King of Fires

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King of Fires

15  

Specialization

Berserker

Tier

Grandmaster

Type

Major

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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.

  Damage: 117 (0.44)^?

 ₃ Burning (3s): 1179 Damage

  Fire Aura (5s): Enveloped in a fiery shield that burns foes, grants might each time you are struck (1-second cooldown per attacker).

  Duration Increase: 33%

  Duration Increase: 10%

  Radius: 240

— In-game description

Notes

• "Berserker skills" that detonate and remove fire aura include primal burst, rage, and torch skills.
• The recharge time only applies to gaining fire aura when critically hitting an enemy.
• Comboing Sundering Leap with a fire field will detonate the fire aura created by the combo.
• If a fire aura is created by getting a critical hit with a Berserker skill, it will detonate immediately.

Version history

For a detailed trait history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 25, 2020	(Competitive split) Reduced bonus burning duration from 33% to 10%.
July 16, 2019	Detonating a fire aura now deals damage in addition to burning.
October 18, 2016	Fixed a bug that prevented this trait's detonation from functioning with Head Butt.
January 26, 2016	This trait's functionalty has changed. It now gives fire shield on a critical hit (15-second internal cooldown). Using berserker skills detonates any fire shield currently applied, inflicting 3 stacks of burning for 3 seconds to nearby foes. Increases outgoing burning duration by 33%.
November 17, 2015	Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from functioning while in the downed state.
November 04, 2015	The burn duration increase modifier has been increased from 20% to 33%.
October 23, 2015	Heart of Thorns release: King of Fires has been added to the game.

Trivia

• The name of this trait is likely a reference to the fighting game series King of Fighters.