Abyssus Flares Aspect
What the Flares Aspect does
Flares is the sustained-damage choice for weapons that can repeatedly create accurate hit or weakpoint windows.
Applies Fire and supports Flare triggers. Specific upgrades add stacking Fire, linked Flares or Weakspot payoffs.
- Pick it when
- Pick it when an elite or boss survives long enough for repeated Flare applications to matter.
- Think twice when
- Skip it when the build already deletes small targets in one hit or cannot apply its chosen trigger consistently.
Best Flares Blessings
Pairs with Shadows setup and deliberate critical weapons such as the Brine Revolver.
Linked Flames
A Flare makes all enemies affected by your Fire Flare too; Flares triggered by Fire are excluded.
Ignite multiple targets first; do not assume an endless self-triggering chain.
Stacking Flames
Fire can stack to raise its damage over time; each Flare adds one Fire stack.
Sustained applications on a durable enemy, not instant front-loaded burst.
Critical Flames
Weakspot hits have a 20% higher chance to trigger a Flare.
An accurate Weakspot route; distinct from the damage bonus of Critical Flares.
How to build around Flares
- Choose one reliable way to apply Flares.
- Add spread or duration only after application is consistent.
- Use the remaining slots to protect the weapon’s reload, range, or crowd-clear weakness.
Best weapons for Flares
These pairings are editorial starting points. Follow a weapon link for exact fire modes and weapon Forge picks.
All Flares Blessing effects and conditions
Your primary weapon, secondary weapon, and ability each establish an Aspect slot. The third Blessing from one Aspect unlocks its Minor threshold and the sixth its Major threshold. The 17 named upgrades below are separate from the three base entries tracked by the Scribe checklist.
Values describe the linked reference tooltips, checked on . Reference tooltips; the game version and upgrade level are not printed on every image. Values are not a live-game measurement or a +1 to +10 scaling table. Upgrade Altars and Upgrade Kits can change eligible values; compare the card offered in your current run. Missing amounts and formulas remain unspecified.
The three base entries identify Primary, Secondary or Ability. For named upgrades, check the source slot at the altar; these reference cards do not establish how the same Aspect stacks across different slots. The “When to choose” column is editorial advice.
| Blessing / source | Effect and trigger | When to choose / limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Flares — Ability Ability Source tooltip ↗ File: | The ability gains 15% damage and a 100% chance to set enemies on Fire. | Choose an ability that can apply Fire to useful targets. |
| Flares — Secondary Secondary Source tooltip ↗ File: | Secondary fire gains 15% damage and a 30% chance to ignite enemies. | Fits a secondary-fire route with repeated opportunities to apply Fire. |
| Flares — Primary Primary Source tooltip ↗ File: | Primary fire gains 15% damage and a 30% chance to ignite enemies. | Useful when primary fire supplies most of your hits. |
| Spreading Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | A burning enemy’s death spreads Fire to one nearby enemy. | Needs a kill and another target close by; little spread value on an isolated boss. |
| Enduring Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Each Flare adds 0.2 seconds to the Fire duration on the enemy. | Helps keep Fire active through repeated Flares. |
| Critical Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Weakspot hits have a 20% higher chance to trigger a Flare. | An accurate Weakspot route; distinct from the damage bonus of Critical Flares. |
| Weakening Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Weakspot damage against burning enemies increases by 25%. | Apply Fire before committing a precise burst. |
| Rapid Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Each time an enemy Flares, damaging effects occur 5% faster. | Repeated Flares support the timing bonus; it is not a flat weapon fire-rate modifier. |
| Empowering Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Fire damage over time grows by 5% for each second it stays on the target. | Best on durable targets that remain burning. |
| Fanning Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | An enemy takes 10% more Flare damage each time it Flares. | Repeated triggers on the same target support scaling. |
| Linked Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | A Flare makes all enemies affected by your Fire Flare too; Flares triggered by Fire are excluded. | Ignite multiple targets first; do not assume an endless self-triggering chain. |
| Raging Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Gain 10% fire rate for each enemy currently affected by your Fire. | Stronger with several burning enemies than with one isolated target. |
| Miasmic Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Gain 5% Status Effectiveness per enemy currently affected by your Fire. | Needs active burning targets, not just past kills. |
| Explosive Flares Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Flares have a 30% chance to explode for 50 damage to nearby enemies. | Adds group damage when targets are close together. |
| Critical Flares Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Flares triggered by Weakspot hits deal 20% more damage. | Damage payoff for accurate triggers; different from Critical Flames’ trigger chance. |
| Scourging Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Fire gains 15% damage per Status Effect on the enemy, counting Fire itself. | Fits a route with multiple applied statuses. |
| Stunning Flares Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Flares have a 10% chance to Stun. | Extra control on susceptible enemies; it does not override immunity. |
| Fires Wrath Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Each Fire Blessing grants 10% Status Effectiveness. | Supports committing more selections to the Fire route. |
| Stacking Flames Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Fire can stack to raise its damage over time; each Flare adds one Fire stack. | Sustained applications on a durable enemy, not instant front-loaded burst. |
| Meteor Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Flares can summon a Meteor, with the chance increasing with Fire stacks. It damages the main target, explodes and ignites nearby enemies; no exact chance or damage is shown. | Build Fire stacks first; do not assign an unsupported damage number. |
Patch and source notes
Official baseline: Abyssus 1.3.62817, released. This guide was impact-reviewed on. Read the official hotfix feed.
Reviewed against the hotfix notes; no documented balance-value change alters this recommendation.
Names and effect summaries come from the reviewed Blessings gallery and the individual tooltip links above. The shortlist, selection advice, pairings and build route are editorial recommendations. These are reference-image checks, not independently measured game values. See our methodology for the source and version limits.