[Korea] September's Class Balances

• Test server note was released on September 8, 2021.
• This patch adds damage buffs and various QoL to 22 classes, Synergy Rework, Single-Player Party Content Mode, and more.
• Previous July and June Class Balances.

Table of Contents

• Class Balances
•  Male Slayer: Weapon Master | Berserker
• Female Slayer: Sword Master | Demon Slayer
•  Male Fighter: Nen Master | Brawler
•  Female Fighter: Nen Master
•  Male Mage: Blood Mage
•  Female Mage: Elementalist | Battle Mage | Witch | Enchantress
•  Male Priest: Crusader | Exorcist | Avenger
•  Female Priest: Crusader | Shaman
•  Agent: Secret Agent
•  Knight: Chaos
•  Thief: Rogue | Kunoichi | Shadow Dancer
• Synergy Rework
• Guide Dungeon Bound Character Change
• Single-Player Party Content Mode
• Others
• References

Blade Master

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +10.4%, +10.7%, +12.8%, +11.8%, +15.6%, +10%, +10.5%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Mastery: Skill description of each weapon's traits will be reworked
•  Katana Mastery: Wound Explosion Atk. +10.7%, Skill description of Katana's traits reworked.
•  Lightsabre Mastery: Cooldown reduction will no longer apply to   
•  Draw Sword: Att. +10.7%, Additional attack input timing for Katana and Lightsabre will be reworked (increased).
•  Hypervigilance: 's Thunder Sword Att. +10%
•  Omnislay: Mind's Sword: Att. +13.6%, Skill activation will be affected by Attacking Speed.

• Changes from test server:
• Ultimate Slay: Iron Strike: Skill Atk. bonus increased from 1.5% to 4.5%

Berserker

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +20.2%, +16.6%, +20.6%, +18.4%, +18.8%, +19.8%, +23.8%, +20.4%, +20.7%, +20.1%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Frenzy: Basic Attack (except Jump and Dash) Att. +11.2%
•  Bloodlust: Grabbable Att. +18.3%, Grab Immune or Failed Attempt Att. +17.8%
•  Fatal Blood: Att. +20%, Cross Slash attack recognition time will be increased

Sword Master

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +15.6%, +15.5%, +15.4%, +13.8%, +18.4%, +19.4%, +15.7%, +15.9%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Swift Katana Mastery: Blade Dance's Cancellation Skill Atk. bonus will be increased from 18% to 20% upon acquisition.
•  Dragon Mortar: Att. +15.4%, Magic Sword's 4 different Elemental Damage will be changed to All Elemental Damage.
•  Supreme Legion: Att. +15.9%, Attack range increased.

Demon Slayer

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +19.1%, +12.5%, +19.1%, +23.7%, +21.3%, +23.1%, +22.2%, +22.7%, +18.9%, +14.9%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Soaring Blades Upgrade: TP Consumption decreased from 3 to 2.
•  Bleeding Blades: Att. +22.2%, Self Hitstun decreased.
•  Sanguine Choreography: Att. +10%, Cooldown decreased from 30 to 25 seconds.
•  Majin Blades: Sword Demon Strike Multi-hit interval reduction option added.

Elementalist

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +20.4%, +20.5%, +15.1%, +15.9%, +15.2%, +15.5%, +23.9%, +14.7%, +15.7%, +15%, +15.3%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Arctic Burst: Att. +15.4%, Camera movement removed upon acquiring .

Battle Mage

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +17.9%, +17.5%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Pole Mastery: Cooldown reduction will no longer apply to   .
•  Fusion Chaser: Att. +17.9%, Untransformed Charging Attack's Y-axis range increased.
•  Teana Transformation: Sky Toss and Broad Swing Att. +17.9%.

Witch

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +13%, +17.1%, +13.5%, +14%, +14.1%, +13.1%, +14.1%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Lava Potion No. 9: Lava Area and Jackpot Fireball Att. +13.2, Failure Att. +17.1%
•  Raging Flame Furnace: Success/Great Success Att. +16.9%. Failure Att. +13.1%
•  Mega Drill: Success/Great Success Att. +16.2%. Failure Att. +13%
•  Florae Electric Rabbit: Success/Great Success Att. +14%. Failure Att. +13%

Enchantress

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +22%, +25.1%, +11.9%, +25%
• Other Skill Changes:
• Basic Attack (except Jump and Dash) Atk. will be increased by 10%.
•  Rose Vines: Att. +7.2%, Cooldown decreased from 6 to 5 seconds.
•  Madd Mad Slash: Attack Range increased, Cooldown decreased from 4 to 3 seconds, Skill can be activated regardless of Enchantress' current status.
•  Madd Straight: Att. +5.4%, Knuckle Shockwave Attack Range increased, Cooldown decreased from 7 to 6 seconds, Skill can be activated regardless of Enchantress' current status.
•  Hot Affection: Att. +21.1%, Multi-hit count will be decreased from 5 to 3 hits (the total damage will be the same).

•  Jumping Bear Press: Att. +12.3%, Landing Shockwave Attack Range will be increased, Cooldown decreased from 15 to 12 seconds, Skill can be activated regardless of Enchantress' current status.
•  Bramble Prison: Att. +25.1%, Cooldown decreased from 20 to 18 seconds.
•  Big Madd: Att. +24.1%, Clawing Attack Speed will be increased by mashing either the Skill Key or the Attack Key.
•  Black Forest Brier: Tooltip regarding the Invincibility duration added.
•  Marionette: Att. +25.1%.
• Basic Attack/Dash Attack/Jump Attack during Madd mode increased.
• Dash Attack Post-delay during Madd mode decreased.
• Thorny Vine skills Attack Range during Madd mode increased.
• Casting Small Madd skill during Madd mode will allow the post-delay to be canceled with another Small Madd skill.
• Small Madd skill can be canceled into Big Madd skill even during the Madd mode.
•  Curtain Call: Att. +25.1%.
• Basic Attack/Dash Attack/Jump Attack during Madd mode increased.
• Dash Attack Post-delay during Madd mode decreased.
• Thorny Vine skills Attack Range during Madd mode increased.
• Casting Small Madd skill during Madd mode will allow the post-delay to be canceled with another Small Madd skill.
• Small Madd skill can be canceled into Big Madd skill even during the Madd mode.

Blood Mage

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +19.2%, +10%, +19.3%, +30%, +11.4%, +20%, +16.1%, +22.3%, +26.5%, +22.7%, +22.5%, +18.6%, +19.2%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Soul Steal: Att. +19.3%, Sanguinem Curtain duration will be decreased along with the Multi-hit count from 30 to 24 hits (the total damage will be the same).

•  Rumble Dog: Att. +17.4%, Sanguinem Curtain duration will be decreased along with the Multi-hit count from 21 to 17 hits (the total damage will be the same).

Female Nen Master

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +11.7%, +11.5%, +12.1%, +12.7%, +12.5%, +12.8%, +12.4%, +12.6%, +12.2%, +15.1%, +13.2%
• New Skills
• Lightning Strike (Lv. 25 Active Skill): Coat the body with Nen to charge and push the enemies and explode the Nen to damage nearby enemies. Charging distance can be adjusted with additional input

• Dragon Spiral Wave (Lv. 30 Active Skill): Shoot two Nen Bursts forward consecutively to gather and damage enemies within its path.

• Other Skill Changes:
•  Nen Guard: Will be nerfed as stated in the Director's Note.
• Cooldown will now begin after the skill ends.
• Cooldown will be fixed to 30 seconds regardless of skill level.
• Master/Max Level have been changed: Master Level: 20 → 1, Maximum Level: 30 → 11.
• Skill option value will be adjusted due to Master/Max Level changes: Nen Guard Range will be changed to 218px (Level 1), Other option Level 1 values will be same as former Level 20 values.
• Nen Guard duration will be halved during Ozma Raid.

•  Nen Guard Upgrade: Range bonus per Level removed.
•  Tiger Flash: Nen Creature of Light:
• Skill will automatically activate when entering dungeons (does not apply to PvP).
• Master/Max Level have been changed: Master Level: 20 → 10, Maximum Level: 30 → 20.
• Skill option value will be adjusted due to Master/Max Level changes: Shock chance will be fixed to 100%, Other option Level 10 values will be same as former Level 20 values.
• Basic Attack/Dash Attack/Jump Attack Atk. will be increased by 11.6%.
•  Ultimate Nen Guard: Will be nerfed as stated in the Director's Note.
• Nen Guard duration bonus fixed to 3 seconds.
• Nen Guard duration bonus halved during Ozma Raid.
•  Nen Compress: Will be nerfed as stated in the Director's Note.
• Mini Nen Guard will not be affected by Nen Guard's duration and its duration will be fixed to 2 seconds.
• Mini Nen Guard duration halved during Ozma Raid.

Male Nen Master

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +18.2%, +18.4%, +10.3%, +19.9%, +18.8%, +18.3%, +19.1%, +21.1%, +21.2%, +15.6%, +18.4%, +12.8%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Nen Guard: Duration halved during Ozma Raid.
•  Tiger Flash: 
  • Skill will automatically activate when entering dungeons (does not apply to PvP)
  • Attack key input timing will be increased to smooth out 1~5 hits when Attack Speed is too high.
  • Master/Max Level have been changed: Master Level: 25 → 10, Maximum Level: 35 → 20.
  • Skill option value will be adjusted due to Master/Max Level changes: Other option Level 10 values will be same as former Level 25 values.
• Changes from test server:
•  Celestial Annihilation: Att. increased from 12.8% to 15.8%

Male Brawler

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +24.5%, +24.7%, +17.5%, +19.8%, +19.7%, +19.9%, +30.1%, +21.3%, +19.9%, 
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Poison Throw: Att. +22%, Throwing Cooldown will be affected by Cooldown effects.
•  Needle Throw: Att. +15%, Throwing Cooldown will be affected by Cooldown effects.
•  Block Throw: Att. +22%, Throwing Cooldown will be affected by Cooldown effects.
•  Mount: Att. +16.8%, Raging Vulcan's Final Shockwave Att. increased by 16.8%.
•  Net Throw: Att. +15%, Raging Vulcan's Final Shockwave Att. increased by 16.8%, Super Armor will be applied when the skill is cast (does not apply to PvP).
•  Needle Spin: Att. +20.1%, Spinning Speed during key mashing will be increased.
• Changes from test server:
•  Needle Throw: Att. except Multi-Shot Bleeding increased by 15%. Multi-Shot Bleeding chance fixed to 100%

Male Crusader

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +24.3%, +24%, +23%, +27.3%, +30%, +24.7%, +33%, +25.4%, +25.1%, +24.4%, +24.2%, +29.6%, +24.1% 
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Holy Ghost Mace: Skill casting motion will be affected by Casting Speed. 1st hit's self hitstun will be same as 2nd and 3rd hit's self hitstun and its overall self hitstun has been decreased
•  Divine Flash: 24.1%, Casting the skill while  is active will show the presence of Faith buff during the Party Member selection screen.
•  Holy Sanctuary: Att. +24.5%, Skill casting motion will be affected by Casting Speed.
•  Thunder Hammer: Jupiter: Att. +24.6%, Skill casting motion will be affected by Casting Speed, Overall self hitstun decreased.

Exorcist

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +22.4%, +21.2%, +21.8%, +21.1%, +12.5%, +22.5%, +24%, +16.1%, +25%, +15.9%, 
• Other Skill Changes:
•  White Tiger: Att. +22.4%, Skill command for "Extinguish!" and "Halt!" added.

•  Draconic Sanctum: Ascending Golden Dragon Att. +26.1%, Golden Dragon Axe Att. +22.4%.
•  Shikigami Blitz: Concert: Passion Chakra Mode Att. +22.3%, Luminous Chakra Mode Att. +22.4%.

Avenger

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +20%, +10.1%, +13.1%, +21.3%, +25%, +24%, +10.2%, +18.1%, +21.9%, +23%, +23.1%, +15%, +21%, +24.6%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Demonize:
• Ground/Dash/Aerial Basic Attack Atk. will be increased by 15%
• Dark Slasher Atk. will be increased by 15%
• Metamorphosis/Demonize Transformation Atk. will be increased by 15%
•  Execution:
• Normal Atk. will be increased by 19.3%
• Forward Command Atk. will be increased by 25%

Rogue

• Straight Damage Increases:
• Basic Att. +8.5%, +16.5%, +25.7%, +18.7%, +16.4%, +16.3%, +16.7%, +24.7%, +16.6%+25.6%, 
• +20.5%
  
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Lightning Arrow: Att. +5.8%, Invincibility after Hit End activation has been added (does not apply to PvP).
•  Sonic Assault: Att. +11%, Invincibility after Hit End activation has been added (does not apply to PvP), Y-axis movement will now be possible even after canceling from Basic Attack or other skills (does not apply to PvP).

•  Silver Stream: Basic/Dash/Jump Attack Atk. will be increased by 19%
•  Chain Saw Rush: Att. +25.7%, Spinning Blade will gradually disappear after its duration ends.
•  Ades Phantom: Att. +18.9%, Can now be used in midair.

Kunoichi

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +15.1%, +18.3%, +20%, +21%, +21.3%, +17.2%, +12.9%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Ninpou Shadow Clone: Shadow Clone's skill casting motion will now be affected by Attacking and Casting Speed.
•  Yamata no Orochi: Att. +22.7%, MP Consumption decreased.
•  Amaterasu: Att. +21%, MP Consumption decreased.
•  Sword of Kusanagi: Att. +15.1%, Combat ready motion will always be displayed when the Sword is equipped.

Shadow Dancer

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +14.2%, +14.9%, +13.8%, +11.3%, +14.1%, +15.1%, +14.7%, +14%, +15%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Deadly Dance: Att. +14%, Tooltip for skill process against grab-immune enemies has been added.

Chaos

• Straight Damage Increases:
• Basic Att. +15.8%, +17%, +17.3%, +17.4%, +16.3%, +18.3%, +18%, +13.9%, +17.1%, +16.9%, +17.5%, +20.3%, +18.3%, +17.7%
• +18.1%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Guardian: Evil God Aten: Tooltip for special effect from acquiring Avatar of Aten added.
•  Brainstorm: Tooltip for special effect from acquiring Avatar of Aten added.
•  Sky Sword: Att. +18.1%, V-shape Multi-hit Attack Range increased (does not apply to PvP).
•  Genocide Crush: Att. +10.2%, Skill tooltip reworked.
•  Black Impact: Att. +19.5%, Shockwave Y-axis Attack Range increased.
•  Midnight Carnival: Att. +19.9%, Can now be activated during .  cannot be used while Demon Magicians are preparing to fire their laser.
•  Aten Incarnation: Att. +20.1%, Invincibility during screen movement after the incarnation of Aten added.

Female Crusader

• Straight Damage Increases:
• Basic Att. +8.4%, +24.9%, 
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Saint Wall: Cooldown will be decreased from 15 to 10 seconds.
•  Shining Cross:
• Cooldown decreased from 15 to 12 seconds.
• Attack Range increased.
• Successful attack will allow the post-delay to be canceled into Grand Crashing Cross or Repentant Smash.
• Successful attack from Grand Crashing Cross or Repentant Smash will allow its post-delay to be canceled into Shining Cross.
•  Holy Circlet: Att. +31.6%, Cooldown decreased from 20 to 18 seconds, Skill casting motion will be affected by Casting Speed.

Shaman

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +20.6, +11.9%, +20.9%, +21.1%, +21%, +25%, +16.4%
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Rosary Gun: Each Rosary Bead's attack adjusted to be made the same.
•  Detention Amulet: Att. +21.1%, Amulet Attack Range  increased.
•  Exorcistic Plasma Upgrade: Skill description reworked.
•  One Hundred Eight Beads: Att. +21.1%, Skill key input timing for AoE Explosion will be increased.
•  Incarnation: Raging Godly Dragon: Att. +21.1%, Enemy Gathering effect will be removed.

Secret Agent

• Straight Damage Increases:
• +17.5%, +15%, +18.5%, +15.1%, +11.6%, +15.2%, +13.3%, +11.8%, +15.3%, +15.6%, +15.4%, 
• Other Skill Changes:
•  Aimed Shot: Att. +15.1%, Can attack downed enemies without additional down arrow key input upon acquiring Flawless

Synergy Rework

• Party Synergy System Rework
• In a party of 2 or more players, Party Synergy Effect will also apply to the caster.
• Related Skill Tooltip will be fixed.
• Synergy Effect Duration Rework: The following Party Synergy Effect's Duration will be fixed to 30 seconds
•  Weapon Master (Ultimate Slay: Iron Strike)
•  Soul Bender (Hazy-Eyed Bremen)
•  Asura (Wave Manifestation Brand)
•  Male Brawler (Taunt)
•  Male Grappler (Impact Combination)
•  Female Brawler (Taunt)
•  Female Grappler (Grab Mastery)
•  Summoner (Spirit: Fusion Spirit Hailom)
•  Exorcist (God of Knowledge: Black Tortoise)
•  Inquisitor (Heretic's Brand)
•  Shadow Dancer (Veiled Attack)
•  Impaler (Encroach)
•  Specialist (Injection)
•  Creator (Boost)

Guide Dungeon Bound Character Change

• Amount of allowed Bound Characters for Guide & Squad Mode will be changed.
• Tayberrs Guide Mode (3 to 4)
• Oculus Guide Mode(3 to 4)
• Fiend War Guid Mode (3 to 5)
• Prey-Isys Guide Mode (3 to 5)
• Sirocco Guide & Squad Mode (3 to 5)
• Ozma Guide & Squad Mode (3 to 5)

Single-Player Party Content Mode

• Single-Player Mode for regular party content has been added (the following contents will have either 4-Player Mode or 1-Player Mode).
• Black Purgatory
• Mountain of Exile
• The Oculus: the Sanctum of Resurrection
• Pandemonium War
• Restrictions for Single-Player Mode will be the same as 4-Player Mode.
• Rewards for Single-Player Mode will be the same as 4-Player Mode.
• Monster Patterns for Single-Player Mode will changed to Single-Player Patterns.

• So how strong do you need to be to do these Single Mode dungeons?
• Male Spitfire doing Purgatory Level 2 with 5 Ozma slots.
  
• Secret Agent doing Purgatory level 3 with 5 Ozma slots.
  
• Male Striker doing Exile Mountains with 2 Ozma slots.
  
• JangJi doing Oculus, Exile, Purgatory Level 3 with just epics equip, no Sirocco nor Ozma slots.

Others

• NPC Durability Repair QoL Rework
• Durability Repair will be added to NPC for major contents (to prevent changing channels to repair equipment)
• Follow-Up on Community Update
• Option to hide Channel Chat in dungeons has been added
• Option to hide Megaphone Chat in dungeons has been added
• Misc.
• Rarity of the Enchant Cards will be written in words in the tooltip

References

KDnF Test Serve Note

Jay's Translation

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