GUARDIAN SYSTEM

Hidden Power

A permanent progression system that uses daily Hidden Power Boosters to raise stages and unlock configurable offensive or defensive effects.

Maximum Stage

Daily Uses

Cost per Use

1 Booster + 10k

Points per Use

1 to 5

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Quick Start

The essential routine for progressing efficiently.

Farm Daily

20 Boosters

Required

Daily Mission

+6 Boosters

Always Claim

Base Cycle

20 Uses

Every Day

Average Progress

33 Points

Per 20 Uses

Overview

Hidden Power is divided into effect slots. Increasing its stage improves the value of the selected effect, while the effect itself can be changed outside combat. Progress is permanent; changing from an offensive option to a defensive one does not remove the stage already earned.

Guardian currently provides Hidden Power 1, 2 and 3. The interface displays a fourth slot, but Hidden Power 4 is not available on the server yet.

Important: “20 uses” refers to the number of boosters the system lets you consume before resetting the counter. Every use grants points; it is not an enchant attempt that can fail.

How to Access Hidden Power

Open it from the inventory

Click the Hidden Power area to the right of the Agathion Bracelet, then click an empty space between the Hidden Power slots.

Open it with a Booster

Use the right mouse button on any Hidden Power Booster in your inventory to open the upgrade window directly.

Quickly switch an effect

Click an equipped Hidden Power icon in the inventory. This opens its effect selector without entering the full upgrade menu. The character must be out of combat.

Hidden Power slots in the inventory — Open the system or select an equipped slot from the inventory.

Changing a Hidden Power effect outside combat — Effects can be changed without losing progression.

Boosters and the Daily Cycle

Source	Daily Amount	Notes
Monster drops	20	Obtained while farming mobs.
Daily Upgrade of Hidden Power	6	Extra daily mission reward.
Total obtainable	26	Six more than the initial daily counter allows.

The normal daily cycle consumes 20 Boosters and 200,000 Adena. After all 20 uses have been consumed, the counter can be reset for 10,000,000 Adena or one Hidden Power Upgrade Reset Ticket. The reset allows another 20 Boosters to be used and can be purchased multiple times per day.

A reset does not provide Boosters. It only reopens 20 uses. Make sure you already own enough Boosters before paying the 10 million Adena fee.

Upgrade System and Success Rates

Each use costs one Hidden Power Booster and 10,000 Adena. It always grants between one and five points according to the following distribution:

Points	Chance	Average Contribution
+1	60%	0.60
+2	23%	0.46
+3	11%	0.33
+4	4%	0.16
+5	2%	0.10
Expected value	100%	1.65 points

On average, a complete 20-use cycle grants approximately 33 points. Actual daily progress will vary because each result is random, but zero points are impossible.

Hidden Power upgrade cost window — Each use costs one Booster and 10,000 Adena.

Hidden Power point success rates — The official point distribution shown in Guardian.

Hidden Power Effects

The selected effect is marked as applied. Any available option in the same slot can be selected outside combat.

Slot	Available Effect	Maximum	Typical Use
Hidden Power 1	P./M. Atk.	+3000	General damage
	P./M. Def.	+3000	Defensive PvP / survivability
	Atk. Spd./Casting Spd.	+600	Characters not already near their speed target
Hidden Power 2	Skill Damage Bonus	+15%	PvE/PvP offense
Hidden Power 2	Received Skill Damage	−15%	PvP defense / survivability
Hidden Power 3	Skill Critical Damage	+15%	Offensive critical builds
	Skill Critical Rate	+15%	When critical consistency is needed
	Received Skill Critical Damage	−15%	Defense against burst damage
	Received Skill Critical Rate	−10%	Defense against frequent criticals

Recommended Configurations

Goal	Hidden Power 1	Hidden Power 2	Hidden Power 3
General PvE DPS	P./M. Atk.	Skill Damage Bonus	Skill Critical Damage
Low Critical Rate	P./M. Atk.	Skill Damage Bonus	Skill Critical Rate
PvP Offense	P./M. Atk.	Skill Damage Bonus	Critical Damage or Rate
PvP Defense	P./M. Def.	Received Skill Damage	Received Skill Critical Damage
Speed Utility	Atk./Casting Spd.	Skill Damage Bonus	Critical Damage or Rate

Recommendation: Skill Critical Damage is the default offensive choice only when your class already crits reliably. If criticals are inconsistent, Skill Critical Rate can produce more stable practical damage.

Efficient Progression Strategy

Never miss the free daily cycle

Farm the 20 mob Boosters, complete the mission and use all 20 base uses before the daily reset.

Keep the six extra Boosters

The mission creates a daily surplus. Store it until you have enough Boosters and Adena to justify an additional counter reset.

Reset deliberately

The 10 million fee is much larger than the 200,000 Adena upgrade cost of a cycle. Do not reset merely because the option is available.

Switch effects for the content

Use offensive effects for farming and defensive effects for PvP. Since switching is free outside combat, there is no reason to remain on the wrong setup.

Hidden Power 4: Not Available Yet

The fourth slot is visible in Guardian's interface but cannot currently be unlocked. No release date has been announced. Its known maximum effects are listed only as a preview of future content:

Future Effect	Maximum
Soulshot/Spiritshot Damage	+30%
Soulshot/Spiritshot Damage Resistance	+15%
Damage Reduction	−2600
Damage Reduction Ignore	2600
Anomaly Atk. Rate	+20%

Unavailable in Guardian: Do not plan your current build around these bonuses until the server announces the fourth slot.

Common Mistakes

Mistake	Why It Hurts
Missing the 20 daily uses	Permanent progression is lost for that day.
Buying a reset without enough Boosters	The reset supplies uses, not materials.
Ignoring the six mission Boosters	Slower continued progress and fewer stored reset cycles.
Keeping a PvE setup during defensive PvP	You miss effects that can reduce incoming skill burst.