//Wind — Type

Wind is mobility and displacement: push/pull fields, burst knocks, and air-control that reshapes encounter geometry.

▸Attributes

▸Mechanics

• ▪Tailwind Buff: Allies moving in the same direction as a Wind user receive a "Tailwind" buff, increasing their movement speed by 15%.
• ▪Aerial Displacement: Wind Vandals can send enemies into a "Lifted" state, making them unable to use ground-based mobility for 1 second.
• ▪Air Cushion: Wind Lancers can use gusts to "float" mid-air, allowing them to fire over low cover without landing.

▸Design Cues

• ▪VFX: Motion-blur trails, gust VFX, and lightweight audio cues emphasizing flow (Titanfall 2 + Mirror's Edge).
• ▪SFX: Whistling wind, sharp "whooshes," and high-frequency airy tones.

▸Typical Abilities (design template)

• ▪Passive — High Pressure: falling from heights deals damage in a small radius on impact and reduces fall delay.
• ▪Tactical (1) — Gust: push nearby enemies away with a sharp burst of air.
• ▪Core (2) — Vortex: create a small spinning field that pulls in projectiles and slows enemy movement.
• ▪Special (3) — Tailwind: grants a speed boost to nearby allies and increases fire rate for 5 seconds.
• ▪Ultimate (4) — Typhoon: a massive air-burst that knocks up and displaces all enemies in a large radius, leaving a lingering slow field.

▸Synergies & Counters

• ▪Synergies: Water (slippery flows), Ghost (extra mobility), Sound (dispersed echoes).
• ▪Counters: Rock/Metal (too heavy to lift), Ground (anchored states).

▸VFX & Audio Notes

• ▪Palette: pale whites, cyan streaks; motion-blur trails, transparent gust particles and sharp whistling whooshes.

▸Example Operatives

• ▪Genzo — wind lancer specialising in sustained flanks.
• ▪Yuichi — wind/psychic lancer-fighter with aerial mobility.
• ▪Uzuki — wind/fairy triage focusing on mobility-based heals.