell fire soulburn [Scorch] in unmolested, or a head start on getting away.

This spell benefits from all other talents that increase damage and critical strike chance for all spells and fire spells. This spell does not trigger the mana replenishment effect from Spell fire masterofelements [Master of Elements], however.

Fire vulnerability from Warlock curse shadow [Curse of the Elements] will also increase the damage dealt by this effect.

As of patch 2.3 Molten Armor will no longer trigger Ignite. This is significant because an unexpected DoT from this talent could cause problems when trying to Spell nature polymorph [Polymorph] a mob.

Starting in patch 3.1 Molten Armor was changed to a spirit conversion to Spell Critical Rating. Without the glyph, Molten Armor converts 35% of your total Spirit into Critical Rating. With the Inv glyph majormage [Glyph of Molten Armor], 55% of your Spirit is converted.

Patch 4.0.1 reverted Molten Armor to a flat 3% crit chance increase. The talent Firestarter now removes the critical hit chance reduction and instead allows the mage to cast scorch while moving.

Glyph Changes

Inv glyph majormage [Glyph of Molten Armor]: Your Molten Armor grants an additional 2% spell critical strike chance.

Tips and tactics

The last acquired armor spell is generally considered one of the best for PvE. The large increase to crit chance is unique, and by far the best offensive augmentation available from the armor spells.

The damage to attackers may not seem like a lot, but it quickly adds up if you are being attacked by a rogue or other fast attacker. It's also wonderful for taking multiple mobs at the same time. The damage can crit and is affected by talents like Spell holy greaterheal [Impact], so additional effects can be triggered by it. Especially when combined with Spell fire firearmor [Molten Shields], it will prove a very good defensive combination, as Molten Shields extends the damage caused by Molten Armor to ranged and spell attacks.

It is unclear whether or not this buff can proc while the mage is sitting: this has been included in numerous patches.

Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Mana cost removed. Spell fire fire [Firestarter] talent no longer eliminates the critical strike reduction that Molten Armor provides.
  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Molten Armor now increases your critical strike chance by 3%, and is no longer linked to spirit. Now available at level 34
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): Critical strikes from the effect on this armor will no longer trigger Ignite.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Chance to critically strike is now increased by a percentage of the mage's total spirit. 35% of spirit as crit rating (55% if you have the [Glyph of Molten Armor]).
  • Bc icon Patch 2.3.0 (2007-11-13): Ignite: This talent is no longer triggered by damage dealt by Molten Armor.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.2 (2007-06-19): Molten Armor can now proc when the Mage is sitting.
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): Molten Armor will no longer be triggered erroneously by some non-melee attacks, such as Feral Faerie Fire. It will also no longer break crowd controlling affects such as Spell nature polymorph [Polymorph].
  • Bc icon Patch 2.1.0 (2007-05-22): A data error was fixed that was causing Molten Armor to generate more threat than intended.

References

 
  1. ^ TCGFoO, #44

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