Flaming Arrow

Archer skill · Elem. Arrows line · tier 1

Beta 0.7.2

An arrow soaked in pitch and lit on the string.

It is only used in combat once it is placed on the hero's active bar, and its 6 s cooldown is before cooldown reduction.

Values by rank

Flaming Arrow scales with Fire Damage. Its value at each rank is 10.9 + 3.1 × rank:

Rank	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Value	14	17.1	20.2	23.3	26.4	29.5	32.6	35.7	38.8	41.9

The value is the game's internal number for this skill.

in combat = round(value × skill power × max(0.35, hero damage ÷ 600))
hero damage = Attack + all elemental damage
skill power = 1 + 1% per point in the other Elem. Arrows skills + 2% per rank of each skill that boosts it

The damage factor has a minimum of 0.35 and no maximum. A hero with 600 damage and no line mastery or synergies gets the listed value; how it becomes damage or healing per hit depends on the skill's type and timing.

How to unlock it

1
Always openTier 1 skills need no other skill first.
2
Hero level 2A hero's first skill point can go straight into it.
3
One skill point per rankUp to rank 10.

Rank 5 in Flaming Arrow opens Ice Arrow and Shock Arrow.

Mastery and synergies

Line mastery: every point in the other Elem. Arrows skills makes Flaming Arrow 1% stronger, up to +40% with all of them at rank 10. Its own points do the same for the rest of the line.

Flaming Arrow has no synergies: no skill boosts it and it boosts no other skill.

Elem. Arrows line

Skill	Tier	Type	Cooldown	Scales with
Flaming Arrow	1	Direct damage	6 s	Fire Damage
Ice Arrow	2	Control	12 s	Chill
Shock Arrow	3	Direct damage	6 s	Lightning Damage
Venomous Arrow	4	Damage over time	8 s	Poison
Elemental Salvo	5	Ultimate	16 s	Elemental Damage

Other Archer skills

Source: closed-beta game client 0.7.2. Data from the closed beta, so values may change at launch.