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The flames licked the edges of the weapon as though only blood would slake its thirst.^{TCGDP 95}

Flametongue Weapon is a temporary weapon enhancement that does fire damage and increases spell damage for 30 minutes.

Contents 1 Functionality 2 Rank Table 2.1 Talents 3 Patch changes 4 Tips

Functionality

Flametongue Weapon gives a straight buff to spell damage. In addition Enhancement shamans can learn the spell Lava Lash, which increases damage by 25% if the off-hand weapon is enchanted with Flametongue Weapon.

Flametongue Weapon is the preferred weapon buff for Elemental Specced Shamans, and is better than any other temporary boost (like Wizard Oil).

For Enhancement Shamans, it is best used if you have a faster (faster than about 2.2 seconds) melee weapon. Otherwise, Windfury Weapon is the way to go.

Rank Table

Rank	Level	Mana Cost	Spell Damage	Weapon Damage
1	10	8% of base mana	7	4.23 - 13.04
2	18	8% of base mana	13	6.22 - 19.16
3	26	8% of base mana	16	9.29 - 28.64
4	36	8% of base mana	26	14.85 - 45.76
5	46	8% of base mana	39	24.36 - 75.04
6	56	8% of base mana	45	32.44 - 99.92
7	64	6% of base mana	96	40.35 - 124.28
8	71	6% of base mana	157	65.32 - 201.2
9	74	6% of base mana	186	77.92 - 240
10	80	6% of base mana	211	88.96 - 274

Talents

Talents that can improve the weapon buff:

	Talent Points Needed	Type	Description	Talent Points Available
	20	Enhancement	Elemental Weapons	3
	25	Enhancement	Mental Quickness	3
	35	Enhancement	Lava Lash	1

Patch changes

• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Bonus damage from spell power now based on weapon speed. Slower weapons will benefit more from spell power.
  It should be noted that despite having been reported in the patch notes of 3.1.0 this change appears to never have taken effect.

Tips

• While Flametongue is useless against foes with high Fire resistance, it is not halted by those with high armour.

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