Ark Class Guide

Banner for maplestory ark class. a pirate.


Overview

Ark is a Flora pirate class that wields a knuckle weapon. Ark’s main focus is on using his skills to deal fast, powerful attacks. He is able to chain skills to perform a variety of different attacks, including sweeping attacks. Ark can also charge up to unleash powerful attacks that deal massive damage to his enemies.

In terms of strengths and weaknesses, Ark is a strong class for players who enjoy fast-paced combat and versatile playstyles. He is able to quickly switch between melee and ranged attacks, making him effective in a variety of different situations.

Basics

Race Flora

Job Pirate

Class Ark

Primary STAT STR

Primary Weapon Knuckle

Sub Weapon Abyssal Path

Maplestory ark class, a male pirate with red hair and grey and yellow eyes.

Strengths & Weaknesses

ProsCons
Strong Mobbing Abilities: Ark has strong area-of-effect (AoE) skills that make them effective at mobbingComplex Skill Management: Ark has a complex skill rotation and management system
High Mobility: Ark has excellent mobility with skillsLearning Curve: Ark has a moderate learning curve due to their unique mechanics
Good Survivability: Ark has good survivabilityReliant on Animation Canceling

Difficulty

ATTACK
DEFENSE
MOBILITY
DIFFICULTY

inner ability

Line 1Passive Skills +1
Line 210% Chance to skip cooldowns
Line 3Boss Damage +10%

Hyper Skill

Boss Rush Arts

Increases Boss Damage for Ark’s 1st to 4th job attack skills except for Spell Bullet, Impending Death, and Vengeful Hate

Enhanced Specter State

Will not be knocked back by any attack while in Specter State

Enhanced Spectra Healing

Accelerates Spectra recovery in Flora State

Guardbreak – Arts

Increases Ignore Defense for Ark’s 1st to 4th job attack skills except for Spell Bullet, Impending Death, and Vengeful Hate

Reinforced Battle Arts

Increases damage for Ark’s 1st to 4th job attack skills except for Spell Bullet, Impending Death, and Vengeful Hate

Nodes

Tri-NodesSkillSkillSkill
Primary Trio
Basic Charge Drive

Ominous Nightmare

Impending Death
Secondary Trio
Abyssal Charge Drive

Gust Charge Drive

Endless Agony
Tertiary Trio
Scarlet Charge Drive

Unstoppable Impulse
Any Skill