Grudge is almost a must-have for any PvE role, and a must-have if you are playing Striker as a PvE class. It increases damage by 20 percent to Boss level or above monsters, while also reducing incoming damage by 20 perc

The Bard’s Identity Skill is Serenade. You earn Serenade Bars during combat for hitting attack abilities, and each activation of a Serenade consumes one bar. You can stack up to three bars at the same t

In terms of utility, the Striker really specializes in CC . This is why he’s so useful in PvP. With a number of attacks that keep your enemies pinned down, you’re playing an offensive role that should target healers and other squishy oppone

The Bard is one of Lost Ark’s dedicated support characters and is usually the top choice for a dedicated support in both PvE and PvP, although the Paladin (and in the future, the Artist) see play as well. This class provides all sorts of buffs to the party, including damage reduction, damage increases, and various other bu

When your recovery effect ends, an additional effect is activated which recovers 24% of your max HP.

As you are mostly focusing on the support side of things with bard, The Song of Courage, then you want to go for the Desperate Salvation Engraving. This boosts your healing effect after the initial burst, as well as provides you with some of your own sustainability. Bards are squishy. Staying alive longer in the fighter will benefit you, and therefore benefit your t

The Engravings will change depending on whether you’re playing the class in a PvE or PvP role. You will find more detailed breakdowns of the best engravings for the different playstyles on our best Striker build gui

The Deadeye is all about hitting back attacks with his Shotgun for big crit damage and then rotating out with Pistol and Rifle abilities. The skill build below requires 260 points , though you can mix and match depending on how many skill points you have available.

Slowly stacks crit damage chance over attacks (other than mobile and basic attacks), attack power increases by 1% for 6 seconds (can stack up to 6 times), when it reaches max stack you have an extra 15% chance to c

Grudge increases all outgoing damage by 20% against Boss level or above monsters, while also reducing incoming damage by 20%. Just an all-around recommended Engraving. You’ll find it as a staple for most builds.

Master Of Ambush

Both of these class Engravings require a specific build. That includes what other Engravings you run with the class. To keep it simple without diving too much into specific builds (we will have an advanced build guide for the Sharpshooter available at a later date), here’s a sample set of recommended Engravings that can work on both class Engraving bui

For this build, you’ll want to grab abilities and Tripods that utilize your Shadowburst meter. Some good choices include Demolition, Spinning Weapon, and Cruel Cutter. Demonic Slash and Sharpened Cut are also recommended for their great mobility. You can still run demonic-themed abilities with this build, so feel free to rock Terror and Demonic Clone for even more damage and utility. When played properly, you’ll be dishing out a great amount of damage without needing to focus on your Shadowburst gauge as often as a demon bu

This class overview covers some basic class mechanics for the Sharpshooter, as well as a look at playstyles, Engravings, and a sample skill build. This is not designed as an advanced class guide, but rather as a “Here’s an overview to help you decide whether you want to play the ranged warri

Shotgun, shotgun, shotgun. At this level of Dungeon you just want to use your Shotgun abilities off-cooldown whenever they’re available. Rotate with Pistol skills like Equilibrium and Rifle skills like Spiral Flame.

Five Normal Skills stand out from the rest: Demonic Slash, Thrust Impact, Demolition, Cruel Cutter, and Sharpened Cut. These abilities are commonly used in human-focused and demon-focused builds, albeit with different Tripods for each bu

Increases size of perfect zone, when you land a perfect shot the ability has a crit rate increase of 30% and crit damage increase of 160%

Here’s a look at the Sharpshooter’s two Awakening skills. These are endgame ultimate abilities, essentia

The Sharpshooter is a ranged DPS class in Lost Ark that relies on advanced bows and unique arrows to deal damage. In short, that means you’re going to be dealing mostly ranged/long-range damage, with a few close-range abilities thrown in there as w

This class guide covers a detailed overview of what to expect when you choose the Striker as your main in Lost Ark . Follow-up guides will go into more detail regarding builds and play styles. This is just designed to give you an idea of what the class is all ab

The Deadeye is a versatile class because there are some options when it comes to Raid builds. However, there’s one that really sticks out as the most popular in the Anime game patch notes right now. Because of the weapon rotation, there are a few different skills to think about here. This build requires 240-250 skill points, which is considered an early game build.