Whirlpool

This article is about the elementalist underwater skill. For the related effect, see Whirlpool (effect). For the object in Dragon's End, see Whirlpool (object).

Cantrip. Shape-shift into a swirling maelstrom that pulls foes into its destructive vortex. — In-game description

Whirlpool

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Slot

Elite

Type

Cantrip

Game link

API

5602

This skill is the underwater replacement for: Tornado

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Whirlpool

Cantrip. Shape-shift into a swirling maelstrom that pulls foes into its destructive vortex.

 Damage: 585 (2.2)^?

 Damage: 3 (0.01)^?

₂ Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.

 Pull: 300

 Boon Gain Interval: 3 seconds

 Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Duration: 15 seconds

 Damage Pulse: 1 second

 Radius: 240

 Defiance Break: 150

— 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.
• Lightning Rod — Cast Lightning Rod when you disable a foe. Disables include stun, daze, knockback, pull, knockdown, sink, float, launch, taunt, and fear.

Water

• Soothing Disruption — Cantrips grant boons.

Arcane

• Elemental Lockdown — When you disable a foe, gain a boon based upon your current attunement.
• Final Shielding — Cast Lesser Arcane Shield when you use an elite skill.
• Bountiful Power — Deal increased strike damage for each boon on you.

Weaver

• Bolstered Elements — Gain protection when activating a Stance. Activate Lesser Stone Resonance when using an elite skill.

Catalyst

• Vicious Empowerment — Gain Elemental Empowerment and might when you disable or immobilize a foe.

Notes

• Elixir X (underwater) has a chance to grant this transform.
• Provides the Whirlpool effect.
• All skills are disabled during the transformation.
  • Weapon skills are replaced by Whirlpool
  • The remaining skills are Locked.
• This skill performs a whirl finisher on each pulse.
• Killing blows dealt during this transformation count toward the Sword Master achievement.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
November 28, 2023	Reduced the cooldown from 150 seconds to 60 seconds in PvE only.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
February 25, 2020	Competitive content update: (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient from 2.2 to 0.01.
July 26, 2016	Increased the number of stability stacks applied from 1 to 2.
June 23, 2015	Specialization update: This ability is now a cantrip.
March 16, 2015	This ability now grants 1 stack of stability every 3 seconds, with a 3-second duration.
September 09, 2014	This transform no longer increases power levels exponentially. The damage of this transform has been adjusted to compensate. Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from granting stability to the player.
October 15, 2013	Added skill facts.
June 25, 2013	Whirlpool has had its underwater aftercast reduced by 1.1 seconds.
January 28, 2013	Fixed a bug that caused several spells, including Tornado, Arcane Shield, and most frequently Whirlpool, to sometimes fail to display any graphics.
October 07, 2012	This skill's damage has been decreased by 33%.
September 14, 2012	Now works underwater in PvE.
August 28, 2012	Game release: Whirlpool has been added to the game.