Ruinous Blow

What it does

Rushes into an area attack and grants Battle Preparation: damage amplification, critical and status-hit bonuses.

Recommended Specialty

Group PvE Dungeon first choice · select only when unlocked.

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Specialty · first pick+20% Skill Speed

Keep the skill usable while positioning for mechanics.

Switch when: These selections apply if you use this skill. They do not raise its investment priority.

Total 8 · 1 slot

1 +20% Skill Speed

Total 12 · 2 slots

1 +20% Skill Speed4 Extra damage on hit

Total 16 · 2 slots

1 +20% Skill Speed4 Extra damage on hit

Total 20 · 3 slots

1 +20% Skill Speed4 Extra damage on hit5 Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit

All 5 options

1 +20% Skill Speed Requires total 8

2 +12.5m Range Requires total 8

3 +30% Skill Critical Hit Requires total 8

4 Extra damage on hit Requires total 12

5 Ignores Block and Evasion and lands as Multi-Hit Requires total 16

Line numbers identify the options from top to bottom. At total 16, all five options are available, but you still have two slots. The third slot opens at total 20. These are optional later setups, not a requirement to raise this skill to 20.

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Read it in context

This is a short functional summary of the reference-client guide entry. Trigger conditions, available specializations and rank-dependent values should be checked in the current client before investing.

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How to use it

Use for Prepare for Battle before the main damage window. Raging Burst, not this buff alone, enables the repeated Overhead Slam window.

Upgrade milestones

Core investment: Build around its enabling effect instead of spending every point on conditional control.

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