Sandstorm

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File:SI Sandstorm.png	[Special Active: Strength] Generate a strong tornado of sand that decreases the enemies' accuracy.
	Destruction Skill Consumes Destruction gauge and acquire Vitality gauge Attack Power ↑ when Destruction is activated
	Final Enhanced Skill Initial Hit has 100% Critical Hit Rate.

Requirements

Class	Level Required	[Enhanced] Level	Left Skill Trait Level	Right Skill Trait Level
Lord Knight	45	94	52	64

Skill Information

PvE

Character Level	Damage (Physical)		Max Hits		MP Usage	Cooldown
	Initial Strike	Tornado	Initial Strike	Tornado
45	1496%	164%	1	15	200 MP	16 Seconds
[Enhanced] 94

PvP

Character Level	Damage (Physical)
	Initial Strike	Tornado
45	598%	65%
[Enhanced] 94

Skill Traits

PvE

Gigantic Sandstorm		Heavy Sandstorm
Level Required	Attribute Effect	Level Required	Attribute Effect	Details
				Damage		Cooldown
				Initial Strike	Tornado
52	Skill size increased to 130%	64	Damage increased to 144% Cooldown increased to 120%	2094.4%	229.6%	24 Seconds

PvP

Heavy Sandstorm
Level Required	Attribute Effect	Details
		Damage		Cooldown
		Initial Strike	Tornado
64	Damage increased to 144% Cooldown increased to 120%	837.2%	91%	24 Seconds

Tips and Details

• Sandstorm does 3,956% (1,573% in PvP) Physical Damage, assuming all hits connect. With Heavy it does 5,538.4% (2,202.2% in PvP) Physical Damage.
• Its incredible vertical range makes it the perfect skill for flying enemies and enemies on platforms. Has also very respectable horizontal range.
• When used close to the target, it will hit it from behind, which is ideal against shielded opponents, such as Raven and his Nasod Shield or anything that guards the front in PvE.
• Elsword is able to move and act while the skill is still happening, allowing him to attack his opponents caught in it for additional damage, and not allowing them to get knocked down after the skill ends if done right, continuing his combos.
• A great skill for getting Elsword into his Aura of Vitality state quickly (especially with extra mid-air X attacks) while also delivering good and MP-efficient damage, as well as to continue and/or extend combos.
• The sand tornado will appear at Elsword's position during the end of the summon animation. This means that if this skill was used at the edge of a platform, the tornado will appear at Elsword's final position of his animation as he falls from the platform.
• The tornado will stop at a wall for a few seconds in its lifetime, however afterwards it'll just clip through it.
• The tornado has suction and will drag enemies caught.
• The last hit will knockdown.

Trivia

Blind's status icon

• Before the Item Options Revamp in 2015, Sandstorm could cause a Blind debuff which decreased the victim's Accuracy.

Updates

• 06/26/2014 KR
  • Storm follows path and storm lasts 66% longer.
  • Total damage is increased but continuous hit damage is decreased.
  • The first hit does large portion of the damage.
• 02/05/2015 KR
  • Blind Duration decreased.
• 07/23/2015 KR
  • Movement Speed increased.
  • Range increased.
  • Max Hits increased.
  • Enemy in close range will be pulled in.
• 10/22/2015 (KR) / 03/16/2016 (NA)
  • "Accuracy Decrease" effect deleted.
• 04/21/2016 (KR) / 05/18/2016 (NA)
  • Damage increased.
  • "Enhanced" attribute changed to "Gigantic".
• 06/30/2016 (KR) / 07/13/2016 (NA)
  • Fixed error of "first hit additional damage" causing multi hits.
• 04/27/2017 KR
  • PvE First Hit damage decreased.
  • PvE Storm damage increased.
  • PvP damage decreased.

Alternative Names

Server	Name	Translation
South Korea	샌드 스톰	Sand Storm
Japan	サンドストーム	Sandstorm
China (Simplified Chinese)	沙尘暴	Sandstorm
France	Ouragan de sable	Sand Hurricane
United Kingdom	Sand Hurricane

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