Blowtorch

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Blowtorch

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Weapon
Off hand pistol
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Game link
API
5831
0.5½ Activation time  
12 Recharge time
15 Recharge time
 
Blowtorch

Unleash flames from your pistol to burn foes. Deals more damage the closer you are.

Damage.png Maximum Damage: 734 (2.0)?
Damage.png Maximum Damage: 367 (1.0)?
Damage.png Minimum Damage: 367 (1.0)?
Damage.png Minimum Damage: 121 (0.33)?
Burning.png3 Maximum Burning (6s): 2,358 Damage
Burning.png2 Maximum Burning (12s): 3,144 Damage
Burning.png3 Minimum Burning (3s): 1,179 Damage
Burning.png2 Minimum Burning (6s): 1,572 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Firearms Firearms

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
January 30, 2024
  • Fixed an issue that caused this skill to inflict more burning than intended.
November 28, 2023
  • Increased the minimum power coefficient from 0.33 to 1.0 in PvE only. Increased the maximum power coefficient from 1.0 to 2.0 in PvE only.
September 26, 2023
  • Reduced burning stacks from 4 to 3 in PvE only.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Adjusted minimum burning from 4 stacks for 3 seconds to 2 stacks for 6 seconds. Adjusted maximum burning from 4 stacks for 6 seconds to 2 stacks for 12 seconds. Increased cooldown from 12 seconds to 15 seconds.
July 16, 2019
  • This skill now applies 4 stacks of burning that scales dynamically between 3 and 6 seconds based on distance from the target. This skill now scales damage dynamically based on distance rather than using distance thresholds.
October 03, 2018
  • Fixed a bug that could cause this skill to inflict more burning at very close range than intended.
October 02, 2018
  • Increased the duration of burning inflicted by this skill from 5 seconds to 6 seconds.
February 22, 2017
  • The number of burning applications that this skill applies has been increased from 1/2/3 to 2/3/4.
April 19, 2016
  • The recharge time of this skill has been reduced from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Burning has been increased to 3, 2, or 1 stack of burning (5 seconds) based on range (200, 400, or 600 respectively).
September 09, 2014
  • Fixed a bug that caused the untraited version of this skill to hit twice.
July 15, 2014
  • Fixed a bug that caused this skill to be unaffected by the Rifled Barrels trait.
May 20, 2014
  • This skill now lists the maximum number of targets that it hits.
April 15, 2014
  • Added a skill fact for distance scaling.
June 25, 2013
  • Reduced the aftercast from .65 seconds to .4 seconds.
March 26, 2013
  • No longer displays "miss" on attacks that connect at medium and far distances.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Blowtorch has been added to the game.