How combinations work
After your second rebirth your character has had three lives: the first class, the second class and the class you play now. Each past life adds its own set of skills to the current one, so the order and the mix of classes decide your final toolkit. The first rebirth works the same way with two lives (see Reborn skills).
- A skill only carries over if you learned it before the rebirth.
- Skill Epiphany: the second rebirth wipes all skills, magic and weapon proficiencies. Train one back to half of its old level before the rebirth, and it jumps straight back to the old level.
- Every second-rebirth character gets a new skill, Bless.
- Of the four newer Ninja skills, only Super Twofold Blade is kept after the rebirth.
- Poisonous Arrows works from level 70, with a bow and arrows that are both under level 70.
What each past class passes on
This is what a life in each class usually gives you. The last column shows the main changes that depend on the class you play now.
| Past life | Usually passes on | Depends on your class now |
|---|---|---|
| Trojan | Cyclone, Spirit Healing, Golem | Warrior now: also Iron Shirt. Trojan now: Cruel Shade instead. |
| Warrior | Accuracy, Roar, Flying Moon, Reflect | Archer or Fire Taoist now: Shield, Roar, Reflect. Water Taoist now: Superman, Shield, Roar, Reflect. Warrior now: Reflect. |
| Archer | Poisonous Arrows | Archer now: Freezing Arrows. |
| Fire Taoist | Thunder, Fire, Cure, Meditation | Fire Taoist now: Dodge. Water Taoist now: Fire Circle. |
| Water Taoist | Cure, Star of Accuracy, Magic Shield, Stigma, Meditation | Archer now: Invisibility instead of Star of Accuracy. Fire Taoist now: Revive, Advanced Cure, Invisibility, Healing Rain. Water Taoist now: Pervade. Monk now: also Water Elf and Divine Hare. |
| Ninja | Toxic Fog | Ninja now: the Ninja's first-rebirth skills. |
| Monk / Saint | Serenity | Monk now: the Monk skills. |
| Pirate | Gale Bomb | Pirate now: the Pirate skills. |
| Dragon Warrior | Dragon Roar | Dragon Warrior now: the Dragon Warrior skills. |
Example paths for every class
Past lives that bring very different tools give the longest skill lists: for example a Trojan or Water Taoist life for healing and the Golem, plus a Warrior life for defence. The paths below come from the official combination table. There is no single best one, so pick the skills that fit how you play.
| Class now | 1st life > 2nd life | Skills you keep |
|---|---|---|
| Trojan | Trojan > Warrior | Cyclone, Iron Shirt, Spirit Healing, Accuracy, Roar, Flying Moon, Golem, Reflect |
| Warrior | Trojan > Trojan | Cruel Shade, Cyclone, Spirit Healing, Golem, Iron Shirt |
| Archer | Trojan > Water Taoist | Spirit Healing, Cyclone, Golem, Cure, Invisibility, Magic Shield, Stigma, Meditation |
| Fire Taoist | Water Taoist > Fire Taoist | Revive, Advanced Cure, Invisibility, Healing Rain, Dodge |
| Water Taoist | Trojan > Water Taoist | Cyclone, Spirit Healing, Golem, Pervade |
| Ninja | Water Taoist > Warrior | Cure, Star of Accuracy, Magic Shield, Stigma, Meditation, Accuracy, Roar, Flying Moon, Reflect |
| Monk / Saint | Trojan > Water Taoist | Cyclone, Spirit Healing, Golem, Cure, Star of Accuracy, Magic Shield, Stigma, Meditation, Water Elf, Divine Hare |
| Pirate | Trojan > Warrior | Cyclone, Iron Shirt, Spirit Healing, Accuracy, Roar, Flying Moon, Golem, Reflect |
| Dragon Warrior | Trojan > Warrior | Iron Shirt, Spirit Healing, Accuracy, Roar, Flying Moon, Golem |
Planning tips
- Before each rebirth, learn every skill of that life you want to keep, and train it to at least half of its level so Skill Epiphany can bring it back.
- Being the same class in all three lives unlocks that class's Pure Skill instead; see Reincarnation and Pure Skills. Reincarnation there also lets you change your mix of lives later.
- The official table does not include the Windwalker, so check in game or on your server before planning a Windwalker life.