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Basic Movement and Combat System Guide



[h3]■ Basic Movement System[/h3]
1) Movement
  • Walk / Run
    - Keyboard & Mouse: W / S / A / D (Walk: Alt)
    - Controller: LS (Slight tilt = Walk, Full tilt = Run)
  • Sprint
    - Keyboard & Mouse: Shift + W / S / A / D
    - Controller: LS HOLD
  • Jump
    - Keyboard & Mouse: F
    - Controller: A


2) Camera Control
  • Camera Rotation
    - Keyboard & Mouse: Mouse Movement
    - Controller: RS
  • Lock-On / Focus on Nearby Enemy
    - Keyboard & Mouse: Mouse Wheel Click
    - Controller: RS HOLD


[h3]■ Character Combat System[/h3]
1) Attack Types ※ Characters in Vindictus: Defying Fate utilize two primary attack types, introduced during the tutorial phase.
  • Basic Attack: Fast, ideal for maintaining pressure on the enemy.
    - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB
    - Controller: X
  • Strong Attack: Slower but deals significant damage, ideal for finishing strikes.
    - Keyboard & Mouse: RMB
    - Controller: Y
    ※ Combine these attacks to create a variety of combo sequences depending on the situation.


2) Dodge and Guard ※ Characters can evade or block incoming attacks depending on their class.
  • Guard
    - Keyboard & Mouse: Q
    - Controller: LB
  • Dodge
    - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE
    - Controller: B
    ※ Some characters can both block and evade, while others may only have access to Dodge.


3) Special Actions ※ Some characters have unique moves that can be activated through specific key inputs, providing extra attacks or defensive maneuvers.
  • Character Unique Ability
    - Keyboard & Mouse: TAB
    - Controller: RB
  • Active Skills
    • Active Skill 1
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 1
      - Controller: LT + Y
    • Active Skill 2
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2
      - Controller: LT + X
    • Active Skill 3
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3
      - Controller: LT + B
    • Active Skill 4
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 4
      - Controller: LT + A

[h3]■ Character-Specific Controls and Skill List[/h3]

1) Fiona
A warrior who combines offense with defense with her sword and shield.

  • Attack Combos
    • Rending Beak
      - Keyboard & Mouse: RMB
      - Controller: Y
    • Rising Feather
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → Y
    • Cleaving Feather
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → Y → Y
    • Daring Hit
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → Y
    • Measured Blow
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → Y → Y
    • Solid Strike
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y
    • Ivy Sweep
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y → Y
    • Amaranth Kick
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB
      Controller: X → X → X → X → Y
  • Dodge / Sprint / Guard Utilization
    • Dodge
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE
      - Controller: B
    • Thrusting Talon (After Dodge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE → RMB
      - Controller: B → Y
    • Swift Talon (While Sprinting)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Shift + W / S / A / D → RMB
      - Controller: LS HOLD → Y
    • Guard
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Q
      - Controller: LB
    • Counterattack (After Precisely Timed Guard)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Q (Successful) → RMB
      - Controller: LB (Successful) → Y
      ※ Counter Attack can be used up to 2 times in succession.
  • Shield Deflection
    • Shield Deflection (When Under Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: TAB
      - Controller: RB
  • Active Skills
    • Shield Bash
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 1
      - Controller: LT + Y
    • Focal Point
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2
      - Controller: LT + X
    • Focal Point (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + Y → Y
    • Bird of Prey
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3
      - Controller: LT + B
    • Bird of Prey (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + B → Y
    • Shield Charge
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 4
      - Controller: LT + A
2) Lann
A warrior who wields a pair of swords with glory and splendor.

  • Attack Combos
    • Gust Sting
      - Keyboard & Mouse: RMB
      - Controller: Y
    • Rising Crescent
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → Y
    • Pummel Storm
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → Y
    • Razorwind
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → Y → Y
    • Blade Tornado
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y
    • Fanning Slash
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → X → Y
    • Akimbo Slash
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → X → Y → Y
  • Dodge / Sprint Utilization
    • Slip Dash (Dodge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE
      - Controller: B
    • Slip Through (Follow-Up Dodge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE → SPACE
      - Controller: B → B
    • Double Crescent (After Dodge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE → RMB
      - Controller: B → Y
    • Gust Needle (While Sprinting)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Shift + W / S / A / D → RMB
      - Controller: LS HOLD → Y


  • Gliding Fury
    Gliding Fury can only be activated after hitting an enemy with a specific attack.
    • Activation Conditions
      - Land a hit with Razorwind
      - Land a hit with Akimbo Slash
      - Land a hit with Perfect Dodge Attack
      - Land a hit with Fatal Fury
    • Note
      - If Gliding Fury hits while triggered from any condition except Fatal Fury, it can be chained one additional time.
    • Input
      - Keyboard & Mouse: TAB
      - Controller: RB
  • Active Skills
    • Cross Assault
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 1
      - Controller: LT + Y
    • Windmill
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2
      - Controller: LT + X
    • Raging Fever
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3
      - Controller: LT + B
    • Raging Fever (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + B → Y
    • Fatal Fury
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 4
      - Controller: LT + A
      ※ Fatal Fury can be used up to 3 times within a limited time window.
3) Delia
A princess who cleaves a path through fate with her greatsword.

  • Attack Combos
    • Wild Star (Charged Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: RMB HOLD
      - Controller: Y HOLD
    • Solar Flare
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → Y
    • Rings of Saturn
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → Y
    • Rising Comet
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → Y → Y
    • Orbital Flurry
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y
    • Falling Comet
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y → Y
  • Dodge / Sprint / Guard Utilization
    • Gravity Hop (Dodge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE
      - Controller: B
    • Stellar Strike (After Dodge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE → RMB
      - Controller: B → Y
    • Meteor Impact (While Sprinting)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Shift + W / S / A / D → RMB
      - Controller: LS HOLD → Y
    • Eclipse (Guard)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Q
      - Controller: LB
    • Noble Retribution (After Precisely Timed Guard)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Q (Successful) → RMB
      - Controller: LB (Successful) → Y
  • Whispering Rose
    • Combo 1
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB → TAB
      - Controller: X → X → Y → Y → RB
    • Combo 2
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB → TAB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y → Y → RB
    • After Successful Guard
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Q (Successful) → RMB → TAB
      - Controller: LB (Successful) → Y → RB
      ※ Whispering Rose consumes Delia's unique resource, "Vigor," to activate.
  • Active Skills
    • Fearless Slash
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 1
      - Controller: LT + Y
    • Bloom Waltz
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2
      - Controller: LT + X
    • White Rose
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3
      - Controller: LT + B
    • White Rose (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + B → Y
    • Blue Rose Crush
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 4
      - Controller: LT + A
    • Blue Rose Crush (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 4 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + A → Y
4) Karok
A half-giant warrior who crushes his opponents with a massive pillar.

  • Attack Combos
    • Rhino Impact
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → Y
    • Rhino Gore
      Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → RMB → RMB
      Controller: X → Y → Y
    • Bison Charge
      Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → RMB
      Controller: X → X → Y
    • Mammoth Sweep
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y
    • Mammoth Crash
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y → Y
    • Mammoth Force
      - Keyboard & Mouse: LMB → LMB → LMB → RMB → RMB → RMB
      - Controller: X → X → X → Y → Y → Y
  • Savage Frenzy
    • Savage Frenzy
      - Keyboard & Mouse: RMB (Repeat)
      - Controller: Y (Repeat)
  • Jumbo Pounce
    • Jumbo Pounce
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → Q
      - Controller: Attack Combo → LB
    • War Stomp
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → Q → Q
      - Controller: Attack Combo → LB → LB
    • Bone Crusher
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → Q → Q → Q
      - Controller: Attack Combo → LB → LB → LB
    • Boulder Smash
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → Q → Q → Q → Q
      - Controller: Attack Combo → LB → LB → LB → LB
  • Dropkick
    • Dropkick
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → TAB
      - Controller: Attack Combo → RB
    • Rising Vault
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → TAB → TAB
      - Controller: Attack Combo → RB → RB
    • Rising Vault Blitz
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Attack Combo → TAB → TAB → TAB
      - Controller: Attack Combo → RB → RB → RB
  • Dodge / Sprint / Guard Utilization
    • Roll
      - Keyboard & Mouse: SPACE
      - Controller: B
    • Wild Fang (While Sprinting)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: Shift + W / S / A / D → RMB
      - Controller: LS HOLD → Y
  • Active Skills
    • Shoulder Check
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 1
      - Controller: LT + Y
    • Shoulder Check (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 1 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + Y → Y
    • Whirlwind
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2
      - Controller: LT + Y
    • Whirlwind (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 2 → RMB HOLD
      - Controller: LT + Y → Y HOLD
      ※ The number of spins increases based on the hold duration.
    • Kodiak Rush
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3
      - Controller: LT + B
    • Kodiak Rush (Additional Attack)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3 → RMB
      - Controller: LT + B → Y
    • Kodiak Rush (After Charge)
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 3 → RMB HOLD
      - Controller: LT + B → Y HOLD
    • Earthquake
      - Keyboard & Mouse: 4
      - Controller: LT + A
*All system names are temporary and subject to change.