Molten

Molten

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Molten
Mode Appearance	Legacy Molten Molten Challenges Boss Rush
Wave Debut	14 (Molten) 20 (Legacy Molten)
Statistics
Base Health	160
Defense	80%
Speed	Average (3.25)
Cash Given	$150 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 Corpse (Variable) 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

• Current
• Translated
• April Fools 2022
• Version 1

"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 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 (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 and Molten modes. It has a decent amount of health and a high defense, though it has average speed, being slower than the Elite Abnormal. It also has Burn Immunity, meaning it cannot be set on fire.

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

• Modern
• Legacy

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.

• Current
• Version 3
• Version 2
• Version 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 Minigunner, Golden Cowboy, Crook Boss or Accelerator can mod down large hordes of Moltens due to their high DPS.
• Splash damage towers like the Pursuit, Mortar or Rocketeer can be useful here, as they most often spawn in hordes.
• 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, Frost Blaster 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)

Third version, second animation (29 October 2020 – 8 May 2021)

Third version, first animation (13 October 2019 – 29 October 2020)

Second version (15 July 2019 – 13 October 2019)

First version (14 June 2019 – 15 July 2019)

Thumbnails

Molten on the game thumbnail.

Molten on the game thumbnail.

Promotional Images

Molten on a promotional image.

Promotional Videos

Entity System - Tower Defense Simulator

Molten on a promotional video.

Trailers

OFFICIAL Tower Defense Simulator Trailer 2

Molten in the game trailer.

Tower Defense Simulator Trailer

Molten in the game trailer.

Jordan Stayt Skin Teaser - Tower Defense Simulator

Molten in the game trailer.

Miscellaneous

Molten on its Index icon.

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.
  • It was originally able to heal 5 health per second.
  • 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
  • Molten added.
• 14 July 2019
  • Health decreased from 120 to 100.
• 15 July 2019
  • Appearance changed.
• 13 October 2019
  • Now only spawns in Normal mode (now Molten mode).
  • Burn and basic freeze immunity removed.
  • Speed decreased from Above Average to Average (3).
  • Appearance changed.
• 29 November 2019
  • Regeneration ability removed.
• 29 October 2020
  • Now has burn immunity.
  • Animation changed.
• 8 May 2021
  • Appearance changed.
• 27 November 2024
  • Bug: Molten appearance and animations changed.
    • This was later fixed the same day.
• 11 December 2024
  • 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.

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
Breaker2 Wave 11	Molten Wave 14	Molten Golem Wave 16

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