Whirlwind

Diablo II Notation Basic Class Skill Item Ally Quest Area Monster Tale Amazon Assassin Barbarian Druid Necro Paladin Sorceress Barbarian Skill Levels Combat Skills Combat Masteries Warcries 1 2 Bash Leap 3 4 Double Swing Stun 5 6 Double Throw Leap Attack 7 8 Concentrate Frenzy 9 10 Whirlwind Berserk Type Mobile melee multi-attack Tier 6 Required level 30 Required skills Leap Attack, Concentrate Requirements Melee weapon(s) Left button Yes In town No Mana cost 12 + (0.5*slvl) Attack no mana Yes Weapon damage 100% Synergy skills None Level01 6 12 18 24 30 Of the Barbarian people, the Tribe of Thunder was the first to draw upon the primal forces of the weather. Tornadoes would ravage their plains as summer turned to the harvest season. The shaman of the tribe would interpret the tornadoes as an omen of evil during times of peace, and as a harbinger of great victory during wartime. Observing the strength of the whirlwind, these Barbarians learned to emulate the swirling melange of the cyclone in their attacks. As time went on and the tribes intermingled, the ability to attack in the manner of the whirlwind was passed down to all of the Barbarian people. Detail Stat Value +% Attack Rating (5*slvl) - 5 +% Damage (8*slvl) - 58 Overlay while active. Best used by not selecting specific target(s) but targeting point beyond so that attacks are made as user moves there. Selecting a target within melee range will only result in single Attack (without Whirlwind's +% Attack Rating and +% Damage). Cannot switch weapons or access inventory, potions or other skills while in whirlwind. No Chance to Cast of any kind is applied when in whirlwind. Whirlwind cannot be interrupted by blocking, casting, hit recovery, being knocked back or stunned once first attack has been executed. When moving to target, periodically searches for target(s) within 3 1/3 yard radius. [1] [2] However, even if target is within radius it can only be attacked if it is also within melee range. Although Barbarian has maximum range 7 using any other attack with range adder 4 polearm or spear on size 3 target, range 5 is all that's required to hit any target within Whirlwind's search radius (and range 4 can be quite sufficient). Consequently, area within radius in which a target can be attacked varies depending on range adder and target size: Target size Range adder 0 1 2 3 4 1 ~36% (29/81) ~46% (37/81) ~75% (61/81) ~85% (69/81) 100% (81/81) 2 ~46% (37/81) ~75% (61/81) ~85% (69/81) 100% (81/81) 100% (81/81) 3 ~75% (61/81) ~85% (69/81) 100% (81/81) 100% (81/81) 100% (81/81) While range adder 4 weapon can always attack any target within radius, since vast majority of targets are size 2-3 this is normally true for range adder 3 as well, and range adder 2 (maximum for one-handed weapon) attacking size 3 (against size 2, ~85% of area within radius can still be attacked when occupied). Target checks are always performed in the fourth and eighth frames of the whirlwind animation. Beyond that, check frequency is determined solely by Weapon Speed Modifier and weapon Increased Attack Speed: all other attack rate modifiers do not affect hit check frequency. EIAS = weapon IAS - WSM Barbarian attack rate Frames EIAS 1-handed 2-handed 14 12 -17 10 -19 -4 8 -10 6 6 8 27 4 34 59 Two-handed swords use one-handed breakpoints regardless of number of hands used to equip. Weapon can only attack one target within radius and range at each check. Velocity modifiers still apply to movement speed. If weapon is reduced to 0 durability or user is reduced to 0 life, weapon will not break and user won't die until whirlwind ends. When no skill points have been invested in Whirlwind and it has been acquired from a skill bonus or oskill, if user levels up while using Whirlwind they will be unable to move or attack but remain in whirlwind. Only way to escape is to save and exit game. Two weapons Details of Whirlwind with two weapons need to be clarified. With two weapons, targeting check is made for primary weapon in fourth frame and for both weapons at every targeting check thereafter. If more than two targets can be targeted then each weapon will attack a separate target, otherwise both will attack single target. While target is in range, one weapon is constantly used to calculate the next hit-check frame. When no target is in range, alternates between the two weapons to calculate the next hit-check frame. Source Skill bonus +(1-3) Whirlwind (Barbarian Only) cannot normally spawn on ilvl >36 primal helms. Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +(1-3) Bloodletter Gladius 30 No Oskill Value Source Min Rlvl Ladder +1 Chaos claw 57 No Assassin has different attack rate breakpoints: Frames EIAS 8 6 -9 4 13 Levels 1-60 Stat Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Mana Cost 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15 15.5 16 16.5 17 +% Attack Rating 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 +% Damage -50 -42 -34 -26 -18 -10 -2 6 14 22 Stat Level 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Mana Cost 17.5 18 18.5 19 19.5 20 20.5 21 21.5 22 +% Attack Rating 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 +% Damage 30 38 46 54 62 70 78 86 94 102 Stat Level 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Mana Cost 22.5 23 23.5 24 24.5 25 25.5 26 26.5 27 +% Attack Rating 100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 +% Damage 110 118 126 134 142 150 158 166 174 182 Stat Level 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Mana Cost 27.5 28 28.5 29 29.5 30 30.5 31 31.5 32 +% Attack Rating 150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 +% Damage 190 198 206 214 222 230 238 246 254 262 Stat Level 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Mana Cost 32.5 33 33.5 34 34.5 35 35.5 36 36.5 37 +% Attack Rating 200 205 210 215 220 225 230 235 240 245 +% Damage 270 278 286 294 302 310 318 326 334 342 Stat Level 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Mana Cost 37.5 38 38.5 39 39.5 40 40.5 41 41.5 42 +% Attack Rating 250 255 260 265 270 275 280 285 290 295 +% Damage 350 358 366 374 382 390 398 406 414 422 Reference Combat Skills (Arreat Summit) Fool's & Whirlwind (Technical Discussion) Whirlwind Breakpoints (Lurker Lounge)