Death Strike Sharpshooter Skill Guide for Lost Ark
Raining arrows down on their enemies, the Sharpshooter is Lost Ark's bow user. The Sharpshooter also utilizes their pet, the Silverhawk, to assault and debuff their foes. Sharpshooter comes in two playstyles, Death Strike and Loyal Companion.
Death Strike: Skill Descriptions, Tripods, Gems and Runes
Skill Descriptions
Within Death Strike's kit are 5-6 main DPS skills, your Synergy skills and those with the Silver Master tripod that increase your hawk gauge. Some of these overlap, like with Hawk Shot being a big damage skill while also having Silver Master.
Utility Skills
Damage Skills
Tripods
Prioritize your damage skills such as Snipe, Arrow Wave, Sharp Shooter etc. Max Silver Master tripods as soon as possible to increase the meter gain per tick. Your tripods play a huge part in not just your damage but how much downtime you'll be waiting for your hawk gauge to fill. Using damage skills when you don't have Death Strike up is just asking to deal -50% damage and misalign cooldowns for upcoming burst windows.
Skill Name | Tripod 1 | Tripod 2 | Tripod 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Snipe | Quick Prep (High) | Weak Point Detection (High) | Easy Prey (High) |
Arrow Wave | Enhanced Arrow (High) | Slow Tide(High) | Wave Streak (High) |
Sharpshooter | Vital Point Hit (High) | Weak Point Detection (High) | Focus Shot (High) |
Charged Shot | Quick Prep (High) | Double Shot (High) | Fast Fire (High) |
Claymore Mine | Solo Performance | Mounting Flames | Concentrated Storm |
Hawk Shot | Silver Master (High) | Red Hawk (High) | Solo Strategy (High) |
Atomic Arrow | Amplified Damage (N/A) | Enhanced Arrowhead (Low) | Long Fuse (Medium) |
Moving Slash | Quick Prep (Low) | Silver Master (Low) | (N/A) |
Runes
- Snipe: Galewind
- Arrow Wave: Galewind
- Sharp Shooter: Overwhelm
- Charged Shot: Focus
- Hawk Shot: Galewind
- Moving Slash: Quick Recharge
- Atomic Arrow: Bleed
Gems
Damage
- Snipe
- Arrow Wave
- Sharp Shooter
- Charged Shot
- Claymore Mine
- Silverhawk
- Hawk Shot
Cooldown
Changelog
- 20 Mar. 2023: Guide Added.
Spin Cycle is a veteran player & writer for Phantasy Star Online 2 and FFXIV. He has been playing Lost Ark since the western release and mains Sharpshooter. He also plays Wardancer, Gunslinger & Soulfist.
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