Contagious Fire

An active ability found on the third slot of Fire Staffs.

It is unlocked at mastery level 1.

Contagious Fire	Energy Cost	58	An enemy afflicted with Contagious Fire ignites other nearby enemies, inflicting strong damage over time flames that deal 97 damage every second.
	Cast Time	1.2s
	Range	9m
	Cooldown	30s

Note: numerical values are based on gear with 1060 item power. Affected values are in bold.

Equipment

Magic Weapon	Tier
Adept's Infernal Staff	4
Expert's Infernal Staff	5
Master's Infernal Staff	6
Grandmaster's Infernal Staff	7
Elder's Infernal Staff	8

Patch Link	Date	Patch Name	Patch Notes
Version 18.090.1	28 July 2021	Call to Arms Patch 9	Added four new icons to better represent the corresponding abilities: Blood Bandit (One-Handed Axe, E-slot) Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff, E-slot) Arcane Orb (One-Handed Arcane Staff, E-slot) Ground Shaker (Maces, W-slot)
Version 1.14.381.140241	10 April 2019	Oberon Patch 2 / Free-to-Play Launch	Fire Staffs Contagious Fire (Infernal Staff): Damage per tick: 34.68 → 32.00
Version 1.11.362.116876	2 May 2018	Lancelot Midseason Patch	Fire Staffs Flame Pillar: Damage: 153.74 -> 169.12 Contagious Fire: Cast Time: 1.5s -> 1.2s Damage per tick: 27.75 -> 34.68
Version 1.0.332.98217	27 September 2017	Joseph Update	Fire Bolt: Instant Damage: 107.41 -> 120.83 Damage per Tick: 15.44 -> 10.29 Fire Wall: Damage per tick: 41.68 -> 36.34 Fire Wave: Cooldown: 10s -> 15s Damage per Tick: 31.49 -> 34.60 Number of Ticks: 2 -> 5 Knockback Distance: 6.63 -> 2.05 Energycost: 10 -> 12 Contagious Fire: Damage: 23.12 -> 27.75 Meteor: Damage: 385.25 -> 434.09
Version 1.0.332.98217	27 September 2017	Joseph Update	Reflect Damage now also reflects all AoEs, Skillshots and DoTs. Exception Spells are: Demon Arrow Exploding Shot Explosive Mine Contagious Fire Magma Sphere Meteor Hail Ice Storm Avalanche