Online:Ardent Flame

Ardent Flame is one of three class skill lines available to Dragonknights. Abilities in this line focus on dealing fire damage.

Skill Perks

Ardent Flame has an associated skill line that is revealed through leveling up your character, whilst using that class. Known abilities are listed below.

Notes

• The numbers displayed here are the base values for the skills. Magicka/Stamina Cost is based on a character of Level 4, wherein each additional level increases the Magicka/Stamina Cost by 10% of this value. Damage values are based on Max Magicka/Stamina 1000, and Weapon/Spell Damage 0. The actual numbers you see in the game may depend on a variety of factors, including skill line rank, your equipped weapons and armor, other skills, enchantments, etc. As such, they should only be used as a comparative reference.

Ultimate Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, for a cost of Ultimate.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
48px	Dragonknight Standard	12	Instant		Self	-	8 meters	15 seconds	250 Ultimate
		Duration: [12 / 13 / 14 / 15] seconds Call down a flaming battle standard that deals 37 Flame Damage each second to nearby enemies and afflicts them with Major Defile, which reduces the effectiveness of healing on them by 30%. While the standard is up, an ally can activate Shackle to deal 220 Flame Damage and immobilize enemies in range.
			32px	Shifting Standard	Standard can be moved to a new location, refreshing its duration. Call down a flaming battle standard that deals [37 / 38 / 40 / 41] Flame Damage each second to nearby enemies and afflicts them with Major Defile, which reduces the effectiveness of healing on them by 30%. Call the standard again to move it to a new location. While the standard is up, an ally can activate Shackle to deal 220 Flame Damage and immobilize enemies in range.
			32px	Standard of Might	Increase damage done and reduce damage taken while near standard. Call down a flaming battle standard that deals 37 Flame Damage each second to nearby enemies and afflicts them with Major Defile, which reduces the effectiveness of healing on them by 30%. The standard also increases your damage by [17 / 18 / 19 / 20]% and reduces damage dealt to you by [17 / 18 / 19 / 20]%. While the standard is up, an ally can activate Shackle to deal 220 Flame Damage and immobilize enemies in range.

Active Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, for a cost.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
48px	Fiery Grip	1	Instant		Enemy	18 meters	-	0 seconds	562 Magicka
		Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing [50 / 51 / 53 / 54] Flame Damage. If the target cannot be moved, the chain pulls you to the target.
			32px	Empowering Chains	Next weapon attack after casting deals additional damage. Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing [54 / 55 / 55 / 56] Flame Damage and granting you Empower, increasing the damage of your next attack by 20%. If the target cannot be moved, the chain pulls you to the target.
			32px	Extended Chains	Has increased range and reduced cost. Cost: 525 Magicka, Range: 22 meters Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing [54 / 56 / 57 / 59] Flame Damage. If the target cannot be moved, the chain pulls you to the target.
48px	Searing Strike	4	Instant		Enemy	5 meters	-	0 seconds	187 Magicka
		Slash an enemy with flame for [50 / 51 / 53 / 54] Flame Damage and an additional [130 / 138 / 154 / 162] Flame Damage over 8.5 seconds.
			32px	Unstable Flame	Ability now scales off Weapon Damage and Max Stamina. Deals more damage the longer the spell lasts. Cost: 187 Stamina Slash an enemy with flame for 54 Flame Damage and an additional 162 Flame Damage over 8.5 seconds, with damage increasing [9 / 10 / 11 / 12]% every 2 seconds.
			32px	Burning Embers	Heals when effect ends. Slash an enemy with flame for 54 Flame Damage and an additional 162 Flame Damage over 8.5 seconds. Heals you for [30 / 32 / 34 / 36]% of damage inflicted when the effect ends.
48px	Fiery Breath	20	Instant		Cone	-	10 meters	0 seconds	375 Magicka
		Exhale a flaming blast, dealing 25 Flame Damage to enemies in front of you and an additional [84 / 90 / 96 / 102] Flame Damage over 8 seconds.
			32px	Burning Breath	Ability now scales off Weapon Damage and Max Stamina. Reduces enemy Armor. Cost: 375 Stamina Exhale a flaming blast, dealing [25 / 26 / 27 / 28] Flame Damage to enemies in front of you and an additional 102 Flame Damage over 8 seconds. Also causes Major Fracture, which reduces enemies' armor by 80.
			32px	Engulfing Flames	Target takes increased damage from fire attacks. Exhale a flaming blast, dealing 25 Flame Damage to enemies in front of you and an additional 102 Flame Damage over 8 seconds. Affected enemies take [7 / 8 / 9 / 10]% additional damage from flame attacks.
48px	Lava Whip	30	Instant		Enemy	8 meters	-	0 seconds	375 Magicka
		Lash an enemy with flame, dealing [90 / 91 / 93 / 95] Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you also set them off balance. You can only set an enemy off balance once every 5 seconds.
			32px	Molten Whip	While ability is slotted, deal more damage with Ardent Flame abilities. Lash an enemy with flame, dealing 95 Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you also set them off balance. You can only set an enemy off balance once every 5 seconds. While slotted, your Spell and Weapon Damage is increased by (?) for Ardent Flame abilities.
			32px	Flame Lash	Targeting off balance enemies grants you a more powerfull lash attack, dealing increased damage and healing you. Lash an enemy with flame, dealing [90 / 91 / 93 / 95] Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you also set them off balance. You can only set an enemy off balance once every 5 seconds. Targeting an off balance enemy changes this ability into Power Lash, allowing you to lash an enemy with more intense flame to deal (?) Flame damage and stun them for 2 seconds. You also heal (?) over 2 seconds.
48px	Inferno	42	Instant		Area	-	15 meters	Infinite	0 Magicka
		Activate an aura of flames, granting Major Prophecy, which increases your Spell Critical rating by 10. The aura also launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every [6 / 5.7 / 5.4 / 5] seconds, dealing 60 Flame Damage over 6 seconds.
			32px	Flames of Oblivion	Adds Weapon Critical Strike Rating Activate an aura of flames, granting Major Prophecy and Major Savagery, which increases your Spell and Weapon Critical ratings by 10. The aura also launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every 5 seconds, causing [60 / 62 / 64 / 66] Flame Damage over 6 seconds.
			32px	Sea of Flames	Gain Magicka when you kill enemies Activate an aura of flames, granting Major Prophecy, which increases your Spell Critical rating by 10. The aura also launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every 5 seconds, dealing 60 Flame Damage over 6 seconds. If a fireball kills an enemy, you have [100 / 101 / 102 / 104] Magicka restored.

Passive Abilities

Passive abilities are active all the time.

	Name	Line Rank	Skill Rank	Description
48px	Kindling	8		Increases the damage of flame abilities' burning effect by 33%.
		18		Increases the damage of flame abilities' burning effect by 66%.
48px	Warmth	14		Damaging enemies with Ardent Flame abilities also reduces their movement speed 15% for 2 seconds.
		27		Damaging enemies with Ardent Flame abilities also reduces their movement speed 30% for 4 seconds.
48px	Searing Heat	22		Increases the duration of Fiery Breath, Searing Strike, and Dragonknight Standard abilities by 2 seconds.
		36		Increases the damage of Fiery Breath, Searing Strike, and Dragonknight Standard abilities by 3% and the duration by 2 seconds.
48px	World in Flame	39		Increases the damage of flame-based area of effect abilities by 3%.
		50		Increases the damage of flame-based area of effect abilities by 6%.