This guide will focus on the Best Artillerist End Game Builds in Lost Ark. You will focus mainly on one build each for PvE and for PvP. At the end of the article, we show a nice PvP Montage from YouTube to see it in action. After you are finished here, be sure to check out the Artillerist Engravings Guide.
Artillerist PvE Build for AoE
Here’s a basic PvE build for Artillerists. It’s good for AoE content such as Chaos Dungeons, Tower Event, Quests.
In the Build below, we focus on maximizing AoE potential with Tripods that increase the size of the attack and also some stuns to land heavy hitting combos.
Gather up all the enemies in a big group and use Energy Field before casting Gravity Explosion as you will be stationary and vulnerable. Gravity Explosion can take out most groups of enemies on it’s own.
Additionally, Fillers such as Plasma Storm, Flamethrower, and Enhanced Shell can also dish out high damage and take out lots of targets.
To easily clear Elites or Named Monsters use this combo:
- Napalm Shot (Stun) >
- Homing Barrage >
- Air Raid
And for Bosses, if the above for some reason doesn’t kill them, you can always nuke them with the Awakening Skill: Missile Barrage
Artillerist AoE Stat Priority
Maximize Swiftness as much as possible; mainly to get your skills off faster and reduce the cooldowns. Then focus on Crit as a secondary stat. Alternatively, if you are confident in your ability to time everything perfectly and hit all your skills and time the Identity Skill correctly, try out a high Specialization stat build.
Artillerist AoE Skills & Tripods
This Artillerist build requires 268 Skill Points which will require the collecting of a few extra skill points from Shushire or Rohendel if you have it unlocked.
| Icon | Skill Name | Skill Level | Tripods | Notes |
 | Flamethrower | 10 | 1 3 2 | High Damage Tripod 3: Incinerate – Wider damage |
 | Air Raid | 10 | 2 3 2 | High Damage |
 | Gravity Explosion | 10 | 2 1 2 | High Damage Tripod 2: Sturdy Armor – shield while standing still casting Tripod 3: PLanetary Gravity – Pull targets in and nuke |
 | Homing Barrage | 10 | 2 1 2 | High Damage Tripod 3: EMP Explosion – alternative to stun |
 | Enhanced Shell | 10 | 2 1 1 | Damage |
 | Napalm Shot | 7 | 2 3 1 | Counter Damage, Stun Tripod 2: Flash Explosion – Stun |
 | Energy Field | 4 | 2 | Self Shield |
 | Plasma Storm | 4 | 1 | Filler Damage |
Artillerist Single Target PvE Boss Build
Below is a good basic PvE Build for Single Target Boss Raids and battles. This build specifically provides more utility for part break destruction mechanics. It is generally a good build for Guardian Raids, and Abyss Dungeons.
Alternatives to this build are for when your party does not need as many skills for part break destruction mechanics (ie. using Destruction Bombs). Once you get a good feel for the bosses movements, these changes will make a big difference in Damage output if you can land all your shots. From highest Damage boost to lowest:
- Reduce points down to Plasma Storm (4) for Air Raid (10) (Tripods 2-3-2).
- Swap out Howitzer for Homing Barrage (10) (Tripods 2-3-2).
- Swap out Enhanced Shell for Multiple Rocket Launcher (10) (Tripods 1-3-2).
And lastly, when you have enough skill points this change can help with survivability
- Max out Energy Field (Tripods 3-2-1). Alternatively, you can use Tripod 3: Energy Share for the shield for party members.
Artillerist Boss Stat Priority
Maximize Swiftness as much as possible; mainly to get your skills off faster and reduce the cooldowns. Then focus on Crit as a secondary stat. Alternatively, if you are confident in your ability to time everything perfectly and hit all your skills and time the Identity Skill correctly, try out a high Specialization stat build.
Artillerist Boss Build – Skills & Tripods
This Artillerist build requires 296 Skill Points which will require the collecting a few extra Skill Points in Shushire and Rohendel.
| Icon | Skill Name | Skill Level | Tripods | Notes |
 | Howitzer | 10 | 1 2 2 | Part Break Destruction Tripod 2: Swift Fingers -if the Boss doesn’t have a Part Break Mechanic |
| Napalm Shot | 10 | 1 1 1 | Counter Part Break Destruction Tripod 1: Target Focus – if the boss doesnt have part break mechanic. |
| Enhanced Shell | 10 | 1 1 2 | Part Break Destruction Tripod 1: Vital Point Bombardment – if boss doesn’t have part break mechanic |
| Flamethrower | 10 | 1 3 1 | High Damage Tripod 3: Blue Flame – faster damage |
 | Summon Turret | 10 | 2 1 2 | Passive Damage |
| Plasma Storm | 10 | 1 2 1 | Follows target; lower damage |
| Homing Barrage | 4 | 2 | Can be difficult to hit due to delay the boss might move away. can max with Tripods 2-3-2 |
| Energy Field | 4 | 2 | Can max for Tripod 3: Energy Share – party shield |
Artillerist PvP Strategy
In Player versus Player Arenas, Artillerists typically play the role of the “Nuke“. Being a primarily damage dealing class, they don’t generally provide any utility except if they choose the Energy Field Tripod 3: Energy Share for a small Party Shield. They do provide good zoning potential to prevent the enemy from getting positional advantage or to peel them off teammates. They are very good at eliminating the competition on their own.
How to combo with this build:
- Gatling Gun or Flamethrower (stagger) >
- Swing (stun) >
- Homing Barrage > *
- Howitzer (knock up) >
- Air Raid (finisher)
*use Homing Barrage immediately following Swing as will hit at the end of the combo due to this skills delayed damage.
The above combo can easily take out approximately 40-50% of the enemies health pool
PvP Stats
- 1000 Domination
- 250 Crit
Artillerist PvP Skills Build
Feel free to change whatever skills you like depending on your playstyle and how you see fit.
Below is a general Artillerist PvP build that is a great foundation to build upon.
| Icon | Skill Name | Skill Level | Tripods | Notes |
| Napalm Shot | 4 | 2 | Knock Up AoE limits enemy Positioning |
| Howitzer | 10 | 2 1 2 | Knock Up |
| Flamethrower | 10 | 2 2 2 | Stagger |
 | Swing | 10 | 3 1 2 | Tripod 3: Dancing Flame – 3s Stun |
 | Gatling Gun | 10 | 2 2 1 | Stagger Alternative Tripod 3: Aimed Shot – if you are confident to line up the shot. |
| Homing Barrage | 10 | 2 1 2 | Delayed Damage Tripod 3: Power Bomb – AoE limits enemy Positioning |
| Air Raid | 10 | 2 3 2 | High Damage Finisher |
| Energy Field | 10 | 1 3 1 | Self Shield Tripod 3: Solid Shield – Push Immunity or Tripod 3: Energy Share – Party Shield |
Here’s Youtuber Pum with some great 1v3 PVP. Showcasing exactly how to pull off that insane combo explained above.