# Skills
To maintain balanced gameplay and competitive integrity within **Ragnarok Finest**, the following skill delay and cooldown adjustments have been applied.
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* These adjustments are subject to change based on server balancing, PvP/WoE performance, and community feedback.
* **Default Delay** - The original animation delay or after-cast delay of the skill.
* **Adjusted Cooldown** - The enforced cooldown before the skill can be used again.
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## Mage & Soul Linker Classes
###  High Wizard
| Skill | Modification |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  Meteor Storm | Added **500ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Storm Gust | Added **300 fixed cooldown**. |
|  Jupitel Thunder | Added **120 fixed cooldown**. |
|  Ganbantein | When equipped with a **Mistress Card**, it can now be cast as long as you have at least one of each required gemstone in your inventory. |
###  Professor
| Skill | Modification |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  Fire Bolt | Added **250 fixed cooldown**. |
|  Cold Bolt | Added **250 fixed cooldown**. |
|  Lightning Bolt | Added **250 fixed cooldown**. |
|  Spider Web | Can be cast directly on the floor without a target (maximum of 5 webs). |
|  Magic Rod | Skill animation has been removed. |
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* **Walking Ecall** (Emergency Call) is now implemented.
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## Archer & Performer Classes
###  Sniper
| Skill | Modification |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Double Strafe | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Sharp Shooting | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
###  Clown
| Skill | Modification |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
|  Musical Strike | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Tarot Card of Fate | Added **800ms fixed cooldown** |
|  Poem of Bragi | Requires **150 INT** to reach its maximum skill effect. |
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* **Clown & Gypsy:** The **Adaptation to Circumstances** skill no longer has a delay.
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## Swordman & Acolyte Classes
###  Lord Knight
| Skill | Modification |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------- |
|  Spiral Pierce | Added **300ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Spear Boomerang | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Bowling Bash | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Brandish Spear | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Spear Stab | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Bash | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
###  Paladin
| Skill | Modification |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Shield Chain | Added **500ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Pressure | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Shield Boomerang | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Holy Cross | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Heal | Added **400ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Gospel | Removed **Provoke** effect. |
###  Champion
| Skill | Modification |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  Investigate | Added **50ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Finger Offensive | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Palm Push Strike | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Body Relocation | Can no longer be used while under the effects of  **Ankle Snare (Trap)**,  **Spider Web**, or  **Close Confine**. |
###  High Priest
| Skill | Modification |
| -------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Holy Light | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Magnus Exorcismus | Added **300ms fixed cooldown**. |
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## Thief & Merchant Classes
###  Assassin Cross
| Skill | Modification |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Meteor Assault | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Soul Destroyer | Added **200ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Grimtooth | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
###  Stalker
| Skill | Modification |
| --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Strip Weapon | Added **500ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Strip Helm | Added **500ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Strip Armor | Added **500ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Strip Shield | Added **500ms fixed cooldown**. |
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* The **Single Strip** skill can now bypass  **Full Chemical Protection**, but only if the user has a **Soul Link** and a  **Crystal Fragment** in their inventory.
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###  Whitesmith
| Skill | Modification |
| ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Cart Termination | Added **110ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Mammonite | Added **110ms fixed cooldown**. |
###  Creator
| Skill | Modification |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Acid Demonstration | Added **400ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Acid Terror | Added **100ms fixed cooldown**. |
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## Expanded Classes
###  Ninja
| Skill | Modification |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
|  Throw Kunai | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Throw Huuma Shuriken | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Exploding Dragon | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Flaming Petals | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Freezing Spear | Added **250ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  Lightning Jolt | Added **180ms fixed cooldown**. |
|  First Wind | Added **120ms fixed cooldown**. |
###  Gunslinger
| Skill | Modification |
| --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  Desperado | Added 200ms fixed cooldown.
Can no longer be reflected, but it can now be blocked by (../.gitbook/assets/skills/al\_pneuma.png) Pneuma.
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|  Tracking | Added 100ms fixed cooldown.
Cast time has been removed.
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|  Rapid Shower | Added **150ms fixed cooldown**. |
###  Star Gladiator
| Skill | Modification |
| -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|  Union | HP Penalty from the skill has been removed. |
|  Demon |  Blind effect from the skill has been removed. |
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* **Miracle** proc chance has been adjusted to **0.10%** (from 0.2%).
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## **General Mechanics**
* **Status Immunity:** The base stat requirement for status immunity has been increased to **150** (formerly 100).
* **Combat Mechanics:** **Double Attack** has been modified and can now trigger **Critical Hits**. **Magnum Break** can now be used to clear **Traps** from the ground.
* **Homunculus:** The maximum level for **Homunculus** has been adjusted to **255**.
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