Price (Item Level): +6 bonus (varies)
Property: Weapon
Caster Level: 21st
Aura: Overwhelming; (DC 25) evocation
Activation: Standard (command)
On command, a fiery blast weapon is sheathed in fire (though this deals no damage to the wielder). On any hit, this fire engulfs the creature struck, dealing +3d6 points of bonus fire damage. On a successful critical hit it instead deals +6d6 points of fire damage (or +9d6 if the critical multiplier is ×3, or +12d6 if the critical multiplier is ×4). Bows, crossbows, and slings with this special ability bestow the bonus fire damage upon their ammunition.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, Craft Epic Magic Arms and Armor, fireball.
Cost to Create: Varies.
Source: Standard Reference Document under Open Game License v1.0a, which updated this item property originally published in the Epic Level Handbook, page 131.