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Scald

Scald1 point

Fireball always critically strikes enemies below 30% health. When Fireball or Scorch damage an enemy below 30% health, Fireball deals 25% increased damage and Scorch deals 250% increased damage.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassMage
Specializations3
Tree sectionFire specialization talents
Row6 of 11
Opens at8 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Fire Mage talent tree, Scald sits in the Fire specialization talents, row 6 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Fire Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Scald from Flame On and Scorch.

  • Flame On

    Fire Blast gains 1 additional charge and its cooldown is reduced by 2.1 sec.

  • Scorch

    Scorches an enemy for (100% of Spell Power) Fire damage. When cast on a target below 30% health, Scorch is a guaranteed critical strike. Castable while moving.

Connected below

Scald leads on to Conflagration, Intensifying Flame and Spontaneous Combustion.

  • Conflagration

    Fire Blast deals (40% of Spell Power) additional Fire damage to up to nearby enemies.

  • Intensifying Flame

    While Ignite is on 3 or fewer enemies it flares up dealing an additional 30% of its damage to affected targets.

  • Spontaneous Combustion2 ranks

    Casting Combustion refreshes up to 1 charges of Fire Blast.

Same row

Also on this row: Heat Shimmer, Controlled Destruction, Mote of Flame and Blast Zone.

  • Heat Shimmer

    While Combustion is not active, damage from Ignite has a small chance to make your next Scorch instant, deal 100% increased damage, and deal damage as though your target was below 30% health.

  • Mote of Flame

    All Fire damage dealt increased by 3%.

  • Blast Zone

    Meteor's cooldown is reduced by 15 sec.

Talent trees

Scald is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Mage: Arcane (DPS), Fire (DPS), Frost (DPS).

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Scald Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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