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Cataclysm

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Cataclysm is a Druid skill from the Ultimate skill tree. Its features are:

Grants Player Exploits Condition
Lightning Dmg N/A
Knocks Back (CC)
Vulnerable
Nature Magic
Storm Skills

Cataclysm Details and Upgrades

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Cataclysm

Cooldown: 60 seconds
Lucky Hit Chance: 62%
A massive storm follows you for 8 seconds. Twisters Knock Back (CC) enemies dealing 46% damage, and lightning strikes wildly dealing 115% damage.

Damage: Lightning Damage
Tags: Ultimate, Nature Magic, Storm
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Circle of Life

Nature Magic Skills that consume Spirit, Heal you for 1% of your Maximum Life.

Prerequisite: Can also reach Circle of Life via Petrify and Cataclysm.
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Resonance

Nature 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.

Prerequisite: Can also reach Resonance via Petrify.
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Natural Disaster

Your Earth Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Your Storm Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to enemies that are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC) or Knocked Back (CC).

Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Disaster via Petrify.

Upgrades

Prime Cataclysm Upgrade

Prime Cataclysm

Cataclysm's duration is increased by 4 seconds.

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Supreme Cataclysm

Lightning strikes from Cataclysm make enemies Vulnerable for 6 seconds.


Other Skills that work with Cataclysm

The following skills either:

  • Create a condition Cataclysm can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Cataclysm creates
Basic Tree
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Fierce Earth Spike

Fortify for 12% of your Maximum Life whenever Earth Spike damages enemies who are Stunned, Immobilized, or Knocked Back.

Skill

Companion Tree
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Nature's Reach

Deal 5%[x] increased damage to Distant enemies. Double this bonus if they are also Slowed (CC), Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Knocked Back (CC).

Damage: Physical Damage
Passive

Wrath Tree
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Crushing Earth

Earth Skills deal 5%[x] increased damage to Slowed (CC), Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC) or Knocked Back (CC) enemies. Passive

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Elemental Exposure

Lucky Hit: Your Storm Skills have up to a 10% chance to make enemies Vulnerable for 1.0 seconds. Passive

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Endless Tempest

Increase the duration of Hurricane and Cataclysm by 5%[x]. Passive

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Electric Shock

Lucky Hit: Dealing Lightning damage to enemies has up to a 8% chance to Immobilize (CC) them for 3 seconds. If the target is already Immobilized (CC), the Lightning damage dealt to them is increased by x 7% instead.

Damage: Lighting Damage
Passive

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Bad Omen

Lucky 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.

Damage: Lightning Damage Passive

Ultimate Tree
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Defiance

Nature Magic Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Elites. Passive

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Natural Disaster

Your Earth Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.
Your Storm Skills deal 4%[x] increased damage to enemies that are Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC) or Knocked Back (CC).

Prerequisite: Can also reach Natural Disaster via Petrify. Passive

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Resonance

Nature 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.

Prerequisite: Can also reach Resonance via Petrify. Passive

Key Passives Tree
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Earthen Might

Lucky Hit: Damaging enemies with Earth Skills has up to a 15% chance to:
• Restore all of your Spirit
• Cause your attacks to be guaranteed Critical Strikes and deal 70%[x] increased Critical Strike Damage for 5 seconds
This chance is increased by:
15% for Critical Strikes
15% if the target is Stunned (CC), Immobilized (CC), or Knocked Back (CC) Passive

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Nature's Fury

Casting or Channeling an Earth Skill has a 40% chance to trigger a free Storm Skill of the same category, and vice versa. In addition. You deal 40%[x] more Earth and Storm damage and these free Skills count as both. Skills on your Action Bar are far more likely to trigger. Passive

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Perfect Storm

Storm Skills that you cast grant 2 Spirit and deal 80%[x] increased damage when damaging a Vulnerable, Immobilized (CC) or Slowed (CC) enemy. Passive


Items that work with Cataclysm

The following items either:

  • Grant a bonus when using Cataclysm
  • Create a condition Cataclysm can exploit
  • Exploit a condition Cataclysm creates

Legendary Aspects

Aspect of Natural Balance
Offensive Casting a Storm Skill grants your Earth Skills 50.0 - 70.0% [x] Critical Strike Damage for 4 seconds. Casting a Earth Skill increases the Critical Strike Chance of Storm Skills by 10.0 - 20.0%[+] for 4 seconds.

Gloves, Offhand, 1H Weapon, 2H Weapon (+100%), Ring, Amulet (+50%)
N/A Extraction Druid
Earthguard Aspect
Defensive Gain 10 - 30% bonus amount to your next Earthen Bulwark for each enemy you Crowd Control up to a maximum of 100% .

Helm, Chest, Pants, Shield, 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
Overcharged Aspect
Utility Your Storm Skill damage makes enemies Vulnerable for 4 seconds. You deal 15.0 - 20.0% [x] increased damage to Vulnerable enemies.

Helm, Chest, Gloves, Boots, Shield, Amulet (+50%)
N/A Extraction Druid

* Extraction means the Legendary Aspect can be removed from any Legendary item at the Occultist. A dungeon name means the Aspect will be added to your Codex of Power as a reward after completing that dungeon.


Unique Items

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Tempest Roar

Armor: 1,200 Armor

"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


Type: Unique Helm
Class: Druid

Description: (PH) I need a new design! (Werewolf)

    • +[10 - 15] Maximum Resource
    • +[9.8 - 13.4]% Willpower
    • +[80 - 94] Willpower
    • +[367 - 415] Lightning Resistance


    Changes to Cataclysm

    Patch 2.0, October 8, 2024

    • Lightning Strike damage increased from 95% to 115% Weapon Damage.
    • Lightning Strikes now cannot hit the same target more than once every 0.5 seconds.
    • Can now add up to 5 skill points to Ultimate skills.

    Patch 1.5.0, August 6, 2024

    • Lightning Strike rate is doubled.
    • Now more consistently hits enemies with its lightning strikes.

    Patch 1.3.0, January 23, 2024

    • Twister damage increased from 23% to 46%.
    • Lightning damage increased from 77% to 95%.
    • Supreme Cataclysm - Vulnerable duration increased from 3 to 6 seconds.

    Patch 1.1.0a, July 18, 2023

    • Lightning damage increased from 64% to 77%, and Tornado damage from 19% to 23%.
    • Prime Cataclysm - Duration increased from 2 to 4 seconds.
    • Supreme Cataclysm - Vulnerable duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.

    Patch 1.0.3, June 27, 2023

    • Base damage increased from 52% to 64%.