Deathblade Best Build Guide for Lost Ark (LA). See Deathblade's leveling build, PvE build, PvP build, engravings, runes, recommended tripods, & solo build for Deathblade.
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Deathblade PVE Build
Deathblade PVE Builds
The builds below focuses on the Remaining Energy Class Engraving for the Deathblade. This engraving enhances the Deathblade's general playstyle where you charge up your Death Orbs then go into Death Trance to gain multiple buffs and unleashing Blade Burst before your Death Orbs completely expire.
Chaos Dungeon / Cube Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
 Spincutter[Lvl. 4] | I. Wide-angle Attack |
| Dark Axel [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Vital Point Strike III. High Axel |
| Soul Absorber [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Fist of Darkness III. Halve |
| Death Sentence [Lvl. 4] | I. Quick Preparation |
| Moonlight Sonic [Lvl. 10] | I. Fist of Darkness II. Quick Preparation III. Shade Sonic |
| Maelstrom [Lvl. 4] | I. Orb Control |
| Blitz Rush [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide-angle Attack II. Dark Charge III. Shadow Rush |
| Void Strike [Lvl. 10] | I. Orb Control II. Fist of Darkness III. Dark Explosion |
The goal of this build is to max out the strongest AoE skills of the Deathblade while using Maelstrom and Void Strike as your main skills to charge your Death Orbs.
Raid Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Spincutter [Lvl. 4] | I. Open Weakness |
| Dark Axel [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Tenacity III. High Axel |
| Soul Absorber [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Fist of Darkness III. Halve |
| Earth Cleaver [Lvl. 4] | I. Push |
| Moonlight Sonic [Lvl. 10] | I. Fist of Darkness II. Quick Preparation III. Shade Sonic |
| Maelstrom [Lvl. 4] | I. Orb Control |
| Blitz Rush [Lvl. 10] | I. Vital Point Hit II. Charge Enhancement III. Shadow Rush |
| Void Strike [Lvl. 10] | I. Orb Control II. Fist of Darkness III. Dark Explosion |
The goal of this build is to maximize your DPS against bosses by having skills with stagger and positioning at the their backs to inflict back attacks.
Recommended Engravings
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Remaining Energy (Level 1) | Master of Ambush (Level 3) |
The Remaining Energy Class Engraving can be kept at level 1 since you mainly need this to completely stop the Death Arts meter from depleting for 2 seconds. Since the Deathblade will almost always attack the back of your targets, getting Master of Ambush is great to further enhance your DPS.
Deathblade PVP Build
PVP Build
This build focuses on the providing the Deathblade a lot of mobility and Super Armor to ensure that you can unleash your combos against enemies uninterrupted.
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Surprise Attack [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide-angle Attack II. Excellent Mobility III. Trailing Sword Burst |
| Upper Slash [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Large Twister III. Tenacity |
| Spincutter [Lvl. 4] | I. Swift Fingers |
| Dark Axel [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Tenacity III. High Axel |
| Head Hunt [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Prep II. Quick Hunt III. Enhanced Stun |
| Moonlight Sonic [Lvl. 10] | I. Fist of Darkness II. Sustain Enhancement III. Shade Sonic |
| Turning Slash [Lvl. 10] | I. Excellent Mobility II. Tenacity III. Triple Turn |
| Blitz Rush [Lvl. 10] | I. Vital Point Hit II. All-round III. Shadow Rush |
During PVP you mostly be attempting to find openings and rush the enemy relentlessly when you get the opportunity to do so.
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.
Deathblade Leveling Build
Skills To Use Until 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Surprise Attack [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Upper Slash [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Wind Cut [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Polestar [Lvl. 4] | I. Quick Preparation |
| Spincutter [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide-angle Attack |
| Blade Dance [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Dark Axel [Lvl. 1] | - |
At early levels, you can put your skill points anywhere you like to test out the skills. We recommend putting them on Spin Cutter during your early levels to increase its damage.
Skills To Use After 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Polestar [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Spincutter [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide-angle Attack |
| Blade Dance [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Dark Axel [Lvl. 7] | I. Swift Fingers II. Corkscrew |
| Soul Absorber [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Death Sentence [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Earth Cleaver [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Moonlight Sonic [Lvl. 10] | I. Fist of Darkness II. Quick Preparation III. Shade Sonic |
When you reach level 25, you should be able to set Moonlight Sonic to level 10 and a few points in Spin Cutter to get the first tripod. This will enable you to clear mobs easier and level up with ease.
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.
Deathblade Strengths & Weaknesses
Deathblade Strengths
High Mobility
Most of the Deathblade'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 Deathblade's skills also have crowd control so it is easy to unleash combos when you catch and enemy in one.
Deathblade Weaknesses
Can Be Easily Knocked Down
The Deathblade has very little Push Immunity so it is easy to knockdown the Deathblade. This can be deadly especially if you opponent has a lot of skills that can knock you down.
High Skill Floor
Since the Deathblade heavily relies on its combos to catch enemies and deal damage it requires a relatively high skill level to pull off.
Deathblade Class Overview
