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Demonist's guide and advice on Lost Ark

Written by : Mundr Tribe

PRESENTATION :

Bienvenue dans ce guide sur la démoniste , l’une des classes de l’archétype assassins.
Let's start with the basics: the demonist, as her name suggests, has the option of transforming into a demon via her utility. She'll have an engraving for this - "Demonic Impulse" - but she'll also have another engraving that allows her to remain in human form - "Perfect Suppression" - but we'll come back to that a little later.

La démoniste étant un assassin elle va avoir un gameplay qui se veut dynamique, elle vous demandera d’être très régulièrement dans le dos. D’un point de vue robustesse elle vous demandera une certaine habileté et une compréhension des boss, elle a un ratio medium en armure ce qui fait que vous pourrez prendre très peu de coups avant de devoir utiliser une potion ou d’appeler votre support. Pour donner un peu plus de concret voici le tableau :

Son utilitaire vous pourrez accumuler de l’énergie chaotique, cela vous permettra soit de vous transformer soit d’augmenter vos dommage suivant votre engravure.

Information importante sur cette utilitaire vous avez un mode ‘’ fatigue ‘’ qui fait que pendant un certain temps vous ne pourrez plus récupérer de l’énergie chaotique.Cette fatigue apparaît à la fin de votre transformation.

ENGRAVURE 1: Demonic drive

Demonic Pulsion is the engraving that will enable you to have a gameplay based around your demonic form. Its human form will do very little damage, but once transformed you'll become a true demon capable of rivaling your opponent. To do this, you'll need to use demonic spells to increase your ability to transform.

the buff of this engraving is 0/15/30% critical strike and you will no longer have the fatigue effect.

Here's a build and an explanation, but don't forget that the predefined builds can be changed as you wish. Nevertheless, some spells will be more or less mandatory depending on the update or boss you launch, so keep an eye out for new patches so you can modify your spells in real time.

spell 1: Lightning cast is a dash, often present so that you can position yourself between the front and rear of the boss, depending on the spell you need to use.
Spell 2: enhance is an attack best performed from the back. You will channel your two daggers to create an explosion.
Spell 3: Fetranian claws is an attack to be performed preferably against boss, it will be your counter
Spell 4: Cracked blade is an attack best performed from the back, where you summon two demonic hands to perform a destructive attack.
Spell 5: death ray is an attack to be carried out with no preference, you channel a ray, be careful however you become vulnerable during this time, choose your moment carefully.
spell 6: hunting game is an attack to be carried out with no preference, you summon a hand that leaves in a straight line.
Spell 7: terrifying roar is an attack that should preferably be performed from the back. Your demon lets out a scream that frightens its enemy, but be careful! The scream doesn't work on every creature in the game. It's also your 1st spell to add a 12% damage buff on the target for 6 seconds at level 10 (group bonus).
Spell 8: fury attack, best performed from the back, summons a demonic hand

these are the spells when you're in human form, I'm now going to introduce you to the spells in demonic form.

Disastrous onslaught is an attack to be carried out with no preference, you have a slight dash following several attacks.

Merciless reprisal is an attack best performed against boss. It's your counter in demonic form, where you deliver two heavy claws.

Great explosion is an attack to be carried out with no preference, you release a chaotic wave.

falling star is an attack to be performed with no preference, this spell gives you a fairly substantial jump.

Bloody harvest is an attack to be performed with no preference, this spell is an aoe

As you can see, the Demonic Pulsion demonist has a group debuff, and once transformed, she can be a great asset to your team.

I'd like to add what you could have in the way of runes: it's important to understand that your transformed spells must be the most buff to optimize your damage.

Let's move on to the combat statistic to be prioritized:
You have 2 options!

Spé 70% / 30%cc
Spec 70% / 30% speed

Spec will increase your chaotic energy generation, cc will allow you to do more damage, speed will increase your speed and reduce your spell recharge time.

ENGRAVING 2: perfect deletion

This engraving totally changes the way you play the class: you can no longer transform, but in return you increase your damage in human form.
20%/25%/30% increased spell damage and 50% chaotic energy generation.

spell 1: Lightning cast is a dash, often present so that you can position yourself between the front and rear of the boss, depending on the spell you need to use.
spell 2: a circular saw is an attack to be carried out without any preference, you gain 20% of movement speed, you send your weapons which will make a return trip, small information: even if you move the weapons do not follow you.
Spell 3: enhance is an attack best performed from the back, where you channel your two daggers to create an explosion.
spell 4: Ruthless liquidation is an attack that must be performed from the back. It's a combo spell, which means you'll have to hold down the key for it to be fully animated.
spell 5: Desperate breakthrough is an attack that should preferably be carried out from the back.
Spell 6: Fetranian claws is an attack to be performed preferably against boss, it will be your counter
Spell 7: terrifying roar is an attack that should preferably be performed from the back. Your demon lets out a scream that frightens its enemy, but be careful! The scream doesn't work on every creature in the game. It's also your 1st spell to add a 12% damage buff on the target for 6 seconds at level 10 (group bonus).
Spell 8: fury attack, best performed from the back, summons a demonic hand

I'd like to add a few more rune-level spells. This time you'll be focusing on your classic spells.