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Gem
Skill

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Scorching Ray

Overview

Unleash a beam of fire that burns enemies it touches. Remaining in the beam raises the burning, adding a portion of the beam's damage in stages. Inflicts Fire Exposure at maximum stages. Enemies who leave the beam continue to burn for a duration. Increasing cast speed also increases the rate at which the beam turns.

Properties

Gem type
Active
Colour
Blue
Attribute
Intelligence
Drop level
12
Cast time
0.22 sec

Quest reward sources

These are reward options. Availability can depend on your class and quest choices. A blank class restriction remains unspecified.

QuestClassesAmountReward item level
The Siren's CadenceWitch11
The Siren's CadenceTemplar11
The Siren's CadenceScion11

Compare gem levels and variants

Choose levels and quality to see which recorded properties and effects change. Additional skill effects remain in their separate progression tables.

Mechanics at a glance

  • Additional Debuff stages add -20% of Damage
  • Burning Debuff can have a maximum of 8 stages
  • Base duration is 1.5 seconds
  • -25% to Fire Resistance
  • Additional Debuff stages add 100% of Damage
  • Modifiers to Spell Damage apply to this Skill's Damage Over Time effect
  • Deals 13.72 Base Fire Damage per second
At 20% quality

-5% to Fire Resistance

Acquisition

Related gem versions 1

Regular, transfigured, Vaal, and awakened versions are joined from the game records.

Compatibility inputs

Skill types
Spell, Totemable, Damage Over Time, Fire, Causes Burning, Duration, Channel, Degen Only Spell Damage
Granted minion skill types
None recorded
Can be supported
Yes

Support compatibility is evaluated against these recorded types. A support is omitted when its allowed expression does not match, its excluded expression matches, or this skill is marked as unable to be supported.

Compatible support gems 27

Compatibility is derived from the game skill-type constraints.

Gem progression 20 standard levels

Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
1122 ManaDeals 13.72 Base Fire Damage per second15,2490
2152 ManaDeals 18.12 Base Fire Damage per second41,51715,249
3192 ManaDeals 25.72 Base Fire Damage per second81,98356,766
4233 ManaDeals 35.77 Base Fire Damage per second147,968138,749
5273 ManaDeals 49.03 Base Fire Damage per second250,557286,717
6313 ManaDeals 66.4 Base Fire Damage per second405,086537,274
7353 ManaDeals 89.07 Base Fire Damage per second447,718942,360
8383 ManaDeals 110.43 Base Fire Damage per second615,3181,390,078
9414 ManaDeals 136.37 Base Fire Damage per second834,6392,005,396
10444 ManaDeals 167.8 Base Fire Damage per second1,570,7602,840,035
11474 ManaDeals 205.85 Base Fire Damage per second1,633,9874,410,795
12504 ManaDeals 251.83 Base Fire Damage per second2,151,0306,044,782
13534 ManaDeals 307.28 Base Fire Damage per second2,812,1898,195,812
14565 ManaDeals 374.1 Base Fire Damage per second5,099,36011,008,001
15595 ManaDeals 454.52 Base Fire Damage per second9,400,73116,107,361
16625 ManaDeals 551.15 Base Fire Damage per second15,273,36625,508,092
17645 ManaDeals 626.12 Base Fire Damage per second26,286,58240,781,458
18665 ManaDeals 710.75 Base Fire Damage per second62,890,59067,068,040
19685 ManaDeals 806.28 Base Fire Damage per second212,046,017129,958,630
20705 ManaDeals 914.03 Base Fire Damage per second—342,004,647
Show extended levels 21–40
Gem levelRequired levelCostEffectsExp. to nextTotal exp.
21725 ManaDeals 1035.55 Base Fire Damage per second——
22746 ManaDeals 1172.52 Base Fire Damage per second——
23766 ManaDeals 1326.83 Base Fire Damage per second——
24786 ManaDeals 1500.63 Base Fire Damage per second——
25806 ManaDeals 1696.35 Base Fire Damage per second——
26826 ManaDeals 1916.62 Base Fire Damage per second——
27846 ManaDeals 2164.47 Base Fire Damage per second——
28866 ManaDeals 2443.25 Base Fire Damage per second——
29886 ManaDeals 2756.73 Base Fire Damage per second——
30907 ManaDeals 3109.15 Base Fire Damage per second——
31917 ManaDeals 3301.42 Base Fire Damage per second——
32927 ManaDeals 3505.2 Base Fire Damage per second——
33937 ManaDeals 3721.23 Base Fire Damage per second——
34947 ManaDeals 3950.18 Base Fire Damage per second——
35957 ManaDeals 4192.85 Base Fire Damage per second——
36967 ManaDeals 4450 Base Fire Damage per second——
37977 ManaDeals 4722.52 Base Fire Damage per second——
38987 ManaDeals 5011.28 Base Fire Damage per second——
39997 ManaDeals 5317.23 Base Fire Damage per second——
401007 ManaDeals 5641.4 Base Fire Damage per second——

Quality progression

Quality bonuses are separate from level progression. Values above 20 require a way to reach that quality.

QualityEffects
0%No quality bonus
5%-1.25% to Fire Resistance
10%-2.5% to Fire Resistance
15%-3.75% to Fire Resistance
20%-5% to Fire Resistance
23%-5.75% to Fire Resistance
30%-7.5% to Fire Resistance

Alternate effects 3

Radiant Scorching Ray Effect

Your Scorching Ray becomes a Radiant effect.

Stygian Scorching Ray Effect

Your Scorching Ray becomes a Stygian Effect.

Shaper Scorching Ray Effect

Your Scorching Ray becomes a Shaper Effect.

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