Tornado

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Disambig icon.png This article is about the elementalist skill. For other uses, see Tornado (disambiguation).

Tornado.png

Tornado

Not available underwater  
Profession
Elementalist icon small.png Elementalist (skill list)
Slot
Elite
Type
Cantrip
Training cost
9 Hero points
Game link
API
5534
Gallery
Tornado.jpg

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Not available underwater This skill has an underwater replacement: Whirlpool
1 Activation time  
60 Recharge time
60 Recharge time
120 Recharge time
 
Tornado

Cantrip. Gain stability and shape-shift into a tornado that damages and launches foes.

Damage.png Damage: 292 (1.1)?
Damage.png Damage: 3 (0.01)?
Stability.png2 Stability (3s): Cannot be knocked down, pushed back, pulled, launched, stunned, dazed, floated, sunk, feared, or taunted.
Launch.png Launch: 600
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Interval.png Boon Application Interval: 3 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 15 seconds
Duration.png Duration: 10 seconds
Interval.png Stability and Damage Pulse: 3 seconds
Radius.png Radius: 240
Unblockable.png Unblockable
Combo.png Combo Field: Lightning
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Whirl
Evade.png Defiance Break: 232

— In-game description

Skills[edit]

  • Tornado transforms the user into a tornado, giving the player the Tornado effect.
# Skill Activation.png Tango-recharge-darker.png Description
1 Chain Lightning.png Electrified Tornado 1 Electrify your tornado form and make it shoot lightning.
2 Dust Devil.png Dust Tornado 1 Gather up dust into your tornado form, making it shoot out dust devils that blind foes.
3 Throw Boulder.png Debris Tornado 1 Gather up debris into your tornado form and send it flying.
4 Elemental Requiem.png Elemental Requiem 5 Unleash the elements from your core, firing a random elemental in all directions. Elements have differing effects based on your current tornado type.
5 Dust Charge.png Dust Charge 10.25¼ 10 Move swiftly in a direction, knocking back enemies you collide with.

Related traits[edit]

Air Air

Water Water

Arcane Arcane

Weaver Weaver

Catalyst Catalyst

Notes[edit]

  • Increases your stats while transformed:
Vitality attribute.png Vitality: +1,000
Precision attribute.png Precision: +1,000
The 5th pulse sometimes doesn't hit nor apply the additional effects of Chain Lightning.png Electrified Tornado, Dust Devil.png Dust Tornado and Throw Boulder.png Debris Tornado.

Version history[edit]

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.
October 13, 2020
  • Increased cooldown from 90 seconds to 120 seconds in PvP only.
April 28, 2020
  • Increased cooldown from 60 seconds to 90 seconds in PvP only.
February 25, 2020 Competitive content update:
  • (Competitive split) Reduced power coefficient of the base launch attack from 1.1 to 0.01. Reduced cooldown from 90 seconds to 60 seconds.
March 27, 2018
  • Reduced the cooldown from 150 seconds to 100 [sic] seconds in PvP and WvW.
  • Reduced the transform duration from 15 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP and WvW.
July 26, 2016
  • The stability stacks per pulse have been increased from 1 to 2.
  • This transform now has new abilities on skills 4 and 5.
    • Elemental Requiem: Launch missiles in multiple directions, based on the current tornado type (air, dust, debris).
    • Dust Charge: Move at a rapid rate, knocking back foes.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • This ability is now a cantrip.
March 16, 2015
  • This skill 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 skills in this transform has been adjusted to compensate.
  • Tornado now counts as a lightning field.
July 01, 2014
  • Removed the range indicator.
June 03, 2014
  • Added an unblockable skill fact.
April 15, 2014
  • Fixed a bug that caused the area effect ring to persist if the player exited the skill early.
August 06, 2013
  • Added a duration skill fact. This skill can now be used while moving.
June 25, 2013
  • Reduced the cooldown to 150 seconds.
April 30, 2013
  • Tornado move speed is now correctly reduced while carrying the orb (in the context of Spirit Watch).
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.
November 15, 2012
  • Leaving this elite skill now removes the stability it grants in order to make it consistent with other elite transformation abilities.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Tornado has been added to the game.

See also[edit]

  • Engineer icon small.pngElixir X.png Elixir X has a chance to grant this transformation.