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Chapter 1: Searing Spell

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Chapter 1: Searing Spell

Profession
Guardian icon small.png Guardian (skill list)
Specialization
Firebrand icon small.png Firebrand
Parent skill
Tome of Justice.png Tome of Justice
Bundle
Tome of Justice
Weapon slot filled tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.pngWeapon slot empty tango.png
Type
Tome
Game link
API
41258
0.5½ Activation time  
Chapter 1: Searing Spell

Tome. Fueled by tales of the desolation in Istan, incite a great swelling of heat before you.

Damage.png Damage: 337 (0.95)?
Damage.png Damage: 213 (0.6)?
Burning.png Burning (20.5½s): 328 Damage
Vulnerability.png2 Vulnerability (10s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png4 Vulnerability (6s): +4% Incoming Damage, +4% Incoming Condition Damage
Vulnerability.png2 Vulnerability (6s): +2% Incoming Damage, +2% Incoming Condition Damage
Maximum Count.png Page Cost: 1
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Range.png Range: 600

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Zeal Zeal

Radiance Radiance

Firebrand Firebrand

  • Legendary Lore Legendary LoreTome skills gain bonuses from scribbling in the margins by ancient bards.
  • Loremaster Loremaster — Retain Resolve passive while it is on cooldown. You generate pages more quickly.

Notes[edit]

  • This is a cone skill that can hit to up 5 targets.

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
November 28, 2023
  • Increased vulnerability stacks from 2 to 4 in PvP only.
November 29, 2022
  • The page mechanic for firebrand tomes has been reworked. Pages are now shared across all tomes and refill at a set interval instead of when summoning a tome.
  • Page cost and cooldown has been adjusted to the following: 1 page, no cooldown.
  • This skill now inflicts vulnerability in addition to its current effects.
July 07, 2020
  • Reduced the damage dealt by this skill by 14% (1.1 coefficient to 0.95) in PvE only. Reduced the duration of burning inflicted from 3 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 1.1 to 0.6
September 22, 2017 Path of Fire release:
  • Chapter 1: Searing Spell has been added to the game.