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<includeonly>{{#arraydefine:Way of the Sword|1.5, 1.25}}</includeonly><noinclude>{{Languages|Way_of_the_Sword}}
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[[File:Wayoftheswordprev.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Promotional Image for Way of the Sword Update in KR 10/20/2011]]
[[File:Wayoftheswordprev.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Promotional Image for Way of the Sword Update in KR 10/20/2011]]


==Basic Information ==
==Basic Information ==
[[File:WayOfTheSwordR.png]]
When playing [[Elsword]], you would have the ability to use '''Way of the Sword''' system. The system has 2 different mode, {{color|#ff4444|Aura of Destruction}}/{{color|#4488ff|Aura of Vitality}} modes. Depending on which mode you are currently in, you will receive special benefits.
*{{color|#ff4444|Aura of Destruction}} is active by default, and you can switch to {{color|#4488ff|Aura of Vitality}} by using the special action key ([V] by default).
**Switching has a cooldown of 1 second.
 
=={{color|#ff4444|Aura of Destruction}}==
[[File:Destruction Stance.png|right|250px]]
When {{se|064|Destruction Mode||icon=no}} is active, you will be surrounded by a crimson aura and gain the following effects:
*Damage increase when using Destruction-based Skill: 50% (PvP: 25%)
*Damage increase when using Destruction-based Command: 100% (PvP: 20%)
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When playing [[Elsword]], there will be an additional bar below the mana gauge called '''Way of the Sword'''. This bar has 10 segments that, by default, contain 5 red {{color|#ff4444|Destruction|b=1}} slots and 5 blue {{color|#4488ff|Vitality|b=1}} slots, and depending on your actions, the bar will lean towards one color or 'aura' (from right to left for Destruction, from left to right for Vitality), replacing the other aura's slots. As long as an aura has at least one slot in the bar filled, you will receive special benefits depending on which aura you currently have active. The "Aura of Destruction" is selected by default, and you can switch between it and the "Aura of Vitality" by using the special action key ([V] by default).
Depending on the type of skill you use, the bar will fill towards the right with blue {{color|#4488ff|Vitality|b=1}} slots or towards the left with red {{color|#ff4444|Destruction|b=1}} slots:
*Flexibility/Tenacity skill: 1 slot
*Strength skill: 2 slots
*Bravery skill: 3 slots
Note that skills fill the slots contrary to their mode: Vitality-based skills fill the bars with Destruction slots; Destruction-based skills fill the bar with vitality slots.
If the bar is filled completely by either aura's slots, the aura for the other mode will deactivate and you will enter a neutral stance with no benefits when it is toggled on, until at least 1 slot is re-gained for that mode. As such, the bar acts as a balancing mechanic so over-using one mode's skills can prevent that mode's aura from being active.
==Basic Information (03/27/2025 KR)==
When playing [[Elsword]], there will be an icon called '''Way of the Sword'''. Depending on which side is highlighted, you will receive special benefits depending on which aura you currently have active. The "Aura of Destruction" is selected by default, and you can switch between it and the "Aura of Vitality" by using the special action key ([V] by default).


=={{color|#4488ff|Aura of Vitality}}==
=={{color|#4488ff|Aura of Vitality}}==
[[File:Vitality stance.png|right|175px]]
[[File:Vitality stance.png|right|300px]]
When {{se|063|Aura of Vitality||icon=no}} is toggled on, you will be surrounded by a blue aura and gain the following effects:
When {{se|063|Vitality Mode||icon=no}} is active, you will be surrounded by a blue aura and gain the following effects:
*Action, Movement Speed increase: 20%
*Action, Movement Speed increase: 20%
*Vitality-based skills MP Cost decrease: 30% (PvP: 5%)
*Vitality-based skills MP Cost decrease: 30% (PvP: 5%)
*MP Gain when Attacked increase: 100% (PvP: 20%)
*MP Gain when Attacked increase: 100% (PvP: 20%)
*Vitality-based Command/Skill MP recovery per hit increase: 100% (PvP: 20%)
*Vitality-based Command/Skill MP recovery per hit increase: 100% (PvP: 20%)
 
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=={{color|#ff4444|Aura of Destruction}}==
[[File:Destruction Stance.png|right|150px]]
When {{se|064|Aura of Destruction||icon=no}} is toggled on, you will be surrounded by a crimson aura and gain the following effects:
*Damage increase when using Destruction-based Skill: 50% (PvP: 25%)
*Damage increase when using Destruction-based Command: 100% (PvP: 20%)


==Aura Chart==
==Aura Chart==
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| [[Sacred Templar#Transcendence_2|Transcendent Sacred Templar]] || [[File:SacredTemplarTSkill4.png|27px]] [[Retribution]] ([[Retribution/Mod|Mod]]) || {{color|#ff4444|Destruction}}
| [[Sacred Templar#Transcendence_2|Transcendent Sacred Templar]] || [[File:SacredTemplarTSkill4.png|27px]] [[Retribution]] ([[Retribution/Mod|Mod]]) || {{color|#ff4444|Destruction}}
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== Related Skills ==
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=== [[Knight Emperor]]===
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LordKnightPassive3.png; Counter Patience Locked-Expert;
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=== [[Genesis]]===
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RootKnightPassive1.png; Resonance;
SacredTemplarPassive1.png; Thirst;
SacredTemplarPassive2.png; Dilution;
SacredTemplarTPassive1.png; Awakened Will: Sacred Templar;
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== Tips and Details ==
== Tips and Details ==
*Commands do not affect the bar's slots in any way. As long as 1 slot of the respective aura is left, they will benefit from the aura they align to.
*Vitality Mode's MP gain increase is very potent, allowing you to throw out many costly skills with little issues.  
*Destruction-based skills benefit from the 50% damage bonus in their entirety, as long as you consume a Destruction slot by using them, even if this makes your whole aura become Vitality.
*Although '''Way of the Sword Mode Conversion''' is a Special Move, it is still counted as a skill that cannot be used during some disabling debuffs like [[Status Effects/Silence|Silence]].
*Vitality's MP gain increase is very potent, allowing you to throw out many costly skills with little issues. Keeping at least 1 bar of Vitality left at all times to be able to gain the effect for your commands is exceptionally helpful.
*Although '''Way of the Sword Mode Switching''' is a Special Move, it is still counted as a skill that cannot be used during some disabling debuffs like [[Status Effects/Silence|Silence]].
*Due to '''Way of the Sword''' effects being active as long as you have at least one bar of the respective type, there is no benefit from consuming more bars in the case of Strength and Bravery skills.
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== Trivia ==
*The sword icons that appear at the ends of the gauge are [[Lord Knight]]'s and [[Rune Slayer]]'s swords for "Aura of Destruction" and "Aura of Vitality", respectively.
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*In the past, the '''Way of the Sword''' system featured a non-segmented resource meter which could fill or deplete based on the amount of damage and number of hits dealt from skills and combos as opposed to purely skill category.
*In the past, the '''Way of the Sword''' system featured a non-segmented resource meter which could fill or deplete based on the amount of damage and number of hits dealt from skills and combos as opposed to purely skill category.
**The ability to switch between "Aura of Destruction" and "Aura of Vitality" was not present. To enter a particular mode, Elsword must fill the meter with the using the opposing aura's attacks. When it was filled, Elsword would be in that mode until the meter was depleted via the respective aura's attacks. Once the meter was depleted, Elsword would be in a neutral state until he fills the meter back up with one of the auras.
**The ability to switch between "Aura of Destruction" and "Aura of Vitality" was not present. To enter a particular mode, Elsword must fill the meter with the using the opposing aura's attacks. When it was filled, Elsword would be in that mode until the meter was depleted via the respective aura's attacks. Once the meter was depleted, Elsword would be in a neutral state until he fills the meter back up with one of the auras.
*The sword icons that appear at the ends of the gauge are [[Lord Knight]]'s and [[Rune Slayer]]'s swords for "Aura of Destruction" and "Aura of Vitality", respectively.
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File:Status 063.png|Unused '''Aura of Vitality''' buff icon.
File:Status 063.png|Unused '''Aura of Vitality''' buff icon.
File:Status 064.png|Unused '''Aura of Destruction''' buff icon.
File:Status 064.png|Unused '''Aura of Destruction''' buff icon.
File:WayOfTheSwordR.png|Previous iteration of System with gauge segments.
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*{{nerf|'''Damage increase when using Destruction-based Commands''' decreased.}}
*{{nerf|'''Damage increase when using Destruction-based Commands''' decreased.}}
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*{{buff|Way of the Sword gauge removed. Instead, Destruction and Vitality can be switched to freely using the special action key.}}
*Tooltip text on skills related to Way of the Sword gauge removed.
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