[Updates] Patch Notes - December 6, 2023

Sorceress

Dev Note We've spent a long time adjusting the damage of various Sorceress skills beyond Violation to enhance her PvE efficiency. Despite initial PvE improvements with the Skill Add-on system revamp, the Awakening Sorceress remains less efficient than expected, especially considering the difficulty of her Awakening form, which should offer equivalent rewards. In today's update, we're increasing Violation's damage. However, to promote the use of other skills, its damage during cooldown remains unchanged. In addition, the Awakening Sorceress previously couldn't sustain combos using only Awakening skills in PvE, even if she was actively using Cartian's Nightmare. The limited PvE skill options, due to PvP-focused skills like Nightmare and Flow: Requiem, also posed a challenge. To address this, we have improved the possible combos and damage of Flow: Vile Plan so that it can be used between skills, which we hope will reduce her reliance on main weapon or enhanced (Rabam) skills in PvE.

• Rework Violation (Awakening) Changed the skill damage. Damage during cooldown remains the same as before. Removed mention of any text related to the skill usage during cooldown in the Black Spirit version's description as the Black Spirit skill cannot be used during cooldown. Improved to now spin your character smoothly with the same direction as the camera before the down slash attack. Performing the skill backwards by consuming Shards of Darkness remains the same as before. Spin attack damage 1103%/1254%/1544% x8 Down slash attack damage 1103%/1254%/1544% x5 Damage -70%/70%/70% in PvP onlySpin attack damage 1302%/1480%/1822% x8 Down slash attack damage 1302%/1480%/1822% x5 Damage -74.6%/74.6%/74.6% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Blade of Darkness (Awakening) Improved to combo more smoothly into other skills. 🔗
• Bugfix Flow: Vile Plan (Awakening) Changed the skill as follows. Changed the skill damage. Removed "when using Fragments of Darkness" but made attack 2 always deal the enhanced version of the attack. Matched the attack area of attacks 1 and 2 with the largest area. Improved to now combo from Grim Reaper's Judgment, Swirling Darkness, and Blade of Darkness. Fixed the issue where Air Attack would be applied only once during attack 1. Improved to now combo into Flow: Soul Reaper. Attack 1 damage 1340% x3 Attack 2 damage 1340% x3 Attack 2 damage 1340% x6 when using Fragments of Darkness Damage -35% in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 1621% x3 Attack 2 damage 1621% x6 Damage -46.3% in PvP only 🔗
• Bugfix Core: Grim Reaper's Judgment (Awakening) Fixed the issue where the extra charged attack damage didn't apply during Grim Reaper upon learning this skill. 🔗

Musa

Dev Note For Succession Musa, today's update removed attacks 1 and 2 for Prime: Gale, which had been rather inconvenient to use, and now only attack 3 will be performed. The Succession Musa primarily utilizes combos with Prime: Gale and Prime: Blooming. However, in this update, we've tweaked the cooldowns so the Prime: Rising Storm - Succession: Rising Storm: Blaze combo can be used more frequently.

• Buff Prime: Backstep Slash (Main & Succession) Attack damage 972%/1062%/1189% x4 Damage -28.6%/28.6%/28.6% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1205%/1359%/1546% x4 Damage -45.1%/45.1%/45.1% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Blind Slash (Main & Succession) Attack damage 922% x5 Damage -41.4% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1429% x5 Damage -62.2% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Carver (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1130% x4 Tiger Blade attack damage 1130% x4 Damage -56.8% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1311% x4 Tiger Blade attack damage 1311% x4 Damage -62.8% in PvP only 🔗
• QoL Prime: Carver (Main & Succession) Before: * Damage amount during cooldown remains the same as before. 🔗
• Buff Prime: Gale (Main & Succession) Attacks 1 and 2 damage 1295%/1542%/2054% x3 Attack 3 damage 1295%/1542%/2054% x6 Damage -67.7% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1412%/1681%/2239% x6 Damage -70.4% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Blooming (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1412% x3 Damage -68% in PvP only Extra attack damage 2086% x8 Extra attack damage -67.5% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1525% x3 Damage -70.4% in PvP only Extra attack damage 2315% x8 Extra attack damage -70.7% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Dragon Bite (Main & Succession) Attack damage 622%/703%/832%/922% x5 Damage -43.9%/44%/43.9%/43.9% in PvP onlyAttack damage 815%/921%/1090%/1208% x5 Damage -57.2%/57.2%/57.2%/57.2% in PvP only 🔗
• QoL Prime: Dragon Bite (Main & Succession) Before: * Tiger Blade attack damage remains the same as before. 🔗
• Rework Spinner (Main & Succession) Form 1 attack 1 damage 732%/955%/1179%/1517% x2, max 2 hits Form 1 last attack damage 732%/955%/1179%/1517% x4 Form 2 attacks 1, 2, and 3 damage 631%/823%/1016%/1308% x2 Form 2 last attack damage 631%/823%/1016%/1308% x8 Damage -30%/30%/30%/30% in PvP onlyForm 1 attack 1 damage 895%/1167%/1441%/1854% x2, max 2 hits Form 1 last attack damage 895%/1167%/1441%/1854% x4 Form 2 attacks 1, 2, and 3 damage 771%/1006%/1242%/1598% x2 Form 2 last attack damage 771%/1006%/1242%/1598% x8 Damage -42.7%/42.7%/42.7%/42.7% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Searing Slam (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1443%/1676%/2083% x7 Damage -62.3%/62.3%/62.3% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1558%/1810%/2250% x7 Damage -65.1%/65.1%/65.1% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Projection (Main & Succession) Attack damage 921%/1030%/1139% x2 Damage -41%/41%/41% Extra attack damage 927%/1037%/1432% x3, max 3 hits Extra attack damage -67.6%/67.6%/67.6% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1050%/1174%/1298% x2 Damage -48%/48%/48% Extra attack damage 1057%/1182%/1632% x3, max 3 hits Extra attack damage -71.6%/71.6%/71.6% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Pyrostorm (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1074%/1473%/2150% x5 Extra attack damage 1074%/1473%/2150% x3 Damage -66.8%/66.8%/66.8% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1161%/1592%/2324% x5 Extra attack damage 1161%/1592%/2324% x3 Damage -69.3%/69.3%/69.3% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff rInferno Slash (Main & Succession) Attack damage 2136% x8 Damage -66.4% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2307% x8 Damage -68.9% in PvP only 🔗
• Rework Prime: Gale (Main & Succession) Removed attacks 1 and 2. Changed to only perform attack 3. The Floating on attack 1 hit debuff has been removed accordingly. 🔗
• Buff Rising Storm: Blaze, Succession: Rising Storm: Blaze (Main & Succession) Changed the cooldown: 25 sec → 15 sec 🔗
• Bugfix Prime: Carver (Main & Succession) Reduced the damage during cooldown for PvE only due to the increase in PvE damage. Fixed the issue where damage with Tiger Blade drawn wasn't being applied. Changed the damage of the following skills. 🔗
• Buff Inferno Slash (Main & Succession) Changed the cooldown: 10 sec7 sec Changed to now allow for Tier 2 Skill Add-ons. 🔗
• Buff Eradicate (Main & Succession) Improved to now combo smoothly from backwards Chase. Changed the damage of the following skills. 🔗

Maehwa

• Bugfix Black Spirit: Petal Swirl (Awakening) Fixed the incorrect All Accuracy Rate +20% to +15% in the skill description. 🔗

Striker

Dev Note The Succession Striker, while lacking Critical Hit Rate buffs from skills like Prime: Crimson Fang, Prime: Somersault, Prime: Roaring Tiger, and Prime: Rage Hammer, could still deal high damage under the Critical Hit Rate buff from Bloody Fang. However, when initiating a combo, the Striker's priority lies in obtaining the Attack Speed buff from Crouching Wolf immediately upon collecting 3 Martial Spirits. Thus, quite often you'd have to wait after you'd achieved the buff first by using your major skills before attempting to gain the Bloody Fang's Critical Hit Rate buff with 3 Martial Spirits. Therefore, now when you consume 3 Martial Spirits and perform Flow: Prey Hunt, you will gain the Bloody Fang's Critical Hit Rate buff, thereby increasing the means of acquiring this important buff at the combo's start. Also, the Succession Striker had a narrower attack area compared to Awakening, but the damage didn't match this limitation. Therefore, we plan to increase his PvE damage to better align with his attack area constraints.

• Buff Prime: Adamantine (I to IV) (Main & Succession) Attack damage 919/1229/1516/1682% x4 Discharge Energy damage 919/1229/1516/1682% x2 Damage -69%/69%/69%/69% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1059/1416/1746/1938% x4 Discharge Energy damage 1059/1416/1746/1938% x2 Damage -73.1%/73.1%/73.1%/73.1% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Crimson Fang (I to IV) (Main & Succession) Attack damage 929/1140/1385/1641% x3 Discharge Energy damage 929/1140/1385/1641% x2 Damage -60.4%/60.4%/60.4%/60.4% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1078/1322/1607/1904% x3 Discharge Energy damage 1078/1322/1607/1904% x2 Damage -65.9%/65.9%/65.9%/65.9% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Somersault (I to III) (Main & Succession) Attack damage 899/1269/1568% x4 Damage -50.9%/50.9%/50.9% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1007/1421/1756% x4 Damage -56.2%/56.2%/56.2% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Roaring Tiger (Main & Succession) Attack damage 2137% x5 Discharge Energy damage 2137% x3 Damage -65.6% in PvP only Discharge Energy damage -65% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2246% x5 Discharge Energy damage 2246% x3 Damage -67.3% in PvP only Discharge Energy damage -68% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Roaring Tiger (Main & Succession) Before: * Discharge Energy damage is increased upon consuming Martial Spirits. 🔗
• Buff Prime: Rage Hammer (Main & Succession) Attack damage 2009% x5 Discharge Energy damage 2009% x6 Damage -70.1% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2310% x5 Discharge Energy damage 2310% x6 Damage -74% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Wolf's Explosive Fangs (Main & Succession) Attack 1 damage 1082% x6 Attack 2 damage 1082% x6 Damage -69% in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 1082% x6 Attack 2 damage 1082% x6 Attack 1 damage 1277% x6 during energy explosion Attack 2 damage 1277% x6 during energy explosion Damage -69% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Flow: Prey Hunt, Bloody Fang (Main & Succession) Improved Flow: Prey Hunt to now activate Bloody Fang at the same time when used in Succession. 🔗
• Bugfix Wolf's Explosive Fangs (Main & Succession) Changed to now become empowered when under Flow: Prey Hunt's effect. Fixed the issue where attack 2 hit wasn't recovering WP and Martial Spirit Shards. 🔗
• Buff Prime: Roaring Tiger (Main & Succession) Improved to deal Discharge Energy damage when used after consuming Martial Spirits. 🔗
• Rework Prime: Rage Hammer (Main & Succession) Changed to now perform a leap attack when comboed from Flow: Back Step. 🔗
• Bugfix Succession: Flow: Savage Fang (Main & Succession) Improved to deal Discharge Energy damage when used after consuming Martial Spirits. Fixed the issue where you would deal less hits. 🔗
• Bugfix Rising Blast Combo (Main & Succession) Fixed the issue where the wrong skill guide was displayed. Changed the damage of the following skills. 🔗

Hashashin

Dev Note For the Succession Hashashin, using large-animation skills to gain effects like DP Decrease and AP Increase was burdensome. To ease this, we've shifted the DP Decrease effect from Prime: Dune Slash to Prime: Purge, and moved the All AP Increase effect from Haladie Throw and Aal's Command to Prime: Dune Slash, simplifying the setup process. We also reduced the cooldown of Prime: Ridge Reaver for smoother combos with Prime: Purge and Prime: Dune Slash. The cooldown of Beckoned Blade has been aligned with Prime: Descent of the Apostle, enhancing cyclone summons and damage output. Lastly, we've adjusted Prime: Quicksand's PvE damage to support continuous combos and consistent damage.

• Buff Prime: Quicksand (I to IV) (Main & Succession) Attack damage 582/711/841/969% x21 Damage -50.4%/50.4%/50.4%/50.4% in PvP onlyAttack damage 786/960/1135/1308% x21 Damage -63.3%/63.3%/63.3%/63.3% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Aal's Dominion (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1530% x5 Damage -49.9% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1683% x5 Damage -54.5% in PvP only 🔗
• Nerf Prime: Dune Slash (Main & Succession) Attack 1 damage 1131% x3 Attack 2 damage 1131% x3 Damage -43% in PvP only Last attack damage 1364% x3 Damage -33.5% in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 1357% x3 Attack 2 damage 1357% x3 Damage -52.5% in PvP only Last attack damage 1773% x3 Damage -48.5% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Flow: Condemnation (Main & Succession) Attack damage 2256% x6 Damage -58.3% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2369% x6 Damage -60.3% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Dune Slash (I to III) (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1120/1441/1806% x4 Last attack damage 1120/1441/1806% x3 Damage -62.7%/62.7%/62.7% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1288/1657/2077% x4 Last attack damage 1288/1657/2077% x3 Damage -67.5%/67.5%/67.5% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Flow: Dune Strike (Main & Succession) Attack damage 2245% x6 Damage -57% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2582% x6 Damage -62.6% in PvP only 🔗
• Rework Collapse (I to III) (Main & Succession) Attack 1 damage 1231/1466/2046% x3 Attack 2 damage 1231/1466/2046% x5 Damage -59%/59%/59% in PvP onlyAttack 1 damage 1354/1613/2251% x3 Attack 2 damage 1354/1613/2251% x5 Damage -62.7%/62.7%/62.7% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Flow: Voracity (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1885% x8 Damage -59.5% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1979% x8 Damage -61.4% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Crown Kick (Main & Succession) Spin attack damage 1717% x5 Last attack damage 1717% x2 Damage -58.5% in PvP onlySpin attack damage 2667% x5 Last attack damage 2667% x2 Damage -73.3% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Retribution (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1633% x7 Damage -56.5% in PvP only Last attack damage 2320% x 1, max 4 hits Last attack damage -56.5% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1780% x7 Damage -60.1% in PvP only Last attack damage 2529% x4 Last attack damage -60.1% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Silent Breach (Main & Succession) Attack damage 1675% x5 Damage -55.6% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2010% x5 Damage -63% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Prime: Ridge Reaver (Main & Succession) Changed the cooldown: 8 sec → 7 sec 🔗
• Buff Prime: Chosen Blade (Main & Succession) Changed the cooldown: 13 sec12 sec Changed the Skill Add-on tier from 3 to 2 accordingly. 🔗
• Buff Prime: Dune Slash (Main & Succession) Changed the on hit effect: All DP -20 for 10 sec on hitsAll AP +20 for 10 sec on hits Moved the All DP reduction debuff to Prime: Purge. Removed the All AP increase buff for Aal's Command. Changed so Arid Assault will still activate without the AP buff when comboed with a skill. Changed the damage of the following skills. 🔗
• Buff Serpent's Coil (I to III) (Main & Succession) Changed the cooldown: 15/14/13 sec12/11/10 sec Changed the Skill Add-on tier from 3 to 2 accordingly. 🔗
• Rework Retribution (Main & Succession) Changed so the last attack applies the same regardless of the location performed. Changed the damage of the following skills. 🔗

Maegu

Dev Note We've adjusted the duration of the Critical Hit Damage Increase effect from Maegu's Awakening passive, Twirling Crane, for easier maintenance. Additionally, we've fine-tuned the PvE damage of certain skills that were underperforming. Given that Maegu's Awakening skills lack Increased Accuracy and Decreased Evasion effects and have low skill Accuracy rates, we've added an Evasion Reduction effect to Foxflare Cleave. This change is intended to compensate for the insufficient Accuracy.

• Nerf Emberclaw Torrent (I to IV) (Awakening) Attack 1 1323/1560/1817/1977% x 4 Attck 2 1323/1560/1817/1977% x 3 Attack 3 1323/1560/1817/1977% x 6 Damage -63.5%/-63.5%/-63.5%/-63.5% in PvP onlyAttack 1 1455/1716/1999/2175% x 4 Attack 21455/1716/1999/2175% x 3 Attack 3 1455/1716/1999/2175% x 6 Damage -66.8%/-66.8%/-66.8%/-66.8% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Emberclaw Slash (I to IV) (Awakening) Attack damage 1070/1378/1748/2230% x 5 Damage -61%/-61%/-61%/-61% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1177/1516/1923/2453% x 5 Damage -64.5%/-64.5%/-64.5%/-64.5% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Flow: Emberclaw Sweep (Awakening) Attack damage 2362% x 6 Damage -64.6% in PvP onlyAttack damage 2598% x 6 Damage -67.8% in PvP only 🔗
• Buff Emberclaw Finale (I to III) (Awakening) Attack damage 1468/2059/2730% x 8 Damage -72.1%/-72.1%/-72.1% in PvP onlyAttack damage 1541/2162/2867% x 8 Damage -73.4%/-73.4%/-73.4% in PvP only 🔗
• QoL Foxflare Cleave (Awakening) Added the effect All Evasion Rate -9% for 10 sec on hit. 🔗
• Buff Twirling Crane (Awakening) Changed the duration of the Critical Hit Damage Increase passive effect: 20/10/5 sec30/20/10 sec. Changed the damage of the following skills. 🔗