Flaming

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The flaming brand deals an average of +25% fire damage, or 0% - 50% more per swing, reduced proportionally by fire resistance. This damage is applied after AC. Although less effective against creatures with fire resistance, it can devastate anything vulnerable to it.

A flaming edged weapon (Long Blades, Axes, 2-handed Polearms, lajatang) will cauterize a hydra's heads, preventing it from regrowing. In effect, they reduce the head count by 1 per hit, without any of the regular healing.

Sources

Along with simply finding flaming weapons as randomly generated loot, there are a number of sources guaranteed to generate them. Efreets and the unique casters Erica and Azrael always carry scimitars of flaming, and fire giants always carry great swords of flaming. Nessos is always generated with a flaming longbow. Trog frequently gifts weapons that come with the flaming brand. Otherwise, you have a good chance to grant your weapon the flaming brand with a scroll of brand weapon.

History

Brands
Melee weapons AntimagicChaosDistortionDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyHoly wrathPainProtectionReachingSpectralSpeedVampiricVenom
DisruptionDragon slayingReapingSilver
Launchers AntimagicDrainingElectrocutionFlamingFreezingHeavyPenetrationSpeed
Throwing weapons AtropaCurareDaturaDispersalPoisonedSilver