Gun Flame

Primal Burst. Fire a fast, flaming shot that explodes on the first foe it hits, interrupting foes in the area. — In-game description

Gun Flame

Profession

Warrior (skill list)

Specialization

Berserker

Slot

Profession mechanic

Weapon

Rifle

Type

Primal Burst

Game link

API

29644

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Gun Flame

Primal Burst. Fire a fast, flaming shot that explodes on the first foe it hits, interrupting foes in the area.

 Damage: 886 (2.1)^?

 Damage: 591 (1.4)^?

 Damage: 650 (1.54)^?

 Burning (10s): 1,310 Damage

 Daze: 0.25¼ seconds

 Number of Targets: 3

 Radius: 180

 Velocity Increase: 100%

 Combo Finisher: Physical Projectile

 Defiance Break: 100

 Range: 1,500

— In-game description

Mechanics

• The 3 target cap applies to the AoE attack.

Bugs:

• If reflected back, won't do any damage to the caster after traveling total of maximum range even when hit by it.
• If an enemy is in front of the path of the attack and evades it, the projectile will miss the intended target.

Related traits

Strength

• Building Momentum — Burst skills restore endurance on hit.
• Body Blow — Stuns, dazes, knockbacks, pulls, pushes, and launches inflict bleeding and weakness.
• Berserker's Power — Gain increased strike damage when you use a burst skill; this damage increase is based on your adrenaline.
• Aggressive Onslaught — Gain quickness when you disable an enemy. While you have quickness, your movement speed is increased. This stacks with other movement speed increases.

Arms

• Opportunist — Gain fury and adrenaline when you immobilize or disable a foe.
• Unsuspecting Foe — Increased critical-hit chance against disabled or defiant foes. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Sundering Burst — Burst skills inflict vulnerability if they hit and inflict additional vulnerability if the attack is a critical hit. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
• Burst Precision — Burst skills have an increased critical chance. Gain bonus critical-hit chance and ferocity for a duration when you hit with a burst skill. Duration is based on adrenaline spent.

Defense

• Cull the Weak — Deal strike damage to weakened foes. Burst skills inflict weakness. Can only occur once per interval per target for multihit burst skills.
• Adrenal Health — Gain health based on adrenaline spent.
• Merciless Hammer — Hammer and mace skills deal increased damage when striking a disabled or defiant foe. Gain adrenaline when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, taunt, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, fear, and launch.
• Cleansing Ire — Gain adrenaline when hit. Remove a condition when you hit with a burst skill, then remove an additional condition for every bar of adrenaline spent.
• Stalwart Strength — Gain stability when you disable a foe. Deal increased strike damage while you have stability.

Tactics

• Marching Orders — Periodically gain Soldier's Focus. Hitting with a burst skill expends Soldier's Focus to grant might to nearby allies.

Discipline

• Versatile Power — Gain might on weapon swap. Burst skills gain reduced recharge.
• Heightened Focus — Gain quickness and recharge your Burst skills when you strike a foe that is below the health threshold.
• Burst Mastery — Burst skills deal more damage, grant swiftness, and restore a portion of adrenaline spent.

Berserker

• Primal Rage — Gain access to berserk mode and primal bursts.
• Smash Brawler — When you hit with a Primal Burst skill, extend the duration of your berserk. Critical-hit chance is increased while berserk.
• Heat the Soul — Grant boons to nearby allies when you use a Burst skill.
• King of Fires — Increase the duration of burning you apply. Gain fire aura when you critically hit an enemy. Berserker skills detonate fire aura, damaging and burning nearby foes.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
September 26, 2023	(Undocumented) Reduced power coefficient from 2.2 to 2.1 in PvE only.
June 27, 2023	Reduced the power coefficient from 1.54 to 1.4 in WvW only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
July 07, 2020	Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 2.2 to 1.54.
July 26, 2016	Updated the damage skill fact to be more accurate when the Burst Mastery trait was in use.
April 19, 2016	The physical damage of this skill has been reduced by 20%. Fixed an issue that allowed this skill to hit enemies twice. This skill no longer pierces but still delivers the area-of-effect attack. Fixed a bug that caused the tool tip to show a decrease in damage when the Burst Mastery trait was in use.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: Gun Flame has been added to the game.

Trivia

• Gun Flame is a signature move used by Sol Badguy from the fighting game Guilty Gear.