KR Balance Patch – May 2025

Stats

Specialization

The coefficient for Fury Meter gain has changed from 0.8 to 0.6667.

The coefficient for Burst Mode duration has been replaced with Burst Mode effect amplification (this means it scales the Atk. Speed, Move Speed and Crit Rate you get from burst mode).

• Increased Burst Mode effect amplification coefficient: 0.26

Skill

Assault Blade

• Fury Meter gain has been reduced by 20%.
• Focus
  • Fury Meter gain +100.0/112.0/124.0/137.0/150.0% → +50.0/56.0/62.0/68.0/75.0%

Shoulder Charge

• Down Strike replaced with "Quick Prep"
  • Quick Prep: Cooldown reduced by 3.0/3.7/4.4/5.2/6.0 seconds.

Power Break

• Speed up and changed to allow faster use of the next skill
• Damage in PvE +45.0%
• Mana Cost reduced by 10.0%
• Fury Meter gain +80.0%
• The amount of Hyper Awakening gauge obtained reduced by 14.3%
• Cooldown changed from 18s → 15s
• Stagger increased from Low to Mid
• Keen Strike replaced with "Weak Point Enhancement"
  • Weak Point Enhancement: Weak Point Lv. +1
• Nimble Movement has been renamed to "Swift Hands"
• Mind Enhancement has been renamed to "Magick Control"
• Ranged Hit has been changed as follows:
  • Attack Range +20% and damage against foes +30.0/37.0/44.0/52.0/60.0%
• Enhanced Strike has been replaced with "Keen Strike"
  • Keen Strike: Crit Rate +18.0/24.7/31.4/38.2/45.0%, and has a 20.0/22.0/24.0/27.0/30.0% chance to ignore defense.
• Defenseless Target has been replaced with "Cold Heart"
  • Cold Heart: Damage to enemies when not in Burst or Exhaustion state increased by 55.0/63.8/72.6/81.4/90.2%.
• Power Accumulation has been changed as follows:
  • Changes to Charge Mode. Charge Level 1 damage +100.0/110.0/120.0/132.0/144.0% → 60.0/70.0/80.0/90.0/100.0%. Overcharge damage +250.0/267.5/285.0/306.0/327.0% → 140.0/155.0/170.0/185.0/200.0%. Cooldown +18.0s → +15.0s.
• Whirlpool has been changed as follows:
  • (same as before) and in Burst mode, increases damage by 125.0/136.3/147.5/161.0/174.5%.

Tempest Slash has been changed as follows

• Charge 4 meters toward the target location and slash at foes, inflicting X damage and launching them into the air. Use as a combo to deliver a spinning attack, inflicting X and X damage before landing a downward blow, infliction X damage. → Leaps forward like a storm, swings the sword to deal a total of N damage while launching enemies into the air, then powerfully slams down with the greatsword for N damage.
• Changed from [Combo] to [Normal].
• Damage in PvP reduced by 13.2%
• Fury Meter gain +48.0%
• Focus replaced with "Magick Control"
  • Magick Control: Mana cost reduced by 50.0/53.0/57.0/62.0/67.0%.
• Vital Point Hit replaced with "Berserk Enhancement"
  • Berserk Enhancement: When entering Burst Mode, the cooldowns are reset, and while in Burst Mode, damage dealt to enemies is increased by 40.0/47.2/54.8/62.4/70.0%.
• Enhanced Strike has been changed as follows:
  • Outgoing Damage +25.0/31.0/37.0/43.0/50.0% → Outgoing Damage +20.0/26.0/32.0/38.0/45.0%, additionally against staggered targets +20%.
• Driving Hit changed as follows:
  • Changes to Normal Mode. Dash Attack is removed but attack count increases, increasing total damage to foe by +60.0/68.0/76.0/85.6/95.2%. → Leaps low into the air and forcefully slashes downward, creating a storm-like sword aura. Deals up to 56.8/65.2/73.6/82.0/90.4% increased damage.
• Storm Slash changed as follows:
  • AoE Radius +20%. The last attack becomes a 360-degree spinning slash. Outgoing Damage +80.0/89.0/98.0/108.8/119.6% → 60.0/68.0/76.0/85.6/95.2%.

Mountain Crash

• Fury Meter gain +16.0%
• Focus:
  • Fury Meter gain +50.0/56.0/62.0/68.0/75.0% → 30.0/33.0/37.0/41.0/45.0%
• Swift Attack Prep has been changed as follows:
  • When Mountain Crash or the additional ground attack with the Earthquake Shock Skill Tree applied hits, On skill use Atk. Speed 20.0/22.4/24.8/27.4/30.0% for 3.0/3.2/3.4/3.7/4.0s.

Diving Slash

• Fury Meter gain +20.0%
• Focus:
  • Fury Meter gain +50.0/56.0/62.0/68.0/75.0% → 30.0/33.0/37.0/41.0/45.0%

Chain Sword

• Fury Meter gain reduced by 36.0%
• Swift Attack Prep changed as follows:
  • On Hit On skill use, Atk. Speed +20.0/22.4/24.8/27.4/30.0% for 3.0/3.2/3.4/3.7/4.0s.

Wind Blade

• Speed up and changed to allow faster use of the next skill
• The motion of swinging the sword twice has been changed to only be swung once.
• Damage reduced by 28.5%
• Mana Cost reduced by 22%
• Fury Meter gain +3.1%
• Hyper Awakening gauge gain reduced by 30.7%
• Cooldown in PvE reduced from 20s to 13s.
• Cooldown in PvP reduced from 18s to 13s.
• Acceleration
  • On Hit, Move Speed +15.0/17.4/19.8/22.2/24.6% for 5.0/5.2/5.4/5.7/6.0s → 3.0/3.2/3.4/3.7/4.0s.
• Quick Prep has been replaced with "Swift Attack Prep"
  • Swift Attack Prep: On skill use, Atk. speed increases by 15.0/17.4/19.8/22.2/24.6% for 3.0/3.2/3.4/3.7/4.0s.
• Focus
  • Fury Meter gain +80.0/90.0/100.0/110.0/120.0% → +50.0/56.0/62.0/68.0/75.0%.
• Squall has been replaced with "Unstoppable Attack"
  • Unstoppable Attack: Instead of stopping immediately after the attack, spins once more and attacks, dealing a total of 50.0/57.5/65.0/74.0/83.0% increased damage. The second spin attack can change direction.
• Windswift has been changed as follows:
  • Quickly spin and glide, attacking foes in your path. → Spin forward 12 meters.Total Damage +40.0/47.0/54.0/62.4/70.8% and collision with enemies is ignored.

Maelstrom

• Speed up and changed to allow faster use of the next skill.
• Mind Enhancement name has been changed to "Magick Control"
• Focus:
  • Fury Meter gain +50.0/56.0/62.0/68.0/75.0% → 30.0/33.0/37.0/41.0/45.0%
• Flame Spin
  • Increased the size of the last hit by 11.7%

Brave Slash

• Damage in PvE has been reduced by 15.3%
• Fury Meter gain has been reduced by 37.5%

Red Dust effect has been changed as follows:

• Swing your greatsword into the air and create red energy, dealing N damage. For 8s, Atk. Power +N% and on hit, inflicts N damage. On skill use, gain the "Fury" effect for 8 seconds, increasing your Atk. Power +N%.
• Fury Meter gain increased by 40.0%.
• Mind Enhancement has been renamed to "Magick Control"
• Red Shock has been changed as follows:
  • Thrust the greatsword into the ground and create a rift, red energy explodes through the cracks in the rift and blows the enemy away. Damage to foes +120.0/132.0/144.0/157.0/170.0% No longer gains the "Fury" effect, but reduces the cooldown by 12.0s and Outgoing Damage +180.0/192.8/207.2/221.6/236.0%.

Sword Storm

• Speed up and changed to allow faster use of the next skill.

Overdrive effect has been changed as follows:

• Gather the power of rage into your greatsword, then perform a powerful upward slash to deal N damage and knock foes away → Charge a short distance with overwhelming power. Then, spin 360 degrees and slash the enemy, dealing N damage and knocking them down.
• Damage in PvE increased by 45.0%.
• Damage in PvP reduced by 20.7%
• Fury Meter gain increased by 20.0%
• Cooldown in PvP increased from 24s to 30s
• Vital Point Hit replaced with "Swift Hands"
  • Swift Hands: Attack speed increased by 10.0/12.0/14.0/16.0/18.0%.
• Magick Control replaced with "Survival of the Fittest"
  • Survival of the Fittest: Damage to lower and normal monsters increases by 30.0/37.5/45.0/52.5/60.0%.
• Weak Point Detection replaced with "Concussion"
  • Concussion: Changes skill stagger level to [High]
• Sturdy Armor replaced with "Battle Master"
  • Battle Master: Cooldown is reduced by 0.6/0.7/0.8/0.9/1.0 seconds per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 7.2/8.4/9.6/10.8/12.0 seconds.
• Burst Enhancement
  • Cooldown resets when entering Burst Mode. During Burst Mode, Damage +55.0/63.8/72.6/81.4/90.2% → +65.0/74.8/84.5/94.3/104.0%.
• Ruthless replaced with "One Hit Kill"
  • One Hit Kill: Attack range increases by 20.0%, and damage to foes increases by 50.0/57.0/64.0/72.0/80.0%
• Limit Break replaced with "Whirlwind Slash"
  • Whirlwind Slash: Changes to Charge Mode and no longer blows enemies away. On Overcharge, a windstorm-like slash effect is created at the strike location, dealing 68.0/77.0/86.0/96.5/107.0% increased total damage and launching hit enemies into the air.

Bloody Rush

• Damage in PvE +5.6%

Identity

Burst Mode

• Duration in PvE increased from 24s to 30s
• The effect has been changed as follows:
  • Movement speed increases by 20%, attack speed increases by 20%, and critical hit chance increases by 60% → 30%.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Physical Awakening changed as follows:

• Recover 8.0/10.0/12.0/14.0/16.0% MP when entering Burst or Mayhem mode. Outgoing Damage +0/1.0/2.0/3.0/4.0%. → Increases damage to enemies by 0.8/1.6/2.4/3.2/4.0%. When hitting with an attack while in a Burst or Mayhem state, restore 0.2/0.3/0.4/0.5/0.6% of maximum mana once every 0.5 seconds.

Berserker Technique has been replaced with "Burst Enhancement"

• Increases damage to enemies by 7.0/14.0/21.0% during Burst Mode. Gains the 'Fury' effect during Burst, increasing attack power by 24.0% and natural mana recovery by 40.0/50.0/60.0%

Fury Consumption

• While in Burst or Mayhem states, using normal skills, Bloody Rush, or Dark Rush consumes 5.0/10.0/15.0/20.0/25.0% → 15.0% of the base cooldown as Rage Gauge. In return, the damage dealt to enemies is increased by 1.5/3.0/4.5/6.0/7.5% → 2.4/3.4/4.4/5.4/6.4%.

Burst Enhancement has been replaced with "Berserker Technique"

• Damage to enemies increases by 0/2.0/4.0%, Bloody Rush can now be used 3 times in Burst mode, and each use grants an increasingly powerful Bloody Rush. Bloody Rush damage increases by 0/10.0/20.0%, and can be used more quickly when chained with other skills. When using a normal skill in Burst mode, the cooldown of Bloody Rush is reduced by 9.0 seconds, and the Burst mode ends when the 3rd Bloody Rush is used.

Leap

Mutilate effect changed as follows

• Blood Slash no longer leaves a sword remnant, but consecutive slashes are faster. Damage to enemies is increased by 12.0/26.0/40.0%, and an additional 6.0/12.0/18.0% when in Mayhem state.

Fury Cycle

• Damage from Blood Slash +0.0/18.0/36.0% → +5.0/25.0/45.0% and Blood Slash Cooldown -9.0s upon entering Burst and Mayhem modes.

Fury Amplification effect changed as follows:

• Fury Method changes to a [Charged] skill and deals 5.0/28.0/50.0% increased damage when charged. In Burst mode, Charge Lv. +1 and speed increases, and when overcharged, deals 36.5/66.4/95.0% increased damage.

Skill

Lightning Kick

• Elemental Gauge gain increased by 119.0%
• Cooldown in PvP increased from 9s to 12s
• Easy Target replaced with "Quick Prep"
  • Quick Prep: Cooldown reduced by 3.0 seconds , damage to enemies +0/5.0/10.0/15.0/20.0%.

Wind's Whisper

• Grant the blessing of wind to all party members within a 24-meter radius, increasing Move Speed by 11.0% and Atk. Speed by 5.5% for 6s → 8s.
• Blessing of the Wind
  • On skill use, Atk. Speed +8.0/9.2/10.4/11.6/12.8% for 6s → 8s.
• Protection of the Wind
  • On skill use, incoming damage -25.0/27.5/30.0/32.8/35.5% for 6s → 8s. The effect expires upon receiving 1 incoming attack.
• Oath of the Wind
  • On skill use, MP Natural Recovery speed +20.0/21.2/22.4/23.6/25.0% for 6s → 8s.
• Ready Attack
  • Atk. Power + 30.0/33.6/37.2/40.8/44.4% for 6s → 8s.

Roar of Courage effect changed as follows

• Let out a battle cry, inflicting X damage and pushing surrounding foes away. When using the skill, Crit Rate +2.0% for 6s → 8s.
• Supreme Ruler Afterimage
  • Roar of Courage Duration +3s → +4s.

Esoteric Skill: Spiral Impact

• Damage increased by 5.0%

Esoteric Skill: Call of the Wind God

• Damage in PvE increased by 17.0%
• Damage in PvP decreased by 16.6%
• Base Movement speed while using the skill increased by 30%
• Earth Storm
  • Element is now [Earth]. No longer pulls in foes. Creates a great dust Storm, Damage to enemies +5.0/10.0/15.0/20.0/25.0%. Damage to Challenge foes or lower +30%.
• Growth Attack replaced with "Weak Point Detection"
  • Weak Point Detection: Damage to push-immune enemies increased by 45.0/53.5/62.1/70.7/79.2%.
• Over Revolution changed as follows:
  • Tornado winds duration +1s, increases the number of attacks by 4, and damage to foes +15.0/21.0/27.0/33.0/40.0%, excluding the blast damage from the Raging Storms tripod.
• Raging Storms
  • Tornado winds disperse in a powerful blast. Upon expiring, inflicts Damage equal to 60.0/68.4/76.8/85.8/94.8% → 100.0/111.0/122.0/133.0/144.0% of base skill damage before knocking foes into the air.
• When the Raging Storms tripod is applied, the stagger damage and Hyper Awakening gauge gain from the resulting detonation increased by 66.7%

Esoteric Skill: Blast Formation

• Damage in PvE reduced by 16.0%

Esoteric Skill: Thunderclap Kick

• Damage increased by 6.4%

Charging Steps (Spacebar)

• Distance traveled when casting +1m

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Esoteric Skill Preparation effect changed as follows

• Gathers Esoteric Energy each time a Normal Skill is used. At two stacks, the damage of the next skill you use increases by 2.0/4.0/6.0/8.0/10.0% .

Skill

Spiral Flame

• The casting speed of the preparation action has been increased.

Skill

• The amount of Ancient Energy generated in PvP by all skills has been reduced by 9.0%.

Fleeting Gale Bird

• Skill type changed from [Normal] to [Summon]
• Damage in PvE increased by 32.0%
• Ancient Energy gauge gain reduced by 60%.
• Accumulated Energy
  • Ancient Energy can no longer be obtained while Holding. If Holding is maintained until the end, grants an 80% chance to obtain 1 Elemental Orb. When applying the "Free Flight" tripod, obtain 0.2 Elemental Orbs when the skill starts.
• Nimble Movement
  • (same as before). When "Free Flight" Tripod is applied, movement speed increases by 10.0/11.8/14.5/17.3/20.0% for 3.0/3.2/3.4/3.7/4.0 seconds when the skill starts.
• Wisdom of the Mage changed to "Free Flight"
  • Free Flight: Converts skill to normal type. Summons a group of galebirds forward for 3.0 seconds, dealing 15.0/21.0/27.0/33.0/40.0% increased total damage. Summoner can move freely during the skill.
• When applying the "Free Flight" tripod, the flock of birds no longer causes paralysis in PvP.
• Mother Gale Bird
  • After Holding 0.5s or longer, release to send off an additional Mother Gale Bird, inflicting +80.0/89.6/99.2/109.6/120.0% of base damage. When the Free Flight Tripod is applied, the Mother Gale Bird is sent out after the flock attack ends.

Steed Charge

• Skill type changed from [Normal] to [Summon]
• Damage in PvE increased by 60.0%

Winged Spirit

• Skill type changed from [Normal] to [Summon]
• Communication replaced with "Spinning Assault"
  • Spinning Assault: Becomes a [Point] toggle skill. Cooldown is reduced by 8.0 seconds. Summoned spirit lasts up to 12.0 seconds, damage increases 2.0/4.0/6.0/8.0/10.0% every second (up to 3 stacks). Consumes 1% max mana every second (up to 5 times). If canceled early, cooldown is further reduced based on uptime.
• When applying the "Spinning Assault" tripod, the flock of birds no longer causes paralysis in PvP.

Water Elemental

• Skill type changed from [Normal] to [Summon]
• Added Lv.1 Weak Point

Shurdi

• Thrilling Light
  • Base Damage of the explosion increased by 27.0%
• The explosion damage increase according to the level of the 'Thrilling Light' tripod has been changed as follows:
  • 0/15.0/30.0/45.0/61.0% → 0/12.0/24.0/36.0/48.0%

Pauru

• Ancient Energy gain reduced by 40%
• Cooldown in PvP reduced from 35s to 30s.
• Blue Flame Pauru
  • (same as before). Pauru - Flame Breath gets Lv.1 Weak Point.

Maririn

• Ancient Energy gain reduced by 35%
• Cooldown in PvP reduced from 53s to 45s.

Judge Kelsion

• Increased the max. range of Judge Kelsion attacks.

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Elemental's Harmony changed as follows

• Basic attacks of Maririn, Pauru, Elcid, Shurdi, Igna, and Kelsion are strengthened, and damage of summon skills +13.0/26.0/40% Damage +16.0/24.0/32.0%.

Fruits of Empathy changed as follows

• Akir skill is changed to Akir Rampage. When using Akir Rampage, you gain the Akir Rampage effect for 16.0 seconds, and Maririn, Pauru, Elcid, Shurdi, Igna, and Kelsion's damage to enemies increases by 8.0/14.0/20.0%, their attack speed increases to the maximum, and their attack cycle is shortened. After using Akir Rampage skill, you enter overload state for 45.0 seconds and cannot use Akir Rampage again for that perido. In addition, the damage to enemies from summon skills increases by 0/5.0/10.0%.

Skill

Grind Chain

• Stagger changed from [Low] to [Mid]

Spinning Weapon

• Stagger changed from [Low] to [Mid]

Ark Passive

Leap

Malicious Authority changed as follows

• Changed to [Normal] type, and changed to a form where energy is gathered in both hands and a strong stab is made. The direction can be changed at the moment of attack, and the damage to the enemy increases by 14.0/28.0/42.0%.

Skill

Downward Strike

• Weakness Exposure replaced with "Magick Control"
  • Magick Control: Mana cost reduced by 50.0/53.0/57.0/62.0/67.0%.

Thick Fog

• Cooldown reduced from 16s to 14s
• Mana Cost reduced by 7.3%
• Skill casting speed has been increased
• The distance to move backwards was reduced from 6m to 3.6m
• Swift Fingers replaced with "Weakness Exposure"
  • Weakness Exposure: On hit, foe Crit Resistance to attacks by all Party Members -10.0% for 12.0s.

Dazzling Days

• Damage increased by 9.5%

Ark Passive

Enlightenment

Dazzling Days

• On using a Weather Skill while Sun Shower is active, gain the Rainbow effect, which stacks up to 5 → 4 times. While Rainbow is active, press X to use Dazzling Days. Dazzling Days damage +10.0/40.0/70.0% → +10.0/45.0/80.0% according to the number of Rainbow Effect stacks.