Flames
School	Destruction
Skill Level	Novice (00)
Magicka Cost	14
Effect	A gout of fire that does 8 points per second. Targets on fire take extra damage.
Spell Tome	Purchase/Specific Dungeons
Tome ID	0009CD51
Spell ID	00012FCD

Flames is a Novice level Destruction spell in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

From the beginning, the Dragonborn already knows this spell. When using the flames spell, they shoot fire from one or both hands. The flame has a short range, but passes through enemies, so it's possible to hit several enemies at once. When enemies are on fire, they take extra damage from other weapons, which makes Flames a good spell to wield alongside a one-handed weapon, though the bonus added is minor, and targets don't stay on fire for very long.

UsefulnessEdit

Flames, like other fire spells, are very effective against creatures with weakness to fire, such as Vampires, Draugr and Trolls.

The flames spell may provide the best damage per magicka ratio. When combined with the perk Augmented Flames, the damage dealt per second to a target's health increases from eight to twelve. The addition of the Illusion perk, Aspect of Terror, increases the damage to twenty two per second. If Aspect of Terror is taken after both ranks of Augmented Flames, the extra ten damage will be augmented for a total of twenty seven. Also targets on fire receive additional burning damage.

Spell tomeEdit

AttributesEdit

• Weight: 1
• Value: 50
• See Spell Tome for a complete table of spell tomes, their descriptions, and their values.

AcquisitionEdit

• A Spell Tome containing Flames is in the Labyrinthian Chasm.
• Faralda sells flames spell tomes, as well as other Destruction magic tomes.
• Flames spell tomes may be created using the Atronach Forge.
• It is found as random loot on mages.
• A Flames Spell Tome can be found in Mzulft.

TriviaEdit

• All races begin the game with this spell by default, so it is curious that a Spell Tome for it exists. Equally strange is the fact that in locations where fire is needed to progress in a dungeon, a spell tome is provided.
• Also strange is the fact that the spell cannot be removed via the console, as is true of Healing.
• Places with traces of oil, gas or even lanterns can be exploited with a flame spell to create an area of effect-like spell. As with any area of effect, this can hit the Dragonborn, companions, bystanders and foes alike.

BugsEdit

• When casting flames with the left hand, and then moving away from the place it was originally cast (all while casting flames) the spell's noise will stay at the original casting location.
•  360  If the attack button is just barely tapped while the spell is equipped it may lock the animation in the hand to that of casting the spell, rather than the inactive animation.
  • Tapping again or casting the spell corrects this.

GalleryEdit

A Mage casting Flames.

A Mage casting Flames on a Bandit.

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