Combat System Overhaul!

Introduction

As discussed in the Heidel Ball 2025, the Combat System has received a new, massive overhaul!

• Resistances have been removed in PvP and so has mouse movement in combat to avoid desyncing 
• Classes have received changes to make them more uniform, with things like class AP being unified
• Class buffs that provide AP or resistances, DP debuffs and other class buffs have been changed 
• Grapples have been changed and items that provided resistances have been changed or removed

Initial Combat Changes

The first thing to mention is that there's been adjustments to each class, their  AP increase stats, DP decrease stats and Special Attack Damage increase stats have all been adjusted. Mouse movement no longer works in combat, too. 

Because of these changes, all characters' skills, Skill add-ons and skill presets have been reset with the update, to help with this they've gave out a Secret Book of Old Moon (30 days) to make this a smoother process for players. 

You can find the free book in your mail which will help with resetting skills or remaking presets for 30 days, make sure you do this for all of your characters if you play multiple like tagged classes. 

Special Attack Damage Effects From Skills

They've made a change so that Special Attack damage from skills and Skill Add-ons now stack together. You can see your current damage multipliers in the "My Stats" page in your inventory.

Individual Special Attack damage effects (such as Back Attack Damage and Critical Hit Damage Increase) do not stack with each other. individual Special Attack damage and All Special Attack damage effects will stack.

An example was provided for what will and won't stack for Special Attack Damage effects:

• Example 1: Critical Hit Damage Increase and All Special Attack Damage Increase will stack.
• Example 2: If you have Back Attack Damage +10% and +15%, only the +15% applies.
• Example 3: Back Attack Damage +10% and Critical Hit Damage +5% will stack.

Removing Resistances in PvP

Players have been asking for this change for years, the removal of Resistances in PvP to help combat feel less "RNG" as this built in passive effect could essentially negate a crowd control effect. You can check these in My Stats as well. 

You might notice that Ignore Resistance and Grapple Resistance have been removed, this is because they're no longer needed as resistances aren't used in PvP now. 

Passive skills have recevied changes on some classes that previously had increased or gave ignore resistance effects. Class buffs have also been changed in the same way. 

They've also changed or removed Resistance increase, decrease, or Ignore Resistance effects from certain class skills in line with these Resistance changes.

The patch notes has a full list of Class Changes that show these changes, you can find them here! 

Characters Base Resistances have also been standardized, meaning Berserker, Witch, and Wizard have now been changed to have a base of 20%.

Grapple Changes 

A new visual effect has been added to Grapples to make them stand out, allowing players to be more aware of a Grapple taking place: 

Here's some of the changes made in a simple to read, bulletpoint format: 

• Melee and ranged grapples to have a 0.3 second startup time before activating.
• Dash grapples to have a 0.4 second startup time before activating.
• Changed grapple success or failure to be determined instantly when you attempt the grapple.
• All characters gain Super Armor on Grapple fails, and can perform other actions after 0.4 seconds.
• During the first 0.3 seconds of the grapple startup, your character can rotate based on the camera direction.

This adds a small wind up to Grapples that make them less instant, with this and the visual effect they seem to be trying to make Grapples easier to avoid and punish. 

People will definitely have opinions on Super Armor being provided on a Grapple failure but it seems like the 0.4 seconds where you can't move does open up a window to deal damage to a player who's missed a grab.  

There is also some Class specific changes to aiming your Grapple, mostly on ranged grabs: 

Nova's Punishing Trap, Hashashin's Constriction, and Sage's Seize, your character can only rotate towards the camera direction immediately after casting, and can't rotate afterwards. 

During Corsair's Heart-catcher Patraca, your character can rotate when cast in place, but if comboed after another skill, the same rule applies as above.

Summon Damage Calculation Formula Changes

Summons and their balance was one of the things the devs mentioned as a focus during the Heidel Ball 2025 when discussing the Combat System Overhaul, as far as I can tell the changes aren't shown on tooltips anywhere.

This might be because alot of the changes here seem to be based around Summons being considered Monsters previously and how the summons work passively. Here are the changes:

• Changed so the character's Special Attack damage Increase effects now apply to the summons' damage.
• Changed so summons no longer become stronger at night.
• In PvP, monster-related stats (such as Monster Damage Reduction and Monster Damage Reduction Rate) no longer affect damage taken from summons.
• Changed so buffs that increase damage now also boost summons' damage.
  • Example: Applies in places such as Yzrahid Highlands, Tungrad Ruins, and Gyfin Rhasia Temple (Underground).
• Adjusted the base damage of summons to keep their overall power about the same after these changes.
  • Reduced the damage of direct attacks by summons (except Black Spirit skills) by 36.5%.

Accuracy Rate and Evasion Rate Removed

This one is one of the simpler changes, it's just a stat merge that should make stats a little less convuluted, or that's the idea anyway, here's the changes: 

• Merged Accuracy and Accuracy Rate, as well as Evasion and Evasion Rate, to make character stats easier to understand.
  
  • Removed Accuracy Rate and converted each 1% into Accuracy +4.
  • Removed Evasion Rate and converted each 1% into Evasion +4.

Class Specializations / Groups

A big change to classes has been added. Now classes will have a sort of Rock/Paper/Scissors to their stats, classes will basically deal 5% more damage to the classes they're good against. 

All classes have a base damage ratio of 89.29% now and classes have been placed into the Vanguard, Skirmisher or Pulverizer role. 

• Vanguard - Deals +5% damage to Pulverizers
• Skirmisher - Deals +5% damage to Vanguards
• Pulverizer - Deals +5% damage to Skirmishers

Vangaurd
Succession
Warrior	Berserker	Valkyrie	Striker	Guardian	Nova	Corsair	Drakania
Awakening/Ascension
Valkyrie	Mystic	Shai	Guardian	Scholar

Skirmisher
Succession
Dark Knight	Mystic	Woosa	Maegu	Dosa
Awakening/Ascension
Warrior	Sorceress	Ranger	Berserker	Tamer	Musa	Wizard	Witch
Ninja	Kunoichi	Striker	Lahn	Hashashin	Sage	Nova	Wukong
Maehwa

Pulverizer
Succession
Sorceress	Ranger	Tamer	Musa	Maehwa	Wizard	Witch
Ninja	Kunoichi
Awakening/Ascension
Dark Knight	Archer	Corsair	Woosa	Maegu	Dosa	Deadeye

All classes have had adjusted PvP damage ratios for all class skills to match the unified base damage ratio.

• These changes aim to ensure that the gameplay experience remains as similar as possible to before, with damage adjustments reflecting each class's base damage ratio change.
• If a class previously had a 100% PvP damage ratio, both PvE and PvP damage have been increased.
• Shai's PvP base damage ratio has been increased by 38.14% and this increase is directly applied to the Shai's PvP damage.

Monster Zone Changes

Because of the changes to the combat system, there's been adjustments made to grind zones, this is so that players can grind efficiently at zones that match their AP. 

You may notice reduced efficiency if you subjugate in zones where your AP exceeds the recommended AP because they've changed things to encourage grinding at areas closer to your AP. 

They've also made changes to the Max AP Limit for monster zones. Now, only 5% of any AP above the limit will count.

They've adjusted the loot obtainable from monster zones with Recommended AP at 270 or higher according to each zone's Recommended AP, adjusting the revenue from the spots as needed. 

They've also changed Fortunate Golden Pig Cave monsters to now be affected by DP reduction effects.

There's a detailed table on Monster Zone Adjustments that you can find here! (Scroll up a bit!)

Agris Fever Changes 

There's been a change to Agris Fever. While testing the devs noticed that if every monster zone consumed Agris Fever at the same rate, some lower‑AP zones could actually become more profitable.

To get around this they've set Agris Fever consumption per hour on live servers to range between 20,000 and 30,000, depending on the zone's difficulty meaning the Silver per hour stays where it should be. 

There's a detailed table on Agris Consumption that you can find here! (Scroll up a bit!)

Species & Damage Changes

• • Extra Damage to Humans → Extra AP Against Humans
  • Extra Damage to Demihumans → Extra AP Against Demihumans
  • Extra Damage to Kamasylvian Monsters → Extra AP Against Kamasylvian Monsters
  • Extra Damage to All Species → Extra AP Against All Species

 

• Removed the following Skill Add-on effects.
  
  • Extra AP Against Monsters Increase
    
  • Extra Damage to Humans Increase
    
  • Extra Damage to Humans Decrease

 

• Added the Extra AP Against Adventurers effect.
  
  • Items and Lightstone combinations that previously had Extra AP Against Humans or Extra AP Against All Species now also have the Extra AP Against Adventurers effect.

 

Bonus Extra AP Against Monsters

 

When your displayed AP reaches 310 or higher, you'll gain Extra AP Against Monsters +8 for each additional AP. As a result, some sub-weapons now grant even more Extra AP Against Monsters.

 

Enhancement Level	Kutum Sub-weapon		Blackstar Sub-weapon		Godr-Ayed Sub-weapon		Tuvala Sub-weapon
	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
0	5	26	6	27	64	168	4	25
1	6	27	7	28	64	168	5	26
2	7	28	8	29	64	168	6	27
3	8	29	9	30	65	169	7	28
4	9	30	10	31	66	170	8	29
5	10	31	11	32	67	171	9	30
6	11	32	12	33			10	31
7	12	33	13	34			11	32
8	13	34	14	35			12	33
9	14	35	15	36			13	34
10	15	36	16	45			14	35
11	16	45	17	54			15	36
12	17	54	18	63			16	45
13	18	63	19	72			17	54
14	19	72	20	81			18	63
15	20	81	28	96			19	72
PRI (I)	28	96	33	108			20	81
DUO (II)	33	108	44	134			28	96
TRI (III)	43	133	59	156			33	108
TET (IV)	58	155	64	168			43	133
PEN (V)	62	166	67	171			58	155
HEX (VI)							58	155
HEPT (VII)							59	156
OCT (VIII)							60	161
NOV (IX)							62	166
DEC (X)							64	168

 

Combat Overhaul Item Changes

Item(s)	Before	After
Kutum Sub-weapon	Ignore All Resistance +10%	All Resistances +10%
Black Magic Crystal - Precision	Ignore All Resistance +10% All Accuracy +8	- All Accuracy +12
Crystal of Elkarr	Ignore All Resistance +10% All Accuracy +12	- All Accuracy +18
Visionary Crystal of Elkarr	Ignore All Resistance +10% All Accuracy +20	- All Accuracy +30
Kutum Lamp, Breath-imbued Kutum Lamp, [Guild] Kutum Lamp	Ignore All Resistance +5%	All Resistances +5%
Manos White Coral Belt	Ignore All Resistance Weight Limit +70LT	All Resistance Weight Limit +80LT
Rosar Set Effect (Main & Sub-weapon)	Ignore All Resistance +10%	All Accuracy +20

 

Examples
Kutum Shield	Visionary Crystal of Elkarr	Kutum Lamp

 

There's also been a few items that have had the Ignore Resistance effect removed.

 

King of Jungle Hamburg Jumbo King of Jungle Hamburg Valencia Meal Special Valencia Meal Exquisite Cron Meal Bonghwang's Tear Perfume of Insight Immortal: Perfume of Insight Imperfect Alchemy Stone of Destruction Rough Alchemy Stone of Destruction Polished Alchemy Stone of Destruction Sturdy Alchemy Stone of Destruction Sharp Alchemy Stone of Destruction Resplendent Alchemy Stone of Destruction Splendid Alchemy Stone of Destruction Shining Alchemy Stone of Destruction Vell's Heart Sharp Spirit Stone of Destruction Resplendent Spirit Stone of Destruction Splendid Spirit Stone of Destruction Shining Spirit Stone of Destruction

[Event] Behelit Alchemy Stone Ramones's Alchemy Stone of Destruction Khan's Heart: Destruction Ator's Power Stone [Event] Pi Blessed Sharp Alchemy Stone of Destruction Blessed Resplendent Alchemy Stone of Destruction Blessed Splendid Alchemy Stone of Destruction Blessed Shining Alchemy Stone of Destruction Blessed Vell's Heart Blessed Khan's Heart: Destruction Exalted Sharp Alchemy Stone of Destruction Exalted Resplendent Alchemy Stone of Destruction Exalted Splendid Alchemy Stone of Destruction Exalted Shining Alchemy Stone of Destruction Exalted Vell's Heart Exalted Khan's Heart: Destruction Blessed Ator's Power Stone Exalted Ator's Power Stone Behelit's Heart Ultimate Combined Magic Crystal - Macalod HAN Combined Magic Crystal - Macalod

 

All items with Ignore Resistance have been deleted and players have been given Silver as compensation 

WON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockback Resistance BON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockback Resistance JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockback Resistance WON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockdown Resistance BON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockdown Resistance JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockdown Resistance WON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Grapple Resistance BON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Grapple Resistance JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Grapple Resistance WON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Stun Resistance BON Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Stun Resistance JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Stun Resistance Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ignore Knockback Resistance Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ignore Knockdown Resistance

Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ignore Grapple Resistance Magic Crystal of Infinity - Ignore Stun Resistance Olucas' Crystal - Ignore Knockback Resistance Olucas' Crystal - Ignore Knockdown Resistance Olucas' Crystal - Ignore Grapple Resistance Olucas' Crystal - Ignore Stun Resistance Lightstone of Fire: Earthquake Lightstone of Fire: Rigid Lightstone of Fire: Vines Lightstone of Fire: Meteor Lightstone of Fire: Typhoon Reforge Stone - Ignore Knockback/Floating Resistance Reforge Stone - Ignore Knockdown/Bound Resistance Reforge Stone - Ignore Grapple Resistance Reforge Stone - Ignore Stun/Stiffness/Freezing Resistance

 

Deleted Arena of Solare exclusive crystals

• JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockback Resistance
• JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Knockdown Resistance
• JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Grapple Resistance
• JIN Glorious Crystal of Courage - Ignore Stun Resistance
• Time Spirit's Crystal - Perforation
• Missing Captain's Crystal - Negotiation

 

Removed Essence of Courage and Fragment of Courage, which were used to craft Ignore Resistance items.

• Silver has been sent to your Central Market Storage based on how many you owned:
• Essence of Courage - 30,000,000 Silver each
• Fragment of Courage - 50,000,000 Silver each
• If you owned a box that guaranteed an Essence of Courage, you have also received Silver.
• [Event] Guild League Victory Reward
• [Season] Guild League Victory Reward
• [Season] Guild League Defeat Reward
• Removed Essence of Courage from the item exchange list below.
• Resplendent Medal of Honor
• Seal of Solare
• [Event] Ellie's Special Seal

 

Grapple Resistance Increase Effect Removed

The devs have removed the following items due to the removal of the Resistance increase effect. If you owned any of these items, Silver equivalent to their Central Market value has been sent to your Central Market warehouse.       

• Grapple Resistance Enhancer            
• Lightstone of Earth: Sand            
• Ancient Magic Crystal of Nature - Sturdiness            
• Red Battlefield Crystal: Sturdiness            
  
  Changed so you can no longer obtain the Ancient Magic Crystal of Nature - Sturdiness from the items listed below.            
• Erethea's Gift            
• Forgotten Witch's Token            
• Tori's Box of Valuables   
• Changed the item effect to Knockdown/Bound Resistance with the removal of the Grapple Resistance increase effect.        
     
• The amount of resistance provided remains unchanged.            

 

Black Magic Crystal - Assault Black Magic Crystal - Sturdiness Black Magic Crystal - Valor Black Magic Crystal - Ensnare Red Battlefield Crystal: Fighting Spirit

Steamed Prawn Hearty Steamed Prawn Talis Helmet Ultimate Talis Helmet Valks' Gloves (14 Days) Ruby Necklace Resplendent Ruby Necklace Blood Ruby Necklace Dark Blood Ruby Necklace Corrupt Ruby Necklace Manos Ruby Necklace

 

Lightstone Combinations Removed

Because of the changes to resistances some of the Lightstone Combos that featured them have been removed:

Lightstone Combination	Combination Effects
Brown Bear	All AP +8, All Accuracy +12, Max Stamina +75, Ignore Stun/Stiffness/Freezing Resistance +8%
Art of Grappling	All AP +8, All Accuracy +12, Max Stamina +75, Ignore Grapple Resistance +8%
Beat Down	All AP +8, All Accuracy +12, Max Stamina +75, Ignore Knockdown/Bound Resistance +8%
Shockwave	All AP +8, All Accuracy +12, Max Stamina +75, Ignore Knockback/Floating Resistance +8%
Dominate	All AP +8, All Accuracy +12, Max Stamina +75, Ignore All Resistance +3%
Predation	All Damage Reduction +15, All Evasion +27, Max HP +150, Grapple Resistance +8%
Exceed	Self-obtainable Black Spirit's Rage +20%
Crazed	Stun/Stiffness/Freezing Resistance -80%, Ignore Stun/Stiffness/Freezing Resistance +30%
Wrestler	Grapple Resistance -80%, Ignore Grapple Resistance +30%
Center of Gravity	Knockdown/Bound Resistance -80%, Ignore Knockdown/Bound Resistance +30%
Mind in the Clouds	Knockback/Floating Resistance -80%, Ignore Knockback/Floating Resistance +30%
Blurr	All Resistance -80%, All Damage Reduction +20, All Evasion +40
Protection	All Damage Reduction -50, Siege Weapon Damage Resistance +30%

 

Guild Skill Removed 

Deleted the following guild skills that were only usable during Node/Conquest Wars:

 

• Frenzied Fighter (All Resistance +10% for 3 min)
• Intimidating Force (All Resistance +10% for 3 min)
• Blessing (Siege Weapon Damage Resistance +30%)
• Protection (Siege Weapon Damage Resistance +30%)
• Any Guild Points spent to learn these skills have been refunded.

 

The location of Boost Morale has been changed.

To streamline Node/Conquest War participation, we're removing the Blessing skill alongside the combat system overhaul and adjusted siege weapon damage accordingly.

 

Before	After

 

Debuff Resistance Against Monsters Removed

With the new combat system, only your Resistance stat is used against all monster debuff effects. so the devs have deleted the Debuff Resistance Against Monsters effect and changed some item effects.

  

Item	Before	After
Elixir of Resistance	Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +10%	All Resistance +5%
Elixir of Sharp Resistance	Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +15%	All Resistance +8%
[Party] Vahmalkea: Captured Sunset	Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +100%	All Resistance +100%
Blackstar Defense Gear 3-Set Effect	Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +10%	All Resistance +5%
Obsidian Blackstar Defense Gear 3-Set Effect	Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +10%	All Resistance +5%
Narchillan Defense Gear 3-Set Effect	Debuff Resistance Against Monsters +10%	All Resistance +5%

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