Class Balance Update: Preliminary Patch Notes

Class Balance Update: Preliminary Patch Notes
Blade&Soul Official_NA
2026-07-01
**Please note that these patch notes are not final and may be subject to change. The full details will be included at a later date. 

Class Change 
The Class Change function is now available in-game. 

Class Balance Changes 
11 New Legendary Skill Books have been added! 


Blade Master 

Sun Stroke - Heroic 
Sun Stroke - Legendary 
Base damage inflicts 250  
Base damage increased from 250 (Heroic) → 750 (Legendary) 
Triggers Black Dragon for 6 seconds when used 
Triggers Black Dragon for 9 seconds when used 


Summoner 

Day Break - Heroic 
Day Break - Legendary 
For Party Members within range +100% Focus Recovery for 5 sec. 

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For Party Members within range +150% Focus Recovery for 5 sec. 

Obtain Honey for 5 sec. 


Kung Fu Master

Fighting Spirit - Heroic 
Fighting Spirit - Legendary 
Triggers Amplification Effect for 10 seconds 
Triggers Amplification Effect for 15 seconds 


Destroyer 

Explosive Rage: Enhanced - Heroic 
Explosive Rage: Enhanced - Legendary 
- 
+100 Focus Recovery for 10 sec. 
10 Stacks of Rage 
15 Stacks of Rage 
Inflicts 420 damage 
Inflicts 545 damage 


Force Master 

Wildfire - Heroic 
Wildfire - Legendary 
Base damage inflicts 260 up to 3 consecutive opponents 
Base damage inflicts 420 up to 3 consecutive opponents 


Assassin 

Fighting Spirit - Heroic 
Fighting Spirit - Legendary 
Triggers Amplification Effect for 10 seconds 
Triggers Amplification Effect for 15 seconds 


Blade Dancer 

Whirling Scourge - Heroic 
Whirling Scourge - Legendary 

 
Base damage inflicts 400 damage over 5 hits 
Base damage inflicts 500 damage over 5 hits 
- 
Increases Critical Damage by 30% for 6 seconds 


Flaming Scourge - Heroic 
Flaming Scourge - Legendary  
Base damage inflicts 400 damage over 5 hits 
Base damage inflicts 500 damage over 5 hits 
- 
Increases Critical Damage by 30% for 6 seconds 


Warlock 

Leech - Heroic 
Leech - Legendary 
Increases Critical Damage by 10% on a Siphoned opponent 
Increases Critical Damage by 20% on a Siphoned opponent 
Triggers The Darkest Day for 15 seconds 
Triggers The Darkest Day for 15 seconds 
Base damage inflicts 70 
Base damage inflicts 90 


Leech: Spectral Orb 
Leech: Spectral Orb 
Increases Critical Damage by 10% on a Siphoned opponent 
Increases Critical Damage by 20% on a Siphoned opponent 
Triggers The Darkest Day for 15 seconds 
Triggers The Darkest Day for 15 seconds 
Base damage inflicts 70 
Base damage inflicts 90 

 
Dark Lancer 

Counter - Heroic 
Counter - Legendary 
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On counter, reduces Dark Frenzy cooldown by 2 sec 
Inflicts 170 damage when Counter is hit 
Inflicts 195 damage when Counter is hit 


Blade Master 

  • New Legendary Skill "Sun Stroke" added. 
  • "Lunar Slash: Combo (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Lunar Slash: Combo": damage increased at Grandmaster level 18. 
  • "Lunar Slash: Combo": now deals additional damage on hit at Grandmaster levels 30 and 48. 
  • "Pierce (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Pierce": now deals additional damage on hit at Grandmaster level 18. 
  • "Pierce": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 30 and 48. 
  • "Dragontongue (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Dragontongue": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18, 30, and 48. 
  • "Dragontongue (Heroic, Legendary)": damage area changed to a semicircle centered on the user. 
  • "Thunder Drake Slash (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Thunder Drake Slash": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18, 30, and 48. 
  • "Heavenly Slasher (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Heavenly Slasher": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 30 and 48.
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Thrust," "Heavenly Slasher," "Pierce," "Dragontongue," and "Thunder Drake Slash." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
 

Kung Fu Master 

  • New Legendary Skill "Fighting Spirit" added. 
  • "Thruster Punch: Additional Cast (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Thruster Punch: Additional Cast": additional damage from the Grandmaster level 18 and 48 effects increased.
  • "Tiger Strike (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Tiger Strike": damage from the Grandmaster level 18 and 48 effects increased. 
  • "Cyclone Kick: Damage Increase (Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Cyclone Kick: Damage Increase": damage from the Grandmaster level 18 effect increased. 
  • "Cyclone Kick: Damage Increase (Heroic, Legendary)": damage area changed to a range centered on the caster. 
  • "Cyclone Kick (Heroic)": damage area changed to a range centered on the caster. 
  • "Comet Strike: Additional Damage (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Comet Strike: Additional Damage": damage from the Grandmaster level 18 effect increased. 
  • "Comet Strike: Additional Damage (Heroic, Legendary)": damage area changed to a range centered on the caster. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Tiger Strike," "Cyclone Kick," and "Thruster Punch: Additional Cast." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
  • Fixed an issue where the consecutive additional-damage effect of "Thruster Punch: Additional Cast" would occasionally apply more than three times. 

 
Destroyer 

  • New Legendary Skill "Explosive Rage: Enhanced" added. 
  • "Cleave: Speed Increase (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Cleave: Speed Increase": new Grandmaster effect added. 
  • "Mighty Cleave (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Mighty Cleave": Grandmaster level 48 effect increased. 
  • "Annihilation (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Annihilation" and "Knockback (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Annihilation": new Grandmaster effect added. 
  • "Execute (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Execute" and "Cleave." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 


Assassin 

  • New Legendary Skill "Fighting Spirit" added. 
  • "Heart Stab (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Heart Stab": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 30 and 48. 
  • "Heart Stab (Heroic, Legendary)": damage area changed to be centered on the caster. 
  • "Lightning Crash: Damage Bonus (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Lightning Crash: Damage Bonus": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18 and 30. 
  • "Lightning Crash: Damage Bonus": critical hit rate increased at Grandmaster level 48. 
  • "Electro-pierce (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Electro-pierce": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 30 and 48. 
  • "Electro-pierce": Grandmaster level 48 now adds an "additional damage against poisoned targets" effect. 
  • "Lightning Crash (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Lightning Crash": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18, 30, and 48. 
  • "Lightning Crash": the Grandmaster level 18 requirement changed from 6 hits to 4 hits. 
  • "Lightning Crash (Heroic, Legendary)": damage area changed to be centered on the user. 
  • "Lightning Pierce (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Heart Stab," "Lightning Pierce," and "Electro-pierce." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 


Force Master 

  • New Legendary Skill "Wildfire" added. 
  • "Dragonchar (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Blazing Beam": critical hit rate of the Grandmaster level 18 effect increased. 
  • "Blazing Beam": Grandmaster level 30 effect now adds additional damage on automatic burst. 
  • "Blazing Beam": Grandmaster level 48 effect now adds additional damage on hit. 
  • "Ice Rain (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Ice Rain": damage of the Grandmaster level 18 and 48 effects increased. 
  • "Ice Rain": removed the "when the Frost defense effect reaches maximum stacks" condition from the Grandmaster level 18 effect. 
  • "Ice Rain": duration and critical hit damage of the Grandmaster level 30 effect increased. 
  • "Meteor Shower (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Meteor Shower": cooldown reduction of the Grandmaster level 18 effect improved. 
  • "Blazing Wall (Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Blazing Wall": damage of the Grandmaster level 48 effect increased. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Blazing Beam," "Ice Rain," "Blazing Wall," and "Dragonchar." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills; adds an additional on-hit damage effect to "Blazing Wall." 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills; adds an additional on-hit damage effect to "Blazing Wall." 


Summoner 

  • New Legendary Skill "Day Break" added.
  • "Rumblebees (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Rumblebees": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18 and 48.
  • "Hornet Nest (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Hornet Nest": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18 and 48. 
  • "Sunflower" and "Super Sunflower (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Sunflower": damage increased at Grandmaster level 18. 
  • "Strike: Speed Increase (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Strike: Speed Increase": damage increased at Grandmaster level 18. 
  • "Strike: Defense Reduction (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional damage of "Sunflower," "Super Sunflower," "Hornet Nest," and "Rumblebees." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional damage of skills. 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional damage of skills. 


Blade Dancer 

  • New Legendary Skills, "Whirling Scourge" and "Flaming Scourge" added. 
  • "Wind Sever (Heroic, Legendary)," "Rolling Typhoon (Heroic, Legendary)," and "Soaring Wind Dragon (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Wind Sever": damage increased at Grandmaster levels 18, 30, and 48. 
  • "Lightning Flash: Cooldown Reduction (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Lightning Flash: Cooldown Reduction": damage increased at Grandmaster level 48. 
  • "Fatal Blade (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Storm Cleave": critical hit rate increased at Grandmaster levels 18, 30, and 48. 
  • "Storm Cleave": Grandmaster level 48 now adds a "Final Slash deals additional damage on hit" effect. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Lightning Flash," "Fatal Blade," and "Wind Sever."
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills.
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 


Warlock 

  • New Legendary Skills, "Leech" and "Leech: Spectral Orb” added. 
  • "Dragoncall (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Dragoncall": damage increased at Grandmaster level 48. 
  • "Dimensional Salvo: Cooldown Reduction (Heroic)" and "Awakened Dimensional Salvo: Cooldown Reduction (Heroic)": damage increased. 
  • "Dimensional Salvo (Legendary)" and "Awakened Dimensional Salvo (Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Dimensional Salvo": new Grandmaster effect added. 
  • "Dragon Helix (Heroic, Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Dragon Helix": damage increased at Grandmaster level 48, and now deals additional damage on hit. 
  • "Dimensional Volley: Cooldown Reduction (Heroic)" and "Bombardment: Cooldown Reduction (Heroic)": damage increased. 
  • "Dimensional Volley" and "Awakened Bombardment (Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Dimensional Volley": new Grandmaster effect added. 
  • "Hexstorm (Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Hexstorm": damage increased at Grandmaster level 30. 
  • "Wingstorm (Legendary)": damage increased. 
  • "Wingstorm": damage increased at Grandmaster level 48. 
  • Dawncrest Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of "Dragoncall," "Dimensional Volley," "Dimensional Charge," "Bombardment," "Awakened Bombardment," "Dimensional Salvo," and "Awakened Dimensional Salvo." 
  • Sacred Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 
  • Virtuous Soul Badge: increases the additional on-hit damage of skills. 


Dark Lancer 

  • New Legendary Skill "Counter" added. 
  • "Demonic Energy Release (Legendary)": critical hit damage increased. 

** Please note that these balance changes have been applied but are not yet reflected in the in-game tooltips. We're working to fix this as soon as possible. 

**Note as well that this information is preliminary and may change once the complete patch notes are ready. 

System Changes 
Daily/Weekly Tasks 
  • The number of Daily and Weekly Missions reward you can claim per account has been increased from 1 character to 2 characters. 

Dungeon Gold Increase 
  • Gold dropped in certain dungeons has been increased. 

[Lunar Meadow] Hourglass 
  • The [Lunar Meadow] Hourglass now has a 12 per day use limit. 

Lunar and Crimson Meadow Gold Reduction 
  • The amount of Gold received when hunting monsters in the Lunar Meadow and Crimson meadow has been reduced. 

Legendary Skill Book Fee 
  • Legendary Skill Books now have a postage fee 

Materials Transfer 
  • Some Materials Are now able to be moved within your account. 

 

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