Shadowblade

Shadowblade

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Class Details Unlocked Prestige 4 Price 1400 Role Damage Class Hierarchy Swordmaster Primary Longsword Offhand Longsword

The Shadowblade is a Legendary Class unlocked at Prestige 4. Alternatively, it can be purchased at any level for 1400 .

Overview

Like Dual Wielder, Shadowblade holsters two longswords however has a different idle and sheath animation on first notice. It also has a similar dash distance to Demon/Necromancer with it being a roll than aerial spin. Swinging the sword displays dark-purple crescents, with the animations remaining with low posture.

The traits of this class are fundamentally different compared to Dual Wielder. Despite the similarities, Shadowblade is the silent cousin as most if not all of the skills promote the stealthy gameplay. This is courtesy to its unique status, Shadow Mode, which is activated via either Shadow Cloak or Realm of Shadows. The user would be rendered invisible, with all attacks becoming critical blows while inflicting 20% more damage and gains a 60% movement speed boost within the duration. If activated through Shadow Cloak, only one attack is a critical blow and will remove the mode. Using your mount will also remove it, even if used in the Ultimate.

Tips and Tricks

• Shadow Cloak can be used to quickly travel without a mount.
  • Although riding a mount in Shadow Mode removes the effect, dodging before doing so will prevent the effect from being removed.
• Rounding up mobs into groups increases the amount of targets hit by all of Shadowblade's attack skills, most notably on Shadow Leap and Shadow Strike.
• Because Shadowblade's main niche centers with critical hits, it's best paired with armor that has the Glass perk.
  • In addition, this class also does not require Vampiric or Ferocious perks since the majority of your gameplay consists of utilizing Shadow Cloak. Boss Bane or Mob Slayer are the primary choices since damage is immediate than having to receive attacks. Attack UP, Energized, Life Drain & Agility are top side perks.
  • White Foxdeer is the most effective pet for this in terms of dishing out a lot of damage. Second to this is Klaus pet, however Klaus can act as a tool for getting around while dealing more damage with the defense boost being a bonus.
• Realm of Shadows can prove to be very useful in PvP, as a successful hit can temporally disable other players' skills and prevent them from dashing.

Skills

Name	Shadow Slash	Shadow Cloak	Shadow Leap	Shadow Strike	Realm of Shadows	Dodge
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Type	Basic	Support	Damage	Damage	Ultimate	Support
Cooldown	0 Seconds	7 Seconds	3 Seconds	6 Seconds	30 Seconds	4 Seconds
Duration	0.35 - 0.9 Seconds	6 Seconds	0.7 Seconds	1.15 Seconds	15 Seconds	0.5 Seconds
Damage	x0.514	N/A	x2.84	x3.92 (x1.96 * 2 hits)	x7.7 (x3.5 damage from the first hit, x0.84 for the next 4 hits)	N/A
Description	Slash down your foes with darkness! Deals a critical blow and +20% Damage if done in Shadow Mode.	Enter Shadow Mode! Increases movement speed and guarantees critical blows!	Teleport behind your enemy, dealing a critical blow and +20% Damage if done in Shadow Mode.	Spin yourself in a circle, dealing a critical blow and +20% Damage if done in Shadow Mode.	Release your inner shadows! Inflicts Fear on all enemies in a radius, enabling Shadow Mode.	Dodge your enemy's attacks!
Note	8th attack in the sequence activates the Vampiric perk.	Grants 5s Shadow Mode and applies visual effects to the player's screen.	Teleports behind the farthest enemy adjacent to the closest target, temporarily applying visual effects to the player's screen. Inflicts 2s Slowdown on hit.	Attacks in a circle 2 times. Only one spin is affected by Shadow Mode.	Shadow Mode activated with Realm of Shadows persists through the use of other class abilities. Grants 15s Shadow Mode and inflicts 5s Fear on hit.	Moving while activating this skill performs a dash.
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Trivia

• Shadowblade is the fifth dual-wielding class, after Dual Wielder, Paladin, Berserker, and Warlord.
• When in Shadow Mode activated by Realm of Shadows, riding a mount disables the movement speed increase and visual effects from Shadow Mode while retaining the 100% critical hit chance for its normal duration.
• Shadowblade and Dragoon are current the only classes that are capable of ignoring enemy aggro with their abilities, with Spirit Archer formerly being able to with Spirit Bomb.
  • Shadow Leap can ignoring enemy aggro easily which has 3 seconds cooldown.
• Activating Shadow Leap at a certain distance from the nearest enemy causes the player's character to face directly towards it.
• Similarly to Demon, Shadowblade has an unique dash animation, performing a frontward roll without any particle effects instead of a normal dash. The distance covered by the dash is significantly longer than that of other classes.
  • Shadowblade, Demon, Dragoon, and Spirit Archer are the only classes to have a unique dodge animation, which is only used while standing still.
• The player can still be seen by party members in Shadow Mode.
  • Pets are always visible to other players in Shadow Mode, regardless of party status.
• The icon used for Realm of Shadows is a recolored version of Death Mark, applied by The Fallen King and The Kraken.
• Before the Pet Revamp update, Dual Wielder, Berserker, and Shadowblade had a ~100% increase in damage dealt from pet skills. This was caused by pet damage being calculated by the sum of the attack power on both weapons rather than the average.

Gallery

Game icon featuring Shadowblade wielding gold versions of the Winged Longsword.

Side-by-side comparison of the icons for Realm of Shadows and Death Mark.