Shade
STR focus · Pirate · Sengoku
Sturdy knuckle pirate that brings Spirit Bond and innate sustain.
Legion effect
Increases %Crit Damage1/2/3/5/6%
Link skill
Close Call
Fatal Attack Survival Chance: 15%
Class overview
Shade is a STR pirate class part of the Heroes class group. Shade utilize Knuckles as their primary weapons. For their secondary weapon, Shade can equip Fox Marbles
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | 1.7x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | 8 | Stage 5  +2  +1 |
| Weapon Mastery | 90% | Base +20%  +70% |
| STR | +60(115) & +15%(415%) to assigned AP |  +60  +55  +15% to assigned AP extra +400% |
| Attack | +4% +40(105) |  +4% +20  +20 +25  +40  +80% of base weapon attack power-15% of base weapon power while on cooldown |
| Crit Rate | +40%(100%) | Base +5%  +15%  +10%  +10%  +80% |
| Crit Damage | +28%(38%) | +10% +18% +10% |
| Damage | +60%(90%) | +10% +10% +20%  +20%  +10% +20% |
| Boss Damage | +50%(75%) |  +20%  +30% +25% |
| Final Damage | +61.41%(113.07%) | +15% × +16% × +10% ×  +10% ×  +20% ×  +10% |
| Ignore DEF | +44% | +20% × +30% |
| Summon Duration | +5% |  +5% |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs | [200s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles |   |
| Summons & placables |  [60s] |
| Buffs with cooldowns |  [30s / 3 Debuffs](60s cd)  [30s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [30s per stack](240s cd, 25s cd between each stack) [60s](120s cd) [28s](60s cd) (10s cd)(180s cd  ) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](120s cd)  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames | [3s](1800s cd revive)  [Up to 8s](120s cd) [30s](240s cd) (360s cd) |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) |  [Up to 1.8s](-50% | 60s cd) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
1st Line Options
- Boss Damage +20%
2nd & 3rd Line Options
- Attack +21
- 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+.
For Bossing
Spirit Claw - Reinforce, Boss Rush, and Extra Strike
Fox Spirits - Repeated Attack Bonus and Summon Chance
Bomb Punch - Reinforce
Bomb Punch - Spread OR 
Bomb Punch - Critical Chance
Fox Spirits - Reinforce, Repeated Attack Bonus, and Summon Chance
V Matrix nodes
Boost node pairings & notes.
Bossing Trio
Mobbing 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
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.
Burst Rotation
6th Job
References & thanks
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