Maehwa
Power trajectory
Up = buffed, down = nerfedPatch history
- ▲🎯BehaviorRage AbsorptionCritical Hit RateNon-stacking→Stacking
Critical Hit Rate buffs from General Apricot and Rage Absorption (Innate) now stack, significantly increasing crit potential.
Buff interaction
- ≈🎯BehaviorRage AbsorptionAttack SpeedNon-stacking→Non-stacking
Attack Speed buffs from General Apricot and Rage Absorption do not stack; only the highest value is applied.
Clarification
- ▲📊Numericauto-move transition speed—→Increased
Increased speed when switching from main weapon combat stance to auto-move.
Faster switch from main weapon stance to auto-move.
- ≈🐛Bug fixAbsolute: Nemesis Slashvisual
Fixed an issue where the twister effect was not displayed when using Absolute: Nemesis Slash.
Bugfix
- ≈🎨VisualWhirlwind Cut: Cyclone / Cyclone SlashAnimation—→Updated
Changed the animation for the Whirlwind Cut: Cyclone and Cyclone Slash combo.
Visual polish for combos.
- ▲🐛Bug fixMaehwa's WillInteractionStop action→Fixed
Fixed an issue where using Maehwa's Will during frontal Slice in Tiger Blade mode caused the character to stop actions.
Fixed character freezing during specific attacks.
- ▲🐛Bug fixDivider VDamage
Fixed an issue where some hit damage was not applied during PvP when using Tiger Blade.
Tiger Blade PvP
- ▲🐛Bug fixMaehwa: Decapitation VExtra Damage
Fixed an issue where extra hit damage was not applied during PvP.
PvP Fix
- ▲🐛Bug fixTiger BladePvP Damage—→Fixed
Forward attack damage now applies properly in PvP.
behavior
- ≈📊Numericdamage—→Mixed
Increased hit damage for several skills, but decreased damage in PvP and during cooldown.
numeric
- ▲✨NewSticky SnowflakeBlack Spirit's Rage—→Added
Black Spirit's Rage can now be used with Sticky Snowflake for enhanced effects.
Added
- ▲✨NewFlow: Cloud StabBlack Spirit's Rage—→Added
Black Spirit's Rage can now be used with Flow: Cloud Stab for enhanced effects.
Added
- ▲✨NewMoonriseBlack Spirit's Rage—→Added
Black Spirit's Rage can now be used with Moonrise for enhanced effects.
Added
- ≈🐛Bug fixNew Year HanbokVisuals
Fixed a graphical glitch where the chest area of the New Year Hanbok appeared broken when wet.
bugfix
- ≈✨NewRoster—→Added
Maehwa has officially entered the Shadow Arena roster.
New character
- ▲🔁ReworkSkill Comboexecution—→Single-command
Added a single-command combo system using [Space] + [LMB] to chain skills efficiently.
QoL
- ≈🔁ReworkPetal DrillCC EffectStun→Bound
Changed CC on good hits from Stun to Bound (PvE only).
combat
- ▲🎯BehaviorSleet StepsActivationSingle→Succession
Sleet Steps can now be used in succession by holding skill commands.
speed
- ▲🐛Bug fixAbsolute: Stub Arrowactivation
Fixed an issue where Absolute: Stub Arrow would not activate properly while using Carver.
bugfix
- ▲📊NumericKerispear TrainingWP Recovery—→20
Increased WP Recovery on successful hits for Kerispear Training to 20.
Resource gain
- ▲🐛Bug fixFrost Pillarsdamage applicationBugged→Fixed
Fixed an issue where damage was not applied on successful hits at the edge of the attack range.
Edge of range
- ▲🐛Bug fixFlow: Tip of an Icebergdamage applicationBugged→Fixed
Fixed an issue where damage was not applied on successful hits at the edge of the attack range.
Edge of range
- ▲📊NumericUltimate: Nemesis SlashCooldown—→-5s s
Reduced the cooldown of Ultimate: Nemesis Slash by 5 seconds.
Numeric
- ▲🎯BehaviorStub Arrow / Charged Stub ArrowBloomingUnavailable→Available
Blooming can now be used while using Stub Arrow and Charged Stub Arrow.
Mechanic
- ▼🎯BehaviorBlind ThrustCooldown ResetResets→Does not reset
Using Blind Thrust in a succession no longer resets the cooldown.
Succession
- ▲📊NumericBase AP—→+17
Average base AP at level 60 increased by 17, boosting PvE damage.
Average increase
- ▼📊NumericPvP Damage100%→93.5%
PvP damage decreased by approximately 6.5% for balancing purposes.
Balancing
- ▲📊NumericRetaliationstamina costRequired→0
Removed the stamina requirement for using Retaliation, making the skill more accessible.
Stamina requirement removed.
- ≈🐛Bug fixknockback distance
Fixed an issue where Maehwa was thrown further than other classes and showed irregular movements when hit by Down Smash.
Fixed Down Smash interaction.