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June 24, 2025

  • Fire Bomb: This skill now inflicts increased burning on the first pulse. Total burning amount is unchanged.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  8 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set an explosive that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 89 (0.25)?
Burning.png2 Initial Burning (5s): 1,310 Damage
Burning.png Pulse Burning (2s): 262 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Explosion.png Explosion
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

February 25, 2020

  • Fire Bomb: Reduced recharge from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  8 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set an explosive that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 89 (0.25)?
Burning.png Burning (4s): 524 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Explosion.png Explosion
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

August 08, 2017

Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 89 (0.25)?
Burning.png Burning (4s): 524 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Explosion.png Explosion
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

February 22, 2017

Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 78 (0.22)?
Burning.png Burning (4s): 524 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Explosion.png Explosion
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

October 18, 2016

  • Fire Bomb: The physical damage of this ability has been increased by 10% per tick.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 78 (0.22)?
Burning.png Burning (4s): 524 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

July 26, 2016

  • Fire Bomb: The burning duration of this skill has been increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 71 (0.2)?
Burning.png Burning (4s): 524 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

April 19, 2016

  • Bomb Kit: Fixed a bug that caused the explosions of this skill to behave oddly and not occur where the bomb was originally laid.

November 17, 2015

  • Fire Bomb: Reduced the visual noise on the effects associated with this skill.

October 23, 2015

  • Bomb Kit: Fixed an effect issue so that placed bombs are now slightly offset in order to better match their animations.

August 25, 2015

June 23, 2015

  • Fire Bomb: Increased the burning duration from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 71 (0.2)?
Burning.png Burning (3s): 393 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Fuse Time: 1 second
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

April 15, 2014

  • Fire Bomb: Added a skill fact for number of pulses.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 66 (0.200)?
Burning.png Burning (2s): 262 Damage
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Miscellaneous effect.png Pulses: 4
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 180
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

October 15, 2013

  • Bomb Kit—Fire Bomb: Increased the base radius from 120 to 180.
    • Increased the radius to 240 when traited with Forceful Explosives.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 65 (0.200)?
Burning.png Burning (2s): 262 Damage
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 180
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

May 28, 2013

  • Fire Bomb skill: No longer deletes the bomb if the player jumps at the wrong time.
Fire Bomb.png

Fire Bomb

Profession
Engineer icon small.png Engineer (skill list)
Kit
Bomb Kit.png Bomb Kit
 
Weapon slot 2
Game link
0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 65 (0.200)?
Burning.png Burning (2s): 262 Damage
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 120
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description

Original version

0.5½ Activation time  10 Recharge time  
Fire Bomb

Set a timed charge that burns nearby foes.

Damage.png Damage: 65 (0.65)?
Burning.png Burning (2s): 262 Damage
Duration.png Duration: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 120
Combo.png Combo Field: Fire

— In-game description