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
Lord Knight	45

Mode	Damage (Physical)		Max Hits		MP Usage	Cooldown
Mode	Initial Strike	Tornado	Initial Strike	Tornado	MP Usage	Cooldown
PvE	967%	379%	1	15	200 MP	16 Seconds
PvP	368%	144%	1	15	200 MP	16 Seconds

Critical Sandstorm		Heavy Sandstorm
Attribute Effect	MP Usage	Attribute Effect	Cooldown
MP Usage increased to 120% Skill will ignore 50% defense (25% defense in PvP)	240 MP	Damage increased to 144% Cooldown increased to 120%	19.2 Seconds

The skill will drag enemies along with it and travels a reasonable distance forward, making it excellent at clearing lines of enemies ahead.
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.
You are to move and act while the skill is still happening, allowing you to attack opponents caught in it for additional damage as well as prevent them from being knocked down on the final hit.
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, but it'll just clip through it afterward, so cornering enemies is not advised to get full damage from this skill.

Video	Description
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy	Between its initial release and the 06/26/2014 KR Patch, Sandstorm used to create a stationary tornado.
	Between its initial release and the 10/22/2015 KR Patch, Sandstorm could cause a Enemy DebuffBlind debuff which decreased the victim's Accuracy.

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
11/12/2009	07/06/2011	Sandstorm added.
06/26/2014	05/20/2015	▲ 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	-	▼ Blind Duration decreased.
07/23/2015	12/16/2015	▲ Movement Speed increased. ▲ Range increased. ▲ Max Hits increased. ▲ Enemy in close range will be pulled in. Visual effects updated.
10/22/2015	03/16/2016	▼ "Accuracy Decrease" effect deleted.
04/21/2016	05/18/2016	▲ Damage increased. Enhanced trait changed to Gigantic.
06/30/2016	07/13/2016	Fixed error of "first hit additional damage" causing multi hits.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ First Hit damage decreased. ▼ Storm damage increased.	▼ Damage decreased.
07/27/2017	08/09/2017	▲ Size increased. Gigantic trait changed to Empowered.
09/28/2017	-	Fixed issue where [Enhanced] effect not work when using Oath of Ruin title.
02/22/2018	04/18/2018	▲ Invincibility frames increased. ▲ Tornado damage increased. ▼ Initial Strike damage decreased.
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	None	▲ Damage increased.
01/28/2021	02/24/2021	▲ Tornado damage increased.
05/27/2021	06/23/2021	Empowered trait changed to Critical.