Advanced Lancer Guide

Work in progress

Legend for Abbreviations:

CD = Cooldown

DPS = Damage per second

CE = Cost Efficiency

*Abilities damage is calculated with passive bonuses as well as combo bonuses. The Score is a value calculated with DPS and cost efficiency in mind with a heavier weight on abilities with low cooldowns.

Sting Abilities

Icon	Name	Damage	W/ Combo	Cost	CD	DPS	CE	Additional Effects	Score
	Pierce	140	140	10	8	17.50	14.00	Bonus to break.	97
	Sting	150	160	11	9	17.78	14.55	Bonus to break. When used after Pierce, AP increased by 10.	98
	Savage Sting	160	170	12	10	17.00	14.17	Bonus to break. When used after Sting, AP increased by 10.	88
	Double Sting	100x2	110x2	18	11	20.00	12.22	Bonus to break. When used after Savage Sting, AP increased by 10.	77
The Sting abilities are the core moves for any lancer. These moves all have an increased chance to apply break to your target. Pierce and Sting should in most scenarios always be used together. Replacing Pierce for Savage Sting is not recommended in most cases as it is less efficient than the Pierce/Sting Combo. Double Sting may occasionally be used as a 3rd/4th skill and boasts the highest DPS of any lancer ability, however it is also one of the least cost efficient abilities. Since Double Sting's combo is activated by Savage Sting, this is one of the only times Savage Sting is a viable replacement for Pierce.

Thrust Abilities

Icon	Name	Damage	W/ Combo	Cost	CD	DPS	CE	Additional Effects	Score
	Thrust	140	140	10	9	15.56	14.00	Bonus to break.	84
	Sharp Thrust	150	150	11	10	15.00	13.64	15% chance to paralyze, 40% if used after Pierce, Sting, Savage Sting.	76
	Dragon Thrust	160	160	12	11	14.55	13.33	15% chance to paralyze, 40% if used after Pierce, Sting, Savage Sting.	69
	Break Thrust	140	140	12	10	14.00	11.67	Not affected by damage down or damage reflect.	56
The Thrust abilities are optional replacements for the Sting abilities. These skills are outclassed in DPS and cost efficiency by all Sting abilities, the skills saving attribute is its chance to paralyze the target. When used after Pierce, Sting, or Savage Sting the chance to paralyze is a substantial 40%. In PVE these abilities are nearly useless as monsters have high resistance to paralyze. In PVP these can be more useful abilities as players do not have nearly as high resistance. Between Thrust, Sharp Thrust, and Dragon Thrust I would only recommend Thrust; each higher tier offers lower efficiency with no increase in chance to paralyze. Break thrust is a niche ability. Unlike the other thrust abilities it offers no chance at paralysis but instead ignores damage down and reflect damage abilities. On its own it is a terrible ability but if used when a 30% reflect is on the enemy it can outclass nearly all other abilities. Since its use is almost solely as an ability to use against reflect it is usually not beneficial to use unless there is a high chance reflect will be used often in a battle.

Rush Abilities

Icon	Name	Damage	W/ Combo	Cost	CD	DPS	CE	Additional Effects	Score
	Rush	100x3	100x3	12	10	10.00	8.33	Damages 1 enemy and adjacent enemies. Chance to miss.	35
	Enraged Rush	110x3	110x3	13	11	10.00	8.46	Damages 1 enemy and adjacent enemies. Chance to miss.	35
	Dragon Crush	190x3	190x3	25	40	14.25	22.80	Damages 1 enemy and adjacent enemies.	83
Rush and Enraged Rush should never be used for any reason. They are only viable if all 3 enemies are hit which is not a common occurrence. Dragon Crush removes the chance to miss and boasts the highest cost efficiency among the lancer abilities making it a viable ability. Dragon Crush is one of the worst skills to use if your focus is on a single target, as such it is not useful for PVE. It has limited use in PVP as well due to its 40 second cooldown, however if used correctly it can be devastating.

Knight's Blitz

Icon	Name	Damage	W/ Combo	Cost	CD	DPS	CE	Additional Effects	Score
	Pierce	220	220	15	15	14.67	14.67	No additional effects.	75
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