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CycloneCyclone of Tumult
CycloneAttack, AoE, Movement, Channelling, Physical, Melee
Level: (1-20)
Cost: 2 Mana
Attack Speed: 300% of base
Attack Damage: (44-59)% of base
Effectiveness of Added Damage: (44-59)%
Requires Level 28Channel this skill to move towards a targeted location while spinning, building up stages while constantly attacking enemies in an area around you. While channelling this skill, you cannot be knocked back.(5-28) to (8-42) Added Attack Physical Damage
8% increased Area of Effect per 1 additional Melee Strike Range
30% less Movement Speed
First Hit deals 50% less Damage
Gains 1 Stage every (0.33-0.17) seconds while Channelling
Maximum (3-6) Stages
+1 to radius per Stage
Lose 1 Stage every 0.33 seconds while not Channelling

Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
0.5% increased Area of Effect1% chance to Knock Enemies Back on hit0.25% more Movement Speed1% Chance to Avoid Interruption from Stuns While Using this Skill
Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Acquisition
Drop level: 28
Vendor Offer
1x Scroll Fragment
Metadata
Item class: Skill Gem
Metadata ID: Metadata/Items/Gems/SkillGemCyclone


For the Vaal-themed counterpart, see Vaal Cyclone.

Cyclone is a channeling melee attack skill that rapidly hits all enemies in a circular area around the player. Cyclone gains stages during channeling that increase its base radius. The player can move while channeling Cyclone.

Cyclone can be used with any melee weapon, or while unarmed.

Skill functions and interactions

  • Attack speed: Cyclone spins at the player's attack speed and deals damage once per spin.
  • Area of Effect and Melee Strike Range: The base radius of Cyclone is 11 (not dependent on base weapon range) plus 1 radius per channeling stage. Sources of Melee Strike Range (such as Warlord's ReachWarlord's Reach
    Crimson Jewel
    Limited to: 110% increased Attack Damage
    +0.2 metres to Melee Strike Range
    A steady hand can hold back an army.Place into an allocated Jewel Socket on the Passive Skill Tree. Right click to remove from the Socket.
    ) will increase Cyclone's area of effect by 8% per 1 melee range. Local modifiers to weapon range, such as the one found on Atziri's DisfavourAtziri's Disfavour
    Vaal Axe
    Two Handed Axe
    Physical Damage: (414-434) to (544-564)
    Critical Strike Chance: 5.00%
    Attacks per Second: (1.29-1.33)
    Weapon Range: 2.3 metres
    Requires Level 64, 158 Str, 76 Dex25% chance to Maim on Hit+30% to Quality of Socketed Support Gems
    Adds (310-330) to (370-390) Physical Damage
    (12-16)% increased Attack Speed
    25% chance to cause Bleeding on Hit
    +1 metres to Weapon Range
    "I do not believe in disguising my disappointment."
    - Atziri, Queen of the Vaal
    , will also increase Cyclone's area of effect in the same manner.[a] The total area is also affected by general area of effect modifiers.[1]
  • Movement modifiers: While channeling, the player is immune to all sources of knockback and has 30% less movement speed. Bear TrapsBear TrapTrap, Spell, Duration, Physical
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost: (6-23) Mana
    Cooldown Time: 4.00 sec
    Can Store 3 Use(s)
    Cast Time: 1.00 sec
    Critical Strike Chance: 6.00%
    Effectiveness of Added Damage: 300%
    Requires Level 4Throws a trap that damages and immobilises a single enemy for a duration based on how much damage was dealt. After the immobilise expires, a debuff remains on the enemy for a duration, lowering their movement speed by an amount which lessens over time. The affected enemy will take increased damage from traps and mines until the debuff expires. Modifiers to spell damage do not affect this skill's damage.Deals (16-1447) to (22-2026) Physical Damage
    Traps do not Trigger at the end of their Duration
    Trap lasts 4 seconds
    Base duration is 3.00 seconds
    Locks enemy in place
    Enemies take 25% increased Damage from Trap or Mine Hits
    Enemies have 80% less Movement Speed when the Debuff starts

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Base duration is (0.05-1) seconds
    Place into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
    will still stop movement. Characters can pass through enemies for the duration of the attack (this is not considered phasing).
  • Dual wielding: Cyclone will alternate weapons while dual wielding.
  • Multistrike SupportMultistrike SupportAttack, Melee, Support
    Icon: 3
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 150%
    Requires Level 38Supports melee attack skills, making them repeat twice when used, targeting a random enemy each time. Cannot support Vaal skills, channelling skills or triggered skills.Supported Skills Repeat 2 additional times
    Supported Skills have (35-44)% more Melee Attack Speed
    Supported Skills deal (30-20)% less Attack Damage
    First Repeat of Supported Skills deals 22% more Damage
    Second Repeat of Supported Skills deals 44% more Damage

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Melee Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    : Cyclone (and all channelled skills) cannot be supported by Multistrike.

Gem level progression

LevelRequired LevelRequired DexterityRequired StrengthDamage
Effectiveness
Attack
Damage
Stage
Time
Physical DamageStagesExp.Total Exp.
128422944%44%N/A5 to 8N/A00
231463245%44.8%N/A6 to 9N/A199345199345
334503546%45.6%N/A7 to 10N/A285815485160
437543746%46.4%N/A8 to 12N/A401344886504
540584047%47.2%N/A9 to 13N/A5543791440883
642604248%47.9%N/A10 to 14N/A4774371918320
744634449%48.7%N/A10 to 16N/A5837862502106
846664650%49.5%N/A11 to 17N/A7103593212465
948684850%50.3%N/A12 to 18N/A13555114567976
1050714951%51.1%N/A13 to 20N/A11388775706853
1152745152%51.9%N/A14 to 22N/A13682337075086
1254765353%52.7%N/A16 to 23N/A16383388713424
1356795553%53.5%N/A17 to 25N/A195664810670072
1458825754%54.3%N/A18 to 27N/A365518414325256
1560845955%55.1%N/A20 to 29N/A301732717342583
1662876056%55.8%N/A21 to 32N/A775999525102578
1764906257%56.6%N/A23 to 34N/A1513819340240771
1866926457%57.4%N/A24 to 37N/A2608382566324596
1968956658%58.2%N/A26 to 39N/A62620247128944843
2070986859%59%N/A28 to 42N/A211708088340652931
21721007060%59.8%N/A30 to 45N/AN/AN/A
2274N/AN/A61%60.6%N/A32 to 49N/AN/AN/A
2376N/AN/A61%61.4%N/A35 to 52N/AN/AN/A
2478N/AN/A62%62.2%N/A37 to 56N/AN/AN/A
2580N/AN/A63%62.9%N/A40 to 60N/AN/AN/A
2682N/AN/A64%63.7%N/A43 to 64N/AN/AN/A
2784N/AN/A65%64.5%N/A46 to 69N/AN/AN/A
2886N/AN/A65%65.3%N/A49 to 73N/AN/AN/A
2988N/AN/A66%66.1%N/A52 to 78N/AN/AN/A
3090N/AN/A67%66.9%N/A56 to 84N/AN/AN/A
3191N/AN/A67%67.3%N/A58 to 87N/AN/AN/A
3292N/AN/A68%67.7%N/A60 to 89N/AN/AN/A
3393N/AN/A68%68.1%N/A62 to 92N/AN/AN/A
3494N/AN/A68%68.5%N/A64 to 96N/AN/AN/A
3595N/AN/A69%68.9%N/A66 to 99N/AN/AN/A
3696N/AN/A69%69.3%N/A68 to 102N/AN/AN/A
3797N/AN/A70%69.7%N/A70 to 105N/AN/AN/A
3898N/AN/A70%70.1%N/A73 to 109N/AN/AN/A
3999N/AN/A70%70.4%N/A75 to 112N/AN/AN/A
40100N/AN/A71%70.8%N/A77 to 116N/AN/AN/A

Gem quality

TypeAdditional Effects per 1-20% QualityWeight
Superior(0.5-10)% more Movement Speed1

Item acquisition

Cyclone can drop anywhere.

Recipes

Cyclone can be created from the following recipes:

AmountPartDescriptionMeta
6The FoxThe Fox6Level 20 Gem"Masters of wit, strength and cunning. To survive the harsh winters, you must be like the fox."
- Ezomyte Proverb
Random level 20 gemA
3Gemcutter's PromiseGemcutter's Promise3Gem
Quality: +20%
"I swore to use my position to help the people. What good is power when it just accumulates on the already-powerful?" - Erasmus, Imperial Gemcutter
Random gem with 20% qualityA
1Gemcutter's IncubatorGemcutter's IncubatorStack Size: 10Adds an incubated Quality Gem item to an equippable item
Item drops after killing {0} monsters
Right click this item then left click an item to apply it. The Incubated item drops after killing a specific number of monsters.
Random gem with 1–20% qualityA
1The VoidThe Void1Reach into the Void and claim your prize.Random divination card set exchangeA

Quest reward

This item is given as a quest reward for the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3

Vendor reward

This item can be bought at the listed NPC vendors, after completing the following quests:

Class →WitchShadowRangerDuelistMarauderTemplarScion
Quest ↓
A Fixture of Fate
Act 3
Siosa
Sever the Right Hand
Act 3
Clarissa
Fallen from Grace
Act 6
Lilly Roth

Related helmet enchantments

The following helmet enchantments affect Cyclone.

Note that helmet enchantments are no longer obtainable since version 3.23.0 and can only be obtained in permanent leagues as already enchanted items from before this patch.

NameFor generated item/monster modifiers the minimum item/monster level respectively. Some generation types may not require this condition to be met, however item level restrictions may be raised to 80% of this value.LabyrinthStatsSpawn Weighting
Enchantment Cyclone Attack Speed 166Merciless Labyrinth10% increased Cyclone Attack Speedhelmet 100
Enchantment Cyclone Attack Speed 275Eternal Labyrinth15% increased Cyclone Attack Speedhelmet 100
Enchantment Cyclone Damage 166Merciless Labyrinth25% increased Cyclone Damagehelmet 100
Enchantment Cyclone Damage 275Eternal Labyrinth40% increased Cyclone Damagehelmet 100

Alternate skill effects

Cyclone has the following alternate skill effects:

ItemEffect(s)
Automaton Cyclone EffectAutomaton Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes an Automaton Effect.Your Cyclone becomes an Automaton Effect.
Blue Cyclone EffectBlue Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes blue.Your Cyclone becomes blue.
Celestial Cyclone EffectCelestial Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes a Celestial Effect.Your Cyclone becomes a Celestial Effect.
Currency Cyclone EffectCurrency Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes a Currency Effect.Your Cyclone becomes a Currency Effect.
Dark Cyclone EffectDark Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone gains a dark effect.Your Cyclone gains a dark effect.
Darkshard Cyclone EffectDarkshard Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes a Darkshard Effect.Your Cyclone becomes a Darkshard Effect.
Ghostflame Cyclone EffectGhostflame Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes a Ghostflame Effect.Your Cyclone becomes a Ghostflame Effect.
Illusionist Cyclone EffectIllusionist Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes a Illusionist Effect.Your Cyclone becomes a Illusionist Effect.
Sawblade Cyclone EffectSawblade Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes augmented with spinning sawblades.Your Cyclone becomes augmented with spinning sawblades.
Shark Cyclone EffectShark Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes a Shark Effect.Your Cyclone becomes a Shark Effect.
White Cyclone EffectWhite Cyclone EffectSkill Gem EffectYour Cyclone becomes white.Your Cyclone becomes white.

Version history

Version Changes
3.15.0
  • Now deals 59% of Base Damage, and has 59% Effectiveness of Added Damage at gem level 20 (previously 54%).
3.13.0
  • Fixed a bug which prevented Cyclone's channelling speed to be affected by modifiers to Action Speed.
3.11.0
  • No longer makes you immune to Stun while channelling.
3.8.0
  • Now has a base range of 11, rather than a range based on your weapon type.
  • No longer gains additional radius based on Melee Range.
  • Now gets 8% increased Area of Effect per 1 additional Melee Range.
  • Now deals 5 to 8 added Attack Physical Damage at gem level 1 (from 10 to 15), up to 28 to 42 at gem level 20 (from 56 to 85).
  • Now adds +1 to radius per stage (rather than +1 to melee range).
  • You now gain 1 stage every 0.2 seconds while channelling, rather than based on your attack time.
  • You now lose 1 stage every 0.3 seconds while not channeling (from 0.2 seconds).
3.7.0
  • Now a channelling skill.
  • Now costs 2 mana at all gem levels (from 12).
  • Now deals base damage equal to, and has an added damage effectiveness of, 44% at gem level 1 (from 45%), up to 54% at gem level 20 (from 56%).
  • Now adds 10 to 15 physical damage to attacks at gem level 1, up to 56 to 85 at gem level 20.
  • Now gains stages as it is channelled, up to a maximum 3 at gem level 1 and 6 at gem level 20, and loses stages every 0.2 seconds while not channelling.
  • Now gains +1 to melee range per stage.
  • Now has an attack speed multiplier of 300% (previously had 50% more attack speed).
  • Modifiers to melee attack range now also apply to this skill's area radius.
3.4.0
  • Cyclone's additional attack range per level has been lowered, and now matches the same progression as the other attack skills, gaining additional melee weapon range every 7 levels, up to +2 at level 20 (and +3 at level 21).
3.1.0
  • Can no longer be supported by Ruthless SupportRuthless SupportSlam, Support, Melee, Attack, Strike
    Icon: u
    Level: (1-20)
    Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%
    Supports melee strike or slam skills. Every third time you use a supported attack, that use of the skill will be more powerful.Every third Attack with Supported Melee Attacks deals a Ruthless Blow
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal (70-98)% more Melee Damage
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills deal (70-98)% more Damage with
    Ailments caused by Melee Hits
    Ruthless Blows with Supported Skills have a base Stun Duration of 0.8 seconds

    Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality:
    Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Attack Damage
    This is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
    .
3.0.0
  • Cyclone's additional melee range now applies to unarmed attacks. Cyclone now also uses pathfinding to determine where the skill will take the player (as opposed to moving in a direct line). Cyclone's description has been updated.
  • Fixed a bug where stats with the "while stationary" condition would erroneously stay active in certain cases while using Cyclone.
2.1.0
  • Attack skills that have their damage based on the wielded weapon have their mana costs fixed in place from level 1 onwards.
  • There was a display bug that caused Cyclone to show the wrong DPS value and attack speed. We have fixed this bug, so you'll now notice the visual DPS almost double and the attack speed on the gem shoot up a lot. In addition, we have reduced the damage of Cyclone by around 10% and have reduced the damage of its initial hit.
2.0.0
  • Reduced the mana cost at all levels. It now grants 0.5% increased area of effect radius per 1% of quality (was 1% per 1% quality).
1.3.0h
  • Fixed a bug related to Cyclone where its stats could apply for a while after it ended.
1.3.0
  • Cyclone now attacks slightly slower and has an equivalent increase to damage. It now deals damage immediately when it is used, in addition to periodic damage. Cyclone no longer targets enemies, only locations.
1.2.1
  • We no longer treat Cyclone as a movement skill for the cases of Karui Spirits or flags in Capture the Flag.
1.2.0
  • This skill can no longer be supported by the Multistrike support gem.
1.0.2b
  • Fixed the skill tooltip damage per second display for Cyclone.
0.11.1
  • Melee skills with Damage Effectiveness have been changed to having a "Deals % of Base Damage" stat.
0.10.4
  • The damage effectiveness of Cyclone has been increased from 35% to 40%.
  • We have also reduced the minimum distance it travels, so that you have more control. This distance is now about a third of what it was previously.
0.10.3
  • Cyclone has been added to the game.

Footnotes

  1. From 3.10.0 patch notes: Modifiers to Melee Weapon and Unarmed Attack Range are now described as "+X to Melee Strike Range". The functionality hasn't changed. Weapons that describe their range still refer to "Weapon Range".

References

  1. Mark_GGG (September 17, 2015). "Cyclone". Official Path of Exile Forums. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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