Cursed Flame
- Effect Damage
- Fire
- Curse
- Inheritance Reaction
A TierBossing · Mid
Overview
Overview
Burn on everything, Curse on top, and Catalyst making both explode together.
Good for: Late campaign, Reverberated and Echoes T1–T9: bosses and elites.
Strengths
- One of the highest boss damages among the mid builds
- Homing
- The Burn keeps going after the shot
Weaknesses
- Needs the keystone (5 points) and Fire lit at the brazier
- Modest clear
- Inheritance from another Form
Loadout
What the build carries
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- Inheritance
- CatalystWandering Alchemist
- Elemental Attunement
FireAttacks
Relics8
Core
- Crown of Coal
- Ember Lens
Recommended
- Kept Ember
- Dry Tinder
- Fine Nose
Optional
- Dirty Cloth
- Husk
- Slow Drop
Progression
Progression trees
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Iris Fragments: 893
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Body
- Hardened Bark6/8+60% health (max +80%)
- Restoring Sap1/5+8% healing received
- Extra Flasks1/3+1 flask(s)
Power
- Sharp Gaze6/8+36% damage (max +48%)
- Steady Rhythm2/5+14% on basic attacks
Focus
- Reservoir5/5+50% maximum resource
- Serene Flow5/5110% of natural flow
- Lasting Mark3/4+36% effect duration
- Measured Haste3/4-15% cooldown (max -20%)
Fortune
- Hole in the Pocket, Reversed1/5+12% gold
- Deep Pocket3/4+3 relic slot
Constellation Point: 19
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Affliction
- Cold Blood+22% Affliction Damage · +16% Affliction Duration
- +7% Affliction Damage ×2
Elements
- ELEMENTAL ATTUNEMENTPick one element and imbue your Attacks, Skills or Dash.
- +6% Penetration ×2 · +8% Damage with Ice · +8% Damage with Lightning · +8% Damage with Void · +6% Resistance with Fire · +5% Affliction Avoidance with Fire · +6% Affliction Chance
RELIC SLOTS: +1
In practice
How to play
Open with the Pact.
Keep the homing combo going.
Against packs, Unstable Dose + Pact.
Against bosses, this is where it shines.
Watch out for fire-resistant enemies.
To keep
The build card
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Open the cardMeasured on Sep 28, 2026 · game v1.0.1 · test bench v8
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