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Fire magic incinerates enemies with high damage.
From backgrounds (10): 
Poacher, 
Mage, 
Peddler, 
Hooligan, 
Gambler, 
Squire, 
Occultist, 
Prodigy, 
Cursed Child, 
Tavern Runner
Basic attack: Basic Magic Missile - Not needed if using Battlemage without a fire staff.
basic weapon attack (mandatory root) · active · passive P - lines show unlock requirements · top-right corner = energy cost per cast (skill-point cost shows on hover)
All Fire Magic skills, in full (7)
Basic Magic Missile
SKILL_BasicMagicMissile · Active Magic SingleHostile Basic attack Battlemage exception
Deals 100% of Magic Attack Power as magic damage to the target.
OptionalNot needed if using Battlemage without a fire staffPositionRoot (before tier 1)
Numbers
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Cooldown | 0s |
| Energy cost | 0 |
| Durability cost | 1 (Primary) |
Range in context
105 magic damage / target
Damage
Shown for stock Mage recruit, Water Wooden Staff at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 105 magic per target
= MAtk 88.5 x 100% x 1.082 crit x 1.1 dmg bonus
Versus benchmark 
19.5% of Acid Slogel HP
19.5% of Acid Slogel HPDamage per second 65.3 per second (at attack speed)
Versus median 0.8x the median magic active per cast
Magic Saturation (optional campaign toggle) is capped at 100. Abyss casters on this page: Day 100 is health x2, both attacks x2, they deal x1.5. Combat difficulty percents add with saturation, then apply once.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Fire Missile
SKILL_FireMissile · Active Self Weapon skill
For 20 seconds, changes the basic attack to deal 130% of Magic Attack Power as magic damage to the target and applies 3 Burning for 10 seconds.
Granted bya Fire Magic StaffFreeequip the weapon, no skill pointsPositionRoot (before tier 1)
Effects & keywords
Burning (on enemy): 3 magic damage per stack, every 1 second (flat, does not scale with attack power; stacks up to 50). Example: 10 stacks = 30 magic damage/second before resistance. Duration is set by the applying skill. It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8.
Numbers
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Cooldown | 20s |
| Duration | 20s |
| Energy cost | 3 |
| Durability cost | 2 (Primary) |
| Required equipment | Fire Staff |
3
Damage
Shown for stock Liana, Fire Wooden Staff at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 125 magic per target
= MAtk 89.3 x 130% x 1.076 crit
Versus benchmark 23.1% of Acid Slogel HP
23.1% of Acid Slogel HPDamage per second 79.9 per second (at attack speed)
Per cast range 125 direct only, up to 215 per hit target with the full 90 burn damage from one application.
Damage over time Applies 3 Burning = 9 damage/second (3/stack/s x 3 stacks) for 10 s = 90 total per application, before resistance. It is flat (attack power does not change it). It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8. Re-applied on each hit: at this caster's attack speed (0.6/s) about 19.2 stacks stay up, for ~57.6/s sustained.
Versus median 1x the median magic active per cast
Buff window taken from the description, not the unreliable Duration column.
Burning skips Barrier and never misses, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts each tick.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Fire Cloak
SKILL_FireCloak · Active Physical Self
Surround yourself with a cloak of flame for 10 seconds, granting yourself a Barrier equal to 150% of Magic Attack Power. Every 3 seconds, the cloak deals 30% of Magic Attack Power as magic damage to adjacent enemy units and applies 1 Burning to them for 2 seconds.
PositionTier 1, column 1Skill points8RequiresFire Staff
Effects & keywords
Barrier (on user): Blocks damage to the head/body, consuming stacks equal to the damage blocked.- Burning (on enemy): 3 magic damage per stack, every 1 second (flat, does not scale with attack power; stacks up to 50). Example: 10 stacks = 30 magic damage/second before resistance. Duration is set by the applying skill. It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8.
on user affects the caster, on enemy the target.
Numbers
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Cooldown | 20s |
| Duration | 10s |
| Energy cost | 5 |
| Durability cost | 2 (Primary) |
| Required equipment | Fire Staff |
5
Damage
Shown for stock Liana, Fire Wooden Staff at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Damage per second 12.8 per second sustained from its aura + Burning at this caster's attack speed (0.6/s)
Damage over time Applies 1 Burning = 3 damage/second (3/stack/s x 1 stacks) for 2 s = 6 total per application, before resistance. It is flat (attack power does not change it). It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8. Re-applied on each hit: at this caster's attack speed (0.6/s) about 1.3 stacks stay up, for ~3.8/s sustained.
Aura 9 magic per second to nearby enemies for 10 s
Barrier Grants a 134 barrier for 10 s
Burning skips Barrier and never misses, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts each tick.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Incinerate
SKILL_Incinerate · Active Magic SingleHostile
Instantly burns the target, dealing 300% of Magic Attack Power as magic damage and additional damage equal to Burning stacks * 30% of Magic Attack Power, then resets the Burning stacks.
PositionTier 1, column 2Skill points8RequiresFire Staff
Effects & keywords
- Burning: 3 magic damage per stack, every 1 second (flat, does not scale with attack power; stacks up to 50). Example: 10 stacks = 30 magic damage/second before resistance. Duration is set by the applying skill. It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8.
Numbers
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Cooldown | 12s |
| Energy cost | 4 |
| Durability cost | 2 (Primary) |
| Required equipment | Fire Staff |
Range in context
288 magic damage / target - 72.1 per energy
4
Damage
Shown for stock Liana, Fire Wooden Staff at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 288 magic per target
= MAtk 89.3 x 300% x 1.076 crit
Versus benchmark 53.4% of Acid Slogel HP
53.4% of Acid Slogel HPDamage per energy 72.1 per energy (4 energy)
Damage per second 25.8 per second (from the 12 s cooldown)
Detonation 288 with no Burning on the target, up to 1,730 at the 50-stack cap (each stack adds about 29). Detonating consumes the stacks.
Versus median 2.3x the median magic active per cast
Detonating consumes the Burning stacks, forgoing their remaining damage-over-time.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
BlazingEcho
SKILL_BlazingEcho · Active Magic SingleHostile
Deals 40% of Magic Attack Power as magic damage to the target unit and applies 2 Burning for 5 seconds.
Bounces up to 8 times to nearby enemy targets within 3 tiles, dealing the same damage.
Bounces prioritize targets with the lowest cumulative hits.
PositionTier 1, column 3Skill points8RequiresFire Staff
Effects & keywords
- Burning (on enemy): 3 magic damage per stack, every 1 second (flat, does not scale with attack power; stacks up to 50). Example: 10 stacks = 30 magic damage/second before resistance. Duration is set by the applying skill. It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8.
Numbers
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Cooldown | 15s |
| Energy cost | 4 |
| Durability cost | 2 (Primary) |
| Required equipment | Fire Staff |
Range in context
38 magic damage / target - 9.6 per energy
4
Damage
Shown for stock Liana, Fire Wooden Staff at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 38 magic per target; chains to up to 8 targets within 3 tiles
= MAtk 89.3 x 40% x 1.076 crit
Versus benchmark 7.1% of Acid Slogel HP
7.1% of Acid Slogel HPDamage per energy 9.6 per energy (4 energy)
Damage per second 2.7 per second (from the 15 s cooldown)
Per cast range 38 direct only, up to 68 per hit target with the full 30 burn damage from one application.
Damage over time Applies 2 Burning = 6 damage/second (3/stack/s x 2 stacks) for 5 s = 30 total per application, before resistance. It is flat (attack power does not change it). It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8. Re-applied on each hit: at this caster's attack speed (0.6/s) about 6.4 stacks stay up, for ~19.2/s sustained.
Versus median 0.3x the median magic active per cast
Burning skips Barrier and never misses, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts each tick.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.
Become Fire
SKILL_BecomeFire · Active Physical Self
Ignite yourself, immediately gaining 2 stacks of Burning for 30 seconds. For 30 seconds, your Magic Attack Power increases by 12% per Burning stack granted by this skill.
This bonus ends when you no longer have Burning.
Effects & keywords
- Burning (on user): 3 magic damage per stack, every 1 second (flat, does not scale with attack power; stacks up to 50). Example: 10 stacks = 30 magic damage/second before resistance. Duration is set by the applying skill. It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8.
Numbers
| Range | 5 tiles |
| Cooldown | 15s |
| Duration | 30s |
| Energy cost | 5 |
| Durability cost | 2 (Primary) |
| Required equipment | Fire Staff |
Explosion
SKILL_Explosion · Active Magic MultipleAny
Focus your mind and launch a flaming projectile that deals magic damage equal to 400% of Magic Attack Power to all units within range and applies 5 Burning for 10 seconds.
This attack can also damage allies.
Effects & keywords
- Burning (on enemy): 3 magic damage per stack, every 1 second (flat, does not scale with attack power; stacks up to 50). Example: 10 stacks = 30 magic damage/second before resistance. Duration is set by the applying skill. It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8.
Numbers
| Range | 6 tiles |
| Area | Manhattan, radius 2 |
| Cooldown | 30s |
| Energy cost | 7 |
| Durability cost | 2 (Primary) |
| Required equipment | Fire Staff |
Range in context
1 target: 384 dmg (54.9/energy) | 3 targets: 1,153 dmg (164.7/energy)
7
Damage
Shown for stock Liana, Fire Wooden Staff at level 5 (level cap). Pick your physical and magic units in the sidebar.
Expected per cast 384 magic per target
= MAtk 89.3 x 400% x 1.076 crit
Versus benchmark 71.2% of Acid Slogel HP
71.2% of Acid Slogel HPDamage per energy 54.9 per energy at 1 target, 164.7 at 3 targets (7 energy)
Damage per second 13.7 per second at 1 target, 41.2 at 3 targets (from the 30 s cooldown)
Area 13 cells (Manhattan radius 2): up to 13 targets, 4,997 total if every cell is hit. Also hits allies in the area
Per cast range 384 direct only, up to 534 per hit target with the full 150 burn damage from one application.
Damage over time Applies 5 Burning = 15 damage/second (3/stack/s x 5 stacks) for 10 s = 150 total per application, before resistance. It is flat (attack power does not change it). It never misses, is never guarded or critical and goes past Barrier, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts it (x 100 / (100 + resistance)). On a Wet or Heavily Wet target each tick is x0.8. Re-applied on each hit: at this caster's attack speed (0.6/s) about 32 stacks stay up, for ~96/s sustained.
Versus median 3.1x the median magic active per cast
Burning skips Barrier and never misses, but the target's Magic Resistance still cuts each tick.
Numbers are before target resistance (damage x 100 / (100 + R); most monsters have 0, armored ones up to 60 for a 37.5% cut) and before hit chance, dodge and guard. Combat difficulty does not change your own damage.