This guide will focus on the best Gunslinger 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 Gunslinger Engravings Guide.
Gunslinger PvE Build – Time to Hunt
Below is a good basic PvE Build using the Gunslinger class engraving Time to Hunt. The Rifle skills don’t change but since we no longer have access to the Shotgun skills, the Pistol skills take the next priority. This build is less damage in end game content, however it is easier to play. It is generally a good build for Chaos Dungeons, Tower Event, and Quests, but can also be used in Guardian Raids, and Abyss Dungeons.
Gunslinger Time to Hunt Stat Priority
Maximize Crit as much as possible. Then focus on distributing Specialization and Swiftness evenly. If you are confident in dodging boss mechanics, try putting more Specialization than Swiftness. On the other hand, if you are finding it hard to avoid boss mechanics go for more Swiftness than Specialization.
Gunslinger Time to Hunt Build
This build requires 284 Skill Points which will require the collecting a few extra Skill Points in Shushire and Rohendel.
| Icon | Skill Name | Skill Level | Tripods | Notes |
 | Spiral Tracker | 7 | 2 1 | Crit Rate Bonus Tripod 1: Weakness Exposure – Debuff to Increase Crit Rate on Target for 6s |
 | Quick Step | 4 | 1 | Attack and Movement Speed Buff Tripod 1: Life Absorption |
 | Meteor Stream | 10 | 3 3 2 | Damage |
 | Somersault Shot | 4 | 2 | Damage |
 | Equilibrium | 4 | 2 3 | Crit Rate Bonus Tripod 1: Weakness Exposure – Debuff to Increase Crit Rate on Target for 12s |
 | Dexterous Shot | 4 | 1 | Crit Rate Bonus Tripod 1: Weakness Exposure – Debuff to Increase Crit Rate on Target for 8s |
 | Peacekeeper | 4 | 2 | Counter Tripod 2: Excellent Mobility – Dash forward to get in range. |
 | Bullet Rain | 10 | 1 3 2 | High Damage |
 | Focused Shot | 10 | 1 3 1 | Damage. For harder content use Tripods 2-3-1. This change allows a quicker ability giving you enough time to safely use it. |
 | Perfect Shot | 10 | 1 3 2 | Damage |
 | Target Down | 10 | 1 1 1 | High Damage |
 | Spiral Flame | 4 | 3 | Filler Damage |
Gunslinger PvP Guide
In Player versus Player Arenas, Gunslingers are typically play the role of a “Lone Wolf”. With their extremely high mobility, super armor, and damage, they are an indominable threat to all other players. While they don’t provide any utility other than 10% Crit Bonus, they are very good at eliminating the competition on their own.
PvP Stats
- 1000 Swiftness
- 249 Domination
- 1 Crit
Gunslinger PvP Skills Build
Feel free to change whatever skills you like depending on your playstyle and how you see fit.
Filler skills in this build that you can use or swap out include: Equilibrium, Hour of Judgment, and Bullet Rain. Generally we don’t use Target Down, even though it is a high damage skill, you are very vulnerable when using this skill.
Some combos available with this build include:
- Quick Step (engage)>
- Spiral Tracker (stagger) or AT02 Grenade (stun) >
- Last Request (Finisher) or Catastrophe (knock up)
You can even combine all 5 of the above attacks in one big combo like this:
- Quick Step (engage)>
- Spiral Tracker (stagger) > (swap to Shotgun)
- Last Request (Damage) > (swap to Pistols)
- AT02 Grenade (stun) > (swap to Rifle)
- Catastrophe (Damage and Knockup)
And Finally, you can add Pulverize and Deathfire (Requires Tripod 3: Infiltrate Decimation) before the above combo to get this whopping 7 point combo:
- Pulverize (gap closer) >
- Deathfire (engage and then cancel after dash animation) >
- Spiral Tracker (stagger) > (swap to Shotgun)
- Last Request (Damage) > (swap to Pistols)
- AT02 Grenade (stun) > (swap to Rifle)
- Catastrophe (Damage and Knockup) >
- Perfect Shot (finisher)
Additionally, you’ll want to use the Awakening skill High-Caliber HE Bullet after a stun such as AT02 Grenade to guarantee the hit.
Below is a general Gunslinger PvP build that is a great foundation to build upon.
| Item | Skill Name | Skill Level | Tripods | Notes |
| Spiral Tracker | 4 | 2 | Staggering and Limiting enemies positioning. Crit Rate Bonus Tripod 1: Weakness Exposure – Debuff to Increase Crit Rate on Target for 6s |
 | AT02 Grenade | 7 | 1 3 | Freeze CC Tripod 2: Freeze Grenade – for 1.5s stun. |
| Quick Step | 7 | 2 3 | Movement, Combo opener Tripod 2: Tenacity – Super armor |
| Dexterous Shot | 4 | 2 | Movement, Combo opener |
| Somersault Shot | 10 | 2 3 2 | Movement Tripod 3: Super Armor – Evade interuptions |
 | Death Fire | 10 | 2 3 1 | Engage skill; Knock up |
 | Last Request | 10 | 1 3 2 | High Damage, Knock up |
 | Sharpshooter | 4 | 2 | Damage |
 | Catastrophe | 10 | 1 2 1 | Damage, Knock Up Tripod 1: Tenacity – Super armor |
| Perfect Shot | 10 | 2 2 2 | Laser beam to bait targets into dashing Tripod 1: Stable Stance – Super Armor |
| Focused Shot | 10 | 2 1 1 | High Damage, Can swap to Tripod 1: Muscle Spasm and Tripod 2: Flash for a 2s stun |
Here’s Youtuber Pum with some extraordinary 3v3 PVP.