01/02 Patch Notes - Mod (E) Skills (Raven/Elesis/Ara/LuCiel/Lithia)
31 December 2024
Maintenance
Date: January 2, 2025
Duration: 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM KST (4h30)
Developer Notes
This time around, we will answer questions from players asked through various platforms, such as the customer support.
As for the supply of Circuit Amplifiers for Exascale, we are preparing improvement scheduled for February through the new raid update.
We plan to maintain this armor as a long-term investment system, but we will monitor the supply and demand of materials, and make improvements if necessary.
We have also decided to turn down suggestions about storing circuits in page format for being deemed unsuitable for individual armor setups.We've received feedback about the difficulties of obtaining new raid accessories. A new system for a guaranteed Serpentium raid accessory drop is in the works. We will add it when it's ready.
Regarding Ice Burner Reorder Shop, new sales are being planned for 2025. Please check the corresponding section in this notice.
Season Pass rewards will be regularly adjusted to provide players with useful items depending on the current content.
We will review if another split of rewards is necessary depending on future content updates and combat power distribution.There are opinions that current events don't meet the expectation of players.
In the future, we will try to listen to players and make improvements to tedious reward acquisition and participation methods.As for goods related to progression, we will keep an eye out on events to include such items there.
We are concerned about regular intervals between Balance Patch releases, considering (limited) development resources and future updates.
Currently, it is difficult to deliver Balance Patches regularly.
Although, we will make efforts to release satisfying changes, in line with the current endgame content as much as possible.A revision patch will happen in 2 weeks (for the second batch of the new Mod (E) skills).
We will continue to answer questions, as mentioned in the Winter Update video. However, we request players to voice their opinions so that we can review them.
In 2025, we will work to improve Elsword's overall image, overcoming the last year's shortcomings in development and operation.
Thank you.
New Mod (E) Skills - Raven/Elesis/Ara/LuCiel/Lithia
First of all, we uploaded all currently released + new skill preview videos (including those added with this update).
The playlist is available [HERE].
Please check below information for details regarding the new skills.
Raven
Class Name | Skill Name | Skill Description |
|---|---|---|
Furious Blade | Power Assault: Dasher | Swings the blade to hit enemies while leaping forward. (Can be used midair) |
Furious Blade | Seven Burst: Ignite | Channeling energy into the blade, plunges it to the ground, making an eruption to damage enemies. |
Rage Hearts | Power Assault: Uppercut | Focuses energy into the Nasod Hand to deliver a powerful upward strike. |
Rage Hearts | Seven Burst: Heartless Rift | Shatters the space ahead, creating Nasod Spears that pierce enemies. (Can be used midair) |
Nova Imperator | Power Assault: Crows Hunt | Fires two large flaming crow-shaped projectiles that explode on impact. [Overheat] Consumes HP for additional attacks; boosts attack by 5% for 10 seconds after skill activation. |
Nova Imperator | Seven Burst: Super Explosion | Summons a massive crow form that drops multiple napalm bombs to bombard the front. [Overheat] Consumes HP for additional attacks; boosts attack by 5% for 10 seconds after skill activation. |
Revenant | Power Assault: Soul Wave | A massive spectral soul moves forward, drawing out the souls of struck enemies, causing pain. (Can be used midair) [Valasia Reaction Skill] Damage increases when hitting enemies with Valasia Seed. |
Revenant | Seven Burst: Damnation | Throws Valasia Thorns that grow and explode after a certain time. [Valasia Reaction Skill] Explosions deal increased damage and have an increased range when hitting enemies with Valasia Seed. |
Elesis
Class Name | Skill Name | Skill Description |
|---|---|---|
Empire Sword | Wild Shock: Postoller | [Gale] Subdues enemies with a kingdom flag and slashes them with a sword, dealing greater damage to flagged targets. |
Empire Sword | Mega Buster: Triumph | [Annihilation] Releases victorious energy forward through the sword. (Can be used midair) |
Flame Lord | Wild Shock: Fireworks | [Gale] Throws multiple fireballs forward, leaving flames at impact points that deal additional damage. (Can be used midair) |
Flame Lord | Mega Buster: Florescence | [Annihilation] Blooming primordial flames that deal more damage to low-health enemies. |
Bloody Queen | Wild Shock: Tenacity | [Gale] Creates and absorbs magic energy, temporarily enhancing Blood Hit to consume less HP and relaxing its activation conditions. |
Bloody Queen | Mega Buster: Slaughter | [Annihilation] Blood spikes infused with magic emerge from scattered blood, attacking enemies. |
Adrestia | Wild Shock: Ride Out | [Gale] Summons a massive Divinus Manus sword to strike enemies. [Divinus Manus] When used in Awakening (Gale), Divinus Manus damage increases by 1.2 times. |
Adrestia | Mega Buster: Brilliant | [Annihilation] Multiple Divinus Manus swords fall and strike, dealing massive damage. [Divinus Manus] When used in Awakening (Annihilation), Divinus Manus damage increases by 1.2 times. |
Ara
Class Name | Skill Name | Skill Description |
|---|---|---|
Apsara | Falling Dragon: Creation | Summons a massive dragon with sage power to shake the earth. |
Apsara | Shadoweave: Dawn | Tie a knot around enemies using martial spear techniques. |
Devi | Falling Dragon: Abyss | Creates a void-like zone that inflicts [Terror of Rakshasa] when struck. Consumes 5 Spirit Energy. |
Devi | Shadoweave: Avici Inferno | A ravenous hellwolf sweeps through, leaving a barren trail. Consumes 5 Spirit Energy. |
Shakti | Falling Dragon: Illusory Domain | Creates a realm where Repose of Souls orbs rise from enemies hit, consuming Spirit Energy to ignore [15 * Spirit Energy]% defense. Consumes 0~4 Spirit Energy (can also be used without Spirit Energy). |
Shakti | Shadoweave: Trickery Loop | Calls upon illusions for coordinated attacks, dealing increased damage by [15 * Spirit Energy]%, and recovering Spirit Energy. Consumes 0~4 Spirit Energy (can also be used without Spirit Energy). Recover 4 Spirit Energy when the skill is cast. When this skill is equipped, it is not considered a Secret Art Stance skill, therefore, the Exorcism Secret Art will keep using the regular Shadoweave. |
Surya | Falling Dragon: 한라삼천 | Pierces enemies with icy power from the heavens, reducing cooldowns for [Phoenix] and [Turtle] skills (i.e., excluding this skill) by 4 seconds. Skill Classification [Phoenix] |
Surya | Shadoweave: Squeak Squeak | Summons a divine Moon Rabbit to march forth and attack, reducing cooldowns for [Moon Rabbit] and [Eun] skills (i.e., excluding this skill) by 4 seconds. Skill Classification [Moon Rabbit] |
LuCiel
Class Name | Skill Name | Skill Description |
|---|---|---|
Catastrophe | Flick Shot: Bounce Bullet | Fires a bullet that ricochets, causing explosions. [Switching Skill (Ciel)] Switches to Ciel, and when used as Lu, gains 4 Combination Gauge. |
Catastrophe | Soul Infest: Bring Down Ruin | Summons Angra Mainyu to annihilate enemies, fully restoring Combination Gauge. Ignore defense based on Combination Gauge consumed. [Combination Skill] Consumes all Combination Gauge when cast. |
Innocent | Flick Shot: Blitz Bullet | Fires a large bullet that causes chain explosions. [Switching Skill (Ciel)] Switches to Ciel, and when used as Lu, gains 4 Combination Gauge. |
Innocent | Soul Infest: Ejection Chaos | Summons "Abaddon" to obliterate enemies and reduce [Eschaton], [Fantasy Impromptu - 2nd Movement] and [Rain of Chaos] skill cooldowns by 50% when casting this skill. This skill's damage is increased when consuming Combination Gauge. [Combination Skill] Consumes all Combination Gauge when cast. |
Diangelion | Flick Shot: Abyss Blooming | Fires a cursed bullet, leaving a field of seething magic. [Switching Skill (Ciel)] Switches to Ciel, and when used as Lu, gains 4 Combination Gauge. |
Diangelion | Soul Infest: Euphoria | Unleashes latent power for massive area damage, grants the [Bloodthirst] buff. Cannot be used when the current HP is below 25%. This skill's damage ignores a certain amount of defense depending on Combination Gauge consumed. [Combination Skill] Consumes all Combination Gauge when cast. |
Demersio | Flick Shot: Abyss Spout | Throws Ego forward, emitting abyssal energy on contact. [Switching Skill (Ciel)] Switches to Ciel, and when used as Lu, gains 4 Combination Gauge. |
Demersio | Soul Infest: Ejection Abyss | Lu and Ciel summon a massive Ego for a joint explosive attack. Damage increases based on Combination Gauge consumed. [Combination Skill] Consumes all Combination Gauge when cast. |
Lithia
Class Name | Skill Name | Skill Description |
|---|---|---|
Gembliss | Rapid Burst: Time Bomb | Creates a wave that amplifies mineral magic, striking enemies and causing gems to erupt. [Gem Skill] Increase damage by 20% when consuming 2 Gems. |
Gembliss | Spodumene: Giga Drill Destruction | Uses a Spodumene crystal catalyst to drill through enemies. [Drill Skill] While dealing damage to enemies, ignore 60% defense. |
Avarice | Rapid Burst: Sprinkle Money | Scatters wealth, taunting the greedy. [Gem Skill] Increase damage by 20% when consuming 2 Gems. |
Avarice | Spodumene: Midas Touch | Radiates divine light using material wealth as offerings. [Gem Skill] Increase damage by 30% when consuming 3 Gems. |
Achlys | Rapid Burst: Embroid | Creates a chaotic magic circle, causing magical minerals to erupt. |
Achlys | Spodumene: Division Sign | Creates a void zone where polyphids hunt. 'You'd better get out. This rift is quite an empty and hungry place.' |
Mischief | Rapid Burst: Ladder of Death | Let the ladder of death begin! [Gem Skill] Increase damage by 20% when consuming 2 Gems. |
Mischief | Spodumene: King Cutlet | A very, very angry King Le Pix punches to assert his rage. [Gem Skill] Increase damage by 20% and ignore 40% defense (15% in PvP) when consuming 3 Gems. |
Elsword/Rena/Eve/Rose New Mod (E) Skill Revision Patch
Class Name | Skill Name | Changes |
|---|---|---|
Knight Emperor | Unlimited Blade: Fortitude | [Dungeon] Sword Aura: 1739% Multi Hit -> 2121% Multi Hit Sword Aura Range Increase: 1.3x -> 1.5x [PvP] Sword Aura: 662% Multi Hit -> 808% Multi Hit Sword Aura Range Increase: 1.3x -> 1.5x |
Rune Master | Unlimited Blade: Take Off | [Dungeon] Magic Sword: 3037% -> 2531% Rune Sword: 626% Multi Hit -> 1264% Multi Hit [PvP] Magic Sword: 1096% -> 913% Rune Sword: 226% Multi Hit -> 456% Multi Hit |
Immortal | Unlimited Blade: Intensity | Hit method changed. |
Immortal | Flame Geyser: Scorching Heat | Hit method changed. |
Genesis | Unlimited Blade: Trial | Chain of Judgement ignores 50% defense. (20% in PvP) |
Daybreaker | Aero Tornado: Aerial Vulture | [Dungeon] Aerial Vulture: 429% Multi Hit -> 1286% Multi Hit Storm: 886% Multi Hit -> 221% Multi Hit [PvP] Aerial Vulture: 163% Multi Hit -> 489% Multi Hit Storm: 336% Multi Hit -> 83% Multi Hit |
Code: Ultimate | Dimension Link - Guardian: Shellfire | Explosions ignore 40% defense (15% in PvP). |
Code: Esencia | Dimension Link - Guardian: Discovery | [Dungeon] Scanwave: 470% Multi Hit -> 870% Multi Hit [PvP] Scanwave: 170% Multi Hit -> 314% Multi Hit |
Code: Sariel | Dimension Link - Guardian: Breaker | [Dungeon] Electron Ball: 392% Multi Hit -> 432% Multi Hit [PvP] Electron Ball: 141% Multi Hit -> 155% Multi Hit |
Code: Antithese | Dimension Link - Guardian: Ravagement | Multihit amount increased. Hit range greatly increased. |
Tempest Burster | M-3 Flamethrower: Impact Flame | [Dungeon] Flamethrower: 957% Multi Hit -> 1148% Multi Hit [PvP] Flamethrower: 364% Multi Hit -> 438% Multi Hit |
Minerva | M-3 Flamethrower: Rampage Flame | [Dungeon] Bombing: 173% Multi Hit -> 211% Multi Hit [PvP] Bombing: 69% Multi Hit -> 84% Multi Hit |
Prime Operator | M-3 Flamethrower: Radial Flame | Laser spawn location adjusted. Hitting speed adjusted. [Dungeon] Laser: 731% Multi Hit -> 956% Multi Hit [PvP] Laser: 263% Multi Hit -> 345% Multi Hit |
Radiant Soul | Splashy Splashy: We Don't Know Such a Thing! | Defense Ignore: 45% -> 30% (PvP: 20% -> 10%) |
Twins Picaro | Splashy Splashy: Laby Transmission Over! | [Dungeon] Defense Ignore: 60% -> 50% Damage Increase per Black Aura: 0.1% -> 0.05% [PvP] Defense Ignore: 20% Damage Increase per Black Aura: 0.1% -> 0.05% |
Cash Shop Update
Reorder Shop - Ice Burners
Archangel, El Search Party Officer, Ascending Dragon, Empire Reign
[Future Ice Burner Resale Notice]
Please note that these dates are according to the Korean server's schedule.
Sales Period | Ice Burner Sets |
|---|---|
2025-01-30 | Bloody Nightmare Tourbillon Nasod Battle Suit Archdevil |
2025-02-27 | Nox Venator Aether Nobilitas Salvatore Solace Velder Imperial Guard |
2025-03-27 | Flos Magica Dreaming Automata Royal Maid / Servant Evil Tracer 1 |
Fixes
Character
Raven - fixed Nasod Core fully charging during any stage of Awakening and when using skills related to re-awakening.
Code: Essencia - fixed Tesla Flare and Tesla Shock: Swing not receiving the range increase effect from Electron Upgrade. Fixed Fayner not applying to targets close by.
Rose - fixed an issue where some motion end times were abnormally long.
Other
Fixed a typo for the Green (Restore) set effect.
Before) If [Item Special Function] is pressed while 'Bridge' effect is active, change to 'Complete' effect for 5 sec.
After) If [Item Special Function] is pressed while 'Bridge' effect is active, change to 'Complete' effect for 10 sec.
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How am I only just now realizing this?! Both of Ara's Mod (E) Skills are Bravery!
Oh, it's 'cause Ara doesn't have any Base Job Strength Skills. I forgot about that.
I'm actually happy Cata got something decent for once. Kinda wish they leaned more into succ abilities or aoe rather than ignore Def but I'll take it
Can someone explain to me what are they doing with the Ice Burners again? i really didn't understand the original post and the "new slot" thing
They're adding a new set of accessory slots specifically for Ice Burner accessories, with the already existing slots now being exclusively for non-IB accessories.
In other words, we can have an IB Top Accessory and a non-IB Top Accessory equipped at the same time after the new IB accessory slot update comes out.
Okay, now i understand. Thank you.
if what the wiki's take on the future schedule and some other rando bits of info are to be taken as likely correct, then at least the ep shop will be getting new stuff for those slots, so maybe whether ib or not, it likely has to at least be designated as an accessory costume and not (only) accessory, like the distinction between regular costumes and equipment.
maybe.
The Google doc posted on the "2024 Winter Updates" page specified Ice Burner accessories, and the EP Shop accessories are confirmed in that same doc. Since we now have an inventory tab exclusive to Ice Burner costumes/accessories, it's pretty clear that there's a distinction for those separate from Item Mall costumes/accessories in the game's code. For those reasons, I think that the EP Shop accessories will be classified as Ice Burner accessories solely to allow players without access to actual Ice Burner accessories to use the new accessory slots.
In fact, everything you're talking about is here: https://cobodex.eu/babel/2024-winter-update
they didn't acknowledge the problem of chips being completely inaccessible and tuning being a horrible mechanic
There is some nerf with the def ignore in laby skills, but yet is still aceptable compared to a common "balance patch". I still dont get why they need to nerf PVE stats too when the main problem is PVP...
Since Raven skills are the next, Im looking forward for a good balance
why didn't they just make sariel's dlg balls smaller/easier to hit instead of increasing the damage i swear they don't play this game sometimes
you are right, people working don't have time to play games, however Sariel skill was already very good, no need for dmg increase or easier to hit, in Serpentium and Probably next raid it will be Big enemies, you can notice it with the new mod skills of every character
Hopefuly Raven's skills look amazing..especily RV's
FB's mod seven burst doesn't invert into a black hole like the ones he can make, also Abysser no new knife tricks
missed opportunity fr c'mon devs they got underutilized stuff in their kits, or do they need to just remove the knives from all of Ciel's imagery?
ES does a thing with her flag
actually neat, and also finally someone does a skill with those things
gurren lagann
there we go
just saw the fb videos that looks like something Abysser should be doing what manner of crappery devs
and... well, at least they animated Eun for one of those mods.
Someone on the dev team is maining sariel now and showing bias, the numbers before the buff were already really strong now they are disgusting.
Typo for Surya's skill: 강룡추: 한라삼천 - 재사용 시간을 4초 감소시킨다. 그림자 매듭: 묘묘 - 재사용 시간을 4초로 감소시킨다.
Shadoweave says that cd of Moon Rabbit skills is reduced to 4 seconds, not by
Fixed
Hey, I had to change it back. It seems like KoG made a typo. The actual effect and the tooltip in-game seems to be reducing the cooldown by 4 seconds for both skills with this effect.
--Comments on the 2024 Winter Update: 12/16/2024 at 7:32 AM
Something’s telling me that they’re gonna give FB another shockwave for his mod (E) skill ^^;
--Looks at Power Assault: Dasher Why am I always right with these?!?! ToT
More shockwaves are always welcomed, though I do agree with another comment further up that Seven Burst could've had one of those black holes that a few of Blade master's skills and commands have at the end of the earth shattering section.
So is Shakti still able to chain into normal Shadoweave through the repeated press system while Trickery Loop is equipped? How would that affect Trickery Loop's cooldown?
And shoot, Empire Sword didn't gain a Gale Bravery! Ugh, guess I'm still stuck with Unlimited Blade on her.
Wait, Elly didn't gain any color-changing mods?! Why?!
We have no details right now.
regardless of how the cooldown thing works out, this is still the biggest dang change a mod skill makes to her secret arts related skills. though now i'm thinking that if someone asked if they could something like that before this, they'd probably go, "naw, impossible, can't be done, too difficult, much imbalance"
and ES still stuck spamming war prelude and whatever other gale skill ;v; (and yes, her buster looks like it really would be a gale skill, though i suppose by that logic then regular sword of judgement should also be gale on her)
Honestly, I think Sword of Victory should be Gale instead of Annihilation. In my honest opinion, the draw of that Skill is the buff, not the damage.
ES has a decent number of Gale Skills, but including Base Class Skills, only one of them is a Bravery Skill: Unlimited Blade.
I have always thought that as well, they changed Sword of Judgement to Annihilation, but they can't change Sword of Victory to Gale? Is it because that way it'd work the same way it works for Knight Emperor? But they still play differently in spite of that so I don't know
it actually was an ex-gale skill
huh. i totally never really knew that because that happened during the major skill tree changes. if i had to guess, i used to have to pick between judgement or victory, and i picked victory and never bothered with judgement's description.
It wouldn't be exactly like KE's Arma Blade, though, 'cause Gale works differently from Vitality, including how it affects Skills.
I'm pretty sure Victory was also formerly a Gale Skill, but for some reason the wiki doesn't mention either Victory or Judgement changing to Annihilation in the Updates section. Does the wiki just not acknowledge when a Vitality/Destruction/Gale/Annihilation Skill changes color? 'Cause it should. That's still a change to the Skill.
Never mind, turns out I overlooked the color change in Judgement's Updates. My bad. I ran out of editing time before I noticed it.
And I guess I was wrong about Victory being Gale. I should've double-checked that instead of relying on my personal memory.
It's really weird, it reminds me of the time they changed Armageddon Blade to Destruction and Double Slash to Vitality, although from what I can see in the update history, it took them 3 years to change Armageddon back to Vitality, while Double Slash got reverted to a Destruction skill next year
I honestly forgot that happened. Maybe that's why I thought Sword of Victory used to be Gale?
Maybe so, as a KE main myself, I'm glad to have both skills on their respective colors