LOST ARK - How does Deathblade Play? End game style overview

[@TheMuSiiiicc]

Fantastic guide! As a new player I think I consider burst blade because I like challenging, difficult classes and it looks super strong/fun! Thank you so much!

[@M4XTERY]

me too! :D

[@TheMuSiiiicc]

@@M4XTERY I am almost at 600 ilevel and I love it so much! The burst/surge skill's damage from the back is insane, especially if it crits!

[@TheSparton1177]

@@TheMuSiiiicc didd you go long sword route or dual blade route

[@TheMuSiiiicc]

@@TheSparton1177 I've tried both of them but the blade dance took so long to cast (3seconds) and as ATK said you have to stand in one place which makes it really hard to be useful, so I choose the other one.

[@floofy1]

Excellent content in such a short amount of time. Please keep it up your channel will explode in popularity! And also I hope to see more of this "How does X play?" series. It's excellent. Thank you so much!

[@Epician88]

just a heads up to people starting out as remaining energy; it will not feel this smooth until you reach much higher specialization/or have as much reduced cooldown. you'll have a lot of downtime between ability cycles

[@opposed2logic]

already in t2 with full spec on your accessory you can generate 3 orb per cycle. (no gems needed at all, very basic runes needed)

[@Goodibro]

Great guide, i went into Lost Ark very casually but found myself lvl 50 rather quickly ( hooked ). Looking into Deathblade now im set for harder content and this perfecty sums up what i needed to know to improve! Well done

[@zamatif]

Underrated channel, very instructive

[@Muphet]

2 months of playing stationary "dual blade" i learned this: - its easy to generate stacks and even continue to cast skills before deathstance runs out but if you get knocked back/up, you might miss the surge - 2nd awakening follows cursor so you can change direction while casting and with some muscle memory you can always finish on the very edge, so all hits will go through - polestar instead of blitz rush gives push protection which helps with back attacks but you need to galewind it to not be animation locked too long - it is really hard to execute some skills because of tight hitbox Edit: valtan completed, most of the time last man standing (because polestar sometimes counters push off the stage 🤣)

[@Azeriy]

I'll say a few things. I'm currently playing Reaper, Arcanist and Gunslinger. The first two have not yet been introduced for Europe, but have been available for Russia for a long time, and I plan to create the Blade soon. All four are very easy to kill if hit by a lot of attacks. BUT. THIS IS. SIMPLY. FUCKING. FUN. It's just an unimaginable thrill when the fight on your part goes very fast, but you keep up with your own pace, the feeling of endless acceleration and excitement, which is interrupted when you unexpectedly get hit, BUT IF YOU CAN FOLLOW THE ATTACKS, IT IS LIKE MOONLIGHT SONIC DURING THE WHOLE FIGHT. For a while I thought that I was just a man of extremes, that I needed either a fast class that does not tolerate mistakes, or a Damn tank that stands still and catches everything in the face and does not care at all what is happening, BUT NO, I TURN OUT ADRENALINE MANIAC.

[@rezabonsky7267]

Im absolutely on surge/burst side~ THANK YOU

[@rozponxxx767]

THX !! Great video :)

[@jonathanalmeida6869]

Very good guide ATK, thank you very much!

[@georgefrost9887]

Brilliant guide man very much appreciated! Subbed

[@Hydr312]

Thanks for the video :3

[@hadoukenocx4746]

Thank you Bro for helping me out I did pic Gunslinger for PVE and Blade for PvP please don't stop make KZbin videos you have my sub thank you I enjoy the game now much more because I understand now the main rotation from the classes you showed us! And did make for me much easier to pick a class and stick to it, super nice work you do there to help us out. Thank you

[@finnscream]

amazing video!!! how do you get those indicators for the front and back of a boss?

[@NATK]

I don't think it's out in NA version yet, perhaps next month's first update

[@Haz3Nation]

Im goin burst cuz its cheaper. I was forced into remaining energy in RU cuz firm will was buns. I hear its more efficient to just go to 14 stacks and pop it there. Then use ur best two meter gainers to fill the last bar and repeat.

[@NATK]

maybe in the future, but I can always talk about it on stream if you come. (making video takes too much effort and im not a youtuber haha)

[@shixr3721]

@@NATK This aged well (the last part)

[@Maniak901]

does anyone know how to get this visual bar next to the character that shows your idenity?? I never saw this and that would be much easyer , instead of looking down all the time...

[@GamerGER]

can anyone provide the exact skill distribution?

[@zedmania6350]

Hey Atk in your own opinion today which is better? Remaining Energy or Surge? Which is meta? Thanks for the reply hehe

[@ArcArcane]

Thanks so much for this, I've found it really useful. I hope you see this message cos I have two important questions as a new player: So with charge skills, is it better to let go of the skill as soon as the bar fills or just hold down the skill until the animation completes? It seems to pause a while after the bar fills if you keep holding down, does this do more damage or is it safe to release as soon as bar fills? Also for the Remaining Energy build, is it better to enter Deathblade Arts mode as soon as all orbs are filled (ie use it on CD pretty much) or wait until all your skills are on CD so that all skill CDs are reset when using Deathblade Arts? I.E. do you lose DPS by holding Deathblade Arts in order to use all your skills to put them on CD? I hope you understand my questions because I've had other people not properly understand and not answer. Thanks so much!

[@NATK]

as soon as bar ends is the same as holding it longer in terms of dmg, so you gotta be quicker in timing. 2nd one is a little differnt, it dependson the situation when u should go arts mode or not, i have another set of video coming to show maybe that can help in the future.

[@tomaszknapik4333]

I have a question. Is that ok if i will play combination of engraving like remaining energy, surge and super charge on lvl 3 of engraving? Or that comb is sucks?

[@Mortiferu]

What Tripods do recommend on the Skills in the vid? And what is a good set of engravings for Remaining Energy Playstyle? As my schedule is really tight i have to do some preplanning

[@NATK]

for tripods go for the main orb gaining tripods, for engravements no need to really focus on it right now due to NA being too early right now. Focus on getting the remining energy engravement with supercharge is a good start for few months.

[@freakzr]

I’m surge atm with 540. But since I’m a focused pvp player. Only did pvp in RU version. Got Gold there. Remaining energy seems similar. Considering you insta surge when you have the orbs. So t1 RE. Kinda bad? At 800spec.

[@budzee313]

What were the tripods for the soul absorber in the remaining energy build?

[@NATK]

3rd 1st 2nd is what most people use

[@budzee313]

ty

[@dauntless9619]

Why can't you just run surge and remaining energy engravings together? What engravings should I use? Other than master of ambush obviously.

[@dax2196]

Hi so I wanted to ask a couple questions, 1.What stats are blades looking to prioritize for these builds? 2. I've heard playing a blade can actually feel lackluster during the 1300 ilvl phases of the game, does this remain true or are there ways to make sure my blade isn't feeling weak during this time?

[@NATK]

1. specalization main, crit sub 2. when you say weak, no problem clearing solo content, no worries. It is a little weak until you reach 1445 with full orange gears. (big raids only)

[@dax2196]

@@NATK thanks! So I am also wondering why some people would opt to go burst since it's considered "cheaper" how come is that a thing? Does the remaining energy build take a while to get working?

[@jacchann]

@@dax2196 it’s cheaper because less people play it, therefore the components needed are less in demand.

[@MrCagree]

is surge blade perma push immune then?

[@lucasrfma]

What stat do you prioritize on Surge? Spec seems a bit wasted since you only really need to build orbs at the beginning and whenever you mess up. So I was going swiftness to get stacks up quickly

[@NATK]

spec is still main due to your surge dmage is effected by ur spec amount

[@lucasrfma]

@@NATK ok, thanks a lot for the reply!

[@ClarkSensei]

how do you get the surge stack UI on the right of your character?

[@jerome6897]

is there a gem for surge skill? (cd/damage). if there isn't, would remaining energy be better at higher level of tier 3 where your gem levels are higher and have more spec stats?

[@gheo9670]

How does this class do against Gunslinger in PVP? does it have any counters?

[@zero-sugarlab]

Blade can get close to enemy and go in and out ezily. Blade is considered top tier both in pvp&pve

[@juliooliveira8159]

Hey bro nice vid. Can you please answer me a question? Im a beginner in the game,and i read somewhere that there is no backstab damage in pvp. And i dont see you positioning for backstabs. So is this true? There is no backstab damage? Is it pve only because of the engraving? Can you please clarify this to me?

[@NATK]

I am not experienced in PVP at all becuase Korean server is not very popular with PVP. For backstabbing, whenever I don't backstab is becuase I could not on that situation, deathblade is a back attacker.

[@neziaojuara1768]

I noticed you have a mark to show the back and front of the boss. Also when you have the surge engraving you get a blue bar at the side of your character to showcase the surge buff. Are those configs to the game we don't have access to yet or are they plugins/overlays?

[@NATK]

this is only on the korean server so far, i thought NA server had it becuase it was UI related. hopefully to get those updates soon for NA

[@GrPa1N]

So both surge and remaining energy builds need spec> crit? Cause i heard swiftness>crit is better on surge build, what's your opinion?

[@NATK]

Spec impacts both orb gain and surge dmg. The combat stats are pretty much set

[@GrPa1N]

@@NATK So spec>crit it's a must for both, okay thank you ^^

[@xNFR]

Amazing ty!

[@Speedwind]

Hi ATK, I have a question on Surge DeathBlade. Why do KR players use blitz rush over moonlight sonic when blitzrush generates 1 stack vs moonlightsonics 3 stacks and both skills seem to do about the same damage?

[@NATK]

it's a personal preference, i'd use moonlight sonic as well if i went serious on surge

[@BillyC500]

How do I enable the stack visual que (used in burst build x20 stacks)?

[@Rob215_]

I dont think we have it yet right in the Western Version?

[@yarinmking]

Love this video, sold me on Deathblade and I keep revisiting it.500ish item level atm. Really want to play Remaining Energy but playing Burst because it's much stronger in T1 with my current Specialization (around 700). At what point does Remaining Energy become good or at least playable stat wise? 1000 spec? Also is buying the Wealth rune worth it to accelerate the build?

[@NATK]

you cannot buy wealth rune, it's a collectable through event islands and etc. as for spec 1200+ should be a good start!, also you will be able to get tripods for additional orb gains at T3 as well.

[@unknowneth493]

What stats would I focus on as a Remaining Energy Deathblade? What other engravings would you suggest getting?

[@NATK]

Main specialization, sub crit. engravings are any damage engravings like grudge, sharp blunt, cursed doll etc.

[@klumzyee]

amazing guide!

[@giancarlolorenzo274]

Sir can you tell us the tripods for the skill build of your remaining energy build ?

[@NATK]

perhaps when I make a detailed one in the future, don't have the time sorry. I can definitelly show it to you if you happen to visit when I stream dailies.

[@giancarlolorenzo274]

@@NATK yes i Do follow your content sir and my blade is based off of yours.

[@ELPEQUEE2012]

How much specialization should use on comparasion to crit? i mean a ratio like 1 crit for every 2 points or specialization, im a bit lost on that regard. Good video, help alot!

[@NATK]

A korean gamer posted about ratio. You can check damage comparison with lots of engrave. However you don’t really need to focus on stats till legion raid. So don’t worry now. m.inven.co.kr/board/lostark/5497/79205?my=con

[@ELPEQUEE2012]

@@NATK Ty for the fast answer, gonna take a look

[@AlexKoreaClips]

what engravings should you use in t3?

[@HeiLong24]

what's your opinion/thoughts on using Fatal Wave instead of Moonlight Sonic in the Remaining Energy build? Im in T2 ilvl 1k with only lvl3 gems and 270-ish skill points lol. Orb generation for me is waaay easier with Fatal Wave (orb gen and single slow wave tripods). also I feeeeel like I do more dmg with Surge build. but to your point, I do whiff my Z a lot LOL

[@NATK]

if it's more comfrotable for you it should be okay for sure.

[@mtmn3196]

Love these videos. Please create one for Scrapper (Infighter): LOST ARK - How does Scrapper (Infighter) Play? End game style overview

[@iiymij]

When I go through the same rotation i can't seem to fill up my orbs as much as you. Is there something else besides setting up the skills that i have to do?

[@NATK]

you would need more specalization stats, wealth runes and proper tripods will help you gain more orbs, playing throughout the game slowly will eventually get you there. you will naturally get there as you progress the game

[@iiymij]

@@NATK thanks! 😁

[@tommyddurand]

I am also interested to know which other engravings to pair with the builds

[@NATK]

I'm working on an engravement video that works for every class, maybe that will help in the future. In the meantime visitng the stream while I do dailies can help.

[@animefanchannel65]

May I know what is a good way to farm Rare class engraving?

[@animefanchannel65]

also whats the best engraving? Super charge or cursed doll

[@NATK]

known ones are chaos dungeon token trades(overfarm ones), various island quests and the developer does enough game events to provide you enough books. For engravements, class engravement first, supercharge for rd and grudge/cursed doll for surge

what ability do u have on e???

[@D4sboot]

Dark Axel you main mob... ok thx what tripod ?

[@KoolNyanKats]

hey great guide! funnily enough I find myself playing surge DB more often than remaining energy as at the current level I'm at, its super hard minimizing ability downtime so I can't charge orb meter as fast as you can! also wondering, for the stack meter next to your character, how do you enable that? it looks super useful as I hate looking down at the ability bar to determine how many stack I have

[@ಥ_ಥ-ಧ4ಲ]

dark accel , on swiftfinger or quickpace?

[@NATK]

2 1 2, big jumping one is what people use to gain back position fast

[@ಥ_ಥ-ಧ4ಲ]

@@NATK ty :) and which gems did you use? all cooldown reduction?

[@zyon1994]

This Is what i was looking for. So about the costs of these build? Thx

[@NATK]

sorry, I can't answer that question becuase it will be dependent how markets form in NA

[@LunariumU]

How should i play blade without class engraving until i get one? I always just use the Z slash instantly, but i feel like it might be wrong, but i am not sure.

[@NATK]

you wont need to worry about engravements unti ilvl 1302, you will never feel weak until all stories opened in NA. feel free to pick and try many things while you can. (Pressing z immediately is correct for remainding energy

[@cKeii]

For the remaining energy build, when I use soul absorber and void strike after maelstrom, it doesn't generate full orbs like yours even though I copied the same skill build. Why is that? Is there skill runes that are required to make this work or do I need to be at a certain item level? Currently around 600.

[@NATK]

Yes, skill runes like richness and you also need a lot of specialization stat to cover it up. It takes time and as you progress to get better gear you will start seeing more progression like getting more orbs during fights.

[@majesstic8]

@@NATK This skill rune is called "Wealth" in the EU/NA version for anyone wondering :)

[@Jay-lf5qb]

Atk which engravings do blades need?

[@NATK]

remaining energy or burst, any damage engravements like grudge, sharp blunt, cursed doll. I got an engrvement video coming up so maybe that can help you think creative.

[@mellymeghan7719]

So what combat stats do you focus on for Surge Deathblade ?

[@NATK]

same as remaining energy, specalization

[@mellymeghan7719]

@@NATK thank you! I appreciate it 🙏

[@mellymeghan7719]

@@NATK also is there a way to transfer accessory stats ?

[@mellymeghan7719]

@@NATK What about for the engravings ?

[@mekol4612]

Decided to go burst/surge after watching this vid! Quick question, do you know how to turn on the blue meter on your character's right that keeps track of your burst stacks from 1-20? I couldn't find anything for it in settings.

[@NATK]

I noticed the NA server's version is earlier, you guys may get the UI soon after some updates.

[@zamatif]

How different is it damage wise if you switch all the charge skill to normal ? Can't you do a faster rotation and meter charge this way ?

[@NATK]

Normal skills are for surge blade, charge skills fill up orbs way more at the end game when you start getting proper tripods and stats

[@cantanuh]

I was wondering how do you go into that area where the gaurdian has infinite hp and you can test skills?

[@NATK]

It would be in trixion, talking to beatrice

[@cantanuh]

@@NATK ok thaks

[@Shengguo0]

Hey, do you know which one has the best dps between blade and sorcerer assuming both hiting in the best possible ocnditions ? Im really hesitating between blade and sorc as my main. I tried gunslinger on the beta and on ru and its a no for me i rly like reaper but its not there at release

[@NATK]

Blade is higher both hitting perfect possible condition. but 99% of the time sorc is higher. You should definitely play both and see how it is before continuing to upgrade the class further

[@bogdanradu3158]

Hi, would u consider making a more in depth guide to deathblade? Like skill build for quests, raids or specific dungeons and stuff?

[@NATK]

it's coming soon but chaos dungeon is really simple, moonlight sonic only should be enough

[@Bregodin]

Super super good and helpfull video thank you so much! I am new to lost ark and defintly like to play a class with high skill cap so was thinking of going burst build but after your video makes sence to master the class before switching to a burst build.

[@ajmDRUM]

Am I stupid. Just got English release. And some of these moves just aren't here. I have poleaxe not void charge

[@NATK]

If you clear through story quests you will get them

[@InnovatorX7]

i'm having hard time choosing between gunslinger and blade,how does blade so in pve compare to gunslinger?(in dps)

[@NATK]

blade is much higher if you play perfectly, gunlsinger is more stable but more squishy. Blade also has good atk mov speed buff, gunslinger has 10% more critchance buff to party

[@InnovatorX7]

@@NATK 😀thanks for answering, I might start with blade and play gunslinger as my alt.

[@iyatos]

nice video. can you do berserker next please?

[@bekiryasar4408]

Can you please show the best pvp and pve combinations separately?

[@NATK]

i have never played pvp because it's not popular in Korea, so you may have to try something else for pvp sorry

[@LizaWaves]

amazing vid! but when i try to replicate your play remaining energy style my soul absorber dont fill in two orbs as your do, what do i need to archive that?

[@NATK]

You need skill runes like richness and need a lot of specialization stat to cover it up. It takes time and as you progress to get better gear you will start seeing more progression like getting more orbs during fights.

[@st81982001]

So what is counter? I have heard the term many times but I don't quite get it. What does it means boss goes blue

[@NATK]

if boss glows blue and you use a skill that is labeled "counter" you will be able to stun the boss for a short period of time, kind of like parry in fighting games

[@Fongokong]

Good guid but no info to what i need in stats, gear ore engravings ect.

[@mohamedsaid2227]

someone told me that surge got better since it got some kind of a rework , what do you think about that reworked and how hard is it to change engraving at end game

[@NATK]

yes the change makes it viable, and UI will change on NA soon surge is okay at t1 t2 becuase nothing is set in stone, if you build surge at the end, it will be much harder to operate than remaining energy. I think it's best to use both and see which one you like first.

[@shadowreaper4970]

wait is it really op most reviews i've seen said its op in pvp but bad at pve

[@LazyBoy1243]

This class is so amazing it's just like a female Zoro 😂 thanks for the guide!

[@sanjia7427]

WARNING : If you are a hard tryer and Love to Play Blade as main and be focused doing the most highest dmg output of all classes in this game, surge is your way to go.!!! I ve been playing with 3 verry good Players and doing over 50% dmg in abyss and raids. Always. And also with randoms even higher, 50-70% dmg output. So the way to always Mvp and most brutal dmg output nomatter how much Training IT needs is defently Surge. And its more fun to Play BTW. 🙂🤓 Anyway verry verry good guide. ☝🏻

[@DemonicGamingStudios]

Nice guide but I don't agree with deathblade being a charge ability user, I do just fine and I don't have any charge skills

[@GehennaGates]

I 100% disagree with you. Burst is way better before T3 at least. Remaining might be easier but it's also way worse not worth.

[@SeekGrace]

Class feels underpowered pre tier 3, early game is really bad. Also buy some books and put supercharge to your engraving slots or you won't be able land your holding skills. Don't go like grudge 1, super charge is very important. This class shines late.

[@peganmin5111]

알버트킴?

[@pizzasaurolophus]

would be a lot more fun if you didnt have to micromanage that orb buff.

[@AzureRoxe]

It would be a lot more boring.

[@Irovetti]

Just go mayhem beserker if it’s too complicated for you

[@pizzasaurolophus]

@@Irovetti Who said anything about complicated. Micromanaging a resource and press a button when it's full it not hard, it's just the opposite of fun

[@tetkai64030]

VOID STRIKE is not good. FYI would not recommend that to new players especially. Long cast time, doesn't even do the most damage, and vulnerability. Its worse than Blade Dance which is decent. This was one of the few things you said in the video that doesn't make sense for Deathblade unless you are saying things you like personally and not actually meta.

[@sc9433]

U can turn void strike into Holding skill that keeps dealing dmg while charging up the strike.

[@bgtheking4083]

re is for weak actuall in my opinion. XD