Flame Surge
Radius: 30
Mana Cost: (6-16)
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%Requires Level 12Strikes enemies in front of you with a surge of flame. Burning enemies are dealt more damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% chance to Scorch Enemies+0.25 to Area of Effect lengthDeals (27-563) to (40-844) Fire Damage
(50-88)% more Damage with Hits against Burning enemies
Cannot Ignite
+(0-9) to Area of Effect lengthPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.


Level: 12Purchase Costs
Normal | 1x Orb of Transmutation |
1x Scroll FragmentMiscellaneous
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFlameWhip

Flame Surge is a spell that deals fire damage in a narrow area of effect in front of the caster. It deals more damage against burning enemies.
Contents
Skill functions and interactions
Area of Effect: Flame Surge fires a wave of flame in a very narrow cone, increasing the area of effect radius will increase the effective range of the skill.
Damage Bonus: All sources of burning enable the damage bonus. These include ignite, burning ground, Herald of AshHerald of AshSpell, AoE, Fire, Herald, Duration
Radius: 10
Mana Reserved: 25%
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 16Grants a buff providing fire damage based on your physical damage. While you have this buff, if you kill an enemy, other enemies near them will be burned based on the overkill damage. The burn inflicted by this skill can only be affected by modifiers to damage over time (burning damage is damage over time).Per 1% Quality:123Buff grants 0.75% increased Fire Damage1% reduced Area of Effect
3% increased Burning Damage1% increased Area of EffectGain 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Base duration is 4 seconds
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage
(9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
(0-38)% more Burning DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Searing BondSearing BondSpell, Totem, Fire
Mana Cost: (18-51)
Cast Time: 1.00 secRequires Level 12Summons a totem that casts a beam of fire at you and each other totem you control, dealing burning damage to enemies caught in the beam. Enemies near either end of a beam also suffer burning damage.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased totem life2% increased Totem Duration1% increased Damage+0.1 to maximum number of Summoned TotemsTotem lasts 8 seconds
Deals (23.6-1755.6) Base Fire Damage per second
+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Infernal Legion SupportInfernal Legion SupportFire, AoE, Support, Minion
Icon: O
Mana Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports skills which create Minions.Per 1% Quality:123Minions from Supported Skills take 1% reduced Fire DamageMinions from Supported Skills take 0.5% of their Maximum Life as Fire Damage per secondMinions from Supported Skills deal 1.5% increased Burning DamageMinions from Supported Skills deal (15.6-1316) Fire Damage per second to Enemies near them
Minions from Supported Skills take 40% of their Maximum Life as Fire Damage per second
Minions from Supported Skills have +(0-5) to Radius of their Burning EffectThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Active Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.,
Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire
Radius: 18
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cooldown Time: 0.30 secRequires Level 16Engulfs you in magical fire that rapidly burns you and nearby enemies. Your spell damage is substantially increased while under this effect. The effect ends when you have 1 life remaining.Per 1% Quality:1231% increased Burning Damage0.5% increased Area of EffectBuff Grants 1% increased Spell DamageGrants (20-39)% more Spell Damage
Deals 20% of your Maximum Life as Base Fire Damage per second
You Burn for 90% of your Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage
Deals 20% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Base Fire Damage per second
You Burn for 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Fire Damage
Deals (35.8-1541.8) Base Fire Damage per second
+(0-5) to radiusPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket., and
Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling
Mana Cost: (4-11)
Cast Time: 0.50 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam intensifies the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam can turn.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent0.5% increased beam length1% increased Skill Effect Duration2% increased Cast Speed
2% less Skill Effect DurationDeals (11.7-439.4) Base Fire Damage per second
Base duration is 1.5 seconds
Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage
Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effectPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Gem level progression
Level | ![]() | ![]() | Mana Cost | Fire Damage | More Damage against Burning | AoE length | Exp. | Total Exp. |
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1 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 27 to 40 | 50% | N/A | 0 | 0 |
2 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 33 to 50 | 52% | N/A | 15,249 | 15,249 |
3 | 19 | 48 | 7 | 43 to 65 | 54% | +1 | 41,517 | 56,766 |
4 | 23 | 56 | 8 | 56 to 84 | 56% | +1 | 81,983 | 138,749 |
5 | 27 | 64 | 9 | 71 to 106 | 58% | +2 | 147,968 | 286,717 |
6 | 31 | 73 | 9 | 88 to 133 | 60% | +2 | 250,557 | 537,274 |
7 | 35 | 81 | 10 | 110 to 164 | 62% | +3 | 405,086 | 942,360 |
8 | 38 | 88 | 11 | 128 to 192 | 64% | +3 | 447,718 | 1,390,078 |
9 | 41 | 94 | 11 | 149 to 223 | 66% | +4 | 615,318 | 2,005,396 |
10 | 44 | 100 | 12 | 173 to 259 | 68% | +4 | 834,639 | 2,840,035 |
11 | 47 | 106 | 12 | 200 to 300 | 70% | +5 | 1,570,760 | 4,410,795 |
12 | 50 | 113 | 13 | 230 to 345 | 72% | +5 | 1,633,987 | 6,044,782 |
13 | 53 | 119 | 13 | 265 to 397 | 74% | +6 | 2,151,030 | 8,195,812 |
14 | 56 | 125 | 14 | 304 to 456 | 76% | +6 | 2,812,189 | 11,008,001 |
15 | 59 | 132 | 14 | 348 to 522 | 78% | +7 | 5,099,360 | 16,107,361 |
16 | 62 | 138 | 15 | 397 to 596 | 80% | +7 | 9,400,731 | 25,508,092 |
17 | 64 | 142 | 15 | 434 to 651 | 82% | +8 | 15,273,366 | 40,781,458 |
18 | 66 | 146 | 16 | 473 to 710 | 84% | +8 | 26,286,582 | 67,068,040 |
19 | 68 | 151 | 16 | 516 to 774 | 86% | +9 | 62,890,590 | 129,958,630 |
20 | 70 | 155 | 16 | 563 to 844 | 88% | +9 | 212,046,017 | 342,004,647 |
21 | 72 | 159 | 17 | 613 to 919 | 90% | +10 | N/A | N/A |
22 | 74 | N/A | 17 | 667 to 1000 | 92% | +10 | N/A | N/A |
23 | 76 | N/A | 18 | 725 to 1088 | 94% | +11 | N/A | N/A |
24 | 78 | N/A | 18 | 788 to 1183 | 96% | +11 | N/A | N/A |
25 | 80 | N/A | 18 | 857 to 1285 | 98% | +12 | N/A | N/A |
26 | 82 | N/A | 19 | 930 to 1395 | 100% | +12 | N/A | N/A |
27 | 84 | N/A | 19 | 1010 to 1515 | 102% | +13 | N/A | N/A |
28 | 86 | N/A | 19 | 1096 to 1643 | 104% | +13 | N/A | N/A |
29 | 88 | N/A | 20 | 1188 to 1782 | 106% | +14 | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 20 | 1288 to 1932 | 108% | +14 | N/A | N/A |
31 | 91 | N/A | 20 | 1341 to 2011 | 108% | +14 | N/A | N/A |
32 | 92 | N/A | 20 | 1396 to 2094 | 110% | +15 | N/A | N/A |
33 | 93 | N/A | 21 | 1453 to 2179 | 110% | +15 | N/A | N/A |
34 | 94 | N/A | 21 | 1512 to 2268 | 112% | +15 | N/A | N/A |
35 | 95 | N/A | 21 | 1573 to 2360 | 112% | +15 | N/A | N/A |
36 | 96 | N/A | 21 | 1637 to 2456 | 114% | +16 | N/A | N/A |
37 | 97 | N/A | 21 | 1703 to 2555 | 114% | +16 | N/A | N/A |
38 | 98 | N/A | 22 | 1772 to 2658 | 116% | +16 | N/A | N/A |
39 | 99 | N/A | 22 | 1844 to 2765 | 116% | +16 | N/A | N/A |
40 | 100 | N/A | 22 | 1918 to 2876 | 118% | +17 | N/A | N/A |
Item acquisition
Upgrade paths
This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:
Amount | Ingredient | General Notes | Type |
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6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() - Ezomyte Proverb ![]() | random level 20 gem | Automatic |
13 | ![]() ![]() ![]() CorruptedThe mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all. ![]() | random corrupted level 21 Spell gem | Automatic |
3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() Quality: +20%"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter ![]() | random superior gem (Q20) | Automatic |
Vendor reward
This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:
Class → | Witch | Shadow | Ranger | Duelist | Marauder | Templar | Scion |
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Quest ↓ | |||||||
The Siren's Cadence Act 1 Nessa | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
A Fixture of Fate Act 3 Siosa | ✓ | ||||||
Fallen from Grace Act 6 Lilly Roth | ✓ |
Related helmet enchantments
The following helmet enchantments affect Flame Surge.
Name | ![]() | Stats | Spawn Weighting |
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Enchantment Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance 1 | 66 | 60% increased Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance 2 | 75 | 90% increased Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Flame Surge Damage 1 | 66 | 25% increased Flame Surge Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Flame Surge Damage 2 | 75 | 40% increased Flame Surge Damage | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Flame Surge Vs Burning Enemies 1 | 66 | 40% increased Flame Surge Damage against Burning Enemies | helmet 100 default 0 |
Enchantment Flame Surge Vs Burning Enemies 2 | 75 | 60% increased Flame Surge Damage against Burning Enemies | helmet 100 default 0 |
Version history
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3.3.0 |
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2.6.0 |
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2.1.0 |
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2.0.0 |
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