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Blade Clone

Exactly how does it work? Does it add an extra hit that does 140% of my damage or enhances my damage by 140%?

I used normal attacks; there wasn't a third hit and they both did 40k without buffed and buffed. Am I doing something wrong or is it glitched?

June 7, 2013

10 Comments • Newest first

Darkblade132

Oh wow, you guys make it sound like Blade Clone is the worst Hyper Skill Buff.

Reply June 8, 2013
iVege

[quote=Leonzheng]Final Attack only hits monsters that you actually hit with your skills, and can be activated on multiple, in the event of a mob skill.

Blade clone only hits one target, and doesn't have the hit the monster(s) you initially attacked.[/quote]

You really don't know how Final Attack works, do you? Since it seems like simply saying that the generic Final Attack works like Blade Clone won't get through to you, I'll explain the mechanics behind the skill.

Final Attack is an attacking skill. It has its own damage, hit box, delay/action (though it's ignored now) and mob count. Just because it's a passive skill doesn't mean it isn't. The only difference is that it activates automatically at a certain chance after you use a skill tagged with the Final Attack of your weapon type. But, there is a delay in its activation, so if you, for example, as a Dragon Knight, use Dragon Fury to kill some monsters and then fall down the platform, if Final Attack activates, a monster in your new area that is in range of Final Attacks hit box will be damaged.

So, if a Bowmaster uses a range hyper skill on Hurricane, then their Advanced/Final Attack, which has a range suited to the default shooting range + Archery Mastery, will no longer hit enemies hit by Hurricanes peak range. Similarly, if Hurricane had a fixed range of less than Final Attacks, then Final Attack may hit enemies that, Hurricane doesn't reach. Being its own skill that simply activates at the use of another, it does not have a varying mob count.

Video proof: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_dmsg3VudM

As you can see Final Attack doesn't hit the enemies that are too far away when he uses Dark Impale. I will have to find another video to prove the mob count another time. @Edit: it activates at around the half-minute mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn9YIiR85Z0 It's old and KMST, but I can't be bothered. Up to you to believe or not, I guess.

Reply June 8, 2013 - edited
Leonzheng

@iVege: Final Attack only hits monsters that you actually hit with your skills, and can be activated on multiple, in the event of a mob skill.

Blade clone only hits one target, and doesn't have the hit the monster(s) you initially attacked.

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
iVege

[quote=Leonzheng]A Final Attack that only hits one monster, and can transfer to another monster in the event the attacked one died before Blade Clone hit.[/quote]

All words past your third one was redundant; that's the typical Final Attack.

No 'transfers' actually occur, though. It's more delayed activation (and since the monster/s you hit no longer exist at that point...).

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
DeathnoteKid

@richboyliang those 2lines can give you the hit you need to kill a monster faster in dojo ;(

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
richboyliang

it's a really weak hyper skill imo. the 2 lines of extra damage are nothing compared to the harder hitting lines of your other skills

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
DemonDausu

Final Attack for Dual Blades.

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
Leonzheng

[quote=janny1993]Think of blade clone as a final attack.
Problem solved.[/quote]

A Final Attack that only hits one monster, and can transfer to another monster in the event the attacked one died before Blade Clone hit.

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
janny1993

[quote=Darkblade132]Exactly how does it work? Does it add an extra hit that does 140% of my damage or enhances my damage by 140%?

I used normal attacks and they both did 40k without buffed and buffed. Am I doing something wrong or is it glitched?[/quote]

Think of blade clone as a final attack.
Problem solved.

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited
whotookmycookie

Extra hit.

Off-topic: Is it really that hard to google search? </3 I swear I see a thread on blade clone at least once a day (not bashing on TS but.....cmon guys D: how many times do you have to ask this question)

Reply June 7, 2013 - edited