What is a Fire Mage like in the new Archmage Combat?
Powerful and Furious.
Fire Mage gameplay is a fury of escalating risk that can pay off with the rewards of near-limitless fire power (pun intended).
As a Fire Mage, you become more deadly through a stacking buff system called Embers which you gain after casting certain fire spells. Each Embers buff increases the strength of your fire magic, making each attack much stronger.
Embers, while very powerful, also come with a cost: the heat from those embers deals minor fire damage yourself between combat rounds. While trivial to start, the escalating heat damage from the stacking layers of Embers can quickly out of hand, leading to some interesting gameplay choices.
Luckily, Fire Mages can also mitigate this growing risk by casting certain powerful spells, such as Pyre and Emberstorm, which consume embers to deal a large chunk of damage all at once.
Choosing when to increase your growing power further or cashing out in a blaze of glory separates aspiring fire mages from true flame masters. But be careful, because those who play with fire also tend to get burned.
Here are a few of the upcoming fire spells you will be able to learn as a fire mage:
Singe - Loose a swift gout of flame upon your adversary.
Inferno - Blaze a path of smoldering ruin through the foe.
Fireball - Call up a raging mass of flame and hurl it upon your enemy.
Pyre - Immolate your enemy beneath a heap of burning coals.
Emberstorm - Scatter the flaming remnants of your wrath across the battlefield.
Flame Shield - Wreath yourself in flames that lash out at your attackers of their own accord.
Fire Charge - Stoke your battle-fury until your very touch engulfs your weapons in fire.
Scorch - Blast the battlefield with the searing heat of your anger.
We'll have even more details diving deeper into the magic of an Fire Mage as we get closer to release.
What do you most want to see in the new school of fire magic? Let us know in the comments!
