Online:Ardent Flame

Progression

								1								Lava Whip
								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								Fiery Grip
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 12000, Max Health 16000, and Weapon/Spell Damage 1000. 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
	Dragonknight Standard	12	Instant		Area	–	8 meters	16 seconds	250 Ultimate
		Call down a battle standard, dealing [2304 / 2328 / 2354 / 2379] Flame Damage every 1 second for 16 seconds to enemies and applying Major Defile to them, reducing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12%. An ally near the standard can activate the ​ Shackle synergy, dealing 9223 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 [2382 / 2409 / 2434 / 2460] Flame Damage every 1 second for 25 seconds to enemies and applying Major Defile to them, reducing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12%. Activating this ability again allows you to move the standard to your location. An ally near the standard can activate the ​ Shackle synergy, dealing 9223 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 2382 Flame Damage every 1 second for 16 seconds to enemies and applying Major Defile to them, reducing their healing received and damage shield strength by 12%. 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 9223 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	7 meters	–	–	2295 Magicka
		Lash an enemy with flame, dealing [6149 / 6215 / 6283 / 6352] Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you set them Off Balance.
				Molten Whip	Splits the cost between Magicka and Stamina. While slotted, your other Ardent Flame abilities increase the damage of your next Molten Whip cast and Weapon and Spell Damage. Cost: 1148 Magicka and 1148 Stamina. Lash an enemy with flame, dealing 6352 Flame Damage. If you strike an enemy that is immobile or stunned, you set them Off Balance. Whenever you activate a different Ardent Flame ability while in combat, you gain a stack of Seething Fury, increasing the damage of your next Molten Whip by 20% and your Weapon and Spell Damage by [85 / 90 / 95 / 100] for 15 seconds. This effect stacks 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 6352 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 [7305 / 7385 / 7465 / 7546] Flame Damage and healing you for [7305 / 7385 / 7465 / 7546] Health.
	Searing Strike	4	Instant		Enemy	7 meters	–	20 seconds	2970 Magicka
		Slash an enemy with flame, dealing [3073 / 3107 / 3140 / 3174] Flame Damage and an additional [9227 / 9320 / 9424 / 9525] Flame Damage over 20 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 that applies the Poisoned status effect. The damage over time increases the longer the effect lasts. Cost: 2525 Stamina. Rake an enemy with your claw, dealing 3176 Poison Damage and an additional 9531 Poison Damage over 20 seconds. The poison seeps into the target and deals increased damage the longer it lasts, dealing [9 / 10 / 11 / 12]% 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 damage done. Slash an enemy with flame, dealing 3176 Flame Damage and an additional 9531 Flame Damage over 20 seconds. You heal for [94 / 96 / 98 / 100]% of the damage done with this ability. Enemies hit by the initial hit are afflicted with the Burning status effect.
	Fiery Breath	20	Instant		Cone	–	10 meters	20 seconds	3510 Magicka
		Exhale a flaming blast to enemies in front of you, dealing [4610 / 4660 / 4711 / 4761] Flame Damage and an additional [7673 / 7753 / 7838 / 7913] Flame Damage over 20 seconds.
				Noxious Breath	Converts into a Stamina ability and deals Poison Damage. Applies Major Breach to enemies, reducing their Resistances. Cost: 2984 Stamina. Exhale a corrosive blast to enemies in front of you, dealing [4765 / 4816 / 4869 / 4921] Poison Damage and an additional [7946 / 8032 / 8120 / 8211] Poison Damage over 20 seconds. Afflicts enemies with Major Breach, reducing their Physical and Spell Resistance by 5948.
				Engulfing Flames	Affected enemies take more damage from all Flame Damage attacks. Exhale a flaming blast to enemies in front of you, dealing [4765 / 4816 / 4869 / 4921] Flame Damage and an additional [7946 / 8032 / 8120 / 8211] Flame Damage over 20 seconds. Affected enemies take more damage from all Flame Damage attacks based on your Weapon and Spell Damage, and Max Magicka or Stamina, with a maximum of 6% bonus damage taken. Current value 6%.
	Fiery Grip	30	Instant		Enemy	22 meters	–	–	3780 Magicka
		Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull an enemy to you, dealing [3688 / 3728 / 3768 / 3809] Flame Damage and taunting them for 15 seconds if they are not already taunted. Hitting the target grants you Major Expedition, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% for 4 seconds. This attack cannot be dodged or reflected.
				Chains of Devastation	Pulls you to the enemy instead and no longer attempts to taunt. Grants Major Berserk after casting. Launch a fiery chain to grasp and pull yourself to an enemy, dealing [3811 / 3853 / 3895 / 3936] Flame Damage. Hitting the target grants you Major Expedition and Major Berserk, increasing your Movement Speed by 30% and your damage done by 10% 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 [3811 / 3853 / 3895 / 3936] Flame Damage and taunting them for 15 seconds if they are not already taunted. Hitting the target grants you 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 [4610 / 4660 / 4711 / 4761] Flame Damage. While slotted on either bar, you gain Major Prophecy and Savagery, increasing your Spell and Weapon Critical rating by 2629.
				Flames of Oblivion	Now launches three fireballs instead of one. Activate an aura of flames which launches a fireball at 3 enemies every 5 seconds, dealing [4765 / 4816 / 4869 / 4921] Flame Damage. While slotted on either bar, you gain Major Prophecy and Savagery, increasing your Spell and Weapon Critical rating by 2629.
				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 [4765 / 4816 / 4869 / 4921] Health. While slotted on either bar, you gain Major Prophecy and Savagery, increasing your Spell and Weapon Critical rating by 2629.

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 20%. When you apply Burning or Poisoned to an enemy, you restore 500 Magicka and Stamina. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.
		18		Increases the damage of your Burning and Poisoned status effects by 40%. When you apply Burning or Poisoned to an enemy, you restore 1000 Magicka and Stamina. This effect can occur once every 3 seconds.
	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 25% and the duration by 4 seconds.
	World in Ruin	39		Increases the damage of your Flame and Poison attacks by 2%.
		50		Increases the damage of your Flame and Poison attacks by 5%.