Lost Ark – Skill Attributes Guide

Skill Attributes

Skills have attributes in Lost Ark that often reflect on how to use them.

Back Attack: When attacking the enemy from behind while using a skill that has Back Attack, the skill inflicts 5% bonus damage and has a 10% increased chance to crit. Bonus damage can be increased by up to +25% via engraving.

Stagger (1-5): Dictates the stagger level of a skill. Damage does not impact how much stagger a skill does, only the hit count and Stagger rating. In some cases, skills that have a lower Stagger rating will inflict higher stagger damage than ones with higher ones. Stagger can be further increased by the Overwhelm skill rune, by up to an additional 30%.

Weak Point (1-5): Attribute is used in certain mechanics that require you to destroy the parts of an enemy, such as Kaiser’s leg armor, Chromanium’s shell, Achates’ wings, or Yoho of Dark Night’s tail. Weak Point can also be inflicted using Destruction Bombs. If a skill or item has Weak Point 2, it inflicts 2 HP of Weak Point. Body parts of bosses have a hidden separate HP, such as 10. Corrosion Bomb applies a debuff on an enemy which makes all incoming Weak Point apply as one level higher.

Frontal Attack: This is the opposite to Back Attack. When hitting the enemy from their front with an attack that has the Frontal Attack attribute, the skill inflicts 20% more damage and has 10% increased stagger damage. Bonus damage can be increased by up to +25% via engraving.

Counter: Skills with the Counter attribute will instantly neutralize a boss when struck from the front during a counterable motion. In order to pull off a Counter, the attack must be inflicted from their front and during the frames of the counterable motion, which can be seen when the enemy glows blue momentarily. It is possible to perform a Counter after the enemy’s attack motion has already started, but it is harder, especially if you play on higher ping. Counter motions are typically dashes. Not all bosses can be countered. This mechanic became increasingly more important starting from South Vern and onwards.

All classes have at least 1 Counter skill, but most will never use them since they may be on skills that don’t contribute high damage or because they are classes that are rarely in front of bosses. All classes must know how to use their Counter skill during the Legion Raid, Valtan.

List of Frontal Attack & Counterattack Skills

Class	Frontal Attack	Counterattack
Berserker	Chain Sword Jumping Smash Mountain Crash	Chain Sword
Gunlancer	Basic Attack Sharp Spear Bash Dash Upper Fire Charge Stinger Fire Bullet Burst Cannon Spear Shot Rising Spear Counter Spear Shield Shock Shield Push	Bash Dash Upper Fire
Destroyer	Basic Attack Dreadnought Power Strike Heavy Crush Jumping Smash Power Shoulder Earth Smasher Running Crash Earth Eater Full Swing Neutralizer One Man Army Seismic Hammer Perfect Swing Identity skill also has it.	Dreadnought Power Strike
Paladin	Holy Sword Punishment Executioner’s Sword	Holy Sword Executioner’s Sword
Battlemaster	Spiral Blast Heavenly Kick	Spiral Blast Heavenly Kick
Scrapper	Instant Hit Sweeping Strike Decisive Strike Judgment Sundering Fist	Instant Hit Sweeping Strike
Soulfist	Straight Tackle Heaven Reversing Palm Thunder Palm	Straight Tackle Thunder Palm
Lance Master	Moon Rise Sky Wheel Mantra of Dawn	Moon Rise
Striker	Spiral Blast Heavenly Kick	Spiral Blast Heavenly Kick
Deadeye	Last Supper Execution	Last Supper Execution
Artillerist	Napalm Swing Frontal Bombing Buckshot	Napalm Swing
Sharpshooter	Evasive Shot Persistent Chase Claymore Mine Vital Slash	Evasive Shot Vital Slash
Scouter	Backflip Strike High Voltage Discharge Excelion Beam (Identity)	Backflip Strike Excelion Beam (Identity)
Gunslinger	Last Supper Peacekeeper	Last Supper Peacekeeper
Bard	Rhythm Buckshot	Rhythm Buckshot
Summoner	Released Will Water Spirit	Released Will
Arcana	Serendipity Four Cards Return Mysterious Surge	Serendipity
Deathblade	Headhunting Earth Slash	Headhunting Earth Slash
Shadowhunter	Rising Claw Death Claw (Identity)	Rising Claw Death Claw (Identity)
Reaper	Shadow Trap	Shadow Trap