Warrior Awakening
PvE Combo Guide
Warrior Awakening
Loop 1
- Shift+Q / Hotbar
Frenzied Strikes - W+LMB
Solar Flare - Space
Overwhelm - Space
Armor Break - W+RMB (hold) → RMB
Balance
Hilt Strike
Heaven's Cleave - Shift+RMB
Slashing the Dead - Hold LMB+RMB
Reckless Blow - Shift+LMB
Grave Digging
Loop 2
- Shift+Q / Hotbar
Frenzied Strikes - W+LMB
Solar Flare - Space
Overwhelm - Space
Armor Break - W+RMB (hold) → RMB
Balance
Hilt Strike
Heaven's Cleave - Shift+RMB
Slashing the Dead - S+F (hold)
Ankle Break - S+LMB + hold LMB
Pulverize
Tempest
Repeat from Loop 1
Fillers
- S+RMB
MercilessUse Merciless after a combo segment if Frenzied Strikes still has a little cooldown left, like during the E buff or Z buff.
Movement
Class Mobility
Movement Between Packs
- Shift+W > W+LMB
Solar Flare - W+F (Charging Thrust) > Shift+Q
Frenzied Dash
Repositioning
Head Chase = Shift + any direction (W/A/S/D), 150 stamina, 2s cooldown.
- Shift+A / Shift+D
Head Chase (sideways: passes through mobs, invincible in PvE) - Shift+S
Head Chase (backward to create space) - Shift+W
Head Chase (forward)
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Flow: Knee Kick
Frenzied Strike (hotkey it)
Charging Slash
Heavy Strike
Sideways Cut
Ultimate: Ground Smash
Ground Slash
Deep Slash
Shield Strike
Shield Counter
Hilt Smash
Furious Blow
Shield Push
Core
Frenzied Strike
Skill Enhancements
Seismic Strike
Shield Tide
Dusk Slash
Skill Add-ons
Class Addons
Solar Flare I
Powerfully stab forward with your greatsword ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec
Flow: Overwhelm
Strike the enemy upward with the broad side ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
Flow: Armor Break
Hits the enemy in the front with the ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 7 sec to target
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec
Pulverize I
Widely spin in place, inflicting damage to surrounding enemies. ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
- Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec
Grave Digging I
After jumping and performing left-to-right slash, powerfully strike the ground ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec
Frenzied Strikes I
Widely swing your greatsword three times to lay waste to enemies in front.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
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
September 17, 2026
1 change
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PvE
War Cry: "Taunt surrounding foes" now applies as a Taunt attack instead of raising aggro, so monsters can switch targets when another Adventurer attacks them.Both specs
July 9, 2026
1 change
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All
Spinning Slash: The character now turns with the camera at the start when used after other skills such as
Counter.Both specs
May 21, 2026
1 change
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All
Core: Pulverize: Fixed the Recover HP effect sometimes being applied twice; the recovery timing was adjusted.
May 14, 2026
8 changes
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All
Ground Smash,
Ultimate: Ground Smash: Combo more smoothly into the Rabam skills
Seismic Strike,
Frenzied Spear,
Shield Assault and
Shield Tide.Both specs -
All
Burning Moxie: Enemy detection range for Awakening skills is 1.5x larger, and the nearby-enemy thresholds changed from 1/3/9 to 1/5. Removed its All Damage Reduction +20 buff (same effect already comes from Greatsword Defense and Flow: Slashing the Dead). -
All
Burning Moxie: Added HP recovery per hit based on nearby enemies (1/5) to
Flow: Tempest (105/314 HP),
Grave Digging,
Flow: Slashing the Dead and
Flow: Reckless Blow (51/153 HP). -
PvP
Frenzied Strikes: Knockdown on the last attack now applies in PvE only; added Forward Guard during the skill. -
All
Core: Frenzied Strikes: Core effect changed from Forward Guard during the skill to Knockdown on last attack hits. -
PvP
Flow: Reckless Blow: PvP damage: 36% before full charge (unchanged), 41.22% when fully charged. -
All
Frenzied Strikes,
Flow: Tempest: Fixed the skills granting extra HP recovery based on the number of nearby enemies. -
All
Balance Strike,
Solar Flare,
Flow: Armor Break,
Flow: Knee Kick: Fixed WP being recovered when enemies were nearby even if the attack missed.
April 30, 2026
4 changes
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All
Seismic Strike: Added All Damage Reduction -25 for 10 sec on hits.Both specs -
All
Frenzied Spear: After the first hit, press LMB to perform the last attack toward the camera direction (it will not trigger if the first hit misses). Added Super Armor on last attack hits; last attack moves about 20% farther.Both specs -
All
Shield Tide: Attack 1 is now an immediate shield upswing. Now Knockback on attack 1, Down Smash on attack 2, Super Armor during attack 2 and Down Attack damage (was Floating/Knockback in PvE only, Air Smash, Air Attack). Combo timing out of Shield Tide standardized.Both specs -
All
Shield Assault: Now charges forward on attack 1. Defense: Forward Guard during attack 1, Super Armor during attack 2.Both specs
March 5, 2026
1 change
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All
Spinning Slash,
Black Spirit: Spinning Slash: Removed the Critical Hit Rate increase effect.Both specs
February 26, 2026
12 changes
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All
Charging Thrust: Stamina no longer recovers during the movement part of the skill.Both specs -
All
Frenzied Dash: Defense changed from Forward Guard to Forward Guard plus resistance to all CC from the rear. The character no longer turns with the camera during the attack.Both specs -
PvP
Counter: Floating on Counter / Energy Counter and Knockdown on Spin Counter now apply in PvE only.Both specs -
All
Spinning Slash: Removed Critical Hit Rate +100% for 1 sec on use.Both specs -
All
Flow: Overwhelm: Added Forward Guard during the skill; removed Down Attack Damage +10% for 10 sec. -
All
Flow: Ankle Break: Removed Critical Hit Rate +100% for 3 sec; added Down Attack Damage +10% for 10 sec. -
PvP
Pulverize,
Black Spirit: Pulverize: Critical Hit Rate now also applies in PvP. -
All
Chain: Heaven's Cleave: Added Super Armor during the skill; Floating now applies in PvE only. -
All
Solar Flare: Stamina no longer recovers during the skill. -
All
Balance Strike: Added Super Armor; Stiffness now PvE only (learning
Core: Balance Strike keeps it in PvP). Cooldown 5/4/3 → 5/5/5 sec. Combos (except Greatsword Defense and Chain: Heaven's Cleave) only after the movement ends. -
All
Flow: Hilt Strike: Now only combos from
Balance Strike while holding RMB. -
PvP
Grave Digging,
Flow: Reckless Blow: PvP damage raised: Grave Digging IV (incl. Flow: Slashing the Dead) spin 32.02% → 40%, smash 30.56% → 32%; Flow: Reckless Blow 29.77% → 36%.
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
December 4, 2025
4 changes
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All
Charging Thrust: Defense changed from Forward Guard to Super Armor.Both specs -
All
Chain: Heaven's Cleave: Added All AP +32 for 10 sec on use (same as Greatsword Training and Greatsword Defense). -
PvE
Frenzied Strikes: Smoother motions and attack area moved closer to the character. PvE damage about +20% (e.g. last attack 8,678% → 10,434% x2); PvP ratio lowered 30.91% → 25.71%. -
All
Core: Frenzied Strikes: Fixed W/A/S/D movement after Frenzied Strikes being slower than before learning the Core skill.
November 20, 2025
1 change
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All
Greatsword Defense: Using
Grave Digging with Shift + LMB during the skill no longer triggers Greatsword Training first, so the defensive effects connect. Press LMB without Shift for Greatsword Training.
