Thermal Coating

Thermal Coating is a consumable item that is applied directly to a weapon to change its damage interaction: once applied, the weapon is brought to a high temperature and becomes capable of igniting enemies on contact. The coating causes the weapon to remain sufficiently hot that strikes can set foes on fire, turning ordinary physical attacks into ones that carry an incendiary effect.

The application is straightforward: the item is used on a chosen weapon, and the treated weapon gains the heating property described above. The core function is to provide an ignition effect on successful hits; the coating’s purpose is not to alter reach, speed, or base physical damage, but to add fire as an effect tied to the weapon’s strikes. Descriptions across multiple languages emphasize that the weapon heats to the point of causing enemies to catch fire, and that the coating maintains that elevated temperature while in effect.

• Apply Thermal Coating to a weapon to grant it the ability to ignite enemies on hit.
• The treated weapon is heated and kept at a temperature high enough to set foes alight.
• The effect is tied to the weapon itself: strikes from the coated weapon are the trigger for ignition.

Because Thermal Coating modifies how a weapon interacts with targets rather than changing the weapon’s primary statistics, it is primarily used to introduce a fire-based outcome to attacks. This makes it useful whenever incendiary effects are desirable in combat situations where igniting an enemy provides a tactical advantage. The item’s description consistently focuses on the ignition capability and sustained high temperature once applied; specific numeric values, duration, stacking behavior, compatibility with particular weapon types, or interactions with other status effects are not specified in the available descriptions. Use Thermal Coating when you need your weapon to set enemies on fire; further mechanical details should be checked in-game or in the game’s technical documentation if exact behavior (duration, application limitations, or damage-over-time specifics) is required.