Ren

Ren

STR focus · Warrior · Anima

Cycles between Plum Blossom Sword and Lost Soul Sword forms for fluid burst rotations.

Legion effect

Grants Speed and Max Speed2/4/6/8/10

Link skill

Rigid Body

Rigid Body

Reduces damage taken by 4%, including attacks at a certain ratio of maximum HP

Class overview
Ren is a STR warrior class part of the Anima class group. Ren uses Swords as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Ren can equip Wish-Granting Jewels
Attack stats

Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.

Weapon Multiplier1.3x
Attack Speed8
Stage 6 Longsword Booster (2nd Job)+2
Weapon Mastery90%
Base +20% Advanced Longsword Mastery (4th Job)+70%
STR+60 & +15% to assigned AP
Physical Training (2nd Job)+60 Anima Warrior (4th Job)+15% to assigned AP
Attack+4% +147
Exclusive Spell (Beginner Skill)+4% Clear and Pure Mind (1st Job)+30 Longsword Mastery (2nd Job)+30 Advanced Longsword Mastery (4th Job)+30 Clear and Pure Mind IV (4th Job)+57
Crit Rate+50%
Base +5% Clear and Pure Mind (1st Job)+15% Clear and Pure Mind II (2nd Job)+20% Clear and Pure Mind III (3rd Job)+10%
Crit Damage+10%
True Eye (4th Job)+10%
Damage+10%(80%)
True Eye (4th Job)+10% Grandis Goddess's Blessing (5th Job)+40% Impenetrable Skin (5th Job)+6% when hit up to +30%
Boss Damage+0%
Final Damage+61.61%(71.30%)(97.00% to certain skills)
Clear and Pure Mind (1st Job)+5% × Clear and Pure Mind II (2nd Job)+10% × Clear and Pure Mind III (3rd Job)+10% × Advanced Longsword Mastery (4th Job)+6% × Clear and Pure Mind IV (4th Job)+20% × Weapon Aura (5th Job)+6% × Grandis Goddess's Blessing (5th Job)+15% to certain skills (refer to skill)
Ignore DEF+40%(49%)
True Eye (4th Job)+40% × Weapon Aura (5th Job)+16%
Summon Duration+10%
Spirit Affinity (Beginner)+10%
All actives

Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.

Active buffs
Longsword Booster (2nd Job)[200s]
Summons & placables
Plum Blossom Sword 3rd Form: Keen Blade (4th Job) Plum Blossom Sword 3rd Form: Single Strike Keen Blade (4th Job)(10s recharge / 30s cd) Plum Blossom Sword Ultimate: Plum Tree Aroma (5th Job)[Up to 20s](120s cd)
Buffs with cooldowns
Elevation (Hyper Skill)[30s](120s cd) Plum Blossom Sword Ultimate: Plum Tree Aroma (5th Job)[20s](120s cd) Lost Soul Awakening (5th Job)[20s](120s cd) Grandis Goddess's Blessing (5th Job)[40s](120s cd) Weapon Aura (5th Job)[94s](120s recharge, up to 2 charges) Impenetrable Skin (5th Job)[18s](120s cd) Exclusive Spell (Beginner Skill)[2400s](300s cd)
Binds
Plum Blossom Sword 5th Form: Thousand Binding Plum Branches (Hyper Skill)[10s](120s cd) Sky Splitting Azure Dragon Sword: Ascension (6th Job)[10s](360s cd)
iFrames
Plum Blossom Sword 4th Form: Zero Blade (4th Job)[3s](70s cd) Lotus Flower (5th Job)[3.5s iFrame | 1800s Buff](400s cd | 1400s cd on revive) Sky Splitting Azure Dragon Sword: Ascension (6th Job)(360s cd)
Damage reduction (%Max HP)
Rigid Body (Link Skill)(-4%) Plum Blossom Sword Ultimate: Dance of Annihilation (5th Job)[Up to 5s](-50% | 120s cd)
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.

For Boss

  • Boss Damage +20%
  • Damage to Abnormal Status +8%
  • Attack +21 / Buff Duration +38%

For Training

  • Meso Obtained +20%
  • Item Drop Rate +15%
  • Damage to Normal Monsters +8%
Hyper skills
Node picks once Lv.140+.
  • Lost Soul Sword Fundamental: Soul Strike - Reinforce Lost Soul Sword Fundamental: Soul Strike - Reinforce
  • Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Relentless Slash - Reinforce Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Relentless Slash - Boss Rush Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Relentless Slash - Reinforce and Boss Rush
  • Lost Soul Advent - Reinforce Lost Soul Advent - Ignore Guard Lost Soul Advent - Reinforce and Guardbreak
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.

Primary Trio

Lost Soul Sword Fundamental: Soul Strike (2nd Job) Plum Blossom Sword 2nd Form: Scattering Plums (3rd Job) Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Splitting Ground / Void Fang / Infinite Blades (3rd Job / 4th Job / Hyper Skill)

Secondary Trio

Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Relentless Slash (4th Job) Plum Blossom Sword 3rd Form: Keen Blade (4th Job) Lost Soul Sword 2nd Form: Connected Slash / Plum Blossom Sword 4th Form: Zero Blade (4th Job)
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

Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Slash (1st Job) Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Stab (2nd Job) Lost Soul Sword Fundamental: Soul Strike (2nd Job) Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Pierce (3rd Job) Plum Blossom Sword 2nd Form: Scattering Plums (3rd Job) Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Splitting Ground / Void Fang / Infinite Blades (3rd Job / 4th Job / Hyper Skill) Plum Blossom Sword Fundamental: Relentless Slash (4th Job) Plum Blossom Sword 3rd Form: Keen Blade (4th Job) Lost Soul Sword 2nd Form: Connected Slash / Plum Blossom Sword 4th Form: Zero Blade (4th Job)
HEXA Leveling Priority
Use the chart below as reference for HEXA leveling priority. The sheet is mostly focusing on burst/party play. If you're aiming to push solo content, consider leveling the mastery skills earlier.

6th Job (Heroic)

6th Job (Heroic)

6th Job (Interactive)

6th Job (Interactive)
Lost Soul Sword Ultimate Skills
In 3rd Job, Ren unlocks access to Lost Soul Sword Ultimate skills that can be activated using Lost Soul Advent (3rd Job) Lost Soul Advent. To activate the skills, repeatedly press or hold the Skill Key Lost Soul Advent (3rd Job) to cycle through each skill
Below is a list of all Lost Soul Sword Ultimate skills:
  • Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Splitting Ground (3rd Job) Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Splitting Ground (3rd Job)
  • Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Void Fang (4th Job) Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Void Fang (4th Job)
  • Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Infinite Blades (Hyper Skill) Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Infinite Blades (Hyper Skill)
  • Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Soul Blade (5th Job) Lost Soul Sword Ultimate: Soul Blade (5th Job)
When unlocked, the skills are also used in the same order
References & thanks
This guide cross-checks data from the following resources.