How many seconds does afterburn damage last?

Solution 1:

According to the creation kit, the taper duration (how long the spell lasts after it's cast) for each of the fire spells is:

  • Flames: .1 Seconds

  • Firebolt: 1 Second

  • Fireball: 2 Seconds

  • Incinerate: 1 Second

  • Fire Storm: 4 Seconds

Testing on a few giants, this seems about right. Flames dies out almost immediately. Firebolt and Incinerate last the same length, Fireball and Fire Storm last longer.

The non-direct spells list taper durations of:

  • Fire Rune: 1 second spell duration, 1 second taper

  • Flame Cloak: 60 Second duration (time on self), 2 second taper

  • Wall of Flame: 1 second spell duration, 2 second taper