Destroyer Best Build Guide for Lost Ark (LA). See Destroyer's leveling build, PvE build, PvP build, engravings, runes, recommended tripods, & solo build for Destroyer.
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Destroyer PVE Build
Destroyer PVE Builds
The builds below focuses on dealing heavy damage on large area with your powerful skills and low cooldowns to clear monsters with ease.
Chaos Dungeon / Cube Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Gravity Impact [Lvl. 4] | I. Charge Enhancement |
| Heavy Crush [Lvl. 7] | I. Quick hit II. Law of the Jungle |
| Running Crash [Lvl. 7] | I. Agile Movement II. Target Focus |
| Jumping Smash [Lvl. 10] | I. Hammer of the Earth II. Armor Destruction III. Smash |
| Endure Pain [Lvl. 10] | I. Guaranteed Core II. Taunt III. Hidden Pain |
| Earth Eater [Lvl. 10] | I. Red Shards II. Perspiration III. Earthen Rage |
| Perfect Swing [Lvl. 10] | I. Weakpoint Detection II. Absolute Strength III. Hour of Slaughter |
| Seismic Hammer [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Preparation II. Absolute Strength III. Starving Strength |
The goal is to spam your low cooldown skills as fast as possible to burst down squishy enemies and to generate cores.
Raid Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Heavy Crush [Lvl. 4] | I. Quick hit |
| Power Strike [Lvl. 7] | I. Agile Movement II. Armor Destruction |
| Dreadnaught [Lvl. 7] | I. Tenacity II. Toughened Body |
| Endure Pain [Lvl. 10] | I. Guaranteed Core II. Taunt III. Hidden Pain |
| Full Swing [Lvl. 10] | I. Agile Movement II. Scary Hammer III. Beast's Eye |
| Earth Eater [Lvl. 10] | I. Red Shards II. Tenacity III. Earthen Rage |
| Perfect Swing [Lvl. 10] | I. Weakpoint Detection II. Absolute Strength III. Hour of Slaughter |
| Seismic Hammer [Lvl. 10] | I. Quick Preparation II. Absolute Strength III. Starving Strength |
The goal of this build is to deal as much burst damage as you can with your most powerful skills and using Gravity Release skills to generate shields to prevent damage.
Recommended Engravings
| Slot 1 | Slot 2 |
|---|---|
| Rage Hammer | Super Charge |
Rage Hammer will grant you additional Crit Rate and Crit Damage to increase your DPS. Since most of your skills will require a charge up time, using Super Charge as your next primary engraving will drastically help you fight more efficiently.
Destroyer PVP Builds
Best Build for PVP
This build focuses on providing the Destroyer a lot of mobility and push immunity to secure lockdown and combos when you find an opportunity.
Skills
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Dreadnaught [Lvl. 4] | I. Tenacity |
| Jumping Smash [Lvl. 10] | I. Superior Change II. Armor Destruction III. Gravity Inversion |
| Power Shoulder [Lvl. 10] | I. Victory Contract II. Objective Complete III. Express Fury |
| Running Crash [Lvl. 10] | I. Toughened Body II. Elaborate Pain III. Enhanced Advance |
| Endure Pain [Lvl. 10] | I. Guaranteed Core II. Anti-Gravity III. Healthy Mentality |
| Earth Eater [Lvl. 10] | I. Red Shards II. Tenacity III. Rock Storm |
| Perfect Swing [Lvl. 10] | I. Tenacity II. Absolute Strength III. Hour of Slaughter |
| Seismic Hammer [Lvl. 10] | I. Tenacity II. Concussion III. Enh. Weak Point Detection |
During PVP you mostly be attempting to find openings and rush the enemy relentlessly when you get the opportunity to do so.
Stat Tuning
This type of Stat Tuning is exclusively for PvP.
| Swiftness | 750 |
|---|---|
| Specialization | 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 Specialization increases your damage when using unique skills and abilities. The 1 point in Crit is used to enable critical hits in PvP.
Destroyer Leveling Builds
Skills To Use Until 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Heavy Crush [Lvl. 4] | I. Quick hit |
| Dreadnaught [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Power Strike [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Jumping Smash [Lvl. 4] | I. Superior Change |
| Power Shoulder [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Earth Eater [Lvl. 7] | I. Red Shards II. Perspiration |
| Full Swing [Lvl. 1] | - |
At early levels, the enemies are fairly weak so you can live with low leveled skills of your preference. Start investing your points on Earth Eater to clear enemies and to finish quests faster.
Skills To Use When Over 25
| Skill Level | Tripods |
|---|---|
| Heavy Crush [Lvl. 4] | I. Quick hit |
| Dreadnaught [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Power Strike [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Running Crash [Lvl. 1] | - |
| Jumping Smash [Lvl. 4] | I. Superior Change |
| Power Shoulder [Lvl. 7] | I. Victory Contract II. Objective Complete |
| Earth Eater [Lvl. 10] | I. Red Shards II. Perspiration III. Earthen Rage |
| Full Swing [Lvl. 1] | - |
Most of your points will be invested on Earth Eater since it can clear enemies in a large area quickly. You can start adding points on other AOE skills for smaller groups.
Only Level Skills When You Can Reach The Next Tripod
Tripods are game changers when it comes to the power of the skill. Obtaining Tripods should be your focus when leveling up the skills of your character.
Strengths & Weaknesses Of Destroyer
Strengths Of Destroyer
High Push Immunity
Most of the Destroyer's skills can provide push immunity which can be difficult to play against when used correctly.
Strong Crowd Controls
The Destroyer's opening skills when performing combos can provide crowd control effects to help you perform your full combo without getting interrupted.
Destroyer Weaknesses
Slow Movement
Even though the Destroyer has a lot of mobility skills to move around, relying solely on this can be difficult, especially when chasing down the enemy.
DPS Cooldown
The Destroyer's high DPS skills has high cooldown time. This can be a big disadvantage if you miss your skills when performing combos.
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