Headwinds

Headwinds is an ability available to Shamans in Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.

Description
Buffet an enemy with cross-cutting winds, putting them into a windswept state. (Official Description)

Mastery
1st:
 * Cost to upgrade: 1
 * Extend duration to 5s.

2nd:
 * Cost to upgrade: 4
 * Extend duration to 6s.

3rd
 * Cost to upgrade: 9
 * Gains Burning Advantage.

Strategy
Headwinds is, firstly, a Wind Bane. This means many of the Shamans other spells will gain a bonus if they are applied to the target while Headwinds is activate. Secondly, and most importantly, Headwinds inflicts the Windswept state. Shamans can take advantage of the Windswept state with some of their spells, notably with a fully upgraded Molten Crown. If Molten Crown is cast on a target afflicted with the state of Windswept, Molten Crown will deal all of the damage it would have done of the course of it's duration in a single nuke that is guaranteed to critically strike. Doing this does not overwrite Molten Crown if it is already active, so the Shaman can apply Molten Crown for overtime damage, and apply a state of Windswept ( Headwinds), and then use Molten Crown again for the direct damage synergy.

Changelog
Pre-Alpha Changes in green are considered buffs while changes in red are considered nerfs

 August, 2020  &emsp;&emsp; Description Changed. &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;A strong gust of wind that causes the Windswept state for 4 seconds. &emsp;&emsp; To: &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;''Buffet an enemy with cross-cutting winds, putting them into a windswept state. ''