Flame Surge

Flame SurgeSpell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (6-16) Mana
Cast Time: 0.50 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 120%
AoE Radius: 30Requires Level 12Strikes enemies in front of you with a surge of flame. Burning enemies are dealt more damage.Deals (27-563) to (40-844) Fire Damage
(50-88)% more Damage with Hits against Burning enemies
Cannot Ignite
+(0-9) to Area of Effect length

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
0.5% increased Cast Speed0.5% chance to Scorch Enemies+0.25 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
Drop level: 12Vendor Prices

Normal

1x Orb of Transmutation

Vendor Offer
1x Scroll FragmentMetadata
Item class: Skill Gem
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
Level: (1-20)
Reservation: 25% Mana
Cooldown Time: 1.00 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: Instant
AoE Radius: 10Requires 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).Base duration is 4.00 seconds
(0-38)% more Burning Damage
Buff grants 15% of your Physical Damage as Extra Fire Damage
Buff grants (9-12)% more Spell Fire Damage
Base Burning Damage is 25% of Overkill Damage

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base burning damage is an additional (0.25-5)% of Overkill 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
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (18-51) Mana
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.+1 to maximum number of Summoned Totems
Totem lasts 8 seconds
Deals (32.1-3899.6) Base Fire Damage per second
Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
Summons a Totem which uses this Skill

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
+(0.1-2) to maximum number of Summoned TotemsPlace 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
Level: (1-20)
Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 8Supports skills which create Minions.Minions from Supported Skills take 40% of their Maximum Life as Fire Damage per second
Minions from Supported Skills deal (15.4-2092.6) Fire Damage per second to Enemies near them
Minions from Supported Skills have +(0-0.5) metres to Radius of their Burning Effect

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Minions from Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased DamageThis 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 Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket., Righteous FireRighteous FireSpell, AoE, Fire
Level: (1-20)
Cooldown Time: 0.30 sec
Can Store 1 Use(s)
Cast Time: InstantRequires 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.Deals 70% of your Maximum Life as Base Fire Damage per second
Deals 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield as Base Fire Damage per second
You Burn for 90% of your Maximum Life per second as Fire Damage
You Burn for 70% of your Maximum Energy Shield per second as Fire Damage
Grants (20-39)% more Spell Damage
Base radius is (1.8-2.3) metres

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
Base radius is (0.015-0.3) metresPlace 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
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..

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Fire Damage	More Damage against Burning	AoE length	Exp.	Total Exp.
1	12	33	6	26 to 40	50%	N/A	0	0
2	15	39	6	34 to 50	52%	N/A	15249	15249
3	19	48	7	45 to 68	54%	+1	41517	56766
4	23	56	8	60 to 90	56%	+1	81983	138749
5	27	64	9	78 to 117	58%	+2	147968	286717
6	31	73	9	100 to 150	60%	+2	250557	537274
7	35	81	10	127 to 191	62%	+3	405086	942360
8	38	88	11	152 to 228	64%	+3	447718	1390078
9	41	94	11	180 to 271	66%	+4	615318	2005396
10	44	100	12	214 to 320	68%	+4	834639	2840035
11	47	106	12	252 to 378	70%	+5	1570760	4410795
12	50	113	13	297 to 445	72%	+5	1633987	6044782
13	53	119	13	348 to 522	74%	+6	2151030	8195812
14	56	125	14	408 to 612	76%	+6	2812189	11008001
15	59	132	14	477 to 715	78%	+7	5099360	16107361
16	62	138	15	556 to 834	80%	+7	9400731	25508092
17	64	142	15	616 to 923	82%	+8	15273366	40781458
18	66	146	16	681 to 1021	84%	+8	26286582	67068040
19	68	151	16	753 to 1129	86%	+9	62890590	129958630
20	70	155	16	832 to 1247	88%	+9	212046017	342004647
21	72	159	17	918 to 1377	90%	+10	N/A	N/A
22	74	N/A	17	1013 to 1519	92%	+10	N/A	N/A
23	76	N/A	18	1117 to 1675	94%	+11	N/A	N/A
24	78	N/A	18	1231 to 1847	96%	+11	N/A	N/A
25	80	N/A	18	1356 to 2034	98%	+12	N/A	N/A
26	82	N/A	19	1493 to 2240	100%	+12	N/A	N/A
27	84	N/A	19	1643 to 2465	102%	+13	N/A	N/A
28	86	N/A	19	1807 to 2711	104%	+13	N/A	N/A
29	88	N/A	20	1987 to 2981	106%	+14	N/A	N/A
30	90	N/A	20	2184 to 3276	108%	+14	N/A	N/A
31	91	N/A	20	2289 to 3434	108%	+14	N/A	N/A
32	92	N/A	20	2400 to 3599	110%	+15	N/A	N/A
33	93	N/A	21	2515 to 3772	110%	+15	N/A	N/A
34	94	N/A	21	2635 to 3953	112%	+15	N/A	N/A
35	95	N/A	21	2761 to 4142	112%	+15	N/A	N/A
36	96	N/A	21	2893 to 4339	114%	+16	N/A	N/A
37	97	N/A	21	3031 to 4546	114%	+16	N/A	N/A
38	98	N/A	22	3175 to 4762	116%	+16	N/A	N/A
39	99	N/A	22	3325 to 4988	116%	+16	N/A	N/A
40	100	N/A	22	3483 to 5224	118%	+17	N/A	N/A

Item acquisition

Flame Surge can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Flame Surge 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 corrupted level 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

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.

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.

Name		Labyrinth	Stats	Spawn Weighting
Enchantment Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	60% increased Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100
Enchantment Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	90% increased Flame Surge Critical Strike Chance	helmet 100
Enchantment Flame Surge Damage 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	25% increased Flame Surge Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Flame Surge Damage 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	40% increased Flame Surge Damage	helmet 100
Enchantment Flame Surge Vs Burning Enemies 1	66	Merciless Labyrinth	40% increased Flame Surge Damage with Hits and Ailments against Burning Enemies	helmet 100
Enchantment Flame Surge Vs Burning Enemies 2	75	Eternal Labyrinth	60% increased Flame Surge Damage with Hits and Ailments against Burning Enemies	helmet 100

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.