Fire, magic & impacts
Fire, spells, explosions and hit effects are where VFX craft shows. These guides break down specific effects step by step, covering flipbook textures, shaders, timing and the small touches that sell an impact. Useful for learning by recreating. 24 hand-picked Unity guides, tutorials, videos and repos, kept current.
- A Fire Tornado with Ring Particles in Unity
Breakdown of a fire tornado made from stacked rising ring particles in Unity's particle system.
jettelly.com · Oct 2026 - A stylized Eldritch Blast VFX in Unity
Breakdown of a stylized magic blast whose inner eyes are fully procedural.
jettelly.com · Oct 2026 - A lightning shader in Unity using a single material
One material produces main bolt, smaller branches and glow in a single lightning effect.
jettelly.com · Sep 2026 - Zeri W ability recreated in Unity with Shuriken particles (ArtStation)
Fan-art breakdown of a League of Legends ability built with Shuriken particles.
artstation.com · Jul 2026 - Making fire feel alive: Real-time fluid simulation in Ignitement
Real-time 2D fluid simulation used to create dynamic, gameplay-driven fire effects.
unity.com · Apr 2026 - Patreon: Laser Beam for URP
Patreon post on a laser beam effect for URP.
patreon.com · ~Feb 2026 - Laser Beam
Patreon post on building a laser beam effect.
patreon.com · Oct 2025 - Unity Workshop: Explosive Force Against Other Objects
Workshop on applying explosive force to nearby objects in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: Light Saber Blade with Glow
Workshop on a glowing light saber blade in Unity.
youtube.com · Jul 2025 - Unity Workshop: An Explosion with Power
Workshop on adding force to an explosion in Unity.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Workshop: End your Rocket with a Bang
Workshop on ending a rocket with an explosion.
youtube.com · Jun 2025 - Unity Animation: Gunshot Flare
Animates a gunshot muzzle flare in Unity.
youtube.com · May 2025 - Unity VFX Graph Tutorial - Comic Book Impact Effect
Creates a comic book impact effect with VFX Graph.
youtube.com · ~Nov 2023 - Pokémon – Rapidash
Looks at the Rapidash fire effect in Pokemon.
simonschreibt.de · May 2023 - The Divine Fire
Looks at the fire effect in Divine Divinity.
simonschreibt.de · May 2023 - Battlefront II: Layered Explosion
Looks at how Battlefront II builds layered explosion effects.
simonschreibt.de · Apr 2023 - Tornado Shader Breakdown
Breakdown of a tornado shader using scrolling alpha-clipped noise layers with vertex displacement.
cyanilux.com · ~Jan 2022 - Stylized VFX in Unity. Part 1: Step, Smoothstep, Dissolve
Explains step, smoothstep and dissolve for stylized VFX, part one.
torchinsky.me · ~Nov 2020 - Lexdev: Gears Hammer of Dawn Case Study
Case study on making a sky-fired laser beam feel impactful.
lexdev.net · ~May 2020 - Recreating Overwatch's Dragonstrike | Mix and Jam
Recreates Overwatch's Dragonstrike ability effect in Unity.
youtube.com · May 2019 - Recreating Breath of the Wild's Fire Arrow FX | Mix and Jam
Recreates Breath of the Wild's fire arrow effects in Unity.
youtube.com · Feb 2019 - Shader Showcase Saturday #4: How To Start A Fire With Shaders
Creates realistic animated fire with shaders.
alanzucconi.com · Aug 2018 - Company of Heroes – Flamethrower
Explains how Company of Heroes renders its flamethrower flames and fire effect.
simonschreibt.de · Aug 2013 - Crafting a Dragon Ball VFX in Unity
Breakdown of a Dragon Ball style laser beam effect: beam, dust circles, charging sphere and particles.
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