Tamer Awakening
PvE Combo Guide
Tamer Awakening
Self Buff
- Hotkey
Summon Heuklang - Hotkey
Absorb HeuklangE buff - A+RMB
Legendary Beast DanceDragon stance, lasts 1 hour
Damage Combo (Dragon LBD)
- Hotkey
Flow: Intimidationopener - Shift+Q
Legendary Beast Dance: Echo - Shift+RMB
Allround Spinnerloop starts here - RMB
Flow: Soaring Strike - LMB
Flow: Full Moon - F (hold)
Skybound Stab - F
Flow: Ascension - Shift+F
Celestial Slam - A+RMB
Legendary Beast Dance - Shift+Q
Legendary Beast Dance: Echo - Shift+Z
Jolt Stab - F
Dark Gaolerafter Jolt Stab - Hotkey
Moonlight Strike
After Moonlight Strike, go back to Allround Spinner and keep picking skills by priority.
Movement
Class Mobility
Long Distance
- Hotkey
Skyreach - W+F
Moonlight Strike - LMB
Flow: Full Moon
Usually enough to reach the next pack in most spots.
Short Distance
- W+F
Moonlight Strike - LMB
Flow: Full Moon
Works in either order: LMB first, then Moonlight Strike.
Short Distance (alt)
- Hotkey
Evasion - Space
Tree Climb
Repositioning
- Shift+A / D
Leafweavepasses through mobs - Shift+A / D
Flow: Gustpasses through mobs
Use these first. Backups: Legendary Beast Dance (cannot pass through mobs), Evasion (puts you back on main hand) and Cloud Stomping (slow).
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Absolute: Throat-Burn
Absolute: Trample
Absolute: Fearful Trembling
Flow: Intimidation
Optional. Locking these just stops accidental inputs. Lock Flow: Intimidation only if you keep it on a hotkey.
Skill Enhancements
Resonance
Jolt Stab
Breath Spike
Core: Skybound Stab
Hotkeys
Summon Heuklang
Absorb Heuklang
Allround Spinner
Flow: Intimidation
Moonlight Strike
Heuklang: Howling
Skyreach
Flow: Soaring Strike
Also bind Evasion (WW) to a single key in Settings, Action Hotkeys.
Skill Add-ons
Class Addons
Skybound Stab I
Thrust the celestial bo staff up and down to strike the enemy.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
- Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
Beast Rampage I
Swing the celestial bo staff in a frenzy against the enemy.
Skill Add-on Effect
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
Allround Spinner I
Spin the celestial bo staff to hit enemies all around you.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
- Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
Flow: Ascension
Preceding Skill: [Skybound Stab].
Skill Add-on Effect
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
Flow: Full Moon
Preceding Skill: [Moonlight Strike I].
Skill Add-on Effect
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec
Legendary Beast Dance: Echo
Preceding Skill: [Legendary Beast Dance II].
Skill Add-on Effect
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec
Change Log
October 8, 2026
4 changes
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All
Max HP increased at Lv. 75 after the base stat rework.Both specs
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Fortune's Blessing: Now grants All AP +5 so Tamer keeps its previous AP after the base stat rework.Both specs -
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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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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 3, 2026
1 change
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All
Moonlight Strike,
Flow: Full Moon: No longer recover Stamina during the skill.
June 25, 2026
1 change
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Lightning Burn: Fixed hit detection not matching the visual effect.Both specs
May 14, 2026
2 changes
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Skyreach,
Trample: Fixed the skills being cancellable into other skills before the attack hit.Both specs -
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Soaring Kick: Fixed being able to cancel into other skills before 0.4 sec on a failed grapple (failed-grapple recovery is now 0.4 sec for all skills).Both specs
March 19, 2026
1 change
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Heuklang: Roaring: Fixed Stun applying on every hit instead of only the first and last hits.Both specs
March 12, 2026
10 changes
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Command: Follow: Cooldown 60 → 20 sec. The large damage reduction while riding Heuklang was removed; riding now gives Damage Reduction Rate +10%.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Leaf Slash,
Heuklang: Scratch: Leaf Slash: Critical Hit Rate +20% (PvP only), new forward attack with LMB after
Heuklang: Throat-Burn, dash damage 1,347% → 2,735% x4 after learning
Prime: Summon Heuklang. Scratch: All Evasion +36 for 10 sec, Critical Hit Rate +50%, HP per hit 38 → 150, Stiffness PvE only, damage 1,775% → 3,605% x2 after Prime: Summon Heuklang.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Void Lightning: Recovers 200 HP 5 times during the skill; its All Evasion +36 moved to Heuklang: Scratch.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Whiplash,
Heuklang: Throat-Burn: Whiplash: faster combo after
Heuklang: Evasion, attack area moved forward to match the visual, Critical Hit Rate +20% now PvP only. Throat-Burn: always runs at combo speed and attacks forward at once, LMB afterwards does the Leaf Slash dash, All Evasion +36 moved to Heuklang: Evasion, Floating (PvE only) → Knockdown.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Evasion: Cooldown 5 → 2 sec, All Evasion +36 for 10 sec, faster combos into Trample and Whiplash, longer backward move; A/D + RMB afterwards now does Heuklang: Scratch.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Trample: Bound now PvE only, attack area matches the visual, Magic AP +22 for 10 sec, HP per hit 50 → 125; Critical Hit Rate +20% on use removed (PvP-only Critical Hit Rate +20% after Prime: Summon Heuklang).Both specs -
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Heuklang: Surging Tide: Added Knockback (also on the 2 extra uses from Prime: Surging Tide), All Evasion -36 and Movement Speed -20% on hits; last attack damage applies right after the dash hits. Cost 80 MP → 200 Stamina; faster combos into it.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Lightning of Earth: All Damage Reduction on hits -20 → -25, HP per hit 60 → 175, faster combo into Heuklang: Throat-Burn.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Fearful Trembling,
Heuklang: Upward Claw,
Heuklang: Roaring: Fearful Trembling: added Down Smash, adjusted speed and camera. Upward Claw: added Down Attack, faster combo into Trample. Roaring: now Shift + C, attack area matches the visual, added Stun, removed HP/MP recovery.Both specs -
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Heuklang: Legendary Beast's Power: Can combo into Evasion or Scratch at any time while moving; Heuklang turns toward the camera at the start and turns faster while moving.Both specs
February 12, 2026
5 changes
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Celestial Slam: Stiffness on hit 1 now PvE only; added Forward Guard. -
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Soaring Kick: When used with the Celestial Bo Staff, you now stay in that stance. -
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Allround Spinner: Comes out faster when comboed from other skills. -
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Legendary Beast Dance: Echo (Azure Dragon),
Moonlight Strike: Magic AP Increase: +22 → +28. -
All
Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes
October 16, 2025
1 change
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Scratch: Forward airborne version now always uses RMB. After
Prime: Moonlight Strike, hold W + RMB to combo into
Prime: Lightning of Earth; release W to use Scratch in the air.Both specs
September 18, 2025
2 changes
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Beast Rampage: Extra attack motion matches its hit detection, +1 extra attack hit, faster activation. -
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Allround Spinner: Faster activation.
