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Dark Knight Awakening

Dark Knight Expert

Awakening

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Strong Dark Knight focus: Succession DK PvE guide (updated addons 2026) plus extensive Succ/Awk DK grind videos

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Tankiness 3/10
Comfort Medium
AoE Medium/Large
Dark Knight

Dark Knight Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Dark Knight Awakening

Main PvE Combo

  1. Shift+Z
    Unveiled Fate+10% Attack Speed
  2. RMB
    Blooming Black Rose
  3. W+RMB
    Spirit HuntLoop restarts here
  4. Shift+RMB
    Spirit Legacy
  5. RMB
    Cluster of Despair
  6. Shift+Q
    Dark Nebula+18 AP
  7. Shift+LMB
    Shattering Darkness
  8. Shift+E
    Seed of Catastrophe
  9. Space
    Soul Snatch
  10. Shift+F
    Grip of Grudge
  11. S+LMB
    Touch of Exploitation

When you repeat the combo, skip the first two skills and start again from Spirit Hunt (W+RMB).

BSR Filler

  1. S+RMB
    Spirit BlazeDuring the BSR buff

While your Black Spirit's Rage buff is active, use Spirit Blaze as filler.

PvE Combo Guide

DPS Priority List

Use the skills higher on the list first for the most damage.

High Priority

Mid Priority

Low Priority / Filler

Movement

Class Mobility

Swap to Pre-Awakening

  1. A/D+RMB
    Shadow BulletEasiest swap
  2. Hotbar
    Balanced StrikeAny time
  3. Shift+A/D
    DuskCancel Balanced Strike

Swap with a sideways C-Swap (A/D+C). You can cancel that animation right away with F or W+F for instant movement. After Balanced Strike, cancel with Dusk so you don't get stuck in the animation too long.

Swap to Awakening

  1. Shift+RMB
    Spirit Legacy
  2. W+RMB
    Spirit Hunt
  3. S+F
    Trap of Vedir
  4. Hotbar
    Flow: Spirit Blaze

Getting Behind Mobs

  1. W+F
    Twilight Dash
  2. S+F
    Trap of Vedir
  3. W+RMB
    Spirit Hunt

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Hidden Strike
  2. Darkness Burst
  3. Evasion
  4. Spirit Satiation
  5. Absolute: Split Second
  6. Phantasmal Snare
  7. Imperious Command
  8. Hallucination Gap

Skill Enhancements

  1. Shadow Strike
    Lv. 56
  2. Unveiled Fate
    Lv. 57
  3. Balanced Strike
    Lv. 58

Hotkey Skills

  1. Balanced Strike
    Hotkey
  2. Flow: Spirit Blaze
    Hotkey

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Spirit Legacy I

Inflict explosive damage to the enemy in front by charging dark magic into the phantom ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target

Shattering Darkness I

Slam down your phantom blades while evading backward and perform a wide-area magic ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target

Seed of Catastrophe I

Summon a tree illusion to damage your foes.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Twilight Dash

Dash forward and leave destruction in your path.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec

Cluster of Despair

Throw multiple Phantom Blades forward to inflict heavy damage.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Dark Nebula

Explode the energies of concentrated darkness to attack your foes.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Change Log

October 8, 2026

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Unified the level-based base stats (Max HP, HP Recovery, All AP, All Damage Reduction and All Evasion) for every class. Class-specific stat differences now come from a new passive skill learned automatically at Lv. 50, 55, 60, 65 and 70.All classes

  • All

    Added the common skill Godslayer: Force Palm (Lv. 60+). Its Secret Book is obtained at A Freesword's Hearth in Voidekaia after finishing the Inner Edania main quests.All classes

April 30, 2026

 7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Darkness Outpouring: Cooldown removed.

  • All

    Trap of Vedir: Cooldown 10 → 7 sec; defense Forward Guard → Super Armor.

  • All

    Seed of Catastrophe: Added Forward Guard; Floating → Stiffness (PvE only; Core: Seed of Catastrophe applies it in PvP); no longer turns with the camera after the attack.

  • All

    Flow: Root of Catastrophe: Super Armor → Forward Guard, Down Attack removed, turns with the camera at the start.

  • All

    Shattering Darkness, Soul Snatch, Spirit Hunt: Shattering Darkness always lands at least 2 magic hits. Soul Snatch combos better and gains Knockback. Spirit Hunt no longer turns with the camera at the start.

  • All

    Flow: Spirit Blaze, Dark Nebula: Defense Forward Guard → Super Armor. Flow: Spirit Blaze can now be comboed from Spirit Hunt with LMB.

  • PvP

    PvP damage: Shattering Darkness III phantom blade 46.28% → 56% / magic 33% → 27% (Flow: Darkness Outpouring stays 46.28%), Flow: Bombardment 26.85/40.12% → 56/27%, Flow: Root of Catastrophe 21.38% → 45%, Soul Snatch 24.81% → 50%, Spirit Legacy III 43.73% → 38.3%, Dark Nebula 28.99% → 29% / 36% (attack 2).

April 2, 2026

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Damage raised about 5% in PvE: Spirit Hunt III, Spirit Blaze IV (+7%), Flow: Spirit Blaze, Shattering Darkness, Flow: Bombardment, Flow: Root of Catastrophe, Spirit Legacy III and Dark Nebula. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

February 26, 2026

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Trap of Vedir, Flow: Darkness Outpouring: Smoother transition from Trap of Vedir into Flow: Darkness Outpouring; you can move slightly later after Trap of Vedir (combo timing unchanged). Flow: Darkness Outpouring no longer turns with the camera on landing.

February 12, 2026

 7 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Kamasylvia Slash: Knockdown now PvE only.

  • All

    Trap of Vedir: Added Knockback on attack 1; can combo into Flow: Darkness Outpouring during the skill; no Stamina recovery; Forward Guard about 0.29 sec longer (Feb 13 update).

  • All

    Soul Snatch: Added Critical Hit Rate +50% (nullified on cooldown).

  • All

    Flow: Spirit Blaze: Added Forward Guard; longer camera-turn window.

  • All

    Vedir's Dogma: MP cost in Awakening: 20 MP, plus 20 MP every 2 sec.

  • All

    Dark Nebula: All AP buff +12 → +18.

  • All

    Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes

October 2, 2025

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Vedir Strike: Removed its cooldown (comboed from Air Strike).Both specs

September 25, 2025

 6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Grip of Grudge: Added Down Attack.

  • All

    Flow: Spirit Blaze, Flow: Darkness Outpouring: Floating / Down Smash replaced by Knockdown, for longer PvP combos.

  • All

    Core: Touch of Exploitation: Core effect changed from Bound on the last attack to Floating on the first hit (nullified on cooldown).

  • All

    Trap of Vedir: +2 hits before the backward motion.

  • All

    Spirit Hunt: Added Attack Speed +10% for 10 sec (same as Unveiled Dagger).

  • All

    Black Spirit: Spirit Hunt: No casting motion before the attack, shorter slowdown between hits, All Damage Reduction +10 / Movement Speed -5% replaced by All AP +10 for 20 sec, extra attack 3,214% → 6,338%.

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