How to learn Burning Blood
The following manual supplies the book unlock for ranks marked “Manual unlock” in the rank table. Skill points and time are spent when you purchase the rank. See the skill book guide for manual requirements and planning examples.
A one-charge curse that can pass to the next enemy
Burning Blood is a human-form Witchcraft Ability that spends one Activation Charge and 15% Health to damage a single target over time. The damage per second is calculated from your character, so the rank table tracks duration instead: 10 seconds at rank 1, then two more seconds per rank up to 16. From rank 3, the effect moves to a different enemy when its target dies, so a kill mid-effect passes it on rather than ending it.
It shares its 15% Health cost with Soul Reaping but needs one charge instead of two. Frugal Witchcraft refunds part of that cost when an affected enemy is defeated: 40%, 80% or 120% of 15% comes to 6%, 12% or 18% Health. Potent Blood adds a 20% or 40% chance to skip the cost, and Lasting Malediction lengthens Witchcraft durations.
Every rank needs Burning Blood Manual; the four ranks cost seven skill points and five time segments. One copy is the reward for the Ancient Circle southwest of Eerie Knoll shrine and north of Stuga Bridge shrine, the map marks another, and the Matriarch in the hidden Uriash village sells it among her Witchcraft books.
Rank effects and learning costs
Costs are shown for each rank. Totals include this skill’s ranks only.
Damage per second is calculated for your current character. The fixed effects and durations are listed below.
| Rank | Effects | Skill points | Time segments | Unlock requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
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| 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
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| 3 |
| 2 | 1 |
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| 4 |
| 3 | 2 |
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| All 4 ranks | 7 | 5 | ||