Balance Changes for the First Half of 2025

Greetings, Pioneers.

 

In this post, we would like to introduce the details of the Balance Changes for the First Half of 2024.

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[Melee]

Hildegard [Clabuster]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Clabuster]	Melee DMG received -10% Shooting DMG received +10% Magic DMG received -10%	Shooting DMG received +15%
	Stance ATK 3.2	Stance ATK 3.9
<Menesis>	Skill Cooldown 10 seconds Creates a sanctuary within nearby 12m range Apply [Deviated Grace] to the summoner in the sanctuary	Skill Cooldown 35 seconds Creates a sanctuary within nearby 15m range Grants [Deviated Grace] to the summoner and [Repent] to the enemy inside the sanctuary every 5 seconds
[Repent]	-	Duration 5 seconds ATK -10%, DEF -10, IMM -5, All DMG received +3%
[Deviated Grace]	No Duration All DMG received -25%	Duration 5 seconds All DMG received -30% Immune to [Repent]
[Dented Armor]	Additional Skill DMG against monsters x3 in proportion to the enemy's [Dented Armor] level	Additional Skill DMG against monsters up to x5.5 in proportion to the enemy's [Dented Armor] level
[Teachings of the Saint]	-	DEF per level +5
<Upper Slicer>	Skill Cooldown 15 seconds	Skill Cooldown 14 seconds
<Colossus Break>	Skill Cooldown 17 seconds	Skill Cooldown 16 seconds
<Divine Blast>	Skill Cooldown 23 seconds	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds

 

Resistance Heyran [Bloody Rose]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Bloody Rose]	Stance ATK 3.6	Stance ATK 4 All skills of [Bloody Rose] stance Soft Armor 115% / Light Armor 125% / Heavy Armor 60%
[Feral]	MOVE SPD -100%, ATK SPD -100% (Lv.10)	MOVE SPD -50%, ATK SPD -50% (Lv.10) [PC] EVA -2 * buff level
<Dagger Pelt>	Skill Cooldown 5 seconds 50% chance of inflicting [Feral] Max. Range 8m	Skill Cooldown 9 seconds [Feral] applied on the enemy when cast Max. Range 10m
<Intricacy>	50% chance of inflicting [Feral] on enemy (x1.5 to monsters)	50% chance of inflicting[Feral] on enemy 30% chance of inflicting [Pierced Wound] 10 LV on enemy PC (Ignore Status Ailment RES)

 

Vanessa [Wrath Guard]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Lights>	Skill Cooldown 60 seconds Duration 240 seconds	Skill Cooldown 35 seconds Duration 600 seconds [Slayer] 15 LV when used
[Slayer]	-	MOVE SPD +10%, MOVE SPD Limit +1.00 Buff removed when moving areas
<Razantz>	-	Increase knockback distance
	Soft Armor 75% / Light Armor 125% / Heavy Armor 125%	Soft Armor 100% / Light Armor 125% / Heavy Armor 100%
Hetzen	Soft Armor 80% / Light Armor 110% / Heavy Armor 110%	Soft Armor 130% / Light Armor 130% / Heavy Armor 100%
<Shaula>	-	Invulnerable on hit during [Slayer]
	Soft Armor 80% / Light Armor 110% / Heavy Armor 110% Max. Range 1.5m	Soft Armor 130% / Light Armor 130% / Heavy Armor 100% Max. Range 2.5m
<Shaman>	-	Increase knockback distance
	Soft Armor 100% / Light Armor 140% / Heavy Armor 125%	Soft Armor 140% / Light Armor 140% / Heavy Armor 100%
<Klage>	50% chance of inflicting [Enervation] on enemy 1 Melee enemies	100% chance of inflicting [Enervation] on enemy 1 Melee enemy Invulnerable on hit during [Slayer] 20LV
	Soft Armor 110% / Light Armor 140% / Heavy Armor 150%	Soft Armor 140% / Light Armor 140% / Heavy Armor 100%

※ Fixed the issue where [Wrath Guard] skills’ “additionally ignore DEF and Additional Skill DMG in proportion to extra [AGI]” effect does not work.

 

Guardian Ania [Panther]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Panther]	Magic DMG received +20%	Magic DMG received +10% Enemy’s [Tooth Marks] +2 LV when all skill of [Panther] is hit
<Spirit Panther>	All DMG received +5% (Lv.10)	Increase in DMG received effect deleted
[Tooth Marks]	Duration 10 seconds	Duration 15 seconds

 

Bridgette [Descent Combat]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Tradition>	[Sword] DEF +15	[Sword] DEF +20, IMM +10, Skill DMG received -10%
	[Sabre] ATK +200%	[Sabre] ATK +210%, ATK SPD +15%
	[Rapier] ATK 100%, CRT DMG +30%	[Rapier] ATK +120%, CRT DMG +50%
[Encouragement]	For the Duration: Recover 0.5% of Max HP per second	For the Duration: Recover 0.5% of Max HP per second ([Bridgette] x2)
<Enfoncer>	Skill Cooldown 9 seconds	Recharge Duration 9 seconds Can be used Max. 2 times
	[Lance] +1 LV on hit	[Lance] +1 LV when cast
<Coup De Massue>	Skill Cooldown 12 seconds	Recharge Duration 15 seconds Can be used Max. 2 times
<Sortir>	Invincible on hit (Fixed)	Invincible when cast (Fixed)
	[Lance] +1 LV on hit	[Lance] +1 LV when cast

 

Heka/Kirna [Nemesis]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Heka/Nemesis]	Magic DMG received +15%	Magic DMG received +5%
[Kirna/Nemesis]	Magic DMG received +20%	Magic DMG received +10%
[Pathos 2]	Duration 15 seconds	Duration 20 seconds
[Pathos 3]	Duration 10 seconds	Duration 25 seconds

 

[Shooting]

Misa [Railgun]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Railgun]	ACC +10 (Stance 25 LV)	ACC +30 (Stance 25 LV) Basic Attack DMG -30% compared to before
<Wind Up>	[Wind Up] +5 LV when used	[Wind Up] +10 LV when used
[Wind Up]	[Wind Up] -1 LV when skills of [Railgun] stance is hit	[Wind Up] -5 LV when <Popularna>, <Machina Buster> is hit
	ACC -30 (30 LV)	Decrease in ACC effect deleted Buff removed when moving areas Buff remained when incapable of combat
	-	<Popularna>, <Machina Buster> available when [Wind Up] buff is present
[Electric Charge]	ATK +75% (5 LV)	ATK +40% (5 LV) Buff removed when moving areas
<Spark Claymore>	Skill Cooldown 5 seconds	Skill Cooldown 3 seconds
<Free Beam>	ATK 1,824% (Lv.10)	ATK 1,024% (Lv.10) Up to 2x skill damage for less targets hit
<Popularna>	-	Up to 2x skill damage for less targets hit [Wind Up] -5 LV on hit
<Machina Buster>	Skill Cooldown 32 seconds ATK 607% (Lv.10) Ignore enemy's DEF by 60	Skill Cooldown 18 seconds ATK 1,640% (Lv.10) Ignore enemy's DEF by 80 [Wind Up] -5 LV on hit
	Skill Cooldown 60 seconds ATK 492% (Lv.10) [Discharge] applied to the caster/enemy/ally PC when used Additionally ignore enemy PC's DEF according to [Wind Up] buff level (up to 30)	Skill Cooldown 30 seconds ATK 1,300% (Lv.10) [Discharge] applied to the caster/enemy PC when used Additionally ignore enemy PC's DEF according to [Wind Up] buff level (up to 60)
	-	Up to 3x skill damage for less targets hit Changed from a Charging Skill to a Casting Skill [Wind Up] -15 LV on hit Can be used when [Wind Up] is 20 LV or above
[Discharge]	Duration 6 seconds	Duration 13 seconds

 

Resistance Caisse [Gun Maestro]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Gun Maestro]	Stance ATK 3	Stance ATK 3.2
<Adagio>	Recharge Duration 60 seconds	Recharge Duration 30 seconds
[Ankle Injury]	DEF -20%	[PC] DEF -10% [Monster] DEF -3% BLK 0 (Fixed)
<Grave>	Front 18m / Width 1m	Front 20m / Width 2m

[Magic]

Meriel [Embrasser]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Embrasser]	Stance ATK 5	Stance ATK 5.2
[Reglage]	-	Basic Attack DMG x2
<Pret>	Max HP +15,000 (12 LV)	Max HP +20,000 (12 LV)
<Chaud/Froid/Paralyze>	Skill Cooldown 120 seconds Duration 40 seconds (12 LV) RES adjusted up to 95 based on the RES of the target	Skill Cooldown 80 seconds Duration 80 seconds (12 LV) RES adjusted up to 90 based on the RES of the target

 

Winona [Linker]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Joint Penalty>	120% chance of inflicting [Joint Penalty] on enemy	130% chance of inflicting [Joint Penalty] on enemy
<Hangman's Knot>	Skill Cooldown 13 seconds ATK 788% (Lv.10)	Recharge Duration 11 seconds ATK 1,182% (Lv.10) Can be used Max. 2 times
	-	25% chance of inflicting [Stun] on enemy
<Physical Link>	Max HP +1,000 (Lv.10)	Max HP +10,000 (Lv.10)

 

 

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◎ Adjusted

 

[Melee]

Drachen[Zilia]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Zilia]	Additional Skill DMG in proportion to the caster's Max HP(10,000*0.1)	Additional Skill DMG to monsters in proportion to the caster's Max HP(10,000*0.1)
	20% chance of inflicting [Armor Crasher] on enemy PC on hit	30% chance of inflicting [Armor Crasher] on enemy PC on hit
<Ypokrisia>	PEN +1 per 20 total [CON] IMM +1 per 25 total [CON]	PEN +1 per 25 total [CON] IMM +1 per 30 total [CON]
<Iroas>	Skill Cooldown 35 seconds Duration 3 seconds	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds Duration 6 seconds
[Anyporos]	Duration 30 seconds (Lv.10)	Duration 40 seconds (Lv.10) Threat Value +50%
[Anaptyxi]	Magic DMG received from enemy PC -20% DMG received from monster -20%	Magic DMG received from enemy PC -10% DMG received from monster -25%

 

Guardian Nar [Ursus]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Ursus]	Magic DMG received +25%	Magic DMG received +10%
<Grizz Roar>	Skill Cooldown 30 seconds	Skill Cooldown 40 seconds ATK +1% per 9 total [CON]
	-	Additionally ignore [Heavy Armor] type enemy PC's DEF in proportion to total [CON] during [Grizz Roar] (up to 200)
<Grizzly Shock>	ATK 2,156% (Lv.10)	ATK 1,856% (Lv.10) Ignore DEF and D.R. of enemy shield
<Descent of Inuit>	Duration 30 seconds Skill Cooldown 40 seconds	Duration 50 seconds Skill Cooldown 60 seconds
	ATK -50% (Lv.10) (effect halved to characters other than Guardian Nar)	[Characters other than Guardian Nar] ATK -25% (Lv.10)
	Reduces all DMG of enemy PCs by 2% of your extra [CON] on hit (up to 50%) Natural HP Recovery +10,000 Magic DMG received +15% (12 LV) D.R. +1	Each buff only apply to Guardian Nar
	Immune to some Status Ailment	Deleted
[Protection of Guardian]	Duration 30 seconds	Duration 60 seconds

 

(Grandies/Grandma/Patrick/Lynn) [Ancient Slayer]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Arc Down>	Soft Armor 80% 60% chance of inflicting [Armor Crasher] on enemy PC	Soft Armor 50% 45% chance of inflicting [Armor Crasher] on enemy PC
<Dragona Bash>	ATK 970% (Lv.10)	ATK 1,940% (Lv.10)
<Fly and Crush>	Soft Armor 75% Max. Range 14m 75% chance of inflicting[Armor Break] on enemy PC	Soft Armor 60% Max. Range 11m 55% chance of inflicting [Armor Break] on enemy PC
<Additional Destruction>	Ignore enemy's DEF by 130 Soft Armor 60% / Light Armor 100% / Heavy Armor 140%	Ignore enemy's DEF by 150 Soft Armor 20% / Light Armor 30% / Heavy Armor 200%

[Shooting]

Ellie/ Ellie Craig [Trick and Trick]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Trick and Trick]	Stance ATK 7.1	Stance ATK 6.7
<Spangling Star>	Max. Range 15m	Max. Range 20m
<Stinger Hot>	Skill Cooldown 11 seconds	Skill Cooldown 8 seconds
	Skill Cooldown 15 seconds	Skill Cooldown 13 seconds
<Shell Shock>	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds ATK 2,500% (Lv.10) [Improved Overheating] +2 LV on hit	Skill Cooldown 26 seconds ATK 2,100% (Lv.10) [Improved Overheating] +4 LV on hit
<Death from Above>	[Improved Overheating] -5 LV when used	[Improved Overheating] -10 LV when used
[Improved Overheating]	Duration 40 seconds	Duration 60 seconds
	-	Basic Attack DMG x2 (Lv.6 or above)
[Improved Cooling]	Duration 5 seconds	Duration 8 seconds
	-	MOVE SPD +20%, MOVE SPD Limit +2.00

 

Hector [Incrucio]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Salute>	Skill Cooldown 60 seconds D.R. +1 Duration 300 seconds (Lv.10)	Skill Cooldown 45 seconds D.R. +1 (Lv.11 or above) Duration 300 seconds (Fixed)
[Bloody Salute]	Duration 30 seconds (Lv.10) Melee DMG received +10% (Lv.10) [PC] Casting Time +20% (Lv.10)	Duration 30 seconds (Fixed) [PC] Melee, Shooting DMG received +5% (Lv.10) [PC] Casting Time +20% (Fixed)
<Violent Shot>	Ignore BLK by 12%	Ignore BLK by 14%
<Grenade Shot>	Ignore BLK by 16% Able to use on enemies in the air	Ignore BLK by 20% Can not use on enemies in the air
<Grenade Buster>	Light Armor 150%	Light Armor 125%
<Air Burst Dive>	Ignore BLK Soft Armor 125% / Light Armor 150% Range 5m - 10m / Radius 5m	40% chance of ignoring enemy’s BLK Soft Armor 150% / Light Armor 125% Range 5m - 8m / Radius 4.5m

[Magic]

Ankita [Hemerocallis]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Atado>	Skill Cooldown 12 seconds	Skill Cooldown 14 seconds
<Mi Dolor>	Skill Cooldown 15 seconds	Skill Cooldown 14 seconds

 

Vincent/Van [Abyss]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Abyss]	Stance ATK 3.8	Stance ATK 4.6
<Vincent/Frenzy>	Skill Cooldown 45 seconds Casting Time -2% (12 LV)	Skill Cooldown 30 seconds Decrease in Casting Time effect deleted
	-	[Vincent/Van] Psychic PEN +10 * (skill level - 10) (Lv.11 or above)
<Van/Limite>	Skill Cooldown 60 seconds Duration 50 seconds (Lv.10) All DMG received -10% (Lv.10)	Skill Cooldown 30 seconds Duration 150 seconds (Lv.10) All DMG received -20% (Lv.10)
<Contract>	Skill Cooldown 90 seconds ATK +50% (Lv.10) Casting Time -20% (Lv.10)	Skill Cooldown 30 seconds ATK +70% (Lv.10) Casting Time -20% (Fixed) (Lv.11 or above) D.R. +1 (Lv.12 or above)
	Effects disappear on Stance change	Effects disappear on Stance change (Except Van)
<Dealing>	Max 9 targets	Max 12 targets
<Sharing>	Skill Cooldown 15 seconds	Skill Cooldown 13 seconds
<Deprave>	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds	Skill Cooldown 15 seconds
<Mass Destruction>	Skill Cooldown 90 seconds SP Consumed 1050 Consume 10 Ancient Star Orb Up to 18 enemies within Max. Range 10m / Radius 10m	Skill Cooldown 240 seconds SP Consumed 5000 Consume 50 Ancient Star Orb Up to 9 enemies within Max. Range 7m / Radius 6m

 

 

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◎ Nerfed

 

[Melee] 

Tom [Surgery]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Sleep]	30% chance of inflicting [Sleep] on enemy	30% chance of inflicting [Sleep] on enemy (Boss Monster Adjustment Added)
<Suture>	Enemies up to 12 + 99 allies	Up to 24, including allies and enemies
<Resection>	Enemies up to 12 + 99 allies	Up to 24, including allies and enemies

 

[Magic]

Mediator Berthe [Salvatize]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Eremedium>	Enemies up to 9 + 99 allies	Up to 9, including allies and enemies
<Oblatio>	Enemies up to 9 + 99 allies	Up to 9, including allies and enemies
<Caritas>	Enemies up to 9 + 99 allies	Up to 9, including allies and enemies

 

Mistress Baselrane [Serenity]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
[Avenir]	Skill DMG against enemy PC up to x2.5 in proportion to extra [INT]	Skill DMG against enemy PC up to x1.5 in proportion to extra [INT]
<Amplification>	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds	Skill Cooldown 40 seconds
<Image Residuelle>	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [Two Step] by 2	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [Two Step] by 2 (Effect is halved against PC)
<Belle Contrainte>	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [Three Part] by 3	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [Three Part] by 3 (Effect is halved against PC)
<Rev Perdue>	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [Four Flush] by 4	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [Four Flush] by 4 (Effect is halved against PC)
<Arcenciel>	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [High-five] by 5	Ignores the Attribute RES of target under [High-five] by 5 (Effect is halved against PC)

 

Senior Magic Corps Dolores [Franticness]
Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Electrification>	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds	Skill Cooldown 40 seconds
[Electrification]	ATK 75% (Senior Magic Corps Dolores) MOVE SPD +15%, MOVE SPD Limit +1.50	ATK +50% (Senior Magic Corps Dolores) MOVE SPD +5%, MOVE SPD Limit +0.50
[Electrostatic]	Apply [No Flying] to Flying Stance characters within 4m	Apply [No Flying] to Flying Stance characters within 3m
[No Flying]	Duration 3 seconds	Duration 4 seconds
<Luminescence>	Skill Cooldown 12 seconds	Skill Cooldown 20 seconds
<Swift Hare>	[Electrostatic] applied on enemy PC on hit	35% chance of inflicting [Electrostatic] on enemy PC on hit
<Ruinous Thunder>	[Electrostatic] applied on enemy PC on hit	35% chance of inflicting [Electrostatic] on enemy PC on hit
	Max. Range 12m / Radius 6m	Max. Range 10m / Radius 5m
<Magnitude Hare>	[Electrostatic] applied on enemy PC on hit	35% chance of inflicting [Electrostatic] on enemy PC on hit
	Max. Range 10m / Radius 8m	Max. Range 9m / Radius 6m
<Grand Finale>	[Electrostatic] applied on enemy PC on hit	35% chance of inflicting [Electrostatic] on enemy PC on hit

 

[Skill]

Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Invulnerable>	For the Duration: Skill ATK to PC -50%	For the Duration: Skill DMG -95% ATK -20%, SP fixed to 1
<Emergency>	Skill ATK -90%	For the Duration: Skill DMG -95% ATK -20% (Fixed)

 

Stance/Skill/Buff	Before	After
<Destruction>	SP Consumed 1050 Consume 5 Ancient Star Orbs Max. Range 1.5m	SP Consumed 2000 Consume 15 Ancient Star Orbs Max. Range 1m

 

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◎ Other Changes

 

- Misa’s Basic Attack DMG decreases by 30%.
- Fixed the issue where Resistance Heyran's skill <Dagger Pelt> would not apply damage when used.
- The [Invincibility] effect of Code Name T’s [Dark Veil] is changed to [Unattackable].
- Fixed the issue where the “MOVE SPD Limit increase” effect from Vanessa's [Slayer] buff was not being applied correctly.
- Fixes the issue where the tooltips for the <Tradition> and <Faire Voler> skills of 'Bridgette' were incorrect.

Skill	Tooltip Before	Tooltip After
<Tradition>	A.R. +1 (Check the details of the buff in-game)	A.R. +1 D.R. +1 (Lv.11 or above) (Check the details of the buff in-game)
<Faire Voler>	Skill DMG during [Encouragement] x3 (effect 1.5x to PC)	Skill DMG during [Encouragement] x5 (effect 3x to PC)

 

 

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