Lost Ark: Deathblade (Assassin) - character class Lost Ark guide, walkthrough

On this page we have described the class of one of the Lost Ark Assassin game characters - Deathblade.

Last update: 18 February 2022

This page of the guide covers the features and skills of the Assassin, specifically the Deathblade Advanced Class. This page lists the Deathblade's skills and engravings using terminology and builds relevant in 2022.

• Deathblade class description
• Surge build
• Remaining Energy build

Deathblade class description

Gender: Female

Combat style: Melee

Specialization: Death Trance - eliminating enemies allows to use powerful abilities after filling up three areas.

The Deathblade is a balanced melee class. It relies on mobility - both on offense and defense. Jump, attack, dodge. This class requires the highest mobility. Attacks are directed at small enemy groups, so it's crucial to find the right position on the battlefield and assess the situation.

This class is slightly different from the rest. It has two basic class builds, but allows you to play without using them, creating your own combinations of engravings. It performs well in PvP games.

Surge build

The Surge build is based on constantly attacking enemies and improving the character's combat performance. Surge is a special engraving that converts the Blade Surge special ability to Zero, introduces a buff that increases damage during combat, and allows you to regain a portion of the Death Orb Meter after combat.

Engravings:

1. Surge - class engraving. Just leave it at level 1.
2. Master of Ambush - basic Back Attack boost for every Assassin class build.

Optional engravings:

1. Adrenaline - a fully build-compatible engraving that adds a cumulative buff to attacks and crits.
2. Super Charge - improves "charged" skills,
3. Grudge - increases damage taken and attacks dealt (level 3 required).

Combat stats:

1. Crit - 30% - the points left over after Specialization should be allocated to critical strike chance.
2. Specialization - 70% - improves: attack power, meter recovery, reduces cooldown and significantly improves Awakening skill damage.

Skills, tripods, and runes:

Skill	1st Tripod	2nd Tripod	Tripod 3	Rune
Wind Cut (7 )	Quick Prep	Sustain Damage	Thick Sword Energy	Rage
Spincutter (6 )	Open Weakness	Quick Prep	Triple Spin	Quick Recharge
Dark Axel (10)	Swift Fingers	Tenacity	High Axel	Galewind
Soul Absorber (10 )	Swift Fingers	Fist of Darkness	Halve	Wealth
Earth Cleaver (4 )	Push	Weak Point Detection	Earth Explosion	Overwhelm
Maelstorm (7)	Orb Control	Dark Order		Focus
Blitz Rush (10)	Vital Point Hit	Charge Enhancement	Shadow Rush	Protection
Void Strike (10)	Orb Control	Void Zone	Dark Dimension	Wealth
Flash Blink (Awakening)

Playstyle:

When using the Surge build, you need to follow what engraving dictates. Specifically, you need to attack enemies by rotating through skills, ending with the Blade Surge skill, which has now become the Zero skill. It will allow you to recover some of the meter to restart the sequence in Death Trance. Using this build is challenging, as it's unforgiving of mistakes, requires Back Attacks for full effectiveness, and has skills with long wind up times during which you are at risk of taking damage. It's also worth using the Open Weakness tripod effectively with the Spincutter skill, which buffs both you and other team members.

Remaining Energy build

In the Remaining Energy build, as in Surge, you will still rely on building up your meter through powerful Charging Skills, but this time it's to deal direct damage (without building up buffs) and make effective use of the final Blade Burst.

Engravings:

1. Remaining Energy - class engraving. Initially, level 1 is sufficient.
2. Super Charge - improves Charge type skills.

Optional engravings:

1. Adrenaline - a fully build-compatible engraving that adds a cumulative buff to attacks and crits.
2. Master of Ambush - Back Attack's basic upgrade.
3. Grudge - increases damage taken and attacks dealt (level 3 required).

Combat stats:

1. Crit - 30% - the points left over after Specialization should be allocated to critical strike chance.
2. Specialization - 70% - improves: attack power, meter recovery, reduces cooldown and significantly improves Awakening skill damage.

Skills, tripods, and runes:

Skill	1st Tripod	2nd Tripod	Tripod 3	Rune
Spincutter (4 )	Open Weakness	Quick Prep	Triple Spin	Quick Recharge
Dark Axel (10)	Swift Fingers	Tenacity	High Axel	Protection
Soul Absorber (10)	Swift Fingers	Fist of Darkness	Halve	Wealth
Earth Cleaver (4 )	Push	Weak Point Detection	Earth Explosion	Overwhelm
Moonlight Sonic (10 )	Fist of Darkness	Sustain Enhancement	Shade Sonic	Wealth
Maelstorm (4 )	Orb Control	Dark Order		Focus
Blitz Rush (10 )	Vital Point Hit	Charge Enhancement	Shadow Rush	Protection
Void Strike (10 )	Orb Control	Fist of Darkness	Dark Explosion	Wealth
Flash Blink (Awakening)

Playstyle:

Deathblade has the special ability Blade Surge, which is only available during Death Trance, a state activated when at least one orb from the Death Orb Meter is full. The playstyle focuses on filling up the meter by attacking to correctly launch one especially devastating attack. In this case, however, you focus more on Charge attacks, such as Blitz Rush, Void Stike and Soul Absorber and dealing strong damage with more than just the final attack. When you use Blade Surge, it depletes your meter, therefore the next rotation is largely about refilling it.