Instinct

Instinct

Instinct V2

Instinct Break

Instinct is an ability. While active, it allows the player to:

• Dodge incoming attacks from enemies.
• See enemies/players through solid surfaces or anywhere in range.
• See enemies/players from a distance (distance increases with the amount of XP you have on Instinct).
• See how much health and energy enemies/players have.
• Each charge makes up for 2 dodges, each dodge takes 0.5 charges against non-boss NPCs.

Obtainment

The Instinct Teacher.

Instinct can be learned by talking to the Instinct Teacher, found in the Temple in the Upper Skylands.

The location of the Instinct Teacher.

Requirements

• To learn Instinct, the player needs to:
  • Be Lv. 200 or higher.
  • Have killed Saber Expert at least once.
  • Have 750,000 (to purchase Instinct).

Go to the second area of the Upper Skylands. The teacher can be found at the top of the big temple-like structure near the Thunder God Boss. The hotkey for this ability is [E] or [K] (Left-D-Pad on controller).

Training

Each dodge gives one EXP point no matter how many dodges it uses. (Levels below are estimated, and there is no guarantee that they are entirely correct).

• 0 EXP - Level 1 - 2 charges.
• 50 EXP - Level 2 - 3 charges.
• 330 EXP - Level 3 - 4 charges.
• 815 EXP - Level 4 - 5 charges.
• 1417 EXP - Level 5 - 6 charges.
• 2090 EXP - Level 6 - 7 charges. (Increased visual range)
• 2824 ~ 5000 EXP - Level 7 (MAX) - 8 charges.

When grinding it is recommended to farm Shanda while server hopping, this allows for the most amount of dodges per server hop, and the player (you) spawns right next to their area. They are close to the Instinct Teacher, allowing for you to check your level whenever needed. If AFK grinding, it is recommended to farm earlier enemies, such as Monkeys due to the low damage output, although if you use an Elemental fruit, you have to choose any enemy with Aura or a boss.

Instinct ability can be upgraded to a V2 version in the Third Sea.

Notes

• If you activate Instinct V1/V2 while also holding a move (Ex.Predatory Screech (X Move on T-Rex), it will break even if your dodge count is not exhausted.
• Non-boss enemies only drain half a dodge, instead of a full one. Half dodges still give the player 1 Exp.
• Many attacks can temporarily disable Instinct, known as "Instinct Breaking". Use this to your advantage during PvP. Many NPC attacks can also sometimes disable Instinct, so be careful!
  • Here is a list of moves that can break Instinct.
• The maximum amount of dodges is 8 (11 with Pale Scarf / Kitsune Mask and Human v2) at 2824 EXP, but players should get it to 5000 EXP for the maximum range and do the Hungry Man Quest to get Instinct V2.
• Using Pale Scarf will increase vision by x10.
• Upon reaching the max level (5000 EXP). You will be given the “Ultra Instinct” title #069.
• It takes approximately 50 seconds for 1 dodge to recover.
• Other players are always detected from further away than NPCs, this is to prevent lag.
• Activating Instinct during a move to avoid additional damage or combos is known as Instinct-Tricking or Ken-Tricking. This can be used to avoid a lot of damage but takes a lot of practice.
• It is recommended to get this before Second Sea since it can prove to be very important and useful later on in the game (Instinct/V2).

Trivia

• This Is the only way to see other players' inventory (V2 only) and health + stamina.
• Resetting with Instinct enabled will disable Instinct.
• Your Instinct will be forcefully disabled when you join a Raid.
• Portal [Z] is able to damage players while Instinct is active but does not break it.
• Pale Scarf can increase its vision range by 10 times (only noticeable for players, not NPCs) and adds 2 extra Instinct dodges.
  • Extra Instinct dodges also do count towards training.
• The Holiday Cloak and Leviathan Crown can also increase Instinct dodges by 1.
• The Kitsune Mask can also increase Instinct dodges by 2.
• This ability was previously called "Observation" but was changed in Update 17.3.5.