Sung Jinwoo has come a long way from being the weakest hunter in the world of Solo Leveling to becoming the Shadow Monarch. He becomes the new Shadow Monarch after being selected as the player for the System. Thanks to this, Jinwoo slowly gains diverse skills and abilities after completing quests in his leveling-up journey. One of the coolest and most powerful skills you must have seen Jinwoo use recently is Shadow Exchange. If you are clueless about this ability, like other S-Rank hunters who were left wondering how Jinwoo appeared on Jeju Island, this one’s for you. Read on to learn about Sun Jinwoo’s Shadow Exchange ability in Solo Leveling here.
Spoilers Warning:
This post includes major spoilers for Solo Leveling. We recommend you read the manhwa or watch the anime to avoid ruining the intended experience.
What Is the Shadow Exchange Skill in Solo Leveling?
Sung Jinwoo recently defeated Baran’s clone on his second trip to the Demon Castle. By beating the Demon King, Jinwoo completed the Demon Castle quest, and the Solo Leveling System gave him a lot of rewards in return.
Among these rewards, Jinwoo received an ancient rune stone containing the Shadow Exchange skill. He immediately cracked the rune stone and unlocked the skill, which came in handy most of the time in his leveling-up adventures.
Shadow Exchange is a teleportation-related skill where the user can instantly swap places with their desired shadow soldier. That is how our hero immediately came to the rescue of other S-Rank hunters during the Jeju Island Arc. It is a pretty simple skill, but it is easily one of the most useful skills in the Solo Leveling series.
How Does Jinwoo’s Shadow Exchange Ability Work?
As I mentioned earlier, Jinwoo can switch places with a shadow soldier anywhere in the world to get instantly teleported. Using the Shadow Exchange skill doesn’t consume any mana at all. But the only problem with this skill is its 3-hour cool-down period.
For example, Jinwoo used the skill to come to Jeju Island. However, when he needed to take Cha Hae-In to the hospital, he couldn’t use it again as the skill was on a 3-hour-long cooldown. The cooldown period has significantly affected Jinwoo in many places, but there is a way to overcome this difficulty.
Fully Upgraded Shadow Exchange Skill
When the system showcased the details of the Shadow Exchange skill, we can see that the cooldown period can be shortened by leveling up the skill. So when Ashborn transferred his complete powers to Sung Jinwoo in the Monarchs War arc, Sung Jinwoo reached the highest level of this skill.
The upgraded version of the Shadow Exchange directly eliminated the skills’ two biggest constraints: the requirement for a shadow soldier and the long cooldown period. Now, Sung Jinwoo can freely teleport to his desired location and no longer needs to worry about the cooldown.
That’s everything you need to know about Sung Jinwoo’s Shadow Exchange ability. The scenes where Sung Jinwoo uses this skill have already become one of the favorite sequences for the fans. That said, do you like the Shadow Exchange skill in Solo Leveling? Let us know your thoughts about this ability in the comments below.
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