Cyclone



Cyclone is a level 48 druid ability. It is very similar in mechanics to Banish: targets affected by Cyclone cannot move or perform any actions, are immune to receiving heals or buffs, and also completely immune to all incoming damage and unable to be debuffed. Cyclone is affected by diminishing returns, both in PvE and in PvP. Certain versions of this spell cast by monsters CAN be dispelled by Mass Dispel. Cyclone has no cooldown.

Tips and tactics

 * Cyclone can be tricky to use because in addition to the affected target being able to perform any actions, no actions may be performed upon the affected target. A Cyclone at the wrong time can cause another player to waste a long cooldown or a high cost spell, whereas a Cyclone at the right time may cause a player to stop casting a long or highly damage attack, or even cause them to not receive a large heal that was coming their way.
 * Cyclone can be only be used in humanoid and Moonkin Form.
 * Although the Cycloned target is immune to all spells, this does not prevent you from casting spells on them; it will simply have no effect, and the time and mana spent casting will be wasted, as will any cooldowns used. This does however allow you, with a good sense of timing, to begin casting spells on the target in anticipation of the end of the Cyclone.
 * Using Cyclone as a long-term form of crowd control in an instance can be tricky and difficult for the druid to manage, especially if the druid is the healer. In most situations it is more effective to use Entangling Roots if it is necessary to crowd control on a large pull, or continuously throughout an instance. If the target that must be controlled is a ranged attacker however, then Cyclone becomes especially useful.
 * When using this spell in situations where you're with others, grief can be avoided by communicating how long you will be Cycloning, and when it has gone onto diminishing returns.
 * Most city raids are always wary of a Cyclone coming down on the tank that has the boss, as the boss will suddenly go after someone squishy.

Patches and hotfixes

 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.
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 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.
 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.
 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.
 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.
 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.
 * Visual spell effect changed. Undocumented.