Scorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling Level: (1-20) Cost: (2-5) Mana Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam raises 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 turns.Deals (13.4-780.7) Base Fire Damage per second Base duration is 1.50 seconds Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Additional Debuff stages add +(0.5-10)% of DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Scorching Ray is a channellingfirespellskill that fires a beam that inflicts burning damage to targets in front of the caster and applies fire exposure at maximum stages.
Scorching Ray inflicts a damage over time debuff for a duration, which is refreshed while enemies are in the beam.[1]
An entity can take damage from multiple Scorching Ray debuffs when inflicted by different exiles or totems.[2] Each debuff gains stages individually, up to the maximum of 8.[3]
Scorching Ray has a delay, equal to the cast time, between the pressing of the skill and the appearance of the beam.
Even a brief contact with the beam applies the first stage of the debuff against an unaffected target, allowing reliable application by quickly sweeping the beam across the screen. Additional stages are applied on each channelling tick, if targets remain in the beam.
While channelling Scorching Ray, the player has a reduced turning rate. Increasing scorching ray's cast speed will increase the rate at which the player can rotate while channelling it, up to a maximum +150% increased cast speed modifier.[4]
Reaching maximum stacks applies the exposure debuff, which lowers the target's fire resistance by 25%.
This may be modified by stats like Fire Exposure you inflict applies an extra -5% to Fire Resistance when cast by the player. These stats do not currently apply when Scorching Ray is cast by a totem, possibly due to a bug.[5]
Despite its name, Scorching Ray cannot scorch enemies, as it does not hit.
Gem level progression
Level
Mana Cost
Fire Damage per sec
Exp.
Total Exp.
1
12
33
2
13.4
0
0
2
15
39
2
17.6
15249
15249
3
19
48
2
24.7
41517
56766
4
23
56
3
34
81983
138749
5
27
64
3
46.2
147968
286717
6
31
73
3
62
250557
537274
7
35
81
3
82.4
405086
942360
8
38
88
3
101.5
447718
1390078
9
41
94
4
124.5
615318
2005396
10
44
100
4
152.1
834639
2840035
11
47
106
4
185.3
1570760
4410795
12
50
113
4
225.2
1633987
6044782
13
53
119
4
272.9
2151030
8195812
14
56
125
5
329.9
2812189
11008001
15
59
132
5
398.1
5099360
16107361
16
62
138
5
479.4
9400731
25508092
17
64
142
5
542.1
15273366
40781458
18
66
146
5
612.6
26286582
67068040
19
68
151
5
691.8
62890590
129958630
20
70
155
5
780.7
212046017
342004647
21
72
159
5
880.4
N/A
N/A
22
74
N/A
6
992.3
N/A
N/A
23
76
N/A
6
1117.8
N/A
N/A
24
78
N/A
6
1258.5
N/A
N/A
25
80
N/A
6
1416.1
N/A
N/A
26
82
N/A
6
1592.7
N/A
N/A
27
84
N/A
6
1790.5
N/A
N/A
28
86
N/A
6
2011.9
N/A
N/A
29
88
N/A
6
2259.7
N/A
N/A
30
90
N/A
7
2536.9
N/A
N/A
31
91
N/A
7
2687.6
N/A
N/A
32
92
N/A
7
2847
N/A
N/A
33
93
N/A
7
3015.6
N/A
N/A
34
94
N/A
7
3193.8
N/A
N/A
35
95
N/A
7
3382.2
N/A
N/A
36
96
N/A
7
3581.5
N/A
N/A
37
97
N/A
7
3792.2
N/A
N/A
38
98
N/A
7
4014.8
N/A
N/A
39
99
N/A
7
4250.2
N/A
N/A
40
100
N/A
7
4499.1
N/A
N/A
Item acquisition
Scorching Ray can drop anywhere.
Recipes
Scorching Ray can be created from the following recipes:
Amount
Part
Description
Meta
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 corruptedlevel 21 Spell gem
A
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
A
3
Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem 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 gem with 20% quality
A
1
Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item Item drops after killing {0} monstersRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% quality
A
1
The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.
Random divination card set exchange
A
Quest reward
This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:
The following unique items are related to Scorching Ray:
Item
Base Item
Stats
BalefireBalefire Opal SceptreSceptre Physical Damage: 49-73 Critical Strike Chance: 6.50% Attacks per Second: 1.25 Weapon Range: 1.1 metresRequires Level 60, 95 Str, 131 Int40% increased Elemental DamageGrants Level 25 Scorching RaySkill (12-20)% increased Cast Speed Recover (1-3)% of Life on Kill Recover (1-3)% of Mana on Kill 10% increased Scorching Ray beam lengthAfter the fires swept down from the sky and swallowed the city, all that lingered, as if locked in time, was a memory of that which was gone, a whisper of deeds undone.
Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.
Now deals 12.8 Base Fire Damage per second at gem level 1 (previously 11.7), up to 696.3 at gem level 20 (previously 439.4).
Fixed a common client crash occurring with Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling Level: (1-20) Cost: (2-5) Mana Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam raises 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 turns.Deals (13.4-780.7) Base Fire Damage per second Base duration is 1.50 seconds Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Additional Debuff stages add +(0.5-10)% of DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket..
Fixed a bug where Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling Level: (1-20) Cost: (2-5) Mana Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam raises 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 turns.Deals (13.4-780.7) Base Fire Damage per second Base duration is 1.50 seconds Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Additional Debuff stages add +(0.5-10)% of DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.totems did not stack their damage correctly with other Scorching Ray totems.
Fixed a bug where Scorching RayScorching RaySpell, Fire, Duration, Channelling Level: (1-20) Cost: (2-5) Mana Cast Time: 0.25 secRequires Level 12Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam raises 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 turns.Deals (13.4-780.7) Base Fire Damage per second Base duration is 1.50 seconds Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages Additional Debuff stages add 60% of Damage Fire Exposure applies -25% to Fire Resistance
Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Additional Debuff stages add +(0.5-10)% of DamagePlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.totems did not stack their damage correctly with other Scorching Ray totems.