Hunger Reaper Skill Guide for Lost Ark

Last updated on Nov 14, 2022 at 12:00 by Spin 1 comment

The highly mobile Reaper sports a dagger as it's weapon, alongside of the ability to vanish on command and even summon clones of itself to defeat enemies. Reaper can cycle through three modes of combat: Normal, Persona, and Chaos.

1.

Hunger: Skill Descriptions, Tripods, Gems and Runes

1.1.

Dagger Skills

Dagger skills increase your Persona and Chaos gauge and also include Reaper's synergy and its counter skill.

  • Nightmare Icon Nightmare
    • Nightmare Icon Nightmare is a staple skill in Reaper's toolkit, giving amazing freedom of movement and Poison: Corrosion Icon Poison: Corrosion which is Reaper's synergy. Pressing the skill once throws your dagger, with the combo action warping you opposite of your current location. There is a purple circle showing the range of your teleport and a blue outline on the skill indicating the time left to teleport. With the tripod Back Attack Icon Back Attack the second hit is the counter hit, letting Reaper counter even when from behind the boss if you warp to the front and strike.
  • Shadow Vortex Icon Shadow Vortex
    • Shadow Vortex Icon Shadow Vortex also applies Reaper's synergy but has a unique tripod that reduces the cooldown of Swoop skills when used. With its low cooldown, you'll always be using this skill not just to fresh Chaos Mode's buff but also to reduce your Swoop cooldowns.
  • Spinning Dagger Icon Spinning Dagger
1.2.

Shadow Skills

Shadow skills increase your Persona and Chaos gauge moreso than Dagger skills but do not provide synergy like your Dagger skills.

  • Distortion Icon Distortion
    • A movement skill at first glance that builds meter on hit. Distortion Icon Distortion is useful at refreshing your Chaos Mode buff even on whiff. The cooldown is relatively short and this skill teleports you through enemies, allowing you to reposition quickly after other skills or your spacebar dash.
  • Shadow Storm Icon Shadow Storm
    • A huge meter builder that a fairly long cooldown. It's third tripod Shadow Zone Icon Shadow Zone shortens the animation lock to give you more freedom. This skill also refreshes your Chaos Mode buff on whiff, but due to it's longer cooldown, Distortion Icon Distortion is still preferred to serve that purpose.
1.3.

Swoop Skill

Swoop skills are your big damage buttons that are crucial to land when buffed. They have longer cooldowns than Dagger and Shadow skills, some having tripods to mitigate this.

  • Dance of Fury Icon Dance of Fury
    • This has a faster animation compared to the other Swoop skills, but has shorter range than most. It has the longest cooldown out of all Swoop skills making it best to be paired with Glowing Brand Icon Glowing Brand.
  • Glowing Brand Icon Glowing Brand
    • A jumping attack that gives some range of movement to reposition back behind the boss. Typically used in succession with Dance of Fury, due to similar cooldowns and the movement to ensure Dance of Fury won't miss.
  • Rage Spear Icon Rage Spear
    • Very strong damage button that has an exclusive tripod that increases damage if it lands as a Back Attack. Shares a cooldown with Silent Rage Icon Silent Rage, making it a good pair to use on cooldown.
  • Silent Rage Icon Silent Rage
    • This skill is only taken by Hunger Icon Hunger, it's initially a bit of an awkward animation until you get the tripod Sharp Fall Icon Sharp Fall that makes it faster.
2.

Tripods

2.1.

Dagger Skills

Nightmare Icon Nightmare takes the synergy tripod Poison: Corrosion Icon Poison: Corrosion to decrease enemy defense by 12%. Using the second tripod Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep ensures easy upkeep of your synergy and Chaos Mode buff. Back Attack Icon Back Attack enables Nightmare Icon Nightmare to serve as a counter. Shadow Vortex Icon Shadow Vortex takes the synergy tripod Poison: Corrosion Icon Poison: Corrosion to decrease enemy defense by 12%. There is an option between Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep and Fatal Dagger Icon Fatal Dagger for the second tripod, though Hunger Icon Hunger has no issues with self maintenance and Shadow Vortex Icon Shadow Vortex already has a low cooldown so the extra critical rate is preferred. Swoop Activation Icon Swoop Activation is a must have, decreasing the cooldown of all Swoop skills by a minimum of 1.5s and a maximum of 1.9s. With its high uptime, you'll always be pressing this button when it comes up to ensure more usages of Swoop skills.

2.2.

Shadow Skills

Distortion Icon Distortion takes Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep as its first tripod. Chaos Mode's buff can be refreshed upon whiff and the reduced cooldown makes Distortion Icon Distortion align better with the buff's duration. Fatal Shadow Icon Fatal Shadow increases critical rate but the skill is prioritized more as a utility, be it movement or maintaining Chaos. In high uptime fights, it can be considered an option. Tailwind Icon Tailwind can be used to synergize with Raid Captain Icon Raid Captain, giving increased damage before your Swoop skills. If you're not running Raid Captain Icon Raid Captain or low on skill points, you wouldn't be missing much not taking this. Shadow Storm Icon Shadow Storm rolls with Piercing Strike Icon Piercing Strike, Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep and Shadow Zone Icon Shadow Zone. Ignoring enemy defense is more valuable than Fatal Shadow Icon Fatal Shadow critical rate. Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep and Shadow Zone Icon Shadow Zone greatly helps with the skill's long cooldown and the Holding skill property, granting more flexibility.

2.3.

Swoop Skills

Dance of Fury Icon Dance of Fury uses Piercing Strike Icon Piercing Strike for effectiveness against enemy defense. Chaos Enhancement Icon Chaos Enhancement is a tripod exclusive to this skill and Glowing Brand Icon Glowing Brand that increases damage while Chaos Mode is active. Suppressed Move Icon Suppressed Move makes the animation quicker and is better base damage over the critical rate from Shadow Dance Icon Shadow Dance. Glowing Brand Icon Glowing Brand can take Vital Point Hit Icon Vital Point Hit for more critical rate. Stagger Enhancement Icon Stagger Enhancement can be used if your group is really struggling with stagger damage. Chaos Enhancement Icon Chaos Enhancement is a tripod exclusive to this skill that increases damage while Chaos Mode is active. Testament Icon Testament gives way more base damage than Shadow Snare Icon Shadow Snare. Rage Spear Icon Rage Spear has the option between Fatal Dagger Icon Fatal Dagger and Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep for more critical rate or a shorter cooldown. Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep is preferable to work with the reduction from Swiftness and Shadow Vortex Icon Shadow Vortex's Swoop Activation Icon Swoop Activation, enabling more skill uptime. Ambush Icon Ambush increases Back Attack damage and Concentrated Attack Icon Concentrated Attack grants more unconditional base damage and increases the range. Silent Rage Icon Silent Rage should have Quick Prep Icon Quick Prep, Sharp Fall Icon Sharp Fall and Ground Smash Icon Ground Smash. For the second tripod, Shadow Afterimage Icon Shadow Afterimage is a possible option for more damage, though Sharp Fall Icon Sharp Fall shortens the awkward starting animation which can prove more valuable in a raid scenario.

3.

Skill Runes

4.

Gems