Reaper

Community Guide
LAST UPDATED
January 15, 2026
Editors
Shin, Bunnyflop

This guide is created by community members as a compilation of class related information. This is not meant as a new player guide; if you are a new player we suggest reading Maxroll’s Build Guides instead. If you have any feedback or want to help with class discussions, join our Discord! You can toggle builds you want to see at the top.

 

Reaper Identity

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Reaper’s identity gauge can be filled using Green and Purple skills. 

Once the Green gauge is fully charged you have 2 options:

 

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You can use your identity skill to enter “Persona” mode which applies stealth and creates a clone of yourself.  You can control this clone by hovering your mouse on a location and pressing the “Shift” key. In “Persona” mode you will swap to a Purple gauge that will decay slowly. You will also gain a stacking damage bonus and attack speed up to 5 stacks. This will increase the damage and the attack speed of all Red skills while you are in “Persona” mode. You do not need to fill the Red gauge to enter this mode.


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You can continue using Green and Purple skills to fill your Red gauge. Once it’s full you will enter “Chaos” mode and gain 10% attack speed, 10% movement speed, and 15% crit rate. The gauge will decay in 15s but can be maintained by hitting Green or using Purple skills.

Nightmare (X) does not require any gauge to use - it is simply an extra skill.

Nightmare Counter

Nightmare has two components: the dagger throw and the teleport follow-up. Both components can counter, but ONLY FROM THE FRONT. This means either the dagger throw has to be a frontal attack, or the follow-up has to be a frontal attack. 

 

How do the two builds compare?

Lunar Voice
Hunger
Summary

Builder-spender playstyle with sustained burst DPS.

Fast paced consistent DPS playstyle.

Pros
  • Meduim damage ceiling.
  • Decent mobility.
  • Consistent DPS.
  • High mobility and utility.
  • Short animations.
Cons
  • Punishing to miss Back Attack.
  • Not that much utility.
  • High uptime requirement.
Lunar Voice
Summary

Builder-spender playstyle with sustained burst DPS.

Pros
  • Meduim damage ceiling.
  • Decent mobility.
Cons
  • Punishing to miss Back Attack.
  • Not that much utility.
Hunger
Summary

Fast paced consistent DPS playstyle.

Pros
  • Consistent DPS.
  • High mobility and utility.
  • Short animations.
Cons
  • High uptime requirement.

Chaos Dungeon

Shadow Vortex
Shadow Vortex
Level 10
1
1
2
Quick Recharge
Shadow Trap
Shadow Trap
Level 10
3
3
2
Galewind
Rage Spear
Rage Spear
Level 12
2
3
3
Galewind
Shadow Storm
Shadow Storm
Level 10
3
2
2
Wealth
Dance of Fury
Dance of Fury
Level 12
2
2
1
Galewind
Call of the Knife
Call of the Knife
Level 10
2
2
2
Quick Recharge
Glowing Brand
Glowing Brand
Level 12
1
1
1
Galewind
Black Mist
Black Mist
Level 10
2
1
2
Wealth
Awakening
Engravings
Lunar Eclipse: Cadenza
Lunar Eclipse: Cadenza

Ark Grid Cores

Sun
Moon
Star
Order
The Two MoonsThe Two Moons
Double CoreDouble Core
Delusory SightsDelusory Sights
Chaos
Flashy AttackFlashy Attack
Smoldering StrikeSmoldering Strike
AttackAttack
Notes

On Standard build you will enhance range spear and dance of fury (prio T skill of course) and use glowing brand omni to build stacks.

Ark Passives

Lunar Voice
Evolution
Specialization
Specialization
30/30
Crit
Crit
10/10
Optimized Training
Optimized Training
2/2
Limit Break
Limit Break
1/3
Strike
Strike
2/2
Critical
Critical
1/1
Pulverize
Pulverize
1/1
Blunt Thorn
Blunt Thorn
2/2
Enlightenment
Lunar Voice
Lunar Voice
3/3
Ghost Dancer
Ghost Dancer
3/3
Follow the Shadow
Follow the Shadow
3/3
Incognito
Incognito
2/5
Vital Point Secured
Vital Point Secured
3/3
Leap
Unleashed Power
Unleashed Power
5/5
Release Potential
Release Potential
5/5
Shadow Beast
Shadow Beast
3/3

Engravings

Core Engravings
Pick One
Notes

Mass Increase can be used instead of Cursed Doll or Keen Blunt Weapon if you have attack speed syns

Skills

Rage Spear
Rage Spear
Level 14
1
3
1
Galewind

Push immune ranged dmg skill

Dance of Fury
Dance of Fury
Level 14
1
3
2
Galewind

Para immune ranged dmg skill

Glowing Brand
Glowing Brand
Level 14
2
2
1
Galewind

Para immune movement dmg skill

Shadow Storm
Shadow Storm
Level 14
1
3
2
Wealth

Para immune movement gen skill

Black Mist
Black Mist
Level 10
2
3
2
Wealth

Para immune movement gen skill

Shadow Trap
Shadow Trap
Level 10
3
3
2
Quick Recharge
Purify

Movement gen skill. Reduces purple skill cooldowns

Call of the Knife
Call of the Knife
Level 10
3
3
1
Wealth

Ranged gen skill

Shadow Vortex
Shadow Vortex
Level 10
1
1
2
Quick Recharge

Gen skill. Reduces red skill cooldowns

T Skill and Awakening

Finishing Step
Finishing Step

Only use enhanced. THIS IS THE BIG BOOOOOOOOM SKILL

Awakening
Solar Eclipse: Requiem
Hyper Awakening
Requiem del Sol

Standard awakening will give 3 casts of dashes. Each will fill gauge. Good to quickly get off burst dmg. REMEMBER TO USE VORTEX BETWEEN CASTS

Gem Priority

Gems are listed in order of most to least important from left to right. Grayed out icons are optional.
DMG
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CDR
CDR gem 0CDR gem 1CDR gem 2CDR gem 3CDR gem 4CDR gem 5CDR gem 6CDR gem 7

Rotation

Basic Rotation
Notes

Activate destiny with a glowing brand cast either dry going into the raid or as first spender. For standard build cycle empowered on rage spear and dance of fury (T HIGHEST PRIO). For sweaty build use empowered glowing brand (T HIGHEST PRIO)

DPS Distribution

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