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Exquisite Scenery

Thundercry Blade defense Inner Way: a successful block unlocks an instant third-stage Heavy Charged riposte, with Cadence stacks against bosses, Battle Will refunds, a shorter riposte cooldown, crit stats and up to 50% bonus damage from spending Battle Will.
Martial PathStonesplit - Might
Works WithThundercry Blade defending, third-stage Charged Attacks and Charged Varied Combos
Max TierTier 6
How to ObtainFollow its Inner Way Clue/Tips route in the Develop menu; the source is tied to Stonesplit defensive progression.

Base Buff

Active at every tier

After a successful defense with Thundercry Blade, you can activate a special Defensive Riposte. Press the Perception Skill or Heavy Attack to perform a third stage Heavy Attack Charged Skill without charging (can be followed by a Heavy Charged Varied Combo). This can trigger once every 10s. Successfully defending against an Online Mode Boss also grants Cadence for 20s, up to 2 stacks. When your special Defensive Riposte is off cooldown, you can consume a stack of Cadence to instantly activate it and restore 1 bar of Battle Will.

Breakthrough Gains

  1. Tier 1●●●●●●

    Successfully defending with Thundercry Blade has a 20% chance to restore 1 additional bar of Battle Will. Increases the natural Endurance Recovery when defending with Thundercry Blade in Arena Mode.

  2. Tier 2●●●●●●

    Increases Critical Rate based on Solo Mode Level.

  3. Tier 3●●●●●●

    Hitting a target with Light Attack Charged Varied Combo or Heavy Attack Charged Varied Combo refunds all consumed Battle Will (hitting multiple targets with a single skill still only refunds once).

  4. Tier 4●●●●●●

    Reduces the trigger interval of the special Defensive Riposte after successful defense by 50% (to 5 seconds).

  5. Tier 5●●●●●●

    Increases Critical DMG Bonus by 4.4%.

  6. Tier 6●●●●●●

    When casting a third stage Charged Light or Heavy Attack and Light or Heavy Attack Charged Varied Combo, if there is sufficient Battle Will, you can additionally consume 1 bar of Battle Will to increase damage by 25% (up to 50% damage increase when 2 bars of Battle Will are consumed).

Build Use

A counter-attack Inner Way for Thundercry Blade. Block an attack, then press the Perception Skill or Heavy Attack to fire a full third-stage Heavy Attack Charged Skill with no charge time, and chain it into a Heavy Charged Varied Combo. The riposte has a 10-second cooldown, cut to 5 seconds at Tier 4. Against Online Mode Bosses, each successful defense also stores Cadence (up to 2 stacks), which you can spend to trigger the riposte instantly and get 1 bar of Battle Will back.

The higher tiers turn Battle Will into damage. Tier 1 can give an extra bar when you defend, Tier 3 refunds all Battle Will spent when a Charged Varied Combo lands, and Tier 6 lets you spend 1 or 2 bars on a third-stage charged attack or Charged Varied Combo for +25% or +50% damage. Tiers 2 and 5 add Critical Rate and Critical DMG Bonus on top.

With Tiers 3 and 6 together, spend Battle Will for the Tier 6 damage boost on a Charged Varied Combo; when it hits, Tier 3 refunds what you spent, so you can do it again on the next combo.