Unified Skill Progression

Honor has been retired. Every character learns both former paths together by level 6,000. Starter skills remain available at their original early levels, while the former Honor tiers now progress from level 500 through level 6,000.

The first former-Honor unlock for each character is now: Fast Spear, Wraith, Ice Arrow, Plasma Shock, Lightning Blade, Hell Fire, Ice Storm, Nuclear Blast, or Starlight Shower. The skill it replaced moved to the later skill's former progression position.

Lightning Blade is a true ranged AOE attack. Damage skills scale across the new progression ladder, so later damage unlocks retain more output than earlier tiers.

Per-impact damage: normal single-target damage skills have at least 15% more baseline per-target damage than one same-class normal AOE impact already unlocked at that skill's level under equivalent conditions. An eligible final normal single-target also leads every same-class damage impact. Delayed AOEs intentionally deliver their additional scheduled impacts when the cast completes; encounter caps, gear and critical rolls still matter, and this is not a sustained-DPS comparison or a new attack for Canon.

Class AOE parity: with equal level, primary stats and equivalent weapon power, each hero's entry AOE has the same per-impact baseline, and each endgame AOE uses the same stronger per-impact baseline. The endgame baseline is anchored to the strongest legitimate prior one-hit profile. Blood Sun and Blizzard each deliver three full authored impacts, while Cyclone delivers five; extra impacts are intentional original spell behavior rather than a divided visual effect.

Ordinary attacks: equal level, all four base stats and equivalent weapon power now produce the same regular left-click baseline across all nine heroes. Each weapon still uses its governing stat—STR for swords, spears, bazookas and grenades; DEX for guns and bows; SPR for orbs and wands—but no class receives a hidden base-damage bonus.

Each character's two main normal AOEs support every weapon allowed for that character. Canon unlocks Nuclear Blast at level 500 and Scatter Burst at level 6000; both require an equipped gun, bazooka, or grenade and cost 5% maximum MP.

Nuclear Blast: hits valid targets in every direction around Canon, centered on the caster rather than the clicked destination. Scatter Burst: retains its clicked-ground center. Eye of the Hawk: adds four tiles to normal and special gun attacks, not switched non-gun weapons; Firing Range retains precedence and spell or AOE reach is unchanged.

Cyclone: Jarexx deals five full authored impacts during one complete cast; Blood Sun and Blizzard use three. One impact follows the shared endgame AOE baseline, and each later scheduled impact repeats that authored damage only while the cast remains valid. Independent companion attacks are not part of this spell total.

Night and Dream: Philar's AOE heal restores HP for the caster and living nearby group members. It is not an attack and does not require a weapon.

Destino's AOE swap is active: Plasma Shock is the early level-500 AOE. It attacks around Destino without selecting a target, using Sword Dance's radius and wall checks. Bombardment is the later, stronger level-5100 AOE. Both follow the shared class-AOE damage targets while preserving their own names, icons, cast/projectile animations, area and MP costs. With equal stats and equivalent gear, Destino's sword, bow and gun choices use their governing Strength or Dexterity consistently. Bursting Arrow: Lavita's level-6000 normal AOE supplies the shared endgame baseline, accepts a bow or wand, and uses DEX with bows or SPR with wands. D-powered Specials are a separate category; raid protections still apply.

Nature identifies an attack, buff, control, heal/cleanse, or utility skill and whether it is single-target (ST) or area-of-effect (AOE). Weapons lists the exact requirement enforced in game. Damage Stat is shown only for attacks: swords, spears, bazookas, and grenades use STR; guns and bows use DEX; orbs and wands use SPR. Hybrid skills follow the compatible weapon currently equipped. Buff duration always uses the caster's SPR and reaches two hours at 400,000 SPR.

Keyboard: every normal spell has a direct shortcut across two letter rows: Ctrl+Q through Ctrl+I, Ctrl+P, then Ctrl+A through Ctrl+L. Ctrl+O remains the special skill. Shortcut Mode removes the need to hold Ctrl.

Concealment: invisible or hidden characters may run, but attacks, other skill casts, item actions and companion attacks remove concealment. Incoming damage, hostile statuses, healing and buffs also remove it. Concealment does not return automatically after one second; another valid concealment cast is required. Casting the concealment skill itself does not immediately reveal you.

Defensive support: Horror provides a 10% ordinary-monster hit evasion chance and its existing 8% damage reduction, rather than stopping all monster aggression. Eidolon stays a friendly buff with SP/stamina recharge; expiry does not add travel or resurrection. Absolute Defense uses its Spirit-based timer and mana shield, and attacks, another skill or a companion attack cancel it; leveling alone does not.