Fire Bolt

When to use it

The Elemental basic. The early-release branch is the part that matters in a fight: it converts an interrupted cast into Energy back rather than a wasted one, at the cost of damage. Aimed projectiles can headshot, so range discipline pays twice.

Builds using this

• Elemental Sorcerer — chant, zone, disengage — Master Deemo explains it at 13:00
  The damage. Named the most consistent of the elemental options — the electric alternatives hit harder on paper and land less often. Its partial true damage only applies on a completed chant, which is the whole reason the rest of the build exists.
• Sorcerer — Fire and Ice, PvP — Toonchie explains it at 01:28
  The opener and the enabler. Its mark is what makes the target freezable or ignitable; nothing else in the loop works without it.

What the balance passes changed

• 2026-10-15 · Buffed
  Fire Bolt / Meteor Charm / Thunderstrike — Fixed: these could sometimes not be cast at 0 Energy.
  15 October class balance pass
• 2026-09-23 · Buffed
  Fire Bolt / Thunderstrike / Meteor Charm — Fixed: Paralysis Arrow could prevent casting these before full channeling.
  23 September class balance pass
• 2026-08-12 · Changed
  Damage slightly reduced, and redistributed towards direct damage and away from damage-over-time. Energy recovery on a non-full channel slightly increased.
  12 August class balance pass

Direction is the patch note’s own word, not a verdict on whether the skill is now good. Patch notes and update history.

Where this comes from

Opens at 04:45, where the skill is explained. Full citation below.

Other Sorcerer Fire stance skills

• Flameblade — Weapon enhancement