Shade/Skills

Description

Using the power of spirits, Shade mixes melee and semi-long range attacks along with combos that are powerful and can debuff, but are often quite slow. His skills Close Call and Summon Other Spirit also help him avoid certain death. He utilizes a large amount of passive skills and has very little buffs. He also has the ability to teleport via Fox Trot.

Shade Basic

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Fox Trot	Active	Teleports you forward to the nearest enemy in range. When no enemies are around, you'll be teleported forward a set distance. You can teleport while using a skill.
	Spirit Bond 1	Passive	Recovers HP if the the attack hits while you are bonded with the spirit. Increases Power Stance chance and reduces incoming damage.
	Close Call	Passive	Grants you a chance to survive an attack that would've been fatal.

Shade (I)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Swift Strike	Active	You throw a powerful punch against multiple enemies in front. Can be used twice in a row.
	Flash Fist	Active	Imbued with the power of the spirits, you strike multiple enemies in front. Can be used twice in a row.
	Vulpes Leap	Active	Allows you to double jump.
	Cosmic Balance	Passive	The blessings of the heavens and earth envelop you, permanently increasing your Defense and Max HP/MP. Level 20 required to learn Harmonious Defense.

Shade (II)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Ground Pound	Active	A nature spirit appears and punches the ground, attacking multiple enemies in front. The shockwaves it produces also slows enemies. Can be used twice in a row.
	Blade Imp - Downward Slash	Active	A blade spirit appears and pulls multiple enemies down in a fierce attack.
	Blade Imp - Forward Slash	Active	A blade spirit appears and pulls multiple enemies toward you in a fierce attack.
	Back Step	Active	Slides backward quickly and increases Avoidability permanently. Able to move when using the skill.
	Knuckle Mastery	Passive	Increases Knuckle Mastery. Level 10 required to learn High Quality Knuckle Mastery.
	Spirit Bond 2	Passive	Deepens your bond with the spirits, boosting your Attack Speed and Movement Speed permanently. Required Skill: Spirit Bond 1 Lv. 1 Level 10 required to learn Spirit Bond 3.
	Strength Training	Passive	Permanently increases your STR through hard work and training.
	Fox Spirits	Active	Fox spirits may be summoned with each of your attacks. The foxes chase down and attack enemies. The attack power and summon chance of Fox Spirits are based on Fox Spirit Mastery and Fire Fox Spirit Mastery. Can be toggled On/Off
	Fox Spirit Mastery	Passive	Grants a chance to summon fox spirits with each of your attacks. The foxes chase down and attack enemies. Unaffected by attack reflection. Level 10 required to learn Fire Fox Spirit Mastery.

Shade (III)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Shockwave Punch	Active	Summons a nature spirit to attack multiple enemies in front of you. Can be used 3 times in a row. The shockwave it produces on the third hit deals additional damage to multiple enemies.
	Blade Imp - Spin Slash	Active	A blade spirit appears and performs a turn attack, pulling multiple enemies toward you.
	Spirit Frenzy	Active	Summons many spirits around you to attack enemies.
	Spirit Trap	Active	Summons binding spirits to immobilize enemies caught in their trap. Enemies hit by this will resist stuns for 90 seconds and won't be stunned by other skills, like Spirit Trap.
	Spirit Bond 3	Passive	Your bond with the spirits grows deeper, boosting your Attack Power and Damage permanently. Required Skill: Spirit Bond 2 Lv. 10 Level 20 required to learn Spirit Bond 4.
	Harmonious Defense	Passive	The spirits flow harmoniously within you, permanently increasing your Defense, Abnormal Status Resistance, and Elemental Resistances. Required Skill: Cosmic Balance Lv. 20 or higher
	Summon Other Spirit	Passive	When hit by a fatal attack, a guardian spirit revives you, knocking back enemies and making you temporarily invincible.
	Weaken	Passive	An enervating spirit may be summoned upon each of your attacks. The spirit possesses and weakens enemies.

Shade (IV)

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Bomb Punch	Active	Summons a nature spirit to attack multiple enemies in front. Can be used 4 times in a row.
	Spirit Claw	Active	Summons a wind spirit to claw at multiple enemies. Level 30 required to learn True Spirit Claw.
	Death Mark	Active	Summons a grim spirit to attack enemies in front of you. Attacks become critical hits, and attacked enemies receive Death Marks which do damage over time. Death Mark is not affected by attack reflection. Absorbs a portion of the marked damage as HP.
	Soul Splitter	Active	Summons a fire spirit to attack multiple enemies in front. Splits enemies' souls from their bodies.
	Maple Warrior	Active	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.
	Spirit Ward	Active	Summons guardian spirits to remove magic effects and protect you from attacks.
	Fire Fox Spirit Mastery	Passive	Grants a chance for fox spirits imbued with fire to be summoned with each of your attacks. Unaffected by attack reflection. Required Skill: Fox Spirit Mastery Lv. 10 or higher
	Hero's Will	Active	Hones your resolve to ignore certain abnormal status effects. Immune to Abnormal Status for 3 sec after use.
	Spirit Bond 4	Passive	Deepens your bond with the spirits, allowing you to ignore Enemy Defense and increased damage when attacking Boss Monsters permanently. Required Skill: Spirit Bond 3 Lv. 20
	High Quality Knuckle Mastery	Passive	Uses the power of spirits to maximize your Knuckle Mastery and increase your Critical Damage and Final Damage. Required Skill: Knuckle Mastery Lv. 10
	Critical Insight	Passive	Greatly increases your critical chance on enemies below a certain threshold of HP. Also permanently increases critical chance.

Hyper Skills

Icon	Name	Type	Description
	Spirit Claw - Reinforce	Passive	Increases Spirit Claw's and True Spirit Claw's damage.
	Spirit Claw - Boss Rush	Passive	Increases damage when attacking Boss Monsters with Spirit Claw and True Spirit Claw.
	Spirit Claw - Extra Strike	Passive	Increases Spirit Claw's and True Spirit Claw's attack count.
	Bomb Punch - Reinforce	Passive	Increases Bomb Punch's damage.
	Bomb Punch - Spread	Passive	Increases the max number of monsters hit by Bomb Punch.
	Bomb Punch - Critical Chance	Passive	Increases Bomb Punch's Critical Rate.
	Fire Fox Spirits - Reinforce	Passive	Increases Fire Fox Spirits's Attack Power.
	Fire Fox Spirits-Repeated Attack Bonus	Passive	Increases Fire Fox Spirits's attack repeat count.
	Fire Fox Spirits-Summon Chance	Passive	Increases the chance of summoning Fire Fox Spirits.
	Spirit Incarnation	Active	Transforms into an invincible spirit that attacks all nearby enemies ruthlessly.
	Heroic Memories	Active	Recalls the oath of the Maple Heroes to increase damage.
	Spirit Bond Max	Active	Your bond with the spirits has been maxed, boosting your Damage, Attack Power, Ignore DEF, Damage when Attacking Boss Monsters, and Attack Speed temporarily.
	Spirit Bond Max	Active	Your bond with the spirits has been maxed. Your yearning for Moonbeam summons the spirit guardian you got from her, and it takes her form. The memory of an uneaten liver nibbles away at your subconscious, appearing sometimes when you hit enemies. Pick it up to strengthen your resolve and increase the buff's duration.

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.
	Flash Fist Boost	Passive	Boosts Flash Fist. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +7% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Ground Pound Boost	Passive	Boosts Ground Pound. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +5% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Blade Imp - Downward Slash Boost	Passive	Boosts Blade Imp - Downward Slash. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +5% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Blade Imp - Forward Slash Boost	Passive	Boosts Blade Imp - Forward Slash. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +5% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Fox Spirits Boost	Passive	Boosts Fox Spirits and Fire Fox Spirits. Lv. 20 - Critical Rate: +5% Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Shockwave Punch Boost	Passive	Boosts Shockwave Punch. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +3% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Blade Imp - Spin Slash Boost	Passive	Boosts Blade Imp - Spin Slash. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +3% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Spirit Frenzy Boost	Passive	Boosts Spirit Frenzy. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +3% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Spirit Trap Boost	Passive	Boosts Spirit Trap. Lv. 20 - Critical Rate: +5% Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +3% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Spirit Redemption Boost	Passive	Boosts the spirit guardian's attacks during Spirit Redemption. Lv. 20 - Critical Rate: +5% Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +3% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Bomb Punch Boost	Passive	Boosts Bomb Punch. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Spirit Claw Boost	Passive	Boosts Spirit Claw and True Spirit Claw. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Death Mark Boost	Passive	Boosts Death Mark. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Soul Splitter Boost	Passive	Boosts Soul Splitter. Lv. 20 - Max Targets: +1 Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Spirit Incarnation Boost	Passive	Boosts Spirit Incarnation. Lv. 20 - Critical Rate: +5% Lv. 40 - Monster DEF Ignored: +20% Final Damage: +2% per level, Max Level: 50 (60 with Matrix Points)
	Freud's Wisdom	Active	Even in the darkest times, Freud could be relied upon for his wisdom. Call upon Freud's wisdom to steel your resolve and enhance your combat prowess.
	Loaded Dice	Active	The next time you use Lucky Dice, you get to throw an extra dice and choose your desired number (via the number keys). Jobs without Lucky Dice will be allowed to use the Lucky Dice skill and choose their desired number.
	Overdrive	Active	Puts your weapon into overdrive to unleash more attack power. Afterwards, your weapon will be less effective for a short while and cannot be unequipped until it's back to normal.
	Spirit Flow	Active	The spirits that guide you flow as one within you, empowering you. Attacks that are automatically triggered are unaffected by attack reflection.
	Spiritgate	Active	Opens a portal to the spirit world. Unaffected by attack reflection.
	True Spirit Claw	Passive	Deepens your bond with the spirits twofold, allowing you to attack with a more powerful Spirit Claw. Requires recharge time after skill is used. Required Skill: Spirit Claw Lv. 30 or higher