When it comes to games based on the Soul Land IP, martial souls are naturally a topic that cannot be avoided. So, what martial souls are there in the Soul Land: Hunter World? In this large-scale 3D action MMORPG, players can obtain different skills by switching martial souls, thus performing a series of continuous moves. They can also change their appearance through mimicking martial soul holders. Below, we will detail the currently implemented martial souls in the game. As of the final test version, the game is divided into four major categories of martial souls: Power Attack, Agility Attack, Control, and Support (the Defense category has not yet been implemented). Each category has many unique martial souls available for cultivation and pairing.
Agility Attack: Fire Dragon, Moon Blade, Golden Feather Cat Eagle, Soft Bone Rabbit, Soul Breaking Spear, Wind Bell Bird
The Fire Dragon is one of the core damage dealers in the Agility Attack category, with a wide normal attack range and smooth attack animations, almost never missing. When combined with a burning mechanism, it can trigger the "Flame Burst" effect, instantly settling the number of burn stacks on the enemy and dealing additional damage, then adding a new layer of burn, forming a combat rhythm of continuous burning interspersed with bursts. This is especially suitable for teams focused on burn-over-time (DOT) synergies. Another martial soul that works well with it is the Shadow Flame. The Shadow Flame not only has stun and knockback control but also adds burns and vulnerability, allowing martial souls like the Fire Dragon, which rely on burn status, to deal higher burst damage under the Shadow Flame's support. This combination is very popular in multiplayer team settings.
In the Agility Attack category, the Moon Blade represents high-burst assault types. Its skills mostly consist of rapid dashes and slashes, making it suitable for striking down fragile backline targets in PvP environments. It excels at seizing opportunities and winning battles in a single strike. In terms of mid-term cultivation, while the Soul Breaking Spear and Wind Bell Bird may not match the top-tier Fire Dragon and Moon Blade in overall strength, they stand out for their stable mechanics and lower cultivation costs, making them good choices as transitional damage dealers to help players steadily progress through main quests or resource acquisition.
Support: Nine Treasures Pagoda, Phantom, Heavenly Dry White Jade Cauldron, Sausage, Seven Treasures Pagoda
The Nine Treasures Pagoda is the epitome of an all-around support, not only reducing the spirit power consumption of martial soul skills and significantly increasing the frequency of skill usage but also providing shields, temporary invincibility, and buffs to the entire team. In high-difficulty boss fights or multiplayer dungeons, its versatile offensive and defensive capabilities are highly sought after. By comparison, another notable support martial soul, the Phantom, is more "unconventional." Instead of directly providing healing, it increases the team's survivability by converting damage into healing. Additionally, it can boost the entire team's output efficiency in its ultimate skill, leaning towards a high-frequency damage style.
Power Attack: Evil Fire Phoenix, Nine Star Seven Kill Sword, Heaven's Hammer, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Odd Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Light Thunder Emperor, Fiery Wolf
The classic representative of the Power Attack category, the "Heaven's Hammer," is Tang San's primary martial soul in the original Soul Land story and is equally popular in the game. The Heaven's Hammer's spirit skills have powerful knock-up and knockback effects, making it suitable for interrupting enemy spells and combos. Its ultimate skill can clear all spirit power in one go, unleashing a devastating blow, ideal for playstyles focused on burst damage. In slower-paced world exploration or monster grinding scenarios, the Evil Fire Phoenix offers irreplaceable advantages. This martial soul can fly, and when its ultimate skill, the Fire Phoenix Domain, is released, it can continuously burn a large area of enemies, making it extremely efficient for clearing areas, especially in resource gathering and map progression.
Another top-tier Power Attack martial soul is the Nine Star Seven Kill Sword, which combines area-of-effect (AOE) damage and sustained output. When its ultimate skill, the "No Self Sword Formation," is activated, it creates a massive AOE burst, making it perfect for PvP and large-scale dungeons. The visual effect of flying swords also provides a great sense of satisfaction for players. Additionally, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Odd Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum may not be top-tier, they each have unique features. The former focuses on stacking lightning damage, while the latter balances control and output, making them suitable for versatile and flexible teams.
Control: Shadow Flame, Empress of Poisonous Snakes, Primordial Lock, Fox Spirit, Blue Silver Grass, Ice Phoenix
In this category, the Blue Silver Grass and Ice Phoenix, although slightly weaker than the Shadow Flame and Snake Empress, have good compatibility between support and control. Their short cooldowns and stable control effects make them particularly suitable for early players to build a stable team system. Finally, it's worth noting that the Defense category martial souls have not yet been released in the game and are expected to be added in future updates. Currently, the game's team compositions tend to focus more on a mix of control and support to complement offensive strategies.
This concludes the introduction to the martial souls in the Soul Land: Hunter World. The game's martial soul system is very rich, not only reflecting the diversity of character abilities but also emphasizing the synergy and strategic combinations between martial souls. Generally, a stable and efficient martial soul team can be formed with 1-2 damage dealers, 1 controller, and 1 supporter, capable of handling various combat scenarios and dungeon challenges. With the release of subsequent versions, more new martial souls and balance adjustments are expected, so stay tuned!
