TheWoWDBIf you find one of these in a high place, once you pick it you will be blown to the side and probably fall to your death. One way to avoid this is to mount up on your drake immediately once you pick the herb. Then when you get knocked off you can simply glide away.
Spell
Windswept Hochenblume
Physical
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Most dangerous herb yet. Got blown away and died after picking this.
Why does this even exist? It's just stupid.
Tooltip
Hochenblume is the most common herb found across the Dragon Isles. It can be found in practically any terrain, growing wherever possible.
Herbs that grow up high or in particularly windy regions like the Ohn'ahran Plains can absorb the elemental power of air. Powerful gusts of wind is unleashed when these herbs are gathered, knocking the herbalist away. However, it is an effective way to find Rousing Air.
Herbalists specialized in Windswept herbs will gain the following effect when gathering:
$@spellicon390421 $@spellname390421:
When falling farther than $m2 yd, a powerful gust of wind slows your descent.
Spell facts
SchoolPhysical
Cast time2.5 sec
EffectEffect (302)
RangeInteract Range
Taught byHerbalism (skill 1)
Spell ID391431
Datamined from the current retail build. Numbers that scale with level or stats are shown at their base value.
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