Difference between revisions of "Class Mechanic Changes"

Burning

• Deals fixed (1000 + 3% of MaxHP) damage every 3 seconds. Damage can not be reduced.
• Reduce 25% MDEF
• Burning Status now has a minimum duration of 3 seconds instead of 10 seconds.
• Duration is reduced by AGI, and slightly reduced by LUK
• Boss monsters are immune to Burning
• Burning damage is not considered as damage from player (counts as Kill Steal), and as such will reduce the experience given from the monster.
• If the last hit on a monster is from burning damage, it will not count towards a quest kill count.

Deep Sleep

• Chat is disabled
• 2% of maximum HP/SP is recovered each second
• Damage from the next attack is amplified by 1.5x
• Duration is reduced by Base Level and INT
• Deep Sleep now has a minimum duration of 3 seconds instead of 5 seconds.

Frost

• Reduce movement speed by 30%
• Reduce attack speed by 30%
• Reduce Hard Def by 30% (10% on monsters)
• Duration is reduced by VIT and DEX
• Frost now has a minimum duration of 3 seconds instead of 6 seconds.

Marsh of Abyss

• Remove speed boosting skill effects and items
• Reduce movement speed by 10 to 50%
• Decrease AGI, DEX and FLEE
• Marsh of Abyss now has a minimum duration of 3 seconds instead of 5 seconds.

Stasis

• Similar to silence where it seals usage of certain skills
• Duration is reduced by VIT and DEX
• Stasis now has a minimum duration of 3 seconds instead of 5 seconds.

Sword Mastery

• Scaling changed from 4*skill level to 10*skill level damage when using daggers and 1h swords

Two-Handed Sword Mastery

• Scaling changed from 4*skill level to 15*skill level damage when using 2h swords

Spear Mastery

• Original Scaling: (4 + 1 if mounted)*skill lvl damage when using any spears
• New Scaling: (10 + 2 if mounted)*skill lvl damage when using 1h spears
• New Scaling: (15 + 3 if mounted)*skill lvl dmg when using 2h spears

Pierce

• Original Scaling: 100+(10*skill lvl) damage with a (5*skill lvl) bonus to HIT
• New Scaling: 100+(20*skill lvl) damage with a (10*skill lvl) bonus to HIT

Brandish Spear

• Adds a new (5*skill lvl) bonus to HIT
• No longer lowers defense during casting

Spear Stab

• Adds a new (5*skill lvl) bonus to HIT

Bowling Bash

• Bowling Bash's second hit is much easier and forgiving to activate compare to official behavior

Charge Attack

• No longer has a damage cap based on distance

Spear Mastery

• Original Scaling: (4 + 1 if mounted)*skill lvl damage when using any spears
• New Scaling: (10 + 2 if mounted)*skill lvl damage when using 1h spears
• New Scaling: (15 + 3 if mounted)*skill lvl dmg when using 2h spears

Demon Bane

• Original Scaling: (3 + 0.04*(base level + 1)) dmg on demons and undead per skill level
• New Scaling: 15 * skill level dmg on demons and undead

Divine Protection

• Original Scaling: Reduces damage from Undead property and Demon family monsters by (3*SkillLV)+[0.04*(BaseLV + 1)].
• New Scaling: Reduces damage from Undead property and Demon family monsters by (3*SkillLV)+4.

Holy Cross

• Skill scaling is doubled if using a 2 handed spear

Grand Cross

• Original Scaling: 100+(40*skill lvl) damage; self-inflicted damage is (20% of current HP)+(100+(40*skill lvl))*(ATK+MATK)/2
• New Scaling: 100+(50*skill lvl); self-inflicted damage is (20% of current HP)+(100+(50*skill lvl))*(ATK+MATK)/3
• Always hits the target 3 times
• Does not lower defense during cast

Spear Quicken

• Can be used by both 1h spear and 2h spear
• Passively increases the ASPD of 2h spear by 0.5% per skill lvl

Sacrifice (Matyr's Reckoning)

• Original Scaling: 100% + (10 * (skill level -1)) of sacrificed HP as damage
• New Scaling: 100% + 10% per skill level of sacrificed HP as damage
• Sacrifice lasts 10 attacks instead of 5 attacks

Shield Chain

• Shield weight and shield refine contribution to damage are tripled.
• Crusader Link also affects Shield Chain to double damage and make Shield Chain unmissable.

Arrow Crafting

• Please see Arrow Crafting for the expanded list of possible arrow crafts

Beast Bane

• Original Scaling: 4 dmg * skill level on brute and insect; if hunter soul linked, then add your STR as dmg
• New Scaling: 12 * skill level dmg on brute and insect; if hunter soul linked, then add double your STR as dmg; damage bonus capped by your base level

Blitz Beat

• Original Scaling: ([DEX/10] + [INT/2] + 3*Steel Crow SkillLV + 40)*2) as damage
• New Scaling: ([DEX/10] + [INT] + 3*Steel Crow SkillLV + 40)*2) + [INT] as damage

Claymore Trap

• Damage is multiplied for every target that the trap hits in the same hit

Land Mine

• Damage is multiplied for every target that the trap hits in the same hit

Blast Mine

• Damage is multiplied for every target that the trap hits in the same hit

Freezing Trap

• Damage is multiplied for every target that the trap hits in the same hit

Falken Assault

• Inherits the damage changes from Blitz Beat

Musical Lesson

• Original Scaling: 3 dmg * skill level when using instruments
• New Scaling: 10 dmg * skill level when using instruments (effect of the skill on songs do not change)

Musical Strike

• Original: SP cost is 1/3/5/7/9
• New Scaling: SP cost is 1/2/3/4/5

Assassin Cross of Sunset

• Gunslinger weapon receives the ASPD boost from the song
• Only bows are unaffected by the song

Dance Lesson

• Original Scaling: 3 dmg * skill level when using whips
• New Scaling: 10 dmg * skill level when using whips (effect of the skill on songs do not change)

Sling Arrow

• Original: SP cost is 1/3/5/7/9
• New Scaling: SP cost is 1/2/3/4/5

Slow Grace

• Can dispel NPC_AGIUP ability

Humming

• Original effect: Provide +2 HIT per skill level to all allies in the area
• New effect: +3 HIT per skill level to all allies in the area

Wink of Charm

• Original effect: only works on demihumans, angels and demons monsters
• New effect: now works on any non-boss monster

Increase Agility

• The skill no longer has a cast requirement of 15 HP

Demon Bane

• Old Scaling: (3 + 0.04*(base level + 1)) dmg on demons and undead per skill level
• New Scaling: 15 * skill level dmg on demons and undead

Mace Mastery

• Old Scaling: 3*skill level dmg when using maces
• New Scaling: 10*skill level dmg when using maces

Safeguard/Slow Poison

• Slow Poison renamed to Safeguard with completely new effect
• Negates the current HP/SP regen disabling effect of any current bleed/burning/toxic/deadly poison/blood sucking/cold status and allows HP/SP regeneration during those statuses

Gloria

• Duration increased from 10/15/20/25/30 seconds to 30/60/90/120/150s seconds; After-cast delay decreased from 2s to 1s

Magnus Exorcismus

• Damage in-between waves only takes 2s for Magnus Exorcismus to rearm and damage the enemy again, down from 3s

Priest Link

• New effect: On top of the usual bonuses to Holy Light, the skill Blessing and Increase Agi will have an AoE effect if it's casted on a player character. This AoE will apply regardless of the player's party membership.

Iron Hands

• Old Scaling: 3*skill level dmg when using knuckles
• New Scaling: 10*skill level dmg when using knuckles

Spirits Recovery

• Old Scaling: 4 HP and 2 SP per SkillLV + scaling based on max hp/sp for bonus regen
• New Scaling: 20 HP and 3 SP per SkillLV + scaling based on max hp/sp for bonus regen

Spirit Spheres (from Summon Spirit Sphere)

• Old Scaling: each sphere provides 3 damage
• New Scaling: each sphere provides 5 damage

Triple Attack

• Old Scaling: Activation rate is 30% at level 1, but activate rate drops by 1% as you level up the skill for more damage
• New Scaling: Activation rate is always 25% at all levels
• New effect: skill can crit

Chain Combo

• Old Scaling: SP cost is 11/12/13/14/15
• New Scaling: SP cost is 10 at all levels
• New effect: skill can crit; skill deals splash damage under the effect of Monk Link

Combo Finish

• Old Scaling: SP cost is 11/12/13/14/15
• New Scaling: SP cost is 10 at all levels
• New effect: skill can crit

Tiger Knuckle Fist

• Old Scaling: SP cost is (2+2*SkillLV)
• New Scaling: SP cost is 2+SkillLV
• New effect: skill can crit; skill deals splash damage under the effect of Monk Link

Chain Crush Combo

• Old Scaling: SP cost is (2+2*SkillLV)
• New Scaling: SP cost is 2+SkillLV
• New effect: skill can crit; skill deals splash damage under the effect of Monk Link

Steal

• It is now possible to steal items in a monster's item slot 8, 9 and 10 (which is usually the card slot), which is utilized in heRO but not by official monsters.
• Steal order is randomized: the order of the items listed in the database do not matter
• Formula changed such that the difference of your dex vs the enemy's dex is doubled; dex is now more important to the success of Steal

Double Attack

• Double Attack can trigger Critical Hits

Envenom

• Damage increased by 25%
• poison chance changed from (10+4*SkillLV)% to SkillLV*SkillLV % (such that max level envenom is base 100% poison)

Katar Mastery

• Original Scaling: 3*skill lvl damage when using katars
• New Scaling: 15*skill lvl damage when using katars

Left Hand Mastery

• Original Scaling: Damage on the left-hand weapon while dual wielding is (30+10*SkillLV)% of left hand weapon
• New Scaling: Damage on the left-hand weapon while dual wielding is (75+5*SkillLV)% of left hand weapon
• Passively increases overall damage of dual wielding by 2.5% per skill lvl, to a max of 12.5%

Right Hand Mastery

• Original Scaling: Damage on the right-hand weapon while dual wielding is (30+10*SkillLV)% of right hand weapon
• New Scaling: Damage on the right-hand weapon while dual wielding is (75+5*SkillLV)% of right hand weapon
• Passively increases overall damage of dual wielding by 2.5% per skill lvl, to a max of 12.5%

Enchant Poison

• Original Effect: lasts (15+15*skill lvl)s, has a (2.5 + 0.5*skill lvl) chance to poison (max 7.5% chance to poison)
• New Effect: lasts (90*skill lvl)s, has a (2 + skill lvl) chance to poison (max 12% chance to poison)

Venom Dust

• No longer requires Red Gemstone
• Inflicts Deadly Poison instead of Poison

Sonic Blow

• Has the effect of the old Sonic Acceleration built in to the skill

Critical Mastery (Sonic Acceleration)

• Reworked for new effect: increase the damage of critical attacks by 10%

Poison React

• old number of counters: 1/1/2/2/3/3/4/4/5/6
• new number of counters: 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16/18/20
• old duration: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45 / 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 sec
• new duration: 30s per level (5 min at max level)
• old counter chance: always 50%
• new counter chance: 45 + 5% per level
• damage scaling: 30% bonus dmg per level => 40% bonus dmg per level

Venom Splasher

• Old damage formula: 400 + 50 * skill level + 20 * level of poison react
• New damage formula: 400 + 70 * skill level + (30 * skill level if using a dagger in any hand). With at least one dagger equipped, max damage is 1400% instead of 1100%
• In other word: the poison react bonus is always present, with an additional damage bonus for using daggers
• Affected by Enchant Deadly Poison's attack bonus (currently, it gets no benefit from EDP)
• Explosion timer: always 3s
• Re-arm cooldown: always 3s
• No HP requirement on target: Venom Splasher can be used on any target
• Bomb is de-armed if the caster dies or leaves the map
• In GvG, Venom Splasher is always treated as "Physical ranged attack" for the purpose of GvG damage reductions

Soul Breaker

• Original Scaling: physical damage portion is ATK * Skill lvl. Misc (int) damage portion is (Skill lvl * player's INT) * 5 + 500-1000.
• New Scaling: physical damage portion is ATK * (Skill lvl + 1). Misc (int) damage portion is (Skill lvl * player's INT) * 10 + 1000-1500.

Create Deadly Poison

• Skill is always successful, regardless of your stats

Meteor Assault

• Has no cast time and no after-cast delay, similar to grimtooth
• Can be used during Hiding (but not Cloaking)
• Is now affected by Enchant Deadly Poison's attack bonus
• Is now affected by damage % cards (from both weapons if dual wielding)
• If dual dagger is not used, damage is REDUCED by 10% per level (down to 330% at max level)
• Range increased from 5x5 to 7x7

Steal Coin

• Dex and Luk's influence on success rate are doubled

Back Stab

• Original Scaling: 300 + 40 * skill level, halved for bows (max 700)
• New Scaling: 300 + 70 * skill level, halved for bows (max 1000)
• Has a (5 + 2*SkillLV)% to stun

Raid

• Original chance to inflict status: 10+3*SkillLV
• New chance to inflict status: 10+5*SkillLV
• Range increased from 3x3 to 5x5

Graffiti

• Graffiti cannot be used on or near Land Protector to dispel Land Protector

Cart Revolution

• The damage of Cart Revolution no longer depends on the weight of your cart: the damage always assume as if your cart is full

Identify

• SP Cost: 10 => 1

Mammonite

• SP Cost: 5 => 2
• Mammonite can deal Critical damage

Pushcart

• Speed penalty is less severe at earlier levels

Maximize Power

• Maximize Power is not removed upon death

Weapon Perfection

• Change the duration from 10s/20s/30s/40s/50s to 30s/60s/90s/120s/150s

Repair Weapon

• All repairs uses Steel, regardless of the Weapon Level of the broken weapon

Overthrust

• Will not break your weapons, regardless of weapon type
• Change the duration from 20s/40s/60s/80s/100s to 30s/60s/90s/120s/150s

Unfair Trick

• New effect: reduces the cost of Mammonite (and Throw Zeny) by 10% per level
• New effect: reduces the cost of Cart Termination and Maximum Overthrust by 10% per level beyond the first level of this skill
• Unfair Trick cannot lower these skills beyond a cost of 1 zeny, regardless of level

Greed

• SP Cost: 10 => 1

Ore Discovery

• Iron Ore replaced by Iron; Iron's original chance is split to steel, rough elunium, rough oridecon, and the 4 lower tier elemental stones

Cart Termination

• SP Cost: 15 => 5
• The damage of Cart Termination no longer depends on the weight of your cart: the damage always assume as if your cart is full

Maximum Overthrust

• SP Cost: 15 => 5
• Will not break your weapons, regardless of weapon type

Potion Pitcher

• If you don't have regular red/orange/yellow/white/blue potions but you have their corresponding Light version of the Potion, Potion Pitcher will still work by pitching Light version of the Potion instead. The game will prioritize pitching "fat" potions before Light Potions. Light Potions do not affect the healing values of the skill at all.

Axe Mastery

• Old Effect: 3 * skill lvl dmg when using any axes
• New Effect: 10 * skill lvl dmg when using 1h axes and 15 * skill lvl dmg when using 2h axes

Demonstration

• Now uses "Small Flammable Flask" as catalyst, which can be bought from NPC stores for 200z.
• Skill ratio improved: 100 + 20 per skill level => 100 + 40 per skill level

Acid Terror

• Now uses "Small Acidic Flask" as catalyst, which can be bought from NPC stores for 100z.
• Skill ratio improved: 100 + 40 per skill level => 100 + 60 per skill level
• Armor break ratio: 3:7:10:12:13 => 4:7:10:13:16%

Summon Marine Sphere

• For every 15 points of max HP you possess, add 1 HP to your Marine Sphere for every level of Summon Marine Sphere mastered. (At max level of marine sphere, the sphere inherit a third of your max HP.)
• When hit by the skill Cart Revolution, Marine Sphere will also attempt to detonate immediately
• When hit by the skill hit by Fire Bolt, Marine Spheres will detonate instantly, with no cast time.
• When hit by the skill Magnum Break or Demonstration, they will cast snap/body relocation to any cell within a 9x9 area, and detonate 2 seconds after.

Bio Cannibalize

• For every 5 points of STR you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) STR to your plants.
• For every 5 points of AGI you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) AGI to your plants.
• For every 5 points of INT you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) INT to your plants.
• For every 5 points of VIT you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) VIT to your plants.
• For every 5 points of LUK you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) LUK to your plants.
• For every 15 points of HIT you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) DEX to your plants.
• For every 5 points of ATK you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) atk to your plants.
• For every 10 points of max HP you possess, add (skill level of Summon Flora) max HP to your plants. (At max level of plants, the plants inherit roughly half of your max HP)

Unfair Trick

• New effect: reduces the cost of Mammonite (and Throw Zeny) by 10% per level
• New effect: reduces the cost of Cart Termination and Maximum Overthrust by 10% per level beyond the first level of this skill
• Unfair Trick cannot lower these skills beyond a cost of 1 zeny, regardless of level

Twilight Alchemy 2

• No longer requires particular party member in the party for the skill to work

Twilight Alchemy 3

• No longer requires particular party member in the party for the skill to work
• No longer creates any alcohol as alcohol is easier to obtain via other methods. The alcohol created here is excessive and unhelpful.

Emergency Escape

• Aftercast delay changed to 5 seconds per level (Level 5 - 25 Second Delay)

Mental Change

• Aftercast delay reduced to 25 seconds at all levels
• Lowers Lif's flee by 20 (which still results in a net gain of 30 Flee for a typical heRO Lif compare to vanilla pre-re server's Lif)

Bulwark

• SP cost decreased to be 20 at all levels.
• Change the duration from 40s/35s/30s/25s/20s to 60s at all levels.

Adamantium Skin

• Instead of 2% hp, 5% hp regen and 4 hard def per level, it's boosted to 3% hp, 10% hp regen and 6 hard def per level. (50% boost in effectiveness)

Bloodlust

• Atk boost: 130%/140%/150% => 140%/170%/200%
• Leech chance: 3%/6%/9% => 100% all levels (constantly activate)
• Leech amount: 20 all levels => 10+10 per level (20%/30%/40%)
• Cooldown reduced to 0: skill can be re-casted at any time in case the buff is dispelled for any reason (such as death)

Fleet Move

• Cooldown changed to 55+5*Skill Lv seconds

Overclock

• Cooldown changed to 55+5*Skill Lv seconds

Fireball

• Old Scaling: (70+10*SkillLV)% MATK per hit (max 170%)
• New Scaling: 100 + 20 * SkillLV% MATK (max 300%)

Thunderstorm

• Old Scaling: 80% of MATK per level
• New Scaling: 100% of MATK per level

Sight Trasher

• Old Scaling: (100+20*SkillLV)% MATK (300% at lv 10)
• New Scaling: (100+30*SkillLV)% MATK (400% at lv 10)
• New effect: radius increased by 1 cell, and after cast delay changed from 2s to 1s

Frost Nova

• Old effect: (100+skill_lv*10)* 2 / 3 - 100 MATK on hit; cast time is 6s, and every 2 level after the first level reduce cast time by 0.5s (4s at lv 10)
• New effect: (100+skill_lv*10) - 100 MATK on hit; cast time drastically lowers per level down to 1.5s at lv 10

Fire Pillar

• New effect: damage is multiplied by the number of targets hit

Amplify Magic Power

• The cast time of Amplify Magic Power is affected by status effects, such as Suffragium (but still not affected by Dex)

Napalm Vulcan

• Damage is no longer split by number of targets hit

Gravitational Field

• New effect: ASPD debuff from this skill is doubled
• Note: skill is temporarily disabled in Town and GvG maps due to bug where it does not lock down the caster at the moment

Advanced Book

• Old Effect: 3 * skill lvl dmg when using book weapons
• New Effect: 10 * skill lvl dmg when using book weapons

Free Cast

• The penalty for moving while casting is decreased at starting level. At max level, the speed is very slightly increased compare to original speed.

Auto Spell

Change for Auto Spell is extensive.
Automatically cast a magic spell while performing a normal attack. Spells cast through Autospell cost 1/2 of the spell's SP cost. The caster is required to learn the selected spell of Autospell and the max level of the casted spell is limited to to SkillLV of Auto Spell (see below.) The spell can be cast at 2 levels lower (50% chance) and 1 level lower (35% chance) than the maximum castable level. Bolt spells in the description refer to Cold, Fire and Lightning Bolt. Below are the list of possible highest level spells casted for each level of Autospell

• Level 1: lv 3 napalm beat
• Level 2: lv 1 bolt
• Level 3: lv 2 bolt
• Level 4: lv 3 bolt
• Level 5: lv 4 bolt
• Level 6: lv 5 bolt, lv 1 soul strike
• Level 7: lv 6 bolt, lv 2 soul strike
• Level 8: lv 7 bolt, lv 3 soul strike, lv 1 fire ball
• Level 9: lv 8 bolt, lv 4 soul strike, lv 2 fire ball
• Level 10: lv 9 bolt, lv 5 soul strike, lv 3 fire ball, lv 1 frost diver

Sage Link continues to change Auto Spell to 100% chance to cast the maximum level of spells casted.

Abracadabra

• Vending, Arrow Crafting, Pharmacy, or Flag Graffiti will not be used as a possible skill out of Abracadabra

Run

• New effect: on a BG map, Run immediately grants the strength bonus instead of initiating the Run movement

Whirlwind Kick

• Old effect: (160+20*SkillLV)% ATK
• New effect: (160+35*SkillLV)% (total 405%). Bonus scaling if unarmed: 15 * skill level (so 510% for unarmed at max level)

Axe Kick

• Old effect: (160+20*SkillLV)% ATK
• New effect: (160+35*SkillLV)% (total 405%). Bonus scaling if unarmed: 15 * skill level (so 510% for unarmed at max level)

Roundhouse Kick

• Old effect: (190+30*SkillLV)% ATK
• New effect: (190+50*SkillLV)% (total 540%). Bonus scaling if unarmed: 20 * skill level (so 680% for unarmed at max level)

Counter Kick

• Old effect: (190+30*SkillLV)% ATK
• New effect: (190+55*SkillLV)% (total 540%). Bonus scaling if unarmed: 20 * skill level (so 680% for unarmed at max level)

Fohn Wind

The Taekwon calls upon a protective gale that complements Warm Wind. This passive ability grants the Taekwon a 10% elemental resistance based on their attack element granted by Warm Wind. This resistance stack additively to equipment and cards.

Fire: Earth resistance
Earth: Wind resistance
Water: Fire resistance
Wind: Water resistance
Ghost: Ghost resistance
Shadow: Holy resistance
Holy: Shadow resistance

Learn Fohn Wind at /navi odin_tem01 262/90. Master the elements by defeating 10 of each Plasmas in the area by utilizing the correct elements in your attacks.

Comfort of the Sun

• When activated on the proper day, it gives all effects of the original Comfort of the Moon and the original Comfort of the Stars as well

Comfort of the Moon

• When activated on the proper day, it gives all effects of the original Comfort of the Sun and the original Comfort of the Stars as well

Comfort of the Stars

• When activated on the proper day, it gives all effects of the original Comfort of the Sun and the original Comfort of the Moon as well. Furthermore, the effects of DEX and LUK are doubled.

Hatred of the Sun, Moon and Stars

• There are no more HP limits, only size limits for mob targets to give players more options

Blessing of the Sun

• New effect: this skill also provides 200 max HP per level as a passive effect, regardless of the day

Blessing of the Moon

• New effect: this skill also provides 1% elemental resistance to all elements per level (except neutral), regardless of the day

Blessing of the Stars

• New effect: this skill also provides 1% resistance to Neutral per level, regardless of the day

Knowledge of the Sun, Moon and Stars

• New effect: when you activate this skill, provide 4 ATK per level (max 40 ATK)

Demon of the Sun, Moon and Stars

• You can use this skill regardless of job level, as long as you learned the skill

Union of the Sun, Moon and Stars

• You do not need to spend a skill point on this skill. As long as you have the Star Gladiator Link, this skill will be available.
• You lose 1% instead of 2% of your HP against monsters per hit

Miracle of the Sun, Moon and Stars

• Fixed a bug in default Hercules emulator where this skill may cause you to lose damage if you did not max out Hatred of the Stars

Gift of the Sun, Moon and Stars

Gaze upon the heavens above to receive a precious gift. This active ability greatly increases the chance of activating the hidden ability "Miracle of the Sun, Moon and Stars" by 6x.

Learn this skill at the Lutia Observatory. At /navi lutia07 128/39, turn in a Cloak of Heaven and Heavenly Maiden Robe to complete the quest.

Soul Links (all)

• Soul Link status now persist after logging out
• Soul Link is only up to level 3
• Level 1's duration is equal to normal level 3 duration
• Level 2's duration is equal to normal level 4 duration
• Level 3's duration is equal to normal level 5 duration

Super Novice Link

• Casting Super Novice Link always resets the death count for a Super Novice on every casting

Kaina

• New effect: Kaina cannot lower sp cost of skills to be lower than 1, regardless of the level of Kaina learnt. This is a safety measure and is not noticeable by normal means.

Priest Link

• New effect: On top of the usual bonuses to Holy Light, the skill Blessing and Increase Agi will have an AoE effect if it's casted on a player character. This AoE will apply regardless of the player's party membership.

Spirit Blade

The Soul Linker channels all of their spiritual powers into martial strength. Activate this ability to consume all SP. For the duration of this skill, the Soul Linker adds their MATK to their ATK.

Learn Spirit Blade at /navi niflheim 93/225 by turning in both Occult Incense and Sacred Incense.

Mist Slash

• Skill ratio: 100 + 10 per skill level => 100 + 20 per skill level + INT stat
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Int, then a level 3 Mist Slash will deal (100 + 20 * 3 + 30)% ATK which is 220%
• SP Cost: 8 + 2 per skill level => 10 at all skill level
• This skill still deals 100% physical damage, regardless of the INT aspect

Shadow Slash

• Skill ratio: 100 per skill level => 130 per skill level + 3 * int
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Int, then a level 3 Shadow Slash will deal (130 * 3 + 30 * 3)% ATK which is 480%
• SP Cost: 12 + 2 per skill level => 9 + skill level
• This skill still deals 100% physical damage, regardless of the INT aspect

Throw Mastery

• Old effect: 3*skill level of bonus damage
• New effect: 15*skill level dmg of bonus damage
• Instead of working exclusively with Throw Shuriken, the passive bonus will also apply to Throw Kunai, Throw Fuuma Shuriken and Throw Zeny.

Throw Shuriken

• Skill ratio: 4 ATK per skill level => 4 ATK per skill level + 8% per skill level
• i.e. At level 10, now it has a base 180% ATK with 40 bonus ATK instead of 100% ATK with 40 bonus ATK.

Throw Huuma Shuriken

• Skill ratio: 150 + 150 per skill level => 150 + 150 per skill level + 3 * int
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Int, then a level 3 Throw Huuma Shuriken will deal (150 + 150 * 3 + 30 * 3)% ATK which is 690%
• Cast Time: 3 seconds => 1 second
• Damage is no longer divided among all targets
• This skill still deals 100% physical damage, regardless of the INT aspect

Mirror Image

• SP Cost changed
• Old: 30:32:34:36:38:40:42:44:46:48
• New: 30:32:34:36:38:40:42:35:28:21

Ninja Aura/Soul

• HP Cost: removed
• SP Cost: 10 + 10 per level => 15 + 5 per level

Wind Blade

• Skill ratio: 100% per bolt => (75+str)% per bolt
• Number of bolts: 1/2/2/3/3/4/4/5/5/6 => 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Str, then a level 3 Wind Blade spell will deal (75 + 30)% MATK per bolt which is 105% MATK, dealing 4 bolts in total
• Change in Damage Per Level (assuming 0 strength) 100/200/200/300/300/400/400/500/500/600 => 150/225/300/375/450/525/600/675/750/825
• This skill still deals 100% magical damage, regardless of the STR aspect

Lightning Crash

• Skill ratio: 160 + 40 per skill level => 160 + 40 per skill level + 3 * str
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Str, then a level 3 Lightning Crash spell will deal (160 + 40 * 3 + 30 * 3)% MATK which is 370%
• This skill still deals 100% magical damage, regardless of the STR aspect

North Wind

• Skill ratio: 100 + 100 per skill level => 100 + 100 per skill level + str * 2
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Str, then a level 3 North Wind spell will deal (100 + 100 * 3 + 30 * 2)% MATK which is 460%
• This skill still deals 100% magical damage, regardless of the STR aspect

Crimson Fire Petals

• Skill ratio: 90 per level => 90 + (half of STR)
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Str, then a level 3 Crimson Fire Petals spell will deal (90+ 30 * 0.5)% MATK which is 105% each bolt
• This skill still deals 100% magical damage, regardless of the STR aspect

Falling Ice Meteor

• Skill ratio: 100 + 50 per skill level => 50 + 150 per skill level + 3 * STR
• Eg: if Ninja has 30 Str, then a level 3 Falling Ice Meteor spell will deal (50 + 150 * 3 + 3 * 30)% MATK which is 590%
• This skill still deals 100% magical damage, regardless of the STR aspect

Skill Clarification: Final Strike

• There is no change to this skill. However, iRO classic wiki erroneously claim that damage is reduced to bosses. That is not true in heRO or any private servers that utilize the Hercules engine. Furthermore, the damage formula is "(STR*40) + (HP/10 + 35)*skill level".

Unfair Trick

• New effect: reduces the cost of Ninja's Throw Zeny by 10% per level
• Unfair Trick cannot lower these skills beyond a cost of 1 zeny, regardless of level
• Note that Ninja cannot naturally learn Unfair Trick skill by leveling.

Shukuchi

Master the shadows to your advantage in battle. Shukuchi is unique to have both a passive and an active component. As an active skill, Shukuchi allows the Ninja to hide like a Thief, protecting them from harm. As a passive ability, whenever the Ninja is about to use Shadow Jump while having any active Mirror Images from Illusionary Shadow available, the Ninja will consume 1 Mirror Image to cast Shadow Jump.

Learn Shukuchi at /navi ama_dun01 226/14 by turning in a Shinobi Pet egg for the skill.

Kage Bunshin

When the ninja has its backs to the walls, their mirror images manifest into reality to join in unleashing Final Strike. For each mirror image from Illusionary Shadow available, Final Strike deals an additional 50% damage. All Mirror Images from Illusionary Shadow are consumed in the Final Strike.

Learn Kage Bunshin at /navi tur_dun03 138/192 to start a quest to kill 50 Assaulters to master the skill.

Flip the Coin

• The success rate to get Heads on this skill increased from 30/40/50/60/70% to 35/50/65/80/95%
• Coins provide 5 damage per coin instead of 3 damage per coin

Bull's Eye

• SP Cost: 30 => 15

Chain Action

• Can be used when you have Gatling Guns equipped as well
• Chain Action can deal Critical damage

Madness Canceller

• SP Cost: 30 => 20
• Cast time reduced from 3s to 0s
• Aftercast delay reduced from 4s to 1s
• Stay duration decreased from 15 to 10 second
• BATK boost increased from 100 to 120
• ASPD boost increased from 20% to 25%
• You can cast the skill again to end the stance prematurely

Gunslinger's Panic

• SP Cost: 15 => 5
• Duration decreased from 30s to 10s
• Cast time reduced from 3s to 0s
• You can cast the skill again to end the stance prematurely

Increase Accuracy

• SP Cost: 30 => 20
• Duration increased from 1 min to 2 min 30s

Single Action

• ASPD boost changed from 1/1/2/2/3/3/4/4/5/5 to 1/2/2/3/3/4/4/5/5/6

Tracking

• Cast time can be reduced by Poem of Bragi

Piercing Shot

• Revolver damage: increased from 120/140/160/180/200% to 130/160/190/220/250%
• Rifle damage: increased from 180/210/240/270/300% to 200/250/300/350/400%
• Piercing Shot can deal Critical damage

Rapid Shower

• Can be used when you have Gatling Gun equipped
• SP Cost: 22/24/26/28/30/32/34/36/38/40 => 15/17/19/21/23/25/27/29/31/33

Desperado

• SP Cost: 32/34/36/38/40/42/44/46/48/50 => 22/24/26/28/30/32/34/36/38/40
• Base success rate of Desperado connecting a hit is increased from 30% to 35%

Gatling Fever

• ASPD boost changed from 2/4/6/8/10/12/14/16/18/20% to 2.5/5/7.5/10/12.5/15/17.5/20/22.5/25%
• Flee penalty changed from 5/10/15/20/25/30/35/40/45/50 to 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24/27/30
• ATK boost changed from 30/40/50/60/70/80/90/100/110/120 to 35/50/65/80/95/110/135/150/165/180

Spread Attack

• Damage changed from 100/120/140/160/180/200/220/240/260/280% to 230/260/290/320/350/380/410/440/470/500%

Ground Drift

• SP Cost: 4/8/12/16/20/24/28/32/36/40 => 3/6/9/12/15/18/21/24/27/30
• Damage changed from a flat 100% of base ATK + a flat 50/100/150/200/250/300/350/400/450/500 damage to a 140/180/220/260/300/340/380/420/460/500% of base ATK + a flat 100/200/300/400/500/600/700/800/900/1000 damage
• Each level adds a 10% to cause the Burning status to affected target, up to a maximum of 100% base change to cause the Burning status

Gun-Fu

With impeccable timing and acrobatic flair, use your pistols not just to shoot, but to parry attacks to assist with your dodging skill! For the duration of this skill, Gunslingers with revolvers ignore any flee penalty as a result of the numerous enemies they are facing. Mob to your heart's content and finish them off with rounds of bullets from Desperado! This should give the melee revolver build a much-needed defensive element while maintaining a unique class identity distinct from other melee classes' methods for surviving in close combat.

Learn Gun-Fu at /navi einbroch 169/253 once you are above Job level 50. Bring in a Tropical Sograt, Vermilion on the Beach, and Heaven and Hell to learn the skill.

Winning Streak

When you cannot stop winning, you turn them to fortune and get a coin! Whenever you land a critical strike, you get a coin! This is a passive ability that works with all types of guns, though rifles is the easiest to utilize the ability. This should smooth out some gameplay and further emphasize that Gunslinger has a critical hit oriented build available.

Learn Winning Streak at any airship's gambling table. Win at the Apple Gamble for 3 times in a row to learn the skill!

Agi UP (NPC_AGIUP)

• No longer doubles Flee of the user
• Movement speed increases by 100 (with a cap to movement speed 50)
• The duration of Agi Up is reduced from 6 seconds per level to 3 seconds per level

Attribute Change

• If a monster uses level 1 version of a skill that changes its element, it will take on level 1 of that element instead of being random.
• There is no change to level 2 to 4 version of these skills as they already change to the corresponding elemental level.

Evil Land

• Can be dodged via high flee (following Hercules emulator's interpretation)
• Counts as a "etc" type attack instead of "magic" (following Hercules emulator's interpretation)
• Not a change but a common misconception: Though Evil Land is Shadow element, it has a specific property to ignore elemental immunity.

Hell Power

• The duration of Hell Power is changed to be 1 minute per level of Hell Power used, instead of a fixed 5 minute duration

Dignity of Hell

• The duration of Hell's Dignity is changed to be 1 minute per level of Hell Power used, instead of a fixed 5 minute duration
• The range of Hell's Dignity has been modified to be 11x11 at level 1, and increase in radius by 2 cells per level up to a maximum of area of 27x27 (similar to most other monster skills such as Earthquake or Hell's Judgment)

Dark Cross

• Inherits all changes from Holy Cross

Grand Cross of Darkness

• Inherits all changes from Grand Cross

3rd Class Skills

All 3rd class skills (which are only used by monsters, and are currently not available to players, even via custom items or cards) deal 50% damage per level, with all extra variables for damage calculation removed. Exceptions to this are listed below.

• Duple Light: both its physical and magic portion now scale by 10% per level, starting at 100%
• Jack Frost: if target is affected by Frosty Misty, then damage is doubled
• Comet: The 4 damage zone changes by 200/150/100/50% (200 being ground zero) per skill level damage instead of the original scaling
• Chain Lightning: Base matk follows "standard" heRO formula of 50% per level. Chain Lightning Chain bonus damage is adjusted to [50 × (Max Chain count ? Chains)]% (which is halved from the original formula). If the chaining target of Chain Lightning is above 9, the chain bonus damage is capped as if the chain is at 9
• Earth Grave: all extra variables for damage calculation, except for Cursed Soil effect, are removed
• Diamond Dust: all extra variables for damage calculation, except for Cooler effect, are removed
• Poison Buster: all extra variables for damage calculation, except for Cursed Soil effect, are removed
• Psychic Wave: all extra variables for damage calculation, except for Cursed Soil/Heater/Cooler/Blast Mine effect, are removed
• Varetyr Spear: all extra variables for damage calculation, except for Blast Mine effect, are removed
• Cloud Kill: all extra variables for damage calculation, except for Cursed Soil effect, are removed
• Eraser Cutter: all extra variables for damage calculation are removed
• Sonic Wave: base damage follows heRO 3rd class standard, but range formula is kept in tact
• Ignition Break: scaling based on damage zone is now 150/100/50, no longer affected by base level. Elemental fire bonus is kept
• Storm Blast: still scales depending on int, but the constant factor is now 50 instead of 100 (effectively half damage compare to official formula)
• Phantom Thrust: no longer has level based scaling
• Arms Cannon: 75% per level for medium, 100% per level for small, 50% per level for large. Skill also no longer has base level scaling
• Axe Tornado: wind damage bonus and distance penalty is kept
• Earth Shaker: damage against invisible or hiding enemies are doubled
• Tiger Cannon: no change to the formula except that it has no base level scaling
• Knuckle Arrow: kept all interactions, except that it's 50% per level on both portion of base damage and collision damage
• Ride In Lightning: wind weapon will double damage
• Cross Strike: additional damage is kept
• Assimilate Power: range extended from 5x5 to 15x15