Dual Blade
LUK focus · Thief · Explorer
Relies on Mirror Image, Flash Jump chains, and Finale Cut for evasive burst loops.
Legion effect
Grants flat LUK10/20/40/80/100
Link skill
Thief's Cunning
Upon debuffing an enemy, Damage: +18%. Duration: 10 sec
Cooldown: 20 sec.
Class overview
Dual Blade is a LUK thief class part of the Explorers. Dual Blade utilize Daggers as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Dual Blade can equip Kataras
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | 1.3x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | Stage 8 | Stage 6  +2 |
| Weapon Mastery | 90% | Base +20%  +70% |
| LUK | +50 & +15%(415%) to assigned AP | +20  +30  +15% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Attack | +4% +90(135) |  +4%  +30 +30  +30  +15 upon activating  +30 |
| Crit Rate | +40%(100%) | Base +5%  +35% +100% upon activating |
| Crit Damage | +15% | +15% |
| Damage | +10%(68%) |  +10%  +10%  +10% +18% upon debuffing enemy +20% |
| Boss Damage | +5% |  +5% |
| Final Damage | +39.96%(225.57%) |  +9% × +7% × +20% ×  +40% ×  +20% while in Dark Sight extra +14% while active × +10% in Stage 1+24% in Stage 2 |
| Ignore DEF | +0% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs |  [200s] [90s] |
|---|---|
| Summons & placables |  [90s] |
| Buffs with cooldowns | [60s](63s cd) [60s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [30s](60s cd) [20s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames |  [200s](Special, 0 - 15s cd)  [1.5s](45s cd) [3s](90s cd) [360s cd] |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) |  [Up to 3s](-50% | 60s cd)  [Up to 2s](-50% | 60s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
1st Line Options
- Boss Damage +20%
- Chance to Skip Cooldown +20%
2nd & 3rd Line Options
- Buff Duration +38%
- Boss Damage: +10%
- Chance to Skip Cooldown +10%
- Meso Obtained +15% (For Farming)
- Item Drop Rate +15% (For Farming)
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
Phantom Blow - Reinforce, Guardbreak, and Extra Strike
Blade Fury - Reinforce and Spread
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Bossing Trio
Mobbing Trio
Either categories can be maxed first based on if you prioritize bossing or mobbing
Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category so that the skills boosted match your priorities
4 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
Other notable combinations
Dark Sight
Credits to the Night Walker Discord for the list of attacks avoidable with Dark Sight. For an actively maintained version, please check out the Night Walker Discord
In 1st Job, Dark Sight is unlocked that allows you to dodge certain attacks. Below is a list of avoidable attacks that have been tested:
Dark Sight is unlocked that allows you to dodge certain attacks. Below is a list of avoidable attacks that have been tested:| Boss | Avoidable Attack |
|---|---|
| All Enemies | Touch Damage |
| Hilla | Lightning Bolt, Flame Breath |
| Cygnus | All minion touch damage + attacks |
| Ursus | Falling Debris |
| Princess No | Butterfly Throw, Sakura Shower |
| Magnus | Immobilizing Gas, Falling Debris, Dash |
| Papulatus | Hand Smash, Floor Rift, Timed Cursed/Seal, Falling Debris |
| Gollux | Reverse / 99% Bomb |
| Crimson Queen | Burn DoT |
| Pierre | Falling Hats, Fire Spin (Blue Form) |
| Von Bon | Falling Debris |
| Vellum | Falling Stun Rocks |
| Pink Bean (Statuses) | All attacks except Laser, Poison Clouds, Mini Pink Beans |
| Pink Bean | Blue ground attack, Big Bang, Mini Pink Beans |
| Lotus | Phase 2 Stun Debris |
| Damien | Falling Fireballs, Dash, Thorn Bind |
| Will | P1 Red Meteors, P2 Web, P2 Dash |
| Guardian Angel Slime | Slime Pool DoT, Slime minion touch damage |
| Verus Hilla | Corpse DoT |
| Gloom | Falling Debris |
| Darknell | Debris, Small Minion touch damage |
| Black Mage | Red Lightning, Falling Debris, Knights' Dash |
| Seren | Dash, Falling Debris |
References & thanks
This guide cross-checks data from the following resources.