Lost Ark Artillerist Guide: How To Build An Artillerist– In this Lost Ark Artillerist Guide, I’m going to show you what it means to play as an Artillerist in terms of how well they perform in combat, the best Skills and Tripods to focus on, and the playstyles available to them. If you’re searching for a Gunner who is not only highly durable but also deals impeccable damage with big guns, then this Lost Ark Artillerist Guide is for you!
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Lost Ark Artillerist Guide: How To Build An Artillerist
Artilleristsare one of theAdvanced Classesthat fall under theGunner Class. They wield Heavy Launchers, which allow them to utilize machine guns, turrets, and rocket launchers to shoot and bomb enemies to the ground. The good thing about theArtillerist’s Skillsis they’re not restricted to performing Back Attacks only, making them a bit more flexible than the otherClasses. However, some of their abilities require time to set up similar to theSorceress’spells.
As a Lost Ark Artillerist, you’re able to deal huge damage from a variety of ranged and melee options. you may even summon several turrets to inflict passive damage on the side while setting up highly destructive combos in the form of missiles and explosives. What’s more is you’re able to survive encounters longer because of your resiliency and tanky nature, similar to theGunlancer. As such, you shouldn’t concern yourself with your average mobility since you can absorb a good amount of damage anyway. However, Artillerists are likeBerserkersin that they lack buffs to boost the capabilities of their allies.
Artillerist Class Role and Identity
The Lost Ark Artillerist is a predominantly Ranged DPS Class with a set of skills, allowing him to inflict consistent burst and sustained damage. As a Gunner, his mobility isn’t awful either despite wielding huge and heavy guns. He also has access to a lot of Paralysis Immunity Super Armors, which magnifies his tankiness. Furthermore, he can also impair enemies quite well by stunning and staggering them, breaking their armor, and slowing them down. Although Artillerists are relatively simpler to pilot given how straightforward their abilities are, which are usually comprised of Frontal Attacks, it may take some time to get used to their playstyle. The reason behind this is the time-delayed skills that they have. Oftentimes, they have to master the movements of their enemies to know the perfect moments to lay out respective attacks to successfully hit them.
All Advanced Classes in Lost Ark have unique Specialties or Identities that differentiate them from the other classes. These can either unleash more damage or enhance the buffs they grant. For the Lost Ark Artillerist, it’s the Firepower Identity, which provides damage bonuses as well as a Barrage Mode. Successfully attacking enemies results in a faster Firepower Meter recovery rate. The higher the Firepower Meter level is, from yellow to magenta and finally purple, the greater your damage bonuses will be.
Another good reason to accumulate Firepower energy is to be able to enter the Barrage Mode, which is similar to theShadowhunter’sDemon Form. Here, you gain access to 4 powerful Specialty Skills, namely theBarrage:Howitzer,Barrage: Focus Fire,Barrage: Energy Cannon, andBombardment: Impregnability. You can visit ourLost Ark Wikito learn more about these. Additionally, unlike your Normal Skills, you won’t need to invest points into them anymore. Instead, you automatically get them as you’re leveling up.
While in the Barrage Mode, you gain Push Immunity but you will continue to be immobile all throughout so it’s best to determine your optimal position before activating it. What I would usually do is to incapacitate enemies first with my Normal Skills before entering this mode as a means to finish them off. Otherwise, I run the risk of being overwhelmed by them since I can’t dodge their attacks. Moreover, you gain the same Firepower damage bonuses depending on the level you reach. You have the option to stay in this mode for longer periods since there’s no time limit.
When you go back to your Normal State, you have to wait for 20 seconds while the Barrage Mode cools down. But you may continue to gain Firepower energy even when the Cooling Debuff is active as long as you attack your foes.
Lost Ark Artillerist Best Skills and Tripods
By the time your Lost Ark Artillerist reaches Level 60, you will have unlocked a total of 23 skills comprised of Normal, Specialty, and Awakening Skills. To add to this, you’ve invested several points into Normal Skills to specialize further by unlocking their respective Tripods. The Tripod System allows players to customize skills in various ways by improving damage or reducing the cooldown of corresponding abilities. In total, you only need 8 skills per character with a select number of tripods. In this section, I’ll cover the essential Normal Skills and tripods you should allocate points into regardless of the playstyle you end up choosing.
Lost Ark Artillerist Normal Skills and Tripods
Napalm Shot- Detonates an explosive to deal massive damage while chipping away at the enemy’s armor. This is also an effective counter against incoming attacks. Just make sure to trigger the skill when you’re near enemies since the shell has a short range. Due to the impact of the blast, the Lost Ark Artillerist will be pushed back a few meters after firing the napalm shell. To amplify Napalm Shot’s overall damage while stunning and impairing targets, you should take Chain Explosion, Target Focus, and Flash Explosion. Should you wish to improve the damage you deal to break their armor, you may swap Target Focus for Weak Point Enhancement.
Multiple Rocket Launcher- Transforms your Heavy Launcher into a Rocket Launcher to shoot a barrage of missiles in multiple directions. The best Multiple Rocket Launcher Tripods to select to significantly increase the number of missiles fired as well as to improve the damage you deal are Quick Barrage, Access Denied, and Flame Rocket. In this case, Flame Rocket lets you inflict Damage over Time (DoT) by burning enemies.
Flamethrower- Another high damage but close range skill, which transforms the Lost Ark Artillerist’s weapon into a Flamethrower to burn targets to a crisp for several seconds. Flamethrower is a Back Attack so you have to position yourself behind them prior to activating it. If enemies suddenly turn to face you, you can quickly cancel the skill. Doing so will only give you a 1-second cooldown. If you’re not encountering difficulties with regard to gaining Firepower energy, you can pick Vital Point Attack instead of Firepower Control. Next, you should choose Shield, which boosts your max HP to absorb enough damage. This upgrade is vital to your survivability since your mobility is limited to a single direction while the skill is active so you’ll most likely take damage. Last but not the least, it’s good to take Azure Flame to lengthen Flamethrower’s duration while enhancing your overall damage.
Air Raid- This allows you to engage enemies from a distance by firing large bullets into the air that will then drop on them to inflict massive damage. What makes Air Raid a great multi-functional skill are Quickfire, Frost Barrage, and Ruthless Barrage. This combination not only improves the attack speed of the shot itself but also debilitates the target’s movement speed and boosts the explosive damage you inflict.
Summon Turret- This lets the Lost Ark Artillerist summon at least 1 turret to help deal passive damage while he’s running around the area and shooting enemies to their deaths. Summon Turret is highly effective against those with armor, especially since a defense debuff will be imposed on them upon being hit thanks to Armor Destruction. To increase the number of turrets you can set up to surround targets, you’ll have to take Big Pack. And finally, it’s good to select Enhanced Turret to improve their corresponding damage.
Gravity Explosion- Unlocked at Combat Level 32. Generates energy to pull enemies together and deal DoT as well as explosive damage in the end. Gravity Explosion is best used in instances when mobs of enemies are about to attack you. The higher the number of targets attacked, the greater your damage will be due to The More the Merrier Tripod. You can then pick Sweeping Gravity to improve your attack speed and Planetary Gravity to enhance the skill’s pull range and damage.
Homing Barrage- Unlocked at Combat Level 40. Homing Barrage lets you plant a homing device to target enemies near it. Within a matter of seconds, a missile will approach them and explode to deal destructive damage. Since you need to set up the device, you either have to move next to your targets or lure them into the area of the blast. To minimize the delay between the installation process and the missile’s arrival, it’s important to take Guiding Enhancement. You’ll then want to choose Weak Point Detection and Power Bomb to amplify the damage you deal against Push-Immune or stronger enemies and to boost the same explosive damage while inflicting DoT after the destruction.
Energy Field- Unlocked at Combat Level 50. This is a great skill, which allows the Lost Ark Artillerist to absorb huge amounts of damage thanks to the generated shield. What makes Energy Field more essential is it also has the ability to harm enemies because of Field Release. The other Energy Field Tripods to consider are Energy Increase and Solid Shield. This combination raises the shield’s duration and grants you Push Immunity, respectively. However, if you’re part of a group, you may want to swap Solid Shield for Energy Share to also provide them with shields.
Lost Ark Artillerist Alternative Skill and Tripods
If you prefer to equip a multifunctional skill that not only deals DoT but also staggers enemies, you’re able to substitute any of the damage-dealing or impairment skills I discussed forPlasma Storm.
Plasma Storm - Shoots a plasma field to damage and stun enemies momentarily. The best Plasma Storm Tripods to obtain are Stun Effect, Sustain Enhancement, and Plasma Growth. With these, you raise the plasma field’s as well as stun’s duration and improve the damage you inflict.
Lost Ark Artillerist Engravings and Stats
In Lost Ark, every Advanced Class unlocksEngravingsthat allow you to further specialize in your chosen Class as these grant special effects, which you can activate by reading Recipe Books and equippingAccessoriesandAbilityStones. You’re able to obtain them as random rewards by completing endgame activities such asChaosand Abyss Dungeons, andGuardian Raids.
In this section, I’m going to talk about Lost Ark Artillerist Engravings, which determine the playstyle you wish to adopt for your character and are class-specific abilities and traits. You gain access to this when you reach higher levels. The 2 Class Engravings available to the Artillerist areBarrage EnhancementandFirepower Enhancement. Let’s first discuss the Barrage Enhancement Class Engraving or playstyle together with theStatsthat go with it.
Artillerist Barrage Enhancement Playstyle
Barrage Enhancement not only buffs the damage you deal with Barrage Skills but also gains back some Firepower energy when you return to the Normal State. Moreover, if you manage to fill up the Firepower Meter while the Barrage Mode is cooling down for 20 seconds, you’ll be able to cancel this debuff altogether. The last part of the Class Engraving isn’t as helpful especially if you’re the type of player of enters the Barrage Mode towards the latter parts of a fight. Regardless, however, the Barrage Skill damage boost is nice to have. To make the most out of this playstyle, reaching Barrage Enhancement Level 1 should be sufficient since you won’t stay in this immobile state throughout the encounter anyway.
In terms of Barrage Enhancement’s Combat Stats, you’ll want to prioritize Specialization followed by Crit when gearing up. This setup significantly improves the damage bonuses provided by your Firepower Meter levels. It also raises your crit rate to deal greater damage.
Artillerist Firepower Enhancement Playstyle
Conversely, Firepower Enhancement is the more popular playstyle between the two because it doesn’t restrict your mobility and it mitigates the damage you receive while amplifying your crit rate based on your Firepower Meter level. The higher this is, the better the damage. Going for Firepower Enhancement Level 3 will drastically boost your crit rate.
In terms of Firepower Enhancement’s Combat Stats, you’ll want to focus on Swiftness, Specialization, and Crit. Doing so will considerably improve your mobility while lowering the cooldown period of your skills. It should also enhance your Firepower Meter’s effectiveness and overall damage.
Final Tips
As a Lost Ark Artillerist, you’ll have a blast playing this class although you need to get used to his average mobility and delayed abilities. Nonetheless, he’s a satisfying character to pilot, especially when his weapons transform to deal different kinds of burst and sustained damage. In PvP, you’re a force to be reckoned with not only because of the massive damage you inflict but also due to your resilience. However, the skills that require additional setup make you predictable at times.
In terms of skill rotation, you’re going to want to start with Air Raid as your opener followed by Summon Turret and Energy Field. You can then choose any damage-dealing skill such as Napalm Shot, Gravity Explosion, or Flamethrower, especially when enemies are moving towards you or vice versa.
Lastly, remember that before you enter Barrage Mode, it’s a good practice to activate Summon Turrets several times. This mode will not cancel any of the turrets you’ve placed, and will in fact help you deal additional damage.
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