The game's own lessons, in the order it teaches them. Each clip plays in place. Where the game shows a key, it shows here as button. A term in a lesson opens its page on Effects & Terms, where the lessons about it sit under its definition.
Basic training
The first lessons: what Qi is, defending, dodging and deflecting.
Basic training · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Deflection
Press button before being hit by the enemy's normal attacks to trigger deflection and drain the enemy's Qi.
Basic training · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Continuous Deflection
Single deflection cannot block certain combo attacks.
Such attacks can trigger continuous deflection by pressing button before each hit.
Each successful deflection can significantly drain the enemy's Qi.
Basic training · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Deflect & Counter
Red special effect indicates deflectable high-threat moves.
You can press button just before impact to trigger deflection.
Successful deflection of high-threat moves can counter back and deal massive damage to the enemy.
Basic training · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Undeflectable
Golden effect indicates undeflectable high-threat skills, which means deflection cannot be triggered.
Basic training · on Effects & Terms: Insight
Deflection Assist
Before being hit by the enemy attack, consume Insight to automatically trigger deflection. Trigger fails when Insight is too low.
Combat tips
The tips shown in fights: attacks, parries, switching weapons and locking on.
Combat tips · on Effects & Terms: Parry
Parry
Certain enemy attacks can be parried, allowing you to immediately counterattack for damage.
Combat tips
Conversion
Use Conversion to switch weapons against different foes.
Each Weapon has unique Martial Art Skills that can drain the enemy's Qi and HP.
Once an enemy's Qi is depleted, use knockdown attacks for high damage.
Combat tips · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Deflection
Time a deflection just before an attack lands to avoid damage.
Successfully deflecting ed Skills deals counter damage.
Combat tips · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Deflection
Against deadly enemy skills, well-timed deflection can turn the tide while dealing massive Qi damage to the enemy.
Combat tips · on Effects & Terms: Lock
Lock on Target
Press button to Lock onto an enemy. button again to unlock.
While locked on, the target will be marked with a white dot.
In the Arena
The same moves against other players in Arena Mode, and the Mystic Skills that break defense and control.
In the Arena · on Effects & Terms: Deflection
Deflection in Arena
In Arena Mode, Deflection consumes Endurance.
Deflection can effectively reduce the enemy's Qi, exhausting them.
In the Arena · on Effects & Terms: Exhaustion Execution Skill
Execution in Arena
In the Arena · on Effects & Terms: Defensive Riposte
Defensive Riposte
In Arena Mode, successful defense consumes Endurance while granting damage reduction. It will also trigger counterattack.
Counterattack is a golden skill that enemies cannot counter with defense or deflection.
In the Arena
Golden Skills
In Arena Mode, certain powerful skills exhibit a golden glow upon casting.
Golden glow skills cannot be defended or deflected.
In the Arena
Defense-breaking Mystic Skill
In Arena Mode, defense-breaking mystic skills Talon Strike and Yaksha Rush can break the defense of defending or deflecting targets.
Upon defense breaking, the target takes massive Qi Damage.
In the Arena
Countering Defense-breaking Mystic Skills
In Arena Mode, you can directly interrupt defense-breaking mystic skills using ordinary mystic skills.
In the Arena · on Effects & Terms: Stagger
Control-breaking Mystic Skills
In Arena Mode, the timing for using control-breaking mystic skill Serene Breeze is crucial.
Actively using Serene Breeze can remove Stagger, Control, or Silence.
In the Arena · on Effects & Terms: Stagger
Passive Control Removal
If control-breaking mystic skill Serene Breeze is upgraded to Lv. 5, it grants passive control removal:
In Arena Mode, when being in Stagger, Control, or Silence for 10 seconds, control removal is triggered passively, while granting brief Super Armor.
In the Arena
Mystic Skill Linking
Certain mystic skills can be linked for greater power or effectiveness.
Know your enemy
The game's own tips for the kinds of enemy you'll meet: what each one does, and how to beat it.
Xuanyuan Cult
The Xuanyuan Cult can use the Lunar Disk to cast a Formation Array and gain the Stealth Effect.
Use Bow to remove the Lunar Disk and dispel the Stealth Effect.
Jade Serpent Hall / Bloodscale Hall
Jade Serpent Hall Thug / Bloodscale Hall Thug can accumulate Rage through Continuous Attacks and transform as a result.
Defeat them quickly to reduce Combat Difficulty.
Song Dynasty Soldier
The Flag Horn Soldier can Heal allies by casting Buff Skills.
Defeat them quickly to reduce Combat Difficulty.
Weak Undercut Units
Weak Undercut Units have a special lower-body value. Skills like Cloud Steps that target the lower body can deal additional damage and cause extra effects when hit.
Withering
Large Skeletal Blooms build Withering on enemies through certain attacks.
With Withering, you may quickly remove this debuff by using medicine; or touch the extracted moisture to remove the debuff when Skeletal Blooms absorb Rainbone Flower moisture to strengthen themselves.
Mounted Unit
Mounted units are highly mobile. Use Cloud Steps to kick them off their horses.
Shield-bearing Unit
Shield-bearing units are impervious to frontal attacks with blades and spears; attack from behind to find weaknesses, or use Tai Chi to disarm their shields
Tigers in Chains
The Tigers in Chains is plagued by obsession and can attack with their last breath even after death. Watch out and avoid their attacks
Bell Bearer
The Bell Bearer can provide buffs to the Aureate Pavilion Monkey;
Eliminate them first to remove the buff.
Unbound Cavern Elite
The Unbound Cavern Elites use Smoke Bombs to obscure enemy vision, then attack based on their sense of hearing.
Mouse
The sewer mice fear flame and light.
Use Fire to subdue them.
Automaton
The Automatons atop Halo Peak are immune to blades and spears.
Break their joints with Deflection to deal heavy damage.
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