Solo Leveling Arise Kang Taeshik build guide: Best artifacts, weapons, and more

Kang Taeshik is an Assassin class character that deals Dark elemental damage in Solo Leveling Arise. He is an SR rarity character with skills that inflict the Bleed debuff on enemies, which deals damage based on Kang’s HP over time. His kit’s damage is decent, with Basic Skill dealing 1442% and Ultimate inflicting 2355% of his Attack.

Kang is a great alternative DPS and can be as effective as some SSR Hunters in the title. This article helps players craft the best build for Kang, listing the optimal artifacts, weapons, skill leveling priority, and Advancement tier.

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Solo Leveling Arise Kang Taeshik build guide: Best artifacts

Best artifacts for Kang (Image via Netmarble)

Kang Taeshik’s kit becomes lethal by using artifacts and weapons that boost his critical hit rate and critical hit damage and attack. You should equip the following Solo Leveling Arise artifacts to make the best Kang build:

Body-Set

• Toughness: The Toughness artifact’s 2-set effect boosts Kang’s critical hit rate by 8%. Kang’s critical hit damage increases by 32% as a 4-set effect bonus.
• Armed: The Armed artifact buffs Kang’s attack by 5% with two pieces equipped. Kang ignores 15% of the defense and attacks the enemy he attacks with four pieces equipped.

Accessories

• Executioner: With a 2-set equipped, Kang deals 8% more damage to enemies whose HP falls below the 40% threshold. If equipped with four pieces, the HP condition increases to 70% or below and damage to 20%.
• Expert: If Kang lands a critical hit with two pieces of this artifact equipped, he has a 25% chance to increase his attack by 0.8%. This attack boost can stack up to 100 times. The 4-set effect bonus increases the chance by 50% and attack by 1.6%.
• Champion on the Field: The Champion on the Field artifact’s two-set effect bonus grants a 5% increase in his attack for four seconds whenever he lands a critical hit. When Kang equips four pieces, it can stack the attack buff of 5% up to four times.

If players use the Toughness artifact set for the body, equipping Expert or Champion on the Field is highly advised. The Armed artifact synergizes excellently with the Executioner set. You should consider experimenting with sets until you find the best ones.

It is important to remember that as a DPS, Kang’s kit gains a massive boost with an increase in his attack, critical hit rate, and critical hit damage.

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Solo Leveling Arise Kang Taeshik build guide: Best Weapons

Steel Bow is one of the best weapons for Kang (Image via Netmarble)

The recommended weapon for the best Kang Taeshik build is his Exclusive Weapon in Solo Leveling Arise, Unstoppable Frenzy. One cannot obtain it as of this writing, but Netmarble will introduce it in future updates.

Until then, the following two weapons synergize excellently with Kang. You can use SR Weapon, Steel Bow, which increases Kang's critical hit damage by 9% at the base level and 32% at the max level. Another weapon you can equip with the Assassin is the SR Steel Longsword, which increases his Dark elemental damage by 4.5% at the base level and 12% at the maximum.

You are advised to prioritize using the Steel Bow weapon in Solo Leveling Arise for the best Kang Taeshik build.

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Skill-upgrading priority for Kang Taeshik in Solo Leveling Arise

Kang's skills in Solo Leveling Arise (Image via Netmarble)

Here is the optimum skill upgrading order for Kang Taeshik in Solo Leveling Arise:

Tracking (Basic Skill) > Camouflage (Ultimate Skill) > Dagger Toss (Basic Skill) > Consecutive Slicing (Support Skill) > Assault (QTE Skill) > Sanctuary (Basic Attack) > Instant Kill (Core Attack).

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Solo Leveling Arise Kang Taeshik build guide: Best Advancement Tier

Kang's Passive effects in Solo Leveling Arise (Image via Netmarble)

Upgrading this SR Hunter in Solo Leveling Arise to the Advancement Tier 5 is highly recommended for free-to-play as well as pay-to-win players. This tier increases Kang Taeshik’s damage by 100% when he uses the Ultimate skill, Camouflage, to the target inflicted with the Bleed debuff.

The Bleed debuff deals continuous damage equal to 0.6% of Kang’s HP every three seconds over 30 seconds. However, you can also stop investing after Advancement Tier 3. It causes Kang to inflict 15% more damage to the enemies inflicted with the Bleed debuff while his Basic Attack, Tracking, hits them.

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