Blacksmith · 10 Kugan skills · 1 active, 9 passive
Hard is the forge turned inward.
Where Smith perfects the weapon, Hard perfects the body and the armor that must keep standing after the weapon breaks against it. These fighters are built like anvils: not elegant, not hurried, and deeply unpleasant to move.
The Hard path reinforces survival through repair, tempering and equipment resilience. Repair Weapon, Skin Tempering, Hammer Fall, Meltdown and Hilt Binding provide the blacksmith core, while Hard Counter reflects stun back toward those who inflict it. Hard Stuff protects defensive gear from breakage and stripping, Hard Resilience reduces neutral pressure, and Hard Fury turns defensive refine levels into a temporary damage resistance buff.
Hard does not promise to end the fight quickly. It promises that the fight will have to work for every inch.
To strike Hard is to test your strength against a locked workshop door.
Most weapons learn humility there.
| Tank | ★★★★★ | VIT, Skin Tempering, neutral resistance, defensive gear immunity and refine-based Fury make Hard extremely sturdy. |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical | ★★★☆☆ | Managing repair, defensive refine windows, Meltdown and Hammer Fall control gives moderate tactical depth. |
| Healer | ☆☆☆☆☆ | Hard repairs equipment, not HP. |
| Buffer | ★★★☆☆ | Hilt Binding, Skin Tempering and Hard Fury provide useful self-focused defensive buffs. |
| Debuffer | ★★★☆☆ | Hammer Fall, Meltdown and stun reflection give solid disruption. |
| DPS Melee Physical | ★★☆☆☆ | Hard can fight in melee, but its main strength is endurance rather than damage. |
| DPS Ranged Physical | ★☆☆☆☆ | The specialization has little ranged pressure. |
| DPS Magical | ☆☆☆☆☆ | Hard has no magical damage plan. |
| Special | ★★★★☆ | Defensive equipment immunity, stun contraction and refine-based resistance give Hard a clear armor-master identity. |
| Resources | ★★★☆☆ | Repair and durability tools reduce equipment risk, while active defenses still require timing. |
| Mobility | ★☆☆☆☆ | Hard is built to endure in place. |
Each level grants +2 to one attribute and +1% HP/SP.
| Level | Attribute |
|---|---|
| 1 | VIT |
| 2 | STR |
| 3 | VIT |
| 4 | DEX |
| 5 | VIT |
Enable the use of a minored version of Repair Weapon.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Repair Weapon Level 1 |
| 2 | Repair Weapon Level 2 |
| 3 | Repair Weapon Level 3 |
| 4 | Repair Weapon Level 4 |
| 5 | Repair Weapon Level 5 |
Increase the level of Repair Weapon by 1 per Hard Repair level.
Enable the use of a minored version of Skin Tempering.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Skin Tempering Level 1 |
| 2 | Skin Tempering Level 2 |
| 3 | Skin Tempering Level 3 |
| 4 | Skin Tempering Level 4 |
| 5 | Skin Tempering Level 5 |
Increase the level of Skin Tempering by 1 per Hard Tempering level.
Enable the use of a minored version of Hammerfall.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hammerfall Level 1 |
| 2 | Hammerfall Level 2 |
| 3 | Hammerfall Level 3 |
| 4 | Hammerfall Level 4 |
| 5 | Hammerfall Level 5 |
Increase the level of Hammerfall by 1 per Hard Hammer level.
Enable the use of a minored version of Meltdown.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Meltdown Level 1 |
| 2 | Meltdown Level 2 |
| 3 | Meltdown Level 3 |
| 4 | Meltdown Level 4 |
| 5 | Meltdown Level 5 |
Increase the level of Meltdown by 1 per Hard Melt level.
Enable the use of a minored version of Hilt Binding.
| Level | Skill |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hilt Binding Level 1 |
| 2 | Hilt Binding Level 2 |
| 3 | Hilt Binding Level 3 |
| 4 | Hilt Binding Level 4 |
| 5 | Hilt Binding Level 5 |
Increase the level of Hilt Binding by 1 per Hard Hilt level.
When the player is stunned, the Stun is automatically sent back to its source, with 20/40/60/80/100% of its duration.
This automatic return has a cooldown of 15/13/11/9/7 seconds.
The player also resists Stun: chance to avoid it +4/8/12/16/20%.
| Level | Returned duration | Cooldown | Stun resistance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20% | 15s | 4% |
| 2 | 40% | 13s | 8% |
| 3 | 60% | 11s | 12% |
| 4 | 80% | 9s | 16% |
| 5 | 100% | 7s | 20% |
Reduces damage from targets with neutral defense attribute and from attacks with neutral attribute.
| Level | Bonus |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1% to both Resistance |
| 2 | 2% to both Resistance |
| 3 | 3% to both Resistance |
| 4 | 4% to both Resistance |
| 5 | 5% to both Resistance |
The player's equipment is protected against breakage and stripping.
This effect affects every piece of equipment except the weapon: armor, shield, headgear, garment and shoes.
Also grant a small DEF bonus.
| Level | Stuff Immunity | DEF rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Defensive Stuff Immunity 7% | DEF +1% |
| 2 | Defensive Stuff Immunity 14% | DEF +2% |
| 3 | Defensive Stuff Immunity 21% | DEF +3% |
| 4 | Defensive Stuff Immunity 28% | DEF +4% |
| 5 | Defensive Stuff Immunity 35% | DEF +5% |
Stacking: Resistance buff (shared)
Grants, for a small period of time (10 seconds), a buff of resistance to damage depending on the equipment total refine level.
Only refine from worn defensive stuff (armor, shield, shoes, muffler, upper headgear) counts in.
The resistance buff is applied as a percentage of damage received AND as an additional fixed value.
| Level | percentage part | fix part |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1% every 6 refines | 0,5 per refine |
| 2 | 1% every 5 refines | 1 per refine |
| 3 | 1% every 4 refines | 1,5 per refine |
| 4 | 1% every 3 refines | 2 per refine |
| 5 | 1% every 2 refines | 2,5 per refine |
