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Molten Strike Warden - The Ultimate Budget Guide (SSF) From Negron Technology

3.27 KotF

Starter

End Game

SSF

Ranger

Warden

Creator

By Negron Technology

Updated on Oct 31, 2025

Oct 31, 2025

Path of Building Code

Build Overview

Molten Strike Warden

Hey guys, Moses (Pure SSF Player for year) here with my second build guide! My Molten Strike Warden is nothing revolutionary, the skill has been out for ages and has always been damn good (even when people thought it sucked - it didn't).

Molten Strike, my ele version is again, very simple and nothing new. It utilizes claws or foils as a weapon with preferably triple ele affixes / crit and hopefully attack speed.

The Warden

Molten strike got very interesting with settlers launch when the Warden got released. Having Tinctures provide MASSIVE damage with good uptime (bosses you will almost get 100% uptime even with mana burn) and you get a bunch of utility with scorch and shock - or the newly buffed barskin in 32.7.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Max block and suppression
Very high evasion + Wind dancer - Decently Tanky
Massive leech and life/mana on hit
EXTREMELY BUDGET FRIENDLY
Tens of Millions of damage easily

Not a super high health pool / lack of %life from tree due to pathing
Even though pretty tanky, high phys damage hits are dangerous
Have to "press" tinctures in order for build to be effective
Molten Strike is a love it / hate it spell when it comes to clear and general mapping.

Equipment

Passive Tree

main:

123

ascendancy:

Keystones

Point Blank

Projectile Attack Hits deal up to 30% more Damage to targets at the start of their movement, dealing less Damage to targets as the projectile travels farther

Wind Dancer

20% less Attack Damage taken if you haven't been Hit by an Attack Recently 10% more chance to Evade Attacks if you have been Hit by an Attack Recently 20% more Attack Damage taken if you have been Hit by an Attack Recently

Masteries

Elemental Mastery (1)

Hits have 15% chance to treat Enemy Monster Elemental Resistance values as inverted

Attack Mastery (1)

Non-Vaal Strike Skills target 1 additional nearby Enemy

Charge Mastery (1)

100% increased Charge Duration

Shield Mastery (1)

20% chance to Avoid Elemental Ailments while holding a Shield

Leech Mastery (1)

5% of Leech is Instant

Evasion Mastery (1)