A Wardancer’s build in Lost Ark is comprised of heavy hitting hits that gets amplified depending on the player’s positioning in reference to its foes. Along with this, some of the skills provide excellent mobility which also helps in positioning as well as in avoiding enemy attacks.
Wardancers specialize in burst damage and oftentimes have to manage their skill cooldowns to minimize downtimes on DPS. On attack windows, they usually unleash all of their heavy attacks in a short span of time. Wardancers also make use of their Elemental Meter that allows them to perform some of their most punishing attacks.
In this guide, we’ll look into the possible Wardancer builds that you can try depending on your type of gameplay. We will mainly focus on the skills build with max level 60 and assuming all quests that provide extra skill points are completed (380-414 skill points). With the latest updates and the raised level caps, certain skills can be leveled up to 11 and 12, but we will look into those on a separate guide.
PvE Wardancer Build – Lost Ark
Though Wardancers do not excel much in crowd-control, this build still makes use of a set of skills that allows damaging a crowd effectively.
Skill | Lv | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
Call of the Wind God | 10 | Lightning Storm (20% Change to do Dmg +80%) | Over Revolution (Move Spd +20%, Tornado duration +1s.) | Raging Storms (Dmg +60%) |
Energy Combustion | 10 | Combustible Armor (Incoming Dmg -10%) | Intense Battle (Dmg +5%-+50% for 2s) | Last Whisper (Dmg +100%) |
Lightning Kick | 10 | Sharp Movement (Move Distance +2m) | Thunder Kick (Dmg +30%) | Flash Lightning (Dmg +15%) |
Roar of Courage | 10 | Wide Hit (AoE Radius +20%) | Quick Prep (Cooldown -5s) | Fatal Wave (Foe Crit Resistance -10%) |
Seismic Strike | 10 | Sustain Enhancement (Earthquake +1) | Law of the Jungle (Dmg to challenge or lower foe +40%) | Great Earthquake (AoE Radius +30%, Earthquake +2) |
Sweeping Kick | 10 | Weak Point Detection (Dmg to Push Immune +30%) | Light of Justice (AoE Radius +20%, Atk Spd +20%) | Pure Excellence (Dmg +150%, Dmg Received +30%) |
Swift Wind Kick | 10 | Lightning Round Kick (Crit Rate +15%) | Quick Prep (Cooldown -6s) | Extreme Training (Kick Duration +1s, Dmg +100%) |
Wind's Whisper | 10 | Oath of the Wind (Crit Rate +10% for 6s) | Quick Prep (Cooldown -6s) | Ready Attack (Atk Pwr +35% for 6s) |
Tips for Wardancer PvE:
- This build is especially useful for Chaos Dungeons where a Seismic Strike or a Call of a Wind God can easily clear out dozens of mobs.
- Roar of Courage plus Sweeping Kick can be used to easily get rid of boss monsters quickly.
- Use Energy Combustion in case the crowd gets too overwhelming for some added defense and crowd clear. It also fills up the Identity Gauge quickly so that you can use your esoteric skill.
- Always buff up with Wind’s Whisper before performing your heavy attacks.
PvP Wardancer Build – Lost Ark
This build has skills that gives you extra mobility to go aggro on your enemies, as well as keep some safe distance away from them.
Skill | Lv | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
Call of the Wind God | 10 | Lightning Storm (20% Change to do Dmg +80%) | Over Revolution (Move Spd +20%, Tornado duration +1s.) | Raging Storms (Dmg +60%) |
Energy Combustion | 10 | Combustible Armor (Incoming Dmg -10%) | Skill Reduction (Cooldown -15s, Duration -4s) | Last Whisper (Dmg +100%) |
Lightning Kick | 10 | Sharp Movement (Move Distance +2m) | Thunder Kick (Dmg +30%) | Flash Lightning (Dmg +15%) |
Moon Flash Kick | 10 | Intense Shock (Can change direction, Dmg 6499 for 4s) | Excellent Mobility (Move Distance +3m, Cooldown -3s) | Full Moon Kick (Dmg +250%) |
Phoenix Advent | 10 | Wide Hit (AoE Radius +20%) | Ferocious Attack (Dmg +25%) | Nimble Movement (Atk Spd +20%, Move Distance +70%) |
Sky Shattering Blow | 7 | Swift Footwork (atk Spd +20%) | Ready Attack (Atk Pwr +15% for 3s) | |
Sleeping Ascent | 10 | Wide Hit (AoE Radius +20%) | Quick Prep (Cooldown -5s) | Leaf Sweep (Attck change to wide 360 degree area) |
Wind's Whisper | 10 | Blessing of the Wind (Atk Spd +8% for 6s) | Warrior's Charge (Incoming Dmg -20% for party members) | Superwind (Dmg to foes within 4m, +Esoteric Meter) |
Tips for Wardancer PvP:
- In Team Deathmatches, Wardancers should target backline attackers to put pressure on them. Use Lightning Kick to engage and follow up with a Sky Shattering Blow. Finish with a Moon Flash Kick.
- Do not over extend when engaging especially that your skills have relatively long cooldowns. Dip using your Lightning Kick or Sleeping Ascent, and then pull back after performing your regular follow ups.
- Have Energy Combustion up as much as possible, especially if you are being targeted often.
Raid Wardancer Build – Lost Ark
This build is meant for Guardian Raids where all of your attacks will be going towards one enemy boss only.
Skill | Lv | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 |
Energy Combustion | 7 | Combustible Armor (Incoming Dmg -10%) | Intense Battle (Dmg +50% for 2s) | |
Flash Heat Fang | 10 | Fist of Darkness (Crit Rate +15%, Darkness for 3s) | Weak Point Detection (Dmg to Push Immune +60%) | Adrenaline Rush (Dmg +50%, Crit Rate +30%) |
Lightning Kick | 10 | Sharp Movement (Move Distance +2m) | Thunder Kick (Dmg +30%) | Flash Lightning (Dmg +15%) |
Moon Flash Kick | 10 | Intense Shock (Can change direction, Shock Dmg for 4s) | Single Hit (Dmg on Single Foe +50%) | Full Moon Kick (Dmg +250%) |
Roar of Courage | 10 | Magick Control (MP Cost -50%) | Supreme Ruler Afterimage (Duration +2s) | Fatal Wave (Foe Crit Resistance -10%) |
Sky Shattering Blow | 7 | Excellent Mobility (Move Distance +1m) | Ready Attack (Atk Pwr +15% for 3s) | |
Sweeping Kick | 10 | Weak Point Detection (Dmg to Push-immune +30%) | Light of Justice (AoE Radius +20%, Atk Spd +20%) | Pure Excellence (Dmg +150%, Dmg Received +30% while charging) |
Wind's Whisper | 10 | Oath of the Wind (Crit Rate +10% for 6s) | Quick Prep (Cooldown -6s) | Ready Attack (Atk Pwr +35% for 6s) |
- This build is built around the First Intention Engraving which makes your skills generally stronger, but disables the use of the Elemental Meter.
- Since you will always be with a party in raids, always begin your skill rotation with Wind’s Whisperer and Roar of Courage to buff your teammates as well as put a debuff on the boss.
- Use your Lightning Kick as another way to stay mobile and dodge incoming attacks when your dodge skill is on cooldown.
Check out this video by KaidGames2 on how to build a Wardancer: