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Molten
Modern Legacy
Mode Appearance	Legacy Molten Molten Molten Arena Challenges Boss Rush Events The Takeover (Master) Originally: PVP Test
Wave Debut	9 (Molten) 20 (Legacy Molten) Originally: 7 (The Takeover Master)
Statistics
Base Health	90
Defense	25%
Speed	Above Average (3.75)
Cash Given	$90 on death (Molten) $5 on death (Default)
Spawned By	Mystery (Legacy Molten only, Wave 21 onwards) Uber Mystery (Formerly) Super Mystery (Formerly)
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Burn Immune Corpse Bloated (Variable) Nimble (Variable)
Base Health	100
Speed	Average (3)
Cash Given	$5 on death
Spawned By	Mystery (Legacy Molten only, Wave 21 onwards) Uber Mystery (Formerly) Super Mystery (Formerly)
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Burn Immune
PVP
Send Cost	$210
Send Cost	$210
Wave Unlock	12
Wave Unlock	12
Economy Bonus	$12
Economy Bonus	$12
Send Number	1
Send Number	1
Spawn Timer	1.2
Spawn Timer	1.2

CurrentThe Takeover EventVersion 2TranslatedApril Fools 2022Version 1

Oh! How interesting! They're using their dead friends to shield themselves! That's…kinda' metal.

―Professor V dialogue on Wave 9 (Molten)

The air's getting pretty hot. Whats that?
Molten enemies inbound!
They have a lot of health, but with enough fire power, we will easily take em' out!

―Commander dialogue on Wave 20 (Legacy Molten)

Molten enemies coming in!
Why are they here?!

―Commander dialogue on Wave 7 (The Takeover Event, Master)

Molten enemies spotted! I hope we're prepared!
Our reports indicate that these Molten are more advanced. Don't get too comfortable!

―Commander dialogue on Wave 14 (Formerly, Molten)

The weather is warm. Yes?
crush the enemies on the way!
They have a lot of health, but they die quite easily from fire!

―Commander dialogue on Wave 20 (Translated Molten)

The aiw's getting pwetty hot. Whats that?
Mowten enemies inbound! (☉_☉)
They have a wot of heawth, but with enough fiwe powew, we'ww easiwy take em' out! (☉ㅅ☉U)

―Commander dialogue on Wave 20 (April Fools 2022 Molten)

New enemy approaching!

―Beginning of Wave 20 (Pre-Overhaul, Molten & Pre-MEGA)

Description

The Molten is a lava-themed enemy that appears in Legacy Molten, Molten and Molten Arena PVP modes. In Molten Arena PVP, it does not appear naturally and can only be sent by a player. It also appears in The Takeover Event. It has a decent amount of health and a high defense, though it has above average speed, being slightly faster than the Elite Abnormal. It also has Burn Immunity, meaning it cannot be set on fire, and Corpse, making it leave a Corpse on death.

It can be spawned from the Mystery upon its death, wave 21 onwards in Legacy Molten mode only. It could also be spawned by the Molten Boss, Molten mode only.

Appearance

ModernLegacy

The current version of the Molten has orange-red skin, which is meant to be magma, covered by black molten lava. It has multiple cracks in that molten lava, exposing its body. It has two animations that are randomly chosen.

CurrentVersion 3Version 2Version 1

The current version of the legacy Molten is similar to the third version, except it has a slash across its forehead, with drooping lines leaking from it. When the Molten walks, its head moves from side to side.

The third version of the Molten had glowing orange-red skin and a puddle of lava on its chest with fire emitting from its torso. Its torso and legs were black cobblestone. It also wore a metal armband on its left arm. A lava trail was left behind as it walks. It had a drooling zombie face.

The second version of the Molten had glowing orange-red skin and a puddle of lava on its chest with smoke being emitted from its torso. Its torso was a lighter shade of orange-red than its skin while its legs are orange. A lava trail is left behind as it walks. It has a drooling zombie face.

The first version of the Molten had glowing orange-red skin and a puddle of lava on its chest with smoke being emitted from its torso. Its torso was a lighter shade of orange-red than its skin while its legs are orange. A lava trail is left behind as it walks. It head was block-shaped and it had a drooling zombie face.

Strategy

• Towers with decent DPS like the Militant, Cowboy, Golden Scout or Military Base can mow down large hordes of Moltens.
  • Late-game DPS towers like the Minigunner or Crook Boss can also be used.
• Splash damage towers like the Pursuit, Mortar or Rocketeer can be useful here, as they most often spawn in hordes.
  • These towers are also capable of bypassing its Defense.
• The Trapper can be quite useful at killing Moltens, due to its traps bypassing Defense.
• The Military Base's units can easily soak up several collisions with Moltens, due to their collision damage bypassing its Defense.
• Some stalling towers like the Electroshocker, Freezer or Sledger can be used to kill the Moltens, slow them down and in some cases drop their defense.
• While towers that deal fire damage like the Pyromancer or Trapper cannot burn the Molten, they can still deal non-burn damage to it.
  • They cannot, however, drop their defense, making their defense dropping useless against the Molten.

Gallery

Previous Variants (Legacy)

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  Third version, second animation (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)
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  Third version, first animation (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)
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  Second version (15 July 2019 – 13 October 2019)
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  First version (14 June 2019 – 15 July 2019)

Animations (Modern)

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  Current stun animation (11 December 2024 – Present)

Converted Variants (Modern)

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  Green variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)
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  Green variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)
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  Overclock variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)
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  Overclock variant, current version (11 June 2025 – Present)

Corpse Variants (Modern)

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  Second Corpse variant, current version, first animation variant (12 March 2025 – Present)
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  Second Corpse variant, current version, second animation variant (12 March 2025 – Present)

Corpse Variants (Legacy)

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  Second Corpse variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)

Thumbnails

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  Molten on the game thumbnail.
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  Molten on the game thumbnail.

Promotional Images

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  Molten on a promotional image.

Promotional Videos

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  Molten on a promotional video.
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  Molten on a promotional video.

Trailers

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  Molten in the game trailer.
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  Molten in the game trailer.
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  Molten in the game trailer.
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  Molten on a promotional video.

Development Images

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  Molten on a development image.

Miscellaneous

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  Molten on its Index icon.
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  Legacy Molten on its Index icon.

Trivia

• When the Super Mystery and the Uber Mystery were in the game, they had a chance of spawning the Molten upon their death in Beginner's, Golden and Fallen modes.
• This enemy was originally able to heal itself, but this ability has since been removed.
  • The Lava, a similar-looking enemy, retains the ability to heal.
• The third and fourth appearance of the Molten looked similar to the current appearance of the Lava from Tower Battles.

Update History

• 14 June 2019 - BETA v1.0.0
  • Molten added.
• 27 June 2019 - BETA v1.2.0b
  • Regeneration health regen decreased from 10 to 5 health every second.
• 14 July 2019 - BETA v1.5.0
  • Health decreased from 120 to 100.
• 15 July 2019 - BETA v1.5.1
  • Appearance changed.
• 13 October 2019 - Release v1.0.0
  • Now only spawns in Normal mode (now Molten mode).
  • Burn Immunity and Basic Freeze Immunity removed.
  • Speed decreased from Above Average to Average (3).
  • Regeneration health regen increased from 5 to 10 health every second.
  • Appearance changed.
• 29 November 2019 - Release v1.4.0
  • Regeneration ability removed.
• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Now has Burn Immunity.
  • Animation changed.
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • Appearance changed.
• 27 November 2024 - v1.43.0
  • Bug: Molten appearance and animations changed.
    • This was later fixed the same day.
• 11 December 2024 - v1.45.0
  • Modern variant added.
  • Apperance changed, now has two animations it can spawn with.
  • Health increased from 100 to 160.
  • Speed slightly increased (3 to 3.25).
  • Defense of 80% added.
  • Bug: Jester's defense dropping does not reduce Molten's defense.
• 17 December 2024 - v1.46.4
  • Molten now appears in Legacy Molten mode, if activated through Sandbox mode.
• 17 December 2024 - v1.46.5
  • Molten no longer appears in Legacy Molten mode, as it has been removed.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.0
  • Legacy version now uses the correct statistics in Sandbox mode.
• 12 February 2025 - v1.53.3a
  • Molten now appears in Legacy Molten mode, if activated through Sandbox mode.
• 9 April 2025 - v1.60.0
  • Now appears in Mid Rank PVP Test.
    • Unlocked on Wave 12.
    • Can be sent out for $210 in groups of 1-7.
    • Adds $12 to economy in Mid Rank.
    • Has a spawn timer of 1.2 in Low Rank and Mid Rank.
• 23 April 2025 - v1.62.0
  • No longer appears in the PVP Test as it has been removed.
• 23 July 2025 - v1.71.0
  • Now appears in Molten Arena PVP, carrying over most of its PVP Test statistics.
    • Number sent decreased from 1-7 to 1.
• 12 September 2025 - v1.74.3a
  • Now appears in Sk8 P4rk Master difficulty as part of The Takeover Event.
    • Has 200 health in Sk8 P4rk.
  • Cash given is now mode dependent.
    • Molten mode now gives $150 on death.
    • The Takeover Event Master difficulty gives $100 on death.
    • Default value is $5 on death.
• 22 September 2025 - v1.74.3g
  • No longer appears in Sk8 P4rk, as it has been removed.
• 28 January 2026 - v1.84.0
  • First wave appearance changed from 14 to 9 in Molten mode.
  • Health decreased from 160 to 90.
  • Speed increased from Average (3.25) to Above Average (3.75).
  • Defense decreased from 80% to 25%.
  • Cash given decreased from $150 to $90 on death.
  • Corpse added.

Legacy Molten
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Necromancer Wave 19	Molten Wave 20	Slow Boss Wave 22

Molten
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Elite Abnormal Wave 7	Molten Wave 9	Molten Demon Wave 11

Pre-MEGA (Easy, Normal, Hard & Insane)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Slow Boss Wave 17	Molten Wave 20	Strong Wave 21

Master (The Takeover)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Breaker2 Wave 5	Molten Wave 7	Molten Golem Wave 9