Stardust Tempest
In-game tooltip: hold to chant, then summon a Stardust Tempest at the target location, dealing Magic Damage to enemies and reducing their Movement Speed for a period of time. The slow is a slow, not the lock-in-place this record previously described.
Applies to 23 September 2026 updateUpdated
In-game tooltip captured
- Class
- Sorcerer
- Weapon
- Stardust
- Role
- Zone control
- Applies to
- 23 September 2026 update
- Balance passes
- 1 line, latest 2026-08-28

When to use it
Taken in solo as much for the space as the damage: opponents will not walk into it, which buys the cast time for a Meteor Charm.
Builds using this
- Sorcerer — Stardust, solo and trio — Reddalf explains it at 04:00Kept for its interaction with the Storm Impact talent: enemies dodging out of it get a smaller dodge, so they are easier to hit and burn more energy.
What the balance passes changed
- 2026-08-28 · CutThe movement-speed slow now expires quickly once the target leaves the area, instead of following them out of it.
Direction is the patch note’s own word, not a verdict on whether the skill is now good. Patch notes and update history.
Where this comes from
Opens at 13:00, where the skill is explained. Full citation below.
A second source describes it independently — 00:30 in the citations below.
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Sources for this page
- Legacy Gaming — Ultimate Sorcerer Class Guide — Launch build, published 30 July 2026. Source for Elementalist and Stardust skill breakdowns.
- Reddalf — Stardust Sorcerer Guide — Launch build, published 1 August 2026. Source for the instant-cast talent requirement and the Eloquence interrupt threshold.
Other Sorcerer Stardust skills
- Rockblast — Burst
- Meteor Impact — Anti-super-armour
