Dark Knight Awakening
PvE Combo Guide
Dark Knight Awakening
Main PvE Combo
- Shift+Z
Unveiled Fate+10% Attack Speed - RMB
Blooming Black Rose - W+RMB
Spirit HuntLoop restarts here - Shift+RMB
Spirit Legacy - RMB
Cluster of Despair - Shift+Q
Dark Nebula+18 AP - Shift+LMB
Shattering Darkness - Shift+E
Seed of Catastrophe - Space
Soul Snatch - Shift+F
Grip of Grudge - S+LMB
Touch of Exploitation
When you repeat the combo, skip the first two skills and start again from Spirit Hunt (W+RMB).
BSR Filler
- S+RMB
Spirit BlazeDuring the BSR buff
While your Black Spirit's Rage buff is active, use Spirit Blaze as filler.
PvE Combo Guide
DPS Priority List
Use the skills higher on the list first for the most damage.
High Priority
- Shift+
RMB 
- Shift+
Q 
- RMB

- Shift+
LMB 
- LMB

- LMB

- Shift+
E 
- LMB

Mid Priority
- Space

- Shift+
F 
- W+
F 
- S+
LMB 
- Hotkey

Low Priority / Filler
- S+
RMB 
- W+
RMB 
- Shift+
Z 
- RMB

Movement
Class Mobility
Swap to Pre-Awakening
- A/D+RMB
Shadow BulletEasiest swap - Hotbar
Balanced StrikeAny time - Shift+A/D
DuskCancel Balanced Strike
Swap with a sideways C-Swap (A/D+C). You can cancel that animation right away with F or W+F for instant movement. After Balanced Strike, cancel with Dusk so you don't get stuck in the animation too long.
Swap to Awakening
- Shift+RMB
Spirit Legacy - W+RMB
Spirit Hunt - S+F
Trap of Vedir - Hotbar
Flow: Spirit Blaze
Getting Behind Mobs
- W+F
Twilight Dash - S+F
Trap of Vedir - W+RMB
Spirit Hunt
Build Notes
Class Specifics
Skills to Lock
Hidden Strike
Darkness Burst
Evasion
Spirit Satiation
Absolute: Split Second
Phantasmal Snare
Imperious Command
Hallucination Gap
Skill Enhancements
Shadow Strike
Unveiled Fate
Balanced Strike
Hotkey Skills
Balanced Strike
Flow: Spirit Blaze
Skill Add-ons
Class Addons
Spirit Legacy I
Inflict explosive damage to the enemy in front by charging dark magic into the phantom ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
Shattering Darkness I
Slam down your phantom blades while evading backward and perform a wide-area magic ...
Skill Add-on Effect
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
- All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
Seed of Catastrophe I
Summon a tree illusion to damage your foes.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec
Twilight Dash
Dash forward and leave destruction in your path.
Skill Add-on Effect
- All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
- Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
Cluster of Despair
Throw multiple Phantom Blades forward to inflict heavy damage.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec
Dark Nebula
Explode the energies of concentrated darkness to attack your foes.
Skill Add-on Effect
- Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
- Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec
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 8, 2026
2 changes
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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
-
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
April 30, 2026
7 changes
-
All
Flow: Darkness Outpouring: Cooldown removed. -
All
Trap of Vedir: Cooldown 10 → 7 sec; defense Forward Guard → Super Armor. -
All
Seed of Catastrophe: Added Forward Guard; Floating → Stiffness (PvE only; Core: Seed of Catastrophe applies it in PvP); no longer turns with the camera after the attack. -
All
Flow: Root of Catastrophe: Super Armor → Forward Guard, Down Attack removed, turns with the camera at the start. -
All
Shattering Darkness,
Soul Snatch,
Spirit Hunt: Shattering Darkness always lands at least 2 magic hits. Soul Snatch combos better and gains Knockback. Spirit Hunt no longer turns with the camera at the start. -
All
Flow: Spirit Blaze,
Dark Nebula: Defense Forward Guard → Super Armor. Flow: Spirit Blaze can now be comboed from Spirit Hunt with LMB. -
PvP
PvP damage:
Shattering Darkness III phantom blade 46.28% → 56% / magic 33% → 27% (Flow: Darkness Outpouring stays 46.28%),
Flow: Bombardment 26.85/40.12% → 56/27%,
Flow: Root of Catastrophe 21.38% → 45%,
Soul Snatch 24.81% → 50%,
Spirit Legacy III 43.73% → 38.3%,
Dark Nebula 28.99% → 29% / 36% (attack 2).
April 2, 2026
1 change
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PvE
Damage raised about 5% in PvE:
Spirit Hunt III,
Spirit Blaze IV (+7%),
Flow: Spirit Blaze,
Shattering Darkness,
Flow: Bombardment,
Flow: Root of Catastrophe,
Spirit Legacy III and
Dark Nebula. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.
February 26, 2026
1 change
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All
Trap of Vedir,
Flow: Darkness Outpouring: Smoother transition from Trap of Vedir into Flow: Darkness Outpouring; you can move slightly later after Trap of Vedir (combo timing unchanged). Flow: Darkness Outpouring no longer turns with the camera on landing.
February 12, 2026
7 changes
-
PvP
Kamasylvia Slash: Knockdown now PvE only. -
All
Trap of Vedir: Added Knockback on attack 1; can combo into
Flow: Darkness Outpouring during the skill; no Stamina recovery; Forward Guard about 0.29 sec longer (Feb 13 update). -
All
Soul Snatch: Added Critical Hit Rate +50% (nullified on cooldown). -
All
Flow: Spirit Blaze: Added Forward Guard; longer camera-turn window. -
All
Vedir's Dogma: MP cost in Awakening: 20 MP, plus 20 MP every 2 sec. -
All
Dark Nebula: All AP buff +12 → +18. -
All
Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes
October 2, 2025
1 change
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All
Flow: Vedir Strike: Removed its cooldown (comboed from Air Strike).Both specs
September 25, 2025
6 changes
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All
Grip of Grudge: Added Down Attack. -
All
Flow: Spirit Blaze,
Flow: Darkness Outpouring: Floating / Down Smash replaced by Knockdown, for longer PvP combos. -
All
Core: Touch of Exploitation: Core effect changed from Bound on the last attack to Floating on the first hit (nullified on cooldown). -
All
Trap of Vedir: +2 hits before the backward motion. -
All
Spirit Hunt: Added Attack Speed +10% for 10 sec (same as Unveiled Dagger). -
All
Black Spirit: Spirit Hunt: No casting motion before the attack, shorter slowdown between hits, All Damage Reduction +10 / Movement Speed -5% replaced by All AP +10 for 20 sec, extra attack 3,214% → 6,338%.
August 21, 2025
1 change
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All
Imperious Command,
Enforcement,
Wheel of Fortune: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
July 24, 2025
3 changes
-
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
-
All
Infinite Mastery now grants Accuracy +18 and All Accuracy +18 per skill level.All classes
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All
Spirit Combustion: Critical Hit Damage +10% → All AP +15.Both specs
April 17, 2025
1 change
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All
Flow: Vedir Strike: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
April 10, 2025
1 change
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All
Kriegsmesser Training: Fixed a skill issue.
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
November 14, 2024
1 change
-
All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
October 17, 2024
1 change
-
All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
September 26, 2024
1 change
-
PvP
Absolute: Flow: Ravage Rake: Fixed a skill issue.
August 29, 2024
1 change
-
All
Black Spirit: Seed of Catastrophe: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
August 22, 2024
1 change
-
All
Dark Nebula: Skill behavior improved.
August 1, 2024
1 change
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
July 25, 2024
4 changes
-
All
Nocturne,
Absolute: Nocturne,
Shadow Bullet,
Cluster of Despair,
Black Spirit: Spirit Hunt: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
All
Dusk: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
July 18, 2024
2 changes
-
All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
-
All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
July 10, 2024
1 change
-
All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
June 19, 2024
5 changes
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
-
All
Dark Shadow,
Trap of Vedir,
Shadow Strike,
Wrath of Vedir: Skill behavior improved.Both specs -
PvP
Absolute: Enforcement: Damage adjusted. -
PvP
Absolute: Hidden Strike: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Spirit Blaze: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
November 15, 2023
7 changes
-
All
Spirit Hunt,
Grip of Grudge,
Shattering Darkness,
Trap of Vedir,
Cluster of Despair,
Dark Nebula,
Spirit Legacy,
Flow: Root of Catastrophe: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Touch of Exploitation: Fixed a skill issue. -
All
Flow: Bombardment: Corrected the skill description. -
All
Trap of Vedir: Smoother combos and controls. -
PvP
Touch of Exploitation,
Spirit Hunt,
Spirit Blaze,
Flow: Spirit Blaze,
Seed of Catastrophe,
Flow: Root of Catastrophe,
Spirit Legacy,
Trap of Vedir: Damage adjusted. -
PvP
Soul Snatch,
Cluster of Despair,
Grip of Grudge,
Dark Nebula: Damage adjusted. -
All
Shattering Darkness,
Flow: Bombardment: Damage adjusted.
September 20, 2023
1 change
-
PvE
Fixed a class issue.All classes
September 13, 2023
1 change
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
September 6, 2023
1 change
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
August 9, 2023
1 change
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
July 19, 2023
1 change
-
All
Fixed a class issue.All classes
July 5, 2023
6 changes
-
All
Flow: Spirit Blaze: Smoother combos and controls. -
All
Flow: Root of Catastrophe: Cooldown 8.5 → 8 sec. -
PvP
Spirit Legacy: Cooldown 11 → 8 sec. -
PvP
Seed of Catastrophe,
Flow: Root of Catastrophe,
Cluster of Despair,
Dark Nebula,
Grip of Grudge,
Spirit Blaze,
Flow: Spirit Blaze: Damage adjusted. -
All
General class improvements.All classes
-
All
Class balance adjusted.All classes
April 12, 2023
1 change
-
All
Trap of Vedir: Corrected the skill description.
April 6, 2023
2 changes
-
PvE
General class improvements.All classes
-
All
Dusk,
Chain: Dusk,
Phantasmal Snare: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
November 23, 2022
1 change
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All
General class improvements.All classes
October 26, 2022
1 change
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All
Blooming Black Rose: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
October 19, 2022
2 changes
-
All
General class improvements.All classes
-
All
Blooming Black Rose: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
October 12, 2022
1 change
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All
Black Spirit: Grip of Grudge,
Black Spirit: Spirit Hunt,
Black Spirit: Shattering Darkness: Fixed a skill issue.
June 15, 2022
2 changes
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All
Obsidian Blaze,
Unveiled Fate,
Nocturne: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Cluster of Despair: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
May 31, 2022
5 changes
-
All
Black Spirit: Grip of Grudge: Fixed a skill issue. -
PvP
Spirit Blaze,
Flow: Spirit Blaze,
Black Spirit: Spirit Legacy: PvP damage reduced. -
All
Grip of Grudge: Cooldown 10 → 6 sec. -
PvE
Grip of Grudge,
Cluster of Despair: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Cluster of Despair,
Soul Snatch,
Grip of Grudge: Smoother combos and controls.
April 6, 2022
1 change
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All
Cluster of Despair: Damage adjusted.Both specs
January 26, 2022
2 changes
-
All
Fixed a class issue.Both specs
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All
Shadow Bullet: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
January 19, 2022
2 changes
-
PvP
Black Spirit: Lunacy of Vedir,
Absolute: Lunacy of Vedir: PvP damage reduced.Both specs -
PvP
Black Spirit: Prime: Lunacy of Vedir,
Black Spirit: Spirit Legacy: Damage adjusted.Both specs
January 5, 2022
4 changes
-
PvP
Black Spirit: Absolute: Obsidian Ashes: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Black Spirit: Obsidian Ashes,
Black Spirit: Absolute: Obsidian Ashes: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Black Spirit: Absolute: Obsidian Ashes,
Black Spirit: Prime: Obsidian Ashes: Damage adjusted.Both specs -
PvP
Black Spirit: Seed of Catastrophe: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
August 11, 2021
3 changes
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All
Nocturne,
Absolute: Nocturne,
Prime: Nocturne,
Dusk,
Chain: Dusk: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs -
All
Core: Seed of Catastrophe,
Seed of Catastrophe: Corrected the skill description.Both specs -
All
Absolute: Hidden Strike: Corrected the skill description.
June 29, 2021
1 change
-
PvP
Soul Snatch: Corrected the skill description.Both specs
May 26, 2021
8 changes
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All
Nocturne,
Absolute: Nocturne: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs -
PvP
Absolute: Enforcement,
Absolute: Kamasylvia Slash,
Absolute: Wheel of Fortune,
Spirit Legacy,
Shattering Darkness,
Flow: Bombardment,
Spirit Hunt: Damage adjusted. -
All
Overlord,
Flow: Spirit Blaze: Skill behavior improved. -
All
Twilight Dash: Added Super Armor. -
All
Spirit Hunt: Smoother combos and controls. -
All
Dark Nebula,
Seed of Catastrophe,
Flow: Root of Catastrophe,
Spirit Legacy,
Spirit Blaze,
Flow: Bombardment: Damage adjusted. -
PvE
Shattering Darkness: Damage adjusted. -
PvP
Core: Spirit Hunt: Fixed a skill issue.
April 28, 2021
1 change
-
All
Core: Spirit Hunt: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
April 21, 2021
1 change
-
All
Fixed a class issue.Both specs
April 7, 2021
1 change
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All
Core: Spirit Hunt: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
March 17, 2021
1 change
-
All
Dark Nebula: Skill behavior improved.Both specs
February 25, 2021
1 change
-
All
Shadow Strike: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs
