Hayato is the samurai of the Sengoku race. Hayato used to struggle a lot with lines, disconnects, and damage cap but, it has fixed those problems and become a great class. A very flashy class that takes some getting used to but, once you master the class you’ll be a top mobber/bosser.
Hayato is a class you should definitely make since it gives Critical Damage as a Legion buff. He is also incredibly strong at his 5th job (Iaijutsu Phantom Blade) if you want to main him.
Hayato 1st Job Skill Build
1st job should be super fast at this point for all characters. Flash jump around and use Sanrenzan to mob. Hayato has some beginner skills that you should put into your key bindings. They are Summer Rain and Quick Draw.
Quick Draw is used to change your stance and you’ll mainly do this for bossing.
Summer Rain is a map attack and gives you a 15% damage boost for 120 seconds.
Another thing to note is that some skills will only show up when you are in your Bossing Stance. For example Blade Flash and Dash.
Hayato 1st job skill build,
- Sanrenzan (+1), Surging Blade (+1), Battoujutsu Leap (+1)
- Battoujutsu Leap (MAX)
- Sanrenzan (MAX)
- Center Ki (MAX)
- Surging Blade (MAX)
- Shouryuusen (MAX)
Hayato 1st Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Sanrenzan | MP Cost: 9 1st Hit – Damage: 80%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Number of Attacks: 2 2nd Hit – Damage: 100%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Number of Attacks: 3 3rd Hit – Damage: 120%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Number of Attacks: 4 | 1st Job Mobbing Skill |
 Blade Flash | MP Cost: 11, Damage: 180%, Max Enemies Hit: 1, Number of Attacks: 3 | Bossing Stance version of Sanrenzan (levels alongside Sanrenzan) |
 Surging Blade | MP Cost: 8, Damage: 75%, Max Enemies Hit: 4, Dashes forward | Not really used but you can spam it 4 times to mob horizontally |
 Center Ki | Permanently increase STR by 30 and DEX by 30 | Passive Buff |
 Battoujutsu Leap | MP Cost: 5, Adds an extra jump when used in midair Can be used 2 times back to back | Flash Jump Skill |
 Battoujutsu Dash | MP Cost: 10, Dash left or right as desired | Bossing Stance Dash (tap left or right key twice to dash in your Bossing Stance) (levels alongside Battoujutsu Leap) |
 Shouryuusen | MP Cost: 21, Damage: 100%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 5, Lifts enemies into air | Can launch mobs into the air |
 Battoujutsu Advance | MP Cost: 20, Duration: 15 sec, Attack Power increases by 2%, and sword energy is restored by 8 when using skills related to Battoujutsu, Attack Power Increase Stack Cooldown: 5 sec | Not useful but spamming this skill makes you go through each skill one at a time |
Hayato 2nd Job Skill Build
Hayato is very mobile and can link their skills together. You’ll get skills like Falcon Dive, Vapor Blade, and Rising Slash that can put you in the air. These skills can also be linked together how you like.
Hayato 2nd job skill build,
- Jin Sanrenzan (+1), Vapor Blade (+1), Falcon Dive (+1)
- Katana Booster (MAX)
- Jin Sanrenzan (MAX)
- Unfaltering Blade (MAX)
- Military Might (MAX)
- Vapor Blade (MAX)
- Falcon Dive (MAX)
- Rising Slash (MAX)
Hayato 2nd Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Jin Sanrenzan | MP Cost: 18 1st Hit – Damage: 180%, Max Enemies Hit: 5, Number of Attacks: 2 2nd Hit – Damage: 140%, Max Enemies Hit: 5, Number of Attacks: 3 3rd Hit – Damage: 180%, Max Enemies Hit: 5, Number of Attacks: 4 | 2nd Job Mobbing Skill |
 Jin Blade Flash | MP Cost: 14, Damage: 210%, Max Enemies Hit: 1, Number of Attacks: 4 | Bossing Stance version of Jin Sanrenzan |
 Military Might | MP Cost: 120, For 180 sec, Max HP and Max MP: +20%, Physical Attack Power: +15, Speed: +20, Jump: +10 | Passive Buff |
 Vapor Blade | MP Cost: 12, Damage: 100%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Jumps during attack | Vertical Mobility while also launching mobs in the air (if you double tap Up arrow key it will use this skill) |
 Katana Booster | MP Cost: 11, Duration: 200 sec | Active Buff for Attack Speed |
 Unfaltering Blade | Critical Damage +30% | Passive Buff for Critical Damage |
 Rising Slash | MP Cost: 55, Damage: 170%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Enemies are launched into air when they are hit | Leaps in the air and slashes enemies to put the in the air |
 Falcon Dive | MP Cost: 40, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 170%, Number of Attacks: 6 | Skill that puts you in the air and slash’s down |
Hayato 3rd Job Skill Build
The 3rd job for Hayato is where you’ll get even more link and mobility skills. Dankuusen cuts through mobs and if linked with Shouryuusen you cut through the air.
Hayato 3rd job skill build,
- Fuu Sanrenzan (+1), Dankuusen (+1), Willow Dodge (+1)
- Fuu Sanrenzan (MAX)
- Willow Dodge (MAX)
- Dankuusen (MAX)
- Merciless Blade (MAX)
- Warrior’s Heart (MAX)
- Sweeping Sword (MAX)
- Whirlwind Cut (MAX)
Hayato 3rd Job Skill Build Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Fuu Sanrenzan | MP Cost: 22 1st Hit – Damage: 230%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 2 2nd Hit – Damage: 250%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 3 3rd Hit – Damage: 260%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Attacks: 4 | 3rd Job Mobbing Skill |
 Fuu Blade Flash | MP Cost: 14, Damage: 270%, Max Enemies Hit: 1, Number of Attacks: 5 | Bossing Stance version of Fuu Sanrenzan |
 Sweeping Sword | MP Cost: 31, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Damage: 210%, Number of Attacks: 6 | Not used much but can be linked with other skills to deal damage |
 Whirlwind Cut | Active Effect: MP Cost: 33, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Damage: 380%, Number of Attacks: 3 Critical When Combined with Shouryuusen: 100% | Damage Skill that is 100% critical strike |
 Willow Dodge | Attack Boost Chance: 90%, Evasion: 35%, Damage: +6%. Damage Boost can be stacked 5 times | Passive Effect that gives you an Attack boost when you dodge an attack |
 Merciless Blade | Status Chance: 30%, 190% damage every 1 sec, Duration: 6 sec | Passive Effect that leaves enemies with Bleed Damage |
 Warrior’s Heart | Chance: 40%, HP Recovered: 4% | Passive Effect where a Critical Hit can recover some HP |
 Dankuusen | MP Cost: 15, Damage: 210%, Max Enemies Hit: 6 Number of Attacks: 4 | A fast dash attack skill |
Hayato 4th Job Skill Build
An important skill for 4th job would be Hitokiri Strike because it gives you a big boost in Critical Rate for a duration. Getting your Critical rate to 100% is very important when doing the most damage. You’ll also get a good amount of buffs and passives.
Hayato 4th job skill build,
- Rai Sanrenzan (+1), Cleaver (+1), Hitokiri Strike (+1)
- Rai Sanrenzan (MAX)
- Hitokiri Strike (MAX)
- Cleaver (MAX)
- Jinsoku (MAX)
- Akatsuki Warrior (MAX)
- Bloodletter (MAX)
- Shinsoku (MAX)
- Eye For an Eye (MAX)
- Tornado Blade (MAX)
- Sudden Strike (MAX)
- Iron Skin (MAX)
Hayato 4th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Rai Sanrenzan | MP Cost: 27 1st Hit – Damage: 280%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Attacks: 3 2nd Hit – Damage: 300%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Attacks: 4 3rd Hit – Damage: 320%, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Number of Attacks: 4 Extra Damage Chance: 20%, Extra Damage: 440% | 4th Job Mobbing Skill |
 Rai Blade Flash | MP Cost: 14, Damage: 340%, Max Enemies Hit: 1, Number of Attacks: 8 | Bossing Stance version of Rai Sanrenzan |
 Shinsoku | MP Cost: 28, Damage: 330%, Number of Attacks: 2 | Can only be used in Bossing Stance |
 Hitokiri Strike | MP Cost: 142, Max Enemies Hit: 15, Damage: 500%, Number of Attacks: 8, Guaranteed Critical Attack, Critical Rate Increase: 45% for 40 sec, Invincibility: 3 sec Cooldown: 90 sec | Useful for getting a big Critical Rate boost and burst damage (Few seconds of I-Frame useful if you can time it properly) |
 Jinsoku | Trigger Chance: 45% after avoiding an attack, Damage Reduction: 72%, Duration: 8 sec Permanently increases Avoidability by 35% | Passive Effect that reduces damage if you avoid an attack |
 Cleaver | Defense Ignored: 35%, Damage: +30% | Passive Buff for Damage and IED |
 Eye for an Eye | After you successfully dodge, you can counterattack with 350% damage against up to 6 enemies | Active Effect when you dodge an attack you’ll counterattack (kind of like a toggle on) |
 Bloodletter | Status Chance: 50%, 280% damage every 1 sec, Duration: 6 sec | Passive Effect that increases bleeding chance and damage |
 Tornado Blade | MP Cost: 32, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Critical Damage: 280%, Number of Attacks: 7, Pulls in enemies with Stun Chance: 100% Stun Duration: 10 sec Cooldown: 4 sec | Helps pull in mobs and stun them |
 Sudden Strike | MP Cost: 56, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Damage: 405%, Number of Attacks: 6, Additional Debuff Damage from Party: +20% for 10 sec, Debuff applies to Boss monsters Cooldown: 3 sec | Used on Bosses to Debuff them |
 Iron Skin | Abnormal Status Resistance: +50%, All Elemental Resistance: +50% permanently | Passive Buff for Resistance |
 Akatsuki Warrior | MP Cost: 70, All Stats: +15%, Duration: 900 sec | Active Buff for Stats |
 Hero’s Will | Clear Status Effects Cooldown: 180 sec | Active Skill to remove Status Effects |
Hayato Hyper Skill Build
For Hayato you don’t want any of the Sudden Strike since it won’t give you that many benefits. The best would be increasing Hitokiri Strike buff durations and lowering the cooldown.
Hayato hyper skill build,
Shinsoku – Reinforce- Shinsoku – Extra Strike
- Shinsoku – Boss Rush
- Hitokiri Strike – Cooldown Cutter
- Hitokiri Strike – Persist
- God Of Blades
- Falcon’s Honor
- Princess’s Vow
Shinsoku – Reinforce
Shinsoku – Extra Strike
Shinsoku – Boss Rush
Hitokiri Strike – Cooldown Cutter
Hitokiri Strike – Persist
God Of Blades
Falcon’s Honor
Princess’s VowHayato 5th Job Skill Build
When you reach level 200 and get access to your V Matrix and new 5th job skills. The best way to level them up is through Nodestones and Experience nodes. Hayato V Skills are,
- Battoujutsu Zankou
- Iaijutsu Phantom Blade
- Battoujutsu Ultimate Will – God of Blades
- Instant Slice
Battoujutsu Zankou
Iaijutsu Phantom Blade
Battoujutsu Ultimate Will – God of Blades
Instant SliceWhen you get to your 5th job Hayato becomes a class where you can map clear as long as your cooldowns are up. So you’ll mainly be waiting for your Falcon’s Honor, Phantom Blade, Ultimate Will, and Instant Slice to be up and rotating among them.
Hayato Perfect Trio Nodes
Hayato has 1 set of perfect boost nodes. It is Rai Blade Flash, Falcon’s Honor, Rai Sanrenzan. Beware of Hayato’s really bad Matrix. They have a ton of useless skills that don’t need to be boosted so finding the perfect trio will take a ton of nodes.
Rai Blade Flash Boost
Falcon’s Honor Boost
Rai Sanrenzan Boost
The other important nodes are Weapon Aura, Sengoku Force Assemble!, Decent Sharp Eyes, Princess Sakuno’s Blessing, Erda Nova and of course Decent Holy Symbol.
Hayato 5th Job Skill Explanation
| Skill Name | Max Lvl Description | Purpose |
 Battoujutsu Zankou | MP Cost: 1000, Damage: 620%, Number of Rush Attacks: 15, Enemies Hit: 11 Able to do 2 or more rush attacks on the same enemy Hayato’s sword energy recovers by 700 upon use. Invincible during casting Cooldown: 90 sec | Bossing Burst Skill (gives 700 energy good which can be good for mobbing) (I-Frames while casting) (use Instant Slice to cancel a part of the animation) |
 Iaijutsu Phantom Blade | Sword Energy Cost: 200, Successful hits grant a buff adding +23% Final Damage per stack for 33 sec 1st Hit: An attack that deals 330% damage to up to 15 enemies, 15 times, activated 2 times 2nd Hit: An attack that deals 360% damage to up to 15 enemies, 15 times, activated 2 times 3rd Hit: An attack that deals 390% damage to up to 15 enemies, 15 times, activated 2 times 4th Hit: An attack that deals 410% damage to up to 15 enemies, 15 times, activated 2 times 5th Hit: An attack that deals 450% damage to up to 15 enemies, 15 times, activated 2 times | Mobbing and Bossing Skill (Very big area damage and has a ton of Final Damage) |
 Battoujutsu Ultimate Will – God of Blades | Sword Energy Cost: 150, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 15, Damage: 380%, Attack Duration: 30 sec, Sword Energy Absorbed: 8 for each enemy defeated Deals 615% damage when attacking 1 enemy and absorbs 10 Sword Energy per attack Before disappearing, deal the final blow for 660% damage 3 time(s) and recover Sword Energy Max Sword Energy Recovered: 800 Cooldown: 120 sec | Big Summon Skill and restores energy |
 Instant Slice | MP Cost: 500 Stab enemies for 370% damage 3 time(s) Number of Attacks: 10. Max Enemies Hit: 15 Cooldown: 10 sec | Mainly used as an Energy Generator |