Artillerist Best Build Guide for Lost Ark (LA). See Artillerist's leveling build, PvE build, PvP build, engravings, runes, recommended tripods, & solo build for Artillerist.
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Artillerist PVE Build
The builds below focuses on the Firepower Enhancement Class Engraving for the Artillerist. This engraving add a crit to your stats along with the other stat buff you get when your Firepower increases.
Chaos Dungeon / Cube Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
 Napalm Shot[Lvl. 4] | I. Wide Explosion |
| Multiple Rocket Launcher [Lvl. 10] | I. Flame Rocket II. Quick Bombardment III. Access Denied |
| Flamethrower [Lvl. 10] | I. Firepower Control II. Shield III. Incinerate |
| Air Raid [Lvl. 10] | I. Quickfire II. Lightning Bombardment III. The Big One |
| Summon Turret [Lvl. 4] | I. Armor Destruction |
| Gravity Explosion [Lvl. 4] | I. The More the Merrier |
| Homing Barrage [Lvl. 10] | I. Guiding Enhancement II. Vital Point Bombardment III. Power Bomb |
| Energy Field [Lvl. 10] | I. Field Release II. Energy Release III. Solid Shield |
The goal of this build is to max out the strongest AoE skills of the Artillerist while maximizing your damage with your Firepower specialty.
Raid Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Napalm Shot [Lvl. 4] | I. Target Focus |
| Multiple Rocket Launcher [Lvl. 10] | I. Flame Rocket II. Quick Bombardment III. Access Denied |
| Flamethrower [Lvl. 10] | I. Firepower Control II. Shield III. Incinerate |
| Air Raid [Lvl. 10] | I. Quickfire II. Lightning Bombardment III. The Big One |
| Summon Turret [Lvl. 4] | I. Armor Destruction |
| Forward Barrage [Lvl. 4] | I. Firepower Control |
| Homing Barrage [Lvl. 10] | I. Guiding Enhancement II. Weak Point Detection III. Power Bomb |
| Energy Field [Lvl. 10] | I. Field Release II. Energy Release III. Energy Share |
The goal of this build is to maximize your DPS against bosses by having skills with stagger while trying to keep the Armor Destruction debuff with the Turret up on the boss.
Recommended Engravings
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Firepower Enhancement (Level 3) | Keen Blunt Weapon (Level 3) |
The Firepower Enhancement Class Engraving is highly preferred over the Barrage Enhancement Class Engraving since the latter does not even compare to the bonuses that the first one gives. Keen Blunt Weapon is also a good engraving to have since it further enhances your critical damage which is the focus of these builds.
Artillerist PVP Build
PVP Build
This build focuses on the providing the Artillerist a lot of mobility and using ranged skills to keep poking the enemy and hit them with combos when they are knocked down.
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Gatling Gun [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Preparation II. Tenacity III. Aimed Shot |
| Howitzer [Lvl. 10] | I. Swift Fingers II. Opportunist III. Firework |
| Napalm Shot [Lvl. 4] | I. Wide Explosion |
| Flamethrower [Lvl. 10] | I. Vital Point Attack II. Shield III. Incinerate |
| Swing [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Attack II. Advancing Strike III. Stunner |
| Air Raid [Lvl. 10] | I. Quickfire II. Lightning Bombardment III. The Big One |
| Homing Barrage [Lvl. 10] | I. Guiding Enhancement II. Vital Point Bombardment III. Power Bomb |
| Energy Field [Lvl. 10] | I. Field Release II. Energy Increase III. Solid Shield |
During PVP your focus is try and land your skillshots as much as possible while trying to survive from those directly targeting you.
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.
Artillerist Leveling Build
Skills To Use Until 20
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Enhanced Shell [Lvl. 4] | I. Armor Desctruction |
| Freeze Shell [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Gatling Gun [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Buckshot [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Howitzer [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Napalm Shot [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Multiple Rocket Launcher [Lvl. 1] | - |
At early levels, you can put your skill points anywhere you like to test out the skills. We recommend putting them on Enhanced Shell to decrease the enemy's defense and other AoE skills like Multiple Rocket Launcher to make clearing easier.
Skills To Use After 20
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Enhanced Shell [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Gatling Gun [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Napalm Shot [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Multiple Rocket Launcher [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Flamethrower [Lvl. 10] | I. Firepower Control II. Shield III. Incinerate |
| Swing [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Air Raid [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Jump Barrage [Lvl. 1] | - |
When you reach level 20, you should be able to set Flamethrower to level 10. This along with Air Raid will be your main skills to use when you are still leveling your character.
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.
Artillerist Strengths & Weaknesses
Artillerist Strengths
High DPS
Most of the Artillerist's skills have a lot of damage output and the tripods further enhances them.
Great Zone Control
Another thing to note about the Artillerist is that it has a lot of AoE attacks. This can be used to zone enemies and give you some space to move or set up your next skill.
Artillerist Weaknesses
Low Mobility
The Artillerist has very little mobility so it is easy for enemies to get near you. Be aware of your position at all times so you don't get punished when you are at a wrong spot.
Struggles Against Fast Enemies
Since the Artillerist is slow, it is hard to get away from fast enemies when they are able to reach you. This is a huge problem in PVP especially if the one targetting your can easily combo you with knockdowns.
Artillerist Class Overview
