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# Three Paths Apparition
##  What is Three Paths Apparition?
**Apparition** is a **V skill** with both a **passive and active effect**, designed to automate Hoyoung’s element management and provide cooldown resets for key skills.
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To understand how Apparition works, you will need a firm understanding of how the **Hoyoung Gauge** and the **Attribute Orbs** work. If you are unsure, please read [**Understanding the Hoyoung Gauge**](/knowledge-base/skills/understanding-the-hoyoung-gauge.md) before reading this guide.
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### **Passive Effect**
* The **passive component** performs an unique **attribute attack** every 5 seconds (if you're actively hitting)
* This attribute attack consumes an **Attribute Orb**; meaning, it performs an attack of an attribute (Humanity, Earth or Heaven) that you haven't yet performed yourself.
* Passive Apparition essentially completes **Combo Stages** for you, granting you  **Universal Harmony** uptime when you are not bursting and when you are grinding.
### **Active Effect (Burst Buff)**
For **30 seconds**, the passive effect is enhanced:
* **Special attack cooldown is reduced to 2 seconds.**
* When a **Combo Stage** is completed, one of the attribute cooldown skills ,  or  whichever is currently on cooldown, will have it's cooldown reset (it will be immediately available to use).
* If more than 1 skill is currently on cooldown, Apparition will reset 1 random skill.
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## Origins of the Apparition Strategy
During the **first season of Punch King**, **Shulk** tested different ways to **optimize Cudgel uptime**. Through extensive trials, he discovered that structured skill alternation led to the **highest damage output**.
This insight laid the groundwork for the **modern Apparition burst strategy**, where ensuring **Cudgel resets and maintaining FD bonuses** became core principles of Hoyoung's optimal damage rotation.
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## How to Use Apparition
#### **TL;DR**
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The following is a **simplified rotation** and will work 70% of the time
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> #### When Apparition is active:      🔁
For a proper explanation, check the [**Proper Apparition Usage**](/knowledge-base/bossing/three-paths-apparition/proper-apparition-usage.md) subpage!
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## Credits
* **Shulk**, **Maheen, Giatore, Soushi**
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