Flame Surge

Flame SurgeSpell, AoE, Fire
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:
0.5% increased Cast SpeedDeals (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.Acquisition
Level: 12Purchase Costs

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Sell Price
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.

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:
Buff grants 0.75% increased Fire DamageGain 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:
1% increased totem lifeTotem 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:
Minions from Supported Skills take 1% reduced Fire 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:
1% increased Burning 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:
0.5% increased beam lengthDeals (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.
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
6	The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox." - Ezomyte Proverb	random level 20 gem	Automatic
13	The CataclysmThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem 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	Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Superior Gem 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
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
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

Version	Changes
3.6.0	Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 6 (was 5). Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 16 (was 15). Now deals 27 to 40 Fire damage at gem level 1 (from 21 to 31) and 563 to 844 Fire damage at gem level 20 (from 514 to 771). Now gains length as the gem levels, up to +9 length at gem level 20.
3.3.0	Now deals even more damage with hits against burning enemies as the gem levels up, up to 88% more at gem level 20 (up from 50% at all levels.) Now has an added damage effectiveness of 120% (up from 100%)
2.6.0	Mana cost reduced approximately by 40% at all Levels.
2.1.0	Damage has been increased by around 20% at all levels.
2.0.0	Surge width increased by 20% (10 to 12). Cast time reduced to 500ms from 800ms. Damage reduced by 25% to compensate for the cast speed increase.
1.2.0	We have increased the width of the Flame Surge area of effect.
1.1.4	Introduced to the game.