Fireball

In game

Hurl a ball of fire that explodes on impact. Can ignite.

Type

Spell

Mana cost

6 at level 1

Speed

1.35 casts per second

Damage

9–15 Fire

Critical chance

6%

Ignite chance

25%

Lore Concept

A piece of your own ember, thrown.

How it works

Launches a ball of fire at 20 tiles per second that flies up to 28 tiles. It explodes when it touches an enemy or a wall, hitting everything within 1.5 tiles of the blast; at the end of its range it fizzles out without exploding. Each extra projectile flies about 9° apart from the last and rolls its own damage.

Scales with

• Increased fire damage
• Increased spell damage
• Increased damage
• Increased cast speed
• Increased critical strike chance
• Critical strike multiplier
• Spell skill level
• Increased area of effect
• Additional projectiles
• Increased projectile speed

Damage by gem level

Base damage before any increases, critical strikes or resistances. A gem is as strong as a character of the level it requires (1.12 times per level of that), and each +1 to the level of spell skills counts as one more such level.

As a gem

A Intelligence gem with the tags Spell, Area, Projectile, Fire. It requires 9 Intelligence at gem level 1; 120 Intelligence at gem level 10; 257 Intelligence at gem level 20; 365 Intelligence at gem level 30. Support gems that fit it: Faster Casting, Multiple Projectiles, Increased Area, Concentrated Effect, Elemental Focus, Critical Strikes, Searing.

Mana cost by level

Costs grow 3.5% per level the gem requires, with the gem at the highest level a character of each level can use; support gems multiply it.

Other skills: Strike, Earthshatter, Arc, Frost Nova, Ember Dash