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Storm Gust
Job	Wizard
Type	Offensive (Magic)
Target	Ground
Element	Water
Max level	10
SP cost	78 (all levels)
Range	9 cells
Area	9x9 cells
Cast time	3 s to 12 s (increases with level)
After-cast delay	5 s
Duration	4.6 s (blizzard lingers on the ground)
Requires	Frost Diver Lv 1, Water Ball Lv 3

Storm Gust whips up a wide blizzard that repeatedly batters and buffets enemies with Water damage and freezes those caught in it long enough.

Overview

Storm Gust is the Wizard's premier area Water spell and a defining grinding tool, blanketing a large zone in a freezing storm. Its tightly packed hits both deal heavy damage and lock enemies in place with Frozen, making it equally strong for crowd control. The long cast time at higher levels is offset by its area coverage.

Mechanics

The blizzard covers a 9x9 area centred on the targeted cell and stays there for 4.6 seconds, striking every enemy inside roughly every half second.

Each hit deals (100 + 40 × SkillLv) percent of the caster's MATK as Water magic damage and pushes the enemy 2 cells. The push direction is the natural one away from the storm.

Storm Gust keeps a running hit counter on each enemy. On the third accumulated hit the storm attempts to Freeze the target with a very high chance, and the Frozen state lasts 12 seconds. The counter is shared between casts, so hits from two different blizzards still add up. If a hit is fully absorbed the counter resets.

An enemy that is already Frozen stops taking hits from the blizzard until it thaws. Boss and Undead enemies cannot be Frozen.

Leveling

Level	Damage per hit (% MATK)	Cast (sec)	SP
1	140	3	78
3	220	5	78
5	300	7	78
7	380	9	78
10	500	12	78

Notes

Every third accumulated hit on a target attempts to inflict Frozen for 12 seconds.
Frozen enemies stop taking further hits from the storm, which can lower total damage against a single target.
Each gust knocks affected enemies back slightly.
This skill can be copied by classes with Plagiarism or Reproduce.

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 <tr><th style="text-align:left">SP cost</th><td>78 (all levels)</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Range</th><td>9 cells</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Cast time</th><td>6 s → 15 s (increases with level)</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Area</th><td>9x9 cells</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Cast time</th><td>3 s to 12 s (increases with level)</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">After-cast delay</th><td>5 s</td></tr>
 <tr><th style="text-align:left">Duration</th><td>4.6 s (blizzard lingers on the ground)</td></tr>
-<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Frost Diver Lv 1, Jupitel Thunder Lv 3</td></tr>
+<tr><th style="text-align:left">Requires</th><td>Frost Diver Lv 1, Water Ball Lv 3</td></tr>
 </table>
 Storm Gust whips up a wide blizzard that repeatedly batters and buffets enemies with Water damage and freezes those caught in it long enough.
 == Overview ==
-Storm Gust is the Wizard's premier area Water spell and a defining grinding tool, blanketing a large zone with a freezing storm. Its tightly packed hits both deal heavy damage and lock enemies in place with Frozen, making it equally strong for crowd control. The long cast time at higher levels is offset by its area coverage. It requires Frost Diver and Jupitel Thunder to learn.
+Storm Gust is the Wizard's premier area Water spell and a defining grinding tool, blanketing a large zone in a freezing storm. Its tightly packed hits both deal heavy damage and lock enemies in place with Frozen, making it equally strong for crowd control. The long cast time at higher levels is offset by its area coverage.
 == Mechanics ==
-After casting on the target area, a blizzard covers a wide square and strikes enemies inside it in rapid pulses, pushing them slightly with each gust.
-Damage formula (per hit): Damage = (100 + 40 × SkillLv) % of MATK.
+The blizzard covers a 9x9 area centred on the targeted cell and stays there for 4.6 seconds, striking every enemy inside roughly every half second.
+Each hit deals (100 + 40 × SkillLv) percent of the caster's MATK as Water magic damage and pushes the enemy 2 cells. The push direction is the natural one away from the storm.
+Storm Gust keeps a running hit counter on each enemy. On the third accumulated hit the storm attempts to Freeze the target with a very high chance, and the Frozen state lasts 12 seconds. The counter is shared between casts, so hits from two different blizzards still add up. If a hit is fully absorbed the counter resets.
-Each enemy accumulates hits from the storm. On the third accumulated hit the storm attempts to inflict Frozen, locking the target in ice. Because the pulses arrive quickly, enemies that linger inside are frozen repeatedly.
+An enemy that is already Frozen stops taking hits from the blizzard until it thaws. Boss and Undead enemies cannot be Frozen.
 == Leveling ==
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Level !! Damage per hit (% MATK) !! Cast (sec) !! SP
 |-
-| 1 || 140 || 6 || 78
+| 1 || 140 || 3 || 78
 |-
-| 3 || 220 || 8 || 78
+| 3 || 220 || 5 || 78
 |-
-| 5 || 300 || 10 || 78
+| 5 || 300 || 7 || 78
 |-
-| 7 || 380 || 12 || 78
+| 7 || 380 || 9 || 78
 |-
-| 10 || 500 || 15 || 78
+| 10 || 500 || 12 || 78
 |}
 == Notes ==
-* Every third hit on a target attempts to inflict Frozen.
-* Each gust knocks affected enemies slightly.
+* Every third accumulated hit on a target attempts to inflict Frozen for 12 seconds.
+* Frozen enemies stop taking further hits from the storm, which can lower total damage against a single target.
+* Each gust knocks affected enemies back slightly.
 * This skill can be copied by classes with Plagiarism or Reproduce.
 [[Category:Wizard skills]]
 [[Category:Offensive skills]]