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Steadfast Stance

Crowd-fighting tank passive: resists stagger and stun when surrounded, stacks Physical Defense when hit and can strike back with Fiery Heart.
Works WithAny build; strongest when fighting groups of enemies
Max TierTier 6
How to ObtainExplore the cave beneath/around General's Shrine and follow the Inner Way clue to its chest.

Base Buff

Active at every tier

Less likely to suffer stagger effect when attacked. Higher resistance when more enemy units are nearby. Invalid when the attack comes from a boss or player.

Breakthrough Gains

  1. Tier 1●●●●●●

    Higher resistance to stun effect when more enemy units are nearby.

  2. Tier 2●●●●●●

    Increases Physical Defense based on Solo Mode Level.

  3. Tier 3●●●●●●

    10% chance to increase Physical Defense by 2% for 5 seconds when attacked, stacking up to 5 times.

  4. Tier 4●●●●●●

    The stun resistance also works against bosses.

  5. Tier 5●●●●●●

    Increases Physical Resistance by 4.5.

  6. Tier 6●●●●●●

    20% chance to gain Fiery Heart when attacked: Deal counterattack damage (0.2% of Max HP) to the attacker. This effect lasts 5 seconds and can only trigger once every 30 seconds.

Build Use

Built for fighting crowds. The base buff and Tier 1 make you harder to stagger and stun the more enemies are around you, so you can keep attacking instead of being interrupted. It is a comfortable pick for open-world mobs and group fights in PvE.

Tier 4 is the big upgrade: stun resistance starts working against bosses too. The defensive tiers (Physical Defense, stacking Defense when hit, Physical Resistance) and the Fiery Heart counterattack at Tier 6 round it out as a solid survival choice for tank and frontline builds.

The base stagger resistance never applies to bosses or players. Only the stun resistance extends to bosses, and only from Tier 4.