Skul The Hero Slayer Update 1.20 Patch Notes (v1.7.3)

Skul The Hero Slayer update 1.20 (1.7.3) details released for PS4 and PC players. According to the official Skul 1.20 patch notes, the latest update adds a variety of changes such as damage buffs, QOL improvements, and a lowering the high skill ceiling that was required for certain elements. Apart from this, Skul update 1.20 also includes stability improvements. Read full changelog below.

Previously, a big update was released with character balancing, gameplay changes, and a long list of bug fixes. Unfortunately, many players are still experiencing a number of issues while playing the game. Today’s Skul version 1.20 will address a few of these issues.

Check out more details below.

Skul Update 1.7.3 Patch Notes – March 17, 2023

Skulls

Mage

<Common>

• Increased the amount of mana gained by using basic attacks on enemies: 1 → 2
• Increased the damage of basic attacks
• Increased the damage of [Fireball]
• Increased the damage of [Fire Arrow]
• Increased the damage of [Meteor Strike]
• Adjusted some skill effects so it does not visually block enemies

<Mage>

• Now attacking an enemy with a basic attack restores 2 MP
• Adjusted the mana recovery rate while meditating: 1000% → 1500%
• Adjusted the mana recovery rate after swapping: 100% for 10 seconds → 150% for 10 seconds
• <Grand Mage>
• Adjusted the mana recovery rate while meditating: 1200% → 2000%
• Adjusted the mana recovery rate after swapping: 150% for 10 seconds → 200% for 10 seconds

<Archmage>

• Adjusted the mana recovery rate while meditating: 1500% → 2500%
• Adjusted the mana recovery rate after swapping: 150% for 15 seconds→ 200% for 15 seconds
• The damage of blazing trails will now be increased once the player manages to hit a burnt enemy with [Fire Arrow]

<Sage>

• Adjusted the mana recovery rate while meditating: 1500% → 2500%
• Adjusted the mana recovery rate after swapping: 150% for 15 seconds→ 200% for 15 seconds
• The damage of blazing trails will now be increased once the player manages to hit a burnt enemy with [Fire Arrow]
• Adjust the cooldown speed of Awakened: 60 seconds → 50 seconds
• Adjust the duration of Awakened: 10 seconds → 15 seconds

Alchemist

<Grand Alchemist>

• Changed the attack type and damage of [Unstable Summoning]

<Dark Alchemist>

• Changed the attack type and damage of [Unstable Summoning]

Living Armor

<Common>

• Increased the range of combo attacks
• Increased the number of spirit flames gained by basic attacks and dash attacks
• Increased the damage of [Soul Sword] for each enhancement level
• Increased the damage of [Soul Burn] for each enhancement level
• Increased the damage of [Soul Knuckle]
• Changed the attack type of [Soul Knuckle]’s first enhancement level
• Increased the damage of [Soul Charge] for each enhancement level
• Adjusted that each enhancement level of [Soul Charge] to be immune to knockbacks

<Soul Knight>

• While using a skill in the 1st enhancement stage, changed the spirit flames to only consume a portion of it rather than fully consuming
• Adjusted the number of attacks of [Soul Sword]’s 2nd enhancement stage: 2 → 1
• Changed the attack type of [Soul Knuckle]’s 2nd enhancement stage
• Changed the attack type of [Soul Charge]’s 2nd enhancement stage

Great Warlock

<Common>

• Increased the animation speed after completing concentration
• The player now becomes invulnerable during the animation after completing concentration
• [Abyss Spike] changes
  • Increased skill damage
  • Completing concentration changes the attack type
  • Cooldown adjustments: 15 seconds → 20 seconds
  • Increased the speed of projectiles
• [Abyss Meteor] changes
  • Reduced skill damage
  • Completing concentration increases the skill damage
  • Cooldown adjustments: 25 seconds → 40 seconds
  • Changed the projectiles to now fly to nearby random enemies
• [Abyss Orb] changes
  • Increased skill damage
  • Completing concentration increases the skill damage
  • Damage output is increased depending on the time concentrated
  • Cooldown adjustments: 18초 → 25초
  • Decreased the duration of projectiles
• [Abyss Beam] changes
  • Increased skill damage
  • Completing concentration changes the attack type
  • Damage output is increased depending on the time concentrated
  • Added a knockback effect
  • Cooldown adjustments: 20 seconds → 30 seconds

<Great Warlock>

• Increased basic attack damage

<Abyssal Monarch>

• Adjusted the maximum number of spikes that can appear while concentrating [Abyss Spike]: 1 → 10
• Increased the damage of spikes while concentrating [Abyss Spike]
• Increased the damage of pulses while concentrating [Abyss Orb]
• increased the damage of lasers while concentrating [Abyss Beam]

Rock Star

<Common>

• Holding down the basic attack button will allow the players to continue using the basic attack

Ninja

<Common>

• Players will now be invulnerable while using a swap skill
• Increased the damage of [Flash Rampage]
• Increased the damage of [Full Blooming Blade]
• Increased the damage of [Shadow Clone]
• Increased the damage of [Wheel Shuriken]

<Ninja Master>

• Cooldown adjustment of [Flash Rampage]: 10 seconds → 8 seconds
• Changed the attack type of [Flash Phantom Slash]
• Increased the damage of [Exploding Shuriken]
• Cooldown adjustment of [Exploding Shuriken]: 16 seconds → 7 seconds
• Increased the damage of [Phantom Cross]
• Players will now be invulnerable while using [Phantom Cross]
• Increased the damage of [Transform: Phantom Wheel Shuriken]

Archlich

• Increased the damage of chains that spawns near enemies every 10 seconds
• Increased the damage of combo attacks
• Increased the animation speed of all skills and [Deathtrap]
• Increased the damage of [Deathtrap]
• Defeating enemies with [Soul Steal] will now amplify Magic attack rather than increasing it
• Increased the damage of [March of Death]
• Adjusted the chains to spawn more tightly while using [March of Death]
• Adjusted the chains that spawn while using [Prison of the Damned] to be recognized as one attack rather than recognizing each chain
• Increased the damage of [Deathly Chill]

Davy Jones

• Increased the explosion damage of both normal and special cannonballs
• Increased the explosion damage of enhanced normal cannonballs
• Increased the reload speed rate depending on the attack speed
• Increased the damage of [Bombs Away!]
• Increased the damage of [Lower the Anchor!]
• Increased the damage of [Prepare for Boarding!]
• Increased the damage of [At the Ready!]

Yaksha

• Increased the size of Domain of the Wicked
• Adjusted the Domain of the Wicked to inflict a stun effect on enemies who are caught inside while the skill is being activated
• Incoming damage is reduced by 30% in the form of Rakshasa
• Stomping, which was activated while using a skill in the form of Rakshasa will no longer damage enemies
• Increased the damage of [Taoist Spell: Rakshasa’s Punch]
• Increased the damage of [Taoist Spell: Iron Strike]
• Increased the damage of [Taoist Spell: Demonic Massacre]
• Increased the damage of [Taoist Spell: Rakshasa of Iron Will]

Items

Ceremonial Dagger

• Increased crit rate: 5% → 10%

Victory Baton

• Increased Magic Attack: 70% → 85%

Fragments of Sun Wagon

• Increased the size and damage of the trail of fire
• Increased the trail of fires chance to inflict burn: 8% → 10%

Charred Jamadhar

• Increased the chance of basic attacks inflicting burn on enemies: 10% → 15%
• Increased the damage of additional Magic damage

Chest of Flames

• Cooldown adjustment: 2 seconds → 1 second

Aftershock

• New effect: Stunning an enemy increases skill cooldown speed by 60% for 5 seconds.

Stigma Leg

• Cooldown adjustment: 2 seconds → 0.5 second

Sphere of Sniping

• Adjusted the magic arrows to now penetrate enemies
• Increased the damage of magic arrows
• Reduced the preparation time for magic arrows

Magical Choker

• Increased the damage of magic projectiles
• Reduced the preparation time for magic projectiles

Invisible Knife

• New effect: 10% crit chance
• Increased the damage of additional Magic damage

Burning Scripture

• New effect: Increase Magic attack by 30%

Mana Gauntlets

• Adjusted Magic attack increase duration time: 2 seconds → 3 seconds
• Adjusted Magic attack increase rate from basic attacks: 3% → 5%
• Adjusted max Magic attack increase rate: 60% → 75%

Holy Footsteps

• Adjusted skill cooldown speed rate after dashing: 5% → 10%
• Adjusted the max Magic attack increase rate when fully stacking the item effect: 60% → 70%

Elder Ent’s Gratitude

• Adjusted the barrier value: 40 → 50
• increased Physical & Magic attack increase rate: 40% → 50%

Arch Bishop’s Scriptures

• Adjusted the item rarity: Unique → Legendary
• Increased the duration time of punishment but decreased its size
• Item effect changes
  • Upon using a skill, punish a nearby enemy to deal Magic damage. (Cooldown: 30 seconds) The punishment moves toward a nearby enemy, and enemies hit by it receive 10% more amplified Magic damage for 10 seconds. (Maximum 50%)

Dark Priest Robe

• New effect: Crit Rate increases by 30% while the barrier is activated

Frost Witch’s Staff

• Item effect changes
  • Freezing an enemy triggers the Frost Witch’s magic to deal Magic damage to surrounding enemies and inflict them with Freeze. Upon dealing damage to the enemy with the Frost Witch’s magic, Magic attack increases by 8% for 12 seconds. (Stacks up to 80%)

Manatech Circulator

• Item effect changes
  • When using a skill, the cooldown of a different skill on cooldown decreases by 2 seconds

Golden Whip

• Item effect changes
  • Increases Gold gain by 15%. Increases Crit Rate by 25% for 4 seconds when hit

Demonomicon

• Now players can gain it through a new item called ‘Prohibited Book’
• Adjusted the item rarity: Unique → Legendary
• Item effect changes
• Magic attack increases by 60%. Upon using a skill 4 times, one of the 3 spells written in the Demonomicon is triggered for 10 seconds.

New Items

Golden Wand

• Every 100 Gold spent increases Magic attack by 1%. (Stacks up to 70%)

Prohibited Book

• Increases Magic attack by 15%. Obtain 1 page of the spell book each time you deal damage to an enemy with the skill. (Maximum 3 pages from the same target) Upon obtaining 500 pages of the book, the item changes into the ‘Demonomicon’

Grace of Leonia

• Gain a 15 HP barrier every 30 seconds. Magic attack increases by 50% and a barrage of orbs shoots out at nearby enemies every 5 seconds while the barrier lasts, dealing Magic damage.
• This item can only be obtained by defeating the Chapter 4 boss ‘Leonia Grand Priest’

Quintessences

• Increased the damage of Wraith
• Increased the damage of Dwarf
• Increased the damage of King Dwarf
• Increased the damage of Raven Soldiers summoned by the Raven Lord
• Increased the required range to reach Archdemon’s max damage가
• Increased the damage of Imp
• Increased the damage of Balrog

Dark Abilities

Silent Cries

• Item effect changes
  • When using a skill, the cooldown of a different skill on cooldown decreases by 20%/30%

New Curses

Ambition

• Obtain all the following effects based on the amount of Core Quartz in your possession.
  • 1 or more: Increases Physical attack and Magic attack by 5% per Core Quartz.
  • 3 or more: Increases max HP by 3 per Core Quartz
  • 5 or more: Increases skill cooldown speed by 5% per Core Quartz
  • 7 or more: Amplifies damage dealt to enemies by 2% per Core Quartz

Stages

• Changed the summoning animation of ‘Dimensionist’ in the Dark Mirror mode

Etc

• Fixed an issue regarding the buttons not functioning properly in the Dark Ability menu while using a keyboard
• Adjusted the function buttons in the Scroll & Dark Ability menu to be unbindable with other buttons
• Adjusted the button bindings used in the Scroll & Dark Ability menu while using a controller
• Adjusted the Ⓑ button to now close the Scroll menu

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue regarding crit attack could also be activated to Fixed damage
• Fixed an issue regarding some Quintessences’ abnormal damage output
• Fixed an issue regarding the Great Sage’s Time’s cooldown not activating
• Fixed an issue regarding the effects of Great Sage’s Time could be activated even though the requirement of 4 skills being on cooldown was not met
• Fixed an issue in which the player could receive damage as the gates closed on the way to the Chapter 4 boss
• Fixed some awkward Chinese translations