Abyssus Windburst Aspect
What the Windburst Aspect does
Windburst provides local area attacks. Its upgrades offer grouping, area size, repeated bursts and conditional finishing damage.
Triggers Windburst area attacks; upgrades can group enemies, expand coverage or repeat the burst.
- Pick it when
- Pick it when enemies bunch inside a predictable area and the weapon can trigger repeated explosions.
- Think twice when
- Widely separated enemies or a single boss reduce the value of the local blast.
Best Windburst Blessings
AoE alternative for launchers and multi-hit weapons.
Whirling Winds
Windburst has a 20% chance to pull enemies inward.
A grouping effect, not an additional Windburst trigger.
Culling Winds
Windburst gains 4% damage per 10% of the enemy’s missing Health.
Better for damaged targets than opening hits.
Eye of the Storm
Windburst deals up to 25% more damage near the center of its area.
Keep targets near the burst center when positioning allows.
How to build around Windburst
- Group targets before triggering the burst.
- Add frequency or area only when the base explosion misses relevant enemies.
- Reserve another slot for isolated targets.
Best weapons for Windburst
These pairings are editorial starting points. Follow a weapon link for exact fire modes and weapon Forge picks.
All Windburst Blessing effects and conditions
Your primary weapon, secondary weapon, and ability each establish an Aspect slot. The third Blessing from one Aspect unlocks its Minor threshold and the sixth its Major threshold. The 17 named upgrades below are separate from the three base entries tracked by the Scribe checklist.
Values describe the linked reference tooltips, checked on . Reference tooltips; the game version and upgrade level are not printed on every image. Values are not a live-game measurement or a +1 to +10 scaling table. Upgrade Altars and Upgrade Kits can change eligible values; compare the card offered in your current run. Missing amounts and formulas remain unspecified.
The three base entries identify Primary, Secondary or Ability. For named upgrades, check the source slot at the altar; these reference cards do not establish how the same Aspect stacks across different slots. The “When to choose” column is editorial advice.
| Blessing / source | Effect and trigger | When to choose / limitation |
|---|---|---|
| Windburst — Primary Primary Source tooltip ↗ File: | Primary fire gains 15% damage and a 20% chance to create a Windburst on the target hit. | Repeated primary attacks create more burst opportunities. |
| Windburst — Secondary Secondary Source tooltip ↗ File: | Secondary fire gains 15% damage and a 20% chance to create a Windburst on the target hit. | Choose when secondary fire is a regular part of your route. |
| Windburst — Ability Ability Source tooltip ↗ File: | The ability gains 15% damage and a 100% chance to create a Windburst on the target hit. | Use an ability that can reliably apply the burst. |
| Enveloping Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst gains 10% damage for each enemy it hits. | Benefits from dense groups rather than one isolated target. |
| Updraft Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst has a 10% chance to leave an Updraft that temporarily grants 20% fire rate. | Useful if you can exploit the temporary zone safely. |
| Whirling Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst has a 20% chance to pull enemies inward. | A grouping effect, not an additional Windburst trigger. |
| Culling Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst gains 4% damage per 10% of the enemy’s missing Health. | Better for damaged targets than opening hits. |
| Propelling Wind Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst has a 25% chance to send a gust at a nearby enemy, dealing 100 Weakspot damage plus 25 per Wind Blessing. | Adds another targeted hit; relies on the chance trigger. |
| Headwind Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst Slows enemies for 3 seconds. Their projectiles move 50% slower and deal 25% less damage. | Useful against projectile pressure; target immunity may limit the enemy Slow. |
| Eye of the Storm Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst deals up to 25% more damage near the center of its area. | Keep targets near the burst center when positioning allows. |
| Destructive Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst gains 40% area damage but loses 40% area size. | Trades coverage for damage; avoid if reaching scattered targets is the problem. |
| Ramping Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | An enemy killed within 1 second of a Windburst hit creates an additional Windburst. | Needs timely kills for the chain; not a repeat-hit boss proc. |
| Raging Storm Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst damage scales with 100% of its area-of-effect size, as stated by the tooltip; no full formula is shown. | An area-size route, not a license to invent a DPS calculator. |
| Storm Belt Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst gains 10% damage each time it triggers on the same enemy, up to 5 times. | Repeat hits on a durable target support the ramp. |
| Storm Caller Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windbursts triggered by Weakspot hits gain 30% radius. | Accurate triggers expand the burst; unrelated to a general ability-radius bonus. |
| Lifting Wind Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst has a 20% chance to launch an enemy. Launched enemies are Stunned and take 50% of the Windburst’s damage on landing. | Control needs a launchable target; do not plan to launch every boss. |
| Squall Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst has a 20% chance to gain 30% radius. | A chance-based area increase, not a constant size bonus. |
| Winds Devastation Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Each Wind Blessing increases the size of all areas of effect by 5%. | Relevant to area-focused ability plans; the exact final Brine Field diameter still needs checking. |
| Roaring Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst triggers twice, with a larger second area. | Provides a repeated burst, unlike Whirling Winds’ pull chance. |
| Raging Winds Aspect upgrade Source tooltip ↗ File: | Windburst triggers three times, increasing the area on each trigger. | A repeated-area payoff for targets that remain in the affected zone. |
Patch and source notes
Official baseline: Abyssus 1.3.62817, released. This guide was impact-reviewed on. Read the official hotfix feed.
Reviewed against the hotfix notes; no documented balance-value change alters this recommendation.
Names and effect summaries come from the reviewed Blessings gallery and the individual tooltip links above. The shortlist, selection advice, pairings and build route are editorial recommendations. These are reference-image checks, not independently measured game values. See our methodology for the source and version limits.