Kal Online skill combos: how to chain skills for maximum damage
Kal Online's combat system rewards players who understand skill chains. Each class has active skills with cooldowns and passive skills that boost damage. Knowing which skills to use in which order can significantly increase your damage per second.
How Skills Work
Every class has two types of skills. Active skills deal damage or apply effects and have cooldowns. Passive skills increase your attack power, critical rate, or critical damage. You learn skills from the master NPC in Narootuh when you reach the required level. A skill must be at least level 1 to use it.
Knight (Warrior) Skill Chain
The Knight is a melee class that relies on close-range burst. The basic rotation for a Wandering Knight starts with Lightning Slash (cooldown 1 second) to open, then Sword Power (cooldown 4 seconds) for ranged pressure, then Pierce (cooldown 5 seconds) for accuracy correction.
At Apprentice Knight, the chain extends. Upward Slash follows Lightning Slash for an upward attack. Widening Wound follows Upward Slash as a next attack. Flashing Slash deals damage and applies a stun, which sets up Vortex (cooldown 6 seconds) for area damage.
The passive skills matter too. Weapon Expert increases attack power. Sober Judgment increases critical rate. Seize The Opportunity increases critical damage. These passives are always active, so your active skills hit harder when they are maxed.
Archer Skill Chain
The Archer is a ranged class that uses arrows with different effects. The Wandering Archer starts with Quick Shot (cooldown 1 second) for fast damage, then Staggering Blow (cooldown 5 seconds) for area damage, then Heart Breaker (cooldown 15 seconds) to stop the opponent.
At Apprentice Archer, the chain becomes more complex. Flamy Arrow (cooldown 7 seconds) deals damage to the target and nearby enemies. Blow-up Arrow (cooldown 5 seconds) fires a fiery arrow that explodes. Poison Arrow (cooldown 20 seconds) reduces the target's movement speed. Chance Capture (cooldown 20 seconds) increases the chance of a fatal blow.
The Archer's passives mirror the Knight's. Weapon Expert increases attack power. Sober Judgment increases critical rate. Seize The Opportunity increases critical damage.
General Combo Principles
Open with your lowest cooldown skill. This ensures you are dealing damage while your big skills are on cooldown.
Use stun or crowd control skills before your highest damage skill. A stunned target cannot dodge or heal.
Save your longest cooldown skill for when the target is low on health. This maximizes the chance of a kill.
Keep your passive skills maxed. They are always active and provide a significant damage boost.
Practice
Go to a training area and practice your rotation on dummies. Time your cooldowns so you always have a skill ready. Once the rotation becomes second nature, you can focus on positioning and target selection.
Sources
[1] Skill - Knight (Wandering Knight, Apprentice Knight) - GameAgit
[2] Skill - Archer (Imperial Commander) - GameAgit