Hero
STR focus · Warrior · Explorer
Classic explorer warrior with steady DPS and Rage buffs for the party.
Legion effect
Grants flat STR10/20/40/80/100
Link skill
Invincible Belief
Automatically activates when your health falls to 15% of your Max HP or below. Restores 44% of Max HP every 1 sec for 3 sec
Cooldown: 90 sec.
Class overview
Hero is a STR warrior class part of the Explorers. Hero utilize both One-Handed and Two-Handed Swords and Axes as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Hero can equip Medallions and Shields
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | [1H] 1.34x [2H] 1.44x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | [1H] 8 [2H] 7 | Stage 5 for 1H / Stage 4 for 2H  +1  +2 |
| Weapon Mastery | 90% | Base +20%  +70% |
| STR | +50(80) & +15%(415%) to assigned AP | +20  +30  +30  +15% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Attack | +4% +80(154) |  +4%  +30  +30  +2 per Combo Orb(Max. +20)  +50  20% of Combo Orbs (Max. +4)  +20 |
| Crit Rate | +40%(70%) | Base +5% +15%  +20% +30% |
| Crit Damage | +20% |  +20% |
| Damage | (+90%) |  +25% to critical hits  +10% +20% +5% if Axe is equipped +6% when hit up to +36% |
| Boss Damage | (+24%) | 20% of Combo Orbs (Max. +4%)  +2% per Combo Orb(Max. +20%) |
| Final Damage | +202.5%(559.66%) | +10% × +25% ×  +12% per Combo Orb(Max. +120%) Increase of 6 Combo Orbs when used (+72%) × +25% to pierced, incapacitated × 20% of Combo Orbs (Max. +24%) ×  +6% |
| Ignore DEF | +50%(~58%) |  +50% × +16% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs | [200s]  [200s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles | |
| Summons & placables |  [20s/120s](120s cd) |
| Buffs with cooldowns | [30s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [20s](120s cd) [94s](120s recharge, up to 2 charges) [60s](120s cd)  [Up to 5s](15s cd) [18s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames |  [1.6s](25s cd) (360s cd) [Up to 5s](21% HP Barrier | 15s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
For 2H Weapon
- Attack Speed +1
- Boss Damage +10%
- Buff Duration +38% / Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
For 1H Weapon
- Boss Damage +20%
- Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
- Buff Duration +38%
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
- Advanced Combo Attack - Reinforce and Boss Rush
Advanced Final Attack - Opportunity
Raging Blow - Reinforce and Extra Strike
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Primary Trio
Secondary Trio
Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
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
Swordsmanship Skills
Upon unlocking your Lv. 140 Hyper Skill, Cry Valhalla, the skill provides a buff that causes skills listed as 'Swordsmanship' skills to trigger additional attacks that damage nearby enemies. This additional attack can only trigger a set amount of times each time the buff is used
Cry Valhalla, the skill provides a buff that causes skills listed as 'Swordsmanship' skills to trigger additional attacks that damage nearby enemies. This additional attack can only trigger a set amount of times each time the buff is usedBelow are a list of skills categorized as 'Swordsmanship' skills:
- Brandish (2nd Job)
- Intrepid Slash (3rd Job)
- Raging Blow (4th Job)
- Puncture (4th Job)
References & thanks
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