KR Balance Patch – February 2025

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Lone Knight

• Gunlance Skill damage increased from 7/14/21% to 8/15.5/25%.

Skill

Light of Judgment

• Increased Destruction from Lv.1 to Lv.2
• Increased Stagger from Low to Medium

Skill

Fatal Sword

• Changed to allow faster use of the next skill.
• Lights Out: increased the attack speed of the second hit.

Wild Stomp

• Focus changed to "Enhance Strike"
  • Damage to enemies increases by 15.0/21.0/27.0/33.0/40.0%.
• Released Fury changed to "Tech Recharge"
  • Gain an additional stack.

Flash Blade

• Added Destruction Lv.1

Mountain Cleave

• Changed to allow faster use of the next skill.

Volcanic Eruption

• PvE damage increased by 6.1%.
• Changed to allow faster use of the next skill.
• Final explosion attack speed increased slightly.

Guillotine

• PvE damage increased by 5.7%.

Brutal Impact

• PvE damage increased by 10.2%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Enhanced Skill

• Bloodlust Crit Rate +5/10/15% changed to Damage +5/10/15%

Intensifying Fury

• You can return to Normal state by pressing X, and if you have less than 20 Fatigue stacks, Exhaustion time is capped at 10 seconds.

Skill

Roundup Sweep

• Efficient Strike
  • Cooldown Reduced by 3 seconds → 4 seconds.
• Additional Strike changed as follows:
  • The skill can now stack up to two. Increase Tenacity Gauge gain by 30/33/37/41/45%.

Divine Dragon Creation

• Changed to give meter on the first hit instead of second hit.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Ultimate Skill: Taijutsu

• Stamina Skill Damage +21/33/45% → +24/36/48%

Shock Training

• Shock Skill Damage +6/13/20% → +9/18/27%.

Skill

Lightning Palm

• Added Destruction Lv.1

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Hype Enhancement

• Hype Damage increase +13/26/40% → +8/16/31%.

Skill

Chain Slash

• Triple Threat changed to "Phantom Slash"
  • After the first hit, clones are summoned to slash enemies 2 additional times, and the character returns to its original position. Increases total DMG dealt to enemies by 10.0/16.0/22.0/28.0/35.0%.
• Weak Point Detection changed as follows:
  • Damage to Push-Immune foes +60/69/78/87/96% → 70/78/86/95/105%.

Stampeding Slash

• Enhanced Strike changed to "Illusion"
  • After the first hit, clones are summoned to continue the rest of their attacks, and the character returns to its original position. Outgoing Damage +25/31/37/43/50%.

Yeon-Style Technique

• Damage increased by 22.7%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Flurry Enhancement

• Flurry Skill damage +24/34/44% → +26/36/46%.

Yeon-Style Technique

• Press X to use a Yeon-Style Technique to charge and slash at foes. Yeon-Style Technique Crit Rate +100%. On hit, restores Max MP by 10% immediately. On using a Flurry Skill, Yeon-Style Technique Skill Cooldown -0.5s. Yeon-Style Technique Damage +0/100/200%.

Yeon-Style Encore

• Press X to consume 1 Dual Meter slot. Gather energy at the tip of your spear and unleash it during the next skill to deal +23/46/70% → +22/44/66% more damage. Once Yeon-Style Encore is used, it cannot be used again until you switch to another stance.

Leap

Piercing Fatal Blow

• Dash Attack Range of Deadly Red Dragon +4 meters and Crit Rate +100%. Outgoing Damage +0/15/30% → -10/+5/+20%.

Skill

Lightning Whisper

• Afterimages of Lightning
  • Lightning Whisper duration +2s → +4s.

Esoteric Skill: Call of the Wind God

• Summon Storm changed as follows:
  • Changes to Normal Mode and removes back attack effect. Slowly calls forth tornado winds from every direction that chases foes for 3s → Summon a Whirlwind in front for 1.5 seconds.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Esoteric Skill Focus

• Esoteric Skill damage +8/16/24 → +10/16/28%.

Flurry Enhancement

• Normal Skill damage +20% → +30%.

Orb's Blessing

• When 16 Esoteric Orbs are consumed, the Z skill can be used, restoring all Esoteric Orbs and next Esoteric Skill's Damage +35/57.5/80%.

Skill

PvE damage of all skills increased by 2.8%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Hypogastric Breathing

• Outgoing damage +2/7/13% → +5/10/16%.

Skill

Barrage Attack

• Damage reduced by 16.7%
• Hyper Awakening gauge gain reduced by 22.3%
• Cooldown reduced from 80s to 60s.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Summon A.C.T

• All damage increases by 2/6/10% → 4.5/9/13.5%

Kindle

• The "Kindle"effect has been changed as follows:
  • Atk. Speed +12% → Damage of normal skills increases by 25%. Cooldown of all skills excluding Barrage Skills, Movement Skills, and Stand Ups -24% → Natural Mana recovery speed increases by 35%.

Leap

Improved Payload

• Reduced the Missile Bombardment duration of Barrage: Steel Rain by 50%.

Explosive

• Max Outgoing Damage 20/40.4/60.8% → 25/46.3/67.5%.
• Increased Stagger of Explosions, the amount of Firepower gauge gained and the amount of Hyper Awakening gauge gained by 25%.

Skill

Blade Storm

• You can Spacebar out of the animation faster.

Charged Shot

• Increased turn speed during charging.
• Changed Quick Aim to "Concussion"
  • Increases Stagger level to [High]

Hawk Shot

• Added Destruction Lv.1

Snipe

• Reduced holding time
• Increased turn speed while holding
• Holding starts immediately after pressing the skill

Lock-On

• Changed skill type from Normal to Point
  • Slide to the cursor position and fire 3 Lock-On arrows.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Death Strike

• Outgoing Damage +4/8/12% → +5/10/15%.

Deep Learning

• Deep Learning effect changed as follows:
  • Deep Learning: Changes to Deep Learning Complete buff at 60/45/30/20/10 → 10 stacks.
  • Deep Learning Complete: Outgoing Damage +3/3/3/4/5% → +1/2/3/4/5%.

Skill

Pulse Fire

• Added Destruction Lv.1

Air Strike

• PvE damage reduced by 39.4%
• PvP damage reduced by 55.5%
• Changed to hit all at once.
• Skill casting speed has been increased, and allows faster skill usage afterward.
• The time between using the skill and the first explosion has been reduced.

Sync Protocol

• Damage increased by 8%
• Missile movement speed increased.
• Missile hit range increased.

Project Titan

• Damage increased by 5.5%

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Skill Upgrade

• Normal, Drone and Joint skill damage +14/23/32%. Air Strike damage increases by 14/23/32%.

Leap

Sync Combination

• Outgoing Damage +0/18/36% → +0/20/40%.

Skill

PvE damage of all skills increased by 6.1%.

Quick Step

• Life Absorption
  • On hit, Atk./Move Speed +5/7.2/9.4/11.6/13.8% for 4/4.2/4.4/4.7/5 seconds → 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 seconds.

Sharpshooter

• Stagger increased from Mid to High.

Perfect Shot

• Stagger increased from Low to Mid.
• Muscle Spasm changed as follows:
  • On Perfect Zone hit, knockdown duration +1s. Increases the skill's Stagger Level to [Mid] → [High].

Focused Shot

• Double Tap changed to "Last Bullet"
  • The damage of the last large-caliber bullet fired is increased by 70.0/85.0/100.0/115.0/130.0%.

Target Down

• Stagger increased from Mid to High.
• Semi-automatic Rifle changed as follows:
  • Shooting Speed +15%. After the first shot, continuously fire without aiming. Damage +25/31/37/43/50% → +45/52/59/67/75%.

Eye of Twilight effect changed as follows:

• Turn back from the attack direction, and mark the closest foe as a dueling target, infliction Eye of Twilight. Move Speed -80% and Attack Speed -40% for 3.5s. After 2s, pull out your revolver and open fire for X Damage, inflicting Stagger [Mid-High] and Weak Point Level 2 to foes affected by Eye of Twilight, or Y Damage to unaffected foes. Eye of Twilight disappears after shooting.
• Stagger changed from Lowest to High.
• Added Destruction Lv.2.

Dead End effect changed as follows:

• Turn back from the attack direction and walk away while holstering the Handgun. Mark the closest foe as a dueling target, inflicting Eye of Twilight. Move Speed -80% and Atk. Speed -40% for 5s. Then, quickly draw the Revolver to fire 6 shots and reload. Immediately fire another 6 shots in rapid succession for X damage, inflicting Stagger [High] and Weak Point Level 2 to foes affected by Eye of Twilight or Y Damage to unaffected foes. Eye of Twilight disappears after the final shot.
• Stagger changed from Low to Highest.
• Added Destruction Lv.2.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Time to Hunt

• Crit Rate of Handgun and Rifle skills increased by 5/10/15%. Stagger of Handgun and Rifle skills increased by 10/20/30%. Shotgun stance cannot be used.

Rifle Expertise

• Crit Rate +10/20/30%. Stagger Damage Bonus 5/10/15%.

Skill

Rhapsody of Light

• Changed the Destruction damage from the last hit to the first hit.

Sonic Vibration

• Stagger increased from Mid to High.

Prelude of Storm

• Added Stagger: Low

Skill

Damage of all skills and basic attacks increased by 2%.

Punishing Strike

• Final Strike
  • Crit Damage +160/180/200/220/240% → +210/232.5/255/277.5/300%.

Explosion

• Final Strike
  • Crit Damage +140/157/174/192/241% → +190/210/230/250/270%.

Doomsday

• Final Strike
  • Crit Damage +160/180/200/220/240% → +210/232.5/255/277.5/300%.

Lava Blast

• PvE damage increased by 24%.

Rushing Glacier

• PvE damage reduced by 10%.
• The additional damage when used in normal state increased from 35% to 50%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Magick Charge

• When using Blink, generate a Magick Charge. Atk. Power +7/14/22% → 8/17/26%. This effect lasts up to 30s → 45s.

Overload has been changed to "Concentrated Magick"

• Arcane Rupture cannot be used, but using Blink generates an additional "Magick Acceleration" effect for 45s. outgoing Damage +0.6/1.2/1.8/2.4/3%. Stacks up to 2 times. At max stacks, Atk. Speed increases by 3/3.5/4/4.5/5%.

Leap

Outburst changed as follows:

• Outgoing Damage from Lava Blast +10/33/55% → -38/25/10%. Crit Damage +40%. When Arcane Rupture is activated, Lava Blast cooldown is reset.

Skill

Blood Marsh

• Skill Type changed from Combo to Point.
• Skill effect changed as follows:
  • Becomes a pool of blood that moves to the mouse location and then rises up, causing a blood explosion. The impact of the explosion attacks nearby enemies 3 times, dealing up to N damage and blowing the enemies away.
• Removed the first attack when the animation starts.
• Damage increased by 11.1%

Ark Passive

Leap

Hell's Frenzy changed as follows:

• Blood Marsh is changed to a normal skill, the casting speed of the preparation action increases by 25.0%, and the damage given to enemies increases by 14.0/28.0/42.0%.

Demon's Ascension changed as follows:

• Gain Push Immunity while casting Blood Marsh, and phase through enemies while moving. Blood explosion occur a total of 9 times, and damage to enemies increases by 18/37/56%.

Skill

PvE damage of all skills increased by 3.8%.

Piercing Wind

• Stormblade changed as follows:
  • Footwork preparation time decreases. Quickly move forward 11 meters, piercing Guardian monsters. Slash at foes while moving, inflicting 10/16/22/28/35% → 20/26/32/38/45% more outgoing Damage.

Whirlpool

• Changed Destruction Lv.1 to Lv.2

Rainstorm

• The attack range of lightning that occurs when the Thunderstorm Warning tripod is applied has been changed to be the same as the attack range of a rain shower.

Strong Wind effect has been changed as follows:

• Swing the umbrella in the direction of the target location, summoning a penetrating wind that inflicts X Damage to nearby foes. The wind strikes up to5 times, inflicting a total of Y Damage and pushing them back.
• The interval between hits when using the Dav Wind tripod has been reduced to match the base skill.

Summer Sunlight

• Reduced the time it takes to be able to perform the next action.

Space Cleave

• Changed so that the attack still occurs after using Spacebar to cancel the animation.
• Reduced the time it takes to be able to perform the next action.

Dazzling Days

• Reduced the time it takes to be able to perform the next action.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Wind Fury changed as follows:

• Sun Shower is enhanced an counts as an Umbrella skill. When using Sun Shower, grant "Wind Fury" buff that lasts for 30 seconds that increases your Atk. and Move Speed by 12%, and a Current Shield that lasts for 4 seconds. Sun Shower Range decreases and Raindrop Meter consumption +50%. No longer applies Attack Power Reduction effect to foes, but allies gain the Wind Fury effect while they're in range of Sun Shower.

Ventilation

• Use an Umbrella Skill, then use another Umbrella Skill within 3s → 4s to recover 4/8/12% of the Max Raindrop Meter.

Sunny Day

• While Sun Shower is active, Weather Skill Damage +11/22/33% → 11/23/35%.

Skill

Reduced PvP damage of all skills except Awakening and Hyper Awakening by 5%.

Claw

• Deadly Claw
  • Changes to a downward slam with both hands which knocks down foes and pulls them in. If the target is an Adventurer, removes one buff an does not trigger a Counterattack when pulling foes in. Outgoing Damage +30/37/44/52/60%, but the pulling attack doesn't trigger a Counterattack.

Fox Illusion

• Hunter Instinct
  • On skill end, Move Speed +20/22.4/24.8/27.4/30% → +10/12.3/14.6/16.9/19.2% for 12/12.5/13/13.5/14s. Move Speed Bonus disappears when Fox Form is removed.

Fox Orb

• Hunter Instinct
  • On skill end, Move Speed +20/22.5/25/27.5/30% → +10/12.3/14.6/16.9/19.2% for 6/6.5/7/7.5/8s. Move Speed Bonus disappears when Fox Form is removed.

Digger Bear

• Ground Shock
  • Instead of overturning the ground, deliver a powerful downward two-handed swing to cause a shockwave within 5 meters stunning foes for 4s → 3s. Outgoing Damage /55/63/72/81/90%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Wild Impulse

• Shapeshift Skill Damage +4/12/20% → +3/9.5/16%.

Phantom Beast Spirit

• With each stack, MP is recovered by 2% and the Cooldown of Phantom Beast and Shapeshift skills except for the Hyper Awakening Technique skill -5%.