Combat Guide

Turn-based auto resolution

Grindveil combat is turn-based and resolves automatically. Each round the attacker rolls: 1) dodge check (does the defender dodge?), 2) crit check (does the hit crit?), 3) DEF reduction (how much is absorbed?), 4) resistance check (class matchup mitigation). The surviving damage subtracts from HP.

No active skills

Unlike MMORPGs, classes do not use active skills in combat. Your influence comes before the fight — gear, skill tree, gems, pets, class matchup.

Speed and turn order

Higher Speed = strike first. Going first matters because burst-focused builds (Mage, Blade Dancer) often win by dealing enough damage in round 1 to end it.

Block chance vs Dodge

Block (Warrior-exclusive) and Dodge (Blade Dancer native) both reduce incoming damage to zero — but Block is more reliable, Dodge is streakier.

Class matchups

Warrior > Blade Dancer (block beats dodge stacking). Blade Dancer > Mage (speed + crit chain). Mage > Warrior (armor pen ignores DEF). Resistances flip matchups — Warrior with Mage Resist can beat Mages.