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Exquisite Scenery

GoldStonesplit - MightDefenseMartial ArtsCounter
◆Arts it changes1
Thundercry Bladechanges the whole artIts defence, its 3rd-Stage Charged Skill and Light and Heavy Attack Charged Varied Combos, and its Battle Will and Endurance.
⇄Skills it changes1
Divine CounterMystic Skillonly with Thundercry Bladethe text calls it “Defensive Riposte”
≡Other names for these1
Defensive RiposteAlso writtenDivine Counter
✦Base buff

After a successful defense with Thundercry Blade, you can activate a special Defensive Riposte= Divine Counter.

Press the Perception Skill or Heavy Attack to perform a third stage Heavy Attack Charged Skill without charging (can be followed by a Heavy Charged Varied Combo).

This can trigger once every 10s.

Successfully defending against an Online Mode Boss also grants Cadence for 20s, up to 2 stacks.

When your special Defensive Riposte= Divine Counter is off cooldown, you can consume a stack of Cadence to instantly activate it and restore 1 bar of Battle Will.

▲TiersTier 1 → 6
Tier 1Breakthrough Gain

Successfully defending with Thundercry Blade has a 20% chance to restore 1 additional bar of Battle Will. Increases the natural Endurance Recovery when defending with Thundercry Blade in Arena Mode.

20% chance to restore 1 extra bar of Battle Will; natural Endurance Recovery increased in Arena Mode (no number shown)

Tier 2Breakthrough Gain

Increases Critical Rate based on Solo Mode Level.

Critical Rate +1.7% at Solo Mode Level 7, rising to +12.1% at level 21

Tier 3Breakthrough Gain

Hitting a target with Light Attack Charged Varied Combo or Heavy Attack Charged Varied Combo refunds all consumed Battle Will (hitting multiple targets with a single skill still only refunds once).

Refunds all consumed Battle Will; only once per skill even if multiple targets are hit

Tier 4Breakthrough Gain

Reduces the trigger interval of the special Defensive Riposte= Divine Counter after successful defense by 50% (to 5 seconds).

-50% Defensive Riposte trigger interval (to 5 s)

Tier 5Breakthrough Gain

Increases Critical DMG Bonus by 4.4%.

+4.4% Critical DMG Bonus

Tier 6Breakthrough Gain

When casting a third stage Charged Light or Heavy Attack and Light or Heavy Attack Charged Varied Combo, if there is sufficient Battle Will, you can additionally consume 1 bar of Battle Will to increase damage by 25% (up to 50% damage increase when 2 bars of Battle Will are consumed).

Consume 1 bar of Battle Will: +25% damage; 2 bars: +50% damage

❖Where its Notes come fromyour 713 chests a week
ChestsA weekChance of Exquisite SceneryNotes a week
Custom Swap Chest · Stonesplit Might6007.49%45.0
Random chests · energy 63, season shop 40, hero's realm 5, path trial 51131.18%1.3
All 7137136.49% of all your chests≈ 46.3

97% from the Custom Swap Chests, 3% 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.

Every number, broken out

ParameterValueUnitConditionFrom
Extra Battle Will restore chance0.2chanceSuccessfully defending with Thundercry BladeTier 1
Extra Battle Will restored1barsOn a successful proc of the aboveTier 1
Natural Endurance RecoveryIncreased (no number shown)Defending with Thundercry Blade in Arena ModeTier 1
Critical Rate bonus+1.7% → +12.1%by Solo Mode LevelSolo Mode Level 7 → level 21Tier 2
Battle Will refunded on hitAll consumedLight or Heavy Attack Charged Varied Combo hit; refunds once per skill even if multiple targets are hitTier 3
Defensive Riposte trigger interval reduction0.5reductionAfter successful defenseTier 4
Defensive Riposte trigger interval (after reduction)5secondsTier 4
Critical DMG Bonus0.044bonusTier 5
Damage increase, 1 extra bar of Battle Will consumed0.25damage increaseThird-stage Charged Light/Heavy Attack and Varied Combo, with sufficient Battle WillTier 6
Damage increase, 2 extra bars of Battle Will consumed0.5damage increaseSame as above (stated as the maximum)Tier 6
Charged skill without charging: trigger interval5secondsAfter successfully defending with Thundercry Blade (3rd-Stage Heavy Attack Charged Skill)Tier 4
Exquisite Scenery stacks gained1stackAfter a successful Defense against a Boss in Online ModeBase Buff

What these mechanics mean

Defensive Riposte
Divine Counter
Learn it: the game's tutorial3 lessons, with the practice runs

Advanced Tutorial I · Stonesplit - Might

Inner Way: Exquisite Scenery

While Drumbeat is active, Thundercry Blade's Martial Art Skill converts into a Perception Skill. Using it grants Breakthrough, increasing Charged Skills damage.

Inner Way: Exquisite Scenery: Enables Thundercry Blade to perform a defense counter after a successful defense and release a three-stage Heavy Attack Charged Skill without charging, serving as the core damage output of this path.

Practice run

  1. Charged SkillSword - Heavy Attack to gain Drumbeat and shock the target hold 0.6 s
  2. Switch Weapon then Perception SkillMo Blade to switch weapons
    Predator's Shield to cast a Perception Skill, gaining Breakthrough
  3. Charged Skill then Varied ComboMo Blade - Heavy Attack for 3rd-stage slam, then Stonebreaker Cleave again for a follow-up slam.
    (Hold Mo Blade - Defense after successful Parry for 3rd-stage slam without charging.)

Advanced Tutorial II · Stonesplit - Might

Inner Way: Exquisite Scenery Tier 3

Exquisite Scenery Tier 4: Reduces the trigger cooldown of Thundercry Blade's Defensive Riposte to 5 seconds upon a successful defense, allowing more frequent casts of the 3rd stage Heavy Attack Charged Skill without charging.

Practice run

  1. Martial Art SkillStorm Roar to gain Drumbeat and shock the target
  2. Special Skill then Switch WeaponThunder Shock to inflict Vulnerability. Mo Blade to switch weapons
  3. Perception SkillPredator's Shield to cast Perception Skill and gain Breakthrough
  4. Charged Skill then Varied Combo, Charged Skill, Varied ComboMo Blade - Heavy Attack for 3rd-stage slam, then Stonebreaker Cleave again for a follow-up slam.
    (Hold Mo Blade - Defense after successful Parry for 3rd-stage slam without charging.)
  5. Martial Art SkillPredator's Shield to refresh Breakthrough and the shield

Advanced Tutorial III · Stonesplit - Might

Inner Way: Exquisite Scenery Tier 6

Inner Way: Exquisite Scenery Tier 6

TBD

Keywords used by this Inner Way

Battle Will
A unique martial art resource for Thundercry Blade and Stormbreaker Spear. It is gained by blocking or through natural regeneration over time, and is consumed when using certain skills. In Arena Modes, the recovery rate of Battle Will is reduced while the shield is present.
Perception Skill
In certain special cases, the corresponding skills may transform into other forms. Go to the skill description page for more details about Perception Skills.
Shield
Absorbs HP damage and associated Qi damage, excluding fixed Qi damage.

Where to learn it1 place · Mainland

Found in the world

The game’s clues

In Qinghe, there's a pair of traveling puppetry performers said to have created Exquisite Scenery.
It is said that someone has heard the singing of Ji Nan puppetry in the Northern Vow Ruins of Verdant Wilds, and there are rumors that the puppetry performers set up a puppetry stage at The Floral Expanse Beyond in Sundara Land, but it is not clear whether it is true or not.

Step by step

Defeat the Puppeteer in Qinghe.

The map around this place
  1. Near Northern Vow RuinsFind it on the Atlas →