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Pugilist

Taekwon · 10 Kugan skills · 1 active, 9 passive

Pugilists are the body made into doctrine.

They do not ask the heavens for signs, nor spirits for permission. They train until the floor, the breath, the angle of a shoulder and the instant before impact all become part of the same language.

Their combat is built on motion. Kicks flow into stances, stances into openings, openings into another strike before the enemy has fully understood the first. A Pugilist weakens accuracy, flee, damage and perfect dodge through disciplined pressure, then uses speed, leaps and accumulated wits to turn repeated physical skills into momentum.

They are at their best when active, close, and constantly chaining decisions. Their defense comes from evasion and physical avoidance rather than armor, and their power grows when they keep the fight moving.

To face a Pugilist is not merely to trade blows.

It is to stand inside a rhythm your body cannot follow.

Tank	★★☆☆☆	Physical dodge and wits resistance help, but the specialization is not built for static durability.
Tactical	★★★☆☆	Kick debuffs, preparation stances and stack management reward sequencing and timing.
Healer	☆☆☆☆☆	No healing tools are present.
Buffer	★★★☆☆	Sprint, Leap and Martial Wits provide meaningful self-buffs to speed, attack, damage and resistance.
Debuffer	★★★☆☆	Kick mutations reduce HIT, FLEE, damage and perfect dodge, giving solid combat disruption.
DPS Melee Physical	★★★★☆	The entire kit supports close physical skill chains and repeated kick pressure.
DPS Ranged Physical	☆☆☆☆☆	No ranged physical tools are present.
DPS Magical	☆☆☆☆☆	The specialization has no magical damage identity.
Special	★★★☆☆	Preparation stance scaling and Martial Wits stacks give the specialization a distinct combo rhythm.
Resources	★★☆☆☆	HP/SP scaling is present, but repeated skill use can be costly and no major recovery tool exists.
Mobility	★★★★☆	Sprint and Leap make the Pugilist one of the more mobile melee-oriented specializations.

Martial Specialization

Passive

Honor Max Lv 5

ID: 4690
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Each level grants +2 to one attribute and +1% HP/SP.

Level	Attribute
1	STR
2	DEX
3	AGI
4	DEX
5	STR

Martial Tornado

Passive Max Lv 5

ID: 4691
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Stacking: HIT debuff (shared)

Enable the use of a minored version of Tornado Kick and Tornado Stance.

Level	Skill
1	Tornado Kick Level 1 & Tornado Stance Level 1
2	Tornado Kick Level 3 & Tornado Stance Level 1
3	Tornado Kick Level 4 & Tornado Stance Level 1
4	Tornado Kick Level 5 & Tornado Stance Level 1
5	Tornado Kick Level 7 & Tornado Stance Level 1

Already Tornado Kick in Skill Tree

Tornado Kick damage are increased (the minored skills are not given).

Also Tornado Kick inflicts a HIT debuff to the target for a short period of time (7s).

Level	Bonus damage	Debuff
1	+5%	-5%
2	+10%	-10%
3	+15%	-15%
4	+20%	-20%
5	+25%	-25%

Martial Axe

Passive Max Lv 5

ID: 4692
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Stacking: FLEE debuff (shared)

Enable the use of a minored version of Heel Drop and Heel Drop Stance.

Level	Skill
1	Heel Drop Level 1 & Heel Drop Stance Level 1
2	Heel Drop Level 3 & Heel Drop Stance Level 1
3	Heel Drop Level 4 & Heel Drop Stance Level 1
4	Heel Drop Level 5 & Heel Drop Stance Level 1
5	Heel Drop Level 7 & Heel Drop Stance Level 1

Already Heel Drop in Skill Tree

Heel Drop damage are increased (the minored skills are not given).

Also Heel Drop inflicts a FLEE debuff to the target for a short period of time (7s).

Level	Bonus damage	Debuff
1	+5%	-5%
2	+10%	-10%
3	+15%	-15%
4	+20%	-20%
5	+25%	-25%

Martial Round

Passive Max Lv 5

ID: 4693
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Stacking: Damage debuff (shared)

Enable the use of a minored version of Roundhouse Kick and Roundhouse Stance.

Level	Skill
1	Roundhouse Kick Level 1 & Roundhouse Stance Level 1
2	Roundhouse Kick Level 3 & Roundhouse Stance Level 1
3	Roundhouse Kick Level 4 & Roundhouse Stance Level 1
4	Roundhouse Kick Level 5 & Roundhouse Stance Level 1
5	Roundhouse Kick Level 7 & Roundhouse Stance Level 1

Already Roundhouse Kick in Skill Tree

Roundhouse Kick damage are increased (the minored skills are not given).

Also Roundhouse Kick inflicts a damage debuff to the target for a short period of time (7s).

Level	Bonus damage	Debuff
1	+5%	-5%
2	+10%	-10%
3	+15%	-15%
4	+20%	-20%
5	+25%	-25%

Martial Counter

Passive Max Lv 5

ID: 4694
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Stacking: Perfect Dodge debuff (shared)

Enable the use of a minored version of Counter Kick and Counter Kick Stance.

Level	Skill
1	Counter Kick Level 1 & Counter Kick Stance Level 1
2	Counter Kick Level 3 & Counter Kick Stance Level 1
3	Counter Kick Level 4 & Counter Kick Stance Level 1
4	Counter Kick Level 5 & Counter Kick Stance Level 1
5	Counter Kick Level 7 & Counter Kick Stance Level 1

Already Counter Kick in Skill Tree

Counter Kick damage are increased (the minored skills are not given).

Also Counter Kick inflicts a PFLEE debuff to the target for a short period of time (7s).

Level	Bonus damage	Debuff
1	+5%	-5%
2	+10%	-10%
3	+15%	-15%
4	+20%	-20%
5	+25%	-25%

Martial Run

Passive Max Lv 5

ID: 4695
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Stacking: Perfect Dodge buff (shared)

Enable the use of a minored version of Sprint.

Level	Skill
1	Sprint level 2
2	Sprint level 4
3	Sprint level 6
4	Sprint level 8
5	Sprint level 10

Already Sprint in Skill Tree

When Sprint is used there is a perfect flee buff for a short period of time (7 seconds) (the minored Sprint is not given).

Level	Perfect Flee
1	5
2	10
3	15
4	20
5	25

Martial Jump

Passive

Courage Max Lv 5

ID: 4696
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Stacking: ATK buff (shared)

Enable the use of a minored version of Leap.

There is cooldown of 7 seconds on Leap.

Level	Skill
1	Leap level 1
2	Leap level 2
3	Leap level 3
4	Leap level 4
5	Leap level 5

Already Leap in Skill Tree

When Leap is used there is an ATK buff for a short period of time (7 seconds) (the minored Leap and its cooldown are not given).

Level	ATK
1	15
2	30
3	45
4	60
5	75

Martial Mastery

Passive Max Lv 5

ID: 4697
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Increase level of all Prepare stance skills.

Level	Skill
1	Prepare skills level +1
2	Prepare skills level +2
3	Prepare skills level +3
4	Prepare skills level +4
5	Prepare skills level +5

The four Prepare stances are given even if they are not in the skill tree.

Martial Avoidness

Passive

Temperance Max Lv 5

ID: 4698
Type: Passive
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 1

Allows you to dodge any physical attacks.

Level	Avoid Rate
1	2%
2	4%
3	6%
4	8%
5	10%

Martial Wits

Active Max Lv 5

ID: 4699
Type: Active
Max level: 5
Cost to learn: 2
LP Cost: 15
Cast: 0.5 sec (interruptible)
Cooldown: No
Duration: 10 seconds
Target: Self

Stacking: Damage buff Resistance buff (shared)

While this effect is on the user have 33% chance to receive a stack of "wits" whenever an attack hits.

If the skill is one of the four kicks attack then the stacks is garanted. Only one stack can be acquired within the time frame of the same second.

When a stack is aquired a damage and resistance buff starts for a short period of time (10 seconds), increasing damage and resistance by 1% per stacks. Even if Martial Wits ends, the stack bonus effect continues until it ends.

Level	Max Stacks
1	8
2	12
3	16
4	20
5	24

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