Shadowhunter Overview
The Shadowhunter in Lost Ark is an Assassin type that wields two double edged daggers called Haladies. Their musical instrument is a Flute. The Shadowhunter is a Hybrid DPS; that means they have both Ranged and Melee attacks.
Their Identity Gauge, the Shadowburst Meter, fills up upon successful hits to enemies. Once full players can activate it to enter Demonize; which transforms the character into a demon and grants access to the use of 6 unique Demon only skills. Demonize also gives the player 20% increased health and movement speed, the player is also immune to interrupts. Once ended the Player must wait 30 seconds before they can enter Demonize again due to the Composure Debuff.
There are two distinct playstyles that players can choose from through the use of the Shadowhunter’s Class Engravings:
- Perfect Suppression aka “Human Form” Disables Demonize and instead improves the damage of all Normal Skills.
- Demonic Impulse aka “Demon Form”: Disables Composure to allow entering Demonize more often and improving Crit Rate.
Both playstyles are viable in endgame content so pick your favorite flavor. The one caveat being that the Demon Form playstyle is really only viable with the Second Level of the Demonic Impulse Engraving, which may be difficult to get early on. And the Human Form playstyle is viable even with only the First Level of the Perfect Suppression engraving.
Role of a Shadowhunter
Shadowhunters are a pure DPS class in Lost Ark. In PvE, they focus on sustained damage to the boss. In PvP, they are largely a “Poke” class that focuses on harassing enemy players repeatedly getting in and out of combat in rapid succession.
Strengths
- High sustained damage
- High burst damage (demonize only)
- High Mobility
- Straightforward and easy class to learn
Weaknesses
- Lower health pool
- Not much utility
- Only one short attack damage party buff
All Shadowhunter Skills in Lost Ark
The following table is a list of all Lost Ark Shadowhunter Skills that you will unlock and at which level you will do so.
Level | Icon | Skill Name | Cooldown (seconds) | Type | Description |
10 | ![]() | Demonic Slash | 10 | Normal | Dash forward to inflict 58 Damage 3 times before swinging your demonic weapon for 58 Damage. |
10 | ![]() | Nimble Cut | 6 | Normal | Use your demonic weapon to slash forward 3 times, inflicting 50, 50, and 66 Damage. |
10 | ![]() | Slasher | 8 | Normal | Swing your demonic weapon downward to inflict 114.9 Damage, followed by an upper swing for 173.9 Damage. |
10 | ![]() | Rising Claw | 12 | Normal | Dart forward and inflict 29 Damage, then deliver an uppercut for 268.9 Damage, launching foes into the air. |
10 | ![]() | Spinning Dive | 16 | Normal | Spin and leap to inflict 254.6 Damage to foes, then perform one final slash that inflicts 165 Damage and pushes foes away. Airborne foes are launched back in the air when hit. |
10 | ![]() | Demonic Clone | 12 | Combo | Call forth an incarnation of the devil to attack by your side. Move forward and punch 2 times, inflicting 262.3 Damage, then strike the ground with one final blow that inflicts 172 Damage. |
10 | ![]() | Ruining Rush | 6 | Normal | Charge forward to inflict 278.0 Damage and deliver a ferocious claw attack for 918.5 Damage. |
10 | ![]() | Death Claw | 4 | Normal | Perform a quick claw attack for 337.0 Damage, then deliver a powerful upper blow to inflict 1,168.5 Damage. |
10 | ![]() | Destruction | 8 | Normal | Release the demonic energy latent within you to inflict up to 628.5 Damage. |
12 | ![]() | Cruel Cutter | 18 | Normal | Toss your weapon and wipe out foes in front of you, inflicting up to 762.5 Damage as you move forward. Airborne foes are launched back in the air when hit. |
14 | ![]() | Demon Vision | 24 | Charge | Focus demonic energy and shoot a ray of death forward to inflict 411.8 Damage, knocking foes away. Charge up to channel longer before knocking foes away for 829.1 Damage. |
16 | ![]() | Thrust Impact | 18 | Normal | Use a burst of your weapon’s powers to pull foes close, inflicting 99 Damage, before quickly sliding back to evade foes and inflict 395 Damage. |
18 | ![]() | Brutal Cross | 10 | Normal | Swing your weapon forward with force to inflict 293.8 Damage, knocking foes back. |
20 | ![]() | Demon’s Grip | 18 | Normal | Rapidly thrust with your demonic arm forward and pull foes to you inflicting 443.2 Damage. |
20 | ![]() | Grind Chain | 12 | Normal | Throw your weapon forward to inflict 163.1 Damage, then another 176.9 Damage as it comes back to you. This skill cannot be canceled while your weapon is away from you. |
20 | ![]() | Gore Bleeding | 6 | Normal | Violently claw at foes to inflict 210.0 Damage, then deliver another claw attack for 524.0 Damage as you move forward. |
24 | ![]() | Demolition | 16 | Combo | Dart forward with crossed weapons to inflict 146 Damage. Use the skill again to quickly perform 2 slashes that inflict 149.5 Damage. Use the skill once more to swing your weapon and inflict 199.3 Damage, pushing foes away. |
28 | ![]() | Piercing Thorn | 20 | Point | Summon infernal spikes at the target location within 12 meters to inflict 433.1 Damage, knocking foes down. |
30 | ![]() | Leaping Blow | 18 | Point | Leap to the target location and smash the ground, causing a shockwave that inflicts 57.0, 347.5 Damage. |
32 | ![]() | Spinning Weapon | 24 | Combo | Launch the weapon on your left arm forward and make it spin for 2s to inflict 296.9 Damage. Use the skill again to launch the weapon on your right arm to inflict 296.9 Damage over 2s. |
36 | ![]() | Sharpened Cut | 18 | Normal | Move 9 meters forward while quickly spinning, inflicting up to 468.2 Damage. You ignore collision with normal monsters during the skill motion. |
40 | ![]() | Howl | 30 | Normal | Gather demonic powers and let out a cry that inflicts 338 Damage to nearby foes, inflicting Fear for 2s. |
40 | ![]() | Blood Massacre | 20 | Normal | Raise your hands and gather blood energy to cause an explosion that inflicts 492 Damage. |
50 | ![]() | Decimate | 27 | Normal | Gather demonic powers to swing your arms forward and summon giant Demon arms that slash at foes to inflict 671.0 Damage. |
Level | Icon | Skill Name | Cooldown (minutes) | Type | Description |
50 | ![]() | Gate of Eruption (Normal Form) | 5 | Point | Unleash demonic powers to open up the gates of hell, scattering hellish energy across the land that inflicts 64 Damage to foes and inflicts Fear upon them for 4s. Dark energy periodically rises from the earth, inflicting up to 495.0 Damage. The energy explodes at the end for 546 Damage and knocks foes away. |
50 | ![]() | Fallen Ruin (Demon Form) | 5 | Normal | Soar into the air and shoot an energy ray straight to the ground to inflict 495.0 Damage. The laser causes an explosion moments later, knocking foes away for up to 1,390.0 Damage. |
Now that you are familiar with the skills you will unlock as you level your Lost Ark Shaodwhunter, you should check out the Lost Ark Shadowhunter Leveling Guide!
Also note that these sub-guides are also part of our full-scope Shadowhunter Class Guide which will encompass all of these sub guides.