Recurrence Artist Guide for Lost Ark

Artist has a very simple rotation focusing on near 100% uptime on buffs and using damage skills in-between. We prioritize Paint: Sunsketch initially for increased Critical Rate buffs on yourself and Paint: Sun Well for a large 30% Atk. Power buff. Place down Paint: Ink Well to proc Conviction and start gaining more meter. Then have Paint: Butterfly Dream as our brand / debuff skill that gives +10% damage taken to the targeted enemy but also serves as our Judgment proc. Cycle through main DPS skills like Paint: Crane Wing, Paint: Pouncing Tiger & Stroke: One Stroke then rebuff and start the cycle over. Make sure to not sit on your Harmony Orbs too long, as your two orb skill, Moonfall is still a 10% party-wide damage increase that you can use about once every 40 seconds depending on your meter gain.

For running solo content, its recommended to use the Betrayal Instinct set for Chaos Dungeons & a 4/2 mix of Dominion Fang and Nightmare Flower for other content like Thronespire. Stat distribution is still priority Swiftness, but you take Crit on the necklace instead of Spec. Using either Lostwind Cliff or Light of Salvation is fine for this build as they both provide more DPS, with Lostwind Cliff providing Critical Rate instead of a fixed damage percentage. There aren't plenty of options to choose from, Recurrence's engravings are straightforward.

Engraving	Priority	Description
Recurrence	Necessity	Taken at Level 3 for maximum damage output.
Grudge	Necessity	If you want to build a DPS spec, this must be taken at Level 3 with no exceptions.
Cursed Doll	Very High	The healing penalty isn't really felt all that much so it's essentially a free Atk. Power increase.
Raid Captain	Very High	Even with 1700 Swiftness, this gives you about 13% damage. Additional synergies can cap your Move Speed and give the full 18% rather easily.
Keen Blunt Weapon	Optional	With Critical Rate coming from engraving(s), Crit main stat and some of your skill tripods; you'll be able to comfortably exceed a 60% chance and make this highly effective.
Adrenaline	Optional	Can be taken for a small Atk. Power increase and another +5% Critical Rate. Diminishing returns when playing with other Crit synergies, but a safe pick all around for any content.

Prioritize your meter building skills and Quick Prep to reduce Sun Well's cooldown. Max all damaging tripods and ones like My Well & My Authority especially as these provide large DPS gains.

Skill Name	Tripod 1	Tripod 2	Tripod 3
Sun Well	Swift Fingers (Low)	Finishing Blow (High)	My Well (High)
Sunsketch	Tenacity (N/A)	Agile Strokes (N/A)	My Authority (High)
Crane Wing	Swift Fingers (Low)	Critical Blow (High)	Crane Wing Formation (High)
Moonsketch	Swift Fingers (Low)	Stardrawer (High)	Crimson Moon (High)
One Stroke	Swift Fingers (Low)	Giant Brush (Low)	Enhanced Strike (High)
Ink Well	Vital Point Hit (N/A)	Enhanced Strike (High)	Carp King Emergence (High)
Butterfly Dream	Swift Fingers (Low)	Ink Brand (N/A)	N/A
Pouncing Tiger	Black Ink (Low)	Piercing Strike (High)	Enhanced Strike (High)

• Paint: Sun Well: Galewind
• Paint: Sunsketch: Galewind
• Paint: Crane Wing: Overwhelm
• Paint: Ink Well: Conviction
• Stroke: One Stroke: Galewind
• Paint: Moonsketch: Wealth
• Paint: Butterfly Dream: Judgment
• Paint: Pouncing Tiger: Wealth

• Paint: Crane Wing
• Paint: Ink Well
• Stroke: One Stroke
• Paint: Pouncing Tiger
• Paint: Moonsketch

• Paint: Sun Well
• Paint: Sunsketch/li>
• Paint: Ink Well
• Paint: Crane Wing
• Stroke: One Stroke
• Paint: Moonsketch