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Sorceress Builds for Raids - Lost Ark

Last updated Feb 28, 2022

Contributor · 26 Jan 2022 · Updated 28 Feb 2022

Guardian Raids and Abyss Dungeons are instances in Lost Ark that have a group of players enter an area to take down a single strong Boss enemy. In this guide, we’ll go over the best Sorceress Builds for Raids. The primary goal of the skill selections is focusing on the use of Single Target skills and Tripods that deal more damage to Boss type enemies. Also making use of party synergy buffs to improve the effectiveness of your groups skills.

These battles start out fairly easy, but by the later stages of the game are the most difficult content the game has to offer. You will definitely want to choose a good group to attempt to clear this content and progress your character further. This guide will help you choose the best Stats, Skills, Tripods, Runes, and Strategies for getting in and out with ease.

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Igniter Raid Build

The Ignition build revolves around dealing massive burst damage in a shot period of time, and then has a period of down time while we build up to the Identity Gauge to repeat the process.

This build has the benefits of being ranged, doesn’t require the need to be in front of or behind the boss for bonus positional damage, and has high part break damage.

However, this build doesn’t have much defensive capabilities, has long cast times with no interrupt immunity, and doesn’t give us much mobility and positioning will be very important.

This build is better for players who have a lot of experience with Boss fight mechanics. If you know how and when to reliably set yourself up to deal their burst damage effectively this build is for you.

Later on, with high enough Specialization it will be faster to build Identity Gauge to get the Arcane Torrent buff. Furthermore, with enough Swiftness it will be possible to perform 2 casts of our biggest skill within the duration of one Arcane Torrent buff.

Strategy

To be an effective party member in Raids here’s the general strategy for Ignition Sorceress:

Maintain the debuff on the boss with Blaze to ensure that the boss takes increased the damage.

Build Identity gauge by rotating in the use of these skills:

Frost’s Call
Rime Arrow
Esoteric Reaction
Auto Attack
Squall 1
Doomsday 2

1 - **Squall** has the ability to counter bosses. Only use it if you know that the boss has already been countered recently. (under 30 seconds)

2 - **Doomsday** should only be used last to build Identity Gauge, if the Identity Gauge is near completion, hold off on using it until it is ready. This also goes for Explosion and Lightning Bolt as they both have longer cooldowns.

Blink should only be used in emergency circumstances as it consumes the Identity Gauge.

Combat Stats

With the Igniter Class Engraving, choose Specialization for generating Identity Gauge faster, thus reducing the time between Arcane Torrent states. Choose Crit or Swiftness as a secondary stat.

Engravings

Primary Engravings - Igniter Sorceress

Firstly, focus on getting Igniter Lv. 3; this is the most important engraving for this build.
All-Out-Attack Lv. 3; will significantly improve the many skills that are casting and holding type.

Secondary Engravings - Igniter Sorceress

Hit Master Lv. 3; none of the skills in this build have frontal or back attack (except Squall, which is only used to counter)
Precise Dagger Lv. 3; since many skills have tripods that increase Crit the negative effects are diminished.
Keen Blunt Weapon Lv. 3; Generally only used when Crit is above 60%. (tripods effects included)

Advanced Engravings - Igniter Sorceress

These engravings should only be utilized at Level 3. Generally they are only chosen by players in tier 3 as the negative effects can be very punishing for beginners who are not familiar with boss encounters.

Cursed Doll Lv 3.
Grudge Lv. 3

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Runes

Runes are extra items that improve skills. You can equip Runes from the list of ones you’ve collected. They are usable across all the characters on the same server. Check out our Rune Guide here to find out more about the Rune System in Lost ark.

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Build - 252 Skill Points

1 - Squall is a Counter skill; if the boss requires more Stagger it can be swapped for Inferno
2 - Use Mind Enhancement if running into out of Mana problems

Build - 312 Skill Points

Build - 328 Skill Points

Reflux Raid Build

The Reflux build is a very simple one. Due to the Identity Skill: Arcane Rapture being disabled, the focus is solely on casting all spells when they are available. This means this build is much more consistent in its damage output and makes it easier to play.

This build has the benefits of being a quick casting ranged damager, doesn’t require the need to be in front of or behind the boss for bonus positional damage, has high mobility due to being able to use Blink instead of Arcane Rapture, and can sustain damage on the boss at all times.

However, this build doesn’t have much defensive capabilities, no interrupt immunity, and can’t be relied upon for burst opportunities for bosses.

This build is better for players who don’t have a lot of experience with Boss fight mechanics. Or players who just want a more forgiving play experience.

Later on, the build doesn’t change much but won’t be able to compete with the high burst damage and total damage potential of the Ignition Build.