Cadena/Skills

Job

Skills

NPC

Shadowdealers Basic Skill

Passive	Haggle
Master Level		1
Description		Purchase items for cheaper at shops.
Level:	1	Purchase items 4% cheaper at shops. Does not apply if the purchase cost is above 70% of the sales cost. When stacked with the Merchandising guild skill, the higher figure is applied first.

Active	Back to HQ
Master Level		1
Description		Traverse secret routes known only to the Shadowdealers to quickly return to the hideout.
Level:	1	MP Cost: 100, Moves you to the Shadowdealers Hideout. Cooldown: 600 sec

Passive	Unfair Advantage
Master Level		2
Description		Deals extra damage to foes weaker than you.
Level:	2	Attacks against weaker opponents deal +6% damage. Attacks against monsters afflicted by Abnormal Statuses deal +6% damage.

Active	Exclusive Spell
Master Level		1
Description		[Master Level: 1] Increases the Attack Power and Magic ATT of all nearby characters. Cooldown: 2 hrs
Level:	1	MP Cost: 30, Attack Power and Magic ATT: +4%, Duration: 40 min

Cadena (I)

Active	Chain Arts: Pursuit
Master Level		10
Description		Use your chain to grapple to a platform or enemy. Press the skill key to launch the chain horizontally or at a vertical angle. Striking horizontally only targets monsters, while striking vertically only targets platforms within a certain distance. While airborne, you can strike downward to temporarily slow your descent. If the Skill key is pressed again while the chain is tethered, you will quickly move to the target location. When the chain is tethered and while moving with the skill, you become temporarily Stealthed. Enemies struck by the skill are briefly Slowed. Can be used while using other skills. [Up + Skill key] Launches 45 deg. upwards [Down + Skill key] Launches 45 deg. downwards
Level:	10	MP Cost: 10, Damage: 100%, Max Enemies Hit: 1, Number of Attacks: 1, 100% chance to slow enemies for 5 sec.

Active	Chain Arts: Thrash
Master Level		10
Description		Press the Attack Key to whip your chain forward, then bring it crashing down. Enemies hit by the 2nd strike are pushed back. Foes struck by the chain are slowed for a short time. Other attacks can be used between the 1st and 2nd strikes to inflict enhanced damage. Can be used while using other skills. Skill Lv. 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Thrash II.
Level:	10	MP Cost: 13, [1st Hit] Damage: 150%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Number of Attacks: 2 [2nd Hit] Damage: 150%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 2, 100% chance of slowing enemies for 5 sec. Skills used immediately after 1st hit gain +10% Final Damage (Excludes Chain Arts: Thrash).

Active	Summon Scimitar
Master Level		20
Description		Summons a scimitar to instantly cut through enemies. Usable while airborne and with other skills.
Level:	20	MP Cost: 15, Damage: 125%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 5 Cooldown: 4 sec

Active	Shadowstep
Master Level		5
Description		Use mid-jump to jump a second time. The jump distance increases with the skill level.
Level:	5	MP Cost: 5, jumps further

Passive	The Way of Shadows
Master Level		10
Description		Your training in the ways of the Shadowdealers has left you with a permanent boost to Avoidability and maximum amount of movement speed.
Level:	10	Avoidability: +15%, Speed: +20

Passive	Uncanny Luck
Master Level		10
Description		Your hard life on the streets has left you with a certain wisdom that some might attribute to luck.
Level:	10	Permanently increases LUK by 50

Cadena (II)

Passive	Chain Arts: Thrash II
Master Level		10
Description		Enhances Chain Arts: Thrash's second hit. Required Skill: Chain Arts: Thrash Lv. 10 Lv. 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Thrash III
Level:	10	Chain Arts: Thrash 2nd Hit Damage: 200%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 3

Active	Summon Claw
Master Level		20
Description		Summons a claw weapon that strikes downward diagonally. Only usable while airborne. Can be used with other skills. Required Skill: Muscle Memory Lv. 1
Level:	20	MP Cost: 20, Damage: 235%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 4 Cooldown: 3 sec

Active	Summon Shuriken
Master Level		19
Description		Summons a spinning shuriken that explodes, maiming enemies and knocking them back. Required Skill: Muscle Memory Lv. 1
Level:	19	MP Cost: 28, Strikes for 205% damage 40 times over 7 sec. Automatically explodes once all attacks are expended, or when duration ends. Explosion deals 450% damage to 8 enemies 3 times. Press the skill key again to manually detonate the shuriken Cooldown: 10 sec

Active	Weapon Booster
Master Level		10
Description		Consumes MP to increase the attack speed of all weapons for a short time. Must have a Chain equipped. Required Skill: Weapon Mastery Lv. 5
Level:	10	MP Cost: 10, Increases attack speed of all weapons for 200 sec.

Passive	Muscle Memory
Master Level		10
Description		Extensive training with a varied assortment of weapons increases the damage of all of your attacks. Whenever you switch summoned weapons, you execute a bonus attack and receive the Muscle Memory buff. This buff stacks up to the number of summonable weapons you possess (excluding Chain Arts). Summoning any weapon besides the last one used will refresh this buff. Muscle Memory is not affected by effects that increase buff duration. Lv. 10 required to learn Muscle Memory II.
Level:	10	Triggers upon switching summoned weapons. [Stack Bonus] Attack Skill Final Damage +3% per stack, for 20 sec. Stacks up to the number of weapon summon skills you possess (excluding Chain Arts). Refreshing this buff stack inflicts additional hits. [Bonus Hits] Damage: 100%, Max Enemies Hit: 5, Number of Attacks: 2, Cooldown: 0.5 sec. [Passive Effect: Damage for Scimitar +80% points]

Passive	Weapon Mastery
Master Level		10
Description		Increases Mastery with all Summoned Weapons, as well as your Chain Arts. Skill Lv. 10 required to learn Weapons Expert.
Level:	10	Mastery with Chain, and all Summoned Weapons increased by 50%.

Passive	Physical Training
Master Level		5
Description		Your physical training grants you a permanent bonus to LUK and DEX.
Level:	5	Permanently increase LUK by 30 and DEX by 30

Passive	Wisdom of Shadows
Master Level		10
Description		Call upon your training as a Shadowdealer to permanently increase your Attack Power, Avoidability, Critical Rate, and Critical Damage. Skill Lv. 10 required to learn Wisdom of Shadows II.
Level:	10	Attack Power: +10, Critical Damage: +5%, Critical Rate: +10%, Avoidability: +20%

Cadena (III)

Passive	Chain Arts: Thrash III
Master Level		10
Description		Enhances Chain Arts: Thrash's second hit. Required Skill: Chain Arts: Thrash II Lv. 10 Lv. 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Thrash IV
Level:	10	Chain Arts: Thrash 2nd Hit Damage: 300%, Max Enemies Hit: 7, Number of Attacks: 4

Active	Summon Shotgun
Master Level		20
Description		Summons a shotgun that fires a fan-shaped blast with enough power to knock you back. Enemies closer to the blast take more damage. Required Skill: Muscle Memory II Lv. 1
Level:	20	MP Cost: 30, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 7 Close Range Damage: 390% Mid Range Damage: 320% Long Range Damage: 275% Cooldown: 5 sec

Active	Summon Daggers
Master Level		20
Description		Summons 2 daggers to instantly slash upward. If used while airborne, you will remain in the air until the attack is finished. Enemies struck by the blade are Terrified for a set time. Required Skill: Muscle Memory II Lv. 1
Level:	20	MP Cost: 35, Damage: 315%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Number of Attacks: 8. Enemies struck will have a 100% chance to become Terrified for 10 sec, reducing their Defense by 30%. Cooldown: 10 sec

Active	Summon Decoy Bomb
Master Level		20
Description		Jumps backwards while releasing a series of explosives. When used while airborne, the bombs are dropped at your current location. The bombs explode after a set time. Required Skill: Muscle Memory II Lv. 1
Level:	20	Places a bomb that explodes after 1 sec. MP Cost: 40, Damage: 415%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Attacks: 6 Cooldown: 8 sec

Passive	Muscle Memory II
Master Level		10
Description		Your continued training and familiarity with your weapons enhances their deadliness. Overrides the effects of Muscle Memory, except for the passive bonus to Summoned Weapon skill damage, which is stacked. Required Skill: Muscle Memory Lv. 10 Lv. 10 required to learn Muscle Memory III
Level:	10	Triggers upon switching summoned weapons. [Stack Bonus] Attack Skill Final Damage +7% per stack, for 20 sec. Stacks up to the number of weapon summon skills you possess (excluding Chain Arts). Refreshing or incrementing this buff stack inflicts additional hits. [Bonus Hits] Damage: 200%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 3 Cooldown for Bonus Hits: 0.5 sec [Passive Effects - Damage for Summon Scimitar, Claw, Shuriken +100% points]

Passive	Determination
Master Level		10
Description		Permanently increases Max HP, Status Resistance, and Elemental Resistance through constant training.
Level:	10	Max HP: +20%, Abnormal Status Resistance: +30, Elemental Resistance: +30%

Passive	Cheap Shot
Master Level		15
Description		Delivers a strategic blow against weakened opponents. Lv. 15 required to learn 4th Job skill, Cheap Shot II.
Level:	15	Your attacks against enemies affected by Abnormal Statuses gain Critical Rate: +1%, Critical Damage +5%, Max Eligible Targets: 5

Passive	Keen Eye
Master Level		19
Description		Sizes up your opponents to determine their weaknesses, allowing you to deal more effective blows and increasing your Avoidability permanently.
Level:	19	Ignore DEF: +20%, Avoidability: +40%

Cadena (IV)

Passive	Chain Arts: Thrash IV
Master Level		10
Description		Enhances Chain Arts: Thrash's second hit. Required Skill: Chain Arts: Thrash III Lv. 10 Level 10 required to learn Chain Arts: Maelstrom.
Level:	10	Chain Arts: Thrash 2nd Hit Damage: 400%, Max Enemies Hit: 7, Number of Attacks: 5

Active	Summon Brick
Master Level		30
Description		Summons a huge brick and jumps forward, using your chains to bring it crashing down. Jumps farther when used while pressing the up arrow key. Required Skill: Muscle Memory III Lv. 1
Level:	30	MP Cost: 45, Damage: 485%, Max Enemies Hit: 7, Number of Attacks: 7 Cooldown: 8 sec

Active	Summon Spiked Bat
Master Level		30
Description		Summons a spiked bat that crashes down on foes. Usable three time consecutively. You can move during use by pressing the directional keys. Using another skill before activating the 3rd hit will trigger the skill's cooldown. Enemies struck by the 3rd Hit are Confused. Required Skill: Muscle Memory III Lv. 1
Level:	30	MP Cost: 40,[First Hit] Damage: 450%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Attacks: 6 [2nd Hit] Damage: 555%, Number of Attacks: 7, Max Enemies Hit: 8 [3rd Hit] Damage: 715%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 8 For each enemy struck fewer than Max Enemies Hit, Damage Increase by 5%. Enemies struck by 3rd Hit have a 100% chance to be confused. [Confusion] Duration: 15 sec, Enemy Attack: -20% Cooldown: 12 sec

Active	Chain Arts: Reign of Chains
Master Level		30
Description		Swing your chain creating a brutal vortex of steel, drawing in and demolishing nearby foes. On hit, refreshes Muscle Memory.
Level:	30	MP Cost: 25, Damage: 600%, Max Enemies Hit: 12, Attack Duration: 6 sec, Can use directional keys to move while holding the skill key. Cooldown: 45 sec

Active	Chain Arts: Beatdown
Master Level		30
Description		Snaps your chain out far and fast in a merciless flurry of strikes. Enemies struck by the initial blow are Stunned. Grants a full stack of Muscle Memory. Foes hit cannot be Stunned again for 90 sec by Chain Arts: Beatdown, or other skills.
Level:	30	MP Cost: 255, Damage: 300%, Attacks: 2, Stun Length: 10 sec. Strikes nearby foes from high to low HP. Charges up a secondary attack enhanced by number of skill key presses, & a final strike hitting up to 10 foes. [< 15] Damage: 770%, Hits: 10, End Damage: 2500% [< 25] Damage: 880%, Hits: 12, End Damage: 3500% [25+] Damage: 990%, Hits 15, End Damage: 5000%. Stun Length bonus of up to 100% based on first hit. Secondary attack gains Ignore Enemy DEF +80% & grants Invulnerability for 10 sec. Hits with secondary attack triggers shockwaves. [Shockwave] Damage: 600%, Max Enemies: 10, Attacks: 4. Cooldown: 150 sec

Active	Nova Warrior
Master Level		30
Description		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:	30	MP Cost: 70, Increases all stats assigned APs by 15% for 900 sec

Active	Nova Temperance
Master Level		5
Description		Hones your resolve to ignore certain abnormal status effects. Immune to Abnormal Status for 3 sec after use.
Level:	5	MP Cost: 30, Cooldown: 360 sec

Passive	Muscle Memory III
Master Level		10
Description		Your continued training and familiarity with your weapons further enhances their deadliness. Overrides the effects of Muscle Memory II, except for the passive bonus to Summoned Weapon skill damage, which is stacked. Required Skill: Muscle Memory II Lv. 10 Lv. 10+ required to learn Hyper Skill 'Veteran Shadowdealer'
Level:	10	Triggers upon switching summoned weapons. [Stack Bonus] Attack Skill Final Damage +11% for 20 sec. Stacks up to the number of weapon summon skills you possess (excluding Chain Arts). Refreshing or incrementing this buff stack inflicts additional hits. [Bonus Hits] Damage: 350%, Max Enemies Hit: 7, Number of Attacks: 4, Cooldown: 0.5 sec [Passive Effect: Damage for Summon Scimitar, Claw, Shuriken, Shotgun, Daggers, and Decoy Bomb are all increased by +120% points]

Passive	Cheap Shot II
Master Level		20
Description		Delivers a deadly blow against weakened opponents. Your attacks against enemies affected by abnormal statuses have a chance to cause enemies to Bleed. Overrides Cheap Shot. Required Skill: Cheap Shot Lv. 15
Level:	20	Your attacks against enemies affected by Abnormal Statuses gain Critical Rate +2%, and Critical Damage +10%. Max Eligible Targets: 10 Bleed Chance: 50%, Bleed Duration: 10 sec, Bleed Damage: 110% over 1 sec

Passive	Weapons Expert
Master Level		30
Description		For all Summoned Weapons and Chain Arts, increases Weapon Mastery, Attack Power, Critical Rate and Critical Damage. Required Skill: Weapon Mastery Lv. 10
Level:	30	For chain and all Summoned Weapons - Mastery: +70%, Attack Power: +30, Critical Rate: +30%, Critical Damage: +15%

Passive	Wisdom of Shadows II
Master Level		30
Description		Call upon your continued training as a Shadowdealer to further enhance your combat prowess. Stacks with the bonuses of Wisdom of Shadows. Required Skill: Wisdom of Shadows Lv. 10
Level:	30	Attack Power: +30, Critical Damage: +5%, Critical Rate: +10%, Avoidability: +15%

Hyper Skills

Passive	Chain-less Arts - Reinforce
Level Requirement		140
Master Level		1
Description		Increases the damage of all attacks using summoned weapons (excludes Chain Arts).
Level:	1	Damage: +20%

Passive	Chain-less Arts - Critical Chance
Level Requirement		150
Master Level		1
Description		Increases the Critical Rate of attacks using summoned weapons (excludes Chain Arts).
Level:	1	Critical Rate +20%

Passive	Chain-less Arts - Boss Rush
Level Requirement		180
Master Level		1
Description		Increases Boss Damage of all attacks using summoned weapons (excludes Chain Arts).
Level:	1	Boss Damage +20%

Passive	Chain Arts: Thrash - Reinforce
Level Requirement		140
Master Level		1
Description		Increases the damage of Chain Arts: Thrash.
Level:	1	Damage: +20%

Passive	Chain Arts: Thrash - Spread
Level Requirement		165
Master Level		1
Description		Increases the max number of targets hit by Chain Arts: Thrash.
Level:	1	Max Enemies Hit: +2

Passive	Chain Arts: Thrash - Linked Attack Reinforce
Level Requirement		180
Master Level		1
Description		Increases damage of the linked attack made immediately after Chain Arts: Thrash's 1st hit. The Final Damage bonus to the skill used immediately after the 1st hit of Chain Arts: Thrash is additive.
Level:	1	Final Damage of skills used immediately after 1 hit of Chain Arts: Thrash +5% (excludes Chain Arts: Thrash).

Passive	Chain Arts: Beatdown - Reinforce
Level Requirement		150
Master Level		1
Description		Increases the damage of Chain Arts: Beatdown.
Level:	1	Damage: +20%

Passive	Chain Arts: Beatdown - Shockwave Reinforce
Level Requirement		165
Master Level		1
Description		Increases the damage of shockwaves triggered by the secondary attack of Chain Arts: Beatdown.
Level:	1	Damage: +20%

Passive	Chain Arts: Beatdown - Cooldown Cutter
Level Requirement		190
Master Level		1
Description		Reduces the cooldown of Chain Arts: Beatdown.
Level:	1	Cooldown: -20%

Active	Chain Arts: Crush
Level Requirement		160
Master Level		1
Description		Chains crash down from above, striking your enemies.
Level:	1	MP Cost: 300, Damage: 950%, Max Enemies Hit: 15, Number of Attacks: 8 Cooldown: 30 sec

Active	Shadowdealer's Elixir
Level Requirement		190
Master Level		1
Description		This mysterious Shadowdealer concoction serves as a real pick-me-up for a warrior on the go.
Level:	1	MP Cost: 100, Duration: 60 sec, Damage: + 10%, Critical Rate: +10% Cooldown: 120 sec

Active	Veteran Shadowdealer
Level Requirement		140
Master Level		1
Description		Your continued weapons training has left you adept in many types of combat. Enhances the effects of Muscle Memory, and grants attack skills a chance to trigger bonus hits. Required Skill: Muscle Memory III Lv. 10
Level:	1	MP Cost: 500, Duration: 30 sec, Multiplies the effects of Muscle Memory by 2 Whenever you summon a weapon or land a hit on an enemy, creates an explosion that deals 255% damage 2 times to up to 6 enemies. Cooldown: 200 sec

V Skills

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Rope Lift	Active	Fires a grappling hook to a platform above you to ascend quickly.
	Decent Mystic Door	Active	Creates a portal that leads to the nearest town. You (and only you) can use it multiple times until it disappears. Press Up to use it.
	Decent Sharp Eyes	Active	Allows you to locate an enemy's weak spot to inflict lethal damage against them. Does not stack with Sharp Eyes.
	Decent Hyper Body	Active	Increases Max HP and Max MP. Does not stack with Hyper Body.
	Decent Combat Orders	Active	Temporarily increases all of your skill levels. Only 4th Job Skills can be increased beyond master level while other skills can only be increased to master level. Exceptions: Beginner skills, Combat Orders, Decent Combat Orders, Hyper Skills, and 5th Job Skills cannot be increased. Does not stack with Combat Orders.
	Decent Advanced Blessing	Active	Greatly increases your ATT, Magic ATT, DEF, Max HP, and Max MP. Can be stacked with other buff skills, except Bless and Advanced Blessing.
	Decent Speed Infusion	Active	Consumes HP to increase your attack speed by 1 level for a fixed period of time. Can be stacked with buffs other than Speed Infusion.
	Blink	Active	Teleports you to a random location on the map.
	Erda Nova	Active	Collect Erda from within yourself and from the surrounding area and use it to shoot down enemies. The enemy with the highest Max HP within range will get attacked first. The Erda of the enemy that has been attacked will become disrupted, which will bind the enemy's movements. Can deal damage to enemies even when they are under Attack Ignore and attack reflection.
	Will of Erda	Active	Hones your resolve to ignore certain abnormal status effects. Immune to Abnormal Status for 3 sec after use.
	Decent Holy Symbol	Active	Temporarily gain extra EXP and items when hunting monsters. Does not stack with Holy Symbol.
	Erda Shower	Active	Fires a blast of compressed Erdas at nearby enemies.
	True Arachnid Reflection	Active	The collapsing space between the Mirror World and reality become linked with Will's Erda, causing the spider within the mirror to temporarily materialize in reality.
	Thrash, Muscle Memory & Reign of Chains Boost	Passive	Boosts Chain Arts: Thrash, Thrash, Muscle Memory & Chain Arts: Reign of Chains. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Summon Scimitar & Claw Boost	Passive	Boosts Summon Scimitar & Summon Claw. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Summon Daggers & Shuriken Boost	Passive	Boosts Summon Daggers & Summon Shuriken. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Summon Shotgun & Decoy Bomb Boost	Passive	Boosts Summon Shotgun & Decoy Bomb. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Summon Brick Boost	Passive	Boosts Summon Brick. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Chain Arts: Beatdown Boost	Passive	Boosts Chain Arts: Beatdown. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Summon Spiked Bat Boost	Passive	Boosts Summon Spiked Bat. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Crush & Veteran Shadowdealer Boost	Passive	Boosts Chain Arts: Crush & Veteran Shadowdealer. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Ignore Enemy DEF: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Might of the Nova	Active	Calls upon the deities of the Nova for the power to punish your enemies. Might of the Nova does not stack with Heaven's Door, and Heaven's Door takes precedence.
	Grandis Goddess's Blessing	Active	The goddess of Grandis has a different appearance for each of her child races, and she grants a different blessing to each race.
	Venom Burst	Active	Causes the poison inflicting nearby enemies to burst and spread.
	Last Resort	Active	Vows to destroy your enemies at any cost. You can renew your vow to empower its effects by using the skill again while it's active.
	Chain Arts: Void Strike	Active	Throws your chains with such intensity that they tear through the fabric of space and time, wreaking havoc on your foes. Can inflict damage even on enemies with attack ignore and attack reflection.
	Apocalypse Cannon	Active	Summons an ancient Nova weapon reforged by the Shadowdealers. The cannon draws in energy, and eventually fires. Does not trigger Attack Reflection.
	Chain Arts: Maelstrom	Active	Whip chains at high speed to create a maelstrom that will strike fear into the hearts of all your enemies. There can only be 1 maelstrom, and it is unaffected by attack reflection. Chain Arts: Can only use as a combo after using 2 Thrash hits. You can also use it by pressing the down key+[Attack Key]. Required Skill: Chain Arts: Thrash IV Lv. 10+
	Muscle Memory Finale	Active	Push the limits of weapon mastery to inflict additional hits with even greater power. Unaffected by attack reflection. Preparation time is reduced when a specific attack skill hits. Required Skill: Muscle Memory III Lv. 10