Succession

● Prime: Frenzied Destroyer - Improved skill to now combo into Ultimate: Frenzied Destroyer.
● Prime: Predatory Hunt - Fixed the awkward jumping animation during the skill.
● Prime: Lava Piercer - Improved skill so now activates when holding Shift + Space after using Lava Piercer III with Prime: Lava Piercer already learned.
● Prime: Lava Piercer - Removed the text 'Quick slot unavailable' from the skill description.
● Prime Raging Thunder - Improved skill duration to last longer when used after Lava Piercer.
● Prime: Ancient Wave - Increased the charging speed two-fold.
● Prime: Devastation - Increased PvP damage by approx. +15.1%.

● Changed the number of hits for the following skills in PvE only:

A special trait of the Berserker’s Succession that sets it apart from his Awakening is that the destructiveness of an attack depends on striking your opponent with your shoulder. To make this unique trait into a more defining feature of the Berserker, the cooldown for Shake Off has been decreased to create more opportunities to execute shoulder-based attacks. Also, you can now use Lava Piercer and then combo it with its Prime version, which will allow the Berserker to chase opponents that dodge his initial shoulder attack.

When it comes to Berserker and PvE, we’ve taken into account that many Adventurers use Prime: Frenzied Destroyer after Prime: Raging Thunder or Feral Rage as a combo. To expand combat options while making sure this combo remains relevant, Prime: Fearsome Tyrant and Prime: Beastly Wind Slash III will now inflict more damage so the Berserker can clean up the remaining opponents who survived his initial Prime: Frenzied Destroyer onslaught.

 

Awakening

● Flow: Split Shot - Changed the actual attack range to match the skill animation and effects.
● Flow: Split Shot, Flow: Ancient Wave - Changed the skills to now combo into Titan Blow from the 3rd hit.
● Flow: Slugfest - Changed the damage for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1210% x 10 Last Hit Damage: 1563% x 3	Hit Damage: 1563% x 10 Last Hit Damage: 1563% x 3

● Devastation IV - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
1489% x 6	1489% x 8

 

 

● Absolute: Roaring - Increased the skill's range to taunt nearby monsters.
● Absolute: Roaring - Improved to now combo into Evasion I~III.

 

Succession

● Prime: Void Lightning - Improved skill to now combo into Prime: Lightning of Earth's 3rd hit.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:
- Damage for both Prime: Jolt Wave and Prime: Trample remains the same as before when used on cooldown.

● Prime: Whiplash - Added Critical Hit Rate +20% for PvE only.
● Prime: Lightning of Earth - Changed Critical Hit Rate +50% to +100% for PvE only.
● Prime: Roaring I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +50% for PvE only.
● Prime: Roaring IV - Increased the skill's range to taunt nearby monsters.
● Prime: Summon Heilang - Increased the summoned Heilang's damage by approx. three-fold for PvE only.  

Awakening

● Flow: Ascension - Added the Bound debuff to apply to the skill's smash hit.
● Flow: Ascension - Changed the command input for the skill's smash hit.

In order for Tamer to use Flow: Ascension after using Garuda, Celestial Slam had to be locked. Since this limited the skills Tamer could use when this specific situation arose, the controls for Flow: Ascension have been changed so that Celestial Slam can now be used. Flow: Ascension will also inflict Bound as a status effect on opponents so that Tamer will still have chances to turn the tide of battle if Garuda’s Floating effect is not applied.

 

 

● Flow: Spinning Shield - Changed the skill's Stun debuff to apply only on the 1st hit.
● Fixed the issue where cooldown for the following skills would reset when used on cooldown.
- Absolute: Sharp Light and lower ranks
- Absolute: Flurry of Kicks and lower ranks
- Absolute: Flying Kick and lower ranks
- Absolute: Counter and lower ranks
- Absolute: Shield Throw and lower ranks
● Heaven's Echo - Fixed the issue where you could not add and use it via Quick Slot.
● Heaven's Echo - Changed the cooldown from 25 to 40 seconds.

 

Succession

● Heaven's Echo - Changed so now learned as Succession: Heaven's Echo for Succession.
● Succession: Heaven's Echo - Changed the cooldown from 25 seconds to 40 seconds.
● Succession: Heaven's Echo - The All DP increase effect is as follows:

Skill	DP Effect
Succession: Heaven's Echo I	All DP +13
Succession: Heaven's Echo II	All DP +20
Succession: Heaven's Echo III	All DP +25
Succession: Absolute: Heaven's Echo	All DP +30

● Succession: Heaven's Echo - Changed the All Accuracy buff duration from 60 seconds to 10 seconds.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Prime: Sanctitas de Enslar	Marking Hit Damage: 1588% x 1 Last Hit Damage: 1324% x 3	Marking Hit Damage: 1588% x 1 Last Hit Damage: 1588% x 3
Prime: Glaring Slash IV	1205% x 5	1446% x 5

  

Awakening

● Death Line Chase - Improved the combo speed into Hastiludium.
● Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae - Increased the last hit's PvP damage by approx. +11%.
● Terra Sancta - Improved the combo animation into Blitz Stab.
● Promptness - Improved the combo speed into Blitz Stab.
● Castigatio I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +20% for PvE only.
● Sanctitas de Enslar I~III - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Marking Hit Damage: 938% / 1126% / 1324% x 1 Last Hit Damage: 938% / 1126% / 1324% x 3	Marking Hit Damage: 938% / 1126% / 1324% x 1 Last Hit Damage: 938% / 1126% / 1324% x 5

● Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae I~IV - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 659% / 758% / 857% / 956% x 6 Last Hit Damage: 737% / 839% / 942% / 1044% x 6	Hit Damage: 678% / 818% / 968% / 1242% x 6 Last Hit Damage: 759% / 906% / 1064% / 1357% x 6

● Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae IV - Reduced the cooldown from 21 seconds to 17 seconds.

Even with the improvements made to the other classes, some of Valkyrie’s skills were too overpowered for PvP that nerfs had to be made it. However, unlike other classes, most of the changes revolve around the settings for Crystals and the effects that can be implemented even while using a skill. In terms of the skills, Heaven's Echo will no longer apply a permanent Accuracy Rate Increase effect; instead, the effect will now last for only 10 seconds. However, the skill’s Defense Increase effect has been buffed significantly to make Valkyrie tougher to take down in combat. In addition, Flow: Spinning Shield has been changed as well; the skill’s status effects will now only apply on the first hit.

For Valkyrie’s Awakening, changes were made to account for PvE combat. Verdict: Lancia Iustitiae is widely known as Valkyrie’s core skill and signature move, but this skill’s effectiveness has decreased over time. To make up for this, we’ve increased the damage of this skill and its cooldown time so that Adventurers do not have to be too dependent on Shield Throw. We hope this adds to the awesome combat styles that the Lancia has to offer (and hopefully reduce that button fagitue)!

 

 

● Blind Thrust - Improved skill so now combos into Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot.
● Fixed the issue where the cooldown for the following skills would reset when used on cooldown.
- Absolute: Carver and lower ranks, Absolute: Stub Arrow and lower ranks, Stub Arrow: Double Shot, Stub Arrow: Triple Shot
- All skill ranks of Upper Kick, Blunt Kick, Sweep Kick, and Roundhouse Kick

 

Succession

● Chase - Improved skill so now combos more smoothly into Prime: Carver.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:
- Prime: Rising Storm IV's damage when used on cooldown remains the same as before.

Skill	Before	Now
Prime: Rising Storm IV	1301% x 6	1561% x 6
Prime: Crust Crusher	1413% x 6	1583% x 6
Prime: Blooming	Hit Damage: 754% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 1004% x 3, Max 4 Hits	Hit Damage: 754% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 1255% x 3, Max 4 Hits

 

Awakening

● Musa's Soul - Increased All AP +20 to +30.
● Eradicate - Changed the skill to no longer activate first when Crosscut was used after using Chase in the forward direction.
● Black Spirit: Flow: Dash Slash - Added the Super Armor effect.
● Spinner - Improved skill to increase Attack Speed upon using the skill and not on the 3rd hit.
● Fiery Crevice - Changed the number of hits as follows:

Skill	Before	Now
Fiery Crevice	Reduced number of hits for PvP	Reduced number of hits when used on cooldown.

● Flow: Dash Slash - Increased PvP damage by approx. +17%.
● Below the Belt - Increased PvP damage by approx. +13%.
● Crust Crusher - Improved skill so now combos more smoothly into Eradicate.
● Below the Belt III - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1290% x 5 Extra Hit Damage: 1290% x 3	Hit Damage: 1483% x 5 Extra Hit Damage: 1483% x 3

● Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Skill	Before	Now
Eradicate	1376% x 3, Max 2 Hits	1376% x 5, Max 2 Hits
Flow: Backflow	1213% x 5	1213% x 7

When it comes to Musa’s Awakening, we’ve decided to up the tempo of his attacks to match his quick and deadly combat style. Musa’s Spinner skill will now apply the Attack Speed Increase effect for on every hit, whereas before it only applied on the third hit. To ensure that the Block Effect can be implemented smoothly when comboing Crust Crusher and Eradicate, the transition from Crust Crusher to Eradicate will now happen more quickly. To top off the balance changes, the damage for Below the Belt and Flow: Dash Slash has been increased, and the number of PvP hits applied with Fiery Crevice has been decreased.

 

 

● Blind Thrust - Improved skill so now combos into Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot.
● Fixed the issue when using the following skills on cooldown would reset their cooldown time.
- Absolute: Carver and lower ranks, Absolute: Stub Arrow and lower ranks, Stub Arrow: Double Shot, Stub Arrow: Triple Shot
- All ranks of Upper Kick, Blunt Kick, Sweep Kick, Roundhouse Kick

 

Succession

● Prime: Decapitation, Prime: Sticky Snowflake - Improved to now activate after Prime: Red Moon's 1st hit.
● Prime: Red Moon II, III - Fixed the issue where skills wouldn't activate with the Shift + Q command input on the last hit of Prime: Divider without having learned Ultimate Chaos: Red Moon.
● Prime: Sticky Snowflake - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Prime: Decapitation IV - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 977% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 1388% x 4	Hit Damage: 977% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 1388% x 6

● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:
- Prime: Sticky Snowflake's damage when used on cooldown remains the same as before.

Skill	Before	Now
Prime: Blooming III	Hit Damage: 1392% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 723% x 10	Hit Damage: 1392% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 939% x 10
Prime: Sticky Snowflake	1010% x 5	1212% x 5

 

Awakening

● Petal Bloom, Flow: Moonlight Dash - Improved skill so now combos into Chase, Stigma.
● Black Spirit: Sticky Snowflake I~IV - Fixed the issue where the All Evasion -3% for 10 seconds debuff wouldn't apply on hit.
● Sticky Snowflake I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Flow: Tip of an Iceberg - Added Critical Hit Rate +30% for PvE only.
● Petal Bloom III - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1219% x 5 Charged Hit Damage: 1219% x 8	Hit Damage: 1462% x 5 Charged Hit Damage: 1462% x 8

● Frost Pillars III - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1526% x 4	Hit Damage: 1526% x 6

The skill that most closely symbolizes Maehwa is her Red Moon skill. So, unlike Absolute: Red Moon, you could not use a different skill after using Prime: Red Moon (which you learn after Succession) to hit Floating targets. Although it is a stronger version of the skill, the inability to connect this skill to another put it at a disadvantage. Thus, we’ve changed Prime: Red Moon so that it can now be used more flexibly and with less limitations.

 

 

● Absolute: Meteor Shower - Removed the Super Armor effect while attacking.

 

Succession

● Prime: Voltaic Pulse - Reduced All Accuracy +30% to +12%.
● Prime: Voltaic Pulse - Removed the Super Armor effect.
● Prime: Meteor Shower: Areal - Removed the Super Armor effect when attacking.
● Prime: Equilibrium Break - Improved to now combo into Prime: Earthquake: Evade.
● Succession: Magical Evasion - Reduced cooldown from 4 to 3 seconds.
● Prime: Equilibrium Break - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
780% x 9	936% x 9

 

Awakening

● Increased the damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Flow: Gorr Launch	Hit damage 814% x 4	Hit damage 962% x 4
Flow: Rage Tett	Hit damage 874% x 4	Hit damage 1012% x 4

● Lightning Blast - Reduced some of the shaky camera effects.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Detonative Flow III	965% x 5	1158% x 5
Equilibrium Break IV	1030% x 9	1236% x 9

● Detonative Flow I~III - Added Critical Hit Rate +30% for PvE only.
- Using the skill while it's on cooldown does not apply the Critical Hit Rate effect.
● Voltaic Pulse I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +50% for PvE only.
● Fissure Wave I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.

 

 

● Absolute: Meteor Shower - Removed the Super Armor effect when attacking.

 

Succession

● Prime: Voltaic Pulse - Reduced the All Accuracy buff from +30% to +12%.
● Prime: Voltaic Pulse - Removed the Super Armor effect.
● Prime: Meteor Shower: Areal - Removed the Super Armor effect when attacking.
● Prime: Equilibrium Break - Improved skill to now combo into Prime: Earthquake: Evade.
● Prime: Equilibrium Break - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
780% x 9	936% x 9

 

Awakening

● Increased the damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Flow: Arne's Guidance	Hit damage 981% x 12	Hit damage 1090% x 12
Flow: Arne's Stream	Hit damage 814% x 4	Hit damage 942% x 4

● Aqua Jail Explosion - Improved skill to allow Flow: Magical Evasion during use.
● Flow: Magical Evasion - Improved skill to combo smoothly into Flame Knot.
● Aqua Jail Explosion - Increased PvP damage by approx. +18.7%.
● Bolide of Destruction - Increased PvP damage by approx. +17.4%.
● Dark Flame I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Bolide of Destruction III - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
1339% x 6	1606% x 6

We’ve received a lot of requests to nerf Wizard and Witch because of how much they influence Node and Conquest Wars When we looked into the actual data, we found that they maintained the tops spots in determining the outcome of Node Wars and Conquest Wars, and the biggest reason behind this was their ability to consistently deliver explosive amounts of damage. The reason why we didn’t make any adjustments to their damage output until now was because, aside from Node and Conquest Wars, these two classes performed just above average in all other areas of the game compared to all the other classes. However, regardless of the damage output, we've decided that some of Wizard's and Witch's skills have too much sway in large-scale combat modes. Thus, certain skills have been nerfed in a way that makes them riskier to use. Super Armor will no longer be applied when using Meteor Shower and Prime: Voltaic Pulse, so Adventurers will have to take extra caution in assessing their surroundings and timing their attacks well. However, Witch’s movement skills are comparatively weaker than those of the Wizard’s, so the cooldown of Succession: Magical Evasion has been decreased by 1 second. We will continue to monitor and check the data for these two classes, and we promise to make the necessary adjustments depending on the situation.

 

 

● Suicide Fall - Improved skill to now be usable via Quick Slot.
● Ghost Claw - Changed the 10-second Attack Speed buff from +10% to +17%.

 

Succession

● Prime: Shadow Slash II, III - Fixed the issue where the Attack Speed effect would stack with Ghost Claw's.
● Prime: Shadow Slash II, III - Changed the 10-second Attack Speed buff from +6%, +7% to 10%.
● Prime: Black Moonlight I~III - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Prime: Blade Spin I~III - Added Critical Hit Rate +15% for PvE only.

 

Awakening

● Asura - Changed the 30 second All Accuracy buff from +15% to +20%.
● Suicide Fall - Improved skill to now be usable via Quick Slot with the Sura Katana.
● Flashing Light - Improved skill to combo faster into Bloodthirst: Katana Shower and Drastic Measure.
● Flashing Light - Improved skill to combo into Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp by pressing Space after use.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Flow: Execution	1115% x 4	1448% x 4
Corrupt Sword Dance I~IV	585% / 694% / 804% / 913% x 3, Max 3 Hits	661% / 784% / 909% / 1032% x 3, Max 3 Hits
Flow: Mach Explosion	Explosive Hit Damage: 1236% x 7	Explosive Hit Damage: 1422% x 7
Vacuum Slash	Hit Damage: 753% x 6 Slash Hit Damage: 978% x 4	Hit Damage: 902% x 6 Slash Hit Damage: 1100% x 4
Serpent Ascension III	Hit Damage: 968% x 7 Blade Hit Damage: 1120% x 6	Hit Damage: 1161% x 7 Blade Hit Damage: 1344% x 6

● Drastic Measure I~III - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1383% / 1502% / 1624% x 3 Charged Hit Damage: 1383% / 1502% / 1624% x 6	Hit Damage: 1383% / 1502% / 1624% x 5 Charged Hit Damage: 1383% / 1502% / 1624% x 8

● Flashing Light - Changed the PvE damage and number of hits as follows:

Before	Now
1401% x 7	1541% x 9

● Flashing Light - Changed Critical Hit Rate +50% to +100% for PvE only.
● Bloodthirst: Katana Shower IV - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Slash Hit Damage: 1485% x 1 Blade Hit Damage: 1485% x 7 Last Hit Damage: 1862% x 2	Slash Hit Damage: 1485% x 1 Blade Hit Damage: 1485% x 8 Last Hit Damage: 1862% x 3

● Murderous Intent I~III - Changed the number of hits for PvE from 3 hits to 5 hits.
● Flashing Light - Changed to activate in the direction the character is facing after moving backwards.
● Corrupt Sword Dance I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +100% for PvE only.
● Double Sword Stance - Increased the skill's speed for activating and comboing into Corrupt Sword Dance, Sudden Decapitation, and Seamless.
● Double Sword Stance - Improved to combo more smoothly into Sura ChaoSpree after using Seamless during the skill.
● Double Sword Stance - Changed so the skill is maintained and can activate Corrupt Sword Dance and Sudden Decapitation when used after Ghost Step and Ninja Step.
● Ghost Step, Ninja Step - Changed to now combo into Seamless.
● Removed collision detection during the following skills' hits:

- 2nd and 3rd Hits of Seamless
- 2nd Hit of Corrupt Sword Dance in Double Sword Stance
- 3rd Hit of Sudden Decapitation in Double Sword Stance
● Increased the attack range of the following skills' hits:
- 1st Hit of Seamless
- 2nd Hit of Corrupt Sword Dance in Double Sword Stance
● Ghost Claw, Ghost Slash - Improved to activate even when not standing in place after switching to Awakening stance while using the skills.

We’ve also made improvements to Ninja for PvP situations. The recently added Flashing Light skill has been changed so that it is easier to chain other attacks after using this skill, which in turn makes it less punishing when Flashing Light missed the opponent. The transitions between the Main Weapon and Awakening Skills have been changed so that they happen much more smoothly, and Suicide Fall has been improved so that it can now be comboed in Awakening form. Also, the Accuracy Rate effect after using Asura has been increased so that this skill will make Ninja more effective when facing off against opponents specializing in defense or evasion.

To make Ninja more effective in PvE as well, we turned our focus to his Awakening form. There are many situations in which Ninja will change over to his Main Weapon after using Drastic Measure, Bloodthirst: Katana Shower, Serpent Ascension in his Awakening form, especially to chase after targets. Now, using Corrupt Sword Dance, Sudden Decapitation, Sura ChaoSpree, and Seamless in Double Sword Stance will pierce through targets, making it easier to attack them. In addition, the damage of Ninja’s Main Skills have been increased so that Adventurers will have as much fun dealing damage as executing his flashy attacks.

 

 

● Suicide Fall - Improved skill to now be usable Quick Slot.

Succession

● Prime: Shackles - Increased PvP damage by approx. +12.8%.
● Prime: Wheel of Wrath - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

● Prime: Shadow Explosion - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Prime: Tendon Cutter III - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Prime: Shadow Clone IV - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Awakening

● Suicide Fall - Improved skill to now be usable via Quick Slot with the Sah Chakram.
● Chain Crash: Sah Chakram - Fixed the description to match the actual skill effect as follows:

For Kunoichi’s Succession skills, Prime: Shackles is one skill that is not used as often as her other skills. In response to this, we have increased this skill’s PvP damage. We have also changed the transitions between the Main Weapon and Awakening Skills so that they happen much more smoothly, and Suicide Fall has been improved so that it can now be comboed in Awakening form.

 

 

● Dusk I~II, Dusk: Hallucination - Increased the maintained duration of the Invincibility effect.
● Nocturne, Absolute: Nocturne - Changed to keep the camera facing the same direction as the character after failing to attack the enemy's rear with ↑ or RMB during use.
● Nocturne, Absolute: Nocturne - Increased combo speed into other skills after Backward Evasion (↓) during use.
● Absolute: Enforcement - Increased PvP damage by approx. +8%.
● Absolute: Kamasylvia Slash - Increased PvP damage by approx. +21.9%.
● Absolute: Wheel of Fortune - Increased PvP damage by approx. +11.5%.

 

Succession

● Prime: Spirit Absorption - Changed the All Accuracy buff from +15% to +20%.
● Prime: Nocturne Changed to keep the camera facing the same direction as the character after failing to attack the enemy's rear with ↑ or RMB during use.
● Prime: Nocturne - Increased combo speed into other skills after Backward Evasion (↓) during use.
● Prime: Twilight Dash - Added the Super Armor effect during use.
● Prime: Slanted Balance - Changed how damage is applied as follows:
- However, the Floating debuff is applied in the same area as before.

Before	Now
Hit damage 1120% x 1, Max 5 Hits	Hit damage 1120% x 5

● Increased PvP damage of the following skills:
- Prime: Air Strike - Approx. +15.8%
- All ranks of Prime: Kamasylvia Slash - Approx. +18.2%
- All ranks of Prime: Wheel of Fortune - Approx. +11.5%
- Prime: Spirit Legacy - Approx. +14.1% (However, PvP damage when used on cooldown is the same as before.)
● Prime: Kamasylvia Slash I~III - Changed the skill as follows:
- Fixed the issue where the skill wouldn't activate in certain directions after comboing from Dusk.
- Changed the skill to now activate even while charging after comboing from Dusk.
● Prime: Kamasylvia Slash III - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1710% x 4 Charged Hit Damage: 1710% x 6	Hit Damage: 1710% x 5 Charged Hit Damage: 1710% x 7

● Prime: Kamasylvia Slash III - Changed Critical Hit Rate +50% to 100% for PvE only.
● Prime: Wheel of Fortune IV - Changed Critical Hit Rate +25% to 50% for PvE only.

 

Awakening

● Overlord - Changed All Accuracy +15% to +20%.
● Twilight Dash - Added the Super Armor effect during use.
● Spirit Hunt I~III - Increased combo speed into other skills.
● Flow: Spirit Blaze - Replaced Knockdown with Down Smash on hit.
● Spirit Legacy I~III - Increased PvP damage by approx. +14.1%.
- However, PvP damage when used on cooldown is the same as before.
● Shattering Darkness I~III, Flow: Bombardment - Increased PvP damage by approx. +16.2%.
● Dark Nebula - Increased PvP damage by approx. +8.3%.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Spirit Hunt III	1164% x 4	1338% x 4
Seed of Catastrophe IV	1178% x 7	1354% x 7
Flow: Root of Catastrophe	1297% x 7	1491% x 7
Dark Nebula	1st Hit Damage: 1118% x 6 2nd Hit Damage: 1118% x 4	1st Hit Damage: 1341% x 6 Spirit Legacy III 2nd Hit Damage: 1341% x 4
Spirit Legacy III	1128% x 8	1297% x 8
Spirit Blaze IV	Hit Damage: 603% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 603% x 3	Hit Damage: 1205% x 3 Extra Hit Damage: 1205% x 3

● Changed the number of hits for the following skills in PvE only:.

Skill	Before	Now
Shattering Darkness III	Phantom Blade Damage: 1351% x 5 Magic Hit Damage: 616% x 1, Max 11 Hits	Phantom Blade Damage: 1351% x 7 Magic Hit Damage: 801% x 1, Max 11 Hits
Flow: Bombardment	Phantom Blade Damage: 1032% x 5 Magic Hit Damage: 593% x 1, Max 11 Hits	Phantom Blade Damage: 1032% x 7 Magic Hit Damage: 771% x 1, Max 11 Hits

● Core: Spirit Hunt - Fixed the issue where your character moved abnormally when using ↑ + RMB while the skill was on cooldown after switching to your Main Weapon.

Many changes (both big and small) have been made to Dark Knight to strengthen the qualities that really set her apart from all the other classes. First, the Invincibility effect for Dusk will now be applied for a longer period of time. In addition, Twilight Dash will now also apply Super Armor. Since these are some of Dark Knight's most important movement skills, Dark Knight can rely on these skills more to get out of troublesome situations during combat. In addition, we’ve made improvements to Nocturne and the skill’s ability to combo into other skills so that it can be utilized more effectively as a dodging mechanic. Lastly, we’ve increased the PvP damage of various Main Skills for her Awakening and Succession forms so that the Dark Knight lives up to her name when she cuts down her opponents using her Kriegsmesser, Phantom Blade, and magic attacks.

 

 

● Flow: Nimbus Strike - Increased the distance traveled.
● Improved the following skills to activate with the Martial Spirit effect.
- Prime: Wolf's Fang, Prime: Rage Hammer, Prime: Wolf's Hunger, Prime: Adamantine I~IV, Ultimate Crush I~IV, Ferocious Assault, Autumn Blaze, Flow: Crosswind

 

Succession

● Prime: Unleashing Potential - Added All AP +20 for 30 seconds.
● Prime: Wolf's Hunger - Increased the speed of comboing into Massive Suppression from the skill's last hit.
● Prime: Wolf's Hunger - Improved skill to now combo into the following skills during use:
- Prime: Rage Hammer, Knee Hammer, Adamantine, Crimson Fang, Prime: Rampaging Predator, Twisted Collision

 

Awakening

● Descent of Fury - Added All Evasion +15% for 30 seconds.
● Ferocious Assault - Fixed the issue where getting hit during use would reduce the distance traveled.
● Black Spirit: Echo Spirit - Increased the duration of the Invincibility effect during use.
● Twisted Collision - Improved skill to now combo into Flow: Crosswind after use.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Autumn Blaze	1st Hit Damage: 1211% x 2 Last Hit Damage: 1211% x 5	1st Hit Damage: 1393% x 2 Last Hit Damage: 1393% x 5
Skull Crusher IV	1026% x 7	1282% x 7

● Flow: Skull Hammer - Changed the number of hits for PvE from 4 hits to 5 hits.

Striker is also seeing some upgrades in this patch, with the focus on making Prime: Wolf's Hunger (a Succession skill) a more aggressive and viable skill to use during combat. When using this skill to apply Stun on the first hit or for movement purposes, other skills can now be chained to this one so that that Striker will be able to stick to his opponents and continue his flurry of attacks. The skill effects for Martial Spirit will also now be applied to more skills than before so that Accuracy Rate Increase effects can be applied to combos executed in both Succession and Awakening forms.

 

 

Succession

● Succession: Flash Step - Improved skill to allow for consecutive use backwards twice.
● Succession: Silent Step - Added the skill for Succession. Improved skill to allow for consecutive use 2 times laterally when holding the command after Silent Step III.
● Martial Spirit Shard - Improved skill so now recovers additional shards when using Succession skills consecutively for 2 times instead of 3.
● Increased the PvP damage of the following skills:
- Prime: Thunder Pound - Approx. +30%
- Prime: Sea Burial - Approx. +21%
- Prime: Wave Orb - Approx. +25%
- Prime: Rage Hammer - Approx. +19%
- Prime: Roaring Tiger - Approx. +26%
- Prime: Tornado Kick - Approx. +32%
- Prime: Soul Basher - Approx. +30%
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Prime: Thunder Pound IV	Hit Damage: 1139% x 9 Last Hit Damage: 828% x 5	Hit Damage: 1366% x 9 Last Hit Damage: 993% x 5
Prime: Soul Basher III	Hit Damage: 734% x 3 Combo Damage: 734% x 6 Last Hit Damage: 734% x 6	Hit Damage: 880% x 3 Combo Damage: 880% x 6 Last Hit Damage: 880% x 6

● Prime: Sweeping Kick I~III - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.

 

Awakening

● Dragonize - Added All AP +20 for 30 seconds.
● Infinite Fortitude - Improved skill to combo into Flash Step, Silent Step during use.
- Comboing into Flash Step or Silent Step before Infinite Fortitude's explosion attack goes off will not apply the skill's buff effect.
● Infinite Fortitude - Improved the skill's explosion attack to apply All Damage Reduction +60% for 3 seconds.
● Dragon's Rip - Improved skill so now applies Movement, Attack, and Casting Speeds -30% on hit.
● Increased PvP damage of the following skills:
- Wave Orb - Approx. +11%
- Sea Burial - Approx. +10%
- Rising Dragon - Approx. +14%
- Flow: Wave Orb - Approx. +31%
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Sea Burial III	1004% x 6	1205% x 6
Hurricane Sweep	830% x 5, Max 3 Hits	1003% x 5, Max 3 Hits
Wave Orb I~III	886% / 976% / 1064% x 7	1001% / 1103% / 1202% x 7

● Rising Dragon IV - Changed Critical Hit Rate +25% to 50% for PvE only.

Since Mystic’s combat style relies heavily on approaching enemies and managing Martial Spirit Shards, which is required to deal damage to her enemies, overall improvements needed to be made to these two areas in this balance patch. In light of this, Mystic can now collect more Martial Spirit Shards in her Succession form, and the skills requiring these shards will deal more damage. For her Awakening form, an effect decreasing all speed stats for Dragon's Rip has been added. Overall, the damage of her Main Skills has been increased, which will truly put fear into the hearts of her opponents when they see her descend upon the battlefield.

 

 

● Dismemberment III~IV, Absolute: Dismemberment - Reduced the Stamina consumed from 200 to 150.
● Stately Dignity I~III - Added the following effect:
- Attack/Movement Speed +3% for 15 seconds during use
● Stately Dignity I~III - Increased the range of attracting the attention of nearby opponents when using the skill.
● Stately Dignity III - Reduced the cooldown from 20 to 15 seconds.

 

Succession

● Prime: Crescent Charm - Added Critical Hit Rate +20% for 30 seconds.
● Prime: Bleeding Hearts - Increased PvP damage by approx. +23%.
● Prime: Salp'uri Purge - Increased PvP damage by approx. +11%.
● Prime: Blooming Nether Flower I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only. 

 

Awakening

● Annihilator - Added All AP +25 for 30 seconds.
● Flow: Vice - Reduced cooldown from 18 seconds to 15 seconds.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Furor IV	941% x 4, Max 3 Hits	1082% x 4, Max 3 Hits
Bleeding Hearts	Throw Hit Damage: 933% x 1, Max 8 Hits Pull Hit Damage: 933% x 1, Max 5 Hits	Throw Hit Damage: 1119% x 1, Max 8 Hits Pull Hit Damage: 1119% x 1, Max 5 Hits
Bridled Despair	1388% x 7	1596% x 7
Binding Chains	1st Hit Damage: 822% x 1, Max 6 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 1622% x 4	1st Hit Damage: 1033% x 1, Max 6 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 1622% x 4
Flow: Mangler	1066% x 10	1279% x 10
Flow: Vice	1125% x 6	1350% x 6

Some of Lahn’s Succession skills have been adjusted in this update after it was determined that they would deal lower amounts of damage despite the actual movements of the attack. Since Lahn’s Awakening skills have a shorter range than her Succession skills, the overall damage of her Main Awakening Skills have been increased to make up for this difference. In addition to these changes, we’ve also decreased the amount of stamina needed to use Dismemberment so that Adventurers can worry less about having to manage Stamina Consumption in the middle of combat. To spice up the combat, Stately Dignity will now have a short cooldown time and a longer range so that its pull mechanic can be better utilized in combat.

For Lahn’s Awakening, we’ve decreased the cooldown time of Flow: Vice so that using Tailspin and then Flow: Vice in succession will be more viable as a combo. Prime: Crescent Charm will now have an increased Critical Hit Rate, while Annihilator will now apply an all AP Damage Increase effect. With these damage buffs, Lahn can continue to conduct her deadly dance of death on the battlefield!

 

 

● Tactical Strike - Improved skill to combo smoothly into Glissade, Glide, Ultimate: Zephyr Leap.
● Piercing Light - Reduced the number of charges.
● Piercing Light - Improved skill to fire faster after the casting animation during use.
● Core: Piercing Light - Fixed the issue where the Knockdown debuff was being applied to an area smaller than where the damage was being registered.
● Righteous Smite - Increased PvP damage by approx. +36%.
● Bolt of Radiance - Increased the speed of the animation prior to attacking.
● Spear of Sylvia IV - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
938% x 10	1125% x 10

● Luthraghon's Call I~IV - Changed the number of hits for PvE as follows:

Before	Now
Hit Damage: 1521% x 4 Charged Hit: 1521% x 5	Hit Damage: 1521% x 5 Charged Hit: 1521% x 6

● Uproot I~III - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.
● Absolute: Arrow Explosion - Changed from 6 hits to 8 hits for PvE only.
● Absolute: Bolt of Radiance - Changed Critical Hit Rate +50% to 75% for PvE only.

In a previous update, new skills were added for Archer in order to make up for his lack of Block Effects. For ranged attacks, his Main Skills are Luthraghon's Call, Piercing Light, and Righteous Smite. With this patch, the number of charges needed for Piercing Light have been decreased, and the damage of Righteous Smite has been increased so that these attacks will be all the more threatening when engaged in long-ranged combat.

In terms of melee combat and PvE, one of Archer’s key skills is Full Bloom. However, Archer’s choice of hunting grounds inevitably became limited due to his combat style and skills. To rectify this issue, the damage for all of his skills have been increased so that Full Bloom can still be used as an alternative in ranged combat. In addition, we’ve made improvements to Spear of Sylvia so that it deals more damage on hunting grounds where Down Attack is primarily used to hunt.

 

 

● Come Out, Come Out, Sprinkle-Sparkle - Improved to now recover additional Florin's Leaves on hit.
● Come Out, Come Out - Changed the duration of the All DP reduction debuff from 10 seconds to 30 seconds.
● Come Out, Come Out - Fixed the issue where the hidden name effect wouldn't be canceled within the skill's range.
● Play Dead - Improved to slowly recover HP when maintained.
● Shout to the Sky III - Added HP Recovery +150 for 2 seconds every 10 seconds to self and allies.
● Delusive Light - Added All AP & All Accuracy reduction effects.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
One-Two-Three I~V	1st Hit Damage: 241% / 342% / 438% / 556% / 674% x 1, Max 29 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 241% / 342% / 438% / 556% / 674% x 1, Max 27 Hits 3rd Hit Damage: 245% / 328% / 405% / 512% / 629% x 1, Max 37 Hits	1st Hit Damage: 265% / 356% / 482% / 612% / 741% x 1, Max 29 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 265% / 356% / 482% / 612% / 741% x 1, Max 27 Hits 3rd Hit Damage: 257% / 344% / 425% / 538% / 660% x 1, Max 37 Hits
Twirl I~IV	1st Hit Damage: 162% / 239% / 348% / 425% x 1, Max 26 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 162% / 239% / 348% / 425% x 1, Max 35 Hits	1st Hit Damage: 186% / 275% / 400% / 510% x 1, Max 26 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 186% / 275% / 400% / 510% x 1, Max 35 Hits

● One-Two-Three I~V - Improved the 3rd Hit to now deal damage to all nearby enemies.
● One-Two-Three I~V - Added Critical Hit Rate +50% to the 3rd Hit for PvE only.
● Eat This! - Added Knockback for PvE only.
● Eat This! - Added Critical Hit Rate +100% for PvE only.
● Go! - Changed the 2nd Hit to now combo into One-Two-Three.
● Twirl-Boom! - Changed Critical Hit Rate +25% to 100% for PvE only.

Shai’s balance changes aim to emphasize her skills and role in group battles. Delusive Light, which had some ambiguous debuffs, has been revamped so that it will now considerably reduce an opponent’s combat abilities. Shout to the Sky III will now apply an effect that will consistently heal allies, allowing them to last longer on the field of battle.

 

 

Succession

● Juggernaut - Improved to now activate Prime: Frigid Wind by pressing ↑ + LMB during use.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Prime: Mountain Slam IV	944% x 9	1086% x 9
Prime: Black Blood Circle IV	963% x 10	1107% x 10

 

Awakening

● Flow: To Ashes - Changed the attack animation to connect naturally with forward movement speed.
● Flow: To Ashes - Improved skill so now attacks towards the direction of the camera.
● Cleansing Flame I~IV - Slightly increased the combo speed into Fireborne Rupture.
● Searing Fang - Fixed the issue where comboing into the skill after switching from Main to Awakening Weapon wouldn't activate the Super Armor effect.
● Flow: Suppress - Changed the PvE damage as follows:

Before	Now
1039% x 8	1195% x 8

● Cleansing Flame I~IV - Added Critical Hit Rate +25% for PvE only.

Guardian’s Succession skill Prime: Frigid Wind has been improved so it can now be activated while using Juggernaut–similar to how the skill can be linked while in Awakening form. Changes have also been made to Flow: To Ashes so that Guardian has an easier time hitting her targets with this skill in combat.

 

 

● Arid Assault, Succession: Arid Assault - Added an initial movement animation.
● Haladie Assault, Prophesy Blade - Changed the skills' explosion hit animations to finish first when comboing into Arid Assault.

 

Awakening

● Ensnaring Sands I~IV - Changed skill to now apply the reduced Movement Speed debuff to the 1st hit.
● Flow: Condemnation - Changed cooldown from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
● Collapse - Improved skill so now combos into Flow: Condemnation after the 1st hit.
● Arid Assault - Improved skill to combo into Silent Breach after use.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Serpent's Coil III	Hit Damage 856% x 1, Max 16 Hits Combo Damage 856% x 1, Max 14 Hits Last Hit Damage 856% x 3	Hit Damage 942% x 1, Max 16 Hits Combo Damage 942% x 1, Max 14 Hits Last Hit Damage 942% x 3
Ensnaring Sands IV	Hit Damage: 1122% x 9 Last Hit Damage: 1361% x 5	Hit Damage: 1346% x 9 Last Hit Damage: 1633% x 5
Collapse III	1st Hit Damage: 1108% x 1, Max 3 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 1108% x 5	1st Hit Damage: 1329% x 1, Max 3 Hits 2nd Hit Damage: 1329% x 5

Arid Assault is arguably the skill that is most representative of Hashashin as a class, and it remains one of the most powerful and unique skills in the world of Black Desert. However fun it may be to use, many Adventurers who fought against Hashashin found themselves unable to cope with the onslaught of his attacks. Since this skill is (in all aspects) extremely powerful, we’ve added an initial movement animation to the skill so that opponents can, at the very least, see Hashashin’s movements (when they have visibility of him) and be able to react in a way that will even the odds of the battle.

For Hashashin’s Awakening, Silent Breach can be used immediately after Arid Assault to for a combo, and the cooldown for Flow: Condemnation has been reduced so that it can be utilized more often and across a wider spectrum of combat situations.

 

 

Succession

● Succession: Quoratum's Protection - Improved to now recover Stamina even when moving in Guard state.
● Succession: Quoratum's Opening - Changed to now consume Stamina when used on cooldown.
● Fixed the issue where Axian wouldn't go berserk if Nova switched out of combat with her HP at 40% or below.
● Fixed the issue where Axian would remain in a berserk state even when Nova's HP was restored to 40% or higher out of combat.
● Changed the PvE damage of the following skills:

Skill	Before	Now
Prime: Frozen Earth	1169% x 10	1344% x 10
Prime: Entangling Icy Thorns III	1st Hit Damage: 1078% x 1, Max 6 Hits Last Hit Damage: 1078% x 6	1st Hit Damage: 1201% x 1, Max 6 Hits Last Hit Damage: 1201% x 6

 

Awakening

● Star's Ring - Changed so the area of the star's explosion will slowly shrink, reducing both the intensity and range of its pulling effect.
● Slicing Ring, Frozen Ring - Improved to combo more quickly into Brutal Ring during use.

Star's Ring is an Awakening skill in Nova’s repertoire that is useful for binding opponents or creating attack combos. Although it is a highly useful skill, the ease in which this attack could be used became problematic since opponents who got caught in were faced with very limited (and difficult) options when trying to escape. As a result, Star's Ring has been changed so that if Nova fails to fully pull in a target into the center of her attack, opponents can escape more easily. Now, Nova must use this skill more carefully and accurately than before.

 

 

● Added 2 types of the third Skill Enhancements.
- The third Skill Enhancement can be learned by lv. 58 or higher characters.
- The character must have learned the necessary preceding skills to learn the Enhanced Skills.
- The character can only learn one of the two Enhanced Skill available for that level.

 

Item

● Ebenruth's Nol - Change the color of the text effect displayed when equipping the item to yellow.
● Changed Leanar's Celestial Map's item description from 'Press RMB' to 'Press RMB to use the item.'

● Added Arsha's Chest II to the list of times sold by Haz, the Trial Character exclusive vendor, as the 2021 Arena of Arsha Best-in-Trials Championship begins.
● Fixed the issue where you couldn't use certain [Event] Golden Seals of Panto together.
* To resolve this issue, we retrieved all [Event] Golden Seals of Panto in your possession and re-issued them into your Storage in Heidel.

Translation

● Changed the following terms in German:
- Gesetzlose des Ozeans to Gesetzlose der See.
- [Täglich] Kleine Erstattung der Altmondgilde to [Täglich] Kleine Entlohnung der Altmondgilde.
- Igelstachel to Seeigelstachel.
- Fluffi to Flauschi.
● Changed the following terms in French:
- Pierre de sort marquant l'objet /Pierre de sort marquant l'objet to Pierre de marquage d'objet.
- Parchemin de marquage / parchemin de sort de marqunt l'objet to Parchemin de marquage d'objet.
- Pierre de sort de marquage de monture to Pierre de marquage de monture.
- Pierre de sort de suppression de marquage de monture to Pierre de suppression de marquage de monture.
- Pierre de suppression de sort de marquage d'objet to Pierre de suppression de marquage d'objet.