Pierce

Pierce
Type:	Offensive Skill
Levels:	10 (Fixed)
SP Cost:	7
Cast Time:	None
Cast Delay:	ASPD
Target:	Enemy
Range:	3 cells
Weapon:	Spear
Prerequisites
(Knight) Spear Mastery Lv. 1

Description

Pierce is a 2nd class offensive skill available as Knight and Lord Knight. It strikes a single opponent with a spear and deals multiple strikes depending on the enemy's size: 1 hit on small, 2 hits on medium, 3 hits on large enemies (players are considered medium, unless they are adopted, in which case they are small). Pierce has an increased accuracy bonus, based on skill level.

Skill Level	ATK ratio per hit	Accuracy bonus
1	110%	5%
2	120%	10%
3	130%	15%
4	140%	20%
5	150%	25%
6	160%	30%
7	170%	35%
8	180%	40%
9	190%	45%
10	200%	50%

Applications

Knights wielding a Spear use Pierce as the main single-target damage skill. As a result, many Knights prefer to hunt larger-sized monsters to leverage this advantage. Pierce has a bigger damage modifier than Bash for large targets. However, Bash compounded with Fatal Blow has the added ability to stun, which may be useful for high flee opponents. For small opponents, Bash or Bowling Bash may be more suitable.

Notes

• The accuracy bonus is added after the hit rate is determined. If a player would usually hit a monster for 50% of attacks, using level 10 Pierce raises that rate to 75%.