Surging Flames

Sweep your hammer forward to send flames rushing at your enemies. — In-game description

Surging Flames

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Catalyst

Weapon

Hammer

Attunement

Fire

Game link

API

62884

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0.75¾  8  

Surging Flames

Sweep your hammer forward to send flames rushing at your enemies.

 Damage: 726 (1.8)^?

 Damage: 549 (1.36)^?

 Burning (3s): 393 Damage

 Burning (6s): 786 Damage

 Number of Targets: 5

 Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits

Fire

• Burning Precision — Burning you inflict has increased duration and your critical hits gain a chance to inflict burning.
• Pyromancer's Training — Your fire-weapon skills gain reduced recharge. Deal increased strike damage to burning foes.
• Pyromancer's Puissance — Gain might for using any skill while attuned to fire. When leaving fire attunement or successfully completing a fire overload, unleash a Flame Expulsion.
• Blinding Ashes — Inflict blindness on foes you burn. This trait can only affect the same enemy once per interval.

Notes

Bug:

This skill will hit a downed target multiple times.

• This skill can only hit a target once per attack.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
January 30, 2024	Reduced the burning duration from 9 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
March 29, 2022	Damage coefficient increased from 1.5 to 1.8 in PvE only. Increased power coefficient from 1.13 to 1.36 in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Surging Flames has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Surging Flames was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4.
September 21, 2021	Surging Flames was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.