Maehwa Awakening

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Maehwa Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Standard Loopable Combo

Loopable: play Part A, then Part B, and repeat. It is extensive, and you shouldn't need all of it to kill a pack.

Part A

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack, or backward behind the current pack
  2. Shift + LMB
    Petal Drill
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Tenacious Edge
  4. W + E
    Ice Fang
  5. W + F
    Petal Swirl
  6. S + F
    Moonrise
  7. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab
  8. E
    Oppression
  9. S + E
    Frostflower
  10. Shift + F
    Frost Pillars
  11. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  12. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  13. Hold Shift + RMB
    Petal BloomHold to charge
  14. Shift + A / S / D
    Sleet StepsBehind the pack while charging Petal Bloom
  15. LMB (Flow)
    Moonlight Dash

Part B

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack, or backward behind the current pack
  2. Shift + LMB
    Petal Drill
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Tenacious Edge
  4. W + E
    Ice Fang
  5. W + F
    Petal Swirl
  6. S + F
    Moonrise
  7. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab
  8. E
    Oppression
  9. S + E
    Frostflower
  10. Shift + F
    Frost Pillars
  11. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  12. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  13. Hotbar
    Razorblade Corolla
  14. Hotbar
    Crimson Gust
  15. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  16. S + E
    Blind Slash
  17. Shift + Q
    Chain: Moonrise
  18. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab

Rinse and repeat

During E / Z Buff: After Every Moonlight Dash

  1. Hotbar
    Razorblade Corolla
  2. Hotbar
    Crimson Gust
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Decapitating Dragon
  4. S + E
    Blind Slash
  5. Shift + Q
    Chain: Moonrise
  6. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab

PvE Combo Guide

Skill Priority Sets

Awakening Maehwa is a freestyle class: its skills come in sets that fit well together and string into an easy sequence. There are five sets: prebuffs, filler, and three core combo sets.

Top Priority During E Buff

  1. Shift + RMB
    Petal BloomNo charge needed during E buff for full damage. Use it any time it comes off cooldown

Prebuffs

  1. Shift + LMB
    Petal Drill
  2. E
    Oppression
  3. W + E
    Ice Fang

Core Combo Set 1

  1. W + F
    Petal Swirl
  2. S + F
    Moonrise
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab

Core Combo Set 2

  1. Shift + F
    Frost Pillars
  2. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg
  3. F (Flow)
    Tip of an Iceberg

Core Combo Set 3

  1. Hold Shift + RMB
    Petal Bloom
  2. LMB (Flow)
    Moonlight Dash

Filler

  1. LMB (Flow)
    Tenacious Edge
  2. S + E
    Frostflower
  3. LMB (Flow)
    Cloud Stab
  4. Shift + Q
    Chain: Moonrise

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseForward to a new pack

Examples of Repositioning

  1. RMB + W
    ChaseBackward behind the current pack
  2. Shift + A / S / D
    Sleet StepsBehind the pack, e.g. while charging Petal Bloom

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Divider
  2. Carver/Carver: Typhoon
  3. Dragon Claw
  4. Lunar Slash
  5. Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot
  6. Retaliation
  7. Retaliation: Decapitation
  8. Upper Kick
  9. Blunt Kick
  10. Sweep Kick
  11. Roundhouse Kick

Skill Enhancements

  1. Chaos: Crimson Gust
    Lv. 56
  2. Blooming Stride
    Lv. 57
  3. Decapitating Dragon
    Lv. 58

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Tenacious Edge I

Deal a series of triple stabbing attacks with ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction -20 for ...
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec

Petal Swirl I

Release a wave of energy forward to damage ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for ...
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec

Frost Pillars I

Attack forward with the butt of your kerispear ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 7 sec

Petal Drill I

Quickly leap forward and perform a series of ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for ...
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for ...

Petal Bloom I

Draw ice energy from the air into the kerispear, the...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for ...
  • Back Attack damage +5% for 7 sec

Ice Fang

Instantly approach your target, then stab with ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 7 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec

Change Log

October 22, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    PvP minimum damage when the target's defense exceeds your attack raised from 5% to 7%.All classes

October 8, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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

September 17, 2026

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Decapitating Dragon: Smoother combos into Whirlwind Cut and Dragon Bite.Both specs

  • All

    Backstab: Attack area now matches Prime: Blind Thrust.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Weaker brief slowdown between attack 3 and the last attack.Both specs

September 3, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Damage +3% in PvE for Oppression, Petal Swirl, Moonrise (+2%), Frost Pillars, Tenacious Edge, Chain: Moonrise and Petal Bloom; Flow: Frostflower +15%. PvP ratios lowered so PvP damage stays the same.

July 16, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Petal Swirl: Fixed the skill being usable on cooldown in some situations.Both specs

June 25, 2026

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Drill: Extra attack removed (moved to Tenacious Edge). Cooldown 7 → 5 sec (Skill Add-on tier 2 → 1). Damage 5,412% → 6,278% x2.

  • All

    Tenacious Edge: Added Super Armor; Stiffness now PvE only (Core: Tenacious Edge keeps it in PvP). Cooldown 3 → 5 sec, nullified after 3 stabs (was 6), combos into Coldsnap only after all attacks. Gains the low stab (LMB after Petal Drill, Flow: Frostflower, Flow: Moonlight Dash or Flow: Tip of an Iceberg). No Critical Hit Rate on cooldown, HP per hit removed, WP per level 12-15 → 10/20/30/40 (WP-per-hit bug fixed). Damage 1,669% x3 (max 2) → 6,052% (max 3 hits).

  • All

    Frost Pillars: Damage 6,152% → 7,505% x2.

  • All

    Kerispear Training: Fixed not being able to combo into Chase after a certain point of the first attack.

  • All

    Petal Swirl: Fixed held inputs doing different follow-ups depending on whether Core: Petal Swirl was learned.

May 21, 2026

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Cooldown removed (Skill Add-on tier 1). Removed the hold-LMB combo after Moonbreak, HP recovery and Floating; no longer combos into Flow: Moonlight Dash (still usable from a Quick Slot).

  • All

    Frost Pillars: HP per hit 150 → 300.

  • All

    Moonrise, Coldsnap: Can no longer be used on cooldown. Coldsnap: Stiffness removed, Super Armor, Air Attack and Down Attack added, cooldown 5 → 8 sec (Skill Add-on tier 2).

  • All

    Sleet Steps: Super Armor → Invincible, cooldown 5 → 3 sec, Stamina 150 → 200; Attack Speed +10% moved to Ice Fang and Frostfeint. Using it with the main weapon no longer puts the Kerispear awakening on cooldown.

  • All

    Frostfeint: After Sleet Steps it now moves back first (later combo timing). Defense: Invincible then Super Armor. Movement Speed debuff removed, no Stamina recovery, Attack Speed +10% for 10 sec, cooldown 4 → 5 sec, no combo into Flow: Tip of an Iceberg.

  • All

    Ice Fang: Attack Speed +10% for 10 sec on use; cooldown 3 → 5 sec.

  • PvP

    Absolute: Red Moon, Chain: Moonrise: The Awakening version is now its own skill, Chain: Moonrise (requires Absolute: Red Moon). PvP ratio of Chaos: Red Moon and Absolute: Red Moon 70.06% → 40%.

  • All

    Petal Bloom, Flow: Moonlight Dash, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Removed Down Smash.

April 30, 2026

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Swirl: Added Forward Guard (Core: Petal Swirl now also applies Stiffness in PvP).

  • All

    Moonbreak: Stun → Floating, Down Attack → Air Attack, can combo into Cloud Stab.

  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Removed Air Smash; better combo into Frost Pillars. Black Spirit: Flow: Cloud Stab PvP 42.21% → 37.2%.

  • All

    Moonrise, Absolute: Red Moon, Frostfeint, Ice Fang, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Smoother combos: Moonrise and Absolute: Red Moon into Flow: Cloud Stab, Frostfeint into Petal Swirl / Moonrise, Ice Fang into Frostfeint / Absolute: Red Moon, Tip of an Iceberg attacks 1-2. Frostfeint no longer turns with the camera and always runs at the (faster) base speed.

  • All

    Frost Pillars: Faster execution; the character turns with the camera while spinning the kerispear. Fixed a slow-motion effect when used on cooldown.

March 19, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Flow: Cloud Stab: Fixed Forward Guard and Air Smash not applying.

February 26, 2026

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Swirl: Added All AP +20 for 10 sec on use (same as Flow: Frostflower).

  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Faster animation, Forward Guard and Air Smash added. PvP 41.33% → 44.15% (Black Spirit version follows).

  • PvP

    Moonrise: PvP ratio: attack 2 now 40.37% (attack 1 stays 36.78%); Black Spirit version follows.

  • All

    Frostfeint: Visual effects adjusted to match the attack area.

February 12, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Removed "Extra Damage to Guard Gauge" (including Extra Fixed Damage to Guard Gauge) from all skills.All classes

October 2, 2025

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chaos: Crimson Gust: Cooldown 15 → 9 sec; Recover 450 HP on use replaced by 88 HP per hit.Both specs

  • All

    Ultimate: Maehwa's Will: Recover HP 450 → 600.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Attacks 1-3 are faster, the gap before the last attack is slower (last attack unchanged).Both specs

July 24, 2025

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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

  • All

    Precise Martial Arts: Ignore Knockback/Stiffness Resistance +15% → All AP +5.Both specs

  • All

    Petal Drill, Oppression: All DP -30 → -25.

June 12, 2025

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sleet Steps: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Ice Fang: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

March 13, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Frostflower: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

February 13, 2025

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • 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

  • All

    Blooming Stride, Blooming Step: Cooldown 22 → 15 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Decapitating Cyclone, Decapitating Dragon: Cooldown 17 → 9 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Chaos: Crimson Gust, Decapitating Cyclone, Decapitating Dragon: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

  • PvE

    Chaos: Crimson Gust, Decapitating Cyclone, Decapitating Dragon, Blooming Stride, Blooming Step, Razorblade Corolla: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvE

    Carver: Reduced damage when used during cooldown.Both specs

  • PvE

    Carver: Typhoon: Added a 6 sec cooldown; reduced damage when used during cooldown.Both specs

December 12, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 14, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

October 17, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

September 5, 2024

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Petal Bloom, Absolute: Red Moon, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Sleet Steps: Cooldown 7 → 5 sec.

  • PvP

    Petal Bloom: Fixed a skill issue.

August 29, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Petal Drill: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

August 1, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 25, 2024

7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chaos: Red Moon, Backstep Slash, Petal Drill, Ice Fang, Blooming Stride, Red: Red Moon: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Sleet Steps, Backstep Slash: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • PvE

    Dragon Bite: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • PvP

    Ice Fang: Cooldown 7 → 3 sec.

  • All

    Petal Drill, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 18, 2024

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 10, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

June 19, 2024

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Retaliation Stance, Petal Swirl, Ultimate: Maehwa's Will, Chaos: Crimson Gust, Black Spirit: Absolute: Red Moon, Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Prime: Red Moon: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Absolute: Red Moon, Frostfeint: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Blind Thrust, Prime: Blind Thrust: Damage adjusted.Both specs

January 17, 2024

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Swirl, Chaos: Crimson Gust, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Sleet Steps: Fixed a skill issue.

December 6, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    (Not in Use) Black Spirit: Petal Swirl: Corrected the skill description.

November 15, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Frost Pillars: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Flow: Tip of an Iceberg, Coldsnap: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Petal Swirl, Moonrise, Petal Drill, Frost Pillars, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg, Petal Bloom: Damage adjusted.

September 20, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

September 13, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

September 6, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

August 9, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 19, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

July 5, 2023

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

June 14, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Oppression: Skill behavior improved.

May 31, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Coldsnap: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Oppression, General's Might: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Moonrise, Flow: Cloud Stab, Petal Swirl, Petal Drill, Flow: Frostflower, Petal Bloom: PvP damage reduced.

April 6, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    General class improvements.All classes

November 23, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 16, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

October 26, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Carver: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

  • All

    Petal Swirl: Corrected the skill description.

October 19, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Razorblade Corolla: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Stub Arrow: Evasive Shot: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

October 12, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Cloud Stab: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Petal Drill, (Not in Use) Black Spirit: Petal Swirl, Black Spirit: Moonrise: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Black Spirit: Flow: Cloud Stab: Corrected the skill description.

September 21, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Tenacious Edge, Petal Swirl: Corrected the skill description.

September 7, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Frost Pillars: Fixed a skill issue.

August 23, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Frostflower: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Core: Petal Swirl, Sleet Steps: Fixed a skill issue.

July 27, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Coldsnap: Smoother combos and controls.

July 13, 2022

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Full Moon Wall, Oppression, Flow: Frostflower, Absolute: Red Moon: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Ice Fang, Petal Bloom: PvP damage reduced.

  • All

    Moonrise, Flow: Cloud Stab: Cooldown 9 → 8 sec.

  • All

    Flow: Moonlight Dash: Cooldown 9 → 7 sec.

June 15, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Decapitating Cyclone: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

  • PvP

    Decapitating Dragon: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

May 31, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Petal Bloom: Fixed a skill issue.

May 4, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Whirlwind Cut: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

April 20, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blooming: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Maehwa: Decapitation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 26, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Frost Pillars, Flow: Tip of an Iceberg, Ice Fang: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Tiger Blade: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 19, 2022

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Prime: Decapitation, Black Spirit: Maehwa: Decapitation: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Maehwa: Decapitation: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Absolute: Decapitation: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Prime: Decapitation, Black Spirit: Petal Bloom: Damage adjusted.Both specs

January 12, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Stub Arrow, Chaos: Red Moon, Prime: Red Moon: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 5, 2022

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Prime: Red Moon: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Prime: Red Moon: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Petal Drill: Damage adjusted.Both specs

December 29, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Stub Arrow, Maehwa's Will: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Charged Stub Arrow: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

June 29, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Charged Stub Arrow, Charged Stub Arrow: Enhanced, Flow: Cloud Stab, Absolute: Charged Stub Arrow, Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Absolute: Red Moon: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Chaos: Red Moon, Black Spirit: Absolute: Red Moon: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

June 16, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Charged Stub Arrow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

May 26, 2021

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blind Thrust: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • PvE

    Petal Bloom, Flow: Moonlight Dash: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvE

    Flow: Tip of an Iceberg: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Petal Bloom, Frost Pillars: Damage adjusted.

May 4, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Absolute: Divider, Prime: Divider: Fixed a skill issue.

March 17, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Frostflower: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

March 3, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Petal Bloom: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

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