Focuses on stance swapping to utilize both Shotgun and Rifle Skills
Gunslinger
Community Guide
LAST UPDATED
February 18, 2026
February 18, 2026
Editors
ISWAR (Luterra, NA) / Mirra (Balthorr, NA)
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The Weapon Wheel
The Weapon Wheel allows you to switch between the three stances, each stance having its own defining trait that changes your playstyle. Handgun skills are mostly utility and mobility, while Shotgun and Rifle skills are mostly damage skills for mid and long range.
Time to Hunt has a different weapon wheel where Shotgun is replaced with Rose Blossom (Skill).
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Peacemaker
Time To Hunt
Summary
Burst Damage concentrated on Rose Blossom, Bullseye, & Bullet Rain (Core). Rifle stack building & active CDR via pistol skills
Quick Build Code: D33F0504C1638AF4F98D80362253DFD08C3C094CD9C9DA9D09348759CD38E87B92F906047C0C852BC69866DF75E4FDE04BFAB0057F2F9F7CBBBDE99A2D0AD634
Pros
- High Skill Expression
- Mobile
- Consistent DPS
- Ranged
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Good burst DPS
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Easy to learn
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Little animation lock
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Reasonable stagger
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Versatile Builds (Utility & Ark Grid Options)
- Mobile
Cons
- Expensive due to gems
- Extremely squishy
- High learning curve
- Very long animation locks
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High APM (Spammy)
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Stack & Pistol CDR management (Rifle Cooling + BR Stacks/Adrenaline)
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Squishy
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Potential downtime
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60-70% damage concentrated in 3 skills (40-50% in 2 skills - build dependent)
Peacemaker
Summary
Focuses on stance swapping to utilize both Shotgun and Rifle Skills
Pros
- High Skill Expression
- Mobile
- Consistent DPS
- Ranged
Cons
- Expensive due to gems
- Extremely squishy
- High learning curve
- Very long animation locks
Time To Hunt
Summary
Burst Damage concentrated on Rose Blossom, Bullseye, & Bullet Rain (Core). Rifle stack building & active CDR via pistol skills
Quick Build Code: D33F0504C1638AF4F98D80362253DFD08C3C094CD9C9DA9D09348759CD38E87B92F906047C0C852BC69866DF75E4FDE04BFAB0057F2F9F7CBBBDE99A2D0AD634
Pros
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Good burst DPS
-
Easy to learn
-
Little animation lock
-
Reasonable stagger
-
Versatile Builds (Utility & Ark Grid Options)
- Mobile
Cons
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High APM (Spammy)
-
Stack & Pistol CDR management (Rifle Cooling + BR Stacks/Adrenaline)
-
Squishy
-
Potential downtime
-
60-70% damage concentrated in 3 skills (40-50% in 2 skills - build dependent)
Chaos Dungeon
Equilibrium
Level 14
Bullet Rain
Level 14
Sharpshooter
Level
High-Caliber HE Bullet
Ark Passives
Evolution
Crit
20/30
Spec
20/30
Limit Break
3/3
Unlimited Magick
2/2
Critical
1/1
Pulverize
1/1
MP Furnace
2/2
Enlightenment
Peacemaker: Handgun
3/3
Peacemaker: Shotgun
3/3
Secret Bullet
2/5
Peacemaker: Rifle
3/3
Pacifist
3/3
Leap
Unleashed Power
5/5
Release Potential
5/5
Aerial Stunt
3/3
Notes
Your crit and spec stat are subject to change depending on gearing, aim to have 95%+ crit after synergy (10) + pacifist (15) + adrenaline (14-20). Adjust crit stat as necessary, then remaining into spec.
If you find yourself having lower uptime on DPS, go Unlimited Magick 1 and Zealous Smite 1
Engravings
Core Engravings
Pick One
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Skills
Spiral Tracker
Level 4
- Synergy skill
Quick Step
Level 1/4
- Can be run at 4 for Life Absorption self buff.
Somersault Shot
Level 1/4
- Mobility skill
- Agile Movement can be taken for faster movement.
Death Fire
Level 1/4
- Tenacity can be taken for on-demand push immunity.
AT02 Grenade
Level 1/4/10
- At level 10 can be effectively run as a solo synergy skill due to internal ignition reapplying the synergy and bleed/poison effects.
- The Firework tripod can be taken for extra stagger
Dexterous Shot
Level 1/4
- Mobility skill and synergy skill
Peacekeeper
Level 4
- Mobility skill and counter
Bullet Rain
Level 10+
- Filler damage skill
- Drop to 10 if going Echoes of the Banquet
Dual Buckshot
Level 14
- Primary damage skill
- Lvl. 1 weak point
Sharpshooter
Level 14
- Primary damage skill
- Can be canceled by weapon swapping
Last Request
Level 1
- Filler skill
- Counter
- Lvl.1 weak point
- High stagger
Hour of Judgement
Level 1
- Filler skill
- Drop this if going Echoes of the Banquet
Focused Shot
Level 14
- Primary damage skill
- Lvl.1 weak point
Target Down
Level 14
- Primary damage skill
Catastrophe
Level 10+
- Filler damage skill
- Push immunity
- Lv.1 weak point
- High stagger
- Drop to 0 or 4 if going Echoes of the Banquet
Spiral Flame
Level 10+
- Filler damage skill
- Stagger
- Drop to 0 or 4 if going Echoes of the Banquet
Echoes of the Banquet Options
Dual Buckshot
Level 14
- Recoil Evasion taken due to Ark Grid core
Last Request
Level 7/10
- Can be left at 7, go level 10 for extremely high stagger and weakpoint
- Mobility skill as well as synergy skill
- Cast this before every shotgun skill to buff the following shotgun skill
- Drop skill points from Pistol Utility / Bullet Rain / Target Down for this
Shotgun Rapid Fire
Level 14
- This is your Hour of Judgement replacement
- Drop skill points from pistols and filler sniper skills to level
T Skill and Awakening
Seven Shotguns
- Personal preference between Bullseye and Seven Shotguns
- Seven Shotguns slightly stronger
- If running Echoes of Banquet pick this
Bullseye
- Personal preference between Bullseye and Seven Shotguns
Eye of Twilight
Dead End
- Standard damage awakening
Gem Priority
Gems are listed in order of most to least important from left to right. Grayed out icons are optional.
DMG
CDR
Rotation
Notes
- General DPS Rotation, this is NOT a strict rotation!
- Prioritize T Skill, Focused Shot, Sharpshooter, Dual Buckshot, Target Down over other DPS skills
- Weave pistol skills in between DPS skills to maintain synergy/bleed/life absorption uptime
DPS Distribution
Ark Grid Cores
Sun
Moon
Star
Order
Chaos
Notes
Standard Peacemaker but better! General damage increase across all skills, plays the same.
FAQ
What synergy skills to take?
Spiral Tracker, Dexterous Shot, and AT02 Grenade all have synergy tripods on the first row. It is recommended you take at least 2 out of the 3 skills as a synergy skill, with AT-02 Grenade being one of them, or run AT02 Grenade at level 10 if looking for a solo synergy.
Spiral Tracker lasts on the ground for around ~1.5s to reapply syn/bleed with a 6 second duration and 8 second cooldown, leaving about ~.5 second of downtime.
Dexterous Shot is a mobility skill that requires you to glide near the boss to ensure the skill hits, applies an 8 second duration synergy with a 6 second cooldown.
AT02 is a 8 second duration 6 second cooldown synergy skill that also has a tripod Ignition that allows it to reapply synergy/bleed after 3 seconds, allowing it to effectively act as a ~12 second synergy skill on a 6 second cooldown if taken at level 10.
Take at least 2 of the 3, or all 3 as synergy skills. If pushing AT02 to level 10, can run that as a solo syn.
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