Maehwa Awakening

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Maehwa Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Standard Loopable Combo

Loopable: play Part A, then Part B, and repeat. It is extensive, and you shouldn't need all of it to kill a pack.

Part A

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack, or backward behind the current pack
  2. Shift + LMB
    Petal Drill
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Tenacious Edge
  4. W + E
    Ice Fang
  5. W + F
    Petal Swirl
  6. S + F
    Moonrise
  7. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab
  8. E
    Oppression
  9. S + E
    Frostflower
  10. Shift + F
    Frost Pillars
  11. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  12. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  13. Hold Shift + RMB
    Petal BloomHold to charge
  14. Shift + A / S / D
    Sleet StepsBehind the pack while charging Petal Bloom
  15. LMB (Flow)
    Moonlight Dash

Part B

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack, or backward behind the current pack
  2. Shift + LMB
    Petal Drill
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Tenacious Edge
  4. W + E
    Ice Fang
  5. W + F
    Petal Swirl
  6. S + F
    Moonrise
  7. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab
  8. E
    Oppression
  9. S + E
    Frostflower
  10. Shift + F
    Frost Pillars
  11. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  12. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  13. Hotbar
    Razorblade Corolla
  14. Hotbar
    Crimson Gust
  15. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  16. S + E
    Blind Slash
  17. Shift + Q
    Chain: Moonrise
  18. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab

Rinse and repeat

During E / Z Buff: After Every Moonlight Dash

  1. Hotbar
    Razorblade Corolla
  2. Hotbar
    Crimson Gust
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  4. S + E
    Blind Slash
  5. Shift + Q
    Chain: Moonrise
  6. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab

PvE Combo Guide

Skill Priority Sets

Awakening Maehwa is a freestyle class: its skills come in sets that fit well together and string into an easy sequence. There are five sets: prebuffs, filler, and three core combo sets.

Top Priority During E Buff

  1. Shift + RMB
    Petal BloomNo charge needed during E buff for full damage. Use it any time it comes off cooldown

Prebuffs

  1. Shift + LMB
    Petal Drill
  2. E
    Oppression
  3. W + E
    Ice Fang

Core Combo Set 1

  1. W + F
    Petal Swirl
  2. S + F
    Moonrise
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab

Core Combo Set 2

  1. Shift + F
    Frost Pillars
  2. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  3. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg

Core Combo Set 3

  1. Hold Shift + RMB
    Petal Bloom
  2. LMB (Flow)
    Moonlight Dash

Filler

  1. LMB (Flow)
    Tenacious Edge
  2. S + E
    Frostflower
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab
  4. Shift + Q
    Chain: Moonrise

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack

Examples of Repositioning

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseBackward behind the current pack
  2. Shift + A / S / D
    Sleet StepsBehind the pack, e.g. while charging Petal Bloom

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Divider
  2. Carver/Carver: Typhoon
  3. Dragon Claw
  4. Lunar Slash
  5. Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot
  6. Retaliation
  7. Retaliation: Decapitation
  8. Upper Kick
  9. Blunt Kick
  10. Sweep Kick
  11. Roundhouse Kick

Skill Enhancements

  1. Chaos: Crimson Gust
    Lv. 56
  2. Blooming Stride
    Lv. 57
  3. Decapitating Dragon
    Lv. 58

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Tenacious Edge I

Deal a series of triple stabbing attacks with ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction -20 for ...
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec

Petal Swirl I

Release a wave of energy forward to damage ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for ...
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec

Frost Pillars I

Attack forward with the butt of your kerispear ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Petal Drill I

Quickly leap forward and perform a series of ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for ...
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for ...

Petal Bloom I

Draw ice energy from the air into the kerispear, the...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for ...
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec

Ice Fang

Instantly approach your target, then stab with ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 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

September 17, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Decapitating Dragon: Smoother combos into Whirlwind Cut and Dragon Bite.Both specs

  • All

    Backstab: Attack area now matches Prime: Blind Thrust.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Weaker brief slowdown between attack 3 and the last attack.Both specs

September 3, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Damage +3% in PvE for Oppression, Petal Swirl, Moonrise (+2%), Frost Pillars, Tenacious Edge, Chain: Moonrise and Petal Bloom; Flow: Frostflower +15%. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

July 16, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Petal Swirl: Fixed the skill being usable on cooldown in some situations.Both specs

June 25, 2026

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Drill: Extra attack removed (moved to Tenacious Edge). Cooldown 7 → 5 sec (Skill Add-on tier 2 → 1). Damage 5,412% → 6,278% x2.

  • All

    Tenacious Edge: Added Super Armor; Stiffness now PvE only (Core: Tenacious Edge keeps it in PvP). Cooldown 3 → 5 sec, nullified after 3 stabs (was 6), combos into Coldsnap only after all attacks. Gains the low stab (LMB after Petal Drill, Flow: Frostflower, Flow: Moonlight Dash or Flow: Tip of an Iceberg). No Critical Hit Rate on cooldown, HP per hit removed, WP per level 12-15 → 10/20/30/40 (WP-per-hit bug fixed). Damage 1,669% x3 (max 2) → 6,052% (max 3 hits).

  • All

    Frost Pillars: Damage 6,152% → 7,505% x2.

  • All

    Kerispear Training: Fixed not being able to combo into Chase after a certain point of the first attack.

  • All

    Petal Swirl: Fixed held inputs doing different follow-ups depending on whether Core: Petal Swirl was learned.

May 21, 2026

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Cooldown removed (Skill Add-on tier 1). Removed the hold-LMB combo after Moonbreak, HP recovery and Floating; no longer combos into Flow: Moonlight Dash (still usable from a Quick Slot).

  • All

    Frost Pillars: HP per hit 150 → 300.

  • All

    Moonrise, Coldsnap: Can no longer be used on cooldown. Coldsnap: Stiffness removed, Super Armor, Air Attack and Down Attack added, cooldown 5 → 8 sec (Skill Add-on tier 2).

  • All

    Sleet Steps: Super Armor → Invincible, cooldown 5 → 3 sec, Stamina 150 → 200; Attack Speed +10% moved to Ice Fang and Frostfeint. Using it with the main weapon no longer puts the Kerispear awakening on cooldown.

  • All

    Frostfeint: After Sleet Steps it now moves back first (later combo timing). Defense: Invincible then Super Armor. Movement Speed debuff removed, no Stamina recovery, Attack Speed +10% for 10 sec, cooldown 4 → 5 sec, no combo into Flow: Tip of an Iceberg.

  • All

    Ice Fang: Attack Speed +10% for 10 sec on use; cooldown 3 → 5 sec.

  • PvP

    Absolute: Red Moon, Chain: Moonrise: The Awakening version is now its own skill, Chain: Moonrise (requires Absolute: Red Moon). PvP ratio of Chaos: Red Moon and Absolute: Red Moon 70.06% → 40%.

  • All

    Petal Bloom, Flow: Moonlight Dash, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Removed Down Smash.

April 30, 2026

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Swirl: Added Forward Guard (Core: Petal Swirl now also applies Stiffness in PvP).

  • All

    Moonbreak: Stun → Floating, Down Attack → Air Attack, can combo into Cloud Stab.

  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Removed Air Smash; better combo into Frost Pillars. Black Spirit: Flow: Cloud Stab PvP 42.21% → 37.2%.

  • All

    Moonrise, Absolute: Red Moon, Frostfeint, Ice Fang, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Smoother combos: Moonrise and Absolute: Red Moon into Flow: Cloud Stab, Frostfeint into Petal Swirl / Moonrise, Ice Fang into Frostfeint / Absolute: Red Moon, Tip of an Iceberg attacks 1-2. Frostfeint no longer turns with the camera and always runs at the (faster) base speed.

  • All

    Frost Pillars: Faster execution; the character turns with the camera while spinning the kerispear. Fixed a slow-motion effect when used on cooldown.

March 19, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Flow: Cloud Stab: Fixed Forward Guard and Air Smash not applying.

February 26, 2026

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Swirl: Added All AP +20 for 10 sec on use (same as Flow: Frostflower).

  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Faster animation, Forward Guard and Air Smash added. PvP 41.33% → 44.15% (Black Spirit version follows).

  • PvP

    Moonrise: PvP ratio: attack 2 now 40.37% (attack 1 stays 36.78%); Black Spirit version follows.

  • All

    Frostfeint: Visual effects adjusted to match the attack area.

February 12, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

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

October 2, 2025

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chaos: Crimson Gust: Cooldown 15 → 9 sec; Recover 450 HP on use replaced by 88 HP per hit.Both specs

  • All

    Ultimate: Maehwa's Will: Recover HP 450 → 600.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Attacks 1-3 are faster, the gap before the last attack is slower (last attack unchanged).Both specs

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