Swift and dangerous combatants, they turn melee combat into a deadly dance with their sabers.

 

Attack Type: Physical

Weapon Type: Saber

 

Skills:

 

Skill Required Cultivation Description
Motionless Move Steadfast Quickly slash out with your blade, dealing base physical damage plus 929.0

True: has a 20% chance to generate 30 Chi.

Dark: reduces the channel and cast times by 0.1 seconds.

Night Owl Steadfast Move silently past your enemy’s defenses and strike unseen, dealing base physical damage plus 1655.1. Increases your Speed by 60% for 3 seconds, and increases the damage of your next Motionless Move within 6 seconds by 35%.

While transformed, the cooldown is reduced to 1 second.

True: deals an additional 50% of weapon damage.

Dark: increases the damage of your next Motionless Move by 45%.

Reaper Form Cunning Invoke your inner darkness, transforming into a shadowy Reaper for 30 seconds. Increases your Attack Rate by 20% and reduces incoming ranged damage by up to 40%, proportional to the attacker’s distance. Also enhances certain skills.

True: version lasts 32 seconds.

Dark: reduces the cooldown by 5 seconds.

Dual Accordance Cunning Sweep through a powerful combo attack, dealing base physical damage plus 2239.0. Increases the Critical Rate of your next Motionless Move within 6 seconds by 50%. Heals you for 5% of your maximum Health if your Health is lower than the target’s after the attack; otherwise, it deals an additional 15% of base physical damage plus 335.9.
True: deals an additional 60% of weapon damage.
Dark: restores 10% of your maximum Health.
Relentless Drift Cunning Charge toward your enemy with a relentless attack, dealing 30% of base physical damage plus 1270.8 and stunning the target for 1 second. If the target dies within 20 seconds, the cooldown will be instantly reset.

True: increases the range to 30 meters.

Dark: increases the stun duration by 1 second.

Galemark Attuned A legendary skill passed down from your forebears.Sweep your blade in a wide arc, attacking all enemies in a 120-degree, 8-meter radius area. Deals base physical damage plus 2454.4 and slows the targets by 40% for 3 seconds.

Transforming reduces the cooldown to 1 seconds.

True: deals an additional 50% of weapon damage.

Dark: generates 30 Chi.

Everlasting Ode Attuned Slash back through the arc of your attack, hitting all enemies in a 120-degree, 8-meter radius area. Deals base physical damage plus 2605.1 and drains 5 Chi from the target.Combo Skill: Default hotkey Q

Required Skill: Galemark

While transformed, the cooldown is reduced to 1 seconds.

True: generates 30 Chi.

Dark: version drains 15 Chi.

Divine Moonlight Attuned Bathe the target in divine moonlight, putting it to sleep for 5 seconds. Also burns the target with radiance for 5 seconds, dealing 5160.4 Earth damage.

True: deals an additional 1800 Earth damage.

Dark: increases the sleep duration by 1 second.

Saber Mastery (Passive) Lucid Increases all saber weapon damage by 60%.

True: increases weapon damage by 90%.

Dark: also increases Critical Rate by 2%.

Winged Dragon Lucid Thrust your blade forward in a devastating slash, attacking all enemies in a 12.0-meter long, 6.0-meter wide rectangle toward your target. Deals base physical damage plus 3798.9 Combo Skill: Default hotkey Q

Required Skill: Everlasting Ode

True: deals an additional 2210 damage.

Dark: increases the area’s width to 8 meters.

Blinking Moment Lucid Instantly step through the shadows to your target, paralyzing them for 2 seconds.

True: increases the range to 30 meters.

Dark: reduces the cooldown by 2 seconds.

Destiny Hunter Lucid Magically mark an enemy as your destined foe. After 8 seconds, the mark deals physical damage plus 4040.7 and stuns the target for 6 seconds. If the target deals damage to anyone, the mark is removed.

True: reduces the mark duration by 1 second.

Dark: increases the stun duration by 1 second.

Moon Chant Enigmatic Invoke a lunar blessing on your allies, lowering the Critical damage they take by 40% and increasing their skill damage against non-player targets by 15%. Lasts 30 minutes.The effect ends if you change instances.

True: has a 25% chance to generate an extra Spark.

Dark: also increases your Attack Level by 15 for 15 seconds.

Constellation Arc Enigmatic Sweep your blade into a mighty attack, using the points of the constellations as your guide. Deals base physical damage plus 4057.2, and decreases the target’s Physical Defense from gear by 30% for 7 seconds.Combo Skill: Default hotkey E

Required Skill: Everlasting Ode

True: reduces Physical Defense for 15 seconds.

Dark: reduces Physical Defense by 60%.

Grief Enigmatic Emerge from the arc of your attack into a series of zig-zagging slashes, dealing base physical damage plus 4220.0. The third strike paralyzes the target for 2 seconds. You do not take damage while casting this skill.Combo Skill: Default hotkey R

Required Skill: Everlasting Ode

True: does not cost Chi.

Dark: paralyzes the target for 4 seconds.

Lunar Grace Enigmatic Drink in the radiant energy of the moonlight, making you immune to movement impairing effects for 12.0 seconds. Resets the cooldown on Blinking Moment and removes the cooldown from your next Blinking Moment within 5 seconds.

True: causes your basic attacks to deal an additional 1082 Fire damage for 15 seconds.

Dark: increases the immunity duration by 2 seconds.

Distant Cloud Forbidding Launch the target into the air with a powerful blow, dealing base physical damage plus 130.0% of weapon damage plus 4503.7. Increases your Critical Rate by 35% for 6 seconds. Resets the cooldown on Relentless Drift, and removes the cooldown from your next Relentless Drift within 6 seconds.

True: reduces the cast time by 0.3 seconds.

Dark: has a 40% higher Critical Rate.

Strigimorphic Dive Forbidding Leap into the air as you press your attack, plunging down upon the enemy with your outstretched weapon. Deals base physical damage plus 60% of weapon damage plus 4826.8 and paralyzes the target for 2 seconds. You do not take damage while casting this skill.Combo Skill: Default hotkey E

Required Skill: Galemark

True: generates 30 Chi.

Dark: reduces the cooldown by 3 seconds.

Slash of Pride Forbidding Charge your weapon for 3 seconds, then unleash the stored energy against all targets within 12 meters, dealing base physical damage plus 310.0% of weapon damage plus 5163.1. Stuns the targets for 1 second and disarms them for up to 9 seconds.

True: deals an additional 35% damage when fully charged.

Dark: instead has a channeling time of 2.1 seconds.

Dragon Trap Forbidding Gather your strength for 3 seconds, then unleash a series of up to 4 devastating attacks to stun your enemy for 4 seconds. Each hit deals 390.0% of weapon damage plus 5179.5 and briefly paralyzes the target. Doubles the damage of your next auto attack within 6 seconds.

True: causes the fourth hit to increase the damage the target takes by 30% for 5 seconds.

Dark: instead has a channeling time of 2.1 seconds.

Settling Ripple Sinister Ward yourself with your blade, reducing direct damage while casting by 75%, then let loose with   a flurry of 4 surprise attacks against all enemies within 12 meters. Deals base physical damage plus 400% of weapon damage plus 6440.6.

The first attack immobilizes the targets for 1 second.

The second attack slows the targets for 1 second.

The fourth attack paralyzes the targets for 4 seconds.

True: reduces the cooldown to 60 seconds.

Dark: renders you invincible while casting.

Eternity Sinister Plunge your blade into the ground, generating a shockwave that hits all enemies within 10 meters. Deals base physical damage plus 70.0% of weapon damage plus 5075.2 and increases your speed by 30% for 3 seconds. Has a 50% chance to stun the enemy for 2 seconds. Otherwise, immobilizes the enemy for 2 seconds.Combo Skill: Default hotkey R

Required Skill: Galemark

True: increases your Evasion by 30% for 5 seconds.

Dark: increases your Evasion by 30% for 5 seconds.

In Silence Dread Sinister Silence yourself for 3 seconds, increasing your Stealth level by 31 and significantly increasing your Speed.

True: lasts for 5 seconds.

Dark: causes your next Motionless Move within 6 seconds to freeze the target for 5 seconds.

Shadow Prey Sinister Command the shadows to pull your foe into your reach before striking, dealing base physical damage plus 190.0% of weapon damage plus 5795.3. Paralyzes the target.

True: has a 50% chance to recover a Spark after casting.

Dark: increases the range to 25 meters.

Blood of the Nightshade (Passive) Sinister Reduces incoming ranged damage from up to 8 meters away. Damage is reduced based on how far away your attack is, up to a maximum of 61.0%.

True: reduces damage by up to 46.9%.

Dark: also increases Critical Rate by 1%.

Umbral Stalker Mahayana Though many evil beings have adopted the darkness, the Nightshades were born in it. The shadows belong to them, and will betray the wicked.Cloak yourself in shadows, increasing your Speed by 100% and hiding you from attacks for 10 seconds. While Umbral Stalker is active, you cannot take damage or be targeted by anyone, but you cannot use skills or make attacks.
Annuler Eclipse Mahayana During their long years spent manipulating the moon’s power, the Nightshades devised techniques for causing solar eclipses at unexpected moments.Confuse your foe with sudden darkness, increasing the cooldowns of their next two skills within 30 seconds by 1 minute.
Night Howler Mahayana During the Nightshades’ long history on Perfect World, the Duskblades learned to emulate the bone-chilling howling of the nocturnal creatures.Let loose a deafening howl, increasing the Speed of all allies within 30 meters by 100% and reducing the damage you take by 20% for 10 seconds.
Reflection of the Moon Mahayana Invoke the moon’s reflection to copy one of your target’s skills. Different classes will grant different skills.
Reflection of Heaven’s Flame Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Blademaster skill.

Summon a blazing lunar dragon to blast all enemies within 12 meters of your opponent, dealing base physical damage plus 80% of weapon damage plus 3308.6. Increases the damage they take for the next 6 seconds by 75%.

Reflection of Black Ice Dragon Strike Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Wizard skill.

Summon an icy lunar dragon that smashes into all enemies within 12 meters of the target. Deals base physical damage plus 400% of weapon damage plus 7719.1 as Water damage. Has a 95% chance to slow enemies by 45% for 26 seconds.

Reflection of Invoke the Spirit Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Barbarian skill.

Summon the spirits of lunar warriors to protect you. For the next 15 seconds, all incoming damage is reduced by 60%, but your speed is reduced by 50%.

Reflection of Bewitch Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Venomancer skill.

Manipulate spiritual energy to transform the target into a puffbird for 4 seconds. Puffbirds cannot use attacks or abilities, or perform any other actions besides movement.

Reflection of Wings of Grace Mahayana Lunar reflection of an Archer skill.

Focus all of your energy into illusory wings, becoming immune to all effects that reduce movement speed for 10 seconds. Reduces all incoming damage by 30% and increases speed by 30%. You are immune to damage while channeling this skill.

Reflection of Seal of the God Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Cleric skill.

Ages ago, during a battle against a particularly powerful Wraith, a group of clerics figured out how to create a new, more powerful seal by manipulating divine energy to partially remove it from reality. Though clerics have had countless discussions about this spell in the intervening years, none has denied its usefulness.Manipulate the divine magic of Perfect World itself to partially seal the target between dimensions. Freezes the target, but reduces damage dealt to it by 90%. Lasts 10 seconds.

Reflection of Soul of Stunning Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Psychic skill.

Protect yourself with a psionic barrier that lashes out at your enemies. When you are attacked, the attacker will be stunned for 1 second. For every 5000 Soulforce you have, the stun duration will be increased by 1 second. Successfully stunning an enemy will cost Mana and end this effect. Lasts 30 seconds.

Reflection of Bloodpaint Mahayana Lunar reflection of an Assassin skill.

Channel shadowy magic into a vampiric aura that empowers all allies within 10 meters. While empowered, the targets will be healed for 2% of all damage dealt by their melee attacks. Lasts 20 seconds.Only effective on Assassins, Barbarians, Blademasters, Duskblades, and Seekers.

Reflection of Falling Petals Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Mystic skill.

Summon a cloud of lunar leaves to protect an ally. The leaves will heal the target for 9 seconds after being attacked, restoring 714 Health plus 30% of your base physical attack. Lasts up to 1 minute.

Reflection of Quid Pro Quo Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Seeker skill.

Redirect the flow of lunar magic from you to your enemy, with a 100% chance to transfer up to 6 negative status effects from yourself to your target, and silencing the target for 1 second.

Reflection of Silence Dread Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Duskblade skill.

Silence your target for 3 seconds, increasing your Stealth Level by 31 and increasing your Speed.

Reflection of Churning Vortex Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Stormbringer skill.

Summon a lunar whirlwind near your target, pulling all enemies within 12 meters to the center of the vortex every 3 seconds. Lasts 12 seconds.

Reflection of Demon Hunting Mahayana Lunar reflection of a Pet skill.

Unleash your lunar rage against your foe, dealing base physical damage plus 3799. Deals triple damage to non-player targets.

Saber’s Beads Immortal or Demon Fully empower your blade with the dark of the moon, tempering it with the barest glimmer of lunar light, to increase your Critical damage by 50%. In addition, every   Critical Hit will restore 10% of your maximum Health and generate 30 Chi. Lasts 20 seconds.
Quadrature Immortal or Demon Conjure 4 shadows to unleash several attacks on your foe. Deals base physical damage plus 260% of weapon damage plus 11087. The first attack stuns the target for 2 seconds and summons a shadow that implodes to increase the damage nearby targets take by 20% for 4 seconds. The second and third attacks summon shadows that implode to reduce nearby targets’ Physical Defense by 40% and reduce their channeling speed by 80% for 4 seconds. Shadow implosions hit all enemies within 5 meters, dealing 11087 physical damage.

 

Primal Skills:

Skill Required Cultivation Description
Ω Nightstalker Diabolic Slip from the shadows to attack your prey, dealing base physical damage plus 8757. Increases the damage of your next Motionless Move within 6 seconds by 65%, and guarantees it will be a Critical Hit.
While transformed, the cooldown is reduced to 1 second.
Dark: increases the damage of the next Motionless Move by 65%.
Ω Constellation Arc Diabolic Sweep your blade into a mighty attack, using the points of the constellations as your guide. Deals base physical damage plus 200% of weapon damage plus 10428, and decreases the target’s Physical Defense from gear by 40% for 7 seconds. If the target is a player, Physical Defense will instead be reduced by 60%.
Combo Skill: Default hotkey E
Required Skill: Everlasting Ode
Dark: reduces Physical Defense by 60%, and reduces players’ Physical Defense by 90%.
Ω Grief Diabolic Emerge from the arc of your attack into a series of zig-zagging slashes, dealing base physical damage plus 310% of weapon damage plus 12911. The third strike paralyzes the target for 4 seconds. You do not take damage while casting this skill.
Combo Skill: Default hotkey R
Required Skill: Everlasting Ode
Dark: paralyzes the target for 4 seconds.
Ω Lunar Grace Diabolic Drink in the radiant energy of the moonlight, making you immune to movement impairing effects for 15 seconds. Resets the cooldown on Blinking Moment, and removes the cooldown from your next Blinking Moment within 5 seconds.
Dark: increases the immunity duration by 2 seconds.
Ω Shadow Prey Infernal Command the shadows to pull your foe into your reach before striking, dealing base physical damage plus 450% of weapon damage plus 13880. Paralyzes the target.
Dark: increases the range to 25 meters.
ɸ Nightstalker Sublime Slip from the shadows to attack your prey, dealing base physical damage plus 8757. Increases the damage of your next Motionless Move within 6 seconds by 50%, and guarantees it will be a Critical Hit.
While transformed, the cooldown is reduced to 1 second.
True: deals an additional 120% of weapon damage.
ɸ Constellation Arc Sublime Sweep your blade into a mighty attack, using the points of the constellations as your guide. Deals base physical damage plus 200% of weapon damage plus 10428, and decreases the target’s Physical Defense from gear by 40% for 15 seconds. If the target is a player, Physical Defense will instead be reduced by 60%.
Combo Skill: Default hotkey E
Required Skill: Everlasting Ode
True: reduces Physical Defense for 15 seconds.
ɸ Grief Sublime Emerge from the arc of your attack into a series of zig-zagging slashes, dealing base physical damage plus 310% of weapon damage plus 12911. The third strike paralyzes the target for 3 seconds. You do not take damage while casting this skill.
Combo Skill: Default hotkey R
Required Skill: Everlasting Ode
True: does not cost Chi.
ɸ Lunar Grace Sublime Drink in the radiant energy of the moonlight, making you immune to movement impairing effects for 13 seconds. Resets the cooldown on Blinking Moment, and removes the cooldown from your next Blinking Moment within 5 seconds.
True: causes your basic attacks to deal an additional 1082 Fire damage for 15 seconds.
ɸ Shadow Prey Enlightened Command the shadows to pull your foe into your reach before striking, dealing base physical damage plus 450% of weapon damage plus 13880. Paralyzes the target.
True: has a 50% chance to recover a Spark after casting.
Σ Quadrature  Immortal / Demon Conjure 4 shadows to unleash several attacks on your foe. Deals base physical damage plus 550% of weapon damage plus 15896. The first attack stuns the target for 2 seconds and summons a shadow that implodes to increase the damage nearby targets take by 50% for 4 seconds. The second and third attacks summon shadows that implode to reduce nearby targets’ Physical Defense by 100% and reduce their channeling speed by 200% for 6 seconds. Shadow implosions hit all enemies within 5 meters, dealing 11087 physical damage.

 

Homestead Skills:

 

Skill Required Cultivation Description
Σ Night Howler Mahayana During the Moonshades’ long history on Perfect World, the Ye Ying learned to emulate the bone-chilling howling of the nocturnal creatures.

Let loose a deafening howl, increasing the Speed of all allies within 12 meters by 100% and
giving them immunity to Seal effects. Also reduces the damage you take by 20% Lasts 10 seconds.

Costs 30 Vigor.

♏ Spirit of Ye Ying Mahayana Draw upon the power of the ancient Ye Ying to reduce damage dealt from up to 8 meters away by 99%. Lasts 15 seconds.
Also resets all skill cooldowns at Level 2.
Ω Dark Distant Cloud Diabolic Launch the target into the air with a powerful
blow, dealing base physical damage plus 200% of
weapon damage plus 8781. Increases your Critical Rate by 35% for 6 seconds. Resets the cooldown on Relentless Drift, and removes the cooldown from your next Relentless Drift within 6 seconds.

Costs 50 Vigor.

Demon version has a 40% higher Critical Rate
and increases the range by 10 meters.

Ω Dark Settling Ripple Infernal Ward yourself with your blade, reducing direct damage while casting by 80%, then let loose with a flurry of 4 surprise attacks against all enemies within 12 meters. Deals base
physical damage plus 550% of weapon damage plus 16572.
The first attack immobilizes the targets for 1 second.
The second attack slows the targets for 1 second.
The fourth attack paralyzes the targets for 4 seconds.

Costs 2 Chi.

Demon version renders you invincible while casting.

Φ True Distant Cloud Sublime Launch the target into the air with a powerful
blow, dealing base physical damage plus 200% of
weapon damage plus 8781. Increases your Critical Rate by 35% for 6 seconds. Resets the cooldown on Relentless Drift, and removes the cooldown from your next Relentless Drift within 6 seconds.

Costs 50 Vigor.

Immortal version reduces the cast time by 0.3
seconds and increases the range by 10 meters.

Φ True Settling Ripple Enlightened Ward yourself with your blade, reducing direct damage while casting by 80%, then let loose with a flurry of 4 surprise attacks against all enemies within 12 meters. Deals base physical damage plus 550% of weapon damage plus  16572.
The first attack immobilizes the targets for 1 second.
The second attack slows the targets for 1 second.
The fourth attack paralyzes the targets for 4 seconds.

Costs2 Chi.

Immortal version reduces the cooldown to  60 seconds.