
Throat-Piercing Art
When Light/Heavy Attack Varied Combo deals damage, gains Throat-Pierced for 8 seconds, stacking up to 3 times: Direct damage dealt ignores 2 points of the target's Physical Resistance and increases Critical DMG by 2%.Target takes more damage
Applicable skills include: Thundercry Blade - Light Attack Varied Combo, Thundercry Blade - Heavy Attack Varied Combo, Moon Shatter Spring, Colorful Phoenix, Bamboo Breeze, Frozen Under Spring= Stygian Freeze, and Finding Spring= Snowbreak Spring.
Throat-Pierced duration is increased to 15 seconds.
Throat-Pierced duration 15 s
Increases Stonesplit Attack based on Solo Mode Level.
Stonesplit Attack +2.5–5.1 at Solo Mode Level 7, rising to +17.9–35.9 at level 21
Throat-Pierced enhanced: Increases the Physical Resistance ignored by Light Attack - Varied Combo and Heavy Attack - Varied Combo to 3 points, and increases bonus Critical DMG to 3%.
Physical Resistance ignored (Light/Heavy Attack - Varied Combo): 3 points; bonus Critical DMG: 3%
Throat-Pierced stacks up to 5 times.
Max 5 stacks
Increases Stonesplit Penetration by 6.
+6 Stonesplit Penetration
Successful deflection grants 5 stacks of Throat-Pierced (Cooldown: 20 seconds). When Assist Trigger Skill and Assist effects deal damage, also grants Throat-Pierced and its full enhancement effect.
Successful deflection: 5 stacks, 20 s cooldown; Assist damage also grants Throat-Pierced with its full enhancement effect
| Chests | A week | Chance of Throat-Piercing Art | Notes a week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Swap Chest · Stonesplit Strength | 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.
- Silkworm Lad's Grocery Stall
100 Echo Jadelimit 10, never resets
Every number, broken out
| Parameter | Value | Unit | Condition | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throat-Pierced duration | 15 | seconds | Tier 1 | |
| Stonesplit Attack bonus | +2.5–5.1 → +17.9–35.9 | by Solo Mode Level | Solo Mode Level 7 → level 21 | Tier 2 |
| Physical Resistance ignored | 3 | points | Light Attack - Varied Combo and Heavy Attack - Varied Combo; Throat-Pierced enhanced | Tier 3 |
| Bonus Critical DMG | 0.03 | bonus | Throat-Pierced enhanced | Tier 3 |
| Throat-Pierced max stacks | 5 | stacks | Tier 4 / Base Buff | |
| Stonesplit Penetration bonus | 6 | points | Tier 5 | |
| Throat-Pierced stacks per successful deflection | 5 | stacks | Successful deflection (Base Buff says "max" stacks) | Tier 6 / Base Buff |
| Deflection grant cooldown | 20 | seconds | Applies to the deflection grant of Throat-Pierced | Tier 6 |
| Throat-Pierced from Assist damage | Granted with full enhancement effect | When Assist Trigger Skill and Assist effects deal damage | Tier 6 |
What these mechanics mean
- Assist Trigger Skill
- Legion Summoner and Iron Guards.
Keywords used by this Inner Way
- Deflection
- A precision parry that negates all incoming damage and reduces the enemy's Qi.
Where to learn it1 place · Hexi
Found in the world
The game’s clues
Sparrow Sutra Hall hides the secret of the Raging Tides' Inner Way.
Find the True Scroll in Sparrow Sutra Hall to comprehend the Inner Way.
Find the skill scripture and choose “Contemplate.” This dialogue grants the learning tome.

- Near Sparrow Sutra HallFind it on the Atlas →

