Introduction

Hello, Goth here (~Ǥ⊕ŦｻïϾŁ⊕Łï~#0666). I've been playing Impactor for about a year now on Duck and have been working to constantly improve the rotation/overall gameplay. Impactor is a melee class that needs to be played very aggressively to perform at peak level and relies on well timed iframes and damage reduction in order to achieve the full potential of her DPS.

(If you're interested in learning about other classes, check out the server Class Guide Archive) - Vino

Skill Build

Unified Skills: Max HP Boost and Final Damage Boost

Note: [Awakened Passive] Trigger is unused in PvE and [Trigger] can potentially break things in weird ways, it's best to leave it alone.

Skill Crests

[L-Action DMG] / [L-Combo DMG] / [Limit Runner CD] / [Drift Step CD] / [Stunt Rush CD] / [Body Check AS] / [Shoulder Crash CD]

Skill up: +1 L-Action

Rotation

Starting with 60 [Pulse] and 6 [Intense Pulse]:

[Mirage] → [L-Action] → hold right click for [Intense Shock] → [Stunt Rush] → [Limit Runner] → [Skipping] → hold right click for [Intense Shock] → [Intense Pulse] → [Drift Step] → [Shoulder Crash] → [L-Action] → hold right click for [Intense Shock] → [L-Combo] → hold right click for [Intense Shock] → [Drift Step] → [Shoulder Crash] → [Intense Pulse] x3 (should have 6 RED bubbles again) → [Chain Cruiser] → hold right click for [Intense Shock] → [L-Combo] → hold right click for [Intense Shock] → [Drift Step] → [Shoulder Crash] → [Stunt Rush] → hold right click for [Intense Shock]

Skills

Machina

[Body Check] - Machina's right click follow up. Enhanced by CM3 to allow holding right click afterwards to deal extra damage and generate 6 [Pulse]

Launcher

[L-Action] - Holds 2 charges and is one of Impactor's key abilities. Hold right click after this skill to use [Intense Shock] (costs 2 [Intense Pulse])

[L-Combo] - Filler skill. Hold right click after this skill to use [Intense Shock] (costs 2 [Intense Pulse])

[L-Buster] - Good filler and [Pulse] generation skill. Can hold right click to use [Intense Pulse] stacks continuously, but does very low damage in comparison to other skills

[Stunt Rush] - Good filler and [Pulse] generation skill. Can be comboed with [Intense Shock], [Limit Runner], or [Domination]. Hold right click after this skill to use [Intense Shock] (costs 2 [Intense Pulse])

[Laser Piercer] - Filler skill from the Lustre tree. Only used to combo with [Illusive Fist]

[Mirage] - High duration element debuff. Ensure constant uptime on the boss

[Drift Step] - Dash skill with a short iframe. Press right click after to use [Shoulder Crash] for 10 [Pulse] on hit

[Set Position] - Left click when being attacked to recover 6% hp and reset the cooldown of tumble and [Drift Step]

[Illusive Fist] - Press space during any skill to leap into the air. Usually followed up by [Domination] or [Stunt Rush]

[Limit Runner] - Fully iframed for the duration of the charge. Gain 2 [Intense Pulse] upon landing

Impactor

[Pulse] - When main skills hit there is a 45% chance to gain [Pulse], maximum of 60 stacks. When you have over 45 stacks, you gain 10% move speed

[Intense Pulse] - Convert 20 [Pulse] into 2 [Intense Pulse]. When you have [Intense Pulse] stacks active you can not gain [Pulse] except from your CM2 combo ([Drift Step] -> [Shoulder Crash]). Consuming [Intense Pulse] by using [Intense Shock] after main skills by holding right click is your main damage on Impactor

[Skipping] - Flip around while fully iframed. Left click at any time to end the skill and do damage. Hold right click after this skill to use [Intense Shock] (costs 2 [Intense Pulse])

[Class Mastery 1] - [Intense Shock] restores 5% HP and refunds 10 seconds of [Limit Runner]'s cooldown

[Class Mastery 2] - [Shoulder Crash] hitting generates 10 [Pulse]

[Class Mastery 3] - Enhances [Body Check] damage and gives it a right click follow-up that generates [Pulse]

Awakening

[Chain Cruiser] - Shoots chains in front to pull enemies closer. Hold right click after this skill to use [Intense Shock] (costs 2 [Intense Pulse])

[Domination] - Slam the ground from the air. Can be activated with left click after [Illusive Fist] or [Stunt Rush]. Refunds the cooldown of [L-Action] and [L-Combo] by 50%