Twister

TwisterAttack, AoE, Projectile, Duration, Barrageable
Tier: 1
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (4-32) Mana
Attack Speed: 80% of base
Attack Damage: (80-232)% of baseRequires: SpearWhip up a twister with a flick of your Spear. The twister moves forward erratically, Blinding and repeatedly Hitting enemies within. If a twister touches a Whirlwind from your other skills, it Consumes the Whirlwind to create additional twisters that deal more damage. Passing over Elemental Ground Surfaces or Consuming an elemental Whirlwind will grant twisters extra damage of that element.Blinds Enemies
Pierces all Targets
Twister radius is 0.5 metres
Twister duration is 3 seconds
Consumes Whirlwinds to create an additional twister and deal 80% more damage per Whirlwind stage
Elemental twisters Gain 50% of damage as damage of the corresponding Type
Twisters fired at the same time can Hit the same
target no more than once every 0.66 seconds

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
(1-20)% chance for an additional twisterSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.

Acquisition
Drop restricted
It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gem/SkillGemTwister

Twister is a spear skill. It creates an erratically moving twister projectile that deals damage and applies Blind to enemies on contact. If the twister passes over a Whirlwind, it consumes the whirlwind to create another twister that deals more damage. If a twister passes over an elemental ground effect or an elemental Tornado, it gains extra damage of that element.

Skill functions and interactions

Whirlwind

Gem level progression

Level			Mana Cost	Attack Damage
1	0	0	4	80%
2	3	9	5	88%
3	6	14	6	97%
4	10	21	7	105%
5	14	28	8	114%
6	18	35	9	122%
7	22	41	10	130%
8	26	48	11	138%
9	31	57	12	144%
10	36	65	13	151%
11	41	74	15	158%
12	46	82	16	165%
13	52	92	18	172%
14	58	103	19	180%
15	64	113	21	188%
16	66	116	23	196%
17	72	126	25	205%
18	78	137	27	214%
19	84	147	30	223%
20	90	157	32	232%

Recommended support gems

The following support gems are recommendations by GGG as listed in-game, and do not necessarily reflect optimal combinations or the views of the wiki.

Gem tier	Support gems
I	Projectile Acceleration IProjectile Acceleration ISupport, Projectile Category: Projectile Speed Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster.Supported Skills have 40% more Projectile SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Prolonged Duration IProlonged Duration ISupport, Duration Category: Prolonged Duration Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that has a duration, making that duration longer.Supported Skills have 30% more Skill Effect DurationPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Retreat IRetreat ISupport, Projectile Category: Retreat Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which create Projectiles. Supported Skills deal more damage with Projectiles if you have struck with a Melee Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Melee Damage.Supported Skills deal no Melee damage Supported Skills deal 20% more Projectile Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Melee Hit in the last eight secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
II	Brutality IIBrutality IISupport, Physical Category: Brutality Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types.Supported Skills deal 30% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental DamagePlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Longshot ILongshot ISupport, Attack Category: Longshot Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Supported Skills deal 25% more Attack Damage to enemies further than 7 metres from you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or closerPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
III	HaemocrystalsHaemocrystalsSupport, Attack, AoE, Physical Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which can cause Damaging Hits. Supported Skills Consume Bleeding on Hit to create explosive blood-filled crystals, but cannot themselves inflict Bleeding.Support Supported Attacks cannot cause Bleeding Supported Skills Consume Bleeding on Enemies they Hit, creating 4 Haemocrystal Maximum 20 active Haemocrystals Heamocrystals Deal Physical Area Damage based on a percentage of the expected Damage of the Consumed Bleed. Cannot cause Bleeding Heamocrystals radius is 1 metre Haemocrystals detonate after 1.5 seconds Haemocrystals are randomly created within 2.5 meters of he Consumed Bleed Haemocrystals deal Damage equal to 8% of the expected remaining Damage of the Consumed BleedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple copies of the same Support Gem socketed at the same time.	Longshot IILongshot IISupport, Attack Category: Longshot Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage from farther away.Supported Skills deal 35% more Attack Damage to enemies further than 7 metres from you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or closerPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Retreat IIRetreat IISupport, Projectile Category: Retreat Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which create Projectiles. Supported Skills deal more damage with Projectiles if you have struck with a Melee Hit in the last eight seconds, but cannot themselves deal Melee Damage.Supported Skills deal no Melee damage Supported Skills deal 25% more Projectile Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Melee Hit in the last eight secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
IV	Hit and RunHit and RunSupport, Attack, Conditional Category: Hit and Run Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which do not already have some Condition for use. Supported Skills can only be used after you have moved a certain distance, but have massively increased Skill Speed. Cannot support Skills which have a Cooldown or that are Triggered, and does not modify skills used by Minions.Supported Skills become usable after you have moved 10 metres Supported Skills become unusable again after use Supported Skills have 40% more Skill SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.		Spectral VolleySpectral VolleySupport, Attack, Projectile Category: Spectral Volley Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Bow or Spear Projectile Attacks you use yourself. Supported Skills deal lower damage initially, but generate Spectral Projectiles, which deal more damage when they fire. Spectral Projectiles linger and will fire a short duration after no new Spectral Projectiles have been created. Cannot support Channelling Skills, Leaping skills, or skills which rain Projectiles from above.Attacks with Supported Skills create a Spectral Projectile Spectral Projectiles will fire if no Spectral Projectiles have been created in the last 3 seconds Supported Skills deal 60% less Damage when not fired from Spectral Projectiles Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage when fired from Spectral Projectiles Maximum 5 Spectral ProjectilesPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.
V	Brutality IIIBrutality IIISupport, Physical Category: Brutality Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports any skill that deals damage, boosting its Physical damage at the expense of all other Damage Types, as well as giving Hits from that skill a chance to ignore Physical Damage reduction.Supported Skills deal 30% more Physical Damage Supported Skills deal no Chaos Damage Supported Skills deal no Elemental Damage Hits with Supported Skills have 20% chance to ignore Enemy Physical Damage reductionPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Projectile Acceleration IIIProjectile Acceleration IIISupport, Projectile Category: Projectile Speed Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Projectile skills, making those Projectiles travel faster, and causing increases and reductions to Projectile speed to also apply to Damage.Increases and reductions to Projectile speed also apply to Projectile Damage with Supported Skills Supported Skills have 40% more Projectile SpeedPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.	Retreat IIIRetreat IIISupport, Projectile Category: Retreat Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Skills which create Projectiles. Supported Skills deal more damage with Projectiles if you have struck with a Melee Hit in the last two seconds, but cannot themselves deal Melee Damage.Supported Skills deal no Melee damage Supported Skills deal 30% more Projectile Damage if you have Damaged an Enemy with a Melee Hit in the last two secondsPlace into a Skill's Support Gem socket in the Skills Panel to apply its effects to that Skill. You cannot have multiple Support Gems of the same Category socketed within one Skill.

Item acquisition

Twister has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Twister has the following alternate skill effects:

Item	Description

Version history

Version	Changes
0.4.0	Added Wind type to the following Skills: Twister, Whirling SlashWhirling SlashAttack, AoE, Melee, Strike, Staged Tier: 1 Level: (1-20) Cost: (5-39) Mana Attack Speed: 70% of base Attack Damage: (70-218)% of baseRequires: SpearPerform a circular slash that kicks up a Whirlwind around you, Slowing enemies and Blinding them in its area of effect. Leaving the area collapses the storm, dealing damage and causing Knockback.Melee Knocks Back Enemies Whirlwind Attack Damage: (60-217)% of base Knocks Back Enemies Slows enemy movement speed by 30% Maximum 3 stages Collapse deals 150% more damage per additional stage 10% more Knockback distance per stage Whirlwind radius is 1.8 metres +0.3m to Radius per additional stage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Collapse deals +(2-40)% more damage per additional stageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., Wind BlastWind BlastAttack, AoE, Melee Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (9-63) Mana Attack Speed: 75% of base Attack Damage: (85-265)% of baseRequires: QuarterstaffBatter enemies at range by generating a gust of wind as you swing. Enemies will be Dazed and Knocked Back based on how close they are to you.150% more Stun buildup Knocks Back Enemies Cone length is 6 metres Dazes on Hit Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% more Damage to enemies within 1.5 metres of you, scaling down to no bonus at 4 metres or furtherSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., File:Wing Blast inventory icon.pngWing BlastWing BlastLevel: 1Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.File:Wing Blast skill icon.pngFile:Wing Blast inventory icon.png, Whirlwind LanceWhirlwind LanceAttack, AoE, Projectile, Duration, Barrageable Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (6-46) Mana Attack Speed: 60% of base Attack Damage: (110-343)% of baseRequires: SpearThrow a Spear with enough force to kick up a Whirlwind where it lands, Slowing enemies and Blinding them in its area of effect. Entering the Whirlwind collapses it, dealing damage and causing Knockback. Consumes a Frenzy Charge if possible to create the Whirlwind with one more than its normal maximum number of stages. Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Collapse deals +(2-40)% more damage per additional stageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., Wind Serpent's FuryWind Serpent's FuryAttack, AoE, Melee, Sustained, Conditional Tier: 13 Level: (1-20) Cost: (10-69) Mana Attack Speed: 40% of base Attack Damage: (165-598)% of baseRequires: SpearConsume all Frenzy Charges to perform a gigantic spear thrust that Knocks Back enemies. For each Frenzy Charge consumed, a Wind Serpent follows in the spear's wake. Each Serpent also damages and Knocks Back enemies.200% more Knockback Distance against Unique Enemies Knocks Back Enemies Thrust length is 10 metres Thrust width is 1.7 metres Requires 1 Frenzy Charge to use Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1.5-30)% more Knockback DistanceSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., File:Tornado inventory icon.pngTornadoTornadoLevel: 1Skills can be managed in the Skills Panel.File:Tornado skill icon.pngFile:Tornado inventory icon.png, Tornado ShotTornado ShotAttack, AoE, Projectile, Physical, Duration, Barrageable Tier: 11 Level: (1-20) Cost: (13-88) Mana Attack Speed: 120% of base Attack Damage: (50-156)% of baseRequires: BowFire a skyward shot that whips up a Tornado where it lands, dealing Physical damage over time and Hindering enemies standing in it. Arrows, thrown Spears and Crossbow bolts fired at the Tornado are sucked into it, causing the Tornado to spit out a ring of copied Projectiles. Copied Projectiles cannot be copied again, even by further Tornados.Impact radius is 1 metre Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Copied Projectiles deal +(0.75-15)% more damageSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel., the Projectiles created by Staggering PalmStaggering PalmAttack, Buff, AoE, Melee, Strike, Projectile, Physical, Duration Tier: 3 Level: (1-20) Cost: (7-47) Mana Attack Speed: 75% of base Attack Damage: (80-250)% of baseRequires: QuarterstaffDash to an enemy and Strike them, instantly Heavily Stunning enemies which are Primed for Stun. Heavy Stunning an enemy with this Skill grants you a Buff that causes your Quarterstaff Attacks to also fire Projectiles for a short duration. Heavy Stunning additional enemies adds to the Buff's duration.Can't be Evaded Buff duration is 7.5 seconds Maximum Buff duration is 30 seconds Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (2-40)% chance to Blind EnemiesSkills can be managed in the Skills Panel.
0.3.0	Twister: Now deals 80-232% Attack Damage at Gem levels 1-20 (previously 72–190%).
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
0.2.0b	(Hotfix 1) Fixed a bug which was causing "Elemental twisters Gain 50% of damage as damage of the corresponding Type" on Twister to gain an extra 50% for each Projectile fired. So one of the projectiles was gaining 50%, another 100%, another 150% and so on.
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.