Ace in the Hole

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[Special Active: Bravery]
Grant the ability to fire multiple arrows with intense energy concentrations. Invincible while firing. (Can also be activated midair)
Additional arrows are released when the skill key is held. The arrows require 75 MP per second. (Max 10 seconds.)
Final Enhanced Skill
  • Damage is increased by 1.2 times.


Requirements

Class Level Required
Grand Archer: Transcendent 95


Skill Information

Mode Damage (Magical) Max Hits MP Usage Cooldown
Focused Arrow Exploding Arrow Focused Arrow Exploding Arrow Initial Additional
Normal
PvE 83% 456% 29 ~ 303 20 ~ 220 300 MP 0~750 MP 22 Seconds
PvP 31% 173%
[Enhanced]
PvE 101% 547% 29 ~ 303 20 ~ 220 300 MP 0~750 MP 22 Seconds
PvP 38% 207%


Skill Traits

Heavy Ace in the HoleCritical Ace in the Hole
Attribute EffectCooldownAttribute EffectMP Usage
Damage increased to 144%
Cooldown increased to 120%
26.4 SecondsMP Usage increased to 120%
Skill will ignore 50% defense (25% defense in PvP)
360 MP


Total Damage

 : Damage values may not be reflected in Free Training.
ModeBaseHawk Eye/Arrow Mastery
NormalHeavyNormalHeavy
AverageMaxAverageMaxAverageMaxAverageMax
PvE4,494% ~ 45,344%13,869% ~ 150,943%6,471.36% ~ 65,295.36%19,971.36% ~ 217,357.92%5,824.22% ~ 58,765.82%17,974.22% ~ 195,622.13%8,386.88% ~ 84,622.79%25,882.88% ~ 281,695.86%
PvP1,698% ~ 17,132%5,242% ~ 57,054%2,445.12% ~ 24,670.08%7,548.48% ~ 82,157.76%2,017.22% ~ 20,352.82%6,227.5% ~ 67,780.15%2,904.8% ~ 29,308.06%8,967.59% ~ 97,603.42%
  • Average damage is calculated with 12 ~ 124 Focused Arrow hits and 6 ~ 60 Exploding Arrow hits.


Related Skills


Tips and Details

  • The Exploding Arrows will deal around 6 hits on all enemies regardless of size, on any given hit interval.
  • The skill fires 2 Exploding Arrows per second. Each arrow consists of 5 sections that deal 2 hits each.
    • In Free Training, each section deals 3 hits due to a known bug featuring multi-hit skills.
  • The Exploding Arrows can pierce through all enemies and travel for a long distance, allowing it to deal multiple hits to enemies with long hitboxes.
  • The Focused Arrows all have their own individual hitbox, so smaller enemies may not be hit by some of them.
  • On smaller targets, especially humanoid enemies, the Focused Arrows will only partially hit them, dealing around 2/5 of the maximum hits or 12 ~ 124 hits.
  • While you're capable of holding the skill key for extra damage, this costs a truly tremendous amount of MP, and on just a single MP bar you will only be able to extend the skill slightly under 2 seconds.
    • The total MP required to cast the skill in its entirety is 1050 MP (1110 MP with the Critical trait), making it quite easily the most expensive skill in the game.
  • This skill's range is close to Phoenix Strike. However, the Focused Arrows' range is about 90% of Exploding Arrows'.


Old Version

Video Description
Between its initial release and the 06/20/2019 KR Patch, Ace in the Hole was a stance that allowed you to fire 3 individual concentrated shots that could be aimed.


Updates

Date Changes
KR NA PvE PvP
11/03/2016 11/23/2016
  • Ace in the Hole added.
  • Damage decreased.
12/01/2016 01/11/2017
  • Changed camera angle when using the skill.
12/15/2016 -
  • Fixed issue where not consume NF sometimes.
01/25/2017 02/08/2017
  • Damage increased.
02/23/2017 03/15/2017
  • Invincibility replaced with Super Armor and immune to powerless debuffs.
04/27/2017 05/10/2017
  • Damage increased.
  • Focused Arrow damage decreased.
07/27/2017 08/09/2017
  • None
  • Damage decreased.
09/28/2017 10/18/2017
  • None
  • Damage decreased.
02/22/2018 04/18/2018
  • Damage decreased.
  • Focused Arrow Explosion damage increased.
  • Arrow damage decreased.
  • Focused Arrow damage decreased.
04/05/2018
  • None
  • Damage increased.
06/28/2018 07/11/2018
  • Arrow damage increased.
  • Focused Arrow damage increased.
01/17/2019 02/20/2019
  • Haste trait changed to Heavy.
  • Invincibility added back to entire skill.
  • None
06/20/2019 07/17/2019
  • Skill features changed.
09/11/2019 09/25/2019
  • Skill now fires additional explosive arrows.
08/27/2020 09/23/2020
  • Damage decreased.
09/30/2021 10/27/2021
  • Can be used in midair.
  • Focused Arrow range increased.
10/14/2021


Alternative Names

Server Name Translation
South Korea 에이스 인 더 홀 Ace in the Hole
Japan エースインザホール Ace in the Hole
China (Simplified Chinese) 最终王牌 Ace in the Hole
Germany Ass im Ärmel Ace in the Hole
Spain As en la manga Ace in the Hole
France Atout supplémentaire Additional Advantage
Italy Asso nella manica Ace in the Hole
Poland As w Rękawie Ace in the Hole
United Kingdom Ace up the Sleeve