Flame Burst

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the elementalist skill. For other uses, see Flame Burst (disambiguation).

Flame Burst.png

Flame Burst

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
Weapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Attunement
Fire
Game link
API
5679
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Flame Burst

Burn foes at the target location.

Damage.png Damage: 40 (0.1)?
Damage.png Damage: 404 (1.0)?
Burning.png2 Burning (6s): 1,572 Damage
Burning.png3 Burning (6s): 2,358 Damage
Blinded.png Blindness (3s): Next outgoing attack misses.
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Fire Fire

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
February 14, 2023
  • This skill now inflicts blind in addition to burning.
August 23, 2022
  • (PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 0.01[sic] to 1.0. Burning stacks applied increased from 2 to 3.
August 28, 2018
  • This skill will now report "Out of Range" when players target foes outside of the skill's maximum range.
July 10, 2018
  • This skill will now be placed on an interrupt cooldown if elementalists attempt to cast it on an enemy behind them.
February 23, 2016
  • Fixed a bug that caused this skill to go on interrupt recharge if it was attempted on an enemy outside the max range of the skill.
November 17, 2015
  • This skill can no longer be activated without a target.
October 29, 2015
  • Fixed an issue so that this skill will no longer interrupt your target when used while facing away from them.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • This skill now applies 2 stacks of burning for 6 seconds.
October 01, 2012
  • This skill will no longer fire if the target is behind the player.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Flame Burst has been added to the game.

Trivia[edit]