Phantom Blade

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	[Special Active: Tenacity] Dash forward swiftly. Appear and strike twice if coming into contact with an enemy and reduce physical defense. Half of the MP cost is refunded if there is no target. (Can also be activated midair.)
	Stigma of Ghosts If the Ambush Attack portion is successful, it will apply max Enemy DebuffCreeping Terror stacks.
	Switching Skill (Ciel) Lu will switch to Ciel when skill is used. Gain 2 Combination Points after hitting the target when switching.
	Final Enhanced Skill Damage is increased by 1.2 times.

Requirements

Class	Level Required
Dreadlord	55

Mode	Damage (Physical)		Enemy DebuffPhantom Blade		Max Hits		Combination Gauge Gain	MP Usage	MP Recovery on Failure	Cooldown
Mode	Ambush	Ambush Attack	Physical Defense Decrease	Duration	Ambush	Ambush Attack	Combination Gauge Gain	MP Usage	MP Recovery on Failure	Cooldown
Normal
PvE	361%	1560%	30%	10 Seconds	1	2	2	120 MP	50% MP	11 Seconds
PvP	131%	564%	30%	5 Seconds	1	2	2	120 MP	50% MP	11 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	433%	1872%	30%	10 Seconds	1	2	2	120 MP	50% MP	11 Seconds
PvP	157%	677%	30%	5 Seconds	1	2	2	120 MP	50% MP	11 Seconds

Haste Phantom Blade		Light Phantom Blade
Attribute Effect	Cooldown	Attribute Effect	MP Usage
Cooldown decreased to 80%	8.8 Seconds	MP Usage decreased to 80%	96 MP

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Average damage is tested on small (e.g., Lowe) to medium targets (e.g., Wooden Doll) with realistic positioning.
Maximum damage for large-hitbox skills may be unattainable in-game and is estimated.
Timed buffs are included only if they alter skill function or appear in the tooltip; permanent boosts are always included.

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Mode	Base
PvE	4,177%
PvP	1,511%

Affected By Action Speed

Due to appearing behind an enemy, the Ambush Attack will almost always gain the back attack damage increase from Creeping Terror, except when enemies are too close too a wall or cannot be teleported behind, such as Ancient Bone Dragon.
Being able to apply 5 Creeping Terror stacks at once allows it to be extremely useful paired with skills such as Terror Absorption, Shackling Chain (Mod), and especially Apollyon for their effects.
Due to the long distance you travel, Phantom Blade can be a good escape tool in PvP, even when under the effects of Fog of Death.

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
02/12/2015	08/12/2015	Phantom Blade added.
02/26/2015	-	▲ MP Usage decreased. ▼ Damage modified to fit new MP cost.
07/09/2015	-	Fixed error where character was summoned at bottom floor when using the skill in Perkisas's Ruins.
09/24/2015	03/03/2016	Can switch to Dancing Blade by selecting "Transcendent".
12/17/2015	-	Fixed issue that getting stuck in previous dungeon room after using the skill in certain way.
02/04/2016	03/16/2016	▼ MP Usage increased.
03/24/2016	-	Fixed issue where the skill will not apply max Creeping Terror stacks when the target doesn't have Creeping Terror.
06/02/2016	-	Casting Speed error when target is far away fixed.
01/25/2017	02/08/2017	▲ Damage increased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ Damage increased.	None
07/13/2017	07/26/2017	Awakened trait changed to Haste.
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	▼ Damage decreased.	▲ Damage increased.
10/28/2021	11/24/2021	▲ Can now be used midair.
03/27/2025	04/23/2025	▲ Changed to always apply Back Attack effects to enemies that cannot be hit from the back. ▲ Skill range increased. ▲ Phantom Blade Physical Defense Decrease effect added.