Sorceress Succession

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Succession

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Succession Sorceress main since its 2019 release; follows every change and pushes her PvE limits

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Tankiness 6/10
Comfort Low
AoE Medium/Small
Sorceress

Sorceress Succession

PvE Combo Guide

Sorceress Succession

Skill Rotation

  1. W + LMB
    Claws of Darkness+15% Casting Speed
  2. W + C
    Violation
  3. Shift + LMB
    Midnight Stinger+40% Crit Rate
  4. Shift + F
    Shadow Eruption
  5. W + F
    Darkness Released
  6. E
    Crow Flare
  7. S + C
    Turn-back Slash
  8. RMB + LMB
    Abyssal Flame
  9. S + RMB + LMB
    Black Wave
  10. W + LMB
    Ultimate: Shadow Eruption
  11. Shift + LMB
    Midnight Stinger+40% Crit Rate
  12. RMB
    Shadow Hellfire
  13. Shift + X
    Shadow Ignition
  14. Shift + Z
    Engulfing Shadow

Infinite Combo

  1. Shift + LMB
    Midnight Stinger
  2. Shift + F
    Shadow Eruption
  3. S + E
    Dark Tendrils
  4. LMB
    Dark TendrilsAttack 2
  5. W + LMB
    Claws of Darkness
  6. C
    Turn-back Slash
  7. S + LMB
    Dark Flame
  8. Shift + E
    Dream of Doom
  9. LMB
    Dream of DoomFire
  10. RMB
    Shadow Hellfire
  11. W + F
    Darkness Released
  12. E
    Crow Flare
  13. S + C
    Turn-back Slash
  14. RMB + LMB
    Abyssal Flame
  15. S + RMB
    Black Wave
  16. W + LMB
    Ultimate: Shadow Eruption
  17. Shift + LMB
    Midnight Stinger
  18. RMB
    Shadow Hellfire
  19. Shift + Z
    Engulfing Shadow
  20. Shift + X
    Shadow Ignition
  21. Dash
    Night Crow

Repeat from Shift + LMB (Midnight Stinger)

Movement

Class Mobility

Movement Between Packs

  1. W + Space
    Jump
  2. W + Shift
    Night CrowIn the air

Repeat. Midnight Stinger (Shift + LMB) and Claws of Darkness (W + LMB) can help during the air jump.

Repositioning in Packs

  1. Shift + A / D
    Night Crow

Good follow-up flows include C, W + RMB, Shift + Q, Midnight Stinger (Shift + LMB) and Bloody Calamity (Space). C and W + RMB flow especially smoothly into the combo.

Build Notes

Class Specifics

Skills to Lock

  1. Shadow Kick
  2. Beak Kick

Skill Enhancements

  1. Shadow Ignition
    Lv. 56
  2. Engulfing Shadow
    Lv. 57
  3. Shadow Hellfire
    Lv. 58

Skill Add-ons

Class Addons

Bloody Calamity

Bring on calamity with flying red energy around you.

Skill Add-on Effect

  • Movement Speed +10% for 20 sec
  • Instantly recover 35 HP per target

Dark Tendrils

Prerequisite: Use the [Secret Book] Abyssal Legacy ([The Magnus] Abyssal ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target
  • Instantly recover 35 HP per target

Shadow Eruption I

Launch enemies into the air by creating a burst of dark energy.

Skill Add-on Effect

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

Midnight Stinger I

Cancel several skills and instantly dash forward to attack enemies.

Skill Add-on Effect

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

Prime: Turn-back Slash

Preceding Skill: [Abyssal Contract] Take a step backwards, then trip your ...

Skill Add-on Effect

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

Prime: Violation

Preceding Skill: [Abyssal Contract] Charge energy and blast the enemy in ...

Skill Add-on Effect

  • All Damage Reduction +20 for 15 sec
  • All Damage Reduction -20 for 10 sec to target

Video Guide

Sorceress PvE Combos Guide

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

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Max HP and Max MP increased at Lv. 75 after the base stat rework.Both specs

  • 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 10, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Prime: Dream of Doom, Prime: Abyssal Flame: PvP damage lowered: Dream of Doom 48.25% → 43.43% (51.06% → 45.96% fully charged); Abyssal Flame 44.17% → 39.55% (charged 48.58% → 43.5%).

June 25, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Dream of Doom: Fixed the skill not triggering after casting when Night Crow was used by consuming Shards of Darkness with too little Stamina.Both specs

June 11, 2026

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Dream of Doom: Fixed the casting-complete state staying active after switching to non-combat stance in some situations.Both specs

March 12, 2026

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Prime: Black Wave: PvP damage: 40% → 32%.

  • PvP

    Prime: Dark Flame, Succession: Ultimate: Dark Flame, Prime: Shadow Eruption, Succession: Ultimate: Shadow Eruption, Prime: Violation: PvP damage raised: Dark Flame 29.5% → 33.92%, Shadow Eruption 31.81% → 33.4%, Violation spin attack 27.48% → 31.09%.

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

September 25, 2025

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Abyssal Flame: Removed Down Attack on use. Damage 4,663% → 5,521% x2 (charged 7,793% → 9,237% x2); PvP 37.66% → 44.17% (charged 42.45% → 48.58%).

  • All

    Prime: Dream of Doom: Critical Hit Rate +50% now also applies before full charge. PvP damage 43.51% → 48.25% (46.78% → 51.06% fully charged).

  • PvP

    Prime: Dark Flame, Prime: Bloody Calamity: PvP damage raised: Dark Flame (incl. Succession: Ultimate: Dark Flame) 21.64% → 29.5%, Bloody Calamity 23.39% → 26.85%.

September 18, 2025

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Turn-back Slash: Press W + C to combo into Prime: Violation.

  • All

    Black Wave, Absolute Darkness: Black Wave is now S + RMB; Absolute Darkness now comes out when repeatedly using Sinister Energy. Absolute Darkness lost its Magic Damage Reduction debuff, damage 1,574% → 2,046% (PvP ratio unchanged) and max projectile range +60%.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Dream of Doom: Super Armor while casting (no defense when attacking or using Imminent Doom); costs 150 Stamina per sec while casting.

  • PvP

    Storming Crow: Bound now applies in PvE only; Movement Speed debuff -15% → -20% for 5 sec.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Bloody Calamity: Added Stun on attack 1 and Knockdown on attack 2 (also in PvP). Removed bleeding damage and All Accuracy Decrease.

  • All

    Prime: Crow Flare: Debuff changed from Attack & Casting Speed -10% for 5 sec to All Accuracy -36 for 10 sec.

  • All

    Prime: Black Wave: Added Attack & Casting Speed -20% for 5 sec on hits.

  • All

    Shadow Eruption, Dream of Doom: Can now be used from a Quick Slot with the scythe. Shadow Eruption no longer briefly slows the camera when used while idle.Both specs

September 4, 2025

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Midnight Stinger, Absolute: Midnight Stinger: Removed MP-based extra damage; damage raised (Midnight Stinger II 537% → 644% x2, Absolute 634% → 761% x2).Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Midnight Stinger: Removed MP-based extra damage; damage 3,036% → 3,279% x2.

  • All

    Night Crow: Using it in the air (not consecutively) now always lands the character safely.Both specs

July 24, 2025

5 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

    Prime: Abyssal Vanguard: All Resistance +30% → All AP +45.

  • All

    Prime: Dark Manipulation: Removed Critical Hit Damage +2.5%.

  • All

    Prime: Dark Manipulation: Added Magic AP +5.

May 29, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Dark Flame: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

March 20, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Engulfing Shadow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

March 14, 2025

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Sinister Omen: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

February 13, 2025

4 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

  • PvE

    Prime: Bloody Calamity: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Prime: Dark Flame: Reduced damage when used during cooldown.

December 12, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

November 14, 2024

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • PvP

    Prime: Bloody Calamity, Prime: Claws of Darkness: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Crow Nightmare, Shadow Wave, Grim Reaper's Judgment, (Not in Use) Black Spirit: Grim Reaper's Judgment: Damage adjusted.Both specs

October 17, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

September 26, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Claws of Darkness, Prime: Claws of Darkness: Fixed a skill issue.

September 5, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Darkness Released, Prime: Darkness Released: Skill behavior improved.

August 29, 2024

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Cartian's Nightmare: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

August 1, 2024

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Grim Reaper's Judgment: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

July 25, 2024

8 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Grim Reaper's Judgment, (Not in Use) Black Spirit: Grim Reaper's Judgment, Turn-back Slash, (Not in Use) Black Spirit: Turn-back Slash, Mark of the Shadow, Storming Crow, Sinister Omen, Crow Flare: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Engulfing Shadow: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Succession: Signs of Agony, Prime: Crow Flare: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Night Crow, Shadow Leap, Nightmare, Crow Food, Dark Trade, Succession: Dark Trade: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Night Crow: Added Invincible.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Violation: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Class balance adjusted.All classes

  • 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

6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Shadow Kick, Dark Trade, Shadow Leap, Swirling Darkness, Sinister Omen, Blade of Darkness, Black Spirit: Cartian's Protection, Bloody Calamity: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Bloody Calamity, Shadow Ignition, Crow Nightmare, Beak Kick, Turn-back Slash, Flow of Darkness: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Crow Nightmare: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • PvE

    Rushing Crow: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Blade of Darkness: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

December 13, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Midnight Stinger: Fixed a skill issue.

November 29, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Shadow Ignition, Crow Nightmare, Engulfing Shadow, Abyssal Blow: Damage adjusted.Both specs

November 15, 2023

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Prime: Darkness Released, Prime: Midnight Stinger, Prime: Bloody Calamity, Prime: Claws of Darkness, Prime: Crow Flare: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Prime: Turn-back Slash, Prime: Violation: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Turn-back Slash, Soul Harvest, Flow: Soul Reaper: Damage adjusted.Both specs

October 11, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Dark Flame: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

September 26, 2023

10 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Darkness Released, Prime: Claws of Darkness: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Prime: Black Wave, Ultimate: Dark Flame, Black Wave, Prime: Dark Flame, Shadow Hellfire, Shadow Wave, Shadow Ignition, Crow Nightmare: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Engulfing Shadow, Abyssal Blow: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Prime: Rushing Crow, Dark Flame, Ultimate: Dark Flame, Prime: Turn-back Slash: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Beak Kick: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Succession: Ultimate: Dark Flame: Cooldown 12 → 9 sec.

  • All

    Shadow Hellfire: Cooldown 16 → 14 sec.

  • All

    Shadow Wave: Cooldown 23 → 16 sec.

  • All

    Abyssal Blow: Damage adjusted.

  • PvP

    Prime: Black Wave, Prime: Claws of Darkness, Shadow Ignition, Engulfing Shadow, Shadow Hellfire: 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

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Darkness Released, Shards of Darkness: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

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

May 31, 2023

7 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Midnight Stinger, Prime: Rushing Crow, Prime: Dark Flame: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Ultimate: Shadow Eruption: Cooldown 12 → 9 sec.

  • All

    Succession: Ultimate: Shadow Eruption, Night Crow: Corrected the skill description.

  • All

    Crow Nightmare: Cooldown 28 → 20 sec.

  • PvP

    Shadow Wave, Prime: Shadow Eruption, Prime: Abyssal Flame, Prime: Dream of Doom: PvP damage reduced.

  • All

    Prime: Abyssal Flame, Shadow Hellfire: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Prime: Bloody Calamity: Corrected the skill description.

April 6, 2023

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    General class improvements.All classes

November 23, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Sinister Energy: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Midnight Stinger: Corrected the skill description.

October 26, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Dark Tendrils: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

October 19, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    General class improvements.All classes

  • All

    Dark Tendrils: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

October 12, 2022

6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Darkness Released, Prime: Turn-back Slash, Succession: Ultimate: Dark Flame: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Crow Nightmare: Corrected the skill description.

  • PvP

    Prime: Abyssal Flame: PvP damage reduced.

  • PvE

    Prime: Shadow Eruption, Prime: Rushing Crow: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Succession: Ultimate: Shadow Eruption: Smoother combos and controls.

  • All

    Succession: Beak Kick: Damage adjusted.

August 23, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • PvE

    Prime: Violation, Prime: Turn-back Slash: Skill behavior improved.

August 10, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Claws of Darkness: Fixed a skill issue.

July 13, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Crow Flare: Skill behavior improved.

June 22, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Dream of Doom: Fixed a skill issue.

June 15, 2022

5 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Shadow Hellfire: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • All

    Shadow Wave: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Dark Split: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

  • All

    Dark Split, Violation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • PvE

    Violation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

May 31, 2022

6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.

  • All

    Ultimate: Dark Flame, Succession: Ultimate: Dark Flame, Dark Split, Prime: Midnight Stinger, Midnight Stinger, Claws of Darkness, Prime: Claws of Darkness, Succession: Beak Kick: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Prime: Claws of Darkness, Dark Flame, Prime: Dark Flame: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Prime: Black Wave: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvP

    Prime: Dream of Doom, Prime: Shadow Eruption: PvP damage reduced.

  • All

    Shards of Darkness: Corrected the skill description.

May 18, 2022

4 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Night Crow, Shadow Eruption: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Grim Reaper's Judgment, Dead Hunt: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Midnight Stinger: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Scythe Training, Mark of the Shadow: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

March 30, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Black Wave: Skill behavior improved.

  • All

    Prime: Black Wave: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Core: Swirling Darkness, Shadow Eruption: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

March 10, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Succession: Dark Backstep, Prime: Dark Flame, Prime: Midnight Stinger: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Succession: Dark Backstep: Skill behavior improved.

February 16, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Prime: Abyssal Flame: Fixed a skill issue.

  • All

    Soul Harvest, Wings of the Crow: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

February 9, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Violation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

January 26, 2022

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Abyssal Flame, Prime: Abyssal Flame: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Abyssal Flame: Skill behavior improved.

January 19, 2022

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Black Spirit: Dream of Doom, Black Spirit: Prime: Dream of Doom, Black Spirit: Cartian's Protection: Damage adjusted.Both specs

January 5, 2022

3 changes
Official patch notes
  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Bloody Calamity: PvP damage reduced.Both specs

  • PvP

    Black Spirit: Prime: Bloody Calamity: Damage adjusted.Both specs

  • All

    Black Spirit: Cartian's Nightmare: Damage adjusted.Both specs

December 29, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Swirling Darkness: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

November 3, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Grim Reaper's Judgment: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

June 29, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Rushing Crow, Absolute: Rushing Crow, Violation: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • PvP

    Dead Hunt: Corrected the skill description.Both specs

May 26, 2021

6 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Fixed a class issue.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Abyssal Vanguard, Prime: Agent of Abyss: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Prime: Shadow Eruption: Skill behavior improved.

  • PvE

    Prime: Violation, Prime: Turn-back Slash: Damage adjusted.

  • All

    Prime: Black Wave, Prime: Violation: Damage adjusted.

  • PvE

    Dark Flame: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

May 4, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Soul Reaper: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

April 7, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Scythe Training, Rushing Crow: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

March 17, 2021

1 change
Official patch notes
  • All

    Flow: Soul Reaper: Skill behavior improved.Both specs

February 25, 2021

2 changes
Official patch notes
  • All

    Core: Cartian's Nightmare: Fixed a skill issue.Both specs

  • All

    Prime: Bloody Calamity: Fixed a skill issue.

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