Wind Shear is a Druid skill from the Basic skill tree. Its features are:
| Grants Player | Exploits Condition |
|---|---|
| Physical Damage | N/A |
| Nature Magic | |
| Storm Skills | |
| Vulnerable | |
| Movement Speed | |
| Spirit |
Wind Shear Details and Upgrades
 Wind ShearGenerate Spirit: 16 |
Upgrades
Enhanced Wind ShearWind Shear has a 20% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. |
Wild Wind ShearWind Shear grants 4 additional Spirit for each enemy hit beyond the first. |
Fierce Wind ShearEach enemy hit by Wind Shear increases your Movement Speed by 5% for +5 seconds, up to +20%. |
Tips for using Wind Shear
- The projectile will pierce multiple enemies as long as they are directly behind the target.
Other Skills that affect Wind Shear
The following skills either:
- Create a condition Wind Shear can exploit
- Exploit a condition Wind Shear creates
| Core Tree |
|---|
 AbundanceBasic Skills generate 6%[x] more Spirit. |
| Wrath Tree |
 Elemental ExposureLucky Hit: Your Storm Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 1.0 seconds. |
 Bad OmenLucky Hit: Up to a 10% chance when dealing damage to a Vulnerable, Immobilized (CC) or Stunned (CC) enemy that a Lightning Bolt also hits dealing 55% damage. |
| Ultimate Tree |
 DefianceNature Magic Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Elites. |
 ResonanceNature Magic Skills deal 2%[x] increased damage. Triple this bonus if an Earth Skill is the next Skill cast after a Storm Skill, or a Storm Skill is the next Skill cast after an Earth Skill. |
 Natural DisasterYour Earth Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies. |
| Key Passives |
 Nature's FuryCasting an Earth Skill has a 40% chance to trigger a free Storm Skill of the same category, and vice versa. In addition, these free Skills count as both Earth and Storm Skills. |
 Perfect StormStorm Skills that you cast grant 2 Spirit and deal 60%[x] increased damage when damaging a Vulnerable, Immobilized (CC) or Slowed (CC) enemy. |
Items that work with Wind Shear
The following items either:
- Grant a bonus when using Wind Shear
- Create a condition Wind Shear can exploit
- Exploit a condition Wind Shear creates
Legendary Aspects
Aspect of the Calm Breeze |
Resource | Wind Shear now deals 165 - 345] Poisoning damage over 4 seconds. Lucky Hit: Wind Shear has up to a 6 - 14$ chance to fully restore your Spirit. Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
Grinning Labyrinth (Map) |
Dry Steppes | Druid |
Aspect of Natural Balance |
Offensive | Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills 30 - 50% [x] Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting an Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by 8 - 13.3% [+] for 4 seconds. Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
N/A | Extraction | Druid |
Mighty Storm's Aspect |
Offensive | The Earthen Might Key Passive also applies to your Storm Skills.
Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%) |
N/A | Extraction | Druid |
Unique Items
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Tempest Roar"Listen, child, to the music of the storm. It has its own rhythm. Its own melody. Hear how beautifully it sings, and perhaps one day you will be able to join in its harmony." – Airidah
Description: Lucky Hit: Storm Skills have up to a [15 - 35]% chance to grant 4 Spirit.Your base Storm Skills are now also Werewolf Skills. |
Affixes: (Item Power 925)
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Changes to Wind Shear
Patch 1.3.3, March 5, 2024
- Spirit regeneration increased from 14-16
- Damage increased by 10%
Patch 1.1.1, August 8, 2023
- Spirit gain increased from 13 to 14.
Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023
- Base damage increased from 17% to 18%.
- Spirit generated increased from 12 to 13.