Vortex

Create a vortex at your location, pulling nearby foes toward you. — In-game description

Vortex

10.25¼  40  

Profession

Mesmer (skill list)

Weapon

Spear

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Create a vortex at your location, pulling nearby foes toward you.

  Damage (9x): 1,323 (3.6)^?

  Number of Targets: 5

  Pulses: 9

  Duration: 8 seconds

  Initial Pull Radius: 600

  Radius: 240

  Combo Field: Ethereal

— In-game description ^[?]

Related traits

See also: Interrupt#Related traits

Domination

• Vicious Expression — You and your illusions deal increased strike damage to foes without boons. Disabling a foe removes boons from them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Dueling

• Fencer's Finesse — Gain a stacking ferocity effect when you or one of your illusions strikes with a one-handed sword or a spear. Reduces recharge on sword and spear skills.

Chronomancer

• Delayed Reactions — Disabling a foe slows them. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear. This trait can only affect the same enemy with once per interval.

Related Skills

Pulls nearby foes

•   Binding Blade
•   Magnetic Shield

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
May 08, 2018	Clarified the tooltips for this skill and increased its damage by 33%.
November 26, 2013	Updated the range indicator to use the proper range. Added a radius skill fact. Added a skill fact for initial pull radius.
June 25, 2013	Vortex has had its underwater aftercast reduced by 1.1 seconds.
December 14, 2012	This skill now does pulsing damage after it is created. This skill now is an ethereal field.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Vortex has been added to the game.