Skill notes are various "notes" that can be used to permanently enhance the ability of a particular skill. In order to use skill note, you will need to have completed the Skill Book quest from Ariel, or buy the cash Skill Book from the cash shop. There are 2 types of Skill Notes: Special Skill Notes and Active Skill Notes. There are also Cash Notes of each respective type which cost money to purchase.

Special Skill Notes

As a monster drop

Special Skill Notes modify certain characteristics of Special Actives, and are obtained from quests, monster drops or from the Cash Shop*. These skill notes tend to be valued highly in the market, due to the usefulness of the characteristics they grant.

Active Skill Notes

Active Skill Notes modify certain characteristics of Actives and are obtained from quests, monster drops or from the Cash Shop*. These notes, too, tend to be fairly expensive in the market.

*Notes obtained through quests or the Cash Shop are untradeable. Cash Skill Notes however can be sent as Gifts in some versions of Elsword.

Skill Book Quest

Speak to Ariel when you are Lv. 20 and accept the Skill Book quest (As an alternative, you can buy the Skill Book from the Cash Shop)

Step 1: Complete 3-1 and 3-2 on Very Hard mode.

Step 2: Collect 20 Fine Leathers (from the Fire Komodos in the Bethma Region) and 4 Bethma Native Dyestuffs.


Skill Notes Quest

Bethma Blacksmith, Toma

  • Step 1:
    • Collect 100 High Quality Iron Ores from Nasods in 3-5.
    • Collect 20 Zinc Fragments from Nasod Transporters in 3-5.
  • Step 2: Destroy 8 Mines in 3-5.

Camilia, the PvP woman

  • Step 1: Clear 4-1 on Very Hard under 8 minutes.
  • Step 2: Defeat 35 Nasod Scouts Type-L and 5 Corrupt Nasod Drillers in 4-2.
  • Step 3: Collect 4 Nasod Cores from Ignis or Leviathan in 4-4.


List of Skill Notes

Elsword

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Swift Foot Stance (NA) / (넓은 보법에 대한 조언-"Advice on widening footwork")
Adds 3 more hits to the skill, and makes the hits 50% faster and further.
  Complete Skill Note Quest from Bethma Blacksmith, Toma.
  Skill Note Name: A Man's Retreat (NA) / (남자는 물러설 때를 안다-"I know when men retreat")
If the skill missed at the first hit, the skill will be canceled immediately and Elsword will recover 50% MP. Cannot mp break after the second hit. There will also be 20% damage increase.
  From monster drop
File:ElSkill13.png Skill Note Name: Lava Gusher (NA) / (용암 분출-"Lava")
Increases the height and width of Flame Geyser's fire by 20%. Target will also burn for 10 seconds. Also decreases hit count.
 

From monster drop

File:ElSkill4.png Skill Note Name: Risk Analysis (NA) / (위험 부담 제거 법-"Law of Risk Removal")
Counterattack gives a 2x defense buff for 4 seconds, and 0.5 seconds is wasted with the stance
  From monster drop
File:ElSkill12.png Skill Note Name: Low Blow Kick I (NA)
Kick Damagex4
  Complete Quest from Camilia, the PvP woman.
File:ElSkill8.png Skill Note Name: Mind & Body Technique (NA) / (긴장된 호흡과 강화 유지법-"Law of strained breathing and strengthening")
Decreases cooldown by 5 seconds, your damage increases by 10%.
 

From monster drop

  • Secret Dungeon


Sword Knight

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
File:ElSkill5i.png Skill Note Name: Armor Destroyer (NA) / (갑옷 붕괴-"Armor Annihilation")
Increases the chance of successful break by 20%.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Endless Beat Down (NA) / (끝없는 공격 그 이론과 실재-"Endless attacks, the Theory and Reality")
Decreases the knockdown counter and has a 10% critical hit rate increase.
  From Cash Shop
File:ElSkill14.png Skill Note Name: Enraged Precision Strike (NA) / (정확하고 강한 타격-"Accurate and Powerful Strike")
Level Req: 25
First hit has increased range and stuns for two seconds which places the opponent in an optimal position.
  From Cash Shop


Magic Knight

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Undying Flame (NA) / (꺼지지 않는 불길-"Inextinguishable Flames")
Increased explosion time by 0.3 seconds and increased maximum amount of hits by 5 when hitting 2 targets above.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Soul Ripper (NA) / (영혼 파괴-"Spirit Destruction")
Reduces targets' MP by 50
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Quantitative Improvement Ⅰ (NA) / (양적 향상에 대한 생각 ㅣ-"Thoughts on the Quantitative Improvementㅣ")
Increases the hit count of each blade by two (totaling up to six hits per blade) and adds one additional blade to each side (total of six blades)
  From Cash Shop


Sheath Knight

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: 꿰뚫는 검 - Piercing Sword
50% to do a Leg Wound debuff to targets for 5 seconds.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 치명적인 일격 - Fatal Stroke
50% chance to deal 20% more damage which also ignores defenses for the final slash.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 칼의 비 - Knife rain
Doubles the amount of blades. Each Sword is only 60% of the original Damage.
  From Cash Shop


Aisha

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Soul Movement (NA) / (영혼 이동에 대한 메모-"Soul Movement Memo")
During teleportation, you will be invincible for 0.5 seconds. However, MP cost will be increased by 40%.
  From Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Burn Baby Burn (NA) / (재벌 구이 방법-"Burning Method Ninety-Two")
Increases the time of burning by 10 seconds.
  From Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Shock & Awe (NA) / (200% 과충전 쇼크-"200% Overcharge shock")
Target will be stunned for 2.5 sec after the first hit of the thunder bolt.
 

From Monster Drop

  Skill Note Name: Trauma (NA) / (정신전 외상-"Physiological Trauma")
Reduces the speed of the binded enemies by 20% for 10 seconds.
  Complete Skill Note Quest from Besma Blacksmith, Toma.
  Skill Note Name: Quantitative Improvement Ⅱ (NA) / (양적 향상에 대한 생각 ㅣㅣ-"Thoughts on the Quantitative Improvementㅣㅣ")
Adds one fireball. (2 more hits)
  From Monster Drop
  • Secret Dungeon
  Skill Note Name: Strong Shields (NA) / (견고한 실드에 대한 메모-"Notes on a stable shield")
Shield strength increased by 20% (80% total at max), but skill cooldown increased by 5 seconds.
  Complete Quest from Camilia, the PvP woman.


Dark Mage

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Endless Desire (NA) / (끝없는 갈망-"Endless Aspiration")
Mp consumption decreased by 10. (No longer uses any MP)
  From Cash Shop
File:AishaS23.png Skill Note Name: Rhythmical Spin (NA) / (리드미 컬한 회전-"Rhythmic rotation")
30% chance to not launch an opponent after the 3rd hit.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Merciless Poison (NA) / (독을 쓸 때에는 자비심 없이-"Time to use poison without mercy")
On hit, it decreases movement & jump speed by 30% and poison duration increases by 5 seconds .
  From Cash Shop


High Mage

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Free Spirit (NA) / (자유로운 영혼-"Free Spirit")
25% increase in movement speed when you meditate (Walking). (33% in german version)
  • As of 29/03/12 patch, KR Meditation note status - Remove movement speed reduction penalty (making movement speed become normal during Meditation)
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Explosive Bubble Pop (NA) / (열기 폭발-"Open Explosion")
Fireballs become 20% larger and all fireballs will cause burns.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: The Newest Missle (NA) / (생각대로 미사일-"Ideal Missile")
Magic Missile's speed increases by 50% and maximum hits increase by 2
  From Cash Shop


Battle Magician

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: 파워 드레인-"Power drain"
30% chance to double the effect of Energy Drain.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 마력을 담은 망치질-"Hammering containing magical powers"
Hits are now both magical and physical Attack.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 에너지의 링-"Energy of the ring"
MP Consumed increase by 10% (Uses 220MP). The range of the skill increased.
  From Cash Shop


Rena

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
File:Siege.PNG Skill Note Name: Bow String Maintenance (NA) / (스트링 특수 처리법-"Special Treatment of the String")
Decreases the cool-down after shots by 10%, helping you fire more arrows faster.
  From Monster Drop
  • Secret Dungeon
File:Back Tumbling Shot.PNG Skill Note Name: Nimble Landing Ⅰ (NA) / (재 도약의 기회 I-"Re-bound Opportunity I")
Reduces the cooldown of the skill by 1 second.
  From Monster Drop
File:Rail Stinger.PNG Skill Note Name: Hollow Tips (NA) / (살상력을 높이는 관통력-"Killing Power of Increased Penetration")
The Stinger can now pierce through 4 enemies and the damage is increased by 15%.
  • The Stinger can now pierce through 4 enemies and the damage is increased by 20% in the German version.
  • The Stinger can now pierce through 4 enemies only in the Korean version after the 29 March Korean patch.
  Complete the Quest from Besma Blacksmith, Toma.
  Skill Note Name: Know your Strength III (NA) / (처음은 살살 III-"Easy Start III")
First Shot of the Stinger arrows do not knock down the opponent.
  Monster Drop
File:Phoenix Strike.PNG Skill Note Name: Phoenix's Affinity (NA) / (증폭된 불사조와의 교감-"Harmony of the Amplified Phoenix")
Increases critical chance by 10% and the enemies burn for 10 more seconds.
  From Monster Drop
File:Reflect Kick.png Skill Note Name: Nimble Landing Ⅱ (NA) / (재 도약의 기회 II-"Re-bound Opportunity II")
Reduces cooldown by 1 second.
  Complete Quest from Camilia, the PvP woman.


Combat Ranger

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
File:Spinning Kick.png Skill Note Name: Swift Rotation (NA) / (급습-"Swoop")
Level Req: 25
30% chance that the target will not be knocked down.
  From Cash Shop
File:Crecent Kick.png Skill Note Name: Exceeding the Threshold (NA) / (임계점돌파-"Exceeded Thresholds")
Level Req: 25
The crescents are 50% slower, thus dealing more hits, but the damage of each hit is reduced to 33% of its original power.
  From Cash Shop
File:Low Kick.PNG Skill Note Name: Low Blow Kick Ⅱ (NA) / (명품 발차기-"Luxury Kick")
Level Req: 25
Increases the chance of success by 30%.
  From Cash Shop


Sniping Ranger

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Concentrated Air Technique (NA) / (공기 응축법-"Air Condensation Method")
Level Req: 25
Range and attack increased by 20%
  • After the 29 March Korean patch, Only range is increased by 20%.
  From Cash Shop
File:Guide Arrow.png Skill Note Name: Easy Catch (NA) / (뒤쫓기만 해서는 곤란-"Its Easy to Chase")
Level Req: 25
Increase the number of arrows shot by 1 with the arrows moving 30% faster.
  From Cash Shop
File:Entangle.png Skill Note Name: Trap Mastery (NA) / (덫 숙헌-"Trap Mastery")
Level Req: 25
Entangle cast time is decreased by half and the cooldown time decreased by 2 seconds. The MP cost is decreased by 20 and maximum traps increased by 1.
  From Cash Shop


Trapping Ranger

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: 폭발물 취급 주의 - Explosive Handling Precautions
Chances of Traps exploding changed to 100%. MP Consumed decrease by 5 MP.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 추격하는 정령 - Pursuing Spirit
After a short time it will chase nearby targets, however it can't go up.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 재활용을 위한 준비 - Ready for Reuse
Arrow Damage decreased by 30%. Traps explodes 2 times.
  From Cash Shop


Raven

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Earth Bender (NA) / (정신을 잃게 만드는 타격-"Unconscious-inducing Blow")
70% chance that the victims are stunned (also resets the KD counter) and does not knock-down.
  Complete Quest from the blacksmith of Bethma, Toma
  Skill Note Name: New Stance (NA) / (새로운 보법-"New footwork")
Decreases MP consumption by 20 (Will now use only 180 MP).
 

Monster Drop

  Skill Note Name: The Big One! (NA) / (최고의 비기!-"The Best Biggie!")
Reduces the speed of the moving explosion by 30%.
  Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: The Running Man (NA) / (신나는 달리기-"Exciting Jog")
40MP per initial use, will now use 10 MP.
  Monster Drop.
  Skill Note Name: Lightning Dash (NA) / (번개 같은 발걸음-"Lightning Pace")
Increases strafe speed by 30%.
  Complete Quest from Camilia, the PvP woman.
  Skill Note Name: Effective Thrusting (NA) / (효율적인 찌르기-"Efficient Thrust")
60% chance of no knockdown when piercing an opponent.
  Monster Drop.
  • Secret Dungeon


Sword Taker

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
File:STactive2.png Skill Note Name: Wound Opener (NA) / (아물지 않는 상처-"An Unhealed Wound")
Increase bleed duration by 3 seconds and increase bleed damage.
  From Cash Shop
File:STSactive1.png Skill Note Name: Weakness Detected (NA) / (약점 간파-"Detect Weakness").
Damage will ignore all of the target's defense.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Immune to Dizziness (NA) / (어지러움에 면역-"Immunity to Dizziness")
Increases the frequency of hits, enabling one spin to hit more often. Every hit does 75% of the original damage.
  From Cash Shop


Over Taker

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Weapon Destroyer (NA) / (효과적인 무기 파괴-"Effective Weapon Destruction")
Increases the chance of break succeeding by 20%
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Enhanced Charged Bolt (NA) / (볼트 출력 강화-"Enhanced Bolt Output")
Increases the size of the bolt by 30%.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Blaster Master (NA) / (폭파-"Blasting")
Each Javelin will hit twice. If the knockdown counter is almost maxed, then this move has a chance to reset the counter.
  From Cash Shop


Weapon Taker

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: 농밀한 화약 -"Dense Powder"
After using Barrage Attack, leaves behind black dust that continues to damage monsters for 5 seconds.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 불 붙은 칼의 춤 -"Sword Lit Dance"
Will cause 10 seconds of burning on targets.
  From Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 패스트 리볼빙 -"Fast Revolving"
Reduces MP usage by 50mp, cool down reduced by 2 seconds and damage reduced by 20%.
  From Cash Shop


Eve

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Continuous Summoned Attacks (NA) / Summoned for Continuous Attacks (연속공격을 위한 소환)
The Nasod Scout no longer knocks down when summoned and its attacks will have less knockdown ratio, cooldown is increased by 5 seconds.
  Complete quest given by Toma, the Bethma Blacksmith.
  Skill Note Name: Bogus Contract (NA) / Deceive contract (속임수 계약)
30% Chance of not using up HP when skill is used, but increases cooldown to 8s.
  Complete quest given by Camila, the PVP Woman.
File:Generate Blackhole.PNG Skill Note Name: Black Hole Ver.4.0 (블랙홀 Ver.4.0)
Increases suction range of the black hole by 30% and increases the damage by 10%.
  Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Waiting Alone (NA) / Lonely Waiting (쓸쓸한 기다림)
Gives 10MP/s regeneration while in Cloaking, but increases the cooldown to 10s
  Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Quick Charge! (NA) / Lightning Charge Rate (번개 같은 충전 속도)
Decreases cooldown by 1 second and reduces charging time by 33%.
  Monster Drop
  • Secret Dungeon
File:Illusion Stinger.PNG Skill Note Name: Modified Chaos Engine (NA) / Chaos Engine Variant (변형 카오스 엔진)
Reduces MP consumption by 20 and reduces range of the explosions by 20%.
 

Monster Drop


Code Exotic

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Quick and Powerful! (NA) / Shortening to to Reinforce! (짧고 굵게!)
Deals x2.3 more damage than original, but duration is decreased by 10 seconds.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Special Nasod Big Explosion (NA) / Special Nasod high explosive (특제 나소드 고폭탄)
Increases range and damage by 20%.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Breaking In I (NA) / Easy Start I (처음은 살살 I)
Removes the launch of the initial hit and increases the explosion damage by 10%.
  Cash Shop


Code Architecture

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Activate Offense Mode! (NA) / Offense mode switch! (오펜스 모드 전환!)
Halves duration but damage*2.4
  Cash Shop
File:CASActive5.png Skill Note Name: Helpful Training (NA) / Training for being helpful (도움이 되기 위한 훈련)
Increases damage by 20% and reduces knockdown rate.
  Cash Shop
File:CASActive4.png Skill Note Name: Breaking In II (NA) / Easy Start II (처음은 살살 II)
Oberon appears immediately with no delay and the skill does more hits (4 hits) with the same damage, the last hit did not knock down the enemey instead of knock back.
  Cash Shop


Code Electra

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
File:SpectroElCrystal.png Skill Note Name: 이중 자가 반응로 - Dual Auto Reaction
Duration increased by 3 seconds. MP Consumed decreased by 10.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: 고출력 전자 빔 - High Output Electron Beam
Increases Critical chance of this skill by 40%.
  Cash Shop
File:SweepRolling.png Skill Note Name: 반응 가속 - Reaction Acceleration
Triangle Size and Speed increased by 20%. Damage and Charge time increased by 10%.
  Cash Shop


Chung

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Push and Push (푸시 & 푸시)
Final Swing Damage increase by 20% and does not KnockDown.
  Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Finished Modifications (NA) / Finished mods (탄약 개조)
Damage increased by 25%, and reduce bullet consume by 1. (Only with 5 ammo)
  Complete Quest from Besma Blacksmith, Toma.
  Skill Note Name: Wide Explosion (광폭발)
Increases explosion AoE by 50%.
  Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Opportunity Chance (NA) / Opportune Reloading (우겨넣기)
50% chance of reloading one extra round.
  Monster Drop
  Skill Note Name: Property Bullet (속성 탄환)
3 times more likely to activate your elemental attribute when you attack with aiming shot.
  Complete Quest from Camilia, the PvP woman.


Fury Guardian

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Patience, Patience, Patience (인내, 인내, 인내)
When Chung gets stagger from enemy hits, by using guard, he will be able to activate super armor for the start of the skill, allowing him to enter guard mode while getting hit. (Only applicable in dungeons)
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Spirit Cannon (기합포)
Explosion range increased by 30% and uses no ammo.
  Cash shop
  Skill Note Name: Typhoon like roar (태풍과 같은 함성)
Howl Range increased by 20%
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Earth Quake (어스 퀘이크)
The stomp at the end of leap attack no longer lifts the opponent.
  Monster Drop
  • Secret Dungeon


Shooting Guardian

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: Pulsated Cannon (NA) / (개량 연쇄반응탄 - Corrected chain reaction shots)
No MP is consumed but 2 AMMO will be consumed. Time of explosions will increase.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Noir Action (느와르 액션)
Pierces up to 2 more targets and reloads one round.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: Autosensing Shot - (자동감응탄)
The Shell Speed decreased by 33%. Targets will be Launched upwards. The target will be hit by a third hit this way , unless you are standing too close to it.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: REAL Head Shot (REAL 헤드 샷)
30% chance of 2x damage.
  Monster Drop
  • Secret Dungeon


Shelling Guardian

Skill Note Description Image How to Obtain
  Skill Note Name: (미완성 마구 - "Unfinished Pitch")
20% chance of tossing 4 grenades.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: (수호하는 마음가짐 - "Guardian Mentality")
50% chance to give team members a wonder wall, but with only 1/3 of the effects.
(Shield power=35%, Duration=20 Seconds)
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: (3단 분열 유도탄 - "3 divided guided missiles")
After shooting, each missile will split into 3 mini versions of the shot, each shot containing 40% of a regular missile.
  Cash Shop
  Skill Note Name: (특제 폭격 세러모니 - "Special bombing ceremony")
There will be a 33% chance when firing to produce a red missile that does 165% more damage and has a larger explosion.
  Monster Drop


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