Harrowing Storm

Teleport behind your target and drag any spinning axes back at your target. Returning axes also inflict torment, and enemies struck by a number of axes will be immobilized. — In-game description

Harrowing Storm

Profession

Thief (skill list)

Weapon

Main hand axe
Off hand dagger

Type

Dual Wield

Game link

API

71864

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0.5½  4  

Harrowing Storm

Teleport behind your target and drag any spinning axes back at your target. Returning axes also inflict torment, and enemies struck by a number of axes will be immobilized.

 Torment (4s): 88 Damage, 127 Damage if Foe Is Stationary

 Immobilize (10.5½s): Unable to move.

 Number of Hits: 5

 Evade: 0.5½ seconds

 Range: 900

— In-game description

Related traits

Deadly Arts

• Dagger Training — Gain bonus power, which is increased when wielding a dagger.
• Deadly Ambition — Inflict poison when striking a foe with a dual wield attack. Gain increased condition damage. Applies poison once per attack use.
• Panic Strike — Immobilizing a foe poisons them. Striking a foe below the health threshold immobilizes them.
• Exposed Weakness — Deal increased strike damage to your target for each unique condition on them.

Acrobatics

• Feline Grace — Gain vigor upon successfully evading an attack.
• Swindler's Equilibrium — Successfully evading an attack while wielding a sword or spear recharges Steal. Swords and spears deal increased damage.
• Assassin's Reward — Heal yourself whenever you use a skill that uses initiative. Heal yourself for each point of initiative spent.
• Upper Hand — Gain initiative when you dodge, and gain initiative and regeneration when you evade an attack. Evading can only trigger this trait once per interval.

Trickery

• Lead Attacks — Increases all damage dealt per initiative spent. Steal gains reduced recharge time.

Daredevil

• Escapist's Fortitude — Gain health when you successfully evade an attack. Remove a condition whenever you evade an attack.

Specter

• Larcenous Torment — Steal health and gain shadow force when you torment a foe. Does not grant shadow force while in shroud.
• Strength of Shadows — Gain expertise based on a percentage of your vitality. Torment you inflict deals increased damage.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
February 27, 2024	Harrowing Storm has been added to the game. This skill will now recall axes to the targeted enemy instead of to the user. Reduced the inflicted torment from 2 stacks for 6 seconds to 1 stack for 4 seconds in PvE only.
November 28, 2023	Harrowing Storm was available during the beta event.