abuse cyclone NOWFollow

subject says it all.

why? well ill tell ya:

1.) it dispels warrior stances/paladin auras, putting warriors in a null stance (no access to abilities until stance is changed, and rage is lost) and forces paladins to use a GCD to re-apply aura.

2.) it dispels the beast within and beastial wrath.

3.) it removes ALL buffs and debuffs on a target. even death wish and forbearance.

4.) it removes THE EFFECT OF GEAR! so if youve got 12k hp buffed in gear, youll have significantly less after cyclone hits you.

5.) it removes any access to pet abilities/skills, such as spirit bond and soul link, as well as master demonologist and demonic knowledge (aka turn that monster felguard into a small puppy.

6.) it borks pet AI.

....but it doesnt do this with just ONE cast. it takes a kind of chain-casting on multiple targets in order to get this effect...well, most of the time. you see, cyclone is a little weird like that, and no one knows quite why it functions the way it does. but for the most part, its been pretty successfully reproduced, as long as your second target is cycloned before the first targets cyclone wears off.

so use it while you can my brethren. before it gets "fixed" (and it will be, for balance purposes, but have fun with it while you still can!).

Edited, Apr 10th 2007 2:38am by Quor

So what exactly happens? I cyclone the first opponent, then immediately cycle another; which one gets the debuffs? The first opponent, the second, or both?

Wow, that is amazingly broken, lol >_>

supposedly the aura/stance part was hotfixed, but there have been reports of it happening spontaneously as i described. some people postulate its a timing thing (you need to do it with X seconds left on the original cyclone) while others think its just a glitch dependant on a number of factors in pvp.

its still there, just harder to reproduce now.