Musa Awakening

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Awakening

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Comfort Medium
AoE Medium
Musa

Musa Awakening

PvE Combo Guide

Musa Awakening

Prebuff / Debuff

  1. A/D+LMB
    Crosscut2 hits
  2. Shift+Q
    Musa's Resolve
  3. Quickslot
    Flow: Dash Slash
  4. S+LMB
    Spinner1 hit
  5. Space
    TwisterInsta cancel

Core Combo

  1. W+E
    Eradicate
  2. S+E
    Inferno Slash
  3. Shift+LMB
    Pyrostorm
  4. D+RMB
    Flow: Backflow
  5. F
    Searing Slam
  6. S+F
    One Step Back
  7. Shift+F
    Crust Crusher
  8. Hold F
    Flow: Low Blow

Filler

Use in this order, while Crust Crusher is on cooldown.

  1. Quickslot
    Storm SlashSkill Enhancement
  2. Shift+F
    Mountain DivideMagnus Ability
  3. W+Space
    Blind ThrustPre-Awakening
  4. Hold Space
    Nemesis SlashPre-Awakening

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. W+RMB
    ChaseForward dash
  2. RMB
    ChaseBackward dash

Repositioning in Packs

  1. RMB
    Chase
  2. S+F
    One Step Back

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Absolute: Dragon Claw
  2. Absolute: Lunar Slash
  3. Forward Roll
  4. Absolute: Upper Kick
  5. Absolute: Blunt Kick
  6. Absolute: Sweep Kick
  7. Absolute: Roundhouse Kick
  8. Arrow GrapplePre-Awakening. Triggers on Space after kicks or Stub Arrow

Skill Enhancements

  1. Ultimate: Musa Spirit
    Lv. 56
  2. Pouncing Dragon for PvE (Quick Shot for PvP)
    Lv. 57
  3. Storm Slash for a damage flow after Rising Storm: Blaze
    Lv. 58

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Crosscut I

Dauntlessly dodges enemy attack to slash back.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec

Searing Slam I

Divide the earth with your crescent blade loaded with fiery aura.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target

Pyrostorm I

Lower your stance and attack the enemy's lower half.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
  • Movement Speed +10% for 12 sec

Flow: Dash Slash

Preceding Skill: [Pyrostorm I] After using Pyrostorm, maintain your turning ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 7 sec to target
  • Down Attack damage +5% for 5 sec

One Step Back

Step back while you brandish the crescent blade.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Back Attack damage +5% for 5 sec
  • Critical Hit Damage +5% for 5 sec

Eradicate

Leap forward, then instantly slash and stab with your crescent blade.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Critical Hit Rate +30% for 12 sec
  • Attack/Casting Speed +10% for 12 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

July 2, 2026

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Rising Storm: Blaze, Storm Slash: Cooldowns: Rising Storm: Blaze (incl. Succession) 10 → 9 sec, Storm Slash 15 → 10 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Projection, Flow: Double Down: Slash and energy attacks land more reliably up close, and the blade effect hits its max count more easily. Projection III / Flow: Double Down now deal 5,386% slash + 5,386% energy (max 2 hits) instead of 1,298% x2 + 4,896% (max 3 hits); PvP ratio 29.67%.

  • All

    One Step Back: Smoother combo into Projection or Flow: Double Down.

  • All

    Spinner: Fixed Stiffness not applying when comboing Form 2 after certain skills.Both specs

  • All

    Pyrostorm: Smoother animation when comboing into Projection or Flow: Double Down.

March 5, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Pyrostorm: Fixed Stamina not recovering during the skill.

February 26, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flame Rush: Stamina no longer recovers while moving; it recovers during the attack after moving (same as Prime: Flame Rush).

  • All

    Crosscut: Stamina no longer recovers during the skill.

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

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

    Musa's Soul: All Resistance +50% → All Evasion +60.

March 20, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Projection: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

March 13, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Crosscut, Inferno Slash, One Step Back, Flow: Backflow: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

February 13, 2025

2 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

December 12, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 28, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Absolute: Gale: Corrected the skill description.

November 21, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Absolute: Blind Thrust: Smoother combos and controls.

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

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Inferno Slash: Added Forward Guard.

  • All

    Crust Crusher, Flow: Dash Slash, One Step Back: Skill behavior improved.

August 29, 2024

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Prime: Rising Storm: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Crust Crusher: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

August 1, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 25, 2024

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Backstep Slash, Crust Crusher, One Step Back, Quick Shot, Counter Assassination, Searing Slam: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • All

    One Step Back: 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

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Nemesis Slash: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Fixed a class issue.All classes

June 19, 2024

6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Eradicate, Rising Storm, Black Spirit: Rising Storm, Tiger Blade, Prime: Rising Storm, Black Spirit: Prime: Rising Storm, Pyrostorm, Ultimate: Musa Spirit: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Steel Gale, Flame Rush, Black Spirit: Flame Rush: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Projection: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Ultimate: Whirlwind Cut, Black Spirit: Prime: Rising Storm, Pyrostorm, Black Spirit: Pyrostorm, One Step Back, Pouncing Dragon, Carver: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Carver, Prime: Carver: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

December 6, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Inferno Slash: Cooldown 10 → 7 sec.

  • All

    Eradicate: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Spinner, Searing Slam, Projection, Pyrostorm: Damage adjusted.

November 15, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Musa's Resolve, Pyrostorm, Flow: Low Blow, Inferno Slash: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Spinner, Flow: Backflow: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Crust Crusher, Flow: Low Blow: Damage adjusted.

October 11, 2023

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Crosscut: Corrected the skill description.

  • All

    Pyrostorm: Fixed a skill issue.

September 26, 2023

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Spinner: Corrected the skill description.

  • PvP

    Crust Crusher, Pyrostorm, Eradicate, Counter Assassination, Flow: Backflow, One Step Back, Flame Rush, Searing Slam: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Flow: Dash Slash, Projection, One Step Back: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Pyrostorm, Flow: Backflow, Flow: Dash Slash, Crosscut: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Eradicate, Twister, Projection, Core: Spinner: Fixed a skill issue.

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

    Crosscut: Fixed a skill issue.

May 31, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Searing Slam: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Crust Crusher: Fixed a skill issue.

  • PvP

    Inferno Slash, Flow: Dash Slash, Flow: Backflow: 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

October 26, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Mountain Divide: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

October 19, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Mountain Divide: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

October 12, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Backstep Slash: Fixed a skill issue.

June 15, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Storm Slash, Gale Slash: Smoother combos and controls.Both specs

May 4, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chase: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 26, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Projection: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Tiger Blade: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 19, 2022

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Black Spirit: Dragon Bite: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Projection: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Prime: Dragon Bite: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Projection: Damage adjusted.Both specs

January 5, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Prime: Rising Storm, Black Spirit: Projection: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Rising Storm, Black Spirit: Prime: Rising Storm, Black Spirit: Crust Crusher: Damage adjusted.Both specs

December 29, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Stub Arrow, Charged Stub Arrow, Ultimate: Gale, Cyclone Slash: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Arrow Grapple: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

September 8, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Chase: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

June 29, 2021

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

  • PvP

    Charged Stub Arrow, Charged Stub Arrow: Enhanced: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • PvP

    Absolute: Charged Stub Arrow, Black Spirit: Prim: Dragon Bite: Corrected the skill description.

June 16, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Charged Stub Arrow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

May 26, 2021

7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Blind Thrust: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Musa's Soul, Eradicate: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Black Spirit: Flow: Dash Slash: Added Super Armor.

  • PvP

    Spinner: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Flow: Dash Slash: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Crust Crusher: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Eradicate, Flow: Backflow: Damage adjusted.

April 7, 2021

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Projection, Flow: Dash Slash: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Core: Projection: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Flow: Dash Slash, Eradicate: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • PvP

    Counter Assassination: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

March 17, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Eradicate: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

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