Blade & Soul

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Action
Publisher: NCSoft
Release Date: Jan. 19, 2016

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'Blade & Soul' Symphony of Destruction Update Will Add New Class, Dungeon, Horse Mounts And More Next Week

by Rainier on Oct. 6, 2022 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT

Blade & Soul is an Asian Martial Arts MMORPG that breaks the traditional confined and monotonous game plays, providing the gamers a completely new experience.

Blade & Soul delivers an engaging story and vibrant world for players to explore. In the game, players must fight to avenge the death of their fallen master in a classic Wuxia storyline. Wuxia, which literally means "martial hero", is a broad genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. As players explore the world in Blade & Soul, they will see a fusion of Asian cultures that delivers stunning landscapes and vistas.

Blade & Soul defies typical MMO conventions, delivering action-based combat with ability combos and a flexible party role system that does not require dedicated healers. It gives players unprecedented movement abilities around the world as their characters leap over mountains and fly through the air.


Delve into the Grim Nexus as Blade & Soul’s 15th Class, the Musician joins the fray as part of the Symphony of Destruction - the latest update which will be going live on 12th October. The musician is one of the most diverse classes and it brings an unmistakable fight style to the game.

At launch, players can either choose Harmony - a party/support specialization, focussing on buffs and healing abilities OR Divine - a DPS crowd control specialization offering a more standard Blade & Soul experience.

Players who are looking for a more strategic and timing-sensitive playstyle will be pleased with the Musician's ability to dance between offense and defense, something that skilled players will use to their advantage. Other than being a brand new role in Blade & Soul, the Musician also offers players some Roleplay concepts. Musicians can actually play their instrument out of combat with 24 distinct notes giving players the ability to create and perform in-game. The class is reserved to female characters of Jin, Yun and Lyn races.

Alongside the game-breaking new class, players can also look forward to a brand new Demonsbane dungeon; Grim Nexus. Grim Nexus will offer high-level players a worthwhile challenge with dynamic difficulty and increased rewards.

The game will also introduce the long-awaited horse mounts. Horse mounts will also be added to the game and will offer players increased sprint and water dash, but no air or wall dash at this time.

Symphony of Destruction also brings new Quality of Life improvements to Blade & Soul.

UI Improvements

  • Dungeon Party UI and Transmutation UI have both been improved.
  • An option to clean up damage numbers on screen will also be added.

Equipment Guide

  • The Equipment guide feature will show you upgrade paths and the materials required to upgrade your gear. This will help you make decisions on upgrading your gear.

Move All Storage Button

  • All duplicate items in both your Inventory and Storage can now be moved to your Storage with a click of a button. Adds the "Move All" Button to the Bottom of the Storage Menu.

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