Cyclone

Cyclone is a Druid ability very similar in mechanics to Banish. Targets affected by Cyclone cannot move, perform any action, are immune to receiving heals or buffs, but completely immune to all incoming damage and unable to be debuffed. Cyclone is affected by diminishing returns, both in PvE and in PvP, but it cannot be dispelled. However, certain versions of this spell cast by monsters CAN be dispelled by Mass Dispel.

Talent enhancement

 * Nature's Focus in the Restoration tree reduces the amount of pushback suffered while casting cyclone by up to 70% for 3 talent points.
 * Gale Winds increases the range of cyclone by up to 4 yards for 2 talent points.
 * Nature's Reach, Nature's Grace, and Nature's Swiftness (druid ability) all affect Cyclone, but are not specific to it.

Tips and tactics

 * Cyclone can be tricky to use because in addition to the affected target being able to perform any actions, no actions may be performed upon the affected target. A cyclone at the wrong time can cause another player to waste a long cooldown or a high cost spell, whereas a cyclone at the right time may cause a player to stop casting a long or highly damage attack, or even cause them to not receive a large heal that was coming their way.
 * Cyclone can be only be used in humanoid and Moonkin Form.
 * Cyclone cannot be broken by abilities such as Divine Shield or Ice Block, but cyclone cannot be cast on players already affected by these types of abilities.
 * Using cyclone as a long term form of crowd control in an instance can be tricky and difficult for the druid to manage, especially if the druid is the healer. In most situations it is more effective to use Entangling Roots if it is necessary to crowd control on a large pull, or continuously throughout an instance. If the target that must be controlled is a ranged attacker however, then cyclone becomes especially useful.
 * When using this spell in situations where you're with others, grief can be avoided by communicating how long you will be cycloning, and when it has gone onto diminishing returns.
 * Most city raids are always wary of a cyclone coming down on the tank that has the boss, as the boss will suddenly go after someone squishy.

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