Essence Class Balance Update

Dear players! Below are the details of the Essence class balance changes.

Warriors

Duelist

Skill	Changes
Sonic Blaster	Cooldown increased: 30 → 40 sec.
Sonic Rage	Power reduced: 60–80% → 40–60% of P. Atk., depending on skill level.

Duelist and Dreadnought

Skill	Changes
War Cry	Added skill levels 4 and 5, available at character levels 110 and 115, respectively. P. Atk., P. Def. and M. Def. bonuses: Level 1: +20% — unchanged. Level 2: +25% — unchanged. Level 3: +30% — unchanged. Level 4: +35% — new. Level 5: +40% — new.

Titan

Skill	Changes
Rage	Added skill levels 4 and 5. P. Atk. bonus: Level 1: +30% — unchanged. Level 2: +35% — unchanged. Level 3: +40% — unchanged. Level 4: +45% — new. Level 5: +50% — new.

Grand Khavatari

Skill	Changes
Force Blaster	Cooldown increased: 30 → 40 sec.
Raging Force	Power reduced: 60–80% → 40–60% of P. Atk., depending on skill level.
Ogre Spirit Totem	Added skill levels 4 and 5. Level 1: P. Atk. +10%, P./M. Def. +30% — unchanged. Level 2: P. Atk. +15%, P./M. Def. +35% — unchanged. Level 3: P. Atk. +20%, P./M. Def. +40% — unchanged. Level 4: P. Atk. +25%, P./M. Def. +45% — new. Level 5: P. Atk. +30%, P./M. Def. +50% — new.
Rabbit Spirit Totem	Number of skill levels increased: 3 → 5. Now increases Speed, Max Speed, Physical Skill Critical Rate, and physical and magic skill evasion by 10/15/20/25/30, depending on skill level. P. Atk. and regular P. Evasion bonuses removed.

Maestro

Skill	Changes
Spike	Number of skill levels increased: 3 → 5. Increases P. Atk. and Physical Skill Critical Rate by 10/15/20/25/30%. No longer replaces Case Harden: both effects can now be active simultaneously.
Case Harden	Number of skill levels increased: 3 → 5. Increases P. Def. and M. Def. by 10/15/20/25/30%. No longer replaces Spike: both effects can now be active simultaneously.

Doombringer

Skill	Changes
Soul Roar	Increased Max HP and CP bonuses, including HP and CP recovery upon use: Level 1: +10% → +20%. Level 2: +15% → +25%. Level 3: +20% → +30%.
True Berserker	Physical Skill Critical Damage bonus increased: +10/15/20% → +30/35/40%. Added Physical Skill Critical Rate bonus: +30/35/40%. P. Atk. bonus of +10/15/20% remains unchanged.
Soul Barrier	Duration increased: 1 min. → 20 min. The skill has 2 levels: M. Def. +20/40%, resistance to bows and crossbows +10/20%.
Sword Shield	Previously reduced only Speed by 50/40/30%. Now reduces both Speed and Max Speed by the same amounts.

Shared Warrior Changes

For Duelist, Dreadnought, Titan, Grand Khavatari, Maestro and Doombringer:

Skill	Changes
Jump Attack	Previously reduced only Speed by 30%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 30%.

Tanks

Shared Tank Changes

For Phoenix Knight, Hell Knight, Eva’s Templar and Shillien Templar:

Skill	Changes
Shield Charge	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.
Vengeance	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.

Hell Knight

Skill	Changes
Shadow Hunt	Previously reduced only Speed by 30%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 30%.
Horror	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.

Eva’s Templar

Skill	Changes
Reversal Stream	Speed reduction increased: −30% → −50%. Additionally reduces Max Speed by 50%.

Shillien Templar

Skill	Changes
Mass Lightning Strike	Previously: Speed −50%, Atk. Spd. and Casting Spd. −80%. Now: Speed, Atk. Spd., Casting Spd. and their maximum values −30%.

Mages

Archmage

Skill	Changes
Rain of Fire	Cooldown reduced: 10 → 5 sec.
Ignite	Damage over time now benefits from the Spiritshot charge without consuming it.

Soultaker

Skill	Changes
Body Burst	Cooldown reduced: 10 → 5 sec.
Servitor Share	The former servitor skill has been reworked into a buff for Soultaker. For 20 min., increases P. Def. by 30% and reduces damage received from area attacks by 10%. Automatically learned at level 85.

Mystic Muse

Skill	Changes
Aqua Splash	Cooldown reduced: 10 → 5 sec.
Ice Dagger	Cooldown increased: 5 → 10 sec. Damage-over-time power doubled: Previously: 10 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 15 / 16. Now: 20 / 20 / 22 / 24 / 24 / 26 / 28 / 30 / 30 / 32. Damage over time now benefits from the Spiritshot charge.
Frostbite	Previously: Speed −10/20/30/40/50%, depending on the effect. Now: Speed and Max Speed −6/12/18/24/30%.
Ice Vortex	Previously: Speed −20%. Now: Speed and Max Speed −30%.

Storm Screamer

Skill	Changes
Wind Distortion	Previously: reduced Max Atk. Spd. and Max Casting Spd. by a fixed 20/40/60/80/100 points. Now: Atk. Spd., Casting Spd. and their maximum values −3/6/9/12/15%, depending on the effect.
Wind Vortex	Previously: P. Def. and M. Def. −20%. Now: Atk. Spd., Casting Spd. and their maximum values −20%.

Soul Hound

Skill	Changes
Leopold	Cooldown reduced: 10 → 5 sec.
Lightning Shock	Previously: Speed −50%, Atk. Spd. and Casting Spd. −80%. Now: Speed, Atk. Spd., Casting Spd. and their maximum values −30%.
Soul Vortex	Previously reduced only Speed by 10%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 10%.

Archmage, Mystic Muse and Storm Screamer

Skill	Changes
Arcane Shield	Now restores 30% MP when the effect ends. Previously did not restore MP.

Daggers

Shared Dagger Changes

For Adventurer, Wind Rider, Ghost Hunter and Fortune Seeker:

Skill	Changes
Dagger Mastery	Added a bonus when using a single dagger: P. Atk. +10%. The bonus does not apply to dual daggers.
Throwing Dagger	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.
Barrage of Nails	Previously reduced only Speed by 30%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 30%.

Adventurer and Fortune Seeker

Skill	Changes
Bleeding	Damage over time now benefits from the Soulshot charge without consuming it. Previously reduced only Speed. Now reduces both Speed and Max Speed by the same amount.

Wind Rider and Ghost Hunter

Skill	Changes
Noxious Poison	Damage over time now benefits from the Soulshot charge without consuming it. Additionally reduces healing received by 30/40/50%, depending on skill level.
Deadly Poison	Damage over time now benefits from the Soulshot charge without consuming it.

Archers

Sagittarius, Moonlight Sentinel and Ghost Sentinel

Skill	Changes
Camouflage	Previously: Speed −100 points. Now: Speed and Max Speed −50%.
Hamstring Shot	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.

Trickster

Skill	Changes
Camouflage	Removed from Trickster’s skill tree.
Ultimate Escape	P. Evasion bonus reduced: 50/60 → 30/40. Physical and magic skill evasion bonuses reduced: 50/60% → 30/40%. Instead of Speed +60, now increases Speed and Max Speed by 30/40, depending on skill level.
Soul Barrier	Duration increased: 1 min. → 20 min. Grants M. Def. +20% and resistance to bows and crossbows +10%.
Slow Shot	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.
Soul Shock	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.

Summoners

Arcana Lord, Elemental Master and Spectral Master

Skill	Changes
Summon Friend	Cooldown increased: 2 → 10 min.

Elemental Master

Skill	Changes
Freezing Invoke	Previously reduced only Speed by 30%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 30%.

Spectral Master

Skill	Changes
Curse Call	Previously: reduced Max Atk. Spd. and Max Casting Spd. by 100 points. Now: Atk. Spd., Casting Spd. and their maximum values −20%.

Healers

Cardinal, Eva’s Saint and Shillien Saint

Skill	Changes
Resurrection	Cooldown increased: 10 → 20 sec.
Brilliant Purge	Now removes 1 to 3 random debuffs from each party member. The previous temporary +50% Debuff Resistance bonus has been removed.

Cardinal

Skill	Changes
Magical Backfire	The increase to the target’s skill cooldowns has been strengthened: +30% → +50%.
Body of Avatar	Max HP and CP bonuses reduced: +15/20/25% → +10/15/20%.

Eva’s Saint

Skill	Changes
Wind Shackle	Previously: Max Atk. Spd. and Max Casting Spd. −200 points. Now: Atk. Spd., Casting Spd. and their maximum values −30%.

Enchanters

Hierophant, Sword Muse, Spectral Dancer, Dominator and Doomcryer

Skill	Changes
Chaos Symphony	Cooldown reduced: 20 → 10 sec.
Prelude	Added a new skill with 3 levels. For 20 sec., increases P. Atk. and Critical Rate by 20/25/30%. Cooldown reduced following a fix: 10 → 5 min.
Resurrection	Cooldown increased: 10 → 20 sec.

Hierophant, Dominator and Doomcryer

Skill	Changes
Transform	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.
Polymorph	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.

Sword Muse and Spectral Dancer

Skill	Changes
Mass Transform	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.
Ultimate Defense	Previously reduced only Speed by 50%. Now reduces Speed and Max Speed by 50%.