Piercing Level

Not to be confused with Armor Pierce.

Basic Information

• Piercing Level ignores a portion of the enemy's Defense and Protection; the target's initial Defense and Protection will remain, but will be subtracted momentarily during damage calculation. Piercing Level is shown in the weapon's information.
  • Magic Defense and Magic Protection are affected by Piercing Level, though obtaining it on Magic is difficult.
  • If the Defense or Protection ignored by Piercing Level is greater than the enemy's Defense or Protection, damage calculations will simply use 0 for the stat.
• All Lances, the Masterpiece Bow, the Black Dragon Knight's Bow, the Celtic Crossbow, the Celtic Royal Crossbow, the Bhafel Hunter, the Bhafel Slayer, the Demolition Breaker Bow, the Bow of Ruination, the Lord of Ruination Staff, the Nightbringer Warlord, the Nightbringer Spearhead, and the Soluna Blade have an initial Piercing Level(s).
  • Piercing Levels can be increased through certain upgrades and enchants.
    • The Knight Lance, Demonic Oculus Lance, Languhiris Bone-Breaker, Divine Short Lance, and Nightbringer Spearhead may have their Piercing Level increased through Lance Upgrades.
    • The Bhafel Hunter, Bhafel Slayer, Fanatic Greatsword, Frosted Borealis Blade, Celtic Crossbow, Celtic Royal Crossbow, Salvation Bow, Divine Blade, Divine Crossbow, Demolition Breaker Bow, and Bow of Ruination may have their Piercing Level increased by 1 through an upgrade.
    • The Demolition Deepglow Staff and the Lord of Ruination Staff may have their Piercing Level increased by 1 through their first normal upgrade.
    • The Nightbringer Warlord may have their Piercing Level increased by 2 through their unique first upgrade.
    • The Nightbringer Spearhead may have their Piercing Level increased by 4 through their unique third upgrade.
    • Lances may have their Piercing Level increased by the following lance-only enchants:
      • Siege: Rank 7 Prefix. Adds an additional Piercing Level if Lance Charge is Rank 8 or Higher.
      • Penetrating: Rank 9 Suffix. Adds 2 additional Piercing Levels if Lance Counter is Rank 3 or Higher.
      • Breakthrough: Rank 9 Suffix. Adds 2 additional Piercing Levels if Charge is Rank 5 or Higher.
      • Cartel: Rank 4 Prefix. Adds 3 additional Piercing Levels if Lance Mastery is Rank 1.
      • Secret: Rank 6 Prefix. Adds 2 additional Piercing Levels.
      • Medal: Rank 6 Suffix. Adds an additional Piercing Level if Lance Counter is Rank 3 or Higher.
      • Intense: Rank 1 Prefix. Adds 3 additional Piercing Levels if Lance Mastery is Rank 1.
      • Piercing: Rank A Prefix. Adds 2 additional Piercing if Lance Mastery is Rank 3 or Higher.
      • Lancia: Rank 4 Suffix. Adds 3 additional Piercing if Lance Mastery is Rank 1.
    • Other types of weapon can have their piercing level increased through enchants. However, this only takes effect if the weapon has the Piercing attribute.
      • 67th Floor: Rank 4 Suffix for Two-Handed Weapons. Adds 3 additional Piercing Levels.
      • Meteoroid: Rank 4 Suffix for Two-Handed Weapons. Adds 1~3 additional Piercing Levels.
      • Corrib: Rank 4 Suffix for Two-Handed Weapons. Adds 1 additional Piercing Level.
      • Novel: Rank 5 Prefix for the Divine Crossbow. Adds 1~3 additional Piercing Levels.
      • Solitude: Rank 5 Suffix for the Divine Blade. Adds 1~3 additional Piercing Levels.
      • Pillar: Rank 5 Suffix for the Divine Short Lance. Adds 1~3 additional Piercing Levels.
      • Illusion: Rank 3 Suffix for the Lord of Ruination Staff. Adds 1 additional Piercing Level.
      • Last Breath: Rank 3 Suffix for the Bow of Ruination. Adds 1 additional Piercing Level.
      • Pallid Rank 4 Prefix for Bows and Crossbows. Adds 2-3 additional Piercing Levels.
• Piercing levels gained from a non-weapon source (i.e. certain titles, Exploit Weakness, Destructive Robe, Irusan's Bell) apply to all damage dealt.

Piercing Level Chart

• Below is a list of Piercing Levels and the amount of Defense and Protection ignored on each level.
• Capped at Level 9.
  • It is possible to go above Level 9, but it will still be -80 Defense and -45 Protection.

Piercing Level	Defense Ignored	Protection Ignored
1	6	5
2	12	10
3	20	15
4	30	20
5	40	25
6	50	30
7	60	35
8	70	40
9+	80	45

Damage Increase with Piercing against Enemy Protection

• Below are tables showing about how much Damage increases based on an Enemy's Protection versus Piercing Level 1 and Piercing Level 9.

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  Damage Increase with Piercing 1

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  Damage Increase with Piercing 9

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  Piercing 1 and 9 Comparison