Skill Trees Overview[ | ]
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Showtime[ | ]
The Showtime tree is a high-risk high-reward tree that forces Duu Shen to defeat enemies stylishly and flawlessly. Doing so will gain incredible bonuses, but failing to do so will severely hinder his effectiveness.
| Skill | Tier | Levels | Description |
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1 | 5 | Gain bonus damage. However, performing the same attack twice in succession disables this bonus for 10 seconds.
LVL1: +2% bonus damage LVL2: +4% bonus damage LVL3: +6% bonus damage LVL4: +8% bonus damage LVL5: +10% bonus damage |
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1 | 5 | Every enemy killed by you adds a stack to your Kill Count. Each stack gives 1% bonus damage up to a maximum. All stacks are lost on death.
LVL1: +10% maximum bonus damage LVL2: +20% maximum bonus damage LVL3: +30% maximum bonus damage LVL4: +40% maximum bonus damage LVL5: +50% maximum bonus damage |
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2 | 3 | Dealing damage above a threshold in one combo gives 15% bonus movement speed for 6 seconds.
LVL1: Damage in one combo: 300 LVL2: Damage in one combo: 250 LVL3: Damage in one combo: 200 |
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2 | 1 | *Requires Big Game Hunter skill to be unlocked*
Killing an enemy now gives 3 stacks of Big Game Hunter, but lose 1 stack if hit and lose 3 stacks if knocked down. |
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3 | 3 | Killing an enemy with a Super Art or Ultimate Art refunds a portion of the Super Meter consumed.
LVL1: +15% Super Meter refunded LVL2: +25% Super Meter refunded LVL3: +35% Super Meter refunded |
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4 | 3 | *Requires Big Game Hunter skill to be unlocked*
An enemy is marked every few seconds. Killing a marked enemy gives stacks of Big Game Hunter. Other players that kill the marked enemy decrease stacks by 2. Only one enemy can be marked at a time. LVL1: +3 Stacks gained on kill LVL2: +4 Stacks gained on kill LVL3: +5 Stacks gained on kill |
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5 | 1 | Big Game Hunter's stacks no longer reset on death. Pressing Light + Ability at full stacks will consume all stacks and give you an additional Hope Crystal. |
Blaze[ | ]
The Blaze tree amplifies Duu Shen's fire based attacks, providing damage and some measure of utility.
| Skill | Tier | Levels | Description |
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1 | 5 | Increases Rising Pressure's fill rate.
LVL1: +5% LVL2: +10% LVL3: +15% LVL4: +20% LVL5: +25% |
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1 | 5 | Double Wield now stuns for longer.
LVL1: +10% bonus stun LVL2: +15% bonus stun LVL3: +20% bonus stun LVL4: +25% bonus stun LVL5: +30% bonus stun |
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2 | 5 | Rising Pressure has increased dash speed.
LVL1: +10% bonus dash speed LVL2: +20% bonus dash speed LVL3: +30% bonus dash speed LVL4: +40% bonus dash speed LVL5: +50% bonus dash speed |
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2 | 3 | All fire based attacks that hit enemies mark them with Ablaze. If they are hit with another fire based attack within 6 seconds, deal bonus damage equal to a percentage of the enemy's maximum health. Does not trigger on Unfolding Magnum, the second hit of Igniter or Double Wield.
LVL1: bonus damage is 5% of enemy's maximum health LVL2: bonus damage is 10% of enemy's maximum health LVL3: bonus damage is 15% of enemy's maximum health |
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3 | 3 | *Requires Ablaze skill to be unlocked*
Consuming stacks of Ablaze fills a percentage of Rising Pressure's meter. LVL1: +10% Rising Pressure Meter gain LVL2: +20% Rising Pressure Meter gain LVL3: +30% Rising Pressure Meter gain |
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4 | 1 | *Requires Ablaze skill to be unlocked*
All Abilities and Supers have bonus properties when hitting an enemy that is Ablaze. |
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5 | 1 | Pressing Up + Super with Rising Pressure available fully consumes it and performs a significantly more powerful Ultimate Art. |
Awestruck[ | ]
The Awestruck tree focuses on giving Duu Shen offensive utility, giving him an easier time handling many enemies. It is also the tree with the only skill Duu Shen has that aids teammates.
| Skill | Tier | Levels | Description |
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1 | 5 | Rising Pressure now stuns and damages enemies.
LVL1: 30 damage LVL2: 50 damage LVL3: 70 damage LVL4: 90 damage LVL5: 110 damage |
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1 | 1 | Igniter now hits 3 times and launches standing opponents. |
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2 | 5 | Combos with a number of hits that exceed a threshold give 8% bonus Super Meter.
LVL1: 9 hits threshold in one combo LVL2: 8 hits threshold in one combo LVL3: 7 hits threshold in one combo LVL4: 6 hits threshold in one combo LVL5: 5 hits threshold in one combo |
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2 | 1 | Model Shot launches higher, gains increased range, has upper body invincibility and increased damage. |
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3 | 3 | Gain bonus movement speed.
LVL1: +10% bonus movement speed LVL2: +20% bonus movement speed LVL3: +30% bonus movement speed |
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4 | 3 | When performing Red Hot, has a chance to perform a second much more powerful uppercut.
LVL1: 20% chance of a second uppercut LVL2: 40% chance of a second uppercut LVL3: 60% chance of a second uppercut |
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5 | 1 | Dealing the killing blow on a Subboss or Boss enemy replenishes 1/3 of each players' maximum health. |