Aura Kingdom – Lancer / Bard PVE Guide

This guide will explain how to play a Dark element damage-focused lancer. You can use a bard, shuriken, or gunslinger subclass. The build for these subclasses is similar.

Basic

If you’re wondering why bard sub then here the answer: It got stun and heal. pretty simple right? Oh and the fortification bonus have MOVE SPD which is pretty nice since you gotta go fast.

• Lancer element is Dark.
• Bard element is Storm.
• Lancer Attack SPD Cap is 74%.
• Maximum Crit DMG is 315% with Killer Instinct Envoy.

Gear

Note 1: Almost all DPS class will have the same gear thus this gear applicable another DPS class.

Weapon

• If you’re using crafted weapon then use a Destroyer Core.
• The element on your main weapon should always be Dark.
• Always have a weapon with Nocturnal Core.
• Try to get weapons with high % (125% – 130% for orange weapon and 130% – 140% for gold weapon).
• Use lava stone on both your weapon with at least 2% DMG stat in each stone.
• Use enchantment card with PEN stat.
• Always upgrade your weapons to 5-Star.
• Try to fortify both your weapons to at least +20.
• Always transform your weapons with DMG stat.

Armor

• If you’re using crafted armors then use a Imperial Core.
• The element on your chest armor can be decided to what element the boss is.
• Try to get armors with high % (125% – 130% for orange armor and 130% – 140% for gold armor).
• Use secret stones on all your armors with at least 2% DMG stat in each stone.
• Use enchantment card with PEN stat.
• Always upgrade your armors to 5-Star.
• Always transform your armors with DMG stat.
• Try to fortify all your armor to at least +20.

These are what armor set you should get:

• Level 80 – 90: Scourge Set (Top) and Judgment Day Set (Bottom).
• Level 90 – Slv 1: Holy Chant Set (Top) and Holy Anthem Set (Bottom).
• Slv 1 +: Holy Chant Set (Top) and Abyssal Naught Set (Bottom).

Accessory

• If you’re using crafted accessories then use a Imperial Core.
• Try to get accessories with high DMG stat.
• Use enchantment card with PEN stat.
• Always transform your accessories with DMG stat.
• Try to fortify all your accessories to at least +20.

These are what accessory set you should get:

• Level 80-95: Arcane Frost Set or Paragon of War Set.
• Level 95+: Wild Howl Set.

Trophy

• If you’re using crafted trophies then use a Imperial Core.
• Try to get trophies with high DMG stats.
• Try to fortify both your trophy to at least +20.

These are what trophy you should get:

• Level 80: Guzigla Bloodied Tooth and Theory Time Travel Code.
• Level 95: Cultural Relic – Twisted Bone Rose and Winston’s Sword Fragment or Delfonia’s Exquisite Earring or Debaka’s Makeshift Constraption.

Stat

• Put 99 points to DMG and the rest to SPD or CRIT.
• Put 99 points to HP and the rest to DEF or EVA.
• Except EVA, all your stats should reach cap (SPD 50%, CRIT 100% and DEF 80%).
• Make your move SPD as high as possible.
• Get 315% CRIT DMG to boss.
• Get 74% ATTACK SPD.
• Get Damage bonus to element as high as possible
• Have at least 30% ACC.

Envoy

Note 1: You can get Implosion envoy by temporarily changing to Gunslinger subclass and take the envoy before changing back to prefered subclass.

Masteries

• General Skills: Merciless Soul Strangler (DMG +11%) or Song Of The Full Moon (DEF-14%)
• Attack Spec: Zeal (10% Extra 110% DMG)
• Advanced Skills: Deadly Ditty (Demon Lance – Hymn Of Doom +25%) or Funerary Digre (Demon Lance – Hymn Of Doom DMG taken +3% Stack up to 6 times)
• Defense Spec: Extreme Speed (EVA +7% and MOVE SPD +20%)
• Tactical Spec: Break Defense (25% chance -25% DEF)
• Special Skills: Deep Blue (Detailed DMG +5% and Malice -14%) or The Best Defense (DEF 3% of DMG)

Weapon Mastery

• Use the left path Dark Lance Skills weapon mastery.
• Allocate points to DMG, CRIT or SPD, All Elemental Resistance, MOVE SPD, and HP, or what ever stats you currently need.
• Get both weapon mastery level to 70 as it will give you more points.

Costume

• Headgear: Enchantment Card DMG Against Boss Mastery and Premium Enchantment HP 3%.
• Headgear: Enchantment Card DMG Against Elements Mastery and Premium Enchantment HP 3%.
• Face: Enchantment Card Frozen Lance Mastery and Premium Enchantment DMG 3%.
• Body: Enchantment Card CRIT DMG Against Elite Mastery and Premium Enchantment DMG 3%.
• Ornament: Enchantment Card Extreme Speed Mastery and Premium Enchantment DMG 3%.
• Weapon: Enchantment Card Sacrificial Lance Mastery and Premium Enchantment DMG 3%.

Mount

• Get the Dark Skill +30% mount.
• Get all DMG to Elements mounts.

Gaia Emblem

• Get the Dark Skill +17% Emblem.
• Get all DMG to Elements Emblems.
• Get the MOVE SPD Emblem.

Eidolon

Reroll your Eidolon until:

• 1 Star: 25% Attack SPD[/u] or DMG 8%[/b].
• 2 Star: DMG of Dark Skills 15%.
• 3 Star: DMG of Dark Skills 30%.
• 4 Star: DMG 16%.

Note 1: Best with Dark Element Eidolon.

Note 2: 1 Star and 2 Star effect may be switched.

Note 3: 3 Star and 4 Star effect may be switched.

Skills

Lancer skill rotation are fairly simple:

• Always have 3 Red Summons for Blood Lance – Soul Reincarnation before attacking.
• Merciless Soul Strangler in the beginning followed by some skills to get another 1 Red Summon and 1 Blue Summon.
• Use Mark’s Awakening and repeat until enemy dead.
• Always Stack Ballad.
• Heal if needed.
• Some boss need to be stunned in the beginning of the fight.

Note 1: Always try to jump cast.

Note 2: Always try to back strike.

Misc

• Always have all Elixir in your inventory.
• Always have all Tonic in your inventory.
• Always have Food and Drink beforehand.
• Get the Dual Drive and Move SPD pet.