Empirical Edge
Bamboocut - KiteDMG BoostAttackStackingWhen Martial Art effects deal damage, gain Cognition for 5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times: Increases all types of Attribute Attack Penetration by 2 when calculating the damage of Martial Art effects, with an additional increase of 2 for Heavenwill Gauntlets' Martial Art - Falcon's Pursuit and Heavy Attack Charged Skill - Vile Condemned series skills.
Up to 1 Cognition stack can be gained per second.
Applicable Martial Art effects include: Heavenwill Gauntlets - Falcon's Pursuit/Heavy Attack Charged Skill - Vile Condemned series skills, Mortal Rope Dart - Rodent, Everspring Umbrella - Resonance, Phalanxbane Blade - Anxi Army Assist.
Increases the duration of Cognition to 8 seconds.
Cognition duration increased to 8 s
Increases Physical Attack based on Solo Mode Level.
Physical Attack +4.5–8.9 at Solo Mode Level 7, rising to +31.7–63.3 at level 21
Cognition stacks up to 5 times.
Removes the cooldown between Cognition stack gains.
Cooldown between Cognition stack gains removed
Increases Physical DMG Bonus by 2.5%.
+2.5% Physical DMG Bonus
Enhances Cognition: Increases Physical Penetration and all types of Attribute Penetration by 2 when your Martial Art effects deal damage, with an additional 2 Penetration for Heavenwill Gauntlets Martial Art - Falcon's Pursuit and Charged Heavy Attack: Vile Condemned series.
Enhances Cognition: Physical Penetration and all types of Attribute Penetration +2 when Martial Art effects deal damage, with an additional +2 Penetration for Heavenwill Gauntlets Martial Art - Falcon's Pursuit and Charged Heavy Attack: Vile Condemned series
| Chests | A week | Chance of Empirical Edge | Notes a week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Swap Chest · Bamboocut Kite | 600 | 5.00% | 30.0 |
| Random chests · energy 63, season shop 40, hero's realm 5, path trial 5 | 113 | 0.57% | 0.6 |
| All 713 | 713 | 4.29% of all your chests | ≈ 30.6 |
98% from the Custom Swap Chests, 2% from random chests.
In the Custom Swap Chest, by the sub-path you choose:
Assumes all 600 Swap Chests: they cost 5 bookplates each, so the planner works out what yours buy.
- Hidden Mountain: Pangolin Stand › Top-Seller Shop
100 Echo Jadelimit 10, never resets
Every number, broken out
| Parameter | Value | Unit | Condition | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognition duration | 5 | seconds | Gained when Martial Art effects deal damage | Base Buff |
| Cognition maximum stacks | 3 | stacks | Stacking up to this many times | Base Buff |
| Attribute Attack Penetration per stack | 2 | points | No percent sign shown; when calculating the damage of Martial Art effects | Base Buff |
| Additional Penetration for Falcon's Pursuit and Vile Condemned series | 2 | points | Additional increase, on top of the per-stack amount | Base Buff |
| Cognition stack gain limit | 1 | stack per second | Up to this many stacks can be gained per second | Base Buff |
| Cognition duration (after Tier 1) | 8 | seconds | Increased to this | Tier 1 |
| Physical Attack bonus | +4.5–8.9 → +31.7–63.3 | by Solo Mode Level | Solo Mode Level 7 → level 21 | Tier 2 |
| Cognition maximum stacks (after Tier 3) | 5 | stacks | Stacks up to this many times | Tier 3 |
| Physical DMG Bonus | 0.025 | additive stat | Text: "by 2.5%" | Tier 5 |
| Physical Penetration and Attribute Penetration per stack (after Tier 6) | 2 | points | When your Martial Art effects deal damage | Tier 6 |
| Additional Penetration for Falcon's Pursuit and Vile Condemned series (after Tier 6) | 2 | points | Additional Penetration on top of the per-stack amount | Tier 6 |
What these mechanics mean
- Martial Art effects
- Applicable Martial Art effects include: "Falcon's Pursuit"; "Vile Condemned"; "Rodent"; "Everspring Umbrella - Resonance"; and "Anxi Army Assist".
- Resonance
- All active Phantom Umbrellas on the battlefield resonate to deal area-of-effect damage to nearby targets.
- Rodent
- A rodent summoned to launch a coordinated strike.
Keywords used by this Inner Way
- Falcon's Pursuit
- Summon a falcon to join the attack, striking the target multiple times and dealing reduced Qi damage to player units. When both Skystrike Gauntlets and Riven Twinblades are equipped, Falcon's Pursuit deals increased Qi damage.
How to learn it
Sect shop
The game’s clues
The Mohist is selfless. Since its creation, this method has been stored in the Universal Love Shop for all to study.
Open Sects → Shop → View Other Sects → Mohist Hill and buy the learning tome for 20,000 Coin.
Where to buy it
- Sect Shop
20,000 Coinlimit 1, never resets
Step by step
Buy the tome from Mohist Hill for 20,000 Coin: Sects › Shop › View Other Sects — you don't need to join the sect.