[Updates] Patch Notes - January 26, 2022

2022-01-26 Pearl Abyss era NA/EU Official patch notes ↗

73 changes across 16 classes: 14 buffs10 nerfs8 reworks33 bugfixes8 QoL

Ranger

QoL Flow: Bypassing Wind Added details that you can now combo from Prime: Razor Wind and Prime: Tearing Arrow to the description.
Bugfix Prime: Penetrating Wind (IV) Fixed the issue where you wouldn't recover MP on certain hits.
Bugfix Wind Blade Fixed the issue where the Down Smash effect wasn't being applied on attack 2 hits.
Bugfix Elven Rage Fixed the issue where the Increase All DP effect wasn't being applied when used after certain skills.
Bugfix Evasive Explosion Shot (I to Absolute) Fixed the issue where the Invincible effect would be applied even when used during cooldown.

Sorceress

Nerf Abyssal Flame (I to Absolute) Recover 6 fragments when used while charging (available during cooldown)Recover 3 fragments when used while charging (available during cooldown)
QoL Prime: Abyssal Flame (I to III) Recover 5 fragments when used while charging (unavailable during cooldown)Recover 5 fragments when used while charging (available during cooldown)
Rework Abyssal Flame (I to Absolute), Prime: Abyssal Flame (I to III) - Changed the recovery speed of Fragments of Darkness as follows:

Berserker

Buff Succession: Weakling Hunt Improved so you can now register it on the Skill Cooldown Slot UI.

Tamer

Bugfix Prime: Heilang's Aura Fixed the issue where the Increase All Resistance effect was only lasting for 20 seconds.
Bugfix Void Lightning, Roaring, Heilang: Howling Fixed the issue where, if you were struck while with Heilang's Effect activated, Heilang would cease to attack.

Dev Note So far, Musa has displayed superiority in the so-called "Super Armor trade" thanks to his excellent mobility via Chase and One Step Back, and skills with increased attack range such as Fiery Crevice, Below the Belt, and Crust Crusher. We've tried to keep this in mind while adjusting each skill's damage in PvP, but after analyzing a large amount of data, we also discovered that some of Musa's skills were dealing too much damage while hitting enemies with CC. Still, we decided to preserve Musa's ability to chain Chase with skills that have defensive effects, allowing him to retain his Super Armor trading capabilities, but adjusted his damage when performing these combos in PvP.

Nerf Fiery Crevice (I to III) Damage -16.6% in PvP → Damage -43% in PvP
Nerf Below the Belt (I to III) Attack 1 damage -24.8/24.8/34.5% in PvP Extra attack damage -40.7/40.7/48.4% in PvPAttack damage -52% in PvP
Nerf Projection (I to III) Blade damage of extra attacks and certain skills -18.5/18.5/18.6% in PvPBlade damage of extra attacks and certain skills -46%/46%/46.1% in PvP
QoL Applied changes to the following skills.
Rework Prime: Retaliation Changed to now require only pressing LMB to activate after certain skills.
Bugfix Tiger Blade Fixed the issue where the Super Armor buff was being applied when using the skill.

Maehwa

Dev Note The reboot saw Maehwa now able to combo not only with Moonrise and Flow: Cloud Stab, but also utilize Ice Fang in combos with Frost Pillars and Flow: Tip of an Iceberg. However, we determined that Ice Fang, Frost Pillars, and Flow: Tip of an Iceberg deal rather high damage, and with the included Forward Guard effect, this made the Moonrise - Flow: Cloud Stab combo less popular. Also, and similar to Musa, Maehwa could deal high amounts of damage while nearly ignoring other players' defense effects by comboing with Chase. Therefore, we made adjustments to the damage dealt so that you must combo after first applying debuff effects to deal greater amounts of damage.

Nerf Frost Pillars (I to III) Damage -42.7% in PvP → Damage -55% in PvP
Nerf Flow: Tip of an Iceberg Damage -47% in PvP → Damage -57% in PvP
Nerf Ice Fang Damage -35% in PvP → Damage -45% in PvP
QoL Applied changes to the following skills.
Bugfix Prime: Carver Fixed the issue where you would combo into other skills abnormally slower when using Red Blade.
Bugfix Tiger Blade Fixed the issue where the Super Armor buff was being applied when drawn.

Wizard

Buff Cataclysm [Marg Effect] Attack damage 775% x 4[Marg Effect] Attack damage 1130% x 4 Damage -31% in PvP
Buff Summon: Keeper Marg [Cataclysm Marg Effect] Attack damage 775% x 2 [Bolide of Destruction Marg Effect] Attack damage 775% x 3[Cataclysm Marg Effect] Attack damage 1130% x 2 Damage -31% in PvP [Bolide of Destruction Marg Effect] Attack damage 1130% x 3 Damage -31% in PvP
Buff Aqua Jail Explosion [Arne Effect] Attack damage 763% x 4[Arne Effect] Attack damage 1208% x 4 Damage -36.5% in PvP
QoL Applied changes to the following skills.
Rework Barrage of Water Changed the Critical Hit Rate buff from +50% to +100%.
Bugfix Black Spirit: Cataclysm Fixed the issue where the Marg Effect wasn't activating while Marg was summoned.
Bugfix Succession: Magical Evasion Fixed the issue where other Succession skills wouldn't activate immediately after the skill even with Prime: Elemental Flow learned.
Bugfix Prime: Elemental Flow Fixed the issue where you could instantly combo with other Succession skills even without having learned the skill.

Witch

Rework Fissure Wave Perfect Sign damage 1049% x 4 Damage -24% in PvPPerfect Sign damage 1049% x 5 Damage -31% in PvP
Buff Thunder Storm [Tett Effect] Attack damage 792% x 4[Tett Effect] Attack damage 1147% x 4 Damage -30.9% in PvP
Buff Flow: Voltaic Tett Attack damage 792% x 5 → Attack damage 1147% x 5 Attack damage -30.9% in PvP
Buff Equilibrium Break [Gorr Effect] Attack damage 765% x 4[Gorr Effect] Attack damage 1210% x 4 Damage -31% in PvP
QoL Applied changes to the following skills.
Buff Fissure Wave Improved to now activate Perfect Sign by pressing LMB + RMB after the skill.
Rework Barrage of Lightning Changed the Critical Hit Rate buff from +50% to +100%.
Buff Barrage of Lightning Improved the frame rate which would temporarily drop during the skill.
Buff Barrage of Lightning Improved turning the camera direction quickly during the skill to no longer cause the skill to deal no damage.
Bugfix Gorr's Blessing Adjusted the following effects during this effect. - Equilibrium Break - Fixed the issue where the Stiffness debuff would also apply in PvP. - Equilibrium Break - Changed "change attack area" to "increase attack area."
Bugfix Core: Equilibrium Break Fixed the issue where the "increase casting speed" buff wasn't being applied.
Bugfix Core: Equilibrium Break Fixed the issue where the Magic DP Reduction effect wasn't being applied.
Buff Equilibrium Break Increased the attack range of Gorr's effect.
Bugfix Succession: Magical Evasion Fixed the issue where other Succession skills wouldn't activate immediately after the skill even with Prime: Elemental Flow learned.
Bugfix Prime: Elemental Flow Fixed the issue where you could instantly combo with other Succession skills even without having learned the skill.
Bugfix Voltaic Pulse IV Fixed the issue where greater damage was being reduced in PvP than mentioned in the description.

Striker

Bugfix Black Spirit: Ultimate Crush Fixed the issue where you could still activate the skill even after it was locked.

Mystic

Rework Tidal Burst (I to IV) Attack damage 469/584/696/1128 x 3, max 3 hits Last attack damage 469/584/696/1128% x 4 Damage -45/59/53/69% in PvPAttack damage 469/584/696/1128% x 4, max 3 hits Last attack damage 469/584/696/1128% x 4 Damage -55/58.5/61.5/74% in PvP
Buff Rapid Stream (I to IV) Attack damage 372/467/544/743% x 3, max 3 hits Last attack damage 372/467/544/743% x 8 Damage -60.8/60.8/60.8/67.3% in PvPAttack damage 372/467/544/743% x 4, max 3 hits Last attack damage 372/467/544/743% x 8 Damage -66.5/66.5/66.5/72% in PvP
Buff Wave Orb (I to III) Attack damage 1001/1213/1442% x 7 Sea Dragon damage 1001/1213/1442% x 5 Damage -73% in PvPAttack damage 1001/1213/1442% x 8 Sea Dragon damage 1001/1213/1442% x 6 Damage -68.3% in PvP
Rework Rising Dragon (I to IV) Attack damage 681/893/1020/1337% x 6 Sea Dragon damage 681/893/1020/1337% x 4 Damage -55% in PvPAttack damage 681/893/1020/1337% x 7 Sea Dragon damage 681/893/1020/1337% x 5 Damage -61% in PvP
QoL Applied changes to the following skills.
Rework Rising Dragon Changed the All DP reduction effect with the Sea Dragon summoned from -15 to -20.
Buff Spiral Torpedo Improved to now combo into Gushing Waters.
Bugfix Rising Dragon Fixed the issue where the Critical Hit Rate effect was missing from the description regarding the Sea Dragon effect.

Lahn

Dev Note Compared to other classes, Awakened Lahn was better equipped to choose when she could enter and leave combat thanks to powerful movement skills such as Primrose Sprint and Phantom, which grant her Invincibility, and Nimbus Stride. Together with her added Attack Speed or Accuracy Rate buffs, Lahn was able to enter the battle from a far more advantageous position than her peers. Thus, we decided to restrict her Stamina recovery when using Deadly Dance while moving, so that Lahn will now need to manage her Stamina more carefully when entering and leaving the battlefield.

Nerf Bridled Despair (I to IV) Damage -51.2/51.2/51.3/51.3% in PvP → Damage -66% in PvP
Nerf Deadly Dance (I to III) Damage -60.1/60/50.1% in PvPDamage -62% in PvP Stamina recovery unavailable during skill use
QoL Applied changes to the following skills.
Bugfix Nimbus Dismount Fixed the issue where you wouldn't consume Stamina when comboing into Flow: Nimbus Stride with your Crimson Glaives.
Bugfix Fixed the issue where the following skills were applying a greater Critical Hit Rate effect than mentioned in the description. - Bleeding Hearts, Absolute: Berated Ghost
Bugfix Fixed the issue where the following skills were applying a lesser Critical Hit Rate effect than mentioned in the description. - Absolute: Salp'uri Purge, Absolute: Wind Orchid, Absolute: Sacred Dance
Bugfix Fixed the issue where the following skills were applying a Critical Hit Rate buff. - Absolute: Moondance, Absolute: Pendulum Kick, Absolute: Pendulum Kick II, Absolute: Moon Slash, Absolute: Crescent Barrage, Absolute: Soul Ascent, Absolute: Blooming Nether Flower, Absolute: Deadly Restraint, Absolute: Coax, Absolute: Fragrant Stigma, Absolute: Furious Chase, Absolute: Blade Dance, Absolute: Eye of the Phoenix, Absolute: Dismemberment, Absolute: Ethereal Dance

Archer

Bugfix Uproot Fixed the issue where pressing the Awakening skill input wouldn't activate the main weapon when used with your main weapon.
Bugfix Exhale Fixed the issue where the Stun and Breath: Deceleration effects weren't being applied when used while moving backward or to the right.

Dark Knight

Bugfix Fixed the issue where if your guard was broken while your character was guarding with your Vediant, you would loop the guard break animation.
Bugfix Shadow Bullet Fixed the issue where you couldn't combo into certain main weapons skills while using the skill in Awakening.

Guardian

Dev Note Our focus with the adjustments to the Black Spirit’s Rage skills was to buff them in PvE while leaving them mostly unchanged for PvP. However, we discovered that Black Spirit: Prime: Claw Reveal’s damage was set abnormally high in PvP, so the numbers were adjusted to resolve this issue.

Bugfix Black Blood's Descent Fixed the issue where using the skill with your jordun would shorten the movement distance.
Nerf Black Spirit: Prime: Claw Reveal Changed the damage in PvP as follows. - Damage -35% in PvPDamage -62.3% in PvP

Hashashin

Bugfix Black Spirit: Dune Slash Fixed the description to mention the actual damage amount.
Bugfix Black Spirit: Dune Slash Fixed the issue where the last attack damage wasn't being applied.
Bugfix Black Spirit: Crown Kick Fixed the issue where the Critical Hit Rate buff wasn't being applied.

Sage

Bugfix Radiant Annihilation, Enlightening Bolt, Flow: Aftershock Fixed the issue where the Awakening weapon and main weapon AP ratios weren't being applied correctly during the skill's Arkanon effect.