Ninja Awakening

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Awakening

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Comfort Low/Medium
AoE Medium
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Ninja Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Ninja Awakening

After all the reworks, Awakening Ninja sits in the middle for PvE APM. Its smooth movement and decent damage make it a mid-tier grinder, and once you master it, the grind is very enjoyable.

DPS Combo

  1. Shift+LMB
    Murderous Intent
  2. LMB
    Flow: Murderous Sever
  3. Space (hold)
    Seamless
  4. RMB (hold)
    Sudden DecapitationFlow: Execution
  5. S+LMB
    Corrupt Sword Dance
  6. Shift+F
    Katana Shower
  7. Shift+RMB
    Drastic Measure
  8. RMB
    Mach Explosion
  9. LMB
    Flashing Light
  10. S+F
    Serpent Ascension
  11. F
    Vacuum Slash
  12. S+E
    Chaos Spree
  13. Q
    Shadow Slash
  14. S+LMB
    Corrupt Sword Dance
  15. Shift+F
    Katana Shower
  16. Hotbar
    Ghost Claw
  17. Shift+X
    Shuriken: Moon Dive
  18. Shift+Z
    Ninjutsu: Decapitation

Repeat from Shift+LMB (Murderous Intent).

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. Hotbar
    Target Chase
  2. W+F
    Ghost Step
  3. S+E
    Shadow Stomp
  4. W+RMB
    Ninja Step
  5. Shift+LMB
    Murderous Intent

Repositioning in Packs

  1. W+F
    Ghost Step
  2. S/W+Shift
    Silent Charge
  3. Q
    Shadow Slash
  4. A/S/D+Shift
    Ninja Evasion

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Absolute: Ankle Cutter

Skill Enhancements

  1. Ghost Claw
    Lv. 58
  2. Shuriken: Moon Dive
    Lv. 56
  3. Ninjutsu: Decapitation
    Lv. 57

Change Log

October 15, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sura Katana Training: Fixed the skill icon not showing.Both specs

October 8, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Max HP and Max WP increased at Lv. 75 after the base stat rework.Both specs

  • 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

August 27, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flash Bondage: Smoother return animation; you can no longer switch to the shortsword mid-attack after a successful grapple.

July 9, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Damage raised in PvE: Flow: Execution +38%, Seamless +29%, Sudden Decapitation +11%, Flow: Mach Explosion and Flashing Light +10%, Corrupt Sword Dance and Bloodthirst: Katana Shower +8%. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

May 14, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Death's Descent: Grapple range +20% (about 15.7% shorter when used in the air).Both specs

  • All

    Flash Bondage: Grapple range -25% but width +20%. Fixed a 0.11 sec longer wind-up, Super Armor lasting longer than 0.4 sec on a failed grapple, and Invincible not applying immediately on hits.

April 30, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Shadow Slash, Murderous Intent: Now cost Stamina instead of WP (Shadow Slash 40 WP → 200 Stamina, Murderous Intent 35 WP → 150 Stamina); Stamina does not recover until the motion ends.

March 26, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Shadow Slash: Fixed Knockdown sometimes failing when cancelling its startup after another skill.

March 19, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Ninja Evasion: Fixed it sometimes coming out first when comboing with direction keys after Ghost Step.Both specs

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

November 13, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Ghost Slash: Now only comes out after Smokescreen or Shadow Stomp when only LMB is pressed.Both specs

October 16, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow: Fixed Ninjutsu: Concealment not moving the character forward while Oni Shadow was active.Both specs

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