PoE2 skill gem

Flame Breath

Shapeshift into a Wyvern and take to the skies, immolating enemies with a jet of fire. Channelling ends after a short amount of time but can be prolonged by spending Rage. Consumes a Power Charge if possible to Empower the Skill, Gaining extra Lightning damage and spending Rage more slowly.

Current series

Changed in 0.5

0.5.0
Direct change

Flame Breath: Now has an Energy Gain penalty similar to Incinerate.

0.5.0
Direct change

For players using click to move, clicking to move while channelling a skill that can be used while moving will no longer interrupt channelling. This should significantly improve the usability of skills such as Flame Breath and Incinerate on click to move.

Full patch history

Effects

11 effects

Requirements and restrictions

2 requirement groups
Player requirementsLevel (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Int
Weapon or skill requirementTalismans
Source requirement text

Requires: Level (1-90), (4-86) Str, (4-86) Int

Requires: Talismans

Gem level progression

40 levels
Flame Breath levels 1 to 20
LevelRequires LevelStrIntManaBase Damage
10442330%, 30%, 30%
23772633%, 33%, 33%
36993036%, 36%, 36%
41013133540%, 40%, 40%
51417173943%, 43%, 43%
61820204446%, 46%, 46%
72224244950%, 50%, 50%
82628285453%, 53%, 53%
93132326056%, 56%, 56%
103637376759%, 59%, 59%
114141417363%, 63%, 63%
124646468066%, 66%, 66%
135251518870%, 70%, 70%
145857579675%, 75%, 75%
1564626210579%, 79%, 79%
1666646411484%, 84%, 84%
1772707012490%, 90%, 90%
1878757513496%, 96%, 96%
19848080145102%, 102%, 102%
20908686157109%, 109%, 109%
Beyond level 20, 20 levels
Flame Breath levels beyond 20
LevelRequires LevelStrIntManaBase Damage
21Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable169116%, 116%, 116%
22Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable182124%, 124%, 124%
23Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable196132%, 132%, 132%
24Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable211141%, 141%, 141%
25Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable227150%, 150%, 150%
26Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable244160%, 160%, 160%
27Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable261171%, 171%, 171%
28Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable280182%, 182%, 182%
29Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable300194%, 194%, 194%
30Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable321207%, 207%, 207%
31Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable343221%, 221%, 221%
32Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable367236%, 236%, 236%
33Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable392251%, 251%, 251%
34Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable418268%, 268%, 268%
35Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable446286%, 286%, 286%
36Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable476305%, 305%, 305%
37Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable507325%, 325%, 325%
38Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable540347%, 347%, 347%
39Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable575370%, 370%, 370%
40Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable612395%, 395%, 395%

Quality effects

2 effects

Flame Breath standard quality

  • Rage cost is ignored for an additional (0-1) second

Advanced Thaumaturgy

This is the additional quality effect granted while the Gemling Legionnaire passive is allocated. The main value below is shown at 20% gem quality. Compare all gem bonuses.

  • 20% more Area of EffectQuality scaling: (0-20)% more Area of Effect

Compatible support gems

222 source records
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Compatibility rules

Active Type: Damage, Shapeshift, Attack, Fire, Area, Duration, CreatesGroundEffect, UsableWhileMoving, Sustained, ConsumesRage, Shapeshift, Wyvern, Channel, Cooldown, ManualCooldownConsumption, SkillConsumesPowerChargesOnUse, ConsumesCharges, Detonator

Acquisition

1 sources
  • Uncut Skill Gem: Uncut Skill Gem Tier 13

How to engrave this skill

1 category
Primal, tier 13

This skill becomes available when engraving an Uncut Skill Gem of level 13 or higher. The resulting skill uses the selected Uncut Skill Gem's level.

Open Primal

Vaal Orb outcomes

4 outcomes / 0 enchantments

Vaal Orb can corrupt Flame Breath. One applicable outcome is selected, and the item normally cannot be modified again by ordinary crafting.

01
No change.
02
Permanently add or subtract one gem level. This is retained when upgrading the gem level using an uncut gem. Max level gems can exceed their normal maximum this way, but cannot go below Level 1.
03
Add or remove a socket.
04
±10% to Quality, up to 23%.
View every corruption outcome and enchantment

Patch history

3 changes
0.4.0c
Direct change

Flame Breath no longer goes on cooldown upon finishing channelling. It now only goes on cooldown upon beginning channelling.

0.5.0
Direct change

Flame Breath: Now has an Energy Gain penalty similar to Incinerate.

0.5.0
Direct change

For players using click to move, clicking to move while channelling a skill that can be used while moving will no longer interrupt channelling. This should significantly improve the usability of skills such as Flame Breath and Incinerate on click to move.

Monster skill variants

4 monsters

These monsters use source skill records whose exact name, external key, or reviewed implementation ID resolves to Flame Breath. Monster-specific values remain on each monster page.

Experimental Primate

EAS Incursion Experiment Monkey Flame Breath, GS Incursion Experiment Monkey Flame Breath

Gargoyle Demon

EAS Gargoyle Runemarked Flame Breath, GS Gargoyle Runemarked Flame Breath

Morvak, the Infernal

GA Fire Beast Flame Breathe

Vornas, the Fell Flame

GA Fire Beast Flame Breathe