Wind Storm

Release a burst of air to knock down your enemies and gain superspeed. — In-game description

Wind Storm

Profession

Elementalist (skill list)

Specialization

Catalyst

Weapon

Hammer

Attunement

Air

Game link

API

62947

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0.5½  20  

Wind Storm

Release a burst of air to knock down your enemies and gain superspeed.

 Damage: 105 (0.26)^?

 Damage: 4 (0.01)^?

 Superspeed (3s): Movement speed is greatly increased. Maximum duration: 10s

 Knockdown: 2 seconds

 Number of Targets: 5

 Defiance Break: 200

 Range: 600

— 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.

Arcane

• Elemental Lockdown — When you disable a foe, gain a boon based upon your current attunement.

Catalyst

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

Notes

Anomaly:

The skill's sound effects play in full even if the casting is interrupted.

Version history

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch	Changes
July 18, 2023	The skill has a new animation. (Undocumented)
June 27, 2023	This skill no longer moves the player and instead grants the player superspeed.
February 28, 2022	End of Dragons release: Wind Storm has been added to the game.
November 30, 2021	Wind Storm was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 4. This skill will now stop moving when the player is approximately 600 units away from their target, instead of always moving 600 units backward. This limiting behavior can be avoided by using the skill without a target selected.
September 21, 2021	Wind Storm was available during the End of Dragons Beta Event 2.