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Maehwa Succession

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7 years of BDO, 6 on Maehwa; high-level PvP on both specs

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Comfort Medium
AoE Medium/Small
Maehwa

Maehwa Succession

PvE Combo Guide

Standard Loopable Combo

Stay in Red Blade 100% of the time. It augments most of your skills and serves as your AP class buff.

Enter Red Blade

  1. RMB + W
    Chase
  2. RMB + W
    Chase
  3. S + LMB or LMB + RMB
    Dragon Bite/DecapitationEither skill refreshes the 30s Red Blade duration. If you lose Red Blade, get back into it immediately

Full Combo

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack, or backward through the current pack
  2. Shift + LMB
    Carver2 hits
  3. W + Space
    Blind Thrust
  4. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitation
  5. LMB (Flow)
    Petal Swirl
  6. S + E
    Blind Slash
  7. A / D + LMB
    Whirlwind CutTo the back
  8. S + LMB + RMB or Shift + Q
    Red Moon
  9. LMB (Flow)
    Crimson Gust
  10. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  11. LMB (Flow)
    Blooming
  12. Shift + F
    Razorblade Corolla
  13. Hold E
    Divider

Repeat Without Blooming

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack, or backward through the current pack
  2. Shift + LMB
    Carver2 hits
  3. W + Space
    Blind Thrust
  4. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitation
  5. LMB (Flow)
    Petal Swirl
  6. S + E
    Blind Slash
  7. A / D + LMB
    Whirlwind CutTo the back
  8. S + LMB + RMB or Shift + Q
    Red Moon
  9. LMB (Flow)
    Crimson Gust
  10. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  11. Shift + F
    Razorblade Corolla
  12. Hold E
    Divider

Rinse and repeat

Everything on Cooldown

  1. Hold W + LMB + Space
    Blind Thrust→Decapitation→Petal SwirlCasts continuously as low-damage filler

PvE Combo Guide

Skill Priority Sets

Succession Maehwa has four sets of PvE skills. Use as little filler as possible, use prebuffs only when needed, and fill the rest of the combo with burst and core skills.

Prebuff

  1. Shift + LMB or A / D + LMB
    Carver/Whirlwind CutDP down
  2. W + Space
    Blind ThrustCritical Hit Rate
  3. S + E
    Blind SlashProcs your Attack Speed buff

Burst

  1. S + LMB + RMB or Shift + Q
    Red Moon
  2. LMB (Flow)
    Crimson Gust
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  4. LMB (Flow)
    Blooming

Core

  1. Shift + F
    Razorblade Corolla
  2. LMB + RMB
    Decapitation
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Petal Swirl
  4. S + LMB
    Dragon BiteSingle target / low AoE only

Filler

  1. Hold E
    Divider

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack

Examples of Repositioning

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseBackward through the current pack, at any point
  2. A / D + LMB
    Whirlwind CutAt any point

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Tiger Blade Cancel

  1. Hotbar
    Tiger Blade
  2. Shift + Q
    Red MoonCancel into Red Moon for +23% Attack Speed and Movement Speed

Skills to Lock

  1. Nemesis SlashIf you use it by accident
  2. Carver: Typhoon
  3. Dragon Claw
  4. Lunar Slash
  5. Maehwa: Ascension to Heaven
    Unlearn
  6. Retaliation
  7. Retaliation: Decapitation
  8. Upper Kick
  9. Blunt Kick
  10. Sweep Kick
  11. Roundhouse Kick
  12. Forward Roll

Skill Enhancements

  1. Chaos: Crimson Gust
    Lv. 56
  2. Blooming StrideMore damage; you don't need the -DP from Blooming Step
    Lv. 57
  3. Decapitating Dragon
    Lv. 58

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Carver I

Dash towards enemies in front to cut them down.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for ...
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 1...

Razorblade Corolla

Prerequisite: Use the [Secret Book] Abyssal ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec
  • Instantly recover 35 HP per target

Divider I

Consecutively slice enemies with a charged ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Movement Speed +10% for 7 sec
  • Instantly recover 35 HP per target

Blind Thrust I

Cancel current attack motion, then stab enemies...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for ...
  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec

Chaos: Red Moon I

Disappear in a barrage of swirling petals to strike ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Maehwa: Decapitation I

Draw energy into your sword to perform a ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Change Log

October 22, 2026

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    PvP minimum damage when the target's defense exceeds your attack raised from 5% to 7%.All classes

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

 6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Blooming: Cooldown 15 → 12 sec (Skill Add-on tier 3 → 2). Comes out faster and with LMB after Decapitating Dragon. Its All Evasion -12 moved to Blooming Stride; bleeding damage removed.

  • All

    Prime: Whirlwind Cut, Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut: No character collision while moving sideways.

  • All

    Decapitating Dragon: Smoother combos into Whirlwind Cut and Dragon Bite.Both specs

  • All

    Backstab: Attack area now matches Prime: Blind Thrust.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Weaker brief slowdown between attack 3 and the last attack.Both specs

  • PvE

    Damage raised in PvE: Prime: Red Moon and Red: Red Moon +13% (Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut Red Moon follows), Prime: Petal Swirl +10%, Prime: Decapitation +10% (Red: Decapitation follows), Razorblade Corolla +9%. Cooldown damage unchanged; PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

September 3, 2026

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Damage +5% in PvE for Prime: Blind Slash, Prime: Whirlwind Cut, Prime: Red Moon, Red: Red Moon, Prime: Blooming and Red: Blooming. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

July 16, 2026

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Petal Swirl: Fixed the skill being usable on cooldown in some situations.Both specs

July 2, 2026

 4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Blind Slash, Decapitating Dragon: Attack Speed +5% for 10 sec on hits moved from Decapitating Dragon to Prime: Blind Slash. Prime: Blind Slash cooldown 8 → 7 sec.

  • All

    Prime: Whirlwind Cut: The combo into Razorblade Corolla after the third hit now triggers right after all hits land.

  • All

    Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut: Cooldown 8 → 7 sec.

  • PvE

    Damage +5% in PvE for Prime: Carver IV / Red: Carver IV, Red: Divider III, Red: Red Moon III, Prime: Decapitation IV / Red: Decapitation IV and Red: Blooming III. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

June 25, 2026

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Red: Carver: Fixed All Damage Reduction -20 applying and damage not being reduced when used on cooldown.

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

October 2, 2025

 4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Whirlwind Cut: HP per hit 92 → 144.

  • All

    Chaos: Crimson Gust: Cooldown 15 → 9 sec; Recover 450 HP on use replaced by 88 HP per hit.Both specs

  • All

    Ultimate: Maehwa's Will: Recover HP 450 → 600.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Attacks 1-3 are faster, the gap before the last attack is slower (last attack unchanged).Both specs

July 24, 2025

 6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Combat system overhaul: Resistance and Ignore Resistance reworked, AP, DP reduction and Special Attack damage gaps between classes narrowed, and Special Attack damage effects of the same type no longer stack.All classes

  • All

    Infinite Mastery now grants Accuracy +18 and All Accuracy +18 per skill level.All classes

  • All

    Precise Martial Arts: Ignore Knockback/Stiffness Resistance +15% → All AP +5.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Blooming Stride: Removed Ignore All Resistance +5%.

  • All

    Prime: Blade of Maehwa: All AP +20 → +35.

  • All

    Skill damage multiplier -5.11% to offset the AP rebalance.

June 12, 2025

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sleet Steps: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Ice Fang: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

March 13, 2025

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Frostflower: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

February 13, 2025

 12 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Emergency Escape: Invincibility now also applies when you reappear; movement speed and Stamina recovery during the skill reduced; SPACE now jumps to higher terrain.All classes

  • PvE

    Combat Assistance can now only be used while total Family Level is 200 or lower; some skills deal less damage or lose effects when spammed during cooldown, while main PvE skills deal more damage.All classes

  • All

    Blooming Stride, Blooming Step: Cooldown 22 → 15 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Decapitating Cyclone, Decapitating Dragon: Cooldown 17 → 9 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Chaos: Crimson Gust, Decapitating Cyclone, Decapitating Dragon: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

  • PvE

    Chaos: Crimson Gust, Decapitating Cyclone, Decapitating Dragon, Blooming Stride, Blooming Step, Razorblade Corolla: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvE

    Carver: Reduced damage when used during cooldown.Both specs

  • PvE

    Carver: Typhoon: Added a 6 sec cooldown; reduced damage when used during cooldown.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Petal Swirl: Cooldown 15 → 7 sec.

  • PvE

    Prime: Carver, Prime: Red Moon, Red: Red Moon, Prime: Blind Slash, Prime: Blooming: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Prime: Petal Swirl, Prime: Carver, Prime: Blind Thrust, Prime: Decapitation: Reduced damage when used during cooldown.

  • PvP

    Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut: PvP damage reduced.

December 12, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 14, 2024

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    Decapitating Dragon: Fixed a skill issue.

October 17, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

September 26, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Red: Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue.

September 5, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Ultimate: Roundhouse Kick, Absolute: Roundhouse Kick: Skill behavior improved.

August 29, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Petal Drill: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

August 1, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 25, 2024

 6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chaos: Red Moon, Backstep Slash, Petal Drill, Ice Fang, Blooming Stride, Red: Red Moon: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Red Moon, Prime: Petal Swirl: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Sleet Steps, Backstep Slash: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • PvE

    Dragon Bite: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 18, 2024

 4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chaos: Red Moon: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Red: Blooming: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 10, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

June 19, 2024

 7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Retaliation Stance, Petal Swirl, Ultimate: Maehwa's Will, Chaos: Crimson Gust, Black Spirit: Absolute: Red Moon, Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Prime: Red Moon: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Blooming, Red: Blooming, Prime: Red Moon, Deep Slice, Divider, Blooming: Phantom, Absolute: Blooming, Retaliation: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Blind Thrust, Prime: Blind Thrust: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Blooming: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Prime: Petal Swirl: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Prime: Blind Thrust, Prime: Divider, Prime: Dragon Bite, Succession: Maehwa's Will: Fixed a skill issue.

January 17, 2024

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Petal Swirl, Razorblade Corolla: Smoother combos and controls.

November 29, 2023

 6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Whirlwind Cut, Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut, Red: Divider: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Prime: Divider: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Cooldown 9 → 7 sec.

  • PvP

    Prime: Divider: Cooldown 9 → 7 sec.

  • All

    Red: Divider: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Prime: Petal Swirl, Prime: Blind Slash, Prime: Blind Thrust, Backstab, Razorblade Corolla: Damage adjusted.

November 22, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Charged Stub Arrow: Corrected the skill description.

November 15, 2023

 5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Red: Decapitation, Red: Carver, Red: Red Moon: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Prime: Whirlwind Cut, Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Prime: Blooming: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Red: Blooming, Prime: Red Moon, Prime: Carver, Prime: Whirlwind Cut: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Red: Red Moon: Damage adjusted.

September 20, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

September 13, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

September 6, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

August 9, 2023

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • PvP

    Red: Blooming, Prime: Charged Stub Arrow: PvP damage reduced.

July 19, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 5, 2023

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

April 6, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    General class improvements.All classes

March 15, 2023

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Stub Arrow, Charged Stub Arrow, Prime: Charged Stub Arrow: Fixed a skill issue.

February 15, 2023

 7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Carver, Prime: Carver, Arrow Grapple, Red: Carver, Blind Thrust, Stub Arrow, Prime: Blooming Stride, Chase: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Succession: Maehwa's Will, Prime: Whirlwind Cut, Red: Blooming: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Blind Thrust, Prime: Blind Thrust: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Backstab: Cooldown 20 → 6 sec.

  • All

    Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot: Cooldown 8 → 2 sec.

  • All

    Prime: Charged Stub Arrow, Prime: Carver, Prime: Dragon Bite: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Prime: Blind Slash: Damage adjusted.

November 23, 2022

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 16, 2022

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

October 26, 2022

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Carver: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

October 19, 2022

 3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

October 12, 2022

 3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Red: Blooming, Charged Stub Arrow: Corrected the skill description.

  • All

    Stub Arrow: Triple Shot, Prime: Charged Stub Arrow, Retaliation Stance: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Arrow Grapple: Added Forward Guard.

July 27, 2022

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Succession: Maehwa's Conviction, Prime: Decapitation, Succession: Maehwa's Will: Corrected the skill description.

July 13, 2022

 3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blind Slash, Maehwa's Will: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Prime: Red Moon: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Maehwa: Ascension to Heaven: Fixed a skill issue.

June 15, 2022

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Decapitating Cyclone: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

  • PvP

    Decapitating Dragon: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

May 4, 2022

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Whirlwind Cut: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

April 20, 2022

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blooming: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Maehwa: Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 26, 2022

 3 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Frost Pillars, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg, Ice Fang: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Carver: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Tiger Blade: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 19, 2022

 4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Prime: Decapitation, Black Spirit: Maehwa: Decapitation: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Maehwa: Decapitation: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Absolute: Decapitation: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Prime: Decapitation, Black Spirit: Petal Bloom: Damage adjusted.Both specs

January 12, 2022

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Stub Arrow, Chaos: Red Moon, Prime: Red Moon: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 5, 2022

 4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Prime: Red Moon: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Prime: Red Moon: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Petal Drill: Damage adjusted.Both specs

December 29, 2021

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Stub Arrow, Maehwa's Will: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Charged Stub Arrow: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

June 29, 2021

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Charged Stub Arrow, Charged Stub Arrow: Enhanced, Flow: Cloud Stab, Absolute: Charged Stub Arrow, Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Absolute: Red Moon: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Absolute: Red Moon: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

June 16, 2021

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Charged Stub Arrow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

May 26, 2021

 2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blind Thrust: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • PvE

    Prime: Decapitation, Prime: Blooming: Damage adjusted.

March 17, 2021

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Frostflower: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

March 3, 2021

 1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Petal Bloom: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

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