Fireball/history

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August 23, 2022

  • Fireball: (PvE only) Damage multiplier increased from 1.0 to 1.4. Now also inflicts 1 stack of burning with a 1-second duration.
Fireball.png

Fireball

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 1
Attunement
Fire
Game link
1 Activation time  
Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage.png Damage: 565 (1.4)?
Damage.png Damage: 269 (0.666)?
Burning.png Burning (1s): 131 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Fireball: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.666.
Fireball.png

Fireball

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 1
Attunement
Fire
Game link
1 Activation time  
Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage.png Damage: 404 (1.0)?
Damage.png Damage: 269 (0.666)?
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

April 19, 2016

  • Fireball: The effect of this skill has been returned to its previous state.
    • The damage of this skill has been increased by 17%.
Fireball.png

Fireball

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 1
Attunement
Fire
Game link
1 Activation time  
Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage.png Damage: 404 (1.0)?
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

November 17, 2015

  • Fireball: Reduced the visual noise on the effects associated with this skill.

June 23, 2015

  • Blasting Staff: The effects of this trait have been added to all staff-skill area attacks by default.
    • Increased radius by 60.
Fireball.png

Fireball

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 1
Attunement
Fire
Game link
1 Activation time  
Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage.png Damage: 343 (0.85)?
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 3
Radius.png Radius: 180
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

September 09, 2014

  • Fireball Added a Number of Targets: 3 skill fact.

June 03, 2014

  • Fireball: Added a skill fact for the maximum number of targets (3).

October 15, 2013

  • Fireball: Increased the base radius to 120.
    • Increased the radius to 180 when traited with Blasting Staff.
Fireball.png

Fireball

Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Weapon
Staff
 
Weapon slot 1
Attunement
Fire
Game link
1 Activation time   
Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage.png Damage: 314 (0.85)?
Radius.png Radius: 120
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description

December 14, 2012

  • The Fireball tooltip has been updated to display the correct radius.

Original version

1 Activation time   
Fireball

Cast a fireball that explodes on impact and hits multiple foes.

Damage.png Damage: 314 (0.85)?
Radius.png Radius: 90
Range.png Range: 1,200

— In-game description