Cadena/Skills

CADENA COMBO SKILLS
Combo Cadena summon skills to inflict more damage to enemies! 1. Releasing Bomb → Striking Brick → Shooting Shotgun 2. Cutting Scimitar → Slashing Knife → Beating Needle Bat 3. Scratching Claw → Throwing Wing Dagger

CADENA BEGINNER JOB SKILLS
Bargainer Receives price discounts on purchases at shops. Level 1: Receives 4% discount on purchases if the item does not cost more than 70% of the selling price. If there are any similar effects, the one with higher effect will take place.

Merchant Return Quickly return to the hideout using the shortcut only known to Shadow Merchants. Level 1: MP 100, Teleport to Shadow Merchant hideout, Cooldown: 600 seconds.

Intensive Assault (Link Skill) Attacking weaker enemies becomes more effective. Level 1: Increase your damage by 3% against enemies lower level than your character and additional 3% to enemies affected with status effects. Level 2: Increase your damage by 6% against enemies lower level than your character and additional 6% to enemies affected with status effects.

Cadena Beginner Skill Build:  Everything maxed. Explanation:  These are Cadena innate abilities. No SP required.

CADENA 1ST JOB SKILLS
Chain Arts: Chase Strikes an enemy with a chain and move towards them instantly. If the key is hold down and released, it will move you to the location where the chain strikes regardless enemy or location. Throwing chain forward will link to an enemy while throwing chain downwards at 45° degrees [↓ + skill key] or upwards at 45° degrees [↑ + skill key] connects to ground or platform within a certain distance. Downwards technique can only be executed in air. When skill key is pressed while the chain is linked to an object, it will instantly move you there and temporarily enter Dark Sight state. Level 10: MP 100, Deals 100% damage 1 time to 1 enemy and slow them for 5 seconds.

Chain Arts: Stroke Note: Level 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Stroke 1st Enhancement Attack multiple enemies 2 times using chain. The second hit knockback enemies and temporarily slow them. This skill can be linked with other skill except itself to deal more damage. Level 10: MP 13. 1st hit: Deals 150% damage 2 times to 4 enemies. 2nd hit: Deals 150% damage 2 times to 6 enemies. Targeted enemies will be slowed for 5 seconds. Final damage +10% when linked skills used after 1st hit except for itself.

Summon Cutting Scimitar Instantly cut enemies horizontally. This skill can be used in mid air and can be linked with other attacking skills. Level 20: MP 15, Deals 125% damage 5 times to 6 enemies. Cooldown: 4 seconds.

Agent Shift This skill allows jumping twice in mid air after a jump. Level 5: MP 5, Jump distance increases.

Agent Step Permanently increase your evasion rate and max movement speed. Level 10: Evasion Rate +15%, Maximum speed +20

Collecting Four-Leaf Permanently increase your LUK. Level 10: Permanently increases LUK by 50.

Cadena 1st Job Skill Build:  Everything maxed except Summon Cutting Scimitar. 1. Chain Arts: Stroke, Chain Arts: Chase, Summon Cutting Scimitar (1) 2. Agent Shift (MAX) 3. Collecting Four-Leaf (MAX) 4. Agent Step (MAX) 5. Chain Arts: Stroke (MAX) 6. Chain Arts: Chase (MAX) 7. Summon Cutting Scimitar (18/20)

CADENA 2ND JOB SKILLS
Chain Arts: Stroke 1st Enhancement Required Skill: Level 10 Chain Arts: Stroke | Note: Level 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Stroke 2nd Enhancement Enhance Chain Arts Stroke 2nd hit damage. Level 10: Chain Art: Stroke 2nd hit deals 200% damage 3 times to 6 enemies.

Summon Scratching Claw Attack multiple enemies with a claw. Can only be activated in air and can link with other attacks. Level 20: MP -20, Deals 235% damage 4 times to 10 enemies. Cooldown: 3 seconds

Summon Throwing Wing Dagger Summon a throwing dagger that knockback enemies upon contact and explodes upon expiring. Level 19: MP -28, Throwing dagger expires upon performing 40 hits or lasts 7 seconds whichever comes first. Deals 205% damage per hit and deals 450% damage 3 times to 8 enemies when explode. You can manually explode the summon by activating the skill again. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Weapon Booster Temporarily boost attack speed for chain weapon. Level 10: MP -10, attack speed increased by 2 stages for 200 seconds.

Weapon Variety I Note: Level 10 required to learn Weapon Variety II When activating a skill that summon weapon, you temporarily gain a buff which boosts all attacking skills damage. Activating multiple unique summon weapon skill will allow you to stack more buff while activating the same summon weapon skill refreshes the buff duration. This skill does not apply for Chain Arts skills. Level 10: Damage: +5% per buff. Buff Duration: 15 seconds. Buff stacking/reseting activates an additional attack that deals 100% damage 2 times to 5 enemies. Additional attack cooldown: 0.5 seconds. Passive Effect: Damage +80%p for Cutting Scimitar’s Damage.

Weapon Mastery Permanently increase weapon mastery on chain and all summoned weapons. Level 10: Weapon Mastery: +50%

Physical Training Permanently increase LUK and DEX through physical training. Level 5: Permanently increase LUK by 30 and DEX by 30

Quick Service Mind I Note: Level 10 required to learn Quick Service Mind II Permanently increase attack, evasion rate, critical rate and critical damage. Level 10: Attack: +10, Evasion Rate: +20%, Critical Rate: +10%, Critical Damage: +5%

Cadena 2nd Job Skill Build:  Everything maxed. 1. Chain Arts: Stroke 1st Enhancement, Summon Throwing Wing Dagger, Weapon Variety (1) 2. Weapon Mastery (MAX) 3. Weapon Booster (MAX) 4. Quick Service Mind I (MAX) 5. Physical Training (MAX) 6. Chain Arts: Stroke 1st Enhancement (MAX) 7. Summon Throwing Wing Dagger (MAX) 8. Weapon Variety I (MAX) 9. Summon Scratching Claw (MAX)

CADENA 3RD JOB SKILLS
Chain Arts: Stroke 2nd Enhancement Required Skill: Level 10 Chain Arts: Stroke 1st Enhancement | Note: Level 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Stroke Final Enhancement Enhance Chain Arts Stroke 2nd hit damage. Level 10: Chain Art: Stroke 2nd hit deals 300% damage 4 times to 7 enemies.

Summon Shooting Shotgun Required Skill: Level 1 Weapon Variety II Summon a shotgun that fires at enemies in front of you. Higher damage is inflicted against enemies who are closer to you. The shotgun recoil will cause you to move backwards. Level 20: MP -30, Hits 7 times to 6 enemies, Close Range: 390% damage, Mid Range: 320% damage, Far Range: 275% damage, Cooldown: 5 seconds.

Summon Slashing Knife Required Skill: Level 1 Weapon Variety II Summon 2 daggers to cut enemies instantly while putting them into a state of fear. Level 20: MP -35, Deals 315% damage 8 times to 4 enemies. Enemies defense -30% for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 10 seconds.

Summon Releasing Bomb Required Skill: Level 1 Weapon Variety II Summon a chain bomb and escape backwards. If used in midair, chain bomb will drop on the ground and no recoil effect applied to your character. Level 20: MP -40, Deals 415% damage 6 times to 8 enemies. Bomb explodes after 1 second. Cooldown: 8 seconds.

Weapon Variety II Note: Level 10 required to learn Weapon Variety III When activating a skill that summon weapon, you temporarily gain a buff which boosts all attacking skills damage. Activating multiple unique summon weapon skill will allow you to stack more buff while activating the same summon weapon skill refreshes the buff duration. This skill does not apply for Chain Arts skills. Level 10: Damage: +10% per buff. Buff Duration: 15 seconds. Buff stacking/reseting activates an additional attack that deals 200% damage 3 times to 6 enemies. Additional attack cooldown: 0.5 seconds. Passive Effect: Damage +100%p for Cutting Scimitar, Scratching Claw, and Throwing Wing Dagger’s.

Temper Permanently increase Max HP, Status Resistance and Elemental Resistance. Level 10: Max HP +20%, Status Resistance +30, Elemental Resistance: +30%

Weak Point Attack Note: Level 15 required to learn Weak Point Converging Attack Inflict stackable status effect on enemies that allows you to deal more critical damage at higher critical rate towards it. Level 15: Critical Rate +1%, Critical Damage +5%, Stacks status up to 5 times.

Basic Detection Permanently increase enemy defense ignore and chance to avoid enemy attacks. Level 19: Defense Ignore +20%, Evasion: +40%

Cadena 3rd Job Skill Build:  Everything maxed. 1. Chain Arts: Stroke 2nd Enhancement, Summon Shooting Shotgun, Summon Slashing Knife (1) 2. Summon Releasing Bomb, Weak Point Attack, Weapon Variety II (1) 3. Chain Arts: Stroke 2nd Enhancement (MAX) 4. Weapon Variety II (MAX) 5. Weak Point Attack (MAX) 6. Basic Detection (MAX) 7. Temper (MAX) 8. Summon Shooting Shotgun (MAX) 9. Summon Slashing Knife (MAX) 10. Summon Releasing Bomb (MAX)

CADENA 4TH JOB SKILLS
Chain Arts: Stroke Final Enhancement Required Skill: Level 10 Chain Arts: Stroke 2nd Enhancement Enhance Chain Arts Stroke 2nd hit damage. Level 10: Chain Art: Stroke 2nd hit deals 400% damage 5 times to 7 enemies.

Summon Striking Brick Required Skill: Level 1 Weapon Variety III Summon a giant brick tied to your chain and jump forward to throw the object in front forcefully. Use up arrow key to jump further. Level 30: MP -45, Deals 485% damage 7 times to 7 enemies. Cooldown: 8 seconds.

Summon Beating Needle Bat Required Skill: Level 1 Weapon Variety III Summon a spiky bat to beat enemies in front of you. This skill can be use 3 times in a row with movement keys. If any other attacking skill is used while using this skill, you will not be able to use the next hit. The third hit will temporarily cause enemy to be confused. Level 30: MP -40, 1st hit: Deals 450% damage 6 times to 8 enemies. 2nd hit: Deals 555% damage 7 times to 8 enemies. 3rd hit: Deals 715% damage 8 times to 10 enemies and inflict status that cause enemy damage reduced by 20% for 15 seconds. Deals additional 5% damage for every enemy that is not hit against the maximum enemies it can affect.

Chain Arts: Tough Hustle Create a vortex by whipping a chain around you to pull nearby enemies towards you. Level 30: MP -25, Deals 600% damage to 12 enemies continously while skill key is hold down for 6 seconds. Movement keys can be used along with this skill. Cooldown: 45 seconds.

Chain Arts: Takedown Bind and crush the enemy with most HP within range. Weapon variety stacks is maintained at maximum stack against binded enemy. Level 30: MP -255, Deals 300% damage 2 times to 1 enemy and bind for 10 seconds. Gain 10 seconds invincibility after it begins. Skill key pressed less than 15 times: Deals 770% damage 10 times to binded enemy. Deals 2500% damage to 10 enemies nearby. Skill key pressed less than 25 times: Deals 880% damage 10 times to binded enemy. Deals 3500% damage to 10 enemies nearby. Skill key pressed more than 24 times: Deals 990% damage 10 times to binded enemy. Deals 5000% damage to 10 enemies nearby.

Nova’s Warrior Temporarily increases the stats of all party members. Does not stack with Maple Warrior, Call of Cygnus, Nova Warrior, President’s Orders, or Rhinne’s Protection. Level 1: MP Cost: 10, Increases all stats assigned APs by 1% for 30 sec Level 30: MP Cost: 60, Increases all stats assigned APs by 15% for 900 sec

Nova Hero’s Will By focusing your mind, you can ignore some abnormal status effects. However, this will not work on all abnormal status effects. Level 1: MP Cost: 30, Cooldown: 600 sec Level 5: MP Cost: 30, Cooldown: 360 sec

Weapon Variety III Required Skill: Level 10 Weapon Variety II When activating a skill that summons weapon, you temporarily gain a buff which boosts all attacking skills damage. Activating multiple unique summon weapon skill will allow you to stack more buff while activating the same summon weapon skill refreshes the buff duration. This skill does not apply for Chain Arts skills. Level 10: Damage: +15% per buff. Buff Duration: 15 seconds. Buff stacking/reseting activates an additional attack that deals 350% damage 4 times to 7 enemies. Additional attack cooldown: 0.5 seconds. Passive Effect: Damage +120%p for Cutting Scimitar, Scratching Claw, Throwing Wing Dagger’s, Shooting Shotgun, Slashing Knife and Releasing Bomb.

Weak Point Converging Attack Required Skill: Level 15 Weak Point Attack This skill overrides Weak Point Attack. Inflict stackable status effect on enemies that allows you to deal more critical damage at higher critical rate towards it. Has a chance to inflict Bleed status that deals damage over a period of time. Level 15: Critical Rate +1%, Critical Damage +5%, Stacks status up to 10 times. 50% chance to inflict Bleed status that deals 110% damage per sec for 10 seconds.

Weapon Expert Required Skill: Level 10 Weapon Mastery Permanently increase weapon mastery and attack speed of summoned weapons and chain. Level 30: Mastery +70%, Attack +30, Critical Rate +30%, Critical Damage +15%

Quick Service Mind II Required Skill: Level 10 Quick Service Mind I Permanently increase attack, evasion rate, critical rate and critical damage. Stacks with Quick Service Mind I. Level 30: Attack: +30, Attack: 5%, Evasion Rate: +20%, Critical Rate: +15%, Critical Damage: +10%

Cadena 4th Job Skill Build:  Everything maxed. 1. Chain Arts: Stroke Final Enhancement, Chain Arts: Tough Hustle, Weapon Expert (1) 2. Summon Striking Brick, Summon Beating Needle Bat, Chain Arts: Takedown (1) 3. Weapon Variety III, Quick Service Mind II, Weak Point Converging Attack (1) 4. Weapon Expert (MAX) 5. Quick Service Mind II (MAX) 6. Chain Arts: Stroke Final Enhancement (MAX) 7. Weapon Variety III (MAX) 8. Weak Point Converging Attack (MAX) 9. Chain Arts: Tough Hustle (MAX) 10. Nova’s Warrior (MAX) 11. Chain Arts: Takedown (MAX) 12. Summon Striking Brick (MAX) 13. Summon Beating Needle Bat (MAX) 14. Hero’s Will (MAX)

CADENA HYPER SKILLS
Non-Chain Arts – Reinforce Required Level: 143 Summon weapon skills damage +20%

Non-Chain Arts – Critical Rate Required Level: 162 Summon weapon skills critical rate +20%

Non-Chain Arts: Boss Killer Required Level: 183 Summon weapon skills boss damage +20%

Chain Arts: Stroke – Reinforce Required Level: 149 Chain Arts: Stroke’s damage +20%

Chain Arts: Stroke – Extra Target Required Level: 168 Chain Arts: Stroke’s number of targets +2.

Chain Arts: Stroke – Next Attack Reinforce Required Level: 189 Final damage +5% for attacks after Chains Arts: Stroke’s 1st hit.

Chain Arts: Takedown – Reinforce Required Level: 155 Chain Arts: Takedown’s damage +20%

Chain Arts: Takedown – Wave Reinforce Required Level: 177 Chain Arts: Takedown’s shockwaves activated by consecutive attacks’s damage +20%

Chain Arts: Takedown – Cooltime Reduce Required Level: 195 Level 1: Chain Arts: Takedown’s cooldown -20%

Professional Agent Required Level: 150 | Required: Level 10 Weapon Variety III Temporarily enhance weapon variety effects to deal additional damage. Level 1: MP -500, Weapon Variety damage increased 2 times for 30 seconds. Creates an explosion that deals 255% damage 2 times to 6 enemies when hitting enemy or summoning a weapon. Cooldown: 200 seconds.

Chain Arts: Crush Required Level: 170 Rain multiple chains into the ground to crush enemies. Level 1: MP -300, Deals 950% damage 8 times to 15 enemies. Cooldown: 30 seconds.

Merchant’s Special Elixir Required Level: 200 Drink a special elixir to temporarily boosts damage and critical rate. Level 1: MP -100, Damage +10%, Critical Rate +10% for 60 seconds. Cooldown: 120 seconds

Cadena Hyper Skill Build: Lv. 149 – Chain Arts: Stroke – Reinforce (MAX) Lv. 150 – Professional Agent (MAX) Lv. 162 – Non-Chain Arts: Critical Rate (MAX) Lv. 177 – Chain Arts: Takedown – Wave Reinforce (MAX) Lv. 183 – Non-Chain Arts: Boss Killer (MAX) Lv. 195 – Chain Arts: Takedown – Cooltime Reduce (MAX) Lv. 170 – Chain Arts: Crush (MAX) Lv. 200 – Merchant’s Special Elixir (MAX)

CADENA SKILL CORES
Chain Arts: Fury Wrap the space with uncountable chains thrown around. Does not activate Damage Reflect. Level 1: MP Cost: 1000. Summons a giant chain that pierces through the map in random path dealing 124% damage 6 times up to 10 enemies everytime you attack. Giant chain cooldown: 1 second. Duration: 36 seconds. Cooldown: 179 seconds. Level 25: MP Cost: 1000. Summons a giant chain that pierces through the map in random path dealing 220% damage 6 times up to 10 enemies everytime you attack. Giant chain cooldown: 1 second. Duration: 60 seconds. Cooldown: 155 seconds.

A.D Ordnance Summons an ancient Nova Weaponry that attacks nearby enemies. Does not activate Damage Reflect. Level 1: MP Cost: 1000, Cannon deals 151% damage 4 times up to 8 enemies at an interval. Upon collecting sufficient energy, fires an orb that deals 764% damage 8 times up to 15 enemies. Cooldown: 25 seconds. Level 25: MP Cost: 1000, Cannon deals 295% damage 4 times up to 8 enemies at an interval. Upon collecting sufficient energy, fires an orb that deals 1460% damage 8 times up to 15 enemies. Cooldown: 25 seconds.

CADENA ENHANCEMENT CORES

 * Chain Arts: Stroke / Weapon Variety / Chain Arts: Tough Hustle (2% per level)
 * Cutting Scimitar / Scratching Claw (2% per level)
 * Slashing Knife / Throwing Wing Dagger (2% per level)
 * Shooting Shotgun / Releasing Bomb (2% per level)
 * Striking Brick (2% per level)
 * Chain Arts: Takedown (2% per level)
 * Beating Needle Bat (2% per level)
 * Chain Arts: Crush / Professional Agent (2% per level)

Note:
These enhancements affects multiple skills. If you get a trio core with the first three which is (Chain Arts: Stroke, Cutting Scimitar and Slashing Knife), then it will also level up (Weapon Variety, Chain Arts: Tough Hustle, Scratching Claw and Throwing Wing Dagger) simultaneously.

Cadena 1st Job Skills

 * Chain Arts: Chase → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Stroke → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Cutting Scimitar → ? (SAME)
 * Agent Shift → ? (SAME)
 * Agent Step → ? (SAME)
 * Collecting Four-Leaf → ? (SAME)

Cadena 2nd Job Skills

 * Chain Arts: Stroke 1st Enhancement → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Scratching Claw → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Throwing Wing Dagger → ? (SAME)
 * Weapon Booster → ? (SAME)
 * Weapon Variety I → ? (SAME)
 * Weapon Mastery → ? (SAME)
 * Physical Training → ? (SAME)
 * Quick Service Mind I → ? (SAME)

Cadena 3rd Job Skills

 * Chain Arts: Stroke 2nd Enhancement → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Shooting Shotgun → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Slashing Knife → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Releasing Bomb → ? (SAME)
 * Weapon Variety II → ? (SAME)
 * Temper → ? (SAME)
 * Weak Point Attack → ? (SAME)
 * Basic Detection → ? (SAME)

Cadena 4th Job Skills

 * Chain Arts: Stroke Final Enhancement → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Striking Brick → ? (SAME)
 * Summon Beating Needle Bat → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Tough Hustle → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Takedown → ? (SAME)
 * Nova’s Warrior → ? (SAME)
 * Nova Hero’s Will → ? (SAME)
 * Weapon Variety III → ? (SAME)
 * Weak Point Converging Attack → ? (SAME)
 * Weapon Expert → ? (SAME)
 * Quick Service Mind II → ? (SAME)

Cadena Hyper Skills

 * Non-Chain Arts – Reinforce → ? (SAME)
 * Non-Chain Arts – Critical Rate → ? (SAME)
 * Non-Chain Arts: Boss Killer → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Stroke – Reinforce → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Stroke – Extra Target → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Stroke – Next Attack Reinforce → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Takedown – Reinforce → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Takedown – Wave Reinforce → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Takedown – Cooltime Reduce → ? (SAME)
 * Professional Agent → ? (SAME)
 * Chain Arts: Crush → ? (SAME)
 * Merchant’s Special Elixir → ? (SAME)

Cadena 5th Job Skills

 * Chain Arts: Fury → ?
 * A.D Ordnance → ?