SKULPassive effect
This skull always carries the 'Single Slash' skill. Leaves a mark on attacked enemies.
Samurai
Skills
Draw SwordSwap
When swapping, performs a clean charging slash that deals Physical damage.
Fixed skills: 1 · Randomly assigned: 1 of 3
Single Slash Cooldown: 15 sFixed
Charge forward, slash enemies in your path, and sheath your weapon, dealing Physical damage. All marks disappear when the weapon is sheathed, and skill damage inflicted amplifies based on the number of marks.
Quick Slash Cooldown: 7 s
Performs 5 quick slash attacks, dealing Physical damage.
Evading Slash Cooldown: 8 s
Blocks the next enemy attack and performs a charging slash, dealing Physical damage. The targeted enemy receives the maximum number of marks.
Spinning Slash Cooldown: 9 s
Charges forward and performs a spinning slash, dealing Physical damage. Hitting the skill button repeatedly allows the skill to be performed up to 3 times.
Recommended Builds
Build marks, finish with a slash
Use normal attacks and parries to prepare marks, then focus physical and critical damage into your slash. No specific item is required.
Skills
- Core Your main mark-consuming skill. Reuse after hitting maximum marks belongs to the final form.
- Recommended Prepare marks with a frontal parry; choose this when comfortable with its timing.
- An offensive way to build marks if parrying is difficult.
Quintessences
- Use in a safe opening: both physical damage dealt and damage taken are doubled.
Items
- Recommended Raises damage per critical hit, rather than critical chance.
- Recommended Fit your main attack into the brief amplification window triggered by a physical hit.
- More critical damage, but less critical chance. Optional; take it only if you can absorb that loss.
- Build physical attack without sacrificing good equipment merely to reach a higher inscription tier.
Inscriptions
- Recommended Build physical attack without sacrificing good equipment merely to reach a higher inscription tier.
- Recommended Raises damage per critical hit, rather than critical chance.
- Build physical attack without sacrificing good equipment merely to reach a higher inscription tier.
Dark Abilities
- Recommended In Dark Mirror, use it to amplify your finishing slash. Skill damage disables it against that enemy for 2 seconds.
How to Play
Before awakening, manage both skill cooldowns. With Neo Samurai, hit maximum marks with Single Slash to reuse it; spend a full gauge on the empowered slash during a boss opening. With Soul Strike, leave 2 seconds after the last skill hit when safe. Do not wait for amplification at the cost of taking damage.
Why It Works
Start with physical attack and Courage 2, then add Strike 2. Neither Hunter's Wooden Longbow nor Veiled Mask is required. Use Quick Slash if parrying is awkward. Expand to Courage 4 or Strike 4 only with good drops. The simulator equips core, recommended and alternative candidates together, omitting any that exceed slot limits. This is a candidate pool, not a required finished set; adjust it to your run.
Flavor text
A wandering swordsman from the eastern kingdom that fell to Carleon