Gathering Storm

Gathering StormAttack, AoE, Melee, Lightning, Duration, Channelling, Travel
Tier: 13
Level: 1Flip backward and Channel to charge your Quarterstaff with Lightning. Releasing dashes towards the target location, damaging enemies along the way. Releasing with perfect timing performs a Lightning-infused dash that releases shockwaves from enemies you dash through and leaves a trail of Shocked Ground in your wake. This skill cannot be Ancestrally Boosted.Place into a Skill Gem socket to gain this skill. These are found in the Skill Gems panel.

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

Gathering Storm is a quarterstaff strike skill. The user leaps back and begins channelling. Releasing the channel will have the user dash forward to deal damage. Releasing the channel with perfect timing will enhance the dash with lightning and have it leave behind shocked ground and create shockwaves around hit enemies.

Gem level progression

Level
1	1

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	InnervateInnervateSupport, Attack, Lightning, Duration Category: Innervate Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks you use yourself. Killing a Shocked enemy with supported skills infuses all of your Attacks with Lightning damage for a short time.Attacks gain 25% of Damage as Lightning Damage for 5 seconds on killing a Shocked enemy with Supported SkillsPlace 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.	Magnified Area IMagnified Area ISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 1 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger.Supported Skills have 35% increased Area of EffectPlace 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.	Window of Opportunity IWindow of Opportunity ISupport, Channelling Category: Window of Opportunity Tier: 1Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Channelling skills that have special effects if released with Perfect Timing, causing them to deal much more damage if released with Perfect Timing but reducing the Perfect Timing window.Supported Skills have a 35% shorter Perfect Timing window Supported Skills deal 35% more Damage when released with Perfect TimingPlace 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	Elemental Armament IIElemental Armament IISupport, Attack Category: Elemental Armament Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more Elemental damage.Supported Skills deal 25% more Elemental Attack 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.	Encroaching GroundEncroaching GroundSupport, AoE Category: Encroaching Ground Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Skills that create Ground Surfaces, causing those Surfaces to grow over time, up to a limit.Ground Surfaces created by Supported Skills gain 20% increased Area of Effect per second, up to a maximum of 100%Place 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.	MomentumMomentumSupport Category: Momentum Tier: 2 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any damaging skill that you use yourself, causing it to deal more damage if you move a sufficient distance while using the skill. Teleportation does not count towards the distance travelled.After moving at least 2 metres during a single use of a Supported Skill, the rest of that use deals 40% more 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.
III	Close Combat IClose Combat ISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 20% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace 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.	Magnified Area IIMagnified Area IISupport, AoE Category: Increased Area of Effect Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports any skill with an area of effect, making it larger at the cost of damage.Supported Skills have 45% increased Area of Effect Supported Skills deal 10% less Area 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.	Steadfast IISteadfast IISupport, Channelling Category: Steadfast Tier: 3 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 110%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Channelling Skills you use yourself, granting you higher Stun Threshold and Ailment Threshold while Channelling them.You have 100% more Ailment Threshold while Channelling Supported Skills You have 50% more Stun Threshold while Channelling Supported SkillsPlace 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	Burgeon IIBurgeon IISupport, Channelling Category: Burgeon Tier: 4 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 IntSupports Channelling Skills you use yourself, causing them to deal more damage the longer they have been Channelled.Supported Skills deal 20% more Damage per second spent Channelling, up to 40%Place 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.	OverchargeOverchargeSupport, Lightning Category: Overcharge Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports any skill that Hits enemies, making its Shocks more effective but reflecting them back to you as well.50% increased Magnitude of Shocks inflicted with Supported Skills Shocks caused by Supported Skills are reflected back to youPlace 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.	PerfectionPerfectionSupport Category: Perfection Tier: 4Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports skills which have a benefit for Perfectly Timing their use. On successfully executing Perfect Timing with Supported Skills, gain Perfection, which is a powerful damage buff. However, failing to execute any Perfect Timing (even with skills not supported by Perfection) will remove all Perfection on you.Successfully executing Perfect Timing with Supported Skills grants Perfection All Perfection is lost on failing to execute any Perfect TimingPlace 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	Close Combat IIClose Combat IISupport, Attack Category: Close Combat Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attacks, causing them to deal more damage to enemies based on how close they are to you.Supported Skills deal 30% more Attack Damage to enemies within 1 metre of you, scaling down to no bonus at 3.5 metres or furtherPlace 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.	Persistent Ground IIIPersistent Ground IIISupport Category: Persistent Ground Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which create Ground Surfaces, causing created Surfaces to last much longer as well as lowering the Cooldown Recovery Speed of affected Enemies. Ground Surfaces from Supported Skills only end when their duration expires.50% increased duration of Ground Surfaces created by Supported Skills Ground Surfaces from Supported Skills apply Suppressive Ground Suppressive Ground inflicts 30% less Cooldown Recovery Rate Ground Surfaces created by Supported Skills cannot be destroyed except by expiringPlace 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.	Window of Opportunity IIWindow of Opportunity IISupport, Channelling Category: Window of Opportunity Tier: 5Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Channelling skills that have special effects if released with Perfect Timing, causing them to deal much more damage and grant Perfect Deflection if released with Perfect Timing but reducing the Perfect Timing window.Releasing Supported Skills with Perfect Timing grants Deflection Rating equal to 15% of Evasion Rating for 8 seconds Supported Skills have a 35% shorter Perfect Timing window Supported Skills deal 35% more Damage when released with Perfect TimingPlace 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

Gathering Storm has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Alternate skill effects

Gathering Storm has the following alternate skill effects:

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Version history

Version	Changes
0.2.0f	Fixed a bug where Gathering Storm was not considered a Quarterstaff Skill.
0.2.0	Many Skills have had their base damage and/or damage growth per level rebalanced. Most of these changes are not specifically mentioned below as the changes are too widespread. The mana cost for all Attacks, Marks and Warcries has been reduced, most notably at higher Gem levels. Fixed a bug where Gathering Storm erroneously had the Strike tag.
0.1.0e	Gathering Storm's Perfect Dash now deals 53% more Damage.
0.1.0	Introduced to the game.