Crow

Unique Passive: Blade of Obsession🔗

Type: Passive

Tier	Effect
First Acquisition	If HP is 70% or below, attack power increases by 15% when performing a combat attack. Once per game, upon receiving an attack that would result in death, applies Obsession 1 to the enemy and recovers HP up to 100%. • Obsession 1 [Cannot be dispelled]: Critical hit chance received by Crow +10%. Crow's critical hit chance when attacking -10%. If the target that killed Crow is not defeated within 3 turns, Crow dies.
Max Awakening	If HP is 100% or below, attack power increases by 25% when performing a combat attack. Once per game, upon receiving an attack that would result in death, applies Obsession 4 to the enemy and recovers HP up to 100%. • Obsession 4 [Cannot be dispelled]: Critical hit chance received by Crow +15%. Crow's critical hit chance when attacking -15%. If the target that killed Crow is not defeated within 3 turns, Crow dies.
Max Manifestation	Attack power increases by 35%. Once per game, upon receiving an attack that would result in death, applies Obsession 7 to the enemy, recovers HP up to 100%, and recovers 3 TP. • Obsession 7 [Cannot be dispelled]: Critical hit chance received by Crow +30%. Damage received by Crow +15%. Crow's critical hit chance when attacking -30%. If the target that killed Crow is not defeated within 3 turns, Crow dies.

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Classes🔗

Tier layout:

• Tier 1: Fighter
• Tier 2: Swordman, Blader
• Tier 3: Sword Master, Blade Master, Dark Knight

Common Classes

Fighter - Tier 1 Basic class that fights enemies in melee using a sword.

Offensive

Lv	Effect
1	Take 25% less counterattack damage when performing a combat attack.
2	Take 25% less counterattack damage when performing a combat attack, and 50% less counterattack damage when a critical hit triggers.

Swordman - Tier 2 Warrior class specialized in melee combat through professional sword training.

Superiority

Lv	Effect
1	Attack power increases by 20% when performing a combat attack and take 25% less counterattack damage. Take 50% less counterattack damage when a critical hit triggers.
2	Attack power increases by 25% when performing a combat attack and take 25% less counterattack damage. Take 50% less counterattack damage when a critical hit triggers.

Knight - Tier 2 Knight class skilled in group combat through long-term training in advanced swordsmanship and regular tactics.

Boost

Lv	Effect
1	Damage taken by self and adjacent allies is reduced by 10%, and if there is an adjacent ally in combat, attack power increases by 20%.
2	Damage taken by self and adjacent allies is reduced by 10%, and if there is an adjacent ally in combat, attack power increases by 25%.

Sword Master - Tier 3 A master of fast and deadly swordsmanship who has trained professionally with the sword for a long time.

Master of Swordsmanship

Lv	Effect
1	Attack power increases by 40% when performing a combat attack, critical hit chance increases by 10%, and damage taken is reduced by 30%. In combat, after a critical hit triggers, recovers HP equal to 20% of attack power. (Cooldown 1)
2	Attack power increases by 50% when performing a combat attack, critical hit chance increases by 15%, and damage taken is reduced by 50%. In combat, after a critical hit triggers, recovers HP equal to 40% of attack power. (Cooldown 1)

Dark Knight - Tier 3 A hybrid knight who uses a sword as a weapon and embraces the power of darkness to gain special abilities and skills.

Curse of the Abyss

Lv	Effect
1	When using an area skill, attack power increases by 30% and applies Weaken to enemies damaged for 2 turns with a 40% chance. At the end of the character's turn, applies Weaken to adjacent enemies for 2 turns. Damage taken in combat against enemies holding a debuff is reduced by 5%. Damage taken in combat against enemies holding Enfeeble is additionally reduced by 5%. (Weaken Enfeeble (Duration 2):: Attack power/Spell power -25%.)
2	When using an area skill, attack power increases by 40% and applies Weaken to enemies damaged for 2 turns with a 40% chance. At the end of the character's turn, applies Weaken to adjacent enemies for 2 turns. Damage taken in combat against enemies holding a debuff is reduced by 10%. Damage taken in combat against enemies holding Enfeeble is additionally reduced by 10%.

Unique Classes

Blader - Tier 2 A specialized class that intensively trains swordsmanship, drawing out even latent power. The longer the battle lasts, the stronger the combat ability it displays on both offense and defense.

Blade Interval

Lv	Effect
1	When dealing damage to an enemy, gains Blade Interval; when attacked by an enemy, damage taken once per turn is reduced by 25%. (Blade Interval:: Attack power +10%. Max 3 stacks. Cannot be dispelled.)
2	When dealing damage to an enemy, gains Blade Interval; when attacked by an enemy, damage taken once per turn is reduced by 35%.

Blade Master - Tier 3 A superior class with swordsmanship trained to the extreme and powerful, unpredictable combat techniques.

Sword Spirit

Lv	Effect
1	When dealing damage to an enemy, gains Sword Spirit 1; when attacked by an enemy, damage taken once per turn is reduced by 50%. (Sword Spirit 1:: Attack power +15%. Max 3 stacks. Cannot be dispelled.)
2	When dealing damage to an enemy, gains Sword Spirit 2; when attacked by an enemy, damage taken once per turn is reduced by 50%. (Sword Spirit 2:: Attack power +20%. Max 3 stacks. Cannot be dispelled.)

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Skills🔗

Common Skills

Skill	TP	Range	CD	Effect
Flash Slash Melee Combat	1	1-1	3 turns	Deals 130% of attack power as damage to the enemy, and if counterattacked, an extra hit triggers dealing 30% of attack power as damage. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Sword/Shield, Gunslicer, Axe
Peerless Piercing Blow Melee Heal Move Attack Combat	2	1-1	4 turns	Deals 170% of attack power as damage to the enemy, and when a critical hit triggers, recovers HP equal to 50% of attack power. When defeating an enemy, advances to the spot where the enemy was. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Sword/Shield, Gunslicer, Axe
Dash	1	1-1	2 turns	Immediately after using the skill, gains an additional action and critical hit chance increases by 15% for this turn.
Single-Moon Flash Ranged Directional Combat	1	1-2	2 turns	Hurls a Single-Moon Flash at the enemy, dealing 150% of attack power as damage. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Sword/Shield
Fang-Tooth Flash Melee Combat	3	1-1	2 turns	Deals 170% of attack power as damage to the enemy. Critical hit chance increases by 30% when attacking. After combat, gains Gale for 2 turns. • Gale (Duration 2): On a basic attack, an extra hit dealing 30% of attack power triggers with a 50% chance. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Sword/Shield
Dark Embrace Magic Dark Ranged Directional Position Control	3	1-1	2 turns	Designate a direction and deal 50% of attack power as damage to enemies within 4 tiles ahead, then pull them to the nearest possible tile while dealing 50% of attack power as damage. #### Unique Skills
Ghost-Strike Flash Ranged Combat	2	1-2	3 turns	Hurls a Ghost-Strike Flash at the enemy, dealing 150% of attack power as damage, then selects a tile within 3 tiles around and teleports. This skill is not affected by cover effects. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword
Ghost-Blast Rending Wave Strike Melee	3	Self	2 turns	Bursts sword energy to deal 80 (?) of attack power as damage to enemies within 1 ring around, and applies Suppress for 1 turn. • Suppress (Duration 1): Cannot gain TP. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword ---

Ultimate: Snowflake Dancing-Shadow Slash🔗

Ultimate Slash Ice/Frost Ranged "Snowflake Dancing-Shadow Slash!!"

Tier	Effect
First Acquisition	Move to a designated tile within 3 tiles around, then deal 110% of attack power as damage to enemies within 3 tiles around and apply Chill Slow for 2 turns with a 20% chance. • Chill Slow [Ice/Frost][Action Control][Movement Control] (Stack 2 / Duration 2): Movement -1. When stacked, replaced by Freeze. • Freeze [Ice/Frost][Action Control] (Duration 1): Cannot act.
Max Awakening	Move to a designated tile within 3 tiles around, then deal 125% of attack power as damage to enemies within 3 tiles around and apply Chill Slow for 2 turns with a 35% chance.
Max Manifestation	Move to a designated tile within 3 tiles around, then deal 140% of attack power as damage to enemies within 3 tiles around and apply Chill Slow for 2 turns with a 100% chance. • TP: 5 | Range: 1-3 | Area: Area-of-effect | Cooldown: 5 turns • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword

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Exclusive Weapon: Balisada🔗

• Grade: Legendary | Type: Greatsword | Exclusive Character: Crow | Shown at Max Awakening
• A famed sword known as the "Sword of the Brave" in the Pendragon Kingdom. It is also the activation key for Pendragon's 1st-class magic mech Arondight.

Stats: Max HP +128, Attack power +382

Weapon Skill	Effect
Additional Stat: Attack power +15%
Frost Blade of Vengeance (Crow exclusive)	If the enemy is in a debuffed state before a combat attack, damage dealt increases by 15% and critical hit chance increases by 10%. Additionally, if the wearer triggers a critical hit after combat, applies Chill Slow to the enemy for 2 turns. (Cooldown 1 turn) • Chill Slow [Ice/Frost][Action Control][Movement Control]: Movement -1. Lasts 2 turns. When stacked, applies Freeze for 1 turn. • Freeze [Ice/Frost][Action Control]: Cannot act. Lasts 1 turn.
Freezing Wound (normal skill)	If the enemy is in a debuffed state before a combat attack, damage dealt increases by 10%. Additionally, if the wearer triggers a critical hit after combat, applies Chill Slow to the enemy for 2 turns. (Cooldown 1 turn) ---

Awakening🔗

Stage	Upgrades
1	Ultimate Enhancement 1; Stat Enhancement 1.
2	Unique Passive Enhancement 1; Stat Enhancement 2.
3	Ultimate Enhancement 2; Artifact Acquisition: Mark of Slaughter, Pincer Link, Will to Kill.
4	Unique Passive Enhancement 2; Artifact Enhancement 1.
5	Ultimate Enhancement 3; Artifact Enhancement 2.
6	Unique Passive Enhancement 3; Artifact Enhancement 3.

Artifacts🔗

Mark of Slaughter Continuous slaughter is progressively strengthened, making the wearer the ruler of the battlefield. The wearer must constantly fight himself so as not to fall into violence and the abyss.

Lv	Effect
1	On killing an enemy, gain Mark of Slaughter 1 (Attack +10%, max 4 stacks).
2	On killing an enemy, gain Mark of Slaughter 2 (Attack +15%, max 4 stacks).
3	On killing an enemy, gain Mark of Slaughter 3 (Attack +20%, max 4 stacks).
4	On killing an enemy, gain Mark of Slaughter 4 (Attack +25%, max 4 stacks).

Pincer Link No longer alone. Instills the firm conviction that any adversity can be overcome when together with allies.

Lv	Effect
1	Pincer (assist) damage +40%.
2	Pincer damage +60%.
3	Pincer damage +80%.
4	Pincer damage +100%.

Will to Kill The wearer's flame-like will burns. The moment the ultimate activates, it flips the board.

Lv	Effect
1	When using the ultimate, crit rate / crit damage +15%. AoE skill damage +10%.
2	When using the ultimate, crit rate / crit damage +20%. AoE skill damage +15%.
3	When using the ultimate, crit rate / crit damage +25%. AoE skill damage +20%.
4	When using the ultimate, crit rate / crit damage +30%. AoE skill damage +25%.

Pendant of the Oath The blue light within the pendant is a woman's oath. Even where she has vanished, her heart forever stays by his side.

• Pendant of the Oath 4: Physical Penetration +25%. When using a ranged skill, damage +25%. Prevents death from the "Obsession" effect. When taking lethal damage, gain Faded Wish 4 and Fortitude.
• Faded Wish 4: Max HP +20%. When gaining this effect, if you have a Healing Block effect, additionally gain Guardian's Wish 3. Lasts 3 turns. Cannot be dispelled.
• Guardian's Wish 3: Shield equal to 60% of Attack. Lasts 3 turns. Cannot be dispelled.
• Fortitude: When gaining this effect, remove all action-control effects on you and become immune to action-control effects for the duration. Lasts 1 turn. Cannot be dispelled.

Release Date🔗

Original Korean release: 2024-01-23.

Global status: Live now.

Guide🔗

The following is subjective KR-server NamuWiki community opinion.

Performance:

• Usually the recommended build is the Blader route (which learns Gwigyeokseom) into the offense-heavy Blade Master. Soldmaster and Dark Knight are not bad, but Blade Master's passive gives the "Geomhon" buff stacking Attack +15% to +20% per attack up to 3 stacks, so if you survive, Attack rises up to 60%, plus a trait reducing damage by 50% once per turn gives good offense-defense balance, so it is often taken as the final class. If you bring Dark Embrace from Dark Knight, you can stack Geomhon x3 at once.
• Main signature skill is Gwigyeokseom: target 1 enemy within 2 tiles, attack, then teleport to a spot within 3 tiles. Ranged attack plus post-attack teleport makes it very useful; learnable at the Tier-2 Blader, so training convenience is a bit higher. As a single-target burst dealer, Gwigyeokseom is often paired with Danwolseom for ranged coverage.
• Another signature skill from Blade Master is Gwipokyeolpa: AoE hitting 8 tiles around the character and applying a 1-turn TP-recovery-blocking "Suppress" debuff. Low multiplier and Suppress being hard to use well mean it is rarely adopted.
• The ultimate Seolhwananyeongcham (a Pendragon royal signature move) moves to a designated tile within 3 tiles and spreads AoE damage to enemies within 3 tiles. It applies Cold Slow, so it synergizes with the ice-type-skill siblings (Rashid, Iolin) and can also be used with Beradin.

Recommended Equipment:

• Signature weapon is of course Barisada, sharing history with the Genesis War series. Comes with an Attack% option by default; attacking a debuffed enemy raises damage and crit rate and applies Cold to the hit enemy.
• Ice's signature weapon Seolhwananyeong (added with Ice Pendragon) can also be used. It has a skill raising ice-type skill damage, so versatility worsens but Seolhwananyeongcham specifically gets stronger, and casting ice-type skills grants 1 TP as a kind of TP payback. At 3-awaken it adds a strong buff granting an extra attack/skill chance on ice-type skill use, but Crow's only ice-type skill is Seolhwananyeongcham so he cannot use it well, and the core weapon skill "Binjeong" added at 6-awaken is Ice-only so Crow cannot use it. So it is seen as expanding options rather than being recommended.
• Armor varies by playstyle. Usually give the Ilgidangcheon full set (Nangcheon costume motif) for physical penetration, or Salsu 2 (Hanzo costume motif) + hero-grade Hyeopgaek 2 for all-in offense. Some go Pungun 4-set for survival focus; since Crow's main skills Gwigyeokseom and Danwolseom are combat attacks, this also has good synergy. If crit options are well-arranged, the Crow (raven) set based on himself can be a good choice, but Crow has no crit-related passive at all and even his signature weapon only gives crit-rate-up on attacking debuffed enemies via Barisada, so matching stats is hard and practical setup is very difficult.
• For accessory, the Cursed Eye is recommended. It applies a debuff before combat with an enemy, so it can trigger Barisada's passive on almost any enemy, and it lowers enemy Attack and Spell Power aiding survival. It synergizes so well it is treated almost as Crow's dedicated accessory.

Evaluation:

• An offense-heavy character whose style is: leave survival to a strong revival skill, leverage Blade Master's strong 3-stack Geomhon to go all-in on offense, kill before dying, and even if killed, revive and self-destruct to kill the one who killed him before dying, thus surviving.
• (Not for nothing is he someone's brother: this fellow is also an avatar of vengeance.)
• Yet with a very strong revival skill, Blade Master's damage-reduction buff, and the Cursed-Eye accessory synergy, his survivability is also excellent, so a fully-set-up Crow is boasted as an essential-grade character for both PVP and PVE since launch. He performs decently even at "name-card" (dupe 0) stage, and with good enhancement efficiency he transforms into a strong S-grade character at endgame, so he is one of the most recommended characters for new users. However, since mid-2025, methods to apply healing-reduction / healing-block debuffs that make the revival skill useless have increased, his damage ceiling is low, and above all two Outer Ones have appeared, so compared to the past he has faded somewhat.
• In Genesis War Mobile's early launch he was mighty enough to dominate the meta; through the end of 2024, no character gained an advantage over Crow except the Grand-Niece released as an overt counter-pick with healing reversal, and even she was mediocre outside of countering Crow, so he ended up reigning as the duel-arena ruler.
• This dominance only faded into 2025 when his mortal enemy the Black Prince arrived with Ammyeongyeonsalgeom, a skill that ignores revival and removes him. Even so, having no good answer besides the Black Prince remains true; the fact that there is no counter-pick short of the Black Prince shows how strong Crow is.
• With Inner Break added, opinions on his performance became divided. Crow's main strength was tenacious brawling using Cursed-Eye debuffs, revival, and a tough body, but unlike the Black Prince, Cals, and Rashid he has no HP increase, so toughness is harder to lean on, and the artifacts all mismatch the character's strengths, causing operational difficulty.
• High-awakening Crow fills TP up to 3 on dying and reviving, so he is essentially designed to be thrown to die, then on revival fire Seolhwananyeongcham and self-destruct; in a way this is faithful to the original work, but since it differs from Crow's original operation the reception is somewhat split. Commonly though, since he was a good-performing character to begin with, the assessment is that at high awakening he is honestly strong.
• Also, receiving a new artifact established him as a physical-penetration dealer. In particular, since Seolhwananyeongcham counts as a ranged attack, it also gets the damage boost, letting him land a heavy hit. Compared to the Ice version that can receive the sibling's buffs his utility is lower, but as a traditionally popular character there is room for indirect future buffs, so if you have affection he is worth raising.
• No explicit S/A/B tier letter is stated beyond "S-grade performance at endgame" (KR-server community opinion).