Shadow

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	[Active] Summon a shadow to deal damage and reduce knockdown.
	Shadow Damage Absorption: Absorbs 20% of the damage the user would take. Shadow's Health: 25% of the user's health (12.5% in PvP) Lowers the Magical Attack and Defense of enemies that touch the shadow.
	Final Enhanced Skill Damage is increased by 1.2 times.

Requirements

Class	Level Required
Royal Guard	40

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Mode	Summoned Shadow (Magical)	Installed Shadow				MP Usage	Cooldown
		Enemy DebuffShadowEnemy DebuffShadow			Shadow Duration
		See Tips and Details Knockdown Reduction	Magical Attack/Defense Reduction	Duration	Shadow Duration
Normal
PvE	483%	-22 KD/s	31%	3 Seconds	16 Seconds	40 MP	8 Seconds
PvP	121%	-22 KD/s	31%	3 Seconds	16 Seconds	40 MP	8 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	579%	-22 KD/s	31%	3 Seconds	16 Seconds	40 MP	8 Seconds
PvP	144%	-22 KD/s	31%	3 Seconds	16 Seconds	40 MP	8 Seconds

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Killing Blow (1) Shadow			Powerful Shadow
Attribute Effect	Installed Shadow		Attribute Effect	Cooldown
	Enemy DebuffShadowEnemy DebuffShadow	Shadow Duration
	Duration	Shadow Duration
Skill effect's duration increased to 130%	3.9 Seconds	20.8 Seconds	Super Armor added to the skill Cooldown increased to 150%	12 Seconds

Mode	Base
PvE	579%
PvP	144%

Affected By Action Speed

Possible bug: The skill's tooltip claims knockdown will only be reduced once, as the installed shadow section does not mention it again and it is listed below the damage step rather than the Shadow debuff effect. However, it actually reduces Knockdown continuously every second while an enemy is affected by the debuff, allowing you to attack at leisure, never allowing the enemy to reach the Knockdown Limit (until they either die or Mana Break).
The debuff's 3 second duration will only apply the moment an enemy leaves the shadow's area, and is meant to give it some leeway due to its small area.
The shadow's initial hit is not limited to the actual casting animation, meaning when an enemy collides with the shadow for the first time, even if the shadow has already been installed, they will still be damaged and take hitstun.

After the 2015 Skill Tree Revamp, this skill's icon still retains the character silhouette of Noblesse, despite the skill being moved to Royal Guard.
The skill visual will always depict Ciel in his Royal Guard promotional outfit and Lu in her Noblesse promotional outfit.

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
02/12/2015	08/12/2015	Shadow added.
02/26/2015	-	▲ MP Usage decreased. ▲ Hitstun changed to large hitstun. ▼ Damage adjusted to match new MP cost. ▼ Shadow install duration decreased. Gain/Invested SP amount error fixed.
09/24/2015	03/03/2016	Moved to Royal Guard's skill tree.
06/30/2016	07/13/2016	Killing Blow (2) trait changed to Powerful.
08/11/2016	09/28/2016	Fixed issue where when Shadow is active, on random occasions if the Noblesse is attacked, another shadow will appear in their place which will damage the opponent.
01/12/2017	01/24/2017	▼ Damage decreased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	Fixed issue where Shadow disappear when using the skill with Switching.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ Damage increased.	None
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	▲ Damage increased.	▼ Damage decreased.
06/22/2023	-	None	▼ Magical Attack/Defense Reduction decreased.