Gray Knights G.S

Unique Passive

Gray Guardian [Passive]🔗

Tier	Effect
First Acquisition	Attack Power increases by 10%. After being attacked, if HP ratio is 30% or below, once per 4 turns gain the Dawn's Protection effect. • Dawn's Protection Cannot be dispelledShield (Duration 2): Shield equal to 80% of Attack Power.
Max Awakening	Attack Power increases by 25%. After being attacked, if HP ratio is 35% or below, once per 3 turns gain the Dawn's Protection effect. Damage taken is reduced by up to 10% based on the ratio of HP lost. • Dawn's Protection Cannot be dispelledShield (Duration 2): Shield equal to 95% of Attack Power.
Max Manifestation	Attack Power increases by 50%, Max HP increases by 30%. After being attacked, if HP ratio is 50% or below, once per 2 turns gain the Dawn's Protection and Second Dawn effects. Damage taken is reduced by up to 20% based on the ratio of HP lost. • Dawn's Protection Cannot be dispelledShield (Duration 2): Shield equal to 120% of Attack Power. • Second Dawn Cannot be dispelled: Before the character attacks, restore HP equal to 60% of Attack Power and grant an extra action. Removed after triggering. Classes Tier chart: • Tier 1: Ranger • Tier 2: Skirmisher, Pathfinder • Tier 3: Edgerunner, Concordian, Grey Herald

Common Classes🔗

Ranger [Tier 1]

A basic class that wields a one-handed sword and fights by nimbly closing in on enemies.

Swiftness

Lv	Effect
1	Ignores the enemy's Control Zone when moving, and when performing a combat attack against an Isolated enemy, takes 15% less counterattack damage. (Control Zone: Enemy cannot pass through a controlled tile in one turn.) (Isolated: State where there are no other allies on adjacent tiles.)
2	Ignores the enemy's Control Zone when moving, and when performing a combat attack against an Isolated enemy, takes 30% less counterattack damage.

Pathfinder [Tier 2]

A special combatant that uses a one-handed sword and has excellent mobility and survivability.

Lineage

Lv	Effect
1	Ignores the enemy's Control Zone when moving. When performing a combat attack against an Isolated enemy, takes 30% less counterattack damage and gains extra movement after combat.
2	Ignores the enemy's Control Zone when moving. When performing a combat attack against an Isolated enemy, takes 50% less counterattack damage and gains extra movement after combat.

Unique Classes🔗

Skirmisher [Tier 2]

A class that uses a sword and brawls with enemies.

Brawl

Lv	Effect
1	Adjacent tiles become Control Zone that restrict enemy movement. Before attacking, gain Brawl 1 effect equal to the number of enemies within 1 tile radius. (When using a movement attack skill, gain max stacks.) (Brawl 1 Cannot be dispelled (Stacks 2 / Duration 1): Attack Power +10%. Lasts 1 turn. Stacks up to 2 times.)
2	Adjacent tiles become Control Zone that restrict enemy movement. Before attacking, gain Brawl 2 effect equal to the number of enemies within 1 tile radius. (When using a movement attack skill, gain max stacks.) (Brawl 2 Cannot be dispelled (Stacks 2 / Duration 1): Attack Power +12.5%. Lasts 1 turn. Stacks up to 2 times.)

Edgerunner [Tier 3]

An advanced class that uses a sword and rushes into enemy lines to brawl.

Break-In

Lv	Effect
1	Adjacent tiles become Control Zone that restrict enemy movement. Before attacking, gain Break-In 1 effect equal to the number of enemies within 1 tile radius. When using a movement attack skill, gain Break-In 1 at max stacks and gain one extra attack and skill-use opportunity per turn. Before the turn ends, you can use the Shadow Return skill to return to your ally-turn start position, but doing so removes all Break-In effects. (Break-In 1 Cannot be dispelled (Stacks 2 / Duration 1): Attack Power +15%, damage taken -10%.) (Shadow Return Cannot be dispelled: Teleport back to the original position and remove all Break-In effects.)
2	Adjacent tiles become Control Zone that restrict enemy movement. Before attacking, gain Break-In 2 effect equal to the number of enemies within 1 tile radius. When using a movement attack skill, gain Break-In 2 at max stacks and gain one extra attack and skill-use opportunity per turn. Before the turn ends, you can use the Shadow Return skill to return to your ally-turn start position, but doing so removes all Break-In effects. (Break-In 2 Cannot be dispelled (Stacks 2 / Duration 1): Attack Power +15%, damage taken -10%.)

Concordian [Tier 3]

An advanced class that uses a sword, withstands enemy attacks, and neutralizes attacks.

Blade of Decision

Lv	Effect
1	Damage taken is reduced by 15%, and reduced by an additional amount equal to 10% of the HP ratio lost. When in combat with an enemy that has a debuff, Attack Power / Physical Penetration increase by 20%. When making a combat attack, damage dealt to enemies at 35% HP or below increases by 50%.
2	Damage taken is reduced by 25%, and reduced by an additional amount equal to 20% of the HP ratio lost. When in combat with an enemy that has a debuff, Attack Power / Physical Penetration increase by 30%. When making a combat attack, damage dealt to enemies at 35% HP or below increases by 50%.

Grey Herald [Tier 3]

An advanced class that uses a sword and supports allies with distinctive tactics while fighting.

Mediation's Message

Lv	Effect
1	Ignores the enemy's Control Zone when moving. When attacking or being attacked while holding a buff or debuff, Attack Power increases by 20% and damage taken decreases by 10%. At the end of an action, gain a random Message buff effect and copy 1 buff effect applied to yourself to another ally within 2 tiles. After using the Mediation's Edict skill, its cooldown is reduced by 1. (Charter of Valor Message (Stacks 2 / Duration 2): Attack Power / Spell Power +20%.) (Secret Order of Decisive Battle Message (Stacks 2 / Duration 2): Attack Power / Spell Power +10%. Defense / Resistance increase by 5% of Attack Power.) (Passage Agreement Message (Stacks 2 / Duration 2): AoE damage taken -15%. Movement distance +1 (does not stack). Ignores Control Zone. Ignores slow effects.) (Charter of Patience Message (Stacks 2 / Duration 2): Max HP +10%. At the end of the character's turn, restore HP equal to 30% of Attack Power.) (Missive of Fierce Battle Message (Stacks 2 / Duration 2): Critical Rate +10%. Critical Damage +10%.)
2	Ignores the enemy's Control Zone when moving. When attacking or being attacked while holding a buff or debuff, Attack Power increases by 30% and damage taken decreases by 20%. At the end of an action, gain a random Message buff effect and copy 2 buff effects applied to yourself to another ally within 2 tiles. After using the Mediation's Edict skill, its cooldown is reduced by 1.

Skills

Common Skills🔗

Skill	TP	Range	CD	Effect
Ritual Blaze Melee Heal Combat	1	1-1	2 turns	Deals damage equal to 130% of Attack Power to an enemy and restores HP equal to 50% of Attack Power. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Rapier
Boundless Flash Soul Melee Directional Movement Attack	2	1-1	2 turns	Choose a direction and deal damage equal to 80% of Attack Power to enemies within 4 tiles ahead, moving through the enemies to the farthest empty tile. Applies the Weakness Detection effect to the damaged enemies for 2 turns. • Weakness Detection Duel (Duration 2): When in combat with the caster, chance to take critical damage +20%. When in combat with the caster, damage dealt -30%. Lasts 2 turns.
First Aid Heal	1	Self	2 turns	Restores 30% of own HP and gains the First Aid effect for 3 turns. • First Aid Cannot be dispelled (Duration 3): At the end of the character's turn, restore HP equal to 15% of total HP. Lasts 3 turns.
Half-Moon Slash Ranged Directional Position Control Combat	2	1-2	2 turns	Fires a half-moon slash at an enemy, dealing damage equal to 150% of Attack Power and knocking them back 1 tile. • Allowed weapons: Sword, Greatsword, Rapier

Unique Skills🔗

Skill	TP	Range	CD	Effect
Blade Rush Melee Combat	2	1-1	2 turns	Deals damage equal to 140% of Attack Power and gains the Weapon Block effect. • Weapon Block Cannot be dispelled (Duration 1): In combat, 70% chance to block the enemy's attack and take 50% less damage. Blocked damage cannot be a critical hit. Lasts 1 turn.
Shadow Assault Melee Movement Attack	1	3	2 turns	Teleport to a designated tile within a 3-tile radius, deal damage equal to 120% of Attack Power to enemies within 1 tile radius, and gain the Shadow Veil effect. If holding the Break-In class passive, this skill's damage is reduced by 50%. • Shadow Veil Cannot be dispelled (Duration 2): Critical rate received -20%. Lasts 2 turns.
Sealing Strike Melee Combat	2	1-2	3 turns	Applies the Power Seal effect to an enemy and attacks, dealing damage equal to 90% of Attack Power. Also deals 50% of Attack Power as additional fixed damage to enemies within 1 tile radius of the target. • Power Seal Action Control (Duration 1): Cannot attack. Cannot counterattack. Lasts 1 turn.
Mediation's Edict Slash	1	3	3 turns	Grants the Mediation's Shield effect to a target ally, dispels all action-control effects, and gains an extra skill-use or attack opportunity. When the skill is equipped, the Mediation's Edict persistent effect is applied. • Mediation's Edict Cannot be dispelled: Grants the Mediation's Edict aura effect to allies within 2 tiles. When using a skill on an ally, dispel 1 debuff on the target. When using a skill on an enemy, extend the duration of the target's non-action-control debuffs by +1. • Mediation's Edict Cannot be dispelled: When attacked, ranged damage taken -15% to -35% (increases with distance; max effect at 4 tiles distance). Permanent duration. • Mediation's Shield Shield (Duration 2): Shield equal to 80% of Attack Power. If HP ratio is 50% or below, shield increases by 50%. Damage-over-time taken -50%. When attacking or being attacked while holding a debuff, Attack Power +20%. Lasts 2 turns. Ultimate

Gray Shadow Ascension Dance [Ultimate][Slash]🔗

"Be stained in ashen gray!"

Tier	Effect
First Acquisition	Deals damage equal to 110% of Attack Power to enemies within 1 tile radius of the target point. Additionally, restores HP equal to 60% of Attack Power to all ally players and, once per game, grants the Bound Will effect. • Bound Will Cannot be dispelledAuthority: Attack Power / Spell Power +10%. Does not stack with other Authority effects. Permanent duration.
Max Awakening	Deals damage equal to 130% of Attack Power to enemies within 1 tile radius of the target point and applies the Power Seal effect. Additionally, restores HP equal to 90% of Attack Power to all ally players and, once per game, grants the Bound Will effect. • Power Seal Action Control (Duration 1): Cannot attack. Cannot counterattack. • Bound Will Cannot be dispelledAuthority: Attack Power / Spell Power +15%. Does not stack with other Authority effects. Permanent duration.
Max Manifestation	Deals damage equal to 160% of Attack Power to enemies within 1 tile radius of the target point and applies the Power Seal effect. Additionally, restores HP equal to 120% of Attack Power to all ally players, restores 1 TP, and, once per game, grants the Bound Will effect. • Power Seal Action Control (Duration 1): Cannot attack. Cannot counterattack. • Bound Will Cannot be dispelledAuthority: Attack Power / Spell Power +15%, Max HP +15%. Does not stack with other Authority effects. Permanent duration. • Cost: TP 5 | Range: 1-3 | Area: AoE | Cooldown: 5 turns Exclusive Weapon

Ashen Oath [Max Awakening]🔗

• Rarity: Legendary
• Type: Greatsword
• Exclusive Character: Gray Knights G.S

Flavor: The sword used by the commander of the Gray Knights. Its plain ashen color signifies order, balance, and mediation. When Gray Knights G.S equips it, the weapon's potential can be drawn out.

Stats: Max HP +128, Attack Power +382 Additional Stats: Attack Power +15%, Max HP +15%

Blade of Fierce Assault: Before a basic attack or using a skill, gain the Blade of Fierce Assault effect. After using a skill, gain the Balanced Strike effect. When using a movement attack skill, gain the Focus effect (Cooldown 1). Applies the Lion Heart effect.

• Balanced Strike Cannot be dispelled: The next basic attack changes into a Balanced Strike with range +1, dealing 140% of Attack Power damage. Removed after the basic attack.
• Focus Cannot be dispelled: After ending an action, gain 1 TP.
• Lion Heart Cannot be dispelled: Attack Power cannot be reduced below 70%.
• Blade of Fierce Assault Cannot be dispelled: Attack Power +10%, Physical Penetration +10%. Lasts 2 turns. Stacks up to 3 times.

Honed Blade (general skill): Before using a skill, gain the Honed Blade effect. When using a movement attack skill, gain the Focus effect (Cooldown 1).

• Focus Cannot be dispelled: After ending an action, gain 1 TP.
• Honed Blade Cannot be dispelled: Attack Power +10%, Physical Penetration +10%. Lasts 2 turns. Stacks up to 2 times.

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Awakening🔗

Two parallel tracks: Awakening/Manifestation and Inner Cube.

Awakening track:

Stage	Upgrades
1	Ultimate Enhancement 1
2	Unique Passive Enhancement 1
3	Ultimate Enhancement 2
4	Unique Passive Enhancement 2
5	Ultimate Enhancement 3
6	Unique Passive Enhancement 3

Inner Cube track:

Stage	Upgrades
1	Stat Enhancement 1
2	Stat Enhancement 2
3	Artifact Acquisition
4	Artifact Enhancement 1
5	Artifact Enhancement 2
6	Artifact Enhancement 3

Artifacts🔗

Orb of Insight Flavor: "The truth that eye reflects is not always sweet. Only those who dare to gaze can bear its weight."

Lv	Effect
1	Crit Rate +10%. Crit rate received -10%. If not under action control, applies Keen Gaze 1 to the enemy before combat. Keen Gaze 1: damage received +10%. Lasts 2 turns.
2	Crit Rate +15%. Crit rate received -15%. If not under action control, applies Keen Gaze 2 before combat. Keen Gaze 2: damage received +15%. Lasts 2 turns.
3	Crit Rate +20%. Crit rate received -20%. If not under action control, applies Keen Gaze 3 before combat. Keen Gaze 3: damage received +20%. Lasts 2 turns.
4	Crit Rate +25%. Crit rate received -25%. If not under action control, applies Keen Gaze 4 before combat. Keen Gaze 4: damage received +30%. Lasts 2 turns.

Ancient Hero's Seal Flavor: "The eye that pierces the enemy's opening and the sword tip become one. Victory and defeat, all rests on this moment." Seal

Lv	Effect
1	Physical Penetration +10%. Crit damage received -10%. Once per turn, after the wearer takes crit damage, recovers 20% of the damage taken. Cannot stack with the Ancient Hero's Ring recovery effect. If not under action control, applies Healing Reduction to target before combat. Healing Reduction: healing received -50%. Cannot stack with other Healing Reduction effects. Lasts 2 turns.
2	Physical Penetration +20%. Crit damage received -15%. Once per turn, after wearer takes crit damage, recovers 30% of damage taken. Cannot stack with Ancient Hero's Ring recovery. If not under action control, applies Healing Reduction before combat.
3	Physical Penetration +30%. Crit damage received -20%. Once per turn, after wearer takes crit damage, recovers 40% of damage taken. Cannot stack with Ancient Hero's Ring recovery. If not under action control, applies Healing Reduction before combat.
4	Physical Penetration +40%. Crit damage received -25%. Once per turn, after wearer takes crit damage, recovers 50% of damage taken. Cannot stack with Ancient Hero's Ring recovery. If not under action control, applies Healing Reduction before combat.

Pincer Coordination Flavor: "You are no longer alone. It instills the firm belief that any adversity can be overcome when together with allies."

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

Release Date🔗

Original Korean release: 2025-09-02. Released as a Green-attribute Legendary Ranger character.

Estimated global release: 2027-01-20.

Guide🔗

NamuWiki community assessment (KR server), subjective community opinion:

Performance overview: Base class is Ranger. Tier 2 has the unique class Skirmisher; Tier 3 classes are Edgerunner / Concordian / Grey Herald, all brand-new classes matching current trends. Ultimate is Gray Shadow Ascension Dance.

• Unique Passive "Guardian of Grey": ATK increases unconditionally by 10%~25%; after being attacked, if HP ratio is 30%35% or below, gains Guard of Dawn once every 43 turns. At 6-star, damage received reduced by up to 10% based on lost HP ratio. Guard of Dawn: 80%~95% of ATK as shield, lasts 2 turns, cannot be dispelled. Survival-focused passive; since most of GGS's skills scale on ATK, the unconditional ATK boost is welcome.

Classes:

• Base movement is 4 (Ranger). Tier 3 has three options: Edgerunner (charge in, wreak havoc, then return; creates control zones), Concordian (no utility but strong survival and damage), Grey Herald (self-buffs then copies to allies for support; strengthened by held buffs/debuffs; ignores control-zone movement).
• Edgerunner: learns Shadow Assault. Creates control zone on adjacent tiles; gains "Breach" buff per enemy in surrounding 8 tiles before attacking; using a "movement attack" skill grants max-stack Breach plus an extra attack/skill chance. Breach: ATK +15%, damage received -10%, max 2~3 stacks, lasts 1 turn. Can use Shadow Return before turn end to return to ally turn-start position, removing all Breach. Specialized for hit-and-run; at max Breach stacks ATK up to +45% and damage received -30%. Note: Shadow Assault, which is learned here, has movement-attack property and synergizes with Edgerunner, BUT deals half damage when used as the Edgerunner class. GGS's only two movement-attack skills are Shadow Assault and Boundless Flash Soul.
• Concordian: learns Sealing Strike. Damage received reduced up to 25% plus additional reduction of 20% of lost HP ratio; ATK/physical penetration up to +30% vs enemies with debuffs; +50% damage to enemies at 35% HP or below on combat attack. Combat-attack and survival focused, no utility but just tanky, favored against low-HP/debuffed enemies. Reads as raid-oriented.
• Grey Herald: learns Edict of Mediation. Ignores control-zone movement; when attacked while holding buff/debuff, ATK +30% and damage received -20%; at action end, randomly gains one "Message" buff and copies 2 of own applied buffs to 1 other ally within 2 tiles. Message buffs: ATK & spell power +20%, max 2 stacks, 2 turns, ATK & spell power +10%, DEF/RES +5% of ATK, max 2 stacks, 2 turns, AoE damage received -15%, move distance +1 no-stack, ignore control zone, ignore slow, 2 turns, max HP +10%, recover 30% of ATK at turn end, 2 turns, crit rate +10%, crit damage +10%, max 2 stacks, 2 turns. Using Edict of Mediation reduces its cooldown by 1. Strong randomness but unique support class; a terminal-tier buffer that also acquires GGS's main skill Edict of Mediation and cuts its cooldown, so recommended as #1 priority to raise. Buff-copy triggers on "action end" including re-actions, so with luck can shield 3 allies (incl. GGS) with Shield of Mediation in one turn.

Core skills & Ultimate:

• Blade Rush: TP 2, single-target melee 140% ATK, gains Weapon Block, cooldown 2. Weapon Block: 70% chance in combat to block, taking 50% less damage (blocked damage cannot crit), 1 turn. Supports GGS tanking, triggers on counter/pincer too; problem is it's a chance (Valkyries guaranteed at least 1 block at 100% HP; this doesn't, and chance is 10% lower). 70% is still high, but weigh against self-heal TP 1 and ranged TP 2.
• Shadow Assault: TP 1, teleport to a tile within 3, AoE 120% ATK to enemies in surrounding 8 tiles, gains crit rate received -20%, 2 turns, cooldown 2, movement-attack. -50% damage if holding a Breach-class passive. Called a broken skill: teleport + AoE + crit-rate-down buff for only TP 1, 120% multiplier. Combos with Edgerunner to breach and return, but that combo halves damage.
• Sealing Strike: TP 2, range 12, applies Force Seal: cannot attack, cannot counter, 1 turn, 90% ATK to target plus 50% ATK fixed damage to enemies within 1 tile of target, cooldown 3. Damage low but freely applies the same Force Seal that Diene brought as an exclusive; as an AoE the damage isn't really low, Force Seal is famously broken, and 12 range lets you hit slightly distant enemies.
• Edict of Mediation: TP 1, cooldown 3. Just equipping it grants a passive. Passive gives allies within 2 tiles an Edict of Mediation aura reducing ranged damage received, scaling with distance (2 tiles: -15% / 3 tiles: -25% / 4+ tiles: -35%), infinite duration. Using a skill on an ally removes 1 debuff from them; using on an enemy extends their non-action-control debuff duration by +1 turn. Active gives an ally within 3 tiles a Shield of Mediation, 80% ATK shield, +50% if HP <=50%, DoT received -50%, ATK +20% when attacking/attacked while holding a debuff and removes all action-control effects, plus grants an extra skill/attack chance. Called GGS's alpha and omega. Praised as a fast counter to first-turn Heidelun.
• Ultimate Gray Shadow Ascension Dance: designate 1 tile within 1~3, deal 110%~130% ATK to a 3x3 area centered on it, heal all allies for 60%~90% of ATK, and once per game grant the infinite-duration buff Bound Will: ATK & spell power +10%~15%. From 6-star, applies Force Seal to all damaged enemies. Narrow range but all-in-one deal+heal+support; location-targeted (not target-designated) and usable even with no enemy in range. At high star can disable up to 9 enemies via Force Seal.

Dedicated Weapon & recommended gear:

• Weapon is a greatsword. Extra stats: ATK & HP. GGS synergy is perfect; "before skill use" condition applies stats immediately even on buff skills, and movement-attack skills grant Focus easing TP burden. When Focus procs, Shadow Assault becomes free; at 4-star the basic attack after a movement attack becomes a free ranged damage skill, greatly boosting damage. Full star also covers ATK-down debuff resistance but poor value, so 4-star is generally recommended for high-star aims.
• Armor: since heal/support/deal skills all scale on ATK, stack ATK. Basically Hyeopgaek 2-set or Salsu 2-set for ATK. For Ilgidangcheon, GGS gets physical penetration easily so 2-set recommended; the 4-set (ATK) requires combat attack which is slightly awkward for a GGS that pours buffs from turn 1, but still usable. For tanking, the Pungun set from regular G.S days is also viable.
• Accessory: Ancient Hero's Ring is best as always (ATK +10%, crit damage received -10%, plus HP recovery). But since GGS can equip the Ancient Hero's Seal artifact with the ring's recovery via Awakening, at high awakening other choices open up. Besides the ring: defensively with Concordian gives ATK-up and phys-pen, good synergy, offensively ATK & phys pen. At Hero grade, Wolf Fang is best for the same reason as Marksman's Spell Bullet.

Evaluation: An all-rounder Ranger who can solo do deal, heal, tank, support, and debuff, and protects allies from ranged attacks. Investment is simple (just stack ATK). Via Edict of Mediation shields, indirect healing by copying Charter of Patience to others as Grey Herald, and ultimate whole-team healing, it can even be considered the first Legendary-grade healer of the Green attribute. Just equipping Edict of Mediation protects nearby allies from ranged attacks, making it the optimal counter to first-turn Heidelun who rushes in and blows up games with AoE. Used as a counter to the strongest ranged dealer Heidelun, so in PVP it is rated as a character who forces combat into melee. Its damage is hard to rate as main-dealer level, but with dedicated ATK investment it pulls its weight; an all-rounder this versatile also having great damage would have been game-breaking. (No explicit S/A/B tier letter rating present in this text.)