Solo Leveling Arise Kim Chul build guide: Best artifacts, weapons, and more

For the best Kim Chul build in Solo Leveling Arise, players must focus on increasing this SR Hunter’s defense, HP, and defense penetration. Kim deals Light elemental damage to enemies and belongs to the Tank class. He can inflict weak, heavy, and medium Break damage with his skills and apply various buffs to himself and his team members, prolonging their survivability in the battle.

Kim can become one of the best supporters while forming a party with Sung Jinwoo and other Hunters. This article provides recommended artifacts, weapons, skill upgrading priority, and the best Advancement Tier for the robust Kim Chul build in Solo Leveling Arise.

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Solo Leveling Arise Kim Chul build guide: Best artifacts

Best artifacts for Kim. (Image via Netmarble)

Here are the recommended Solo Leveling Arise artifacts for the best Kim Chul build:

Body Set

• Noble Sacrifice: The Noble Sacrifice boosts Kim’s HP by 8% with two pieces equipped. Kim’s attack decreases by 8%, but all his team members’ attack boosts by the same percentage when he equips four pieces of this artifact.
• Guardian: Kim’s shield effect is enhanced by 30% with two pieces of this artifact equipped. With four pieces equipped, the damage-dealing ability of his and his team members increases by 10% for ten seconds when their shields become active.
• Solid Analysis: With two pieces equipped, Kim deals 15% more damage to the enemies in the Break state. If Kim equips four pieces of this artifact, he deals 30% damage to the enemies weak to Light elemental damage.

Accessories

• Outstanding Connection: With two pieces of this artifact equipped, all team members, including Kim’s attack increase by 12% for ten seconds when he tags out. The 4-set effect bonus increases the attack buff to 28% and its duration to 15 seconds.
• Concentration of Firepower: The 2-set effect bonus of this artifact increases Kim’s mana power consumption rate by 20%. His damage-dealing ability boosts by 5% and reduces his Basic Skill’s cooldown period by 5%. When he equips four pieces, his damage-dealing ability boosts by 18% and reduces the cooldown period of his Basic Skill by the same percentage.
• Executioner: Kim inflicts 8% more damage to the enemies that have 40% or less HP with two pieces of this artifact equipped. The 4-set effect bonus causes his damage-dealing ability to increase by 20% on enemies with less than 70% HP.

Players can use the Solid Analysis body set when fighting against bosses due to its Break effect buff. They can use Outstanding Connection for accessories. This artifact combo synergizes excellently with Kim’s kit.

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Solo Leveling Arise Kim Chul build guide: Best Weapons

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

For the best Kim Chul build, players can use one of the two SR weapons in Solo Leveling Arise: Steel bow and Steel Longsword. The former weapon boosts Kim’s critical hit damage by 9% at the base level and 24% at the maximum level. Kim’s Light elemental damage gets a 4.5% boost at the base level and 12% at the maximum level with the latter weapon equipped.

Moreover, while using Kim against bosses, players can equip him with the Steel Shield. It decreases the damage Kim takes from the bosses by 4.5% at the base level and 12% at the maximum level.

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Skill upgrading priority for Kim Chul in Solo Leveling Arise

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

The skills upgrading priority for Kim Chul in Solo Leveling Arise is below:

Faction of the Shield (Ultimate Skill) > Fierce Roar (Basic Skill) > Iron Will (Support Skill) > Suppression (Core Attack) > Shield Jump (Basic Skill) > Smash (QTE Skill) > Vanguard (Basic Attack)

Kim can apply various buffs to allies and deal Break damage with his skills in Solo Leveling Arise. His Ultimate Skill can create a Shield Zone, which reduces the damage Hunters take by 30%.

Additionally, all allies get the Shield equal to 25% of their defense while in the zone. His Fierce Roar Basic Skill deals heavy Break damage stuns enemies, and applies the defense increase effect. Kim is one of the best SR characters players can use against the bosses with Break Gauge.

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Best Advancement Tier for Kim Chul in Solo Leveling Arise

Kim Chul's Passive in Solo Leveling Arise. (Image via Netmarble)

Players are advised to upgrade Kim’s Advancement to at least Tier 3. At Tier 1, he can use the Shield Jump skill twice and its cooldown decreases by two seconds. The tier 2 effect increases his defense by 6%.

On the other hand, Kim’s tier 3 causes Kim to apply the Impenetrable effect to the entire team when he tags out. The effect grants shields equal to 8% of Kim’s defense for 110 seconds and cools down in 30 seconds.

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That concludes our Kim Chul build guide in Solo Leveling Arise. Players can check out our other Solo Leveling Arise build guides here:

• Seo Jiwoo build guide
• Alicia Blanche build guide
• Emma Laurent build guide
• Cha Hae-In build guide
• Silver Mane Baek Yoonho build guide