Rushing Sword

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	[Active] Slash enemies left and right with a penetrating cut. You can use this skill 3 times by repeatedly pressing the skill key.
	Gale Skill Consumes Gale gauge and acquire Annihilation gauge MP Cost ↓ Cooldown ↓ when Gale is activated
	Final Enhanced Skill Allows you to dash one more time.

Requirements

Class	Level Required
Saber Knight	15

Mode	Consecutive Slashes (Physical)	Max Number of Slashes	MP Usage Per Slash	Cooldown
Normal
PvE	764%	3	25 MP	5 Seconds
PvP	291%	3	25 MP	5 Seconds
[Enhanced]
PvE	764%	4	25 MP	5 Seconds
PvP	291%	4	25 MP	5 Seconds

Powerful Rushing Sword		Heavy Rushing Sword
Attribute Effect	Cooldown	Attribute Effect	Cooldown
Super Armor added to the skill Cooldown increased to 200%	10 Seconds	Damage increased to 144% Cooldown increased to 120%	6 Seconds

Mode	Base		Waltz of the Sword Used in Annihilation Mode
Mode	Normal	Heavy	Normal	Heavy
PvE	764%	1,100.16%	916.8%	1,320.19%
PvP	291%	419.04%	320.1%	460.94%

Affected By Action Speed

If you don't hold a directional key, pressing the skill button again will send you in the direction you are facing.
The attack pierces through opponents, but the lack of Self BuffSuper Armor makes it risky to approach enemies with unless the Powerful trait is selected.
If neither trait is selected, you are able to space the additional casts while in Gale Mode after unlocking level 2 of Waltz of the Sword to be able to chain the skill indefinitely as long as you have Gale bars remaining. Without cooldown reduction effects however, both traits will make this no longer possible.
This skill can be countered.
The skill costs a total of 100 MP to perform all slashes, making it rather expensive for an Active skill, but also very powerful in return. Level 4 of Waltz of the Sword reduces the cost per dash, but adds an additional dash, increasing the cost to 105 MP if you want to use all casts possible.
The skill's hitbox follows Elesis's sword, making it unable to hit much outside of the dash's area and slightly in front of her. However, with Sword of Victory, the range is extended significantly, allowing her to hit enemies on top of and below platforms, as well as much farther ahead.

Date		Changes
KR	NA	PvE	PvP
07/18/2013	03/26/2014	Rushing Sword added.
11/07/2013	02/12/2014	▲ Damage increased. ▼ Removed super armor.
03/20/2014	-	▼ Maximum repetitions at level 27 reduced from 4 to 3, although this was not mentioned in the patch notes.
11/06/2014	04/29/2015	▼ Damage decreased.
09/03/2015	02/17/2016	▲ MP Usage when repeating rushing sword decreased each time it's used. MP Usage resets to normal after casting is finished. Moved from Elesis to Saber Knight.
10/29/2015	03/16/2016	None	▼ Modifier added.
04/21/2016	05/18/2016	Fixed issue where damage increased during Annihilation. Tooltip error fixed.
01/12/2017	01/24/2017	▲ Damage increased.
04/27/2017	05/10/2017	▲ Damage increased.	None
02/22/2018	04/18/2018	▲ Damage increased.
04/05/2018	04/18/2018	▼ Damage decreased.

Special Active

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Passive