Wardancer Best Build Guide for Lost Ark (LA). See Wardancer's leveling build, PvE build, PvP build, engravings, runes, recommended tripods, & solo build for Wardancer.
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Wardancer PVE Build
Wardancer PVE Builds
The build below uses the Esoteric Skill Enhancement Engraving for Wardancers. You will mainly focus on building up Swiftness to lower cooldowns and Specialization to increase your overall damage with your Esoteric Skills.
Chaos Dungeon / Cube Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
 Lightning Kick[Lvl. 10] | I. Sharp Movement II. Intense Shock III. Flash Lightning |
| Seismic Strike [Lvl. 4] | I. Sustain Enhancement |
| Wind Whisper [Lvl. 10] | I. Oath of the Wind II. Quick Prep III. Ready Attack |
| Swift Wind Kick [Lvl. 4] | I. Fire Round Kick |
| Roar of Courage [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Hit II. Supreme Ruler Afterimage III. Fatal Wave |
| Sweeping Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Weak Point Detection II. Light of Justice III. Pure Excellence |
| Energy Combustion [Lvl. 4] | I. Combustible Armor |
| Call of the Wind God [Lvl. 10] | I. Lightning Storm II. Over Revolution III. Raging Storms |
This build mainly utilizes Energy Combustion and Lightning Kick as its main skill and source of passive damage to help generate and fill up the Elemental Meter which can be extremely useful for clearing mobs.
Raid Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Sky Shattering Blow [Lvl. 4] | I. Excellent Mobility |
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Sharp Movement II. Thunder Kick III. Flash Lightning |
| Flash Heat Fang [Lvl. 7] | I. Fist of Darkness II. Master Striker |
| Moon Flash Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. White Flame Kick II. Single Hit III. Full Moon Kick |
| Wind's Whisper [Lvl. 10] | I. Oath of the Wind II. Wind's Whisper III. Ready Attack |
| Roar of Courage [Lvl. 10] | I. Esoteric Extortion II. Supreme Ruler Afterimage III. Fatal Wave |
| Energy Combustion [Lvl. 4] | I. Combustible Armor |
| Rising Fire Dragon [Lvl. 7] | I. Tenacity II. Focus Strike |
Wardancers are prone to AoE attacks because they are lacking mobility skills, be sure to use your skills at the right time to avoid taking too much damage.
Recommended Engravings
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Esoteric Skill Enhancement (Level 3) | Raid Captain (Level 3) |
Esoteric Skill Enhancement will allow your esoteric skills to deal additional damage for each orb you have. Since you will mainly perform skill combos to deal damage, you will have multiple orbs most of the time.
Raid Captain is also one of the best Engraving to pick since you will be investing your combat stats on Swiftness, it gives you additional damage depending on your movement speed.
Wardancer PVP Build
PVP Build
This build focuses on playing the Hit and Run style for Wardancers. Most of the skills are used to close the gap on squishy ranged targets in the backline.
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Sky Shattering Blow [Lvl. 4] | I. Swift Footwork |
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Sharp Movement II. Thunder Kick III. Flash Lightning |
| Moon Flash Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Intense Shock II. Excellent Mobility III. Full Moon Kick |
| Sleeping Ascent [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Hit II. Quick Prep III. Leaf Sweep |
| Wind's Whisper [Lvl. 10] | I. Blessing of the Wind II. Warrior's Courage III. Superwind |
| Phoenix Advent [Lvl. 10] | I. Wide Hit II. Ferocious Attack III. Nimble Movement |
| Energy Combustion [Lvl. 10] | I. Combustible Armor II. Skill Reduction III. Last Whisper |
| Call of the Wind God [Lvl. 10] | I. Lightning Storm II. Over Revolution III. Raging Storms |
There are different ways to engage during PVP, but Wardancers will mostly be looking for openings to perform combos and pressuring the opposing team's backline.
Stat Tuning
| Swiftness | 750 |
|---|---|
| Domination | 249 |
| Crit | 1 |
Combat Stat in PvP is mostly fixed on all the advanced classes. For this setup, you will mostly invest your points on Swiftness to increases your Atk. Speed, Move Speed, and reduces Cooldowns. The other points will be used in Crit to increase your chances of landing critical hits in PvP.
Wardancer Leveling Build
Skills To Use Until 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 4] | I. Sharp Movement |
| Flash Heat Fang [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Moon Flash Kick [Lvl. 7] | I. Flame Flash Kick II. Light Footed |
| Triple Fist [Lvl. 4] | I. Fist of Darkness |
| Seismic Strike [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide-angle Attack |
| Sleeping Ascent [Lvl. 7] | I. Spiral Kick II. Enhanced Strike |
| Rising Fire Dragon [Lvl. 1] | - |
During the early levels, you can put your skill points anywhere you like to test out the skills. We recommend putting most of them on Moon Flash Kick and Sleeping Ascent during your early levels to increase damage.
Skills To Use After 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Lightning Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Sharp Movement II. Thunder Kick III. Flash Lightning |
| Flash Heat Fang [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Moon Flash Kick [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Sleeping Ascent [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Sweeping Kick [Lvl. 10] | I. Oath of the Wind II. Quick Prep III. Superwind |
| Swift Wind Kick [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Wind's Whisper [Lvl. 10] | I. Weak Point Detection II. Light of Justice III. Pure Excellence |
| Call of the Wind God [Lvl. 1] | - |
Once you reach level 25, most of the skills should be available. Invest your skill points on Sweeping Kick, Lightning Kick, and Wind's Whisper to clear mobs much faster.
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.
Wardancer Strengths & Weaknesses
Wardancer Strengths
High Mobility
Some of the Wardancer's skills have movement which makes it easy to close in on enemies and that are hard to catch.
Good Disruption
Most of the Wardancer's skills can disrupt the enemy's attack animation. These skills are used as the opener when starting combos to deal damage.
Wardancer Weaknesses
Lacks Push Immunity
The Wardancer has very little skills with Push Immunity so it is easy to knockdown the Wardancer. You will mostly rely on using space bar to dodge skills but has a high cooldown time.
Lacks AOE Crowd Control Skills
The Wardancer heavily relies on combos to juggle enemies and deal damage. The lack of Crowd Control AoE skills will make it more difficult to perform combos without getting interrupted.
Wardancer Class Overview
