Deadeye Lost Ark Class Guide

Our Deadeye Lost Ark class guide covers everything you need to know about this Gunner subclass, including its overall role in the team, its strengths and weaknesses, some tips, and more. Lost Ark allows you to control a number of classes, who all come with different benefits in PvE and PvP content. So if you want a breakdown of the Deadeye Lost Ark class, we’ve got you covered below.

Deadeye Class Guide Overview

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The Deadeye in Lost Ark is a Gunner type class that wields 3 different guns: Dual Pistols, a Shotgun and a Rifle. Their musical instrument is an Electric Guitar. The Deadeye is a Hybrid DPS; that means they attack from both Ranged and Melee distances.

The Identity Skill of the Deadeye differs from other classes in that they do not have a traditional Identity Skill instead, they have the Weapon Stance Switch. The Deadeye switches between their weapons at any time, instantaneously. Depending on the mechanics of the fight, the player must choose which weapon to use in each and every scenario.

The Dual Pistols are typically used to Debuff the target to Increase the Crit of those attacking it. Additionally, they buff the players movement and attack speed. Finally, many of the Pistol abilities provide the Deadeye with very high mobility.

The Shotgun is used for close ranged damage.

The Rifle or Sniper is used for Long ranged damage.

There are two distinct playstyles that players can choose from through the use of the Deadeye’s Class Engravings:

Enhanced Weapon – Changing Weapon Stance increases Crit Rate for 9s.
Pistoleer – Only use Pistol skills, but increases their damage.

Both playstyles are viable in endgame content so pick your favorite flavor. The Pistoleer Engraving playstyle is typically less used as its damage is lower than when using the Enhanced Weapon Engraving. Swapping Weapons and managing cooldowns is part of the enjoyment of the Deadeye, however if you want a very simple experience choose the Pistoleer engraving is perfectly fine.

Role of a Deadeye

Deadeyes are a pure DPS class in Lost Ark. In PvE, they focus on sustained damage to the boss and keeping the Debuff that increases Crit Rate for any attack (including party members) towards the Boss. In PvP, they are going to be one of the highest threats in regards to damage in the arena.

Strengths

High Damage
High Mobility – Pistol Abilities and Combo Dodge (spacebar)
Provides Increased Crit Rate to party

Weaknesses

Lower health pool and defense stat
Can be difficult to master landing very close back attacks with the shotgun.

Skills

The following table is a list of all Lost Ark Deadeye Skills that you will unlock and at which level you will do so. Click each line to expand the table.

Regular Skills (Click to expand)

Awakening Skills (Click to expand)

Deadeye Levelling Guide

We recommend that you try out all the skills and play whatever is the most fun for you. However, if you just want to speed up the process (maybe that’s the most fun for you) or you’re tying to power through levelling an alt, follow this level by level breakdown of what skills to use and level up and which tripods to activate.

You can swap between saved skill tree slots whenever for free (even in combat as long as no skills are on cooldown). It’s recommended to use both of your 2 free skillbook slots, choose abilities based on this:

One for AoE ^{(Area of Effect)} Normal Enemies
- Select Tripods that increase effect range (Wide Strike) and increase damage to Minor and Normal types of enemies (Law of the Jungle).
One for Single Target Bosses and Elites
- Select Tripods that increase single target damage (Single Strike) and increase damage to Challenge or higher types of enemies (Weak Point Detection).

In general, it is better to have a few skills at level 10 than to have 8 skills all levelled equally. That is because the 3rd tier of Tripods typically make the skill perform much differently and more powerfully than at lower levels. Also keep in mind you’re levelling experience will be much faster with movement skills and tripods to make your character move further and faster.

Largely you’ll be in the Pistols stance for all the movement skills to travel when you cannot mount up. The basis of the allocation of points goes like this: select Tripods that increase Mobility, Attack Speed, and Cooldown Reduction. These Tripods are typically found in the first tier. Here are the mobility skills you should focus on keeping at Level 4:

Enforce Execution (default ability)
Somersault Shot (default ability)
Dexterous Shot (lvl 22)

Then dealing big damage with the Shotgun, due to the x2 damage of these shotgun skills:

Sign of Apocalypse (default ability) ¹
Shotgun Rapid Fire (lvl 20) ¹
Shotgun Dominator (lvl 28)

¹_{For Boss fights, have a copy of your skills except swap to these tripods: Shotgun Dominator Tripod 3: Approached Apocalypse and Shotgun Rapid Fire Tripod 3: Special Bullet}

The Rifle is hardly used except for filler damage.

Skill Progression

Below is an example Skill Progression Chart, and their Tripods, that you can use to Level your Deadeye.

Levelling Chart (Click to expand)

Gear

Just equip the highest Item Lv. item you find. Focus on Swiftness for increased movement speed, reduced casting time, and faster skill cooldowns. Secondly, your next best stat is Specialization.

Deadeye PvE Build – Chaos Dungeon

Here’s a basic PvE build for Deadeyes. It’s good for content such as Chaos Dungeons, Tower Event, and Quests.

The basic rotation is very straightforward. It’s more of a priority than a rotation. Gather enemies and clear them with Shotgun Skills. Then swap to pistols when they are on cooldown and use Equilibrium to clear targets. Also, if you need to be on the move you should be using pistols and their abilities.

Deadeye Chaos Dungeon Stat Priority

Your stats should be more focused on Specialization for increased weapon damage. Secondly, the next best stat is Crit. Roughly in a 70:30 ratio, respectively. In this build, you do not need Swiftness for the Pistol Abilities and buffs from the Tripods make up for it.

Deadeye Chaos Dungeon Build

This build requires 260 Skill Points which will potentially require the collecting of a few extra skill points from Shushire or Rohendel if you have it unlocked.

Deadeye PvE Build – Enhanced Weapon

Below is a good basic PvE Build using the Deadeye class engraving Enhanced Weapon. This build the preferred build in end game content, however it can be difficult to play. It is generally a good build for all types of content including Chaos Dungeons, Tower Event, and Quests, Guardian Raids, and Abyss Dungeon s.

Focus on making sure the Debuff to Increase Crit Rate is on the Target at al ltimes. This should be easy as there are 3 skills that have Tripods in this build which grant it:

Spiral Tracker
AT02:Grenade
Equilibrium

Then swap to your Shotgun and get as close as possible to the rear of the boss to benefit from their 2x damage component and back attack bonus damage.

Sign of Apocalypse
Shotgun Rapid Fire
Shotgun Dominator
Last Request

Lastly, you can perform Perfect Shot from a safe distance.

Deadeye Enhanced Weapon Stat Priority

Deadeye Enhanced Weapon Build

This build requires 260 Skill Points which will require the collecting a few extra Skill Points in Shushire and Rohendel.

Deadeye PvE Build – Pistoleer

Below is a good basic PvE Build using the Deadeye class engraving Pistoleer. It is less complicated than the Enhanced Weapon build and has less damage potential. But due to the high mobility and simplicity, it might be safer to use for some content if you are struggling. It’s good enough for Chaos Dungeons, Tower Event, and Quests, but can also be used in Guardian Raids, and Abyss Dungeon s.

Deadeye Pistoleer Stat Priority

Maximize Crit as much as possible. Then focus on distributing points to Swiftness. Roughly in a 70:30 ratio, respectively.

Deadeye Pistoleer Build

This build requires 268 Skill Points which will require the collecting a few extra Skill Points in Shushire and Rohendel.

Deadeye PvP Guide

In Player versus Player Arenas, Deadeyes 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

Deadeye PvP Skills Build

Feel free to change whatever skills you like depending on your playstyle and how you see fit.

Some combos available with this build include:

Enforce Execution (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:

Enforce Execution (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 Enforce Execution and Death Fire (Requires Tripod 3: Infiltrate Decimation) before the above combo to get this whopping 7 point combo:

Enforce Execution(gap closer) >
Death Fire (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)

Pro Tip: When using Catastrophe in close quarters, press it again in quick succession to speed up the animation and have the explosion hit faster.

Awakenings Combos:

AT02 Grenade (stun) > (position enemy to the right of your character)
Awakening: Clay Bombardment
- or
Aimed Shot (stun) >
Awakening: Bursting Flare

Any other skills not listed here can be up to you to add to your skill bar for filler damage.

Below is a general Deadeye PvP build that is a great foundation to build upon.

Here’s Youtuber NG – NoBlade NoGame showcasing some quality PVP gameplay displaying a lot of the techniques and strategies listed above.

Best Deadeye Engravings

The Enhanced Weapon class engraving can be swapped out for the other one: Pistoleer. For each, they only require the first level of the class engraving, but obviously getting them to level 3 is a priority. The other engravings benefit each build and remain the same between both builds.

Mandatory

Optional

Gear Sets

Below is a list of all the gear sets and their bonuses that available to Tier 1 Deadeyes. You can mix and match 2-Set bonuses using 2 or 3 different ones. Depending on your playstyle and what’s available to you, you may want to take two 2-set bonuses instead of a full 5-set Bonus. You can also have one set for Chaos Dungeons and other Solo Content, and another for Guardian Raids and other Group Content.

Item Level	Rarity	Set Bonus Name	Effects	Source
385	Relic	Dark Night	2-Set: When attacking a foe, 30% chance for +8% Atk and Move Speed for 6s. (Cooldown: 3s) 5-Set: Increases Crit Rate by 40%, but decreases Crit Damage by 40%.	Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Welcome 3) Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Nightmare 1-4)
385	Relic	Phantom Memory	2-Set: Attack Speed and Move Speed +5% 5-Set: Increases Damage with an Awakening Skill to Seed or lesser monsters by 60%. Increases Damage to Challenge or lesser monsters by 60% when hitting them with an Awakening Skill for 10s. (Cooldown: 60s)	Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Welcome 3) Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Nightmare 1-4)
385	Relic	Void Afterimage	2-Set: Decreases damage taken by 30% when HP is below 30%. +15% Atk. Speed and Move Speed, +10% Skill Cooldown. 5-Set: When hitting a foe with a normal attack, +15% Additional Damage for 3s (Cooldown: 1s)	Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Welcome 3) Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Nightmare 1-4)
340	Legendary	Awakened Hatred	2-Set: Combat Resource Recovery Speed: +30% 5-Set: Crit Damage +25	Abyss Dungeon (Corridor of the Twisted Lord) Abyss Dungeon (Hildebrigne, Dream Palace)
340	Legendary	Boisterous Elemental	2-Set: Increases Attack Speed and Move Speed by 4% for 6s, up to 8% when attacking monsters Boss rank or above. (Cooldown: 3s) 5-Set: Increases damage to monsters Boss ranked or above by 12%.	Abyss Dungeon (Corridor of the Twisted Lord) Abyss Dungeon (Hildebrigne, Dream Palace)
340	Legendary	Dense Confusion	2-Set: Attack Speed and Move Speed +4% 5-Set: Crit Rate +15%	Abyss Dungeon (Corridor of the Twisted Lord) Abyss Dungeon (Hildebrigne, Dream Palace)
340	Legendary	Enraged Nature	2-Set: Move Speed +8% 5-Set: Atk. Power +4% for 8s, up to 12% when attacking a monster Boss ranked or above. (Cooldown: 3s)	Abyss Dungeon (Corridor of the Twisted Lord) Abyss Dungeon (Hildebrigne, Dream Palace)
340	Legendary	Mist	2-Set: Decreases damage taken from Normal ranked monsters by 20%. 5-Set: Increases damage dealt to monsters Challenge rank or below by 15%.	Abyss Dungeon (Corridor of the Twisted Lord) Abyss Dungeon (Hildebrigne, Dream Palace)
302	Epic	Ancient	2-Set: When hit while HP is below 20%, restores 3% of Max HP for 15s each time you hit a Normal monster. (Cooldown: 60s) 5-Set: Increases damage by 17% when hitting 3 or more foes.	Abyss Dungeon (Valley of Beasts) Abyss Dungeon (Spirit of the Necromancer)
302	Epic	Rugged Valley	2-Set: Move Speed +8% 5-Set: Atk. Power +4% for 8s, up to 12% when attacking a monster Boss ranked or above. (Cooldown: 3s)	Abyss Dungeon (Valley of Beasts) Abyss Dungeon (Spirit of the Necromancer)
302	Epic	Seraphic Oath	2-Set: Attack Speed +8% 5-Set: Additional Damage +10%	Abyss Dungeon (Valley of Beasts) Abyss Dungeon (Spirit of the Necromancer)
302	Epic	Stalwart Years	2-Set: Attack Speed +8% 5-Set: Additional Damage +10%	Abyss Dungeon (Valley of Beasts) Abyss Dungeon (Spirit of the Necromancer)

Why not also check out our Lost Ark Scrapper builds, which covers what skills and engravings you will need.

Level	Icon	Skill Name	Cooldown (minutes)	Type	Description
50		Bursting Flare	5	Normal	Summon a large-caliber rifle and shoot 3 times. The first 2 bullets inflict 111 Damage to directly hit foes ending in a burst along the trajectory that pulls foes in for 111 Damage. The last shot inflicts a total of 666.1 Damage: 111 Damage to directly hit foes and 111 Damage to foes affected by its final burst, knocking them away.
50		Clay Bombardment	5	Normal	Throw multiple explosives around, then burst-fire your handgun at them to inflict 111 Damage in addition to 111 explosion Damage, launching foes into the air.

Level	Icon	Skill Name	Skill Level	Tripod 1	Tripod 2	Tripod 3
11		Enforce Execution	4	Excellent Mobility
12		Equilibrium	4	Weakness Exposure
13		Sign of Apocalypse	4	Close Shot
14		Hour of Judgment	4	Quick Preparation
		Somersault Shot	4	Agile Movement
15		Spiral Flame	4	Quick Aim
16		Catastrophe	4	Quick Aim
17		Equillibrium	6
18		Equillibrium	7	Weakness Exposure	Enemy Raid
19		Death Fire	4	Swift Fingers
20		Equilibrium	10* (remove all other skill points)	Weakness Exposure	Enemy Raid	Vital Point Shot
21		Enforce Execution	4	Excellent Mobility
22		Somersault Shot	4	Agile Movement
		Dexterous Shot	4	Agile Movement
23		Shotgun Rapid Fire	4	Combo Rapid Fire
24		Sign of Apocalypse	4	Close Shot
27		Sign of Apocalypse	7	Close Shot
28		Shotgun Dominator	4	Close Shot
31		Shotgun Dominator	7	Close Shot	Swift Preparation
34		Shotgun Rapid Fire	7	Combo Rapid Fire	Quick Preparation
38		Shotgun Dominator	10	Close Shot	Swift Preparation	The Ruler
42		Sign of Apocalypse	10	Close Shot	Quick Preparation	Aftermath of Calamity
46		Shotgun Rapid Fire	10	Combo Rapid Fire	Quick Preparation	Extended Shot
47		Last Request	7	Quick Preparation	Execution
49		Dexterous Shot	7	Agile Movement

Icon	Skill Name	Skill Level	Tripods	Notes
	Spiral Tracker	4	2	Tripod 1: Weakness Exposure – Debuff to Increase Crit Rate on Target
	AT02:Grenade	4	3 3 2	Tripod 1: Weakness Exposure – Debuff to Increase Crit Rate on Target
	Enforce Execution	4	1	Optional damage Tripod 1: Excellent Mobility
	Meteor Stream	1		Optional Damage
	Somersault Shot	4	2	Mobility
	Equilibrium	10	2 2 2	High AoE Damage
	Dexterous Shot	1		Mobility
	Cruel Tracker	1		Optional Damage
	Sign of Apocalypse	10	1 1 1	High damage
	Shotgun Rapid Fire	10	1 1 1	High damage
	Shotgun Dominator	10	3 2 1	High damage
	Last Request	10	1 3 2	High damage
	Spiral Flame	4	3	Optional AoE Damage

Icon	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	Long range Freeze CC Tripod 2: Freeze Grenade – for 1.5s stun.
	Enforce Execution	7	1 2	Mobility; knock up
	Somersault Shot	10	2 3 2	Movement Tripod 3: Super Armor – Evade interuptions
	Death Fire	10	2 3 1	Engage skill; Knock up
	Quick Shot	4	2	Paralysis (long stagger)
	Last Request	10	1 3 2	High Damage, Knock up
	Spiral Flame	4	3
	Catastrophe	10	1 2 1	High Damage, Knock Up Tripod 1: Tenacity – Super armor
	Aimed Shot	10	1 3 1	Tripod 2: Stun Effect – final shot produces 1.5s stun
	Perfect Shot	10	2 3 2	Tripod 1: Stable Stance – Super Armor Tripod 2: Kill Confirmation – very high damage Alternative: Perfect Aim – cancelable animation to bait targets into dashing

Icon	Engraving	Description	Source
	Enhanced Weapon	Lv. 1: Changing Stances enhances your weapon. Crit Rate +20% for 9s. Lv. 2: …Crit Rate +25% for 9s. Lv. 3: …Crit Rate +30% for 9s.	Guardian Raid Abyss Dungeon
	Grudge	Lv. 1: Damage +4% to Boss or above monsters. Damage -20% from Boss or above monsters. Lv. 2: Damage +10%. … Lv. 3: Damage +20% …	Chaos Dungeons Cube
	Master of Ambush	Lv. 1: Damage +5% for successful back attacks. Lv. 2: Damage +12%… Lv. 3: Damage +25%…	Chaos Dungeons Cube