Night Lord
LUK focus · Thief · Explorer
Relies on critical burst phases and high mobility to delete bosses.
Legion effect
Increases %Crit Rate1/2/3/4/5%
Link skill
Thief's Cunning
Upon debuffing an enemy, Damage: +18%. Duration: 10 sec
Cooldown: 20 sec.
Class overview
Night Lord is a LUK thief class part of the Explorers. Night Lord utilize Claws as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Night Lord can equip Charms
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | 1.75x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | Stage 8 | Stage 6  +2 |
| Weapon Mastery | 85% | Base +15%  +70% |
| LUK | +70 & +15%(415%) to assigned AP |  +20 +20  +30  +15% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Attack | +4% +110(140) |  +4%  +10  +20 +30  +50  +30 |
| Crit Rate | +75% | Base +5%  +50%  +20% |
| Crit Damage | +25% | +5%  +10% +10% |
| Damage | (+48%) |  +10% +18% upon debuffing enemy +20% |
| Boss Damage | +30% | +10%  +20% |
| Final Damage | +47.06%(107.88%) | +29% × +14% ×  +14% while in Dark Sight × +10% in Stage 1+24% in Stage 2 |
| Ignore DEF | +51%(58%) | +30% × +30% within zone extra +10% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs |  [200s] [90s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles |  |
| Summons & placables |  [60s] [40s]  [12s](60s) |
| Buffs with cooldowns | [60s](120s cd)  [30s](120s 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)  [2s](60s cd) (360s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
1st Line Options
- Boss Damage +20%
- Meso Obtained +20% (For Farming)
2nd & 3rd Line Options
- Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
- Attack +21
- Buff Duration +38%
- Item Drop Rate +15% (For Farming)
- Meso Obtained +15% (If not 1st Line)
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
Showdown - Enhance (training) OR Frailty Curse - Enhance (bossing)
Frailty Curse - Boss Rush
Quad Star - Reinforce, Boss Rush, 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
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.