Dark Knight - Final Fantasy XIV Job Guide
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All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 100.For further details on changes to actions and traits in Patch 7.4, please refer to the patch notes.
Actions & Traits
Job Actions
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 Hard Slash |  Lv. 1 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - |  3y  0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 300. | |
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 Syphon Strike | Lv. 2 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 240.Combo Action: Hard SlashCombo Potency: 380Combo Bonus: Restores MP | |
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 Unleash | Lv. 6 | Spell | Instant | 2.5s | - | 0y  5y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies.Additional Effect: Increased enmity | |
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 Grit | Lv. 10 | Ability | Instant | 2s | - | 0y 0y | Significantly increases enmity generation.Effect ends upon reuse. | |
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 Release Grit | Lv. 10 | Ability | Instant | 1s | - | 0y 0y | Cancels the effect of Grit. | |
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 Unmend | Lv. 15 | Spell | Instant | 2.5s | - | 20y 0y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 150.Additional Effect: Increased enmityAdditional Effect: Reduces the recast time of Shadowstride by 5 seconds | |
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 Souleater | Lv. 26 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 260.Combo Action: Syphon StrikeCombo Potency: 480Combo Bonus: Restores own HPCure Potency: 300Combo Bonus: Increases Blood Gauge by 20 | |
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 Flood of Darkness Job Quest | Lv. 30 | Ability | Instant | 1s | 3000 MP | 10y  10y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 100 to all enemies in a straight line before you.Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10%Duration: 30sExtends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.Shares a recast timer with Edge of Darkness. | |
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 Blood Weapon Job Quest | Lv. 35 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 0y 0y | Grants 3 stacks of Blood Weapon, each stack increasing Blood Gauge by 10 and restoring MP upon landing weaponskills or spells.Duration: 15sEffect does not stack when hitting multiple targets with a single attack. | |
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 Shadow Wall | Lv. 38 | Ability | Instant | 120s | - | 0y 0y | Reduces damage taken by 30%.Duration: 15s | |
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 Stalwart Soul | Lv. 40 | Spell | Instant | 2.5s | - | 0y 5y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 120 to all nearby enemies.Additional Effect: Increased enmityCombo Action: UnleashCombo Potency: 160Combo Bonus: Restores MPCombo Bonus: Increases Blood Gauge by 20 | |
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 Edge of Darkness Job Quest | Lv. 40 | Ability | Instant | 1s | 3000 MP | 3y 0y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 300.Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10%Duration: 30sExtends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.Shares a recast timer with Flood of Darkness. | |
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 Dark Mind | Lv. 45 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 0y 0y | Reduces physical damage taken by 10% and magic damage taken by 20%.Duration: 10s | |
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 Living Dead Job Quest | Lv. 50 | Ability | Instant | 300s | - | 0y 0y | Grants the effect of Living Dead.When HP is reduced to 0 while under the effect of Living Dead, instead of becoming KO'd, your status will change to Walking Dead.Living Dead Duration: 10sAdditional Effect: Restores HP with each weaponskill successfully delivered or spell castCure Potency: 1500While under the effect of Walking Dead, most attacks will not lower your HP below 1. If, before the Walking Dead timer runs out, an amount of HP totaling your maximum HP is restored, the effect will change to Undead Rebirth. If this amount is not restored, you will be KO'd.Walking Dead Duration: 10sWhile under the effect of Undead Rebirth, most attacks will not lower your HP below 1.Undead Rebirth Duration: Time remaining on Walking Dead | |
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 Salted Earth Job Quest | Lv. 52 | Ability | Instant | 90s | - | 0y 5y | Creates a patch of salted earth at your feet, dealing unaspected damage with a potency of 50 to any enemies who enter.Duration: 15s | |
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 Shadowstride Job Quest | Lv. 54 | Ability | Instant | 30s | - | 20y 0y | Rush to a targeted enemy's location.Additional Effect: Increased enmityMaximum Charges: 2Cannot be executed while bound. | |
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 Abyssal Drain Job Quest | Lv. 56 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 20y 5y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 240 to target and all enemies nearby it.Additional Effect: Restores own HPCure Potency: 500Additional Effect: Restores MPShares a recast timer with Carve and Spit. | |
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 Carve and Spit Job Quest | Lv. 60 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers a threefold attack with a potency of 540.Additional Effect: Restores own HPCure Potency: 500Additional Effect: Restores MPShares a recast timer with Abyssal Drain. | |
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 Bloodspiller | Lv. 62 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 600.Blood Gauge Cost: 50 | |
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 Quietus | Lv. 64 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 0y 5y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 240 to all nearby enemies.Blood Gauge Cost: 50 | |
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 Dark Missionary | Lv. 66 | Ability | Instant | 90s | - | 0y 30y | Reduces physical damage taken by 5% and magic damage taken by 10% for self and nearby party members.Duration: 15s | |
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 Delirium | Lv. 68 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 0y 0y | Grants 3 stacks of Delirium and Blood Weapon.Delirium Effect: Changes Bloodspiller to Scarlet Delirium and Quietus to ImpalementDuration: 15sBlood Weapon Effect: Each stack increases Blood Gauge by 10 and restores MP upon landing weaponskills or spellsDuration: 15sEffect does not stack when hitting multiple targets with a single attack. | |
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 The Blackest Night Job Quest | Lv. 70 | Ability | Instant | 15s | 3000 MP | 30y 0y | Creates a barrier around self or target party member that absorbs damage totaling 25% of target's maximum HP.Duration: 7sGrants Dark Arts when barrier is completely absorbed.Dark Arts Effect: Consume Dark Arts instead of MP to execute Edge of Shadow or Flood of Shadow | |
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 Flood of Shadow | Lv. 74 | Ability | Instant | 1s | 3000 MP | 10y 10y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 160 to all enemies in a straight line before you.Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10%Duration: 30sExtends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.Shares a recast timer with Edge of Shadow. | |
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 Edge of Shadow | Lv. 74 | Ability | Instant | 1s | 3000 MP | 3y 0y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 460.Additional Effect: Grants Darkside, increasing damage dealt by 10%Duration: 30sExtends Darkside duration by 30s to a maximum of 60s.Shares a recast timer with Flood of Shadow. | |
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 Living Shadow | Lv. 80 | Ability | Instant | 120s | - | 0y 0y | Conjure a simulacrum of your darkside to fight alongside you.Duration: 22sAdditional Effect: Grants ScornDuration: 30sSimulacrum Attack Potency: 420Additional Effect: Simulacrum is able to execute Shadowbringer and DisesteemShadowbringer Potency: 570 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemiesDisesteem Potency: 620 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies | |
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 Oblation | Lv. 82 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 30y 0y | Reduces damage taken by target party member or self by 10%.Duration: 10sMaximum Charges: 2 | |
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 Salt and Darkness Prerequisite Quest | Lv. 86 | Ability | Instant | 20s | - | 0y 0y | All enemies standing in the corrupted patch of Salted Earth take additional unaspected damage with a potency of 500 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. | |
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 Shadowbringer | Lv. 90 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 10y 10y | Deals unaspected damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 600 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.Maximum Charges: 2Can only be executed while under the effect of Darkside. | |
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 Shadowed Vigil | Lv. 92 | Ability | Instant | 120s | - | 0y 0y | Reduces damage taken by 40%.Duration: 15sAdditional Effect: Grants VigilantDuration: 20sVigilant Effect: Restores HP when HP falls below 50% or upon effect duration expirationCure Potency: 1,200 | |
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 Scarlet Delirium | Lv. 96 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 620.Additional Effect: Restores MPCan only be executed while under the effect of Delirium.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.※Bloodspiller changes to Scarlet Delirium while under the effect of Delirium. | |
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 Comeuppance | Lv. 96 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 720.Combo Action: Scarlet DeliriumAdditional Effect: Restores MPCan only be executed while under the effect of Delirium.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.※Scarlet Delirium changes to Comeuppance when requirements for execution are met. | |
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 Torcleaver | Lv. 96 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 3y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 820.Combo Action: ComeuppanceAdditional Effect: Restores MPCan only be executed while under the effect of Delirium.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.※Comeuppance changes to Torcleaver when requirements for execution are met. | |
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 Impalement | Lv. 96 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 0y 5y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all nearby enemies.Additional Effect: Restores MPCan only be executed while under the effect of Delirium.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar.※Quietus changes to Impalement when requirements for execution are met. | |
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 Disesteem | Lv. 100 | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.5s | - | 10y 10y | Deals physical damage to all enemies in a straight line before you with a potency of 1,000 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies.Can only be executed while Scorn is active. | |
Role Actions
Role actions are abilities common to classes and jobs with the same role.
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 Rampart |  Lv. 8 | Ability | Instant | 90s | - | 0y 0y | Reduces damage taken by 20%.Additional Effect: Increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15%Duration: 20s | |
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 Low Blow | Lv. 12 | Ability | Instant | 25s | - | 3y 0y | Stuns target.Duration: 5s | |
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 Provoke | Lv. 15 | Ability | Instant | 30s | - | 25y 0y | Gesture threateningly, placing yourself at the top of a target's enmity list while gaining additional enmity. | |
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 Interject | Lv. 18 | Ability | Instant | 30s | - | 3y 0y | Interrupts the use of a target's action. | |
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 Reprisal | Lv. 22 | Ability | Instant | 60s | - | 0y 5y | Reduces damage dealt by nearby enemies by 10%.Duration: 15s | |
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 Arm's Length |   Lv. 32 | Ability | Instant | 120s | - | 0y 0y | Nullifies most knockback and draw-in effects.Duration: 6sAdditional Effect: When you are struck by a physical attack, the striker will be afflicted with Slow +20%Duration: 15s | |
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 Shirk | Lv. 48 | Ability | Instant | 120s | - | 25y 0y | Diverts 25% of enmity to target party member. | |
Trait
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 Tank Mastery | Lv. 1 | Reduces damage taken by 20%. Furthermore, grants a bonus to maximum HP based on your vitality attribute, and a bonus to damage dealt based on your strength attribute. | ||||||
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 Blackblood | Lv. 62 | Allows for Blood Gauge accumulation upon the landing of certain actions. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Blackblood | Lv. 66 | Allows for Blood Gauge accumulation upon the landing of any weaponskill or spell while under the effect of Blood Weapon. | ||||||
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 Blood Weapon Mastery | Lv. 68 | Upgrades Blood Weapon to Delirium. | ||||||
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 Darkside Mastery | Lv. 74 | Upgrades Flood of Darkness and Edge of Darkness to Flood of Shadow and Edge of Shadow respectively. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Unmend | Lv. 84 | Reduces recast time of Shadowstride by 5 seconds when executing Unmend on most targets. | ||||||
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 Melee Mastery | Lv. 84 | Increases the potency of Hard Slash to 180, Syphon Strike to 120, and Souleater to 140. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Living Shadow | Lv. 88 | Increases the potency of attacks dealt by your simulacrum to 420. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Living Shadow II | Lv. 90 | Upgrades Flood of Shadow executed by your simulacrum to Shadowbringer, which delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before it with a potency of 570 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. | ||||||
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 Shadow Wall Mastery | Lv. 92 | Upgrades Shadow Wall to Shadowed Vigil. | ||||||
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 Melee Mastery II | Lv. 94 | Increases the potency of Hard Slash to 300, Syphon Strike to 240, Souleater to 260, Stalwart Soul to 120, Carve and Spit to 540, Bloodspiller to 600, and Quietus to 240. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Delirium | Lv. 96 | Upgrades Bloodspiller and Quietus to Scarlet Delirium and Impalement respectively. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Living Shadow III | Lv. 100 | Grants the effect of Scorn after executing Living Shadow.Duration: 30sAdditionally upgrades Carve and Spit executed by your simulacrum to Disesteem, which delivers an attack to all enemies in a straight line before it with a potency of 620 for the first enemy, and 25% less for all remaining enemies. | ||||||
Role Traits
Role traits are characteristics common to classes and jobs with the same role.
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 Enhanced Rampart | Lv. 94 | Adds an additional effect to Rampart that increases HP recovery via healing actions on self by 15%. | ||||||
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 Enhanced Reprisal | Lv. 98 | Extends the duration of Reprisal to 15 seconds. | ||||||
Combos
Performing actions in a certain order increases potency and applies combo bonuses.
Combo Sequence
Effect
Hard Slash
Syphon Strike
Souleater
Recovers HP and MP while increasing the Blood Gauge.
Unleash
Stalwart Soul
Hits multiple enemies while also restoring MP and increasing the Blood Gauge.
Scarlet Delirium
Comeuppance
Torcleaver
A high-damage combo requiring stacks of Delirium that also restores MP.
Job Gauge
Blood Gauge
Upon learning the action Grit, a symbol will appear on the screen indicating when it is in effect. Grit increases enmity gained from using other actions.
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Upon learning the trait Blackblood, the symbol which indicates the use of Grit will change to also display the Blood Gauge.The Blood Gauge displays the amount of Blackblood a dark knight has accumulated, which can be used to execute several actions such as Bloodspiller (acquired at level 62) and Quietus (acquired at level 64).
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Darkside Gauge
Upon learning the action Flood of Darkness, an additional gauge will be displayed, indicating the remaining duration of Darkside.Darkside increases damage dealt, and its duration can be extended by using actions such as Flood of Darkness and Edge of Darkness (acquired at level 40).
Upon learning the action The Blackest Night, an icon indicating the effect of Dark Arts will be displayed on the Darkside Gauge. Dark Arts is granted when the barrier created by the Blackest Night is completely absorbed. It can then be used to execute Flood of Darkness or Edge of Darkness without MP cost.
Upon learning the action Living Shadow, you can conjure a simulacrum to fight alongside you. Its duration will be displayed alongside the Darkside Gauge.
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Simple Mode
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 Darkside |  Dark Arts |  Living Shadow |
All descriptions are based on action attributes and bonuses attained by level 100.For further details on changes to actions and traits in Patch 7.4, please refer to the patch notes.
Last Update: -
For further details on changes to actions, please refer to the patch notes.
Actions
Job Actions
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 Hard Slash | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 5y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 5,000.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Syphon Strike | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 5y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000.Combo Action: Hard Slash※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Souleater | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 5y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000.Combo Action: Syphon StrikeAdditional Effect: Converts 100% of damage dealt into HP※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Impalement | Weaponskill | Instant | 16s | - | 0y 6y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000.Potency increases up to 12,000 as your HP decreases.Additional Effect: Absorbs 100% of damage dealt as HPThis weaponskill does not share a recast timer with any other actions. | ||
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 Shadowbringer | Ability | Instant | 1s | - | 10y 10y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000 to all enemies in a straight line before you.Consumes 12,000 HP when executed.Additional Effect: Grants BlackbloodDuration: 10sCan only be executed when current HP is above 12,000 or while under the effect of Dark Arts.※Souleater Combo changes to Scarlet Delirium while under the effect of Blackblood.※Souleater Combo changes to Comeuppance while under the effect of Comeuppance Ready.※Souleater Combo changes to Torcleaver while under the effect of Torcleaver Ready. | ||
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 Plunge | Ability | Instant | 12s | - | 20y 0y | Rushes target and delivers an attack with a potency of 2,000.Additional Effect: Afflicts target with Sole SurvivorSole Survivor Effect: Reduces target's HP recovered by healing actions by 15%Duration: 12sIf that target should be KO'd in battle before Sole Survivor expires, your HP and MP will be restored by 15%, and the recast time of Plunge will be reset.Cannot be executed while bound. | ||
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 The Blackest Night | Ability | Instant | 16s | - | 30y 0y | Creates a barrier around self or target party member that absorbs damage equivalent to a heal of 8,000 potency.Duration: 8sGrants Dark Arts when barrier is completely absorbed.Duration: 15sDark Arts Effect: Consume Dark Arts instead of HP to execute ShadowbringerMaximum Charges: 2 | ||
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 Salted Earth | Ability | Instant | 28s | - | 0y 10y | Instantly draws nearby enemies within 10 yalms to your side, and creates a patch of salted earth at your feet, dealing unaspected damage over time to enemies within a 5-yalm radius.Potency: 5,000Duration: 10sAdditional Effect: Gradually restores your HP and reduces damage taken by 20% while standing in the patch of salted earthCure Potency: 5,000※Action changes to Salt and Darkness upon execution. | ||
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 Scarlet Delirium | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 5y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 6,000.Potency increases up to 12,000 as your HP decreases.Additional Effect: Grants Comeuppance ReadyCan only be executed while under the effect of Blackblood.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Comeuppance | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 5y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 7,000.Potency increases up to 14,000 as your HP decreases.Additional Effect: Grants Torcleaver ReadyCan only be executed while under the effect of Blackblood and Comeuppance Ready.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Torcleaver | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 5y 0y | Delivers an attack with a potency of 8,000.Potency increases up to 16,000 as your HP decreases.Can only be executed while under the effect of Blackblood and Torcleaver Ready.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Salt and Darkness | Ability | Instant | 10s | - | 0y 0y | All enemies standing in the corrupted patch of Salted Earth take additional unaspected damage with a potency of 6,000.Additional Effect: BindDuration: 2s※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
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 Disesteem | Weaponskill | Instant | 2.4s | - | 10y 10y | Deals unaspected damage with a potency of 16,000 to all enemies in a straight line.Can only be executed while under the effect of Scorn.※This action cannot be assigned to a hotbar. | ||
Limit Break
The limit break gauge can be filled through combating enemies and completing other objectives, dependent on the PvP duty. Your limit break will become available upon filling the gauge.