Blade Master
Blade Masters have a wide variety of attack and defense skills, making them a powerful force on the battlefield.
Being experts at effectively mitigating attacks, the Blade Master has reached the pinnacle of protecting themselves—and their allies with their Winged Protector— from incoming attacks. Even then, their offensive tactics are not to be taken lightly either, as they can quickly switch to either the Flock of Blades or Starstrike techniques to overwhelm their enemies.
The Blade Master's mastery in acting as a tank and their importance certainly doesn't go unnoticed. All martial artists rely on the Blade Master's abilities to maneuver around the enemy, parry without pause, and make their opponent question if lightning strikes twice.
Available Races: Jin, Yun
Available Specializations: Spirit Sword, Singing Blade, Spectral Blade
Spirit Sword
A powerful all-around fighter thanks to its buffs that deal increased damage and Talents that gives it access to new combos.
Talents
Sword Training
Increases damage of main attack skills
Focused Slash
Increases Critical Hit Damage while using Flock of Blades
Frigid Blade
Changes Flash to Freezing Blade
Recovery Boost
Enhances the Recovery effects of Cyclone and Shoulder Charge
Escape Pattern
Changes Phoenix Wing to Flock of Blades
Enhances Evade and allows it to be used under additional conditions
Blazing Defense
Decreases additional damage taken during Conflagration effect
Cleansing Wings
Removes status effects when using Winged Protector
Restoring Wings
Changes Winged Protector effect to be applied only to the caster
Enhances the Recovery effect of Winged Protector
Beating Wings
Changes Winged Protector effect to be applied only to the caster
Enhances the Chain effect of Winged Protector
Quick to Strike
Decreases cooldown of Soaring Falcon, Anklebiter, and Boot
Tricky Swordplay
All attacks Pierce Parry skills during Strengthened Blade effect
Pulls enemy when Soaring Falcon hits
Stuns enemy when Rush hits but increases cooldown
Changes Boot‘s effect to Knock Down and reduces cooldown
Dazes enemy when Lightning Rod hits
Spiral Strikes
All attacks Pierce Parry skills during Strengthened Blade effect
Dazes enemy when Dual Strike hits
Renders an enemy Airborne on the second successful Dual Strike attack
Sharp Edge
Triggers Strengthened Blade effect when using Lunar Slash
Blade Fluidity
Triggers Blade Fluidity after using Dragontongue, following the use of Freezing Blade (Optional), Dual Strike, Lightning Draw, or Sundering Sword.
Enhances Freezing Blade
Red Hot Edge
Learns Burning Whirl
Strengthened Blade when using Burning Whirl
Enhances Lunar Slash during Conflagration effect
Singing Blade
An elusive master of the sword, this specialization features increased invincibility time and auto-targeting resistance, excelling at PvP.
Talents
Sword Training
Increases damage of main attack skills
Focused Slash
Increases Critical Hit Damage while using Flock of Blades
Electric Blade
Enhances Lightning Draw
Recovery Boost
Enhances the Recovery effects of Cyclone and Shoulder Charge
Escape Pattern
Changes Blade Call to Flock of Blades
Sets stricter requirements for using Evade
Untethered
Increases ranges of Strafe and Blindside
Increases distances of Dodge and Flash Step
Cleansing Wings
Removes status effects when using Winged Protector
Restoring Wings
Changes Winged Protector effect to be applied only to the caster
Enhances the Recovery effect of Winged Protector
Beating Wings
Changes Winged Protector effect to be applied only to the caster
Enhances the Chain effect of Winged Protector
Quick to Strike
Decreases cooldown of Soaring Falcon, Anklebiter, and Boot
Tricky Swordplay
Pulls enemy with Soaring Falcon
Stuns enemy with Rush but increases cooldown
Changes Boot effect to Knock Down and decreases cooldown
Dazes enemy with Lightning Rod
Hypersonic
Changes Sundering Sword to Shockwave Blade
Gleaming Blade
Learns Fatal Blade
Enhances Flash Step
Slippery
Enhances Strafe, Blindside, Dodge, and Flash Step
Crimson Blade
Changes Flicker to Bleeding Edge
Changes Dual Strike to One Strike, Ten Cuts
Spectral Blade
The Blade Mentor's soul assists you in unleashing devastating sword attacks. While in the Flock of Blades stance, the "Spectral" set of skills can automatically defend you or fight for you.
Talents
Relentless Strike
Decreases Spirit Vortex cooldown by 2 sec. after a successful Swordfall
Decreases Blade Storm's cooldown by 0.5 sec when using Slice
Deflect
Makes Spectral Safeguard available
Can use Blade Glare during Deflect
Changes requirements for War Cry
Decreases Cyclone's cooldown
Lightning Storm
Applies the following effects to Lightning Draw:
Increases Blade Storm Damage
Increases Swordfall Damage
Increases Thunder Crash Damage
Spectral Blessing
Recovers 2% HP and 2 Focus when Spectral Blessing hits
Spectral Shield
The Spectral Blades automatically defend the Blade Master's front when they are Stunned, Dazed, or Knocked Down
Spectral Siege
Decreases Take Flight's cooldown
Decreases Heavenly Dance's cooldown
Increases Ascend's Damage
Increases Rising Eagle's Damage
The Spectral Blades will automatically attack Airborne targets
Spectral Sacrifice
Decreases Blindside's cooldown
Decreases Comet Step's cooldown
Decreases Guardian Blade's cooldown
Triggers Spectral Sacrifice when using Slice/Falling Stars in Flock of Blades Stance
Spectral Tempest
Changes Blade Storm as follows:
Strikes 4 times
Triggers Spectral Step when using Evade in Flock of Blades stance
Dazes targets within range for 3 sec.
Triggers Spectral Tempest in a 16m area around the Blade Master after using Blade Swarm
+400% Damage over 2 strikes during Spectral Tempest (Cooldown: 30 sec.)
Enhances Spirit Vortex when hitting Airborne targets
Inflicts Airborne on any Stunned, Knocked down, or Dazed target hit by Spirit Vortex
Spectral Vengeance
Triggers Spectral Vengeance when using Slice/Falling Stars during Flock of Blades stance
Inflicts Airborne on any Stunned, Knocked down, or Dazed target hit by Spirit Vortex
Cutting Edge
Reduces Anklebiter and Soaring Falcon's cooldown to 16 sec.
Reduces Boot's cooldown to 24 sec.
Overwhelm
Changes Soaring Falcon's effects to Pull and Stun
Enables the Blade Catch skill to exit Flock of Blades Stance
Adds Stun effect to Rush
Changes Boot's effect to Knock Down
Adds Daze effect to Thunder Crash
Blade Flurry
Enhances Soaring Falcon to Pull and Stun
Enables the Blade Catch skill to exit Flock of Blades Stance
Adds Stun effect on a target Pulled by Thunder Crash
Changes Rush to Five Point Strike
Star-Crossed
Enables Starstrike
Applies the following effects during Starstrike:
Falling Stars is available
Adds 1 to the hit count of the Spectral Blades triggered during Falling Stars
Lucky Stars
Enables Starstrike
Applies the following effects during Starstrike:
Falling Stars is available
Immortal for 8 sec. and +25% HP recovery on use
No additional strikes from the Spectral Blades on use
Blade Mentor
Enables the Blade Mentor skill
Applies the following effects to Blade Mentor:
Stuns enemies within range for 2 sec. when the Mentor appears
+3,000% Damage and Stuns for 2 sec. on a successful last hit