Dawn Warrior
STR focus · Warrior · Cygnus Knights
Swaps sun and moon stances for intuitive combos, making it a new-player friendly Cygnus warrior.
Legion effect
Grants flat Max HP250/500/1000/2000/2500
Link skill
Cygnus Blessing
Attack Power and Magic ATT: +35, Status Resistance: +22, Elemental Resistance: +22%
Class overview
Dawn Warrior is a STR warrior class part of the Cygnus Knights. What's unique about Dawn Warriors is that they have two separate stances that they use for attacking. In 4th Job, you will gain a skill that automatically swaps between forms while attacking
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | [1H] 1.24x [2H] 1.34x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | [1H] 9 [2H] 8 | Stage 5 for 1H / Stage 4 for 2H  +2  +2, bypasses soft cap |
| Weapon Mastery | 90% | Base +20%  +70% |
| STR | +130(160) +1 per 2 levels & +15% to assigned AP | +20  +40  +40  +30  +1 per 2 levels  +30  +15% to assigned AP |
| Attack | +14% +175 |  +4%  +10% +25  +20  +15  +20  +15 +30 +50 |
| Crit Rate | +50% | Base +5% +10% +35% |
| Crit Damage | +23% | +23% |
| Damage | (+160%) |  +10%  up to +120% +6% when hit up to +36% |
| Boss Damage | +20% |  +20% |
| Final Damage | +52.25%(76.76%) |  +16% × +25% ×  +5% extra +10% ×  +6% |
| Ignore DEF | +43.3%(57.66%) | +10% × +30% × +10% extra +10% × +16% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs | None |
|---|---|
| Toggles | [  /  /  ] |
| Summons & placables |  [45-75s]  [15s](60s cd)  [20s](120s cd)  [22.5s / 70 Attacks](30s cd) |
| Buffs with cooldowns |  [40s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd)  [30s](120s cd) [94s](120s recharge, up to 2 charges)  [45s](120s cd) [18s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](120s cd)  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames | [  /  ][1.8s each](45s cd) (180s cd) (360s cd) |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) | [45s](-5% | 120s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
For Bossing
- Boss Damage +20%
- Buff Duration +38%
- Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
For Training
- Meso Obtained +20%
- Item Drop Rate +15%
- Damage to Normal Monsters +8%
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
True Sight - Persist, Enhance, and Guardbreak
Cosmic Shower/Burst - Reinforce
Divide and Slash - Reinforce
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Skills To Boost
Any combination of these skills are good
3 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
- Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time
- Each skill above should appear in 2 nodes
Other notable combinations
Solar/Luna Stances & Cosmic Skills
Dawn Warrior has 2 stances - Solar and Luna. Both stances are unlocked in 1st Job and have separate skill sets. In 2nd Job, Equinox Cycle is unlocked that automatically alternates between Solar and Luna stances while using attacks from each stance
Equinox Cycle is unlocked that automatically alternates between Solar and Luna stances while using attacks from each stance Rising Sun - Solar Stance: Increases %Final Damage and Attack Speed Falling Moon - Luna Stance: Increases %Crit Rate and doubles number of attacks dealt, but deals reduced %Final Damage Equinox Cycle: Automatically alternates between stances after attacking in one stance- In 4th Job, the effects from both stances are applied together while Equinox Cycle is active
In 1st Job, Soul Element is unlocked that generates a resource called 'Cosmic Orbs' when landing an Solar/Luna attack opposite stance of the previously successful attack. Cosmic Orbs are used to activate 'Cosmic' skills and for each Cosmic Orb, consumed empowers the skill. Below is a list of all Cosmic skills:
Soul Element is unlocked that generates a resource called 'Cosmic Orbs' when landing an Solar/Luna attack opposite stance of the previously successful attack. Cosmic Orbs are used to activate 'Cosmic' skills and for each Cosmic Orb, consumed empowers the skill. Below is a list of all Cosmic skills:- Cosmic Matter - 2nd Job
- Cosmic Shower - 3rd Job
- Cosmic Burst - 4th Job
- Cosmos - 5th Job
References & thanks
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