Shadow Slash
| Job | Ninja |
|---|---|
| Type | Offensive (Melee) |
| Target | Enemy |
| Element | Weapon |
| Max level | 10 |
| SP cost | 8 / 8 / 9 / 9 / 10 / 10 / 11 / 11 / 12 / 12 |
| Range | 7 cells |
| Duration | 10 s (Tsugari bonus) |
| Requires | Kenpou Training Lv1 |
Shadow Slash is the Ninja's gap closer. The ninja vanishes and reappears beside the target, delivering a weapon strike that sets up the rest of the melee line.
Overview
Shadow Slash moves the ninja next to an enemy within 7 cells and lands a melee blow. It opens the melee combo: after using it, the next Tsugari deals extra damage, and its hits feed Death Mark. The skill can be used while hidden, and doing so doubles the strike.
Mechanics
The ninja closes the distance to the target and strikes. Although it is cast from up to 7 cells away, the attack counts as melee.
Damage formula: Damage per hit = 100 + 25 × SkillLv (% of ATK)
- Hiding: if the ninja is in Hiding when the skill is used, the strike lands 2 hits instead of 1, doubling the total damage. Using the skill always ends Hiding.
- Tsugari bonus: on use, the ninja gains a buff for 10 seconds. While it lasts, the next Tsugari deals +20% damage, or +40% if Ninja Aura is also active. Casting Tsugari consumes the buff.
- Death Mark: the damage this skill removes from an enemy marked by the ninja is stored by Death Mark.
- In GvG and Battleground maps the ninja does not move; only the strike is applied.
Leveling
| Level | Damage per hit (% ATK) | Damage from Hiding (2 hits) | SP cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 125% | 250% | 8 |
| 2 | 150% | 300% | 8 |
| 3 | 175% | 350% | 9 |
| 4 | 200% | 400% | 9 |
| 5 | 225% | 450% | 10 |
| 6 | 250% | 500% | 10 |
| 7 | 275% | 550% | 11 |
| 8 | 300% | 600% | 11 |
| 9 | 325% | 650% | 12 |
| 10 | 350% | 700% | 12 |
Requirements
- Kenpou Training Lv1
Notes
- Opening from Hiding with Shadow Slash, then following up with Tsugari inside the 10-second window, forms the core of the Ninja melee rotation.
- Keep Ninja Aura active to raise the Tsugari bonus from 20% to 40%.