Item · Legendary Staff
The Smoldering Core
The Smoldering Core is a legendary item (Staff) in Diablo III. Power: Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deal 40–50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 3 times.
Normal, ancient and primal
Ancient items roll higher values; primal ones have every value at the top of the ancient range.
| Normal | Ancient | Primal |
|---|---|---|
| +(1,177–1,439)–(1,410–1,788) Fire Damage | +(1,582–1,870)–(1,932–2,325) Fire Damage | +1,870–2,325 Fire Damage |
| Sockets 1 | Sockets 1 | Sockets 1 |
| +946–1,125 Dexterity | +1,237–1,465 Dexterity | +1,465 Dexterity |
| Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deal 40–50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 3 times. | Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deal 40–50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 3 times. | Lesser enemies are now lured to your Meteor impact areas. Meteors deal 50% increased damage on consecutive hits to the same target. This stacks up to 3 times. |
Possible variants
These fixed properties roll one of the listed forms.
- +946–1,125 Dexterity · +946–1,125 Intelligence
Related skills
Sources
| Where | Details |
|---|---|
| Kadala | 2-H Mystery Weapon · 75 Blood Shards |
| Salvage |
 Forgotten Soul
|
| Drops | drops in the world (normal frequency) |
From Kadalacalculated
Share of this item among the legendary items of its type that drop for the class, and the Blood Shards you spend on average (calculated from price, a 10% legendary chance and the share).
| Class | Items of type | Share | Avg. Blood Shards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wizard | 26 | 3.8 % | 19,500 |
More: Staff
Questions & answers
Where do you get "The Smoldering Core"?
"The Smoldering Core" is available as a random drop and from Kadala via "2-H Mystery Weapon" (75 blood shards).
Can you extract the power of "The Smoldering Core" in Kanai's Cube?
Yes, the power can be extracted and uses the "Weapon" slot.
Which classes can use "The Smoldering Core"?
Only Monk, Necromancer, Witch Doctor, Wizard.
