Instinct (2024)

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 higher levels of 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[]

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

Requirements[]

• To learn Instinct, the player needs to:
  • Be Lv. 300 or higher
  • Have killed Saber Expert at least once (therefore also have completed the Saber Expert puzzle and have the sword).
  • 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. (Levels below are estimated)

• 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.
• 2111 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 can choose any enemy with Aura.

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

Notes[]

• 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 "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 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.
• Some enemies cannot be detected using Instinct, most likely for lore purposes.
• Lava and Water, and Portal [Z] are the only sources of damage that does not disable Instinct.
• It is recommended to get this before second sea since it can prove to be very important and useful later on in the game.
• If you activate instinct v1/v2 while also holding a move (Ex.Predatory Screech (X Move On T-rex Fruit), It will break even if there's a few dodges

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.
• The Holiday Cloak and Leviathan Crown can also increase Instinct dodges by 1.
• This ability was previously called "Observation", but was changed in Update 17.3.5.

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