Grapple spell changes

Every Grapple skill that changed in Angels Online Eternal compared with the original game: 4 skills, rank by rank.

Grapple skills: current stats · All schools

Drifting CloudsRanks 1–5Timing

Chance to summon clouds when attacking, temporarily decreasing spell damage received, and increasing movement speed. Effect triggers 10 times.

What changed

Reduced cast time to 0.5s from 1s at ranks 1–5.

Rank	Setting	Before	Now
1	Cast time	1s	0.5s
2	Cast time	1s	0.5s
3	Cast time	1s	0.5s
4	Cast time	1s	0.5s
5	Cast time	1s	0.5s

Current stats on the skill page

Flowing WaterRanks 1–5Timing

Chance to summon a torrent when attacking, temporarily decreasing melee damage received, and gradually recovering HP. Effect triggers 10 times.

What changed

Reduced cast time to 0.5s from 1s at ranks 1–5.

Rank	Setting	Before	Now
1	Cast time	1s	0.5s
2	Cast time	1s	0.5s
3	Cast time	1s	0.5s
4	Cast time	1s	0.5s
5	Cast time	1s	0.5s

Current stats on the skill page

Guardian ShellRanks 1–5New tiers

Adopts a steady defensive stance that triggers Guardian Shell to increase DEF and Spell DEF while reducing SPD. When using Attack Skills, you can gain extra Melee RES. This effect ends after 10 triggers.

What changed

Added ranks 1–5. Their complete current values are listed below.

Rank	Setting	Before	Now
1	Cast time	Not present	0.1s
	Hit/effect delay	Not present	0.5s
	Cooldown	Not present	30s
	SP cost	Not present	1 SP
	Duration	Not present	60s
	Defense bonus	Not present	1240
	Movement speed modifier	Not present	-80
	NPC targeting blocked	Not present	Yes
	Physical attack flag	Not present	Yes
	Required school 1	Not present	Grapple
	Required skill level	Not present	280
	Shared-category cooldown restriction	Not present	Yes
	Spell defense bonus	Not present	780
	Target type	Not present	Self
	Description	Not present	Adopts a steady defensive stance that triggers Guardian Shell to increase DEF and Spell DEF while reducing SPD. When using Attack Skills, you can gain extra Melee RES. This effect ends after 10 triggers.
2	Cast time	Not present	0.1s
	Hit/effect delay	Not present	0.5s
	Cooldown	Not present	30s
	SP cost	Not present	1 SP
	Duration	Not present	60s
	Defense bonus	Not present	1500
	Movement speed modifier	Not present	-70
	NPC targeting blocked	Not present	Yes
	Physical attack flag	Not present	Yes
	Replacement rule	Not present	16177
	Required school 1	Not present	Grapple
	Required skill level	Not present	290
	Shared-category cooldown restriction	Not present	Yes
	Spell defense bonus	Not present	940
	Target type	Not present	Self
	Description	Not present	Adopts a steady defensive stance that triggers Guardian Shell to increase DEF and Spell DEF while reducing SPD. When using Attack Skills, you can gain extra Melee RES. This effect ends after 10 triggers.
3	Cast time	Not present	0.1s
	Hit/effect delay	Not present	0.5s
	Cooldown	Not present	30s
	SP cost	Not present	1 SP
	Duration	Not present	60s
	Defense bonus	Not present	1890
	Movement speed modifier	Not present	-60
	NPC targeting blocked	Not present	Yes
	Physical attack flag	Not present	Yes
	Replacement rule	Not present	16178
	Required school 1	Not present	Grapple
	Required skill level	Not present	300
	Shared-category cooldown restriction	Not present	Yes
	Spell defense bonus	Not present	1190
	Target type	Not present	Self
	Description	Not present	Adopts a steady defensive stance that triggers Guardian Shell to increase DEF and Spell DEF while reducing SPD. When using Attack Skills, you can gain extra Melee RES. This effect ends after 10 triggers.
4	Cast time	Not present	0.1s
	Hit/effect delay	Not present	0.5s
	Cooldown	Not present	30s
	SP cost	Not present	1 SP
	Duration	Not present	60s
	Defense bonus	Not present	2440
	Movement speed modifier	Not present	-50
	NPC targeting blocked	Not present	Yes
	Physical attack flag	Not present	Yes
	Replacement rule	Not present	16179
	Required school 1	Not present	Grapple
	Required skill level	Not present	310
	Shared-category cooldown restriction	Not present	Yes
	Spell defense bonus	Not present	1530
	Target type	Not present	Self
	Description	Not present	Adopts a steady defensive stance that triggers Guardian Shell to increase DEF and Spell DEF while reducing SPD. When using Attack Skills, you can gain extra Melee RES. This effect ends after 10 triggers.
5	Cast time	Not present	0.1s
	Hit/effect delay	Not present	0.5s
	Cooldown	Not present	30s
	SP cost	Not present	1 SP
	Duration	Not present	60s
	Defense bonus	Not present	3840
	Movement speed modifier	Not present	-40
	NPC targeting blocked	Not present	Yes
	Physical attack flag	Not present	Yes
	Replacement rule	Not present	16180
	Required school 1	Not present	Grapple
	Required skill level	Not present	320
	Shared-category cooldown restriction	Not present	Yes
	Spell defense bonus	Not present	2400
	Target type	Not present	Self
	Description	Not present	Adopts a steady defensive stance that triggers Guardian Shell to increase DEF and Spell DEF while reducing SPD. When using Attack Skills, you can gain extra Melee RES. This effect ends after 10 triggers.

More details

Rank 1

Setting	Before	Now
Cast animation	Not present	攻擊動作
Declared tier	Not present	1
Effect formula	Not present	62
Effect priority	Not present	1
Effect/cooldown category	Not present	718
Formula parameter 1	Not present	16292
Formula parameter 2	Not present	25
Formula parameter 3	Not present	10
Icon ID	Not present	40157
Name	Not present	Guardian Shell I
Spell family group	Not present	2607
Visual effect ID	Not present	666

Rank 2

Setting	Before	Now
Cast animation	Not present	攻擊動作
Declared tier	Not present	2
Effect formula	Not present	62
Effect priority	Not present	1
Effect/cooldown category	Not present	718
Formula parameter 1	Not present	16293
Formula parameter 2	Not present	30
Formula parameter 3	Not present	10
Icon ID	Not present	40157
Name	Not present	Guardian Shell II
Spell family group	Not present	2607
Visual effect ID	Not present	666

Rank 3

Setting	Before	Now
Cast animation	Not present	攻擊動作
Declared tier	Not present	3
Effect formula	Not present	62
Effect priority	Not present	1
Effect/cooldown category	Not present	718
Formula parameter 1	Not present	16294
Formula parameter 2	Not present	35
Formula parameter 3	Not present	10
Icon ID	Not present	40157
Name	Not present	Guardian Shell III
Spell family group	Not present	2607
Visual effect ID	Not present	666

Rank 4

Setting	Before	Now
Cast animation	Not present	攻擊動作
Declared tier	Not present	4
Effect formula	Not present	62
Effect priority	Not present	1
Effect/cooldown category	Not present	718
Formula parameter 1	Not present	16295
Formula parameter 2	Not present	40
Formula parameter 3	Not present	10
Icon ID	Not present	40157
Name	Not present	Guardian Shell IV
Spell family group	Not present	2607
Visual effect ID	Not present	666

Rank 5

Setting	Before	Now
Cast animation	Not present	攻擊動作
Declared tier	Not present	5
Effect formula	Not present	62
Effect priority	Not present	1
Effect/cooldown category	Not present	718
Formula parameter 1	Not present	16296
Formula parameter 2	Not present	50
Formula parameter 3	Not present	10
Icon ID	Not present	40157
Name	Not present	Guardian Shell V
Spell family group	Not present	2607
Visual effect ID	Not present	666

Current stats on the skill page

Lordly AuraRanks 1–5Effects

Increases your HP and melee attack. Melee damage is increased by 20%. Effect lasts for %1.

What changed

Target type: 自身 → Self at ranks 1–5.

Rank	Setting	Before	Now
1	Target type	自身	Self
2	Target type	自身	Self
3	Target type	自身	Self
4	Target type	自身	Self
5	Target type	自身	Self

Current stats on the skill page

Values are the base numbers in the game files, before equipment, stats and enemy defence. “Before” is the original Angels Online 8.1.2.1; “Now” is Angels Online Eternal.