BDO Sorceress — Cartian's Nightmare changes

2025-08-28: 1 Cartian's Nightmare change

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

[Buff] (Awakening) Attack damage 4879% x7 Extra attack damage 4879% x7, max 2 hits → Attack damage 5074% x7 Extra attack damage 5074% x7, max 2 hits

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

[Rework] (Main) Changed the skill as follows. Changed to no longer allow for lateral movement by consuming Shard of Darkness when using the skill. Added slow recovery of Fragments of Darkness when using the skill. Changed so you can now activate Shadow Leap when using the skill. Performs an extra Cartian's Nightmare hit when comboed from Shadow Leap.

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

[Bugfix] (Main Weapon) Changed so holding the E key after activating the skill will perform up to the extra attack. Changed so pressing the S key after activating the skill will cancel the skill. Increased the distance traveled by pressing ← / → + RMB during the skill upon consuming Shards of Darkness. Changed the cooldown: 60/55/50/25 sec → 32/28/24/18 sec Fixed the issue where the skill's actual attack area did not match the skill description (targets hit varied depending on their location). Increased the casting speed. Changed the skill damage as follows. Attack damage 1166/1210/1252/1294% x24 Critical Hit Rate +40% (PvE only) Damage -20% in PvP only → Attack damage 1166/1271/1377/1423% x24 Critical Hit Rate +100% (PvE only) Damage -60% in PvP only

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

[Bugfix] (Awakening) Fixed so Shards of Darkness are reset when consuming shards and moving laterally during the skill.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

[Nerf] - Damage -12.4/11.7/10.9/10% in PvP → - Damage -20% in PvP - ←/→ + RMB to move laterally during the skill * In this case, activate the next level by consuming 10 Fragments of Darkness

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT

[Buff] Increased the attack range for Cartian's Nightmare, and the hits will now be more concentrated within each area it strikes
[Buff] Increased the casting speed for Cartian's Nightmare
[Buff] Decreased the cooldown for Cartian's Nightmare IV from 45 sec. to 25 sec.

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

[Buff] Increased the PvP damage of the following skills by approximately 26%. Cartian's Nightmare I–IV Flow: Cry of Darkness I–III Violation I–III

Wed, 30 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT

[QoL] Skill tooltip of the skill Cartian’s Nightmare has been edited to state ‘Stiffness on 1 good hit’ now.

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT