Updraft

This article is about the ability. For the object, see Updraft (object). For the Gliding Mastery, see Updraft Use.

Gain swiftness from a gust of wind that launches nearby foes. — In-game description

Updraft

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Weapon

Off hand dagger

Attunement

Air

Movement

Retreat

Game link

API

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Gain swiftness from a gust of wind that launches nearby foes.

  Swiftness (10s): +33% Movement Speed

  Launch: 200

  Number of Targets: 5

  Radius: 180

  Evade: 1 second

  Defiance Break: 232[sic]

— In-game description

Related traits

Air

• Stormsoul — Deal increased strike damage to disabled or defiant foes. Outgoing stun duration increased. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.
• Aeromancer's Training — Gain ferocity, and gain additional ferocity while attuned to air. Air weapon skills get a reduced recharge time.
• Lightning Rod — Cast Lightning Rod when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Water

• Flow like Water — Deal increased strike damage when your health is above the threshold. Blocking or evading an attack heals you.

Arcane

• Elemental Lockdown — When you disable a foe, gain a boon based upon your current attunement.
• Bountiful Power — Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.

Weaver

• Swift Revenge — Gain swiftness when using a Dual Attack. Deal increased strike damage to enemies while under the effects of swiftness or superspeed.
• Woven Stride — Gain swiftness when you are inflicted with inhibiting conditions. When gaining either superspeed or swiftness, also gain regeneration. Swiftness has increased effectiveness.

Catalyst

• Vicious Empowerment — Gain Elemental Empowerment and might when you disable or immobilize a foe.
• Evasive Empowerment — Gain Elemental Empowerment and vigor while evading an attack.

Notes

Bug:

The Defiance Break displays 232 instead of 332.

• This skill causes 332 Defiance bar damage.
• The rollback's maximum range is roughly 300 units.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
August 23, 2022	(PvE only) Recharge reduced from 40 seconds to 20 seconds.
March 29, 2022	Reduced cooldown from 40 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP and WvW.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: The launch of this skill now has an indicator to enemies and occurs 1s after the initial cast.
September 29, 2015	Updated this skill to no longer be affected by movement-speed increases or decreases.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Updraft has been added to the game.