Lost Ark: Soulfist Class Guide

**Updated February 5th, 2022, by Charles Burgar: ** In preparation for the NA and EU release of Lost Ark, we've been hard at work updating all of our class guides. We've updated the Shadowhunter guide to include more information about Engravings, recommended skills, and we've made a few tweaks to ensure that your demonic assassin dishes out as much damage as possi


Shadowhunters will likely be a favorite amongst many Lost Ark players. These shapeshifting demons are easy to play, have some of the game's flashiest skills, and deal immense damage. This guide will go over how the Shadowhunter plays, how turning into a demon works, some of the best skills and Tripods you can use, and we'll give a brief overview of the Shadowhunter's endgame bui

You've got a choice between the two Awakening skills here - Bursting Flare or Clay Bombardment. Both are viable. Bursting Flare is probably more popular because it's a bit easier to land all the damage, and it has a lot more stagger in comparison.

For this Dungeon build, we rely on the Enhanced Weapon Engraving , which, at level 3, increases your damage when you change stances and improves crit rate. We'll go into more detail on Engravings below.


Grudge is almost a must-have for any PvE role, and a must-have if you are playing Striker as a PvE class. It increases damage by 20 percent to Boss level or above monsters, while also reducing incoming damage by 20 perc

The Deadeye goes hard with back attacks with the shotgun, so the Master of Ambush Engraving ( increases back attack damage by 25% at level 3 ) works very, very well with this class.

Keen Blunt Weapon

Despite these positives, Deadeye is not the easiest class to play . His kit relies heavily on back attacks and, despite being a ranged character, his main damage-dealing abilities do drop off at longer ranges. A recent buff has encouraged players to try out pistol and rifle builds, but the shotgun still reigns supreme for close-range burst damage.

Below is a sample skillset for a 240-300 skill point Deadeye build suitable for starter-level Raids. We will cover specific PvE, PvP, Leveling and endgame build guides in our more advanced Deadeye build guide.


Energy Overflow - This Engraving is not used very often as Robust Spirit is by far the more reliable Engraving for landing big damage with your World Decimation Awakening skill. Energy Overflow is harder to use. It requires a lot more micromanagement of your ene
A bit like Master of Ambush, Keen Blunt Weapon ( increases crit damage by 50% at level 3, but increases chance of dud hits ) complements the Deadeye's kit of high crit damage and high crit rate. It also works well with the Enhanced Weapon engraving with this build - so, pretty much another must-have.

Cursed Doll

The Deadeye is all about hitting back attacks with his Shotgun for big crit damage and then rotating out with Pistol and Rifle abilities. The skill build below requires 260 points , though you can mix and match depending on how many skill points you have available.


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In terms of PvE, the Soulfist relies heavily on the Awakening skills to deal damage. However, if you miss with this skill (which, by the way, is easier than you think), you're going to be waiting around doing tickle-level numbers of damage until your cooldown is refres

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Increases overall damage to enemies by 40%, but you can only activate the Handgun stance.
Even after some buffs to the Pistols, removing two thirds of your kit with the Pistoleer Engraving feels pretty bad on the Deadeye. It's not the meme it once was, and you can use it to clear a lot of the content in the game, but it still feels weak in comparison, and more importantly, pretty boring. That's why you'll see Enhanced Weapon as the top pick for PvE builds across the majority of the endgame content, including Dungeons and Raids.


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