Lore of Fire

The Lore of Fire is a lore of magic introduced in Total War: Warhammer.

Lore Attribute[]

Kindleflame[]
Fire feeds fire, two blazes together are stronger and hotter than two apart. The Kindleflame intensifies such fire.
	Passive Ability Lore of Fire
Type	Ward Save Hex (Area)
Target	Enemies
Weakness to Fire Damage	+20%
Effect range	Map-wide
Duration	15 seconds
Affected units	Affects enemies in range(all)
Enabled if	Casting
Triggers when casting spell

Spells[]

Cascading Fire Cloak[]
A blazing aura surrounds the Pyromancer's chosen ally, shielding them with protective flame and augmenting their abilities.
	Spell Lore of Fire
Cost	4 Winds
Type	Augment
Target	Self, Ally
Armour-Piercing Weapon Damage	+25%
Melee Defence	+24
Range	200 metres
Duration	19 seconds
Cooldown	28 seconds
Affected units	Affects allies in range(max: 1)

Fireball[]
The Wizard conjures a boiling ball of magical flame and hurls it at a nearby foe.
	Spell Lore of Fire
Cost	5 Winds 9 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Magic Missile
Target	Enemy
Ranged Damage	500 (30%) 650 (46%) (Overcast)
Explosive Damage	144 (0%) 216 (33%) (Overcast)
Range	300 metres
Cooldown	29 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Increased armour-piercing weapon damage Greater armour-piercing weapon damage Increased damage
Causes moderate magical & fire damage Powerful explosion Effective at long range Strong vs multiple combatants Requires line of sight to the target

Flaming Sword of Rhuin[]
The Wizard ensorcels allied weapons, making them burn with a savage fire. The targets of the spell are augmented with superior flaming blades.
	Spell Lore of Fire
Cost	8 Winds 12 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Augment (Area)
Target	Self, Allies
Imbuement	Flaming Attacks
Imbuement	Magical Attacks
Base Weapon Damage	+30%
Base Missile Damage	+30%
Range	200 metres
Effect range	35 metres
Duration	28 seconds 56 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	44 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affected units	Affects allies in range(all)
Extended effect duration

The Burning Head[]
A cackling, flaming visage appears before the Wizard. With a gleeful screech, it swirls around the battlefield, immolating anything in its way.
	Spell Lore of Fire
Cost	10 Winds 16 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Wind
Target	Ground, All
Damage Per Second	20 (0%) 30 (0%) (Overcast)
Duration	20 seconds
Radius	7 metres
Movement Speed	9m/s
Contact	Burnt!
Range	150 metres
Duration	20 seconds
Cooldown	37 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Affects units if	Grounded
Increased effect area Increased damage
Causes major magical & fire damage Medium, foward-moving area of effect Strong vs multiple units

Piercing Bolts of Burning[]
Focusing all his mystical might, the Pyromancer strikes the foe with a flurry of incandescent missiles.
	Spell Lore of Fire
Cost	11 Winds 17 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Bombardment
Target	Ground, Enemies
Ranged Damage	48 (100%)
Explosive Damage	90 (100%)
Range	200 metres
Duration	9 seconds
Cooldown	47 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Wider strike area Increased number of missiles
Causes major magical & fire damage Large strike area Strong vs single unit Good against armour

Flame Storm[]
Conjured by a Bright Wizard or Chaos Sorcerer, a column of churning fire erupts from the battlefield, causing much destruction!
	Spell Lore of Fire
Cost	13 Winds 20 Winds (Overcast)
Type	Vortex
Target	Ground, All
Damage Per Second	17 (35%) 22 (27%) (Overcast)
Duration	27 seconds 54 seconds (Overcast)
Radius	10 metres
Movement Speed	2m/s
Range	150 metres
Duration	27 seconds 54 seconds (Overcast)
Cooldown	50 seconds
Miscast chance	50% (Overcast)
Increased effect duration Increased damage
Causes major magical & fire damage Large, randomly-moving area of effect Strong vs multiple units Weak vs a single combatant

Units with the Lore of Fire[]

Chaos Dwarfs[]

Unit
Astragoth Ironhand	✔	🗙	✔	✔	🗙	🗙	✔
Sorcerer-Prophet (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Daemonsmith Sorcerer (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Daemons of Chaos[]

Unit
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Laozi Lord of Liars	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙	✔	✔	✔

Dark Elves[]

Unit
Supreme Sorceress (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Sorceress (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

High Elves[]

Unit
Teclis	✔	🗙	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙
Archmage (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Mage (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Lizardmen[]

Unit
Oracle of the Sacred Plaques	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙
Slann Mage-Priest (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Skink Oracle	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙	🗙

Norsca[]

Unit
Kihar the Tormentor (WH1 & WH2)	✔	✔	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙
Shaman-Sorcerer (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Fimir Balefiend (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Ogre Kingdoms[]

Unit
Firebelly	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

The Empire[]

Unit
Bright Wizard	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Tzeentch[]

Unit
Kairos Fateweaver	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Archaon the Everchosen)	✔	🗙	🗙	✔	✔	🗙	🗙
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Astragoth Ironhand)	✔	🗙	✔	✔	🗙	🗙	✔
The Changeling (Formless Horror: Teclis)	✔	🗙	🗙	✔	🗙	🗙	🗙
The Changeling (Formless Horror: The Blue Scribes)	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cultist of Tzeentch	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Warriors of Chaos[]

Unit
Archaon the Everchosen (WH3)	✔	🗙	🗙	✔	✔	🗙	🗙
Archaon the Everchosen (WH1 & WH2)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Daemon Prince	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Chaos Sorcerer Lord (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
The Blue Scribes	🗙	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Chaos Sorcerer (Fire)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔

Bound Spells[]

Units with Bound Spells[]

Spell	Race	Unit	Notes
Fireball	Grand Cathay	Dragon-Blooded Shugengan Lord (Yang)	Campaign only
Fireball	Kislev	Kostaltyn	Campaign only
Fireball	High Elves	Teclis	Campaign only
Fireball	Tzeentch	Chaos Sorcerer of Tzeentch	Campaign only
Fireball	Warriors of Chaos	Chaos Sorcerer of Tzeentch	Campaign only
Piercing Bolts of Burning	High Elves	Imrik	Campaign only

Items with Bound Spells[]

Spell	Item	Type	Race	Faction	Source	Notes
Fireball	Fiery Ring of Thori	Enchanted Item	Dwarfs	All	Random Drop	Available only in Total War: Warhammer
Fireball	Luminark Lens	Enchanted Item	Grand Cathay	All	Caravans	Send a Caravan to Altdorf
Fireball	Luminark Lens	Enchanted Item	Tzeentch	The Deceivers	Schemes	Complete The Ivory Road Gift Store minor scheme
Fireball	Rod of Flaming Death	Enchanted Item	Vampire Counts	All	Random Drop
Fireball	Ruby Ring of Ruin	Enchanted Item	All	All	Random Drop
Piercing Bolts of Burning	Reforged Dragon Pendant	Enchanted Item	Wood Elves	Heralds of Ariel	Forge of Daith

Unique Bound Spells[]

Spell	Race	Faction	Source	Notes
Embers of the Phoenix	High Elves	All	The Book of the Phoenix	Random Drop
Embers of the Phoenix	High Elves	Knights of Caledor	Sun Shard	Quest Reward from Dragon Battle: Gordinar, Champion of the Flame
The Gem of Sunfire	High Elves	Knights of Caledor	The Gem of Sunfire	Random Drop

Strategy[]

The Lore of Fire is a great lore that is difficult to go wrong with. The lore attribute makes all units 12% weaker to fire damage which compounds on other fire weaknesses like regeneration or Tomb Kings lords for example.

Cascading Fire Cloak is a defensive and offensive spell that boosts melee defence and armour piercing damage. Both are very useful stats to have in combat, taking less hits and dealing more armour piercing damage.

Fireball is a useful snipe spell that is good for blasting enemies. Very straightforward.

Flame Storm is a fiery vortex that is very random, but destroys blobs of infantry. It is a costly spell and there are better spells in the lore.

Flaming Sword of Rhuin is a raw damage upgrade that also imbues fire damage on affected units. This is great when coupled with the lore passive allowing all units to do more damage. It also affects missile damage, so can be used to give fire attacks to ranged units as well.

Piercing bolts is a straightforward bombardment spell. It can do a decent amount of damage to blobs, but also to large units if it falls directly on them.

Finally, the Burning Head is one of the better wind spells in the game. It lasts for a long time, so it can end up impacting enemies who seemed out of reach from the initial path. Its movement can also send it careening towards friends or foes, so be wary. That being said, it does a tremendous amount of damage and can tear through all but the most heavily armoured infantry in the game.

Trivia[]

An overcast flame storm is easily the longest lasting Vortex spell in the game at a staggering 54 seconds long. The base cast is tied with Sakhmet's Incantation of the Skullstorm from Lore of Nehekhara at 27 seconds.

Magic