Whirling Strike

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Whirling Strike

Profession
Warrior icon small.png Warrior (skill list)
Slot
Profession mechanic
Weapon
Spear
Weapon slot filled tango.png
Type
Burst
Game link



API
14443, 14549, 14550, 14551
Only available underwater This skill is only available underwater and has no land replacement.
0.75¾ Activation time  8 Recharge time  
Whirling Strike

Burst. Strike all foes around you. Effect increases with adrenaline level.

Damage.png Damage: 734 (2.0)?
Stun.png Level 1 stun: 1 second
Stun.png Level 2 stun: 10.5½ seconds
Stun.png Level 3 stun: 2 seconds
Number of targets.png Number of Targets: 5
Combo.png Combo Finisher: Whirl
Evade.png Defiance Break: 450[sic]
Range.png Range: 150

— In-game description

Related traits[edit]

Strength Strength

Arms Arms

Defense Defense

Tactics Tactics

Discipline Discipline

Berserker Berserker

Spellbreaker Spellbreaker

Notes[edit]

The Defiance Break sums up all three levels: 100+150+200=450 instead of correctly displaying the level-depending value.
The stage 1 skill has a different skill description: "Strike all foes around you, stunning them. Effect increases with adrenaline level."

Version history[edit]

For a detailed skill history, see here.

Patch Changes
February 28, 2022 End of Dragons release:
  • (Undocumented) Added tooltip fact Defiance Break.
July 07, 2020
  • Icons for daze and stun are now displayed in light purple in skill and trait tooltips.
May 08, 2018
  • Increased the damage of this skill by 33%.
June 23, 2015 Specialization update:
  • Using a burst skill for your equipped weapon will now set the recharge of all adrenaline tiers of that burst skill.
  • The recharge of all burst skills has been reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
December 14, 2012
  • This skill is now a whirl finisher.
August 28, 2012 Game release:
  • Whirling Strike has been added to the game.