Lost Ark: Gunslinger Class Guide

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Welcome to the Gunslinger, a fast-paced ranged character with an array of different weapons to play with. You can choose from the three weapons on the fly which makes the Gunslinger one of the more hands-on and satisfying classes in Lost Ark. There's a lot of swapping, loads of mobility, and plenty of hard-hitting abilities that feel fun to use.

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This class guide covers the fundamentals of the Gunslinger. It isn't designed to give a breakdown in detail of endgame builds and playstyles, but rather an overview to help you decide on which main you want to run in Lost Ark.

Gunslinger swaps between three weapons: two pistols, a shotgun, and a sniper rifle. These are rotated via the character's identity gauge and the fundamentals of the class rely on rotating these weapons depending on cooldowns and the type of engagement you're in. Here's a rough overview of what each of the weapons offers.

Your playstyle on the Gunslinger is dependent on your choice of class Engraving: Peacemaker or Time To Hunt. We will cover these in more depth below, but just as a quick preface, Time To Hunt is barely used as it totally removes your ability to use the Shotgun. Most builds make use of all three of the Gunslinger's weapons, both for damage and for providing buffs/debuffs to you and your party.

In short, the Gunslinger is a pretty enjoyable class to play, especially in regard to the mobility and utility awarded from using her Pistols. She does take a bit of practice to master, however, as you need to focus on a lot of moving parts - knowing when to swap weapons, monitoring debuffs (as they won't stack on top of each other), and navigating through your cooldowns.

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