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Lost Ark Support Class Perfect Comparison: Bard, Holy Knight, Artist, Valkyrie In-Depth Analysis
This video compares and analyzes the four support classes in Lost Ark (Bard, Holy Knight, Artist, Valkyrie) in terms of their health/defense, engravings, attack power buff, mark, identity, super awakening skill, awakening skill, status ailment care, damage reduction, shield, super save skill, gimmicks (stagger, counter, destruction), and play style to help you choose the right support for you.
1. 🚀 Lost Ark Support Classes at a Glance: Which One's for You?
- ✅ Bard: High potential and great synergy with the raid
- ✅ Artist: Stable meter management
- ✅ Holy Knight: The reliable Holy
- ✅ Valkyrie: Stylish mobility
00:00 - 00:18
1. 🚀 Lost Ark Support Classes at a Glance: Which One's for You?
- ✅ Bard: High potential and great synergy with the raid
- ✅ Artist: Stable meter management
- ✅ Holy Knight: The reliable Holy
- ✅ Valkyrie: Stylish mobility
00:21 - 01:53
2. 🛡️ Health/Defense Comparison: Who's the Tankiest? Bard, Artist vs. Holy Knight, Valkyrie
- ✅ Bard, Artist: Health/Defense 1.8 (Low, consider wearing Heavy Armor)
- ✅ Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Health/Defense 2.31 (High, optional to wear Heavy Armor)
- ✅ Bard and Artist can achieve top-tier defense with 3.7 Health/Defense when wearing Heavy Armor
01:54 - 02:43
3. ⚙️ Essential & Optional Engravings: Efficient Setup Guide
- ✅ Essential Engravings: Blooming, Awakening, Expert
- ✅ Bard, Artist Addition: Heavy Armor
- ✅ Holy Knight, Valkyrie Choice: Spirit Absorption, Keen Blunt Weapon, Explosives Expert (Choose 2)
- ✅ Bard, Artist Choice: Spirit Absorption, Keen Blunt Weapon, Explosives Expert (Choose 1)
02:44 - 04:31
4. ⚔️ Attack Power Buff: Core AP Buff Skill Usage Strategies
- ✅ Each class has main/sub AP buff skills (cannot stack)
- ✅ Bard, Artist: Sub AP buff is ground-based (dealer position matters)
- ✅ Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Sub AP buff is area-of-effect (dealer position is flexible)
- ✅ AP Buff Cycle: Based on 1800 Swiftness and level 8 gems
- ✅ Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Main AP buff has an 8-second cooldown (supplement with sub AP buff)
- ✅ Bard: Main AP buff has a 2-second cooldown (supplement with Sonic Vibration)
- ✅ Artist: Main AP buff has a 3-second cooldown (supplement with Rising Sun)
| Class | Recommended Composition |
|---|---|
| Bard, Artist | Melee dealers, dealers with significant positioning constraints |
| Holy Knight, Valkyrie | Ranged dealers, back attack dealers |
04:32 - 05:30
5. 🎯 Mark Skills: Efficient Debuff Maintenance Methods
- ✅ Increases damage taken by the boss
- ✅ Bard: Sonatine (Main), Sound Shock, Rhythm Harp
- ✅ Artist: Sprinkle, Stroke (Main)
- ✅ Holy Knight: Light Shock, Justice Sword, Holy Explosion (Pick 1)
- ✅ Valkyrie: Wheel of Truth, Declaration of Truth (Pick 1)
- ✅ Important to maintain without interruption (generally use 1 skill, Bard sometimes uses 2)
05:31 - 08:43
6. ✨ Identity: Meter Generation and Usage Strategy Comparison
- ✅ Common: Consume meter to increase damage or heal party members
- ✅ Bard: 3 Bubbles, Serenade of Courage (Damage Increase), Serenade of Salvation (Heal), effect changes depending on the number of bubbles
- ✅ Artist: 3 Bubbles, Waning Moon (Damage Increase, can be refreshed), Rising Sun (Heal)
- ✅ Holy Knight: Faith Gauge, Holy Aura (Damage Increase + Heal, area-based, positioning constraints)
- ✅ Valkyrie: Faith Gauge, Light's Liberation (Damage Increase + Small Heal), Light of Faith (Heal)
| Class | Base Damage Increase | Damage Increase After Enlightenment Passive |
|---|---|---|
| Bard (1 Bubble) | 5% (8 seconds) | 6% (8 seconds) |
| Artist (1 Bubble) | 10% (5 seconds) | 12% (6 seconds) |
| Artist (2 Bubbles) | 10% (10 seconds) | 12% (12 seconds) |
| Bard (2 Bubbles) | 10% (12 seconds) | 12% (12 seconds) |
| Valkyrie | 10% (12 seconds) | 10% (12 seconds) + 2% always on |
| Holy Knight | 10% (16 seconds) | 12% (16 seconds) |
| Bard (3 Bubbles) | 15% (16 seconds) | 18% (16 seconds) |
- ✅ Meter generation speed and uptime are important
08:44 - 10:05
7. 💥 Super Awakening Skill: Damage Increase Effect and Usage Tips
- ✅ Damage increase 10%, Super Awakening skill damage increase 20% (same for all 4 classes)
- ✅ Bard: Aria (Damage Increase 15 seconds, Super Awakening skill damage increase 30 seconds)
- ✅ Artist: Mirkageum (Damage Increase 12 seconds, Super Awakening skill damage increase 24 seconds)
- ✅ Holy Knight: Holy Conviction (Damage Increase 10 seconds, Super Awakening skill damage increase 20 seconds)
- ✅ Valkyrie: Proof of God (Damage Increase 10 seconds, Super Awakening skill damage increase 20 seconds)
- ✅ Cooldown and duration are inversely proportional
10:06 - 11:22
8. 🛡️ Awakening Skill: Shield Amount, Duration, Meter Generation Comparison
- ✅ Shield Amount: 100% of maximum health (same for all 4 classes)
- ✅ Duration: Artist 12 seconds, others 10 seconds
- ✅ Bard: Monster attack power/attack speed/movement speed reduction debuff
- ✅ Casting Time: Bard/Artist 2.7~8 seconds, Holy Knight/Valkyrie 1.9~2 seconds
- ✅ Meter Generation:
- ✅ Artist: 2 bubbles per 1st Awakening skill
- ✅ Holy Knight: 80% Aura Gauge per 1st Awakening skill
- ✅ Bard: 1 bubble per 1st Awakening skill (supplementary means)
- ✅ Valkyrie: 60% Gauge per 1st Awakening skill
11:23 - 13:52
9. 🚑 Care Abilities: Status Ailment, Damage Reduction, Shield Comparison Analysis
- ✅ Status Ailment Care:
- ✅ Bard: Status Ailment Immunity (Preemptive Care)
- ✅ Artist, Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Purification (Post Care), Artist has stack-based purification
- ✅ Damage Reduction: Included in main AP buff
- ✅ Bard: Boss attack power reduction (raid-wide), Guardian Tune (Shield + Damage Reduction)
- ✅ Artist, Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Damage reduction in main AP buff, damage reduction when using meter
- ✅ Shield Care:
- ✅ Bard: Various shield skills (Wind of Music, Heavenly Tune, etc.)
- ✅ Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Holy Protection, Grace of Protection (includes area heal)
- ✅ Holy Knight: Holy Wave (small shield)
- ✅ Valkyrie: Small shield in sub AP buff
13:53 - 15:10
10. 🛡️ Super Save Skills: Crisis Management Ability Comparison
- ✅ Instantaneous damage prevention skills (Gwangmi Yulteo)
- ✅ Bard: Light's Requiem
- ✅ Artist: Milky Way
- ✅ Holy Knight: Law of God
- ✅ Valkyrie: Sanctuary
- ✅ Structure differs in terms of application distance, range, damage reduction amount, shield presence, etc.
- ✅ Party member damage reduction 70~75%
- ✅ Valkyrie: Sanctuary grants self status ailment immunity, pierces bosses
15:11 - 17:14
11. 🛠️ Gimmick Performance Ability: Stagger, Counter, Destruction Comparison
- ✅ Destruction: Similar for all 4 classes
- ✅ Counter: Similar for all 4 classes
- ✅ Stagger:
- ✅ Bard, Artist: Sound Holic/Beom Garugi adopted depending on the raid
- ✅ Valkyrie: Effective meter skills (Z, X) have high stagger (stack management required)
- ✅ Holy Knight: Executor's Sword, Holy Sword (Counter/Stagger role)
17:15 - 19:13
12. 🎭 Play Style Recommendation: Which Support is Right for Me?
- ✅ Holy Knight: Male character, the rest are female
- ✅ Choose considering looks and concept
- ✅ Bard, Artist: Synergize with melee dealers, close-range care
- ✅ Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Synergize with back attack dealers, solve dealer positioning constraints
- ✅ Bard: Synergize with burst dealers, burst damage dealers (3-bubble damage increase)
- ✅ Artist, Holy Knight, Valkyrie: Synergize with sustained damage dealers
- ✅ Valkyrie: Always-on 2% damage increase (synergizes with dealers who attack constantly)
- ✅ Artist, Holy Knight: Less healing burden (stable healing care)