Ninja Succession
PvE Combo Guide
Ninja Succession
Updated combo. It works almost anywhere with slight modifications. In practice, don't stick to set combos: freestyle and use your skills based on the DPS Priority List below.
DPS Combo
- Shift+E
Beheading the DeadFirst hit - Q
Malice - W+LMB+RMB
Fatal Blow - A/D+LMB
Shadow SlashInto Heart Aiming - RMB
Heart Aiming - W/A/D+Q
Evasive Shuriken Malice - Hotbar
Blade Spin - Shift+RMB
Fox Claw - Shift+C
Black Moonlight - Hotbar
Ghost Claw - S+Q
Shuriken FlightThen LMB/RMB flow - QMalice
- S+E
Shadow Stomp - F
Cut Throat - Shift+Z
Ninjutsu: Decapitation - Shift+X
Moon Dive - Space
Smokescreen - W+LMB+RMBFatal Blow
- S+RMB
Red Rain - QMalice
- W/A/D+QEvasive Shuriken Malice
DPS Priority List
- QMaliceCancelled with Evasive Shuriken Malice
- LMB+RMBHeart AimingCancelled from Malice or Fatal Blow
- Shift+CBlack MoonlightFlow from Fox Claw or cancel from Malice
- HotbarBlade Spin
- FCut Throat
- W+LMB+RMBFatal BlowFlows into most skills
- S+QShuriken Flight
- Shift+XMoon DiveCancel from Smokescreen or Cut Throat
- Shift+ZNinjutsu: DecapitationCancel from Moon Dive, Malice, Cut Throat or Smokescreen
- Shift+RMBFox Claw
- HotbarGhost ClawLet the full animation play
- Shift+EBeheading the DeadFlow from Fox Claw, Moon Dive or Decapitation
- A/D+QEvasive Shuriken Malice
- S+RMBRed Rain
- SpaceSmokescreen
- Shift+LMB
Ankle Cutter - S+EShadow Stomp
- Hotbar
Ghost Slash - S+C
Dark Frenzy - A/D+LMBShadow Slash1 hit
- S+LMB
Crescent Slash
Ranked by damage per second in Quiw's Succession Ninja DPS sheet, linked in the video guide. The priority changes when you factor in AoE size, so keep that in mind.
Movement
Class Mobility
Movement Between Packs
- Hotbar
Target ChaseSprint without stamina usage - W+RMB
Ninja Step - W+F / Shift+A/D/S
Ghost Step - W/A/S/D+Space (in air)
Flow: Sky SteppingDouble jump, +10% Movement Speed buff
For more advanced movement, use low-priority DPS skills such as Smokescreen, Shadow Stomp and 
Ghost Greeting.
Advanced Movement: Example 1
- W+RMBNinja Step
- W+FGhost Step
- Shift+W+LMBGhost Greeting
- W+LMB+RMBFatal Blow
Advanced Movement: Example 2
- W+RMBNinja Step
- W+FGhost Step
- Shift+W+LMBGhost Greeting
- S+EShadow Stomp
- W+LMB+RMBFatal Blow
Advanced Movement: Example 3
- W+RMBNinja Step
- SpaceSmokescreen
- RMB
Alert Stance - Space
Ninjutsu: Concealment - W+FGhost Step
- Shift+W+LMBGhost Greeting
- S+EShadow Stomp
- W+LMB+RMBFatal Blow
Repositioning in Packs
- FCut Throat
- Shift+XMoon Dive
- Shift+ZNinjutsu: Decapitation
Save these damaging repositioning skills for when mobs turn, so you keep your back attacks. Avoid non-damaging skills like Ninja Step, Ghost Step and 
Block Jump to maximize damage over time.
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Flow: Fatal BlowFlowing into another skill after Fatal Blow can get in the way. Also better locked for PvP
Ninja EvasionUnlock it for bosses or when you need the infinite PvE iframe
Absolute: Death's DescentGrab
Absolute: Shuriken ThrowPretty much useless- Ninjutsu: ConcealmentWhen no movement is needed. It can go off when you go for Smokescreen and hold Space too long
Rage Transfer
Skill Enhancements
- Shuriken: Moon Dive
- Ninjutsu: Decapitation
- Ghost Claw
Recommended Reforge Stones
Active Reforge Stones (Max 5)
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Reforge Stone
Black Spirit's Rage Recovery
Weapon Effect+0.5%
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Reforge Stone
Critical Hit Extra Damage
Weapon Effect+1%
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Reforge Stone
Back Attack Extra Damage
Weapon Effect+2%
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Reforge Stone
Critical Hit Rate
Weapon Effect+5%
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Reforge Stone
All AP
Weapon Effect+3
Up to 5 different reforge effects can be applied to a weapon. The same effect cannot be stacked.
If you need Down Attack damage (like at Star's End), swap Critical Hit Rate for Down Attack as long as you are below the AP cap. If you are above the AP cap, you can also swap All AP for Down Attack.
Skill Add-ons
Class Addons
Fatal Blow I
Stab your enemies' vitals to deal critical damage.
Skill Add-on Effect
- All DP +20 for 15 sec
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
Fox Claw I
Deal massive damage by slashing a wide area in front with blazing speed.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
- Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec
Shadow Slash I
Swiftly move to your enemies' sides like a shadow and perform a slash attack.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec
Shuriken: Malice I
Enlarges your throwing shuriken to throw it toward the enemies around the target...
Skill Add-on Effect
- Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec
Beheading the Dead I
Make the enemy immobile by swiftly spinning and slashing, and inflict a massive...
Skill Add-on Effect
- All DP -20 for 10 sec to target
- Bleeding damage 100 per 3 sec for 15 sec
Prime: Red Rain
Preceding Skill: [Succession: Shadow of Darkness]
Skill Add-on Effect
- All DP -20 for 10 sec to target
- HP Recovery Instantly recover 35 HP per target
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 6, 2026
1 change
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All
Prime: Shadow Blade, 
Succession: Shadow of Darkness: Attack Speed Increase moved from Prime: Shadow Blade to Succession: Shadow of Darkness, so it applies as soon as you use Succession.
July 9, 2026
1 change
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All
Ninjutsu: Block Jump: Fixed Succession being able to sprint when using it while concealed by Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow.
May 14, 2026
1 change
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All
Death's Descent: Grapple range +20% (about 15.7% shorter when used in the air).Both specs
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 26, 2026
2 changes
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All
Prime: Shadow Blade,
Prime: Malicious Cut: Poison damage halved (Shadow Blade 280 → 140, Malicious Cut 840 → 420 every 2 sec for 6 sec). -
PvP
Prime: Fatal Blow, Flow: Fatal Blow Combo, Prime: Heart Aiming: PvP damage raised: Fatal Blow / Fatal Blow Combo 28.33% → 41.33% (cooldown damage unchanged), Heart Aiming 31.67% → 43.06%.
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
3 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
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All
Prime: Malicious Cut: Ignore All Resistance +15% → Back Attack damage +10%.
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
1 change
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All
Ghost Slash: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
November 14, 2024
3 changes
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All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
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PvP
Ghost Slash: Cooldown 20 → 9 sec.
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All
Ninjutsu: Decapitation,
Floor Sweeping: Skill behavior improved.
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
Prime: Fatal Blow: Fixed a skill issue.
August 14, 2024
1 change
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All
Prime: Smokescreen: Damage adjusted.
August 1, 2024
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
July 25, 2024
4 changes
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All
Ninjutsu: Shackles: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
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
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
9 changes
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All
General class improvements.All classes
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All
Prime: Heart Aiming,
Prime: Mantle of Darkness: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow, Shuriken: Moon Dive, Silent Charge,
Serpent Ascension, 
Smokescreen, Prime: Smokescreen: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Prime: Heart Aiming: Damage adjusted.
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PvP
Prime: Heart Aiming,
Prime: Beheading the Dead: Damage adjusted. -
PvP
Serpent Ascension,
Flow: Execution, 
Bloodthirst: Katana Shower, 
Drastic Measure: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
PvP
Prime: Black Moonlight: Skill behavior improved. -
PvP
Black Spirit: Ninjutsu: Blade Spin: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Succession: Ankle Cutter: Fixed a skill issue.
January 17, 2024
2 changes
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All
Prime: Smokescreen: Cooldown 12 → 10 sec.
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All
Alert Stance: Skill behavior improved.
November 29, 2023
2 changes
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All
Flow: Fatal Blow Combo: Fixed a skill issue.
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All
Prime: Fox Claw: Corrected the skill description.
November 22, 2023
1 change
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All
Prime: Black Moonlight: Skill behavior improved.
November 15, 2023
4 changes
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PvP
Prime: Shadow Slash, Succession: Crescent Slash, Succession: Ankle Cutter, Prime: Heart Aiming, Prime: Dark Frenzy,
Prime: Shuriken Malice, Prime: Evasive Shuriken Malice: Damage adjusted. -
All
Prime: Black Moonlight, Prime: Beheading the Dead, Prime: Blade Spin, Prime: Red Rain,
Prime: Shuriken Flight: Damage adjusted. -
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
1 change
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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 9, 2023
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
July 19, 2023
1 change
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All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
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
1 change
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All
Covert: Cut Throat: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
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
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
Ninjutsu: Shadow Stomp: Corrected the skill description.
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
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All
Covert: Cut Throat: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
October 12, 2022
1 change
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All
General class improvements.Both specs
August 23, 2022
3 changes
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All
Prime: Dark Frenzy: Corrected the skill description.
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All
Prime: Beheading the Dead, Prime: Evasive Shuriken Malice: Fixed a skill issue.
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PvP
Prime: Red Rain, Prime: Dark Frenzy, Prime: Blade Spin: PvP damage reduced.
July 13, 2022
2 changes
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All
Alert Stance: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
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All
Prime: Fatal Blow: Fixed a skill issue.
July 6, 2022
1 change
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All
Ghost Step: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
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
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PvP
Ninjutsu: Decapitation: PvP damage reduced.Both specs
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All
Shuriken: Moon Dive: Damage adjusted.Both specs
May 31, 2022
5 changes
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All
Boss Slaughter: Corrected the skill description. -
All
Ninjutsu: Block Jump, Ninjutsu: Oni Shadow, Shuriken: Moon Dive, Ninjutsu: Concealment: Fixed a skill issue.
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All
Succession: Crescent Slash: Damage adjusted.
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PvP
Succession: Ankle Cutter, Prime: Shuriken Flight, Prime: Fox Claw, Prime: Beheading the Dead: PvP damage reduced.
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All
Shadow Slash: Smoother combos and controls.
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
3 changes
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All
Ninja Evasion,
Asura: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Serpent Ascension: Damage adjusted.Both specs
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PvE
Succession: Ankle Cutter: Corrected the skill description.
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
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All
Sura ChaoSpree: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
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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
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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
2 changes
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All
Ghost Claw: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
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PvE
Prime: Black Moonlight, Prime: Blade Spin: Skill behavior improved.
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
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All
Asura: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
