Guild Wars 2

Ive been testing combos with my s/d ele. How are whirl finishers in fights. I use a combo with ring of fire in to tornado but it doesnt seem like it would do that much damage. whats the range on whirl finishers? and are they under powered??

Whirl finishers are... underwhelming, definitely. I’m not entirely certain about any of the following (anyone know much better able to help out?), but I think that:

- range is 600, might be 900
- bolts are fired in random directions around you
- bolts have 20% chance to proc their effects, like many projectile finishers
- bolts have weak effects, with very minor healing or regeneration, a single stack of confusion, or short durations of other conditions

At any rate, I’ve never noticed whirls making any difference in combat - the skills that Eles can proc them for are very powerful in their own rights, and definitely overshadow any whirl effects they cause.

For combos on S/D, you’ll primarily want blast finishers for might stacking, and leaps if you wish to trait for auras - though D/D or Staff are both much better for auramancers.

This table on the wiki might be useful for info on combos as an Elementalist, if you’re not already using it.