Arthetinean Skill Machinist Skill Guide for Lost Ark

Normal skills give you Battery regen and some have mobility attached to them. Certain skills grant you the Reload buff increasing Attack and Move Speed.

• Mobile Shot is an on-demand roll that gives Move Speed via it's tripod Quickness making this a very good escape tool.
• Avalanche serves as your counter and grants Reload stacks.
• Overcharged Battery is your only weak point skill and this provides 6.0% damage Synergy to the party.
• Strategic Fire is a holding skill that also refreshes your Reload buff.

Drone skills command your drone to attack and cost Battery gauge to use. All of these skills generate Core Energy.

• Command: Baby Drones sends in mini kamikaze drones, has a bit of animation lock to it but does good damage.
• Command: Raid Missile fires a barrage of missiles that deal high damage. You'll be able to use a Normal skill while the drone is busy before recalling or using a Joint skill.
• Command: Carpet drops bomb on top of the drone's location and deals pretty good damage. If you don't want to use Strategic Fire, this skill is stronger if you can land three or more bombs.

Joint skills recall your drone to you as you attack in unison. These also use Battery gauge and generate Core Energy.

• Annihilation Mode does a large portion of DPS and has okay range to it.
• Energy Buster is your highest DPS skill and is a charge skill.

Prioritize leveling all of your Drone & Joint skill tripods to level 4 or 5. For Normal skills, Mobile Shot's first two tripods should be maxed as soon as possible. Quickness really helps with maintaining the Atk./Move Speed buff.

Skill Name	Tripod 1	Tripod 2	Tripod 3
Mobile Shot	Quick Prep (High)	Quickness (High)	Additional Maneuver
Avalanche	Diversion (N/A)	Zero Degree Aim (Medium)	Concise Finish (Medium)
Overcharged Battery	Fighting Spirit Enh. (N/A)	(N/A)	(N/A)
Strategic Fire	Weak Point Detection (Medium)	Additional Shot (Medium)	Evolved Shot (Medium)
Command: Baby Drones	Precise Command (Medium)	Flame Baby (Medium)	All-out War (Medium)
Command: Raid Missile	Battery Discharge (Medium)	Organ Missile (Medium)	Weak Point Detection (Medium)
Command: Carpet	Battery Saving Mode (Medium)	Explosive Barrage (Medium)	Weak Point Detection (Medium)
Annihilation Mode	Battery Saving Mode (Medium)	Reformation (Medium)	Comrade (Low)
Energy Buster	Condense (N/A)	Flame Buster (Medium)	Meltdown (Medium)

Arthetinean Skill does use Conviction and Judgment, typically placed on multi-hit abilities. Machinist doesn't have a static rotation, it's up to player's perference what skills they would want those runes on. While not required it helps with your Battery economy and reduces cooldowns.

• Strategic Fire can take Judgment or Galewind.
• Avalanche has options between Judgment, Conviction & Conviction.
• Overcharged Battery can take Purify, Bleed or Conviction.
• Mobile Shot can be equipped with Quick Recharge, further reducing skill cooldowns.

• Command: Baby Drones takes Galewind for faster cast speed.
• Command: Raid Missile can take either Judgment or Conviction.
• Command: Carpet can take Quick Recharge / Quick Recharge.

Both Annihilation Mode & Energy Buster want Galewind / Galewind.

You'll want to take damage gems on all of your Drone and Joint skills, as they provide a majority of your DPS. Strategic Fire can be given a damage gem if taken. All of your Drone and Joint skills should also be equipped with cooldown gems, with remaining slots being given to Mobile Shot and/or Strategic Fire.