Striker Best Build Guide for Lost Ark (LA). See Striker's leveling build, PvE build, PvP build, engravings, runes, recommended tripods, & solo build for Striker.
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Striker PVE Build
The builds below focuses on the Deathblow Class Engraving for the Striker. This engraving significantly boosts the damage of Esoteric Skills proportional to the amount of Esoteric Orbs you have at the cost of consuming them all when using an Esoteric Skill.
Chaos Dungeon / Cube Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
 Moon Flash Kick[Lvl. 10] | I. White Flame Kick II. Light-footed III. Full Moon Kick |
| Violent Tiger [Lvl. 10] | I. Vital Point Strike II. Down Strike III. Efficient Strike |
| Storm Dragon Awakening [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Berserk Circle [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide Strike |
| Swift Wind Kick [Lvl. 4] | I. Lightning Round Kick |
| Lightning Whisper [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Strike II. Quick Preparation III. Fatal Lightning |
| Esoteric Skill: Call of the Wind God [Lvl. 10] | I. Lightning Storm II. Wide-angle Attack III. Raging Storms |
| Esoteric Skill: Blast Formation [Lvl. 10] | I. Final Explosion II. Flame Explosion III. Endless Destruction |
The goal of this build is to max out the strongest AoE skills of the Striker while using the remaining skills as filler skills to gain Esoteric Orbs.
Raid Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Triple Fist [Lvl. 4] | I. Elemental Extortion |
| Sky Shattering Blow [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Moon Flash KickMoon Flash Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. White Flame Kick II. Light-footed III. Full Moon Kick |
| Storm Dragon Awakening [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Lightning Whisper [Lvl. 10] | I. Lightning's Blessing II. Quick Prep III. Fatal Lightning |
| Sweeping Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Weak Point Detection II. Light of Justice III. Pure Excellence |
| Esoteric Skill: Tiger Emerges [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Prep II. Single Hit III. Ascension |
| Esoteric Skill: Lightning Tiger Strike [Lvl. 10] | I. Single Hit II. Weak Point Detection III. Charged Kick |
The goal of this build is to use the first 6 skills to gain Esoteric Orbs and unleash powerful Esoteric Skill when you fill your orbs.
Recommended Engravings
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Deathblow (Level 3) | Master of Ambush (Level 3) |
The Deathblow Class Engraving increases your max number of Esoteric Orbs while significantly boosting the damage of your Esoteric Skills.
Striker PVP Build
PVP Build
This build focuses on the providing the Striker a lot of mobility and crowd control to rush the enemy and unleash combos on them.
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Sharp Movement II. Thunder Kick III. Fast Lightning |
| Moon Flash KickMoon Flash Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Intense Shock II. Excellent Mobility III. Full Moon Kick |
| Storm Dragon Awakening [Lvl. 10] | I. Excellent Mobility II. Easy Target III. Fallen Flower Gak |
| Sleeping Ascent Celebration [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Strike II. Quick Preparation III. Leaf Sweep |
| Swift Wind Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Water Round Kick II. Quick Preparation III. Furious Spin |
| Phoenix Advent [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Strike II. Fierce Attack III. Nonstop Ambush |
| Lightning Whisper [Lvl. 4] | I. Elemental Extortion |
| Esoteric Skill: Lightning Tiger Strike [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Preparation II. Tenacity III. Charged Kick |
You will mostly be using Moon Flash Kick, Sleeping Ascent Celebration, or Phoenix Advent as your starting attack. When a skill connects, you can unleash your skills on them until you need to retreat for cooldowns. You can use Esoteric Skill: Lightning Tiger Strike as a panic skill since this gives you Paralysis and Push Immunity.
Stat Tuning
| Swiftness | 750 |
|---|---|
| Domination | 249 |
| Crit | 1 |
Stat tuning in PvP is mostly fixed on all the advanced classes. The reasoning for this setup is that Swiftness increases your Atk. Speed, Move Speed, and reduces Cooldowns while Domination increases your damage against enemies who are affected with debuffs crowd control effect. The 1 point in Crit is used to enable critical hits in PvP.
Striker Leveling Build
Skills To Use Until 20
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Triple Fist [Lvl. 4] | I. Elemental Extortion |
| Sky Shattering Blow [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Moon Flash KickMoon Flash Kick [Lvl. 4] | I. White Flame Kick |
| Violent Tiger [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Storm Dragon Awakening [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Esoteric Skill: Spiral Impact [Lvl. 1] | - |
At early levels, you can put your skill points anywhere you like to test out the skills. We recommend putting them on Moon Flash Kick and Triple Fist to get used to getting Esoteric Orbs and using them.
Skills To Use After 20
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Triple Fist [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Sky Shattering Blow [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Moon Flash KickMoon Flash Kick [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Violent Tiger [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Storm Dragon Awakening [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Esoteric Skill: Spiral Impact [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Esoteric Skill: Tiger Emerges [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Preparation II. Fist of Darkness III. Ascension |
When you reach level 20, you should be set Esoteric Skill: Tiger Emerges to level 10 and get the Quick Preparation, Fist of Darkness, and Ascension tripods. This skill is very strong since you can clear all enemies within range if you gather them.
Only Level Skills When You Can Reach The Next Tripod
Tripods are essential when it comes to the overall power of a skill. Obtaining Tripods should be your focus when leveling up the skills of your chosen class.
Striker Strengths & Weaknesses
Striker Strengths
High Mobility
Most of the Striker's skills have a lot of movement which make easy to close in on enemies and hard to catch.
Good Crowd Control
Most of the Striker's skills also have crowd control so it is easy to unleash combos when you catch and enemy in one.
Striker Weaknesses
Can Be Easily Knocked Down
The Striker has very little Push Immunity so it is easy to knockdown the Striker. This can be deadly especially if you opponent has a lot of skills that can knock you down.
High Skill Floor
Since the Striker heavily relies on its combos to catch enemies and deal damage it requires a relatively high skill level to pull off.
Striker Class Overview
