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Steadfast Devotion

Phalanxbane Blade Inner Way: Burning Heart gains a 3rd charge stage with a leaping strike and an Anxi Soldier follow-up, and higher tiers add Critical bonuses, free charges in Inner Passion and Charge Enhancement stacks.
Martial PathStonesplit - Strength
Works WithPhalanxbane Blade: Burning Heart (Heavy Attack Charged Skill), Legion Summoner / Iron Guards, Anxi Army Assist
Max TierTier 6
How to ObtainReceived through the Stonesplit - Strength unlock/progression route in Liangzhou; check the path tutorial/mail reward after learning the path.

Base Buff

Active at every tier

Phalanxbane Blade Heavy Attack Charged Skill Burning Heart can now charge up to 3 stages from 2. Its 3rd-stage leaping strike deals high damage. During Iron Guards, a Mo Blade Anxi Soldier appears during the 3rd charge stage and performs a leaping slash on the target.

Breakthrough Gains

  1. Tier 1●●●●●●

    Reduces Legion Summoner's cooldown to 1s and increases Iron Guards duration to 40s.

  2. Tier 2●●●●●●

    Increases Critical Rate based on Solo Mode Level.

  3. Tier 3●●●●●●

    During Inner Passion, hitting an enemy with Mo Blade Anxi Soldier grants Mountain Splitter for 10s: increases the Critical DMG of Burning Heart and Anxi Army Assist by 10%. These skills are guaranteed to be Critical if your final effective Critical Rate is at least 75%; otherwise, Critical Rate increases by 15%. Mountain Splitter can be gained once every 15s.

  4. Tier 4●●●●●●

    When in the Inner Passion state, Phalanxbane Blade's Charged Skill no longer consumes Blade Momentum. Burning Heart deals an additional 32% damage to non-player units.

  5. Tier 5●●●●●●

    Increases Critical DMG Bonus by 4.0%.

  6. Tier 6●●●●●●

    Hitting an exhausted enemy with Burning Heart grants the Mountain Splitter buff, and 3 stacks of Charge Enhancement for up to 18s: consume 1 stack for your next Burning Heart to gain all Inner Passion bonuses (faster charge, no Blade Momentum cost, and bonus damage). Charge Enhancement can be gained up to 3 times every 30s.

Build Use

The core Inner Way for Phalanxbane Blade's Burning Heart. It adds a 3rd charge stage with a heavy leaping strike, and during Iron Guards a Mo Blade Anxi Soldier joins in with its own leaping slash. Tier 1 cuts Legion Summoner's cooldown to 1 second and stretches Iron Guards to 40 seconds, which makes Iron Guards, and the soldier follow-up, much easier to keep up.

Tiers 3 and 6 grant Mountain Splitter: +10% Critical DMG for Burning Heart and Anxi Army Assist, and guaranteed Crits if your final Critical Rate is at least 75% (otherwise +15% Critical Rate). Tier 4 makes Phalanxbane Charged Skills free during Inner Passion and adds 32% Burning Heart damage to non-players, and Tier 6 gives 3 Charge Enhancement stacks on exhausted enemies so you get those Inner Passion bonuses outside it too. Tiers 2 and 5 add Critical Rate and Critical DMG Bonus.

Push your Critical Rate toward 75% so Mountain Splitter turns Burning Heart and Anxi Army Assist into guaranteed Crits instead of just +15% Critical Rate.