KDN May 2018 PVE Skill Changes

[NearLawlet]

SWORDMASTER

Provoking Slam
CD 22 seconds > 20 seconds

GLADIATOR

Line Drive EX
120% > 150%

Finish Attack EX
CD 18 seconds > 20 seconds

Hyper Drive
19700% > 23049%
CD 18 seconds > 20 seconds

Awakened Triple Slash
1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th slash 1853% > 2168%
3rd slash 2316% > 2709%

Awakened Front Shove
4319% > 5264%

Class Mastery 2
18% > 15%

MOONLORD

Half Moon Slash EX
Reduce CD by 6 seconds

Smash X
22977% > 26883%

Awakened Moonlight Splitter
Increase damage by 150%
Press [Normal Attack] button after the skill to use Awakened Cyclone Slash

Class Mastery 2
18% > 15%
Half Moon Slash INS no longer share CD

Class Mastery 3
After Impact Wave, use Crescent Cleave to release sword waves in a narrow path
The number of hits per wave has been doubled (4 hits > 8 hits)

MERCENARY

Flying Swing
2828% > 2969%

Ring Bomb
2439% > 3049%

DESTROYER

*New provocation skill has been added - Provoke*

Provoke
CD 10 seconds
Duration 15 seconds

Punishing Swing EX
Remove provocation effect

Howl Charging
CD 75 seconds > 60 seconds

Assault Crash
16438% > 18092%

Crash Mode
Duration 25 seconds > 15 seconds
Reduce attack power
[Forward] button 298% > 263%
[Normal Attack] button 4165% > 3686%
[Special Attack] button 5950% > 5265%
[Jump] button 2975% > 2633%

Class Mastery 1
20% > 15%

Class Mastery 2
20% > 15%

Class Mastery 3
400% > 700%

AVENGER

Doom Blade
Increase action speed

Vengeance Storm
Increase action speed

ACROBAT

Air Pounce
Increase radius 0.5 m > 1 m

Spiral Kick
1507% > 1657%

Eagle Dive
2514% > 2765%
Can be used in midair by pressing [Normal Attack] button except during Spiral Kick, Spirit Shot and Circle Shot

Blooming Kick
3084% > 3393%

Cyclone Kick
4508% > 4959%

Spiral Edge
CD 90 seconds > 125 seconds

WIND WALKER

Show Time
Reduce Spiral Edge damage 200% > 150%

Rising Storm
6202% > 6823%

Spiral Kick EX
30% > 50%
Additional attack is now triggered with [Jump] button
Fixed an issue where Spirit Shot can't be used while dashing after learning Spiral Kick EX

Eagle Dive EX
30% > 50%

Blooming Kick EX
30% > 50%
Debuff duration 10 seconds > 20 seconds
Can be chained with Spiral Kick by pressing [Special Attack] button

Cyclone Kick EX
Increase attack 30% > 50%
Increase action speed 30% > 50%
Can be chained with Spiral Kick by pressing [Special Attack] button

Flash Kick
Increase Air Current 1 per hit > 3 per hit

Class Mastery 1
Increase Spiral Edge cooldown reduction 20 seconds > 30 seconds

Class Mastery 2
20% > 15%

Awakened Ride Current
Recover HP by 1% after using enhanced skills
Enhanced Eagle Dive effect has been changed
Enhanced Rising Storm - Increase attack by 20%
Enhanced Swift Attack - Increase attack 50% > 70%

Awakened Spiral Kick
Skill has been removed

Awakened Spiral Edge
Skill has been added
Increase Spiral Edge damage by 30%
Increase invincibility frame duration
Reduce after cast delay

Awakened Wind of Recovery
Skill has been removed

Awakened Air Pounce
Skill has been added
Generate 3 Air Current when this skill hit a target
30% chance to enhance Air Pounce for 3 seconds while using other skills
Enhanced Air Pounce - Increase attack power by 400%

ELEMENTAL LORD

Inferno
CD 16 seconds > 15 seconds

Phoenix Storm
CD 18 seconds > 15 seconds
Debuff duration 10 seconds > 20 seconds

SALEANA

Inferno EX
Increase attack 60% > 100%
Additional attack damage 40% > 60%
Debuff duration 10 seconds > 20 seconds
Can use other skills during casting

Rolling Lava EX
Press [Special Attack] button to explode the ball immediately

Summon Meteor
The number of meteor is increased to 3
Meteor 6360% > 5724%
Heat 1908% > 2290%
Reduce after cast delay

Flame Burst
6720% > 4509%
Enhanced Flame Burst does not have cooldown

Awakened Fire Wall
Increase the number of hit from 1 to 4, total damage remains unchanged
Reduce Superarmor Break
Reduce attack power 60% > 35%
Press [Special Attack] button to throw additional attack
Additional attack damage is 80% of Awakened Fire Wall

Awakened Fire Mastery
Fire attack 20% > 15%

Awakened Fever Mastery
Remove Enhanced Summon Meteor
Fever point is now obtained from Inferno, Phoenix Storm and Ignite
Fever point acquisition rate 50% > 35%
Reduce Summon Meteor CD by 30% whenever you obtain a Fever point

Class Mastery 3
Remove Flame Worm cooldown increase

SMASHER

Arcane
16% > 15%

Linear Ray EX
Reduce Linear Ray cooldown by 5 seconds
Increase the number of hits, but total damage remains unchanged
1st charge 5 hits > 8 hits
2nd charge 5 hits > 10 hits

Force Mirror EX
Reduce after cast delay

Laser Ray
520% > 340%
Consumes 8 Laser Energy per second
Can be used continuously by holding [Normal Attack] button

Energy Blast
7100% > 2800%
CD 25 seconds > 15 seconds
Reduce after cast delay
After retreating backward, Linear Ray EX can be used immediately at maximum charge level

Awakened Eraser
Can use other skills during casting

Awakened Laser Cutter
Remove Laser Energy Consumption
Reduce Laser Cutter cooldown by 5 seconds
After using Laser Cutter, Laser Ray damage is increased by 20%
Enhanced Laser Ray duration 10 seconds

Awakened Beyond Time
CD 60 seconds > 90 seconds
Force Shield is active during Beyond Time duration

Awakened Nine Tail Laser
Maximum CTC is reduced to 2

MARA

Void Coil
Reduce Superarmor

CLERIC

Aura Restoration
Duration 300 seconds > 900 seconds

PALADIN

Provoke
Skill has been moved to Guardian tree

Divine Judgment
Enemy is no longer thrown into the air

GUARDIAN

Provoke
Skill has been added
Remove Critical reduction debuff
CD 10 seconds
Duration 15 seconds

Guardian Force
CD 75 seconds > 60 seconds

Stance of Faith EX
Recover HP by 3% even when you fail to block at the right timing
Successful block HP recovery is reduced from 10% to 5%
Sliding Step can be used during the skill after a successful block

Divine Punishment EX
CD 900 seconds > 90 seconds

Overwhelm
12138% > 10924%

SAINT

Immortality
Effect is applied immediately
Certain attack can still ignore this skill
Duration 3 seconds

Great Heal
Increase HP recovery 30% > 35%

Cure Relic EX
Increase CD reduction 45 seconds > 55 seconds

Awakened Holy Burst
Reduce Holy Burst CD by 5 seconds

INQUISITOR

Shock Transition
Remove electrocution but damage is still applied normally

HERETIC

Execute
CD 10 seconds > 8 seconds

Evil Hand
Debuff duration 10 seconds > 20 seconds

Carnage
1306% > 1077%

[Nightmare] Carnage
Increase attack range by 10%

Devastation
Skill action has been simplified, but still consume 30 Nightmare Force
Press [Normal Attack] button to throw additional attack

[Nightmare] Devastation
Action speed increase effect has been removed
No damage increase for Dark Fissure attack
Press [Normal Attack] again after the additional attack to unleash Shadow Flame
Shadow Flame damage is 120% of Dark Fissure damage
Shadow Flame consumes 30 Nightmare Force but only if it hits enemy

Death Gate
Spear 4850% > 4375%
Barrage 12125% > 10938%

Evil Stain
Remove STR increase effect
Generate 1 Nightmare Force every 2 seconds

Brutal Soul
Duration 180 seconds > 900 seconds

Saw Blade
The blade continues to spin forward after it hit an enemy

Class Mastery 1
Remove Nightmare Force generation effect
Increase STR by 50%

Class Mastery 3
700% > 1900%
Increase Divine Combo CD reduction 3 seconds > 5 seconds


ALCHEMIST

Magma Punch
946% > 1775%

Ice Punch
931% > 1895%

Icing Mass
Press [Normal Attack] button to use C2H5OH

Magma Wave
2339% > 3458%

ADEPT

C2H5OH
1067% > 1492%
CD 19 seconds > 14 seconds
Press [Normal Attack] button to use Icing Mass

Ice Beam
3137% > 6022%

Magma Jump
Fixed an issue with the skill's unusually high Superarmor break

Elemental Flair
Reduce bubble requirement 9 > 7
CD 40 seconds > 30 seconds
20% chance to fully recover CD while the skill is used

Awakened Ice Palm
Duration 24 seconds > 18 seconds

Class Mastery 2
18% > 20%

ORACLE ELDER

Flash Tempest
Reduce the number of hits

ASSASSIN

Raid
15% > 10%

CHASER

Shift Blow
Reduce Superarmor Break

Applause
Debuff duration 10 seconds > 20 seconds

RIPPER

Artful Chaser
Reduce Superarmor

Shift Blow EX
Reduce Superarmor Break

RAVEN

Umbra
2956% > 1528%

Crow Deadfall
4691% > 6367%
CD 15 seconds > 13 seconds

Punishment EX
Debuff duration 15 seconds > 20 seconds

Guillotine Cross
17261% > 12074%
Increase Guillotine Cross damage by 105% by consuming 10 bubbles

Awakened Assassinate
Crow Deadfall is changed to enable Enhanced Access Chain even without hitting enemy

BRINGER

Summon Shadow
CD 30 seconds > 50 seconds

Line of Darkness
Remove CTC
2701% > 3533%
CD 27 seconds > 22 seconds

Dark Conviction
3128% > 1614%

LIGHT FURY

Chakra Miracle
Increase HP recovery 30% > 35%

Chakra Energy
Recover HP every 2 seconds > every 3 seconds
Duration 10 seconds > 15 seconds

ABYSS WALKER

Nightfall
116% > 180%

Night Explosion EX
Add elemental debuff effect, duration 20 seconds
The first hit has been changed to deal higher damage, but no change to total output

Line of Darkness EX
Reduce CD reduction effect 7 seconds > 5 seconds

Abyss Claw
CD 28 seconds > 22 seconds

Awakened Line of Darkness
100% > 50%

Awakened Summon Shadow
Can be used even if you press Backward during casting
During Shadow state, Illusion Strike and Shadow Focus damage is increased
Enhanced Illusion Strike additional damage 100%
Enhanced Shadow Focus additional damage 100% > 200%
Reduce Illusion Strike cooldown by 5 seconds when Shadow Focus hit a target

Awakened Illusion Strike
Arrow Direction keys have been modified to allow one more usage of Illusion Strike
Illusion Strike damage is increased by 50%

Class Mastery 1
Dark attack 20% > 30%

Class Mastery 2
Line of Darkness INS effect is applied to Awakened Line of Darkness
Pressing [Special Attack] button will trigger Line of Darkness INS instead of retreating backward
Reduce Line of Darkness EX cooldown by 5 seconds when Chakra Illusion hit a target

LANCEA

Headbutt
Reduce distance
Increase after cast delay

DEFENSIO

Provoke
Skill has been added
CD 10 seconds
Duration 15 seconds
Remove provocation effect from Taunting Blow EX/INS/Awaken

Awakened Overclocking
CD 75 seconds > 60 seconds
Recover HP by 1% every 2 seconds for 25 seconds

[NearLawlet]

Do let me know if I got any of the skill changes wrong, as some of them are very open to interpretation.

Source: http://patchnote.dragonnest.com/category?patchnoteno=18

[Knee]

I don't know how to feel about the Raven nerf...
Quite a big hit on Umbra and GC.

[NearLawlet]

It doesn't look like Guillotine Cross will consume any more Steal with this patch. I'm guessing it will turn to something like Alchemist's skills , where bubbles are only used to increase skill damage, not as prequisite to using the skill itself.

Of course, further testing is needed to confirm whether this is true or not.

[Knee]

Based on logical standpoint, 12074% for 5 steal and they give incentive of casting it for 10 steal that brings the damage up to 24752% is how I would see it.
But if it's true that it doesn't consume steal unless it's at 10 then it's kinda okay-ish.
Another thing is like steal getting less utility as patch goes by.
Last time 2 skills utilize it, then down to 1 skill which needs 5, and now they make it so that we need 10 to actually make use of it.
I want to see them adding more useful stuff to Raven steal system.

[marzial09]

Finally my prayers have been answered for AH... no more depending on nightmare for str buff :v .....altho all the nerfs on his skill . _ . .....kinda curious also abt the new devastation.

[Nimmienaticz]

Lancea only headbutt?
How bout flurry? Will Awk Spin Cut be fixed?
Also for SB? Will Flag Sign be fixed?

Thanks in advance!

[NearLawlet]

I haven't checked everything, but all of the bug fix related to skills should have been covered in this post.

Flurry got nerfed quite a lot in PVP, but there isn't any more revamp for PVE aside from that Headbutt change.

[sngweiwei]

I hope the new provoke is like how pallies use them.

[Mr.Shovels]

i think it is, since those are 3 tanks which should actually get the aggro instead of those DPS party members where after the paladin use provoke, the aggro is at them and when the dps class lands a hit, changes to them, i dont know how they actually programmed the provoke and aggro system in the game, its like each boss actually just targets anyone who has dps

[missjenn]

How come smasher is nerfed? Or I didn't understand?

[justlance]

Hewo Jen. It doesnt look like a nerf. It doesnt look like a boost. Kek.
One thing, this messes up with the current rotation.

Bottomline, still god tier. ehehehehe

[missjenn]

geez nice :P

[Malevolence]

And force shield increases attack power by 40% and reduce damage taken by 24%.. hmm still cant wait to test it out. A buff then a nerf- you can use laser ray for only 3 sec now?? It consumes 8 laser energy unlike before (5energy _6secs.)

[justlance]

Smasher/Sally revamped is too big that it messes up with the current skill rotation. huehuehuehue.
I think the revamps compensates for the skill nerf hmmmmmm.

[Skyros]

AAAAANNNNNDDDD Arch Heretics will continuously whip like madmen.

[sngweiwei]

Defensio provoke

[marzial09]

Would've been better if she gave them the middle finger xD

[marzial09]

Sir,can you explain how the new devastation works? Depending on the video u posted o: on ur yt channel

[sngweiwei]

Huh. I just took the vids from some korean youtube channel.

[sngweiwei]

Destroyer provoke

[ViolaLion]

Skill Changes

[SadisticEin]

DA one feels kinda joke

[InkeiKuraiKen]

No damage boost for DA

[RIKOxFreya]

1% better than Putang Ina ??????