It is time for our Dungeon Race, where we dive into the ranking dungeon records of 'Blade & Soul Revolution'. March was a rollercoaster, and the month has finally come to a close. Just before the final tally, a massive round of class balance adjustments hit the servers. Since the settlement period overlapped with these changes, most top-tier rankers held onto their existing records. However, outside the elite circle, things were looking rather chaotic. Players have been burning through their 'Free Class Change Tickets' to experiment with the newly buffed classes. Let's break down the details with our Dungeon Race chart.

The 'Soul Fighter' duo from the 'Gun-Gye-Il-Hak' server clinches 1st place with 11.153 seconds!

※ The integrated ranking dungeon leaderboard reflects data as of April 5th, 11:00 PM, based on each server's ranking information.
※ Based on the 'Monthly Ranking' tab in the dungeon, only records of 1 minute and 30 seconds or less are counted.
※ Please note that there may be slight discrepancies with current real-time server information.

The champion's trophy for the March Dungeon Race goes to the Soul Fighter duo from Gun-Gye-Il-Hak. The protagonists, known as 'Jeon-Seol-Ui-Yong-Sa-Da-Gan' (whose nickname changes weekly) and 'Nevada', clocked in at 11.153 seconds. They successfully maintained the record they set last week, marking a brilliant achievement by shaving off roughly 0.7 seconds from their initial 11.859-second run.

The runners-up also hail from the Soul Fighter camp: 'Ryu-Pang' and 'Ang-Pang' from the Gyeong-Guk-Ji-Saek server. The gap is significant, but they managed to improve their time by 0.234 seconds to hit 12.577 seconds. Both teams prove that sticking with the Soul Fighter class and refining your skills pays off without needing a cheeky class swap.

For context, the former second-place holders, the 'Doenjang-Jjigae·Boseong-Nokcha' team, have vanished from the final tally—likely testing new waters after the update. We spotted 'Doenjang-Jjigae' resurfacing as a 'Lyn Blade Dancer'. It seems April will be a month of adaptation; who knows, they might even find their way back to Soul Fighter soon.

Scraping into 20th place was the 'Gunslinger·Soul Fighter' team from Geum-Sang-Cheom-Hwa with a time of 16.189 seconds. The battle between 18th and 20th place was razor-thin, decided by a mere 0.1-second margin. Even in the 16-second bracket, Soul Fighter duos continue to dominate the upper echelons.

'Class Balance Adjustment' aftermath: This week is the turning point.

The latest B&S Revolution update brought significant balance tweaks to 17 classes. The consensus is that the 'Archer' and 'Gunslinger', which previously dominated PvE, took a heavy hit. Consequently, the top 10 class distribution chart saw some turbulence, with the Archer dropping 2 percentage points and the Gunslinger plummeting by 5.1 percentage points.

This shift provided a bit of breathing room for others, with Soul Fighter gaining 1.1 percentage points. Lesser-seen classes like Lyn Blade Dancer and 'Summoner' have started to crawl up the charts, and the 'others' category grew by 3.9 percentage points. Since this week served as a transition period for the dungeon settlement, we expect to see the real impact in next week's data. Let's look at the class-specific records below.

Has the 'underdog class' buff yielded results?

The final count for the March Dungeon Race reached 740 participants. As we anticipated, the numbers dipped slightly. The 'Free Class Change Ticket' event often leads to players dropping out or resetting their records as they experiment. Feedback on the balance patch is flooding the official community; with the popularity of Archer, Gunslinger, and Destroyer waning, we expect to see more diverse research into other classes.

In that light, the performance of the 'Blade Dancer' is quite stellar. A trio from Geum-Sang-Cheom-Hwa secured spots with times ranging from 16 to 25 seconds—a far cry from their precarious position throughout March. It seems the buffs were quite effective.

The 'Bard' also shows a similar upward trend, with the top three players comfortably settling into the 18-second range. Furthermore, the number of classes where the top three players all broke the 20-second barrier has increased significantly, including 'Assassin', 'Summoner', and 'Celestial'. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing what kind of diverse class combinations emerge in the next Dungeon Race.