The Best Artillerist builds in Lost Ark

Most of Lost Ark’s male Gunner subclasses fit rather light, DPS-oriented roles.

Where Deadeye’s multifaceted utility and Sharpshooter’s long-range support often see them aiding a much tankier ally in battle, Artillerist lets the Gunner become the tank, taking on a more direct role in his signature brand of long-range combat.

Playstyle: Never stop shooting

The Artillerist benefits from having a variety of high-damage combat options at his disposal.

Fights involving an Artillerist can, and often benefit from being opened at range with a barrage of AoE attacks. His kit features a variety of skills dedicated to lobbing damage onto unexpecting enemies from beyond the range of standard enemy aggression.

Howitzer: Positional AoE blast can attack boss weak points, contributing to a raid party’s targeting effortsMultiple Rocket Launcher: Fires a series of five randomly spreading rockets in an arch in front of the player, which can be barraged over long-distance into hordes of enemies

Some of Artillerist’s shell-based attacks deal incredibly high damage, but are slow-moving and easy to miss. These are best used at medium-range to ensure a successful hit once enemies have started to pursue.

Enhanced Shell: Fires a very high damage projectile that explodes into AoE damage upon hitting an enemyFreeze Shell: A lesser-damaging shell attack compared to Enhanced Shell, but successful hits will slow targeted enemies temporarily

While Artillerist is effective at varied ranges, his effectiveness tends to drop off somewhat when overrun at close range. As the bulk of his skillset fires projectiles in a cone in front of him, his flanks are often left exposed when enemies begin to swarm away from his line of fire.

However, a handful of options

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