How does Thornblade gain Sword Dance stacks?

You weave active skills between standard physical combos to maintain high damage output. Thornblade functions as a physical damage dealer with a base attack stat of 121. Generating Sword Dance charges complements this physical focus, rewarding you for alternating between skill cooldowns and standard swings.

Thorny Defense provides an immediate trigger for this loop during combat. Available in Thornblade's standard kit across its forms, the skill drops incoming damage by 20% while readying a counterattack. Timing the activation to absorb a hit right as the stance begins adds a 30% Critical Rate buff for 15 seconds, pairing high burst potential with the strengthened basic attacks that follow.