Yes I ' m sure it procs any linked spells . Flame surge has good synergy , as your burning an enemy it gets it ~ 50 % more damage . The concern is your clear speed . Vortex will be your best aoe of those three skills , but you need to stand in place for 0 . 5 s before it can proc , which significantly slows your clear speed if you want it to proc and move as multiple degens from vortex don ' t stack I believe . So you need to run close , wait half a sec , then move , wait half a sec , at that stage your better self casting vortex . If you manage to get scorching ray to do enough damage fast enough to sweep clear , sweep clear , then socketing flame surge will help with your single target damage . That said I found scorching ray to be more of a support skill as it ' s a ramp up in damage , rather than a click and damage is done this is intentional , so a sweep and move might not work once you get high enough . The last point to note the devs recognise that blight got a bad reaction from everyone and so there ' s a chance they may buff scorching ray and blight , so that they get used more this league . Have you got any characters with a skill tree reset ? I highly recommend having a play with it a little once the new league is our , before getting set on it .