KR Balance Patch – June 2025

General

Damage of all skills in PvE (except basic attacks) +3.0%

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Skilled Tactician

• Normal Skill Damage +10/20/30% → 12/24/36%

General

Damage of all skills in PvE (except basic attacks) +5.2%

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Rage Hammer

• When using a Gravity Release SKill, Crit Damage +7/14/21% → 6/12.5/19% based on the amount of Cores consumed.

Skill

Spin Slash

• Damage in PvE has been reduced by 29.5%
• Skill mana cost increased by 17.9%
• Cooldown increased from 6 to 8s
• Flexible Swordcraft changed to "Agile Movement"
  • Agile Movement: Attack Speed increased by 18%
• Vital Point Hit changed to "Law of the Jungle"
  • Law of the Jungle: Damage to Lesser and Normal Foes +80%
• Gravitational Blow
  • Increases the charge up time for the final attack. Inflicts +100% → +50% Damage.
• Law of the Jungle changed to "Flexible Swordcraft"
  • Flexible Swordcraft: Changes to Combo Mode. Allows you to change directions upon attacking and increases damage to foes by 90.0%.
• Excellent Mobility
  • Per attack, advancing distance +1m. Atk. Speed +18%. → Damage to Enemies increases by 90%.

Flash Thrust

• Quick Prep changed to "Magick Control"
  • Magick Control: MP Cost reduced by 67%

Dash Slash

• Powerful Blow changed to "Enhanced Strike"
  • Enhanced Strike: Damage to enemies +76%.
• Ruthless Sprint
  • Ignores Collision with adventures and normal monsters during Sprint. On hit, inflicts 39.6% → 15.3% Damage to foes on the path and knocks them into the air.
• Finishing Strike
  • At the end of the Sprint, slams down the sword with both hands and performs a large spinning slash. Inflicts +145% → 168% Damage.

Flash Slash

• Swift Swordcraft
  • Changes to Normal Skill and does not move forward while attacking. Decreases to 4 → 6 hits. Max Damage +80% → +90%

Executor's Sword

• Challenger's Will
  • Damage to Challenge or higher foes +94.8%. Also, when not in a party, Damage to foes +25%

Execution of Justice

• Acuteness
  • Element is now [Lightning]. Crit Rate +60%. Also, when not in a party, Damage to foes +50%

Light Shock

• Light's Vestige
  • On hit, inflict Light's Vestige on the foe. Damae from all Party Members +10% for 6.0s → 7.0s.

Wrath of God

• Faith Gauge gain increased by 30%.
• Added Paralysis Immunity in PvE
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Call forth the energy of sacred thunder into your weapon and inflict N Damage to nearby foes, increasing the Atk. Power of you and party members within 24m by 6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5/10/11/11.2/11.5/11.7/12% of the buff caster's base attack power for 8 seconds.
  • Note: the percentage corresponds to skill level from 1 to 14.
• Acuteness changed to "Tenacity"
  • Tenacity: On Skill use, grant Push Immunity.
• Tenacity changed to "Magick Control"
  • Magick Control: Mana Cost reduced by 67%
• Faith
  • On hit, Piety Meter +150% while in Normal Mode. → On Skill Hit, gain 5% of max Piety gauge.
• Express Fury
  • Grants +15% of your default Atk. Power for all party members within 24 meters for 8.0s. Overall Atk. Power +6% → The Atk. Power buff based on caster's base attack power increases by an additional 10%.

Heavenly Blessings

• Faith Gauge gain decreased by 25%
• Added Paralysis Immunity in PvE
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Summon the Light's Guardian and inflict N Damage to nearby foes. The guardian blesses all party members within a 24-meter radius. Damage received -11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/20/20/20% for 8s and increases the Atk. Power of you and party members within 24m by 6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5/10/11/11.2/11.5/11.7/12% of the buff caster's base attack power for 8 seconds.
  • Note: the percentages correspond to skill levels from 1 to 14.
• Faith
  • On hit, Piety Meter +75% while in Normal Mode → On Skill Hit, gain 5% of max Piety gauge.
• Valor
  • Grants +15% of your default Atk Power for all party members within 24 meters for 8.0s. Overall Atk. Power +6% → The Atk. Power buff based on caster's base attack power increases by an additional 10%.

Holy Protection

• Maximum skill level increased from 10 to 14.
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Use the power of divine light to create a barrier for 11/12/13/14/15/16/17/18/19/20/20.5/21/21.5/22% of Max HP for all party members within 24 meters for 6s.
• Robust Protection
  • Shield duration -2s. Shield Value +158% → Shield Value +100%.

Alithanes's Judgment

• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • [same as before] ... create a barrier for 80% → 100% of your Max HP for all party members for 10s within a 24-meter radius ... [same as before]

Alithanes's Devotion

• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • [same as before]... creating a barrier equal to 80% → 100% of your Max HP for all party members within a 24-meter radius for 10s. ... [same as before]

Identity

Holy Aura

• Added Status Ailment immunity
• The damage buff also affects you now.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Sacred Duty replaced with Divine Knight

• Divine Knight changed as follows:
  • In Normal Mode, the Piety Meter is always kept at maximum. In the Sacred Executioner state, the Piety Meter does not deplete naturally. While in the Sacred Executioner state, Punish Skill's Damage -15/12.5/10%, but on Crit Hit, outgoing Damage +15/20/25%. Target Weak Point is applied when using a Punish Skill. Crit Hit Damage +8% for 5s for all party members. Holy Aura and Holy Skills can no longer be used while in Normal and Sacred Executioner modes. Sacred Executioner Cooldown +8s.
  • Changed from a 3-level node to a 1-level node, costing 24 Enlightenment points instead of 8 per level.

Piety Training replaced with "Condemnation of Light"

• Condemnation of Light: When a Punish skill hits while in the Sacred Executioner state, there is a 10.0/20.0/30.0% chance that a Sword of Punishment will drop, dealing N damage to the enemy. Up to 1 Sword of Punishment can drop per hit, and when a Sword of Punishment drops, 35 mana is immediately restored.

Judgment replaced with "Piety Training"

• Piety Training: While in the Sacred Executioner state, damage to enemies dealt by Punishment skills increases by 14.0/25.0/36.0%.

Divine Knight replaced with "Judgment"

• Judgment: The skill 'Blade of Judgement' is added, which can be used by pressing the X key in the Sacred Executioner state. In addition, when the Sword of Punishment hits, you are granted the effect of Proof of Faith for 180.0 seconds, and it can be stacked up to 60 times. When the 'Blade of Judgement' skill is used, all stacks of Proof of Faith are consumed, and the damage of the skill increases by 0.5/2.8/5.0% for each stack consumed. However, 'Blade of Judgement' does not drop the Sword of Punishment when it hits.

Enthusiasm replaced with "Chain of Condemnation"

• Chain of Condemnation: When a Punish skill hits while in the Sacred Executioner state, there is a 2.0/4.0/6.0/8.0/10.0% chance that an additional Sword of Punishment will drop. The additional Sword of Punishment can drop up to 1 per hit, and can drop at the same time as the existing Sword of Punishment

Holy Protection effect changed as follows:

• Holy Aura grants Status Ailment Immunity → The Judgment skill is replaced with "Divine Wave", which can be used when pressing the Z skill.
• Added a new gem group for Holy Aura and Divine Wave called "Faith Skill". Existing Holy Aura gems are converted to this new gem.

Godly Grace effect changed as follows:

• When Holy Aura is enhanced and Holy Aura is active, Combat Resource Natural Recovery +5/10/15% for all party members. Aura Range increases by 10/20/30%

Deepening Faith replaced with "Divine Liberation"

• Divine Liberation: Holy Aura and Divine Wave are strengthened. The basic effect of Holy Aura increases by 10.0/15.0/20.0%, and when Divine Wave is used, 10.0% of the Faith Gauge is immediately restored. Holy Aura can be used when the Faith Gauge is 75.0% or higher, and when it ends during use, 70.0% of the remaining Faith Gauge is recovered.

Healing Light replaced with "Quick Salvation"

• Quick Salvation: When using a Holy skill in the Holy Aura state, the cooldown of Divine Wave is reduced by 0.25 seconds. Brand Power increases by 0/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0%

Light's Vestige effect changed as follows:

• When using Holy Aura, leaves Light's Vestige on foes within a 24 meter range for 6/7/8/9/10s → 8s. All Party Member's outgoing Damage +10%. Brand Power increases by 0/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Hawk Support

• When Silverhawk is summoned, Atk. Power +5/10/15% → 6/13/20%

General

PvE damage of Shotgun skills (except Hyper Awakening and basic attacks) increased by 6.5%.

Skills

Rose Blossom (new Time to Hunt skill from previous balance) damage in PvE reduced by 12.8%.

Identity

Holding and Casting skills have been modified to apply the "Quick Scope" effect at the end of the animation.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Sniper's Will

• Grants Sniper's Will up to 3 stacks when using Rifle Skills. When using a Movement Skill, 1 stack of Sniper's Will is removed. [Sniper's Will effect remains the same]

Skill

Sound Shock

• Serenade Gauge gain +33.4%
• Skill mana cost +10.8%
• Cooldown 6s → 8s
• Sacred Shock
  • Element is now [Holy]. Marks foes hit by Sound Shock with Note Brand for 3s → 5s. Damage received from all Party Members +10%.

Stigma

• Brilliant Stigma
  • Element is now [Holy]. Marks foes for 3s → 5s. Damage received from all Party Members +10%
• Melody Increase
  • On Hit, Serenade Meter gained +300% → +100%

Sonatina

• Serenade Gauge gain reduced by 12%
• Damage in PvE reduced by 44%
• Note Brand
  • Element is now [Holy] When hit by Sonatina, the Damage the target receives form all Party Members +10% for 5s → 10s.

Rhapsody of Light

• Note Brand
  • Brand foes hit by Rhapsody of Light for 4s → 5s. Outgoing Damage dealt by al party members +10%

Sonic Vibration

• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • [same as before] ... When you or a party member enters the Sonic Vibration area or residue area, their attack power is increased by 6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5/10/11/11.2/11.5/11.7/12% of the buff caster's base attack power for 2.0 seconds.
• Brilliant Wave changed as follows:
  • Element is now [Holy]. When any party members ente the Sonci Vibration area or aftermath area, Atk. Power +15% of the caster's basic Atk. Power, raising the overall Atk. Power +6% for 2s. → The Atk. Power buff based on caster's base attack power increases by an additional 10%.
• Chain Vibration changed as follows:
  • No longer applies the Atk. Power buff to allies, but Damage to Push-Immune foes +60% → +120%. No longer creates remnants. Lifts notes into the ai before slamming them down once more to attack and inflict Weak Point again.

Rhythm Buckshot

• Serenade Gauge gain increased by 310%
• Stagger changed from [Low] to [Mid]
• Wide-Angle Attack
  • AoE radius +20% → +30%
• Shot Concentration
  • [Same as before] ... Increases Stagger level to Mid → High

Soundholic

• Serenade Gauge gain increased by 12%
• The rotation speed has been changed so it is immediately casted in the specified direction.
• Stagger level changed from Mid to Low
• Magical Healing
  • Recovers MP of you and party members hit by Soundholic by 1% → 0.5%
• Melody Increase
  • On hit, Serenade Meter gained +300% and duration reduced by 50%

Prelude of Storm

• Serenade Gauge gain reduced by 32%

Heavenly Tune

• Added Paralysis Immunity in PvE
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • [same as before] ... and Increases Atk. Power by 6/6.5/7/7.5/8/8.5/9/9.5/10/11/11.2/11.5/11.7/12% of the buff caster's base attack power for 8.0 seconds.
• Intense Tune
  • In additional to existing effects, all party member's Atk. Power +15% of the caster's default Atk. Power, raising overall Atk. Power +6%→ The Atk. Power buff based on caster's base attack power increases by an additional 10%.
• Tune for Me
  • Damage Inflicted +265% and Atk. Power +30% → your Crit Chance is increased by 20% for 20s.

Note Bundle

• Sacred Note
  • Element is now [Holy] Marks the target hit by the Musical Note Bunch for 3s → 5s. Damage received from all party members +10%

Harp of Rhythm

• Note Brand
  • On hit from notes, the Damage the target receives from all Party Members +10% for 3s → 5s.

Guardian Tune

• Max skill level changed from 10 to 14
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Play the harp. Damage to all party members within a 24-meter radius -20/21/22/23/24/25/26/27/28/30/30.5/31/31.5/32% for 8s.

Oratorio

• Damage in PvE increased by 53%
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Play the giant harp and sing with angels, inflicting up to X [Holy] Damage. The explosion causes Y [Holy] Damage and foe Crit Resistance -12% against attacks from all party members for 6s.

Concerto

• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Summon a radiant harp and play with angels, inflicting up to X [Holy] Damage. An explosion causes Y [Holy] Damage and foe Crit Resistance -12% against attacks from all party members for 6s.

Identity

Serenade of Courage

• Added Status Ailment immunity.
• Skill Effect changed as follows:
  • Use all your Bubbles for Damage to foes 15% for 120s regardless of the number of Bubbles spent. Damage by you and all party members in a 24-meter radius +5, 10 or 15% for 8, 12 or 16s, according to the number of bubbles spent.

Serenade of Salvation

• Added Status Ailment immunity.

Tempest

• Improved the animation to be faster
• Improved it so that it can be used right after Serenade of Courage.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Gift of Salvation replaced with "Perfect Harmony"

• Perfect Harmony: When using Serenade of Courage and Salvation, you can obtain 2 stacks of 'Harmony' effect per bubble consumed. Harmony can be stacked up to 7 times, and when fully stacked, it changes to 'Perfect Harmony'. When using a Normal skill except for a Hyper Awakening skill, 1 stack of Perfect Harmony is consumed, reducing the cooldown of the skill used by 3/6/10% and refunding 50% of the consumed mana. You cannot obtain the Harmony effect during Perfect Harmony.
• Perfect Harmony node can be leveled 3 times, each level costing 8 Enlightenment Points.

Desperate Salvation effect changed as follows:

• Serenade of Salvation range +0/10/20% and when Serenade of Salvation's recover effect ends, another recovery effect is activated, recovering 8/16/24% of your Max HP.

Serenade of Tolerance effect changed as follows:

• Max MP +1.6/3.2/4.8/6.4/8% → 8% and Brand Power +0/1/2/3/4%

Serenade of Branding effect changed as follows:

• On using a Serenade of Courage skill, inflicts a Note Brand on all foes within 24 meters. All Party Member's outgoing Damage +10% for 6/7/8/9/10s → 8s and Brand Power +0/1/2/3/4%.

Serenade of Unison effect changed as follows:

• Changes Max Bubbles to 4. Serenade of Salvation Range +0/10/20% When using Serenade of Courage/Salvation, the Major/Minor Chord Skill is applied for 4.0 seconds, and when using the skill, you gain 1 stack of the 'Harmony' effect.
  • Major Code: Increases your natural mana recovery by 25.0% for 8, 12, or 16 seconds depending on the bubble used, and grants you and your party members an effect that increases damage to enemies by 10.0/15.0/20.0% of the basic effect of Serenade of Courage for 8, 12, or 16 seconds.
  • Minor Code: Increases your natural mana regeneration by 25.0% for 8, 12, or 16 seconds depending on the bubble used, and refunds 5.0/10.0/15.0% of the bubble consumed just before.

True Courage has been changed as follows:

• Upon using Serenade of Courage, Crit Rate +3/6/10% → The "Note Brand" effect is changed to an effect that reduces all enemy defense by 12.0%. The damage increase effect applied to yourself and party members from 'Serenade of Courage' and 'Aria' will be changed to an effect that applies to yourself only. The attack power increase effect based on the buff caster's basic attack power from 'Heavenly Performance' and 'Sonic Vibration' will be changed to an effect that increases attack power by 25.0%, but will only be applied to yourself. The recovery effect from Serenade of Salvation will only be applied to yourself.
• The max level of this node is reduced to 1, costing 24 Enlightenment points.

Endless Hymn replaced with "Hymn: Tempest"

• "Hymn: Temptest": After using Serenade of Courage, you can use Tempest and its damage is increased by 0/50/100%.

Hymn of Valor replaced with "Maestro"

• Maestro: Damage to enemies increased by 2/7/12.0%, and Crit Rate increased by 3.0/6.0/10.0%.

Hymn: Tempest replaced with "Tempest Field"

• Tempest Field: Increases damage to enemies by 0/7/14%. When hitting Tempest, restores 0.15, 0.30, 0.45 bubbles based on the consumed bubbles, and creates a Tempest area that deals N, N, N damage up to 4 times. While in the Tempest area, restores your mana up to 32% of your maximum mana up to 4 times.

Vagabond replaced with "Aura of Rage"

• Aura of Rage: Crit Damage + 4/8/12/16/20%

Leap

Ostinato effect changed as follows

• Vivace Damage -22/11/0%. Max strikes +2 → Vivace is now a Normal skill, and drops a powerful bundle of notes at your location, dealing -10/0/+10% damage.

Skill

Damage of all Skills in PvE (except basic attacks) increased by 3.5%

Stats

Spec Coefficient for Shapeshift skill damage changed from 0.365 to 0.355

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Wild Impulse

• Shapeshift Skill Damage +3/9.5/16% → 2/7/13%.