Since you last played
Tuned 9 times12 lines of changes across 9 patches, condensed below to the ones that still matter.
2 buffs and 6 nerfs in total: trending weaker.
Cost and recipe
- ▲Total cost decreased from 6825 to 6800 (due to Wind Lace cost decrease)changed 3 times across 3 patches, net buff
Biggest changes
- ◆Cyclone Cooldown increased from 13s to 16sadjusted 2 times across 2 patches, roughly even
- ▼Mana Regen bonus decreased from +6 to +3
- ▼Movement Speed bonus decreased from +50 to +30
- ▲Cooldown reduced from 23 to 18
- ▼Cyclone Movement Speed decreased from 360 to 300
- ▼Cyclone cooldown increased from 16s to 19s
- ▼Cast range reduced from 575 to 550
- ◆Now purges first, then applies Cyclone modifier
Most recent change patch 7.40, Dec 2025
- ▼Cyclone cooldown increased from 16s to 19s
What it does now
- + 30 Movement Speed
- + 3.0 Mana Regeneration
- + 35 Intelligence
- Cyclone Active 19s cooldownSweeps a target unit up into a cyclone, making them invulnerable for 2.5 seconds. Cyclone can be cast on yourself, enemy units or allied units. When cast on yourself, you can move the tornado at a speed of 300. Enemy units take 50 magical damage upon landing. Dispel Type: Basic Dispel
Built from Eul's Scepter of Divinity, Mystic Staff plus a 1,400 gold recipe.
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