Whirlwind Lance

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Whirlwind LanceBarrageable, Attack, AoE, Projectile, Duration
Tier: 11
Level: (1-20)
Cost: (7-49) Mana
Attack Speed: 60% of base
Attack Damage: (110-343)% of baseThrow 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.

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

Whirlwind Lance is a ranged spear skill. The user throws a projectile at the target location that damages enemies and creates a Whirlwind where it landed. Moving to the edge of a Whirlwind collapses it, dealing melee damage and knockback enemies within it. If you have a frenzy charge, it will create a whirlwind with a higher maximum number of stages.

Skill functions and interactions

Whirlwind

Consuming a frenzy charge will create a whirlwind with a maximum stage of 4.

When firing in random directions (e.g. supported by SalvoSalvoSupport, Attack, Projectile
Category: Additional Projectiles
Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 DexSupports Attack Skills you use yourself which fire Projectiles. Supported Skills accumulate Seals over time, and consume them when used. For each Seal consumed, the Attack will fire additional Projectiles. Projectiles from Supported Skills are fired in random directions. Cannot Support Skills which require Combo, have a Cooldown or already gain Seals.Projectiles from Supported Skills are
fired in random directions
Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles per
seal consumed
Supported Skills consume all Accumulated seals on use
Supported Skills have 3 maximum seals
Supported Skills Accumulate a seal every 2 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.), Whirlwind Lance will still target a small cone in front of the character for all projectiles.

Gem level progression

Level		Mana Cost	Attack Damage
1	0	7	110%
2	3	7	121%
3	6	8	133%
4	10	9	145%
5	14	10	157%
6	18	11	168%
7	22	13	180%
8	26	14	191%
9	31	15	201%
10	36	17	211%
11	41	19	221%
12	46	21	232%
13	52	24	244%
14	58	26	256%
15	64	29	269%
16	66	32	282%
17	72	36	296%
18	78	40	311%
19	84	44	327%
20	90	49	343%

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
II		Font of BloodFont of BloodSupport, Totem Category: Font Tier: 2Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which create Totems. Totems created by supported Skills generate a Font of Blood which will Leech Life to Allies within it.Totems created by Supported Skills create a Blood Font with a radius of 4 metres Allies in Blood Fonts Leech Life equal to 12% of Physical Damage dealt by Supported TotemPlace 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	Charm BountyCharm BountySupport Category: BountySupport Requirements: +5 DexSupports any Skill that Hits Enemies, causing Enemies it kills to grant more Charm charges.Enemies killed by Hits from Supported Skills grant 100% more Charm chargesPlace 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.	Font of RageFont of RageSupport, Totem Category: Font Tier: 3Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which create Totems. Totems created by supported Skills generate a Font of Rage which will Leech Rage to Allies within it.Totems created by Supported Skills create a Rage Font with a radius of 4 metres Allies in Rage Fonts Leech Rage equal to 0.8% of Physical Damage dealt by Supported TotemPlace 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.	HeftHeftSupport, Physical Category: Heft Tier: 5 Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Support Requirements: +5 StrSupports Skills which deal Damage, increasing the maximum Physical Damage of their Hits.Supported Skills deal 30% more Maximum Physical Hit 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.

Item acquisition

Whirlwind Lance has restrictions on where or how it can drop.

It can be obtained by engraving an Uncut Skill Gem.

Version history

Version	Changes
0.3.0	Whirlwind Lance: Collapsing Whirlwind now deals 20% more Damage. Whirlwinds created by Whirlwind Lance now have a Limit of 6 Whirlwinds (previously 5), and a Duration of 15 seconds (previously 8). Clarified the addition to radius per stage for Whirling Slash and Whirlwind Lance skill descriptions.
0.2.1	Added "Barrageable" gem tag.[Undocumented]
0.2.0f	Whirlwind Lance and The Whirlwind keyword hover now clarify that the Whirlwind's collapse deals melee damage. Fixed a bug where Perpetual Charge was unable to support Whirlwind Lance.
0.2.0d	Additional and barraged projectiles for Whirlwind Lance are now distributed closer together, spread out on and behind the targeted location.
0.2.0c	Whirlwind Lance Attack Speed is now 60% of base (from 55%). All the above skills (except Spear Throw) have had their Mana Costs lowered proportionately to the Attack Speed increases. Fixed a bug where some Whirlwinds would disappear instantly when Whirlwind Lance had extra Projectiles.
0.2.0	Introduced to the game.