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Flametongue Weapon
  • Flametongue Weapon
  • Instant sec cast
  • 8% of base mana
  • Imbue the Shaman's weapon with fire, increasing total spell damage by X. Each hit causes Y additional Fire damage, based on the speed of the weapon. Slower weapons cause more fire damage per swing. Lasts 30 minutes.
Usable by
ClassShaman
Properties
TypeOffensive
SchoolFire
CooldownNone/Global Cooldown
Talents
TalentedNo
Other information
Ranks10
RequirementsMelee Weapon
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

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 TBC 6% of base mana 96 40.35 - 124.28
8 71 WotLK 6% of base mana 157 65.32 - 201.2
9 74 WotLK 6% of base mana 186 77.92 - 240
10 80 WotLK 6% of base mana 211 88.96 - 274

Talents

Talents that can improve the weapon buff:

Talent
Points
Needed
Type Description Talent
Points
Available
Elemental Weapons 20 Enhancement Elemental Weapons 3
Mental Quickness 25 Enhancement Mental Quickness 3
Elemental Weapons 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.