Ninja Awakening
PvE Combo Guide
Ninja Awakening
After all the reworks, Awakening Ninja sits in the middle for PvE APM. Its smooth movement and decent damage make it a mid-tier grinder, and once you master it, the grind is very enjoyable.
DPS Combo
- Shift+LMB
Murderous Intent - LMB
Flow: Murderous Sever - Space (hold)
Seamless - RMB (hold)
Sudden Decapitation
Flow: Execution - S+LMB
Corrupt Sword Dance - Shift+F
Katana Shower - Shift+RMB
Drastic Measure - RMB
Mach Explosion - LMB
Flashing Light - S+F
Serpent Ascension - F
Vacuum Slash - S+E
Chaos Spree - Q
Shadow Slash - S+LMB
Corrupt Sword Dance - Shift+F
Katana Shower - Hotbar
Ghost Claw - Shift+X
Shuriken: Moon Dive - Shift+Z
Ninjutsu: Decapitation
Repeat from Shift+LMB (
Murderous Intent).
Movement
Class Mobility
Movement Between Packs
- Hotbar
Target Chase - W+F
Ghost Step - S+E
Shadow Stomp - W+RMB
Ninja Step - Shift+LMB
Murderous Intent
Repositioning in Packs
- W+F
Ghost Step - S/W+Shift
Silent Charge - Q
Shadow Slash - A/S/D+Shift
Ninja Evasion
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Absolute: Ankle Cutter
Skill Enhancements
Ghost Claw
Shuriken: Moon Dive
Ninjutsu: Decapitation
Change Log
October 22, 2026
1 change
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PvP
PvP minimum damage when the target's defense exceeds your attack raised from 5% to 7%.All classes
October 15, 2026
1 change
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All
Sura Katana Training: Fixed the skill icon not showing.Both specs
October 8, 2026
3 changes
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All
Max HP and Max WP increased at Lv. 75 after the base stat rework.Both specs
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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
August 27, 2026
1 change
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All
Flash Bondage: Smoother return animation; you can no longer switch to the shortsword mid-attack after a successful grapple.
July 9, 2026
1 change
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PvE
Damage raised in PvE:
Flow: Execution +38%,
Seamless +29%,
Sudden Decapitation +11%,
Flow: Mach Explosion and
Flashing Light +10%,
Corrupt Sword Dance and
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower +8%. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.
May 14, 2026
2 changes
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All
Death's Descent: Grapple range +20% (about 15.7% shorter when used in the air).Both specs -
All
Flash Bondage: Grapple range -25% but width +20%. Fixed a 0.11 sec longer wind-up, Super Armor lasting longer than 0.4 sec on a failed grapple, and Invincible not applying immediately on hits.
April 30, 2026
1 change
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All
Shadow Slash,
Murderous Intent: Now cost Stamina instead of WP (Shadow Slash 40 WP → 200 Stamina, Murderous Intent 35 WP → 150 Stamina); Stamina does not recover until the motion ends.
March 26, 2026
1 change
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All
Shadow Slash: Fixed Knockdown sometimes failing when cancelling its startup after another skill.
March 19, 2026
1 change
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All
Ninja Evasion: Fixed it sometimes coming out first when comboing with direction keys after Ghost Step.Both specs
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
November 13, 2025
1 change
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All
Ghost Slash: Now only comes out after Smokescreen or Shadow Stomp when only LMB is pressed.Both specs
October 16, 2025
1 change
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All
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow: Fixed Ninjutsu: Concealment not moving the character forward while Oni Shadow was active.Both specs
August 14, 2025
1 change
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All
Shadow Stomp,
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
July 24, 2025
2 changes
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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
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All
Infinite Mastery now grants Accuracy +18 and All Accuracy +18 per skill level.All classes
April 24, 2025
1 change
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All
Crescent Slash: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
March 13, 2025
1 change
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All
Flashing Light: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
February 13, 2025
2 changes
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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
December 12, 2024
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
December 5, 2024
3 changes
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All
Ghost Slash: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Flow: Murderous Sever: Smoother combos and controls. -
All
Murderous Intent,
Core: Murderous Intent: Fixed a skill issue.
November 28, 2024
1 change
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All
Flow: Murderous Sever: Fixed a skill issue.
November 14, 2024
8 changes
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All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
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All
Flow: Murderous Sever,
Sura ChaoSpree: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Black Spirit: Sudden Decapitation,
Floor Sweeping,
Serpent Ascension: Damage adjusted. -
PvP
Serpent Ascension: PvP damage reduced. -
All
Shadow Slash,
Drastic Measure: Fixed a skill issue. -
All
Flow: Mach Explosion: Corrected the skill description. -
PvP
Ghost Slash: Corrected the skill description. -
PvP
Sudden Decapitation,
Flow: Execution,
Ninjutsu: Decapitation,
Drastic Measure,
Flow: Mach Explosion: Damage adjusted.
October 17, 2024
1 change
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All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
August 29, 2024
1 change
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All
Black Spirit: Prime: Beheading the Dead: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
August 22, 2024
1 change
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All
Black Spirit: Bloodthirst: Katana Shower: Fixed a skill issue.
August 14, 2024
8 changes
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All
Sura ChaoSpree,
Vacuum Slash: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Shadow Slash,
Seamless: Smoother combos and controls. -
PvP
Drastic Measure: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Murderous Intent: Added Super Armor. -
PvP
Black Spirit: Sura ChaoSpree: Smoother combos and controls. -
PvE
Black Spirit: Bloodthirst: Katana Shower: Fixed a skill issue. -
PvP
Corrupt Sword Dance: Corrected the skill description. -
All
Shuriken Throw: Fixed a skill issue.
August 1, 2024
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
July 25, 2024
6 changes
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All
Ninjutsu: Shackles: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
All
Absolute: Shackles: Damage adjusted. -
All
Ninja Step,
Silent Charge,
Shuriken: Moon Dive,
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
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All
Asura: Skill behavior improved. -
All
General class improvements.All classes
July 18, 2024
2 changes
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All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
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All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
July 10, 2024
1 change
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All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
June 19, 2024
4 changes
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All
General class improvements.All classes
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All
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow,
Shuriken: Moon Dive,
Silent Charge,
Serpent Ascension,
Smokescreen,
Prime: Smokescreen: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
PvP
Serpent Ascension,
Flow: Execution,
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower,
Drastic Measure: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
PvP
Black Spirit: Ninjutsu: Blade Spin: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
January 17, 2024
3 changes
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All
Drastic Measure: Skill behavior improved. -
PvE
Seamless: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Shadow Slash: Smoother combos and controls.
November 22, 2023
1 change
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PvP
Seamless: Fixed a skill issue.
November 15, 2023
2 changes
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PvP
Corrupt Sword Dance,
Murderous Intent,
Flashing Light,
Sudden Decapitation,
Serpent Ascension,
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower,
Drastic Measure,
Flow: Mach Explosion: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
PvP
Seamless,
Vacuum Slash,
Sura ChaoSpree: Damage adjusted.Both specs
September 20, 2023
2 changes
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All
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower: Fixed a skill issue. -
PvE
Fixed a class issue.All classes
September 13, 2023
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
September 6, 2023
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
August 16, 2023
1 change
-
PvP
Core: Corrupt Sword Dance: Fixed a skill issue.
August 9, 2023
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
July 19, 2023
8 changes
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All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
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All
Sura ChaoSpree,
Black Spirit: Sura ChaoSpree: Cooldown 15 → 10 sec. -
All
Serpent Ascension,
Seamless,
Corrupt Sword Dance,
Ninja Step: Skill behavior improved. -
PvP
Vacuum Slash: Corrected the skill description. -
All
Flow: Mach Explosion: Cooldown 12 → 10 sec. -
All
Flashing Light,
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower,
Black Spirit: Bloodthirst: Katana Shower: Damage adjusted. -
All
Murderous Intent: Cooldown 3 → 5 sec. -
All
Silent Charge,
Shadow Slash: Smoother combos and controls.
July 5, 2023
3 changes
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All
Class balance adjusted.Both specs
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All
General class improvements.All classes
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All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
May 10, 2023
4 changes
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All
Covert: Cut Throat: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Shadow Slash: Skill behavior improved. -
PvE
Flow: Mach Explosion: Damage adjusted. -
PvP
Corrupt Sword Dance,
Sudden Decapitation,
Serpent Ascension,
Drastic Measure,
Flow: Mach Explosion: PvP damage reduced.
April 6, 2023
2 changes
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PvE
General class improvements.All classes
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All
Ninja Step: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs
February 28, 2023
1 change
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All
Shadow Slash: Skill behavior improved.
January 11, 2023
3 changes
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All
General class improvements.
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All
Shadow Slash: Corrected the skill description. -
All
Corrupt Sword Dance: Fixed a skill issue.
November 23, 2022
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
November 16, 2022
1 change
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All
Flashing Light: Fixed a skill issue.
October 26, 2022
1 change
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All
Covert: Cut Throat: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
October 19, 2022
2 changes
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All
General class improvements.All classes
-
All
Covert: Cut Throat: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
October 12, 2022
6 changes
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All
General class improvements.Both specs
-
All
General class improvements.
-
All
Death's Descent: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Serpent Ascension,
Sura ChaoSpree: Smoother combos and controls. -
All
Black Spirit: Sura ChaoSpree: Fixed a skill issue. -
PvP
Black Spirit: Sudden Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue.
September 7, 2022
1 change
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All
Ninjutsu: Block Jump: Fixed a skill issue.
August 23, 2022
1 change
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All
Flow: Mach Explosion: Skill behavior improved.
August 10, 2022
1 change
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All
Absolute: Shuriken Throw: Fixed a skill issue.
July 13, 2022
1 change
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All
Alert Stance: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
July 6, 2022
2 changes
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All
Ghost Step: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
PvP
Black Spirit: Sudden Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue.
June 22, 2022
1 change
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All
Black Spirit: Sura ChaoSpree: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
June 15, 2022
3 changes
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All
Shuriken: Moon Dive: Cooldown 30 → 20 sec.Both specs -
PvP
Ninjutsu: Decapitation: PvP damage reduced.Both specs -
All
Shuriken: Moon Dive: Damage adjusted.Both specs
May 31, 2022
4 changes
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All
Flash Bondage,
Core: Murderous Intent,
Flow: Execution: Fixed a skill issue. -
PvP
Core: Sudden Decapitation,
Sudden Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue. -
All
Murderous Intent: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Flow: Execution: Corrected the skill description.
April 27, 2022
1 change
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All
Fixed a class issue.Both specs
April 20, 2022
1 change
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All
Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
March 2, 2022
1 change
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All
Sudden Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
February 23, 2022
1 change
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All
Ninjutsu: Block Jump: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs
February 16, 2022
1 change
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All
Sura Katana Training: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
February 9, 2022
1 change
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All
Fixed a class issue.Both specs
January 19, 2022
2 changes
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All
Black Spirit: Ninjutsu: Blade Spin,
Absolute: Blade Spin,
Black Spirit: Prime: Blade Spin: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
PvP
Black Spirit: Drastic Measure: Damage adjusted.Both specs
January 5, 2022
2 changes
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PvP
Black Spirit: Beheading the Dead: PvP damage reduced.Both specs -
PvP
Black Spirit: Prime: Beheading the Dead,
Black Spirit: Serpent Ascension: Damage adjusted.Both specs
December 29, 2021
2 changes
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All
Ninja Evasion,
Asura: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Serpent Ascension: Damage adjusted.Both specs
July 7, 2021
1 change
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All
Brace,
Flashing Light: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
June 29, 2021
3 changes
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All
Flashing Light: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Sura ChaoSpree: Corrected the skill description.Both specs -
PvP
Shuriken: Flight: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
June 23, 2021
1 change
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All
Flashing Light: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
June 16, 2021
2 changes
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All
Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp,
Absolute: Shadow Stomp,
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Shuriken: Moon Dive: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs
June 8, 2021
1 change
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All
Flashing Light: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
May 26, 2021
7 changes
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All
Ghost Claw: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Asura,
Flashing Light,
Ghost Step,
Ninja Step: Smoother combos and controls. -
PvE
Flashing Light,
Drastic Measure,
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower: Damage adjusted. -
All
Flow: Execution,
Corrupt Sword Dance,
Flow: Mach Explosion,
Vacuum Slash,
Serpent Ascension,
Ghost Claw,
Ghost Slash: Damage adjusted. -
PvE
Flashing Light,
Murderous Intent: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Flashing Light: Skill behavior improved. -
PvE
Corrupt Sword Dance: Smoother combos and controls.
March 17, 2021
1 change
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All
Flashing Light: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
February 25, 2021
2 changes
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All
Drastic Measure: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Asura: Corrected the skill description.Both specs