Firestorm (Glyph of Storms skill)

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the Glyph of Storms skill. For other uses, see Firestorm (disambiguation).

Firestorm (Glyph of Storms skill).png

Firestorm

Not available underwater  Ground-targeted  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Parent skill
Glyph of Storms.png Glyph of Storms
Slot
Utility
Attunement
Fire
Type
Glyph
Game link
API
5736
10.25¼ Activation time  25 Recharge time  
Firestorm

Glyph. Create a firestorm at the target area.

Damage.png Damage: 133 (0.5)?
Burning.png Burning (2s): 262 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Duration.png Duration: 10 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Range.png Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Fire Fire

Air Air

Notes[edit]

  • Despite its animation, this skill is simply just a pulsing field, unlike Lightning Storm or Ice Storm.
  • The Firestorm lasts 10 seconds and pulses 11 times, it pulses on initial cast and then once per second.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
May 22, 2018
  • Fixed a bug in which this skill required a full cooldown in situations where it should have required an interrupt cooldown.
May 08, 2018
  • The recharge time of storms will now be based on the player's attunement.
February 06, 2018
  • Reduced the recharge of Firestorm from 60 seconds to 25 seconds.
  • All storm glyph variants go on cooldown whenever one glyph is cast.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Increased the burning duration from 1 second to 2 seconds.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Firestorm has been added to the game.