Sage Awakening
PvE Combo Guide
DPS Priority List
This is not a fixed combo. These are the skills to prioritize while freestyling. Looping a combo works for chill grinding, but freestyling performs far better because cooldowns don't line up and skills flow into each other.
1) Top Priority
- F
Radiant Annihilation - S + LMB
Enlightening BoltUse when mobs are tightly grouped for the most value - Shift + RMB
UpsurgeSame as Enlightening Bolt - W + F (Hold)
Spear Bolt
Flow: AftershockFunctionally the same skill. Sadly both our main repositioning skill and one of our highest DPS skills. Hold onto it a little if you know mobs might be about to turn around - RMB
Shock RelayVery high priority to cancel in and out of skills and space out your cooldowns. Very high DPS skill as well, and needed on cooldown too
2) Core DPS
- S + RMB
Chain LightningUse early before mobs group up for the most value - Shift + F
Lightning PrisonSame as Chain Lightning - S + F
Ator's Spear - Space
Lightning SurgeDecently high priority because it is needed to cancel in and out of some skills. Quite like Shock Relay, but more situational - Shift + X
Ator's PalmGood DPS and Forward Guard self heal - W + Q
Flow: JudgmentCan be used to reposition in a pinch too
3) Filler DPS
- Shift + LMB
Rift StormIf everything else is on cooldown - F
Flow: InterrogateFlow from Lightning Prison if mobs are still spread - Quickslot
Realm of AnguishSummon skill. Only use it when precast, before mobs spawn or group up - LMB
Void BlastCan be chained from Ator's Palm for a bit of filler damage and an extra heal - Quickslot
Dimensional CompressionOnly use if you absolutely need the large AoE and everything else is unavailable
Movement
Class Mobility
Movement Between Packs
- Shift+E
Impaling Flash - Shift+Q
Divine Executioner - Shift+WASD
Bolt - SpaceLightning Surge
Repositioning in Packs
- W+FSpear BoltHold F to dash
- Hold FFlow: AftershockKeep holding F after the dash attack
- W+QFlow: Judgment
- SpaceLightning Surge
- Shift+WASDBolt
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Q (Electrify)
RMB (Ator's Thorn)
F (Ator's Fist)
W+RMB (Form Shift)
Skills to Quickslot
- Q (Electrify)
- S+RMB (Realm of Anguish)
No need to lock Realm of Anguish for PvE. It can be handy to use through hotkeys after Rabams or mainhand 100%.
Core
- S+LMB (Enlightening Bolt)
Skill Enhancements
- Ator's Palm
Piercing Thorn- Void Blast
Skill Add-ons
Class Addons
Spear Bolt I
Tier: 2
Skill Add-on Effect
- Instantly recover 35 HP per target
- Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
Enlightening Bolt I
Tier: 2
Skill Add-on Effect
- All DP -20 for 10 sec for target
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
Lightning Prison I
Tier: 2
Skill Add-on Effect
- Instantly recover 35 HP per target
- All DP +20 for 15 sec
Shock Relay
Tier: 1
Skill Add-on Effect
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
- Critical Hit damage +5% for 5 sec
Chain Lightning
Tier: 2
Skill Add-on Effect
- All DP -20 for 10 sec for target
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
Upsurge I
Tier: 2
Skill Add-on Effect
- Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec
- Down Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
Change Log
October 8, 2026
2 changes
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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
June 25, 2026
1 change
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All
Fixed pressing C out of combat to switch to the awakening weapon playing the animation but returning to the main weapon.
June 18, 2026
1 change
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PvE
Dimensional Compression: PvE damage +7%. PvP ratio lowered so PvP damage stays the same.Both specs
April 30, 2026
4 changes
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All
Absolute: Rift Chain, 
Rift Chain II: Stamina 200 → 300; start defense Invincible → Super Armor (Prime: Rift Chain keeps Invincible); the decoy moving the other way was removed and a direction effect shows while concealed. -
All
Lightning Prison, 
Core: Lightning Prison: Faster execution; Core CC Stun → Stiffness. -
All
Impaling Flash: Stamina 150 → 250; no Stamina recovery during any motion.
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All
Divine Executioner, Flow: Judgment: Divine Executioner now costs 200 Stamina instead of 80 MP; Flow: Judgment Stamina 150 → 200.
April 9, 2026
1 change
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All
Black Spirit: Impaling Flash: Fixed its defensive effects differing from the normal version.
March 12, 2026
1 change
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All
Dimensional Compression: Defense Super Armor → Forward Guard.Both specs
February 26, 2026
2 changes
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All
Flow: Judgment: Invincible on the airborne motion removed (Super Armor during the skill and Invincible while concealed kept).
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All
Impaling Flash: Defense Invincible → Super Armor changed to Super Armor → Invincible → Super Armor.
February 12, 2026
2 changes
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All
Illusion Expansion, 
Prime: Spatial Fissure: All AP buff +20 → +15; main-weapon and Succession skill damage raised about 2% so overall damage stays the same.Both specs -
All
Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes
December 11, 2025
1 change
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PvP
Illusion Compression: Pull triggers one-third as often but moves targets twice as far, and applies All Speed -50% for 1 sec.
September 25, 2025
1 change
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All
Flow: Finishing Touch: Easier to use with W+F; Prime: Ator's Fist no longer activates on W+F.Both specs
