Blow your foes away with this Gunlancer build
Need the best Gunlancer build in Lost Ark?Anothertier listtopper, Gunlancer is one of the fastest-clearing classes inLost Ark. Packing huge AoE damage, powerful team buffs, and the best defensive utility in the game, Gunlancers have a place in every party. The class has some unusual quirks, but once you get the hang of it you’ll be blasting through mobs with ease. This guide will equip you with everything you need to level to 50 and start tackling Lost Ark’s endgame as the Gunlancer.
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Best Lost Ark Gunlancer build: overview
Lost Ark’s awakening classes are defined by their Identity Skills, unique abilities that establish a playstyle for the class. For Gunlancer, this isDefensive Stance, which is powered by theShield Meter. Your Shield Meter will regenerate automatically when outside of Defensive Stance, as well as when you strike enemies. When you toggle Defensive Stance on, you will become much slower. However, all incoming damage will reduce your Shield Meter instead of your health. Plus, you gain Push Immunity, enabling you to ignore most interrupts.
Gunlancers won’t want to have Defensive Stance active all the time, as the reduced movement speed isn’t worth the defenses against average trash mobs. In harder content and boss fights though, Defensive Stance allows Gunlancers to unleash their most powerful charged attacks without concern for crowd control or damage. Managing your Shield Meter properly can be tricky, but if you master this mechanic you will be invaluable in endgame parties.
Gunlancer, much like its Warrior cousin,Berserker, has tons of massive, powerful AoE abilities. These abilities make it very easy to clear through the main story, so you will want to focus on leveling them up. Toggle Defensive Stance on to use charge-type attacks and you will clean out leveling zones with ease.
You earn skill points each time you level up, as well as from Skill Potions you can acquire in the endgame. Raising the level of a skill to 10 costs progressively more skill points, so you won’t be maxing all of them out. Skills also earn Tripods at levels 4, 7, and 10. These are powerful bonuses that sometimes drastically modify a skill’s functionality. Invest in the skills below throughout the main story until you hit the listed Tripods, and you will have a powerful content-clearing build ready for endgame at level 50.
Arena PvP grants normalized pools of stats and skill points to work with, so you’ll be able to max out more skills. You have some flexibility as well based on your playstyle, but the build above should be a great starting point. These skill builds will help you transition into endgame, where further customization becomes available.
Once you’ve reached level 50 you can start to focus on Engravings. These powerful bonuses are acquired fromEngravingbooks, or accessories like necklaces, rings, and earrings. There are many generic Engravings usable by any class, but each class also has two Class Engravings that can significantly alter how you play your class. For Gunlancer, these are:
For your generic Engravings, you have some flexibility. The suggestions below all synergize beautifully with Gunlancer’s defensive area attacks and defensive advantages.
In addition toEngravings,accessory items in Lost Ark (necklaces, earrings, and rings) are your source for Combat Stats. These substats can have a major effect on your character, and it is important to target gear with the right stats for your build. While leveling, look for Specialization gear, which both helps you build shield meter faster and increases the damage of Normal Skills. Crit will raise your critical strike rate and damage, making it a good secondary stat for a bit of extra damage.
Once you’ve reached level 50 and have access to class Engravings, base your target stats on the Engraving you’ve chosen. Combat Readiness Gunlancers should look for more Specialization for the same reasons as above. Unlike Normal Skills though, Lance Skills don’t scale with Specialization. So, Lone Knight users should stack Swiftness to reduce their longer cooldowns. For both specs, Crit remains the best secondary stat. Look for accessories that combine your Engraving of choice with its correlating stat in Abyssal Dungeons and on the Auction House.
Awakening Skills are extremely powerful abilities with lengthy cooldowns, sort of like an ultimate move. You can unlock them by following the Trixion questline after level 50. Each class has two, but you can only equip one at a time. Gunlancer’s Awakening Skills are:
For most endgame PvE content, you’re going to want Guardian’s Protection. Refilling your Shield Meter is obviously massive, and the defensive bonuses are incredibly powerful. Of course, Lance of Judgement deals more damage, and the increased crit rate can increase your party’s total damage output by more. However, the crowd-control immunity from Guardian’s Protection means more DPS uptime, and that can often lead to more total damage dealt. There’s a time and place for Lance of Judgement, but you should default to Guardian’s Protection. In PvP however, the huge AoE nuke from Lance of Judgement can be valuable. It is up to you and your team to decide wether you need the damage or the defense more.
That’s everything you need to start Lost Ark’s endgame with the Gunlancer! If you’re looking for the fastest ways to get there, our guide tospeed leveling in Lost Arkcan help. If you’re thinking about making Gunlancer your second character, our guide toKnowledge Transferswill get you set up.
