Tip for Elementalists Using Offhand Dagger

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Posted by: mistermoo.6720

mistermoo.6720

I have a 22 elementalist. Just posting a tip for those using offhand daggers.

Your Air 5 skill is called updraft. You push away enemies in front of you and launch yourself backwards while gaining swiftness. The obvious use for this skill is to blow back melee foes running at you and gain swiftness to make the task of catching you even harder for your melee opponent. When you’re running away or trying to get somewhere, though, the backwards launch hurts more than it helps.

You can actually make updraft’s backward launch work to your advantage in these situations. If you open Esc > Options > Controls, you should see an option called “About Face.” This makes your character do an about face, or a 180 degree turn. Bind about face to a key (I use z).

To do the trick, run in the direction you want to launch yourself with updraft. Then, press your about face key and immediately after use updraft. This will cause you to turn around and look in the direction you were running from and then launch you in the direction you were running. After this, mouse over the direction you’re running and mouse 1 + mouse 2, causing you to almost seamlessly resume running that direction, but now with swiftness and the distance closed.

Um. That’s it. :-)

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Posted by: DaedalusDragon.3754

DaedalusDragon.3754

That is a great tip! I personally never use it to run away as it is always on cooldown at that point. I don’t know if you know, but it is also very effective to use right after ride the lightning in mid-combat.

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Posted by: alocay.2450

alocay.2450

That is a great tip! I personally never use it to run away as it is always on cooldown at that point. I don’t know if you know, but it is also very effective to use right after ride the lightning in mid-combat.

I usually use it after ride the lightning and few hits so I can get some distance before I charge in again with the fire dash move.

Edric Stormborne – Stormbluff Isle

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Posted by: Laki.7160

Laki.7160

Works with staff fire #4 too (burning retreat). Although I typically just swing my camera around, instead of using the 180 button.

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Posted by: Chewie.7389

Chewie.7389

Hmn, well when I need to use it on a target all I have to do is target them and if I am facing away and running from them and use the skill i’ll knock them back and roll in the direction I was running when I used the skill. Maybe it only works in they’re a bit to the side of me but still behind me, idk lol.