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{{for|mobs with the same name|Arcane Wraith}}
 
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|name=Windfury Totem
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|image=Spell_Nature_Windfury
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|description=Summons a Windfury Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the melee and ranged attack speed of all party and raid members within 40 yards by 10%. Lasts 5 minutes.
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|class=[[Shaman]]
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|type=Utility
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|school=[[Nature]]
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|cost=11% of [[base mana]]
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|tools={{loot|common|Air Totem}}
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|range=20 yd
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|cast_time=0
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|cooldown=N/A
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|improvement=[[Totemic Reach]], [[Totemic Focus]], [[Mental Quickness]]
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|ranks=1
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|buff_desc=Increases melee haste by 10%.
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|buff_dur=5 min
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}}
   
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'''Windfury Totem''' is an Air Totem. Shamans can drop it to give a melee and ranged haste buff to their party. It is often abbreviated "WF".
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[[Image:Mana Stalker.PNG|thumb|An arcane wraith.]]
 
   
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== Rank table ==
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'''Arcane wraiths'''<ref name=windows>[[Quest:Windows to the Source]]</ref> are a [[mana]] creatures. As they are sometimes called simply "wraith" meaning they are a type of [[wraith]]s,<ref name=windows/> but the mob [[manawraith]] is considered an arcane wraith,<ref>[[Quest:Arcane Instability]]</ref> meaning that they are a type of [[mana surge]]s. However, unlike the mana surges, they come from the [[Twisting Nether]].<ref name=invasion>[[Quest:The Unending Invasion]]</ref> An expliosion of mana of great magnitude can bring these creatures to other [[planet]]s,<ref name=invasion/> but they can also reach other planets by other means, such as being summoned by the [[blood elves]] and controled with {{item|icon=|Arcane Sliver}}.<ref>[[Quest:A Fistful of Slivers]]</ref>
 
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| 1 || 32 || {{cost||80}}
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== Arcane wraith mobs ==
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== Notes ==
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*Windfury Totem will increase the haste of both main hand and off hand weapons. It is additive to other temporary enhancements like [[Sharpening Stone]]s, [[Wizard Oil]], [[Poisons]], or the shaman's own weapon enhancements like [[Flametongue Weapon]].
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Arcane Wraith}}, [[Eversong Woods]]
 
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*Before WotLK, this totem used to apply a [[Windfury Weapon]]-like enchant on the weapons of nearby party members, offering them a significant burst sometimes when they hit with their weapon, but overwriting any temporary enchants like the ones mentioned above, and therefore was very difficult to use properly.
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Crazed Mana-Wraith}}, [[the Nexus]]
 
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*Before Cataclysm, it only affected melee attacks, not ranged.
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Ether Fiend}}, [[Eversong Woods]]
 
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*Does not stack with a Frost Death Knight's [[Icy Talons]], or with [[Improved Icy Talons]] and [[Hunting Party]].
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Mageslayer}}, [[Netherstorm]]
 
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Mana Stalker}}, [[Eversong Woods]]
 
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Mana Wraith}}, [[Netherstorm]]
 
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Nether Anomaly}}, [[Netherstorm]]
 
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*{{RaceIconExt|ArcaneWraith}} {{mob|Nether Wraith}}, [[Mechanar]]
 
   
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== Talent improvement ==
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==Other types==
 
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* [[Totemic Reach]] increases the range of the totem's effect by 15/30%
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*The "tainted arcane wraiths" appear to be a corrupted variety of the arcane wraiths.<ref>[[Quest:Tainted Arcane Sliver]]</ref>
 
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**There is a [[mob]] named [[Tainted Arcane Wraith]].
 
   
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* [[Totemic Focus]] reduces the casting cost of the totem by 15/30% and increases their duration by 20/40%.
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==Reference list==
 
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{{Reflist}}
 
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* [[Mental Quickness]] reduces the casting cost by 75%
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[[Category:Mana surges |Mana surges ]]
 
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== Patch changes ==
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* {{Patch 4.0.1|note=Windfury Totem is now a 10% buff, and affects ranged as well as melee.}}
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* {{Patch 3.0.2|note=Windfury Totem is now a flat 20% melee haste totem. All ranks have been modified.}}
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* {{Patch 1.5.0|note=
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**Fixed a bug where Windfury Totems had incorrect level caps when cast by higher level shaman. All totems should now be summoned at the level of the caster.
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**Tooltip updated to clarify that only the main-hand weapon is enchanted.}}
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== Images ==
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<gallery>
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File:Windfury Totem TCG.jpg|In the [[TCG]].
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</gallery>
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== External links ==
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{{elinks-spell|8512}}
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{{Shaman totems}}
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{{Classfooter|Shaman}}
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[[Category:Shaman abilities]]
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[[Category:Shaman totems]]

Revision as of 04:21, 12 July 2011

Windfury Totem
Spell nature windfury
  • Windfury Totem (1 rank)
  • Shaman ability
  • 20 yd range
  • 11% of base mana
  • n/a cooldown
  • Instant
  • Tools: [Air Totem]
  • Summons a Windfury Totem with 5 health at the feet of the caster. The totem increases the melee and ranged attack speed of all party and raid members within 40 yards by 10%. Lasts 5 minutes.
Properties
Class Shaman
School Nature
Cooldown N/A
Improvements Spell nature agitatingtotem [Totemic Reach], Inv relics totemofrebirth [Totemic Focus], Spell nature mentalquickness [Mental Quickness]
Related buff
Spell nature windfury
  • Windfury Totem
  • Increases melee haste by 10%.
  • Duration: 5 min

[[Category:shaman abilities]][[Category:shaman abilities]]

Windfury Totem is an Air Totem. Shamans can drop it to give a melee and ranged haste buff to their party. It is often abbreviated "WF".

Rank table

Rank Level Cost
1 32 80s

Notes

  • Windfury Totem will increase the haste of both main hand and off hand weapons. It is additive to other temporary enhancements like Sharpening Stones, Inv potion 104 [Wizard Oil], Poisons, or the shaman's own weapon enhancements like Spell fire flametounge [Flametongue Weapon].
  • Before WotLK, this totem used to apply a Spell shaman unleashweapon wind [Windfury Weapon]-like enchant on the weapons of nearby party members, offering them a significant burst sometimes when they hit with their weapon, but overwriting any temporary enchants like the ones mentioned above, and therefore was very difficult to use properly.
  • Before Cataclysm, it only affected melee attacks, not ranged.
  • Does not stack with a Frost Death Knight's Spell deathknight icytalons [Icy Talons], or with Spell deathknight icytalons [Improved Icy Talons] and Ability hunter huntingparty [Hunting Party].

Talent improvement

  • Inv relics totemofrebirth [Totemic Focus] reduces the casting cost of the totem by 15/30% and increases their duration by 20/40%.


Patch changes

  • Cataclysm Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Windfury Totem is now a 10% buff, and affects ranged as well as melee.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Windfury Totem is now a flat 20% melee haste totem. All ranks have been modified.
  • WoW Icon update Patch 1.5.0 (2005-06-07):
    • Fixed a bug where Windfury Totems had incorrect level caps when cast by higher level shaman. All totems should now be summoned at the level of the caster.
    • Tooltip updated to clarify that only the main-hand weapon is enchanted.

Images

External links