Warrior Awakening

Warrior Expert

Awakening

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Tankiness 9/10
Comfort Medium/Low
AoE Small/Medium
Warrior

Warrior Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Warrior Awakening

Loop 1

  1. Shift+Q / Hotbar
    Frenzied Strikes
  2. W+LMB
    Solar Flare
  3. Space
    Overwhelm
  4. Space
    Armor Break
  5. W+RMB (hold) → RMB
    BalanceHilt StrikeHeaven's Cleave
  6. Shift+RMB
    Slashing the Dead
  7. Hold LMB+RMB
    Reckless Blow
  8. Shift+LMB
    Grave Digging

Loop 2

  1. Shift+Q / Hotbar
    Frenzied Strikes
  2. W+LMB
    Solar Flare
  3. Space
    Overwhelm
  4. Space
    Armor Break
  5. W+RMB (hold) → RMB
    BalanceHilt StrikeHeaven's Cleave
  6. Shift+RMB
    Slashing the Dead
  7. S+F (hold)
    Ankle Break
  8. S+LMB + hold LMB
    PulverizeTempest

Repeat from Loop 1

Fillers

  1. 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

  1. Shift+W > W+LMB
    Solar Flare
  2. W+F (Charging Thrust) > Shift+Q
    Frenzied Dash

Repositioning

Head Chase = Shift + any direction (W/A/S/D), 150 stamina, 2s cooldown.

  1. Shift+A / Shift+D
    Head Chase (sideways: passes through mobs, invincible in PvE)
  2. Shift+S
    Head Chase (backward to create space)
  3. Shift+W
    Head Chase (forward)

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Flow: Knee Kick
  2. Frenzied Strike (hotkey it)
  3. Charging Slash
  4. Heavy Strike
  5. Sideways Cut
  6. Ultimate: Ground Smash
  7. Ground Slash
  8. Deep Slash
  9. Shield Strike
  10. Shield Counter
  11. Hilt Smash
  12. Furious Blow
  13. Shield Push

Core

  1. Frenzied Strike
    Enhance

Skill Enhancements

  1. Seismic Strike
    Lv. 56
  2. Shield Tide
    Lv. 57
  3. Dusk Slash
    Lv. 58

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

Video Guide

Warrior Awakening PvE Guide

Change Log

October 8, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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

September 17, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • 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
Official patch notes
  • 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
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Pulverize: Fixed the Recover HP effect sometimes being applied twice; the recovery timing was adjusted.

May 14, 2026

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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
Official patch notes
  • 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
Official patch notes
  • All

    Spinning Slash, Black Spirit: Spinning Slash: Removed the Critical Hit Rate increase effect.Both specs

February 26, 2026

12 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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
Official patch notes
  • All

    Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes

December 4, 2025

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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
Official patch notes
  • 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.

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