Variants / Secret Techniques
Variants change skill attributes and can be learned via Secret Techniques.
1. Variants
1) Variants
① Each skill has a variant. Change to another variant of the skill to use a different attribute.
② The first variant can be learned upon reaching a set level.
The second variant can be learned through Secret Techniques.

③ Learned variants can be changed at any time.
– Different skills can have more or fewer variants than others.
– Skills can have no variants, or as many as 3.

2) Learning Variants
① Tap the [Menu] from the main screen → [Skills] → select the skill you’d like to learn a variant from the [Skills] menu.

② Tap Use Variant in the skill description to bring up a list of possible variants for that particular skill.
– The button will be grayed out for skills that do not have variants.

③ Tap a variant from the list to check its attributes.
④ Learn a variant by first reaching the level at which it unlocks, then tap “Learn Variant.”
– Requirement to Learn Variant #1: Reach a specific skill level
– Requirement to Learn Variant #2 and Beyond: Secret Technique for the corresponding Variant

3) Changing Variants
① You may switch between learned Variants by going to the list.

② Variants can be set in skill slots.
– Different variants of skills can be registered to different skill slots.

4) Importance of Variants
① Skill attributes can be changed to Attack or Defense types, based on Variant settings.
② Use Variants to change skill attributes to provide more buffs to party members,
or set them to be offensive Attack types.
2. Secret Techniques
1) Secret Techniques are required to learn Variant #2 and beyond.

2) How to Obtain Secret Techniques
① Completion Rewards for Main/Side Quests
– Secret Techniques can be obtained as completion rewards for certain quests.
② Dungeon Rewards
– Obtain them by defeating unique monsters in dungeons.
Hongmoon Arts
Learn Hongmoon Arts and train up your character!
1. Hongmoon Arts
1) What are Hongmoon Arts?
① Hongmoon Arts is content where you can increase character stats. It’s available once your character level reaches 100.
② Hongmoon Arts increases character stats permanently.
③ Hongmoon Arts has an attack type and a defense type based on the stats they increase.
2) Types of Hongmoon Arts
① Hongmoon Arts has volume 1 and volume 2. Volume 1 is available at level 100, and volume 2 is available at Hongmoon level 1.
② Volume 1 has 5 chapters, and volume 2 has 11 chapters. You need to the previous chapters to proceed with the next one.
③ Each chapter of volume 1 can be unlocked by increasing character level by 20.

④ Chapters 1-2 of volume 2 can be unlocked by increasing character level by 5.
Chapter 3-11 of volume 2 can be unlocked by increasing character level by 1.

2. How to Use the Hongmoon Arts
1) Access from the main screen by tapping [Menu] → [SKills] → [Hongmoon Arts]

2) Select between volumes 1 and 2.

3) Check the available stat list. It can be unlocked in order one-by-one.

4) Required character level must be met to acquire Hongmoon Arts.
Each stat needs different types of energy: Hongmoon Energy, Blue Energy, and Red Energy.
– Increase stat levels to acquire more stat value.

♠ Max level is based on stat level!
5) Reach the max level to unlock the next stat.

6) Get the last stat in a chapter to unlock the next chapter.

♠ If you get the last stat in a chapter, you can move to the next chapter even if you didn’t acquire all the stats!

7) The stat increase value is the same for all chapters.
Choose your own path between mastering all stats or skipping the middle part and moving onto the next chapter.

8) Tap the Stats Acquired at the bottom right of the screen to see the total stats acquired.

3. Required Energy Types
1) Stats require different types of energy.

2) Required Energy Types
3) How to Obtain Energy
① Use Hongmoon Energy, Red Energy, and Blue Energy items to get energy.
② There are Normal, Greater, and Super Energy items, each of which provides 20, 100, and 500 energy.

③ Energy items are obtainable by hunting monsters from the Training Ground.
④ Energy items can be purchased from an Exchange Merchant at Yehara’s Mirage and Zaiwei South District.