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FlameblastSpell, AoE, Fire, Channelling
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-7) Mana
Cast Time: 0.20 sec
Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60%
Requires Level 28Channels to build up a large explosion, which is released when you stop using the skill. The longer you channel, the larger the area of effect and damage of the explosion, up to 10 stages.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent4Phantasmal1% increased Damage1% chance to Poison on Hit0.1 maximum Stages
1% less Cast Speed
+0.5 to radius
0.5% less Area of Effect per Stage
Deals (31-280) to (46-419) Fire Damage
110% more Spell Damage for each stage
90% more Damage with Ailments for each stage
50% chance to Ignite enemies
+3 to Radius for each Stage
10 maximum Stages
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Flameblast skill iconFlameblast inventory icon
Acquisition
Area level: 28
Vendor Prices
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Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Active Skill Gems
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemFlameblast

Flameblast skill screenshot
For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Flameblast.

Flameblast is a channeling fire spell that builds up an explosion. Releasing or fully channeling the spell will create the explosion.

Skill functions and interactions[]

  • Stages: Flameblast deals more damage at each stage, starting from the second. This means it does base damage at the 1st stage, then 100% plus 110% at the second stage, and so on, resulting in 990% more Spell Damage modifier at the last stage, or 10.9x base damage.[1]
  • Cast speed: At base cast speed it takes 2 seconds to reach the maximum stage. Increasing the cast speed reduces the time to reach the next stage, similar to how Incinerate inventory iconIncinerateIncinerateSpell, Fire, Channelling, AoE
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (2-4) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.20 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%
    Requires Level 12Continuously launches a torrent of fire from your hand, repeatedly damaging enemies. As you channel this spell longer, the flames spread wider close to you and spread longer directly in front of you. When you stop channelling you release a wave of fire damage over a wide and long area that will apply a powerful Ignite.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Fire Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect0.2% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stage
    Final wave deals -10% more Damage with Hits
    Final wave deals -10% more Damage with Ignite
    Deals (3-140) to (5-210) Fire Damage
    8 maximum stages
    Final wave deals 500% more Damage with Ignite
    Final wave deals 500% more Damage with Hits
    25% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stage
    +(4-5) to radius per stage, up to +(15-19)
    100% increased angle per stage, up to 300%
    Final wave always Ignites
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Incinerate skill icon
    Incinerate inventory icon
    works.
  • Curses: The blast detonates ~0.5sec after releasing the key, giving the player enough time to cast a curse like Flammability inventory iconFlammabilityFlammabilitySpell, AoE, Duration, Fire, Curse, Hex
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (24-50) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.50 sec
    Radius: 22
    Requires Level 24Curses all targets in an area, lowering their fire resistance and giving them a chance to be ignited when hit.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentIgnite on Cursed enemies has 0.5% increased DurationCurses inflicted by this Skill have +0.25 to maximum DoomHits against Cursed Enemies have +1% chance to IgniteBase duration is (9-10.9) seconds
    Cursed enemies have -(25-44)% to Fire Resistance
    Hits against Cursed Enemies have +25% chance to Ignite
    Curse gains 10 Doom per second if you Cast this Spell yourself
    +(0-10) to radius
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Flammability skill icon
    Flammability inventory icon
    or try to Shock, however this will only boost the damage of burn if targets get ignited because the blast goes off before the curse or shock stacks.[2] Moving will set off the blast earlier.
  • Traps, Mines, and Triggers: The skill can't be cast by conditional trigger gems such as Cast when Damage Taken Support inventory iconCast when Damage Taken SupportCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger
    Icon: !
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250%
    Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec
    Can Store 1 Use(s)
    Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Skill Effect DurationSupported Skills require 1% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerTrigger Supported Spells when you take a total of (528-3272) Damage
    Supported Skills deal (-70-6)% more Damage
    This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower
    You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
    This 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.
    Cast when Damage Taken Support inventory icon
    and Cast On Critical Strike Support inventory iconCast On Critical Strike SupportCast On Critical Strike SupportTrigger, Support, Spell
    Icon: &
    Level: (1-20)
    Requires Level 38Must support both an attack skill and a spell skill to work. The attack skill will trigger a spell when it critically strikes an enemy. Cannot support totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills that reserve mana cannot be triggered.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 1% increased Attack Critical Strike Chance
    Supported Skills have 1% increased Spell Critical Strike Chance
    Supported Skills deal 1% more Attack DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Attack Speed
    Supported Attacks will Trigger a Supported Spell when you Crit an Enemy
    Supported Skills deal (20-29)% more Spell Damage
    You cannot Cast Supported Triggerable Spells directly
    This 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.
    Cast On Critical Strike Support inventory icon
    . It also can't be linked to Trap Support inventory iconTrap SupportTrap SupportSupport, Trap
    Icon: T
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a trap that will use the skill for you when an enemy walks near it. Traps cannot use channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Trap Throwing SpeedSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Trap Trigger Area of EffectTrap lasts 4 seconds
    Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
    Supported Skills have (0-19)% increased Trap Throwing Speed
    Supported Skills deal (0-38)% increased Trap Damage
    This 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.
    Trap Support inventory icon
    or Blastchain Mine Support inventory iconBlastchain Mine SupportBlastchain Mine SupportSupport, Mine
    Icon: Y
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 50%
    Requires Level 8Supports spells, or attacks that use bows or wands. Instead of using that skill, you will throw a mine that will use the skill for you when you detonate it. Mines cannot use channelling skills.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Mine Throwing SpeedSupported Skills have 1% reduced Mana ReservedMines from Supported Skills have 1% increased Detonation SpeedMine lasts 5 seconds
    Supported Skills deal (40-33)% less Damage
    Supported Skills deal 5% more Damage for each prior Mine in Detonation Sequence
    Supported Skills have a Base Mine Detonation Time of 0.25 seconds
    Supported Attack Skills cannot be used with Melee Weapons
    This 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.
    Blastchain Mine Support inventory icon
    unless also linked to a totem.[3]
  • Totems: When linked to Spell Totem Support inventory iconSpell Totem SupportSpell Totem SupportSupport, Spell, Totem
    Icon: T
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 200%
    Requires Level 8Supports spell skills that are not triggered. Instead of casting that spell, you will summon a totem that casts the spell for you.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Totem Placement speed1% increased Totem Duration1% increased Totem RangeSupported Skills will summon a Totem which uses that Skill
    Totem lasts 8 seconds
    Supported Skills deal (28-24)% less Damage
    Spells Cast by Totem have 40% less Cast Speed
    This 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.
    Spell Totem Support inventory icon
    , the totem stops channeling automatically at max stacks. Letting the totem die or expire will also release the blast.
  • Notes: Flameblast cannot be supported with Spell Cascade Support inventory iconSpell Cascade SupportSpell Cascade SupportAoE, Spell, Support
    Icon: p
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%
    Supports spell skills that apply an effect to an area around a targeted location. Cannot support Vaal skills or skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Cannot modify the skills of minions.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Area of EffectSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased DamageSupported Skills have 1% increased Area of Effect
    Supported Skills have 5% increased delay between affected Areas
    Supported Area of Effect Skills also affect areas in front of and behind the targeted area
    Supported Skills have (25-16)% less Area of Effect
    Supported Skills deal (40-31)% less Damage
    This 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.
    Spell Cascade Support inventory icon
    or Spell Echo Support inventory iconSpell Echo SupportSpell Echo SupportSpell, Support
    Icon: k
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports spell skills, making them repeat when cast. Cannot support Vaal skills, totem skills, channelling skills, triggered skills, instant skills, or skills which reserve mana.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3DivergentSupported Skills deal 0.5% increased Spell DamageSupported Skills have 0.5% increased Cast SpeedSupported Skills deal 1% less Damage
    Final Repeat of Supported Skills deals 3% more Damage
    Supported Skills Repeat an additional time
    Supported Skills have (40-54)% more Cast Speed
    Supported Skills deal 10% less Damage
    This 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.
    Spell Echo Support inventory icon
    .

Gem level progression[]

LevelRequired LevelRequired IntelligenceMana
Cost
Fire
Damage
Exp.Total Exp.
12867431 to 4600
23173437 to 56199345199345
33479444 to 66285815485160
43785452 to 79401344886504
54092462 to 935543791440883
64296569 to 1034774371918320
744100577 to 1155837862502106
846104585 to 1287103593212465
948109595 to 14213555114567976
10501135105 to 15711388775706853
11521175116 to 17413682337075086
12541215129 to 19316383388713424
13561256142 to 213195664810670072
14581306157 to 235365518414325256
15601346173 to 260301732717342583
16621386191 to 286775999525102578
17641426210 to 3151513819340240771
18661466231 to 3472608382566324596
19681516254 to 38262620247128944843
20701557280 to 419211708088340652931
21721597307 to 461N/AN/A
2274N/A7337 to 506N/AN/A
2376N/A7370 to 555N/AN/A
2478N/A7406 to 609N/AN/A
2580N/A7445 to 667N/AN/A
2682N/A7487 to 731N/AN/A
2784N/A8533 to 800N/AN/A
2886N/A8584 to 876N/AN/A
2988N/A8639 to 958N/AN/A
3090N/A8699 to 1048N/AN/A
3191N/A8730 to 1096N/AN/A
3292N/A8764 to 1145N/AN/A
3393N/A8798 to 1197N/AN/A
3494N/A8834 to 1252N/AN/A
3595N/A8872 to 1308N/AN/A
3696N/A8911 to 1367N/AN/A
3797N/A9952 to 1429N/AN/A
3898N/A9995 to 1493N/AN/A
3999N/A91040 to 1560N/AN/A
40100N/A91086 to 1629N/AN/A

Item acquisition
Questionmark

Upgrade paths

This item can be acquired through the following upgrade paths or vendor recipes:

AmountIngredientGeneral
Notes
Type
8Divination card inventory iconDying AnguishDying Anguish card artDivination card frameDying Anguish8Level 19 Gem
Alternative Quality: +19%
Moribund, he gazed upon the journey taken as blood trickled down his chin. His eye closed on the city ahead that he would never call home.
Divination card inventory icon
random level 19 gem with 19% alternative qualityAutomatic
1Gemcutter's Incubator inventory iconGemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorAdds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing # monsters
Quality GemRight click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Gemcutter's Incubator inventory icon
random superior gemAutomatic
6Divination card inventory iconThe FoxThe Fox card artDivination card frameThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Divination card inventory icon
random level 20 gemAutomatic
13Divination card inventory iconThe CataclysmThe Cataclysm card artDivination card frameThe Cataclysm13Level 21 Spell Gem
Corrupted
The mighty warriors traded in blows, the nimble archers in arrows, yet it was the brazen thaumaturgists who would bring catastrophe to all.
Divination card inventory icon
random corrupted level 21 Spell gemAutomatic
3Divination card inventory iconGemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise card artDivination card frameGemcutter'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
Divination card inventory icon
random superior gem with 20% qualityAutomatic
1Divination card inventory iconThe VoidThe Void card artDivination card frameThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Divination card inventory iconrandom divination card set exchangeAutomatic

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3
Clarissa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Flameblast.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.StatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Flameblast Critical Strike Chance 16660% increased Flameblast Critical Strike Chancehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Flameblast Critical Strike Chance 27590% increased Flameblast Critical Strike Chancehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Flameblast Damage 16625% increased Flameblast Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Flameblast Damage 27540% increased Flameblast Damagehelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Flameblast Area Of Effect 16616% increased Flameblast Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0
Enchantment Flameblast Area Of Effect 27524% increased Flameblast Area of Effecthelmet 100
default 0

Alternate skill effects

Flameblast has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Celestial Flameblast EffectCelestial Flameblast Effect inventory iconCelestial Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a celestial effect.Celestial Flameblast Effect inventory iconYour Flameblast becomes a celestial effect.
Demonic Flameblast EffectDemonic Flameblast Effect inventory iconDemonic Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a powerful demonic explosion.Demonic Flameblast Effect inventory iconYour Flameblast becomes a powerful demonic explosion.
Harbinger Flameblast EffectHarbinger Flameblast Effect inventory iconHarbinger Flameblast EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Flameblast becomes a blue harbinger effect.Harbinger Flameblast Effect inventory iconYour Flameblast becomes a blue harbinger effect.

Version history[]

Version Changes
3.16.0
  • 130% (from 110%) more Spell Damage for each stage.
  • 60% (from 90%) more Damage with Ailments for each stage.
3.13.0
  • No longer has +5% chance to ignite for each stage.
  • Now has 50% chance to ignite at all gem levels.
  • Divergent Flameblast now grants 1% less cast speed per 1% gem quality (from 2% per 1% gem quality).
3.12.4
  • Fixed a bug where Divergent Flameblast's Less Cast Speed effect was not displayed.
3.12.0
  • Now has alternative quality.
3.10.0
  • Now has a base radius of 2 (from 5).
  • Now gains +3 radius per stage (from +2).
3.6.0
  • Mana Cost at gem level 1 is now 4 (was 3).
  • Mana Cost at gem level 20 is now 7 (was 6).
  • Now deals 31 to 46 Fire damage at gem level 1 (from 32 to 48) and 280 to 419 Fire damage at gem level 20 (from 241 to 362).
  • Now has an added damage effectiveness of 60% (from 50%).
3.3.0
  • Now deals 90% more damage with ailments for each stage (up from 50%).
  • Now has +5% chance to ignite for each stage.
  • Now costs 3 mana at gem level 1 (down from 6), up to 6 mana at gem level 20 (down from 9).
2.4.0c
  • Improved Totem AI when used with Flameblast so that it ends the channel correctly once it has reached max stacks.
2.4.0
  • Added a channelled skill system. Incinerate inventory iconIncinerateIncinerateSpell, Fire, Channelling, AoE
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (2-4) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.20 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 30%
    Requires Level 12Continuously launches a torrent of fire from your hand, repeatedly damaging enemies. As you channel this spell longer, the flames spread wider close to you and spread longer directly in front of you. When you stop channelling you release a wave of fire damage over a wide and long area that will apply a powerful Ignite.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Fire Damage0.5% increased Area of Effect0.2% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stage
    Final wave deals -10% more Damage with Hits
    Final wave deals -10% more Damage with Ignite
    Deals (3-140) to (5-210) Fire Damage
    8 maximum stages
    Final wave deals 500% more Damage with Ignite
    Final wave deals 500% more Damage with Hits
    25% more Damage with Hits and Ailments for each stage
    +(4-5) to radius per stage, up to +(15-19)
    100% increased angle per stage, up to 300%
    Final wave always Ignites
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Incinerate skill icon
    Incinerate inventory icon
    , Flameblast and Wither inventory iconWitherWitherSpell, AoE, Duration, Chaos, Channelling
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (3-9) Mana
    Cast Time: 0.28 sec
    Requires Level 10Casts a debilitating debuff on enemies in an area, hindering their movement and also inflicts the Withered debuff, which increases the Chaos Damage they take and can stack up to 15 times.Per 1% Quality:1Superior2Anomalous3Divergent1% increased Skill Effect DurationHindered Enemies deal 0.2% reduced Chaos Damage5% chance to apply an additional Withered Debuff if you Cast this Spell yourself(30-36)% reduced Movement Speed
    6% increased Chaos Damage taken
    Base duration is 0.5 seconds
    Withered lasts 2 seconds
    (0-19)% increased Area of Effect
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    Wither skill icon
    Wither inventory icon
    are now channelled skills.
  • Unlike other skills, which are used once and quickly finish, when you use a channelled skill, it doesn't finish until you release the relevant button/key. You continue performing the same skill.
  • You need to pay mana repeatedly to keep the skill going. The channelled skill's mana cost must be paid again to maintain it with a frequency determined by the cast time. If you can't pay, the skill will end, just as if you'd lifted the button.
  • Dying, being stunned, and other game mechanics that interrupt the use of skills will cause channelling to end as well.
  • Effects which trigger when you use a skill will only trigger when you initially start channelling - regardless of how long you maintain a channelled skill, it's still the same use of the skill. You need to stop channelling if you want to use it again.
2.1.0
  • Damage has been increased by around 20% at all levels.
2.0.0
  • Now grants 1% increased damage per 1% quality (quality no longer affects ignite chance).
  • No longer works with Spell Echo.
  • Base Cast Speed has been increased from a cast time of 300ms to 200ms to compensate for no longer working with Spell Echo.
1.3.1b
  • Reduced the damage of Flameblast by 20%.
1.2.0
  • We have reduced the critical strike chance from 6% to 5%. We have reduced the damage by 15% at all levels.
1.1.1
  • Fixed a problem where Flameblast was accidentally buffed heavily in 1.1.0. Based on feedback on the insane version, we then buffed the pre-1.1.0 version by 48% on purpose in this patch.
1.0.4
  • Flameblast has been added to the game.

References[]

  1. Mark_GGG (June 23, 2016). "Mechanical Questions Thread". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. floytesangen & SlixMaru (December 23, 2013). "[Discussion] Flameblast & Builds". Reddit. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  3. Pomfrod (December 23, 2013). "[Discussion] Flameblast & Builds". Reddit. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
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