Thunder Breaker
STR focus · Pirate · Cygnus Knights
Links knuckle dashes and Lightning Cascade for high-APM burst windows.
Legion effect
Grants flat STR10/20/40/80/100
Link skill
Cygnus Blessing
Attack Power and Magic ATT: +35, Status Resistance: +22, Elemental Resistance: +22%
Class overview
Thunder Breaker is STR warrior class part of the Cygnus Knights. Thunder Breakers are known for their unique combo attack playstyle
Attack stats
Base multipliers and passive boosts unlocked while leveling.
| Weapon Multiplier | 1.7x | |
|---|---|---|
| Attack Speed | 8 | Stage 5  +2  +2, does not break soft cap |
| Weapon Mastery | 90% | Base +20%  +70% |
| STR | +60 +1 per 2 levels & +15% to assigned AP |  +60  +1 per 2 levels  +15% to assigned AP |
| Attack | +14% +140(180) |  +4%  +10% +25  +25  +30 +60  +40  +80% of base weapon attack power-15% of base weapon power while on cooldown |
| Crit Rate | +40% | Base +5% +15%  +10%  +10% |
| Crit Damage | +30% | +5% +10% +15% +15% |
| Damage | +40%(170%) | +5%  +3% per Lightning Charge used(Max. +15%) +4% per stack(Max. +20%)  +10%  up to +120% |
| Boss Damage | +0% | |
| Final Damage | +47.77%(87.61%) |  +7% × +17% ×  +6% per successful linked attack(Max. +18%) ×  +27% |
| Ignore DEF | +45%(50%) | +9% per stack(Max. +45%) when used, up to 50% instead |
All actives
Quick reference for buffs, summons, and defensive utility to keep track of.
| Active buffs | [300s] |
|---|---|
| Toggles |   |
| Summons & placables |  [24 Attacks or 2700 Distance](12s cd)  [22.5s / 70 Attacks](30s cd) |
| Buffs with cooldowns | [90s](12s cd) [30s](120s cd) [60s](120s cd) [52s](120s cd)  [45s](120s cd) [28s](60s cd) [10s cd](180s cd  ) [2400s](300s cd) |
| Binds |  [10s](360s cd) |
| iFrames |  [45s](360s cd) (360s cd) |
| Damage reduction (%Max HP) | [45s](-5% | 120s cd)  [2s](Up to 15% HP | Barrier) |
Inner ability
Suggested line rolls.
For Bossing
- Boss Damage +20%
- 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+.
Gale - Reinforce and Extra Strike
Thunderbolt - Extra Strike
Annihilate - Reinforce and Boss Rush
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
Linking & Link Mastery Skills
Thunder Breaker's attacks can link with one another to decrease the cast action delays between each skill. Successfully linking skills will also provide buffs such as Lightning Elemental (1st Job) that provide provings a stacking %Ignore DEF and %Damage buff. In 3rd Job, Link Mastery is unlocked that provides a stacking %Final Damage buff upon linking skills
Lightning Elemental (1st Job) that provide provings a stacking %Ignore DEF and %Damage buff. In 3rd Job, Link Mastery is unlocked that provides a stacking %Final Damage buff upon linking skillsAdditionally, certain skills are labelled as 'Link Mastery' skills which are attacks that have cooldowns. Several of these skills consume stacks of Lightning Elemental. Primarily, these skills are affected by the buff Primal Bolt (Hyper Skill) which allows Link Mastery skills to not consume any Lightning Elemental stacks and linking skills will reduce the cooldown of these skills. Below is a list of all Link Mastery skills:
Lightning Elemental. Primarily, these skills are affected by the buff Primal Bolt (Hyper Skill) which allows Link Mastery skills to not consume any Lightning Elemental stacks and linking skills will reduce the cooldown of these skills. Below is a list of all Link Mastery skills:- Sea Wave - 2nd Job
- Gale - 3rd Job
Shark Torpedo - 5th Job
Lightning God Spear Strike - 5th Job
References & thanks
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