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
- Shift+LMB
Murderous Intent - LMB
Flow: Murderous Sever - Space (hold)
Seamless - RMB (hold)
Sudden Decapitation
Flow: Execution - S+LMB
Corrupt Sword Dance - Shift+F
Katana Shower - Shift+RMB
Drastic Measure - RMB
Mach Explosion - LMB
Flashing Light - S+F
Serpent Ascension - F
Vacuum Slash - S+E
Chaos Spree - Q
Shadow Slash - S+LMB
Corrupt Sword Dance - Shift+F
Katana Shower - Hotbar
Ghost Claw - Shift+X
Shuriken: Moon Dive - Shift+Z
Ninjutsu: Decapitation
Repeat from Shift+LMB (
Murderous Intent).
Movement
Class Mobility
Movement Between Packs
- Hotbar
Target Chase - W+F
Ghost Step - S+E
Shadow Stomp - W+RMB
Ninja Step - Shift+LMB
Murderous Intent
Repositioning in Packs
- W+F
Ghost Step - S/W+Shift
Silent Charge - Q
Shadow Slash - A/S/D+Shift
Ninja Evasion
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Absolute: Ankle Cutter
Skill Enhancements
Ghost Claw
Shuriken: Moon Dive
Ninjutsu: Decapitation
Change Log
October 15, 2026
1 change
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All
Sura Katana Training: Fixed the skill icon not showing.Both specs
October 8, 2026
3 changes
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All
Max HP and Max WP increased at Lv. 75 after the base stat rework.Both specs
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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All
Shadow Slash: Fixed Knockdown sometimes failing when cancelling its startup after another skill.
March 19, 2026
1 change
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All
Ninja Evasion: Fixed it sometimes coming out first when comboing with direction keys after Ghost Step.Both specs
February 12, 2026
1 change
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All
Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes
November 13, 2025
1 change
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All
Ghost Slash: Now only comes out after Smokescreen or Shadow Stomp when only LMB is pressed.Both specs
October 16, 2025
1 change
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All
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow: Fixed Ninjutsu: Concealment not moving the character forward while Oni Shadow was active.Both specs
