Online:Ardent Flame

Progression

								1								Fiery Grip
								4								Searing Strike
Combustion I								8
								12								Dragonknight Standard
Warmth I								14
Combustion II								18
								20								Fiery Breath
Searing Heat I								22
Warmth II								27
								30								Lava Whip
Searing Heat II								36
World in Ruin I								39
								42								Inferno
World in Ruin II								50

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

Skill Perks

The Ardent Flame skill line is immediately available to all Dragonknights, and is leveled up by earning experience while Ardent Flame skills are slotted. Skills include: Notes

• The numbers displayed here are the base values for the skills. Magicka/Stamina Cost is based on a character of Level 50 160. Damage values are based on Max Magicka/Stamina 7958, Max Health 8744, and Weapon/Spell Damage 1037. 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.

Skills with this icon may need to be updated following changes in Update 25.

Ultimate Abilities

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

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Dragonknight Standard	12	Instant		Area	–	8 meters	16 seconds	250 Ultimate
		Call down a battle standard, dealing [1125 / 1137 / 1150 / 1163] Flame Damage every 1 second for 16 seconds to enemies and applying Major Defile to them, reducing their healing received and Health Recovery by 30%. An ally near the standard can activate the ​ Shackle synergy, dealing 3601 Flame Damage to enemies in the area and immobilizing them for 5 seconds.
				Shifting Standard	Increases the duration, and recasting the ability allows you to move the standard. Cost: 225 Ultimate, Duration: 25 seconds. Call down a battle standard, dealing [1161 / 1176 / 1187 / 1202] Flame Damage every 1 second for 25 seconds to enemies and applying Major Defile to them, reducing their healing received and Health Recovery by 30%. Activating this ability again allows you to move the standard to your location. An ally near the standard can activate the ​ Shackle synergy, dealing 3601 Flame Damage to enemies in the area and immobilizing them for 5 seconds.
				Standard of Might	Standing in the standard increases your damage done and reduces damage taken. Call down a battle standard, dealing 1161 Flame Damage every 1 second for 16 seconds to enemies and applying Major Defile to them, reducing their healing received and Health Recovery by 30%. Standing in the area increases your damage done and reduces damage taken by [12 / 13 / 14 / 15]%. An ally near the standard can activate the ​ Shackle synergy, dealing 3601 Flame Damage to enemies in the area and immobilizing them for 5 seconds.

Active Abilities

These abilities must be activated manually, for a cost.

	Name	Line Rank	Cast Time		Target	Range	Radius	Duration	Cost
	Lava Whip	1	Instant		Enemy	5 meters		–	2295 Magicka
		Lash an enemy with flame, dealing [3001 / 3032 / 3065 / 3096] Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you set them Off Balance.
				Molten Whip	While slotted, your other Ardent Flame abilities increase the damage of your next Molten Whip cast. Lash an enemy with flame, dealing 3100 Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you set them Off Balance. While slotted, whenever you activate a different Ardent Flame ability, you gain a stack of Seething Fury, which increases the damage of your next Molten Whip by 33% and your Weapon and Spell Damage by [60 / 65 / 70 / 75] for 5 seconds. This effect can stack up to 3 times.
				Flame Lash	Targeting Off Balance or Immobilized enemies grants you a more powerful attack which deals increased damage, costs half as much, and heals you. Lash an enemy with flame, dealing 3100 Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobilized or stunned, you set them Off Balance. Targeting an Off Balance or immobilized enemy changes this ability into Power Lash, allowing you to lash an enemy at half cost to deal [3562 / 3598 / 3638 / 3680] Flame Damage and heal you for [6253 / 6321 / 6390 / 6462] Health over 2 seconds. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.
	Searing Strike	4	Instant		Enemy	5 meters		10 seconds	2970 Magicka
		Slash an enemy with flame, dealing [1501 / 1517 / 1534 / 1549] Flame Damage and an additional [3004 / 3017 / 3065 / 3101] Flame Damage over 10 seconds. Enemies hit by the initial hit are afflicted with the Burning status effect.
				Venomous Claw	Converts into a Stamina ability and deals Poison Damage. The damage over time increases the longer the effect lasts. Instantly applies the poisoned status effect. Cost: 2525 Stamina. Rake an enemy with your claw, dealing 1549 Poison Damage and an additional 3110 Poison Damage over 10 seconds. The poison seeps into the target and deals increased damage the longer it lasts, dealing [17 / 18 / 19 / 20]% more damage every 2 seconds. Enemies hit by the initial hit are afflicted with the Poisoned status effect.
				Burning Embers	Heals you for a percentage of the total damage inflicted when the effect ends. Slash an enemy with flame, dealing 1550 Flame Damage and an additional 3110 Flame Damage over 10 seconds. Heals you for [69 / 71 / 73 / 75]% of the total damage inflicted when the effect ends. Enemies hit by the initial hit are afflicted with the Burning status effect.
	Fiery Breath	20	Instant		Cone	–	10 meters	10 seconds	3510 Magicka
		Exhale a flaming blast to enemies in front of you, dealing [2248 / 2272 / 2296 / 2323] Flame Damage and an additional [2262 / 2288 / 2308 / 2343] Flame Damage over 10 seconds.
				Noxious Breath	Converts into a Stamina ability and deals Poison Damage. Applies Major Fracture to enemies. Cost: 2984 Stamina. Exhale a corrosive blast to enemies in front of you, dealing [2323 / 2349 / 2375 / 2401] Poison Damage and an additional [2322 / 2352 / 2378 / 2389] Poison Damage over 10 seconds. Afflicts enemies with Major Fracture, reducing their Physical Resistance by 5280.
				Engulfing Flames	Affected enemies take more damage from all Flame Damage attacks based on how high your Spell Damage is. Exhale a flaming blast to enemies in front of you, dealing 2319 Flame Damage and an additional 2308 Flame Damage over 10 seconds. Affected enemies take more damage from all Flame Damage attacks based on your offensive stats, with a maximum of 10% bonus damage taken. Current value 10%.
	Fiery Grip	30	Instant		Enemy	22 meters		–	3780 Magicka
		Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing [1799 / 1818 / 1840 / 1856] Flame Damage. Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 4 seconds. This attack cannot be dodged or reflected.
				Empowering Chains	Pulls you to the enemy instead. Grants Empower after being pulled. Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull you to an enemy, dealing [1857 / 1878 / 1898 / 1920] Flame Damage and granting you 2 uses of Empower, increasing the damage of your next 2 Light Attacks by 40%. Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 4 seconds. This attack cannot be dodged or reflected.
				Unrelenting Grip	If the target cannot be pulled, you are refunded the Magicka cost. Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing [1857 / 1878 / 1898 / 1920] Flame Damage. Grants Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 4 seconds. If the target cannot be pulled, you restore 100% of the ability's cost as Magicka. This attack cannot be dodged or reflected.
	Inferno	42	Instant		Area	–	15 meters	15 seconds	2160 Magicka
		Activate an aura of flames which launches a fireball at the nearest enemy every 5 seconds, dealing [2249 / 2274 / 2298 / 2325] Flame Damage. While slotted, you gain Major Prophecy, increasing your Spell Critical rating by 2191. This ability scales with your highest offensive stats.
				Flames of Oblivion	Also grants Major Savagery while slotted. Hits an additional enemy. Activate an aura of flames which launches a fireball at 2 enemies every 5 seconds, dealing [2322 / 2348 / 2374 / 2400] Flame Damage. While slotted, you gain Major Prophecy and Major Savagery, increasing your Spell and Weapon Critical ratings by 2191. This ability scales with your highest offensive stats.
				Cauterize	Fireball heals allies instead of damaging enemies and increases the radius. Radius: 28 meters. Activate an aura of flames which launches a fireball at yourself or an ally to cauterize their wounds every 5 seconds, healing them for [2322 / 2348 / 2374 / 2400] Health. While slotted, you gain Major Prophecy, increasing your Spell Critical rating by 2191. This ability scales with your highest offensive stats.

Passive Abilities

Passive abilities are active all the time.

	Name	Line Rank	Skill Rank	Description
	Combustion	8		Increases the damage of your Burning and Poisoned status effects by 25%. When you apply Burning to an enemy, you restore 250 Magicka. When you apply Poisoned to an enemy, you restore 250 Stamina.
		18		Increases the damage of your Burning and Poisoned status effects by 50%. When you apply Burning to an enemy, you restore 500 Magicka. When you apply Poisoned to an enemy, you restore 500 Stamina.
	Warmth	14		When you deal direct damage with an Ardent Flame ability, you reduce the enemy's Movement Speed by 15% for 3 seconds.
		27		When you deal direct damage with an Ardent Flame ability, you reduce the enemy's Movement Speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
	Searing Heat	22		Increases the duration of your Fiery Breath, Searing Strike, and Dragonknight Standard abilities by 2 seconds.
		36		Increases the damage over time of your Fiery Breath, Searing Strike, and Dragonknight Standard abilities by 33% and the duration by 4 seconds.
	World in Ruin	39		Increases the damage of your Flame area of effect abilities by 3%. Decreases the Stamina cost of your Poison abilities by 12%.
		50		Increases the damage of your Flame area of effect abilities by 6%. Decreases the cost of your Stamina Poison abilities by 25%.