Overview
You are here because, well, maybe the top 4 result on Google wasn't enough? And also you are wondering to yourself:
"Wasn't Robust Spirit about bombs only?"
"What if I missed my bombs?"
"What do I do in downtime?"
"Where is my damage?"
"How did you do those damage?"
Keyterms
Since this gonna be a long guide, therefore you need to learn these keyterms before jump in the actual guide. LA player also use these term in their daily chat so it's a win-win for you to learn these.
What is Robust Spirit ?
Robust Spirit Soulfist is one of the strongest burst damage dealers in the game. Instead of moving from Hype 1 to Hype 3, you could jump in Hype 3 rightaway, which give you tons of damage buff. Also with the skillset being the combination of melee and ranged skill, she make you feel like a pro-gamer playing Lost Ark.
Robust Spirit Soulfist have World Domination as one of the strongest awakening skill and even stronger with RS. With that in mind, missing WD will lead to a huge damage lost and maybe your teammates laughing at you.
Stats Priority
Specialization! This is your main stats with RS Soulfist. Your DMG, ATKSPD, CDR that you get from Hype and your Awakening scale with your Spec. The higher your Spec, the higher your DMG, ATKSPD, CDR your Hype give you and the bigger the Awakening DMG.
Skill Set
There are a variable of skill set that you could use depend on your preferences and raid. But since this is an ALL AGE GUIDE, let us start with a few common skill set.
This is the most basic and beginner friendly skill build for new player. You may find it different from other skill builds that you have read before. Those are sure stronger than this but it's mostly endgame build with maximum investment which you couldn't able to afford it at the moment.
Also this is the one that this guide is based on.
Pulverizing Palm/Flash Step work as a moving skill or can be used as a self-buff.
Energy Release is the main self-buff skill and must be used first in almost every rotation.
Shadow Breaker/Pulverizing Palm/ Lightning Palm can be used for Destruction.
Lightning Palm can be used for counter.
Merciless Pummel/Shadow Breaker/ Heavenly Squash have can be used for Staggering.
| Skill name | Level | Tripods |
|---|---|---|
 Pulverizing Palm |
7
|
  |
 Lightning Palm |
10
|
   |
 Heavenly Squash |
10
|
   |
 Flash Step |
7
|
  |
 Shadow Breaker |
10
|
   |
 Force Orb |
10
|
   |
 Merciless Pummel |
10
|
   |
 Energy Release |
10
|
   |
Tripods
Trying to maximize these tripod will help increase your DPS and gameplay to a whole new level. Tripod levels can go up to 5, which mean you need a Lv.4 tripod in your gear. Remember to doing this slowly and effiency, you don't need to rush this.
Pulverizing Palm
Excellent Mobility
Ready Attack
Lightning Palm
Burning Hands
Merciless Hands
Heavenly Squash
Hard Hitter
Exquisite Attack
Flash Step
Excellent Mobility
Victory Shout
Shadow Breaker
Predator
Weak Point Detection
6th Sense
Force Orb
Quick Prep
Powerful Wave
Scattering Wave
Merciless Pummel
Hard Hitter
Coldhearted
Double Up
Energy Release
Quick Prep
Energy Release Enh.
Ready Attack
Runes
Gems provide bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skills, therefore it is very important for Soulfist to have these.
You can use lower tier rune if you don't have the exact rune in this table. Also I'm currently using Secondary since I am not a fan of Judgment-Conviction.
| Skill | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
|
Pulverizing Palm |
 Bleed |
 Rage |
|
Lightning Palm |
 Galewind |
|
|
Heavenly Squash |
 Judgment |
 Overwhelm |
|
Flash Step |
 Quick Recharge |
|
|
Shadow Breaker |
Overwhelm |
|
|
Force Orb |
 Conviction |
Bleed |
|
Merciless Pummel |
Galewind |
|
|
Energy Release |
Galewind |
Gems
Gems provide bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skill. You can only equip 11 gems at the same time, so it is recommended that you should focus on important skills.
| Damage Gems | Cooldown Gems |
|---|---|
|
Lightning Palm |
Lightning Palm |
|
Heavenly Squash |
Heavenly Squash |
|
Shadow Breaker |
Shadow Breaker |
|
Force Orb |
Force Orb |
|
Merciless Pummel |
Merciless Pummel |
|
Energy Release |
This is the Meta build in Korea, it works for both Energy Overflow and Robust Spirit build. But I wouldn't recommend this if you don't have any Level 9 gems or at least 1700 Specs. Also this build lack of Destruction with only one Lv.2 destruction.
Maybe I will try this in the future if I have Level 9 gems.
Bolting Crash/Flash Step work as a moving skill or can be used as a self-buff.
Energy Release is the main self-buff skill and must be used first in almost every rotation.
Bolting Crash can be used for Destruction and Counter.
Merciless Pummel/Energy Blast/ Heavenly Squash/Crippling Barrier have can be used for Staggering.
| Skill name | Level | Tripods |
|---|---|---|
 Bolting Crash |
7
|
  |
|
Heavenly Squash |
10
|
|
|
Flash Step |
7
|
|
|
Force Orb |
10
|
|
 Crippling Barrier |
10
|
   |
|
Merciless Pummel |
10
|
|
 Energy Blast |
10
|
   |
|
Energy Release |
10
|
|
Tripods
Trying to maximize these tripod will help increase your DPS and gameplay to a whole new level. Tripod levels can go up to 5, which mean you need a Lv.4 tripod in your gear. Remember to doing this slowly and effiency, you don't need to rush this.
Bolting Crash
Enhanced Speed
Heavenly Squash
Hard Hitter
Exquisite Attack
Flash Step
Excellent Mobility
Victory Shout
Force Orb
Quick Prep
Powerful Wave
Scattering Wave
Crippling Barrier
Quick Prep
Hard Hitter
Keen Judgment
Merciless Pummel
Hard Hitter
Coldhearted
Double Up
Energy Blast
Weak Point Detection
Ferocious Strike
Energy Release
Quick Prep
Energy Release Enh.
Ready Attack
Runes
Gems provide bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skills, therefore it is very important for Soulfist to have these.
You can use lower tier rune if you don't have the exact rune in this table. Also I'm currently using Secondary since I am not a fan of Judgment-Conviction.
| Skill | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
|
Bolting Crash |
Bleed |
Rage |
|
Heavenly Squash |
Judgment |
Overwhelm |
|
Flash Step |
Quick Recharge |
|
|
Force Orb |
Conviction |
Bleed |
|
Crippling Barrier |
Overwhelm |
|
|
Merciless Pummel |
Galewind |
|
|
Energy Blast |
Galewind |
|
|
Energy Release |
Galewind |
Gems
Gems provide bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skill. You can only equip 11 gems at the same time, so it is recommended that you should focus on important skills.
| Damage Gems | Cooldown Gems |
|---|---|
|
Heavenly Squash |
Heavenly Squash |
|
Force Orb |
Force Orb |
|
Crippling Barrier |
Crippling Barrier |
|
Merciless Pummel |
Merciless Pummel |
|
Energy Blast |
Energy Blast |
|
Energy Release |
This is some weird long-range build with All Out Attack engraving. Try this at your own risk.
Maybe I will try this in the future if I have Level 9 gems.
Bolting Crash/Flash Step work as a moving skill or can be used as a self-buff.
Energy Release is the main self-buff skill and must be used first in almost every rotation.
Bolting Crash can be used for Destruction and Counter.
Merciless Pummel/Energy Blast/ Energy Bullet/Crippling Barrier have can be used for Staggering.
| Skill name | Level | Tripods |
|---|---|---|
 Energy Bullet |
10
|
   |
|
Bolting Crash |
7
|
|
|
Flash Step |
7
|
|
|
Force Orb |
10
|
|
|
Crippling Barrier |
10
|
|
|
Merciless Pummel |
10
|
|
|
Energy Blast |
10
|
|
|
Energy Release |
10
|
|
Tripods
Trying to maximize these tripod will help increase your DPS and gameplay to a whole new level. Tripod levels can go up to 5, which mean you need a Lv.4 tripod in your gear. Remember to doing this slowly and effiency, you don't need to rush this.
Energy Bullet
Enhanced Speed
Sharp Attack
Trance
Bolting Crash
Enhanced Speed
Flash Step
Excellent Mobility
Victory Shout
Force Orb
Quick Prep
Powerful Wave
Scattering Wave
Crippling Barrier
Quick Prep
Hard Hitter
Keen Judgment
Merciless Pummel
Hard Hitter
Coldhearted
Double Up
Energy Blast
Weak Point Detection
Ferocious Strike
Energy Release
Quick Prep
Energy Release Enh.
Ready Attack
Runes
Gems provide bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skills, therefore it is very important for Soulfist to have these.
You can use lower tier rune if you don't have the exact rune in this table. Also I'm currently using Secondary since I am not a fan of Judgment-Conviction.
| Skill | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|
|
Energy Bullet |
Quick Recharge |
Bleed |
|
Bolting Crash |
Bleed |
Rage |
|
Flash Step |
Quick Recharge |
|
|
Force Orb |
Quick Recharge |
Bleed |
|
Crippling Barrier |
Overwhelm |
|
|
Merciless Pummel |
Galewind |
|
|
Energy Blast |
Galewind |
|
|
Energy Release |
Galewind |
Gems
Gems provide bonus damage and cooldown reduction to specific skill. You can only equip 11 gems at the same time, so it is recommended that you should focus on important skills.
| Damage Gems | Cooldown Gems |
|---|---|
|
Energy Bullet |
|
|
Bolting Crash |
|
|
Force Orb |
Force Orb |
|
Crippling Barrier |
Crippling Barrier |
|
Merciless Pummel |
Merciless Pummel |
|
Energy Blast |
Energy Blast |
|
Energy Release |
Awakening of the day
World Domination
One of the biggest damage Awakening in the game.
Engravings
Engravings are powerfull feature that decide your playstyle in the game. Below is the list of recommended Engravings for playing.
Required meaning it is strongly recommended.
Optional meaning you must pick one engraving within the priority.
Priority meaning in which order that you should get.
Robust Spirit
RequiredPrority: 1Since this is a Robust Spirit guide, therefore it is a must have Engraving with top priority. Also, you must get LV.3 Robust Spirit since you going use your skill in Hype.
Grudge
RequiredPrority: 2Grudge is one of the TOP TIER Engraving for every damage dealer in Lost Ark. 20% multiplier damage in exchange for 20% incoming damage. But since this is a dodging game, this seem reasonable.
Precise Dagger
OptionalPrority: 3Precise Dagger give you flat 20% critical rate in exchange of 10% critical damage which help you in start out spamming rotation without thinking, it is recommended if you don't want to manage too much buff.
Adrenaline
OptionalPrority: 3Adrenaline provide 15% critical rate plus 6% additional attack power. It is confirm that this give you more DPS than Precise Dagger. But, in exchange, you must maintaining or getting 6 stacks before spamming out rotation.
Keen Blunt Weapon
RequiredPrority: 4This engraving only bring benefit after you got at least 50-60% critical rate. Therefore I put it in Prority: 4. So you would like this engraving after having enough critical rate, which give you 50% more critical damage.
Cursed Doll
OptionalPrority: 5This give you 16% additional attack power in exchange of 25% healing reduced. Which is the best engraving within Prority: 5 since every raid will need 1 support in the team.
Mass Increase
OptionalPrority: 5This is an alternative to Cursed Doll with 10% Attack Speed Reduced. But it is only recommended if you have over 140% Attack Speed.
Awakening
OptionalPrority: 5If you are a fan of throwing in balls into the boss face, then this is the engraving you need. This will help you throwing out Awakening every 100 seconds.
This is some quick math if you want to do more research about Crit Damage and Crit Rate.
Gear Set
Robust Spirit lacking critical rate, therefore, having critical rate buff give Soulfist tons of damage.
| 1370 | 1415 | 1430 | 1445 | 1460 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legend | Preordained Diligence Set |
2 Preordained Diligence Set
2 Demon Beast Strength Set
|
2 Preordained Diligence Set
4 Demon Beast Strength Set
|
2 Preordained Diligence Set | |
| Relic |
2 Shrieking Hallucination
2 Poem of Salvation
|
Shrieking Hallucination Set |
Card Set
Cards are endgame feature and need a lot of time and investment. So you should working slowly on it.
Budget Card Set
Use this if you was testing out boss mechanic
| Forest of Giants | We'll Meet Again | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mokamoka | Caspiel | Tir | Madnick | Vrad | Sian |
|
3 Set
|
3 Set
|
||||
Use this if you don't have enough crit or you know what are you doing
| Lostwind Cliff | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armen | Seria | Solas | King Thirain | Kharmine | Delain Armen |
|
2 Set
|
6 Set | 9-piece Awakening
|
||||
Minmax Card Set
Only use this if you have enough crit and get 18-piece Awakening, also this only work on foes that are weak to Holy attribute.
| Light of Salvation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandi | Azena and Inanna | Nineveh | Wei | Balthorr | Thirain |
|
2 Set
|
6 Set | 12-piece Awakening
|
||||
Rotations
This is some basic rotations on Soulfist that you can follow.
End of the Road
This is it, the Robust Spirit Soulfist fundamentals. Now the rest is up to your skill. Remember that Soulfist are not newbie friendly.