Solo Leveling Arise Yoo Soohyun build guide: Best artifacts, weapons, and more

Yoo Soohyun is an SSR Hunter who debuted in the Solo Leveling Arise July 10 update. Players can obtain her from her dedicated Rate-Up Draw banner, which will be available till July 31, 2024. She belongs to the Mage class and deals Fire elemental damage. The Hunter can buff her Defense Penetration and elemental damage with her skills.

One of her Basic Skills, Kill Shot, deals increased Fire elemental damage to monsters of any element, disregarding their elemental weaknesses. This article recommends the best artifacts, weapons, and more for players wanting to craft the best Yoo Soohyun build in Solo Leveling Arise.

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Solo Leveling Arise Yoo Soohyun build guide: Best artifacts

Best artifacts for Soohyun. (Image via Netmarble)

Those wanting to make the best Yoo Soohyun build must use artifacts and weapons that boost her Attack, Defense Penetration, and Critical Hit Damage. Below are the recommended Solo Leveling Arise artifacts that meet the purpose:

Body-Set

Toughness

• 2-set effect: Yoo Soohyun’s critical hit rate increases by 8% with two pieces.
• 4-set effect: Her critical hit damage is enhanced by 32% with four pieces.

Armed

• 2-set effect: Yoo Soohyun gets a 5% boost in her attack with two pieces.
• 4-set effect: She disregards 15% of the enemy’s attack and defense while attacking with four pieces of Armed equipped.

Burning Curse

• 2-set effect: The artifact applies the Curse effect, which increases Soohyun’s damage taken by 20%. Moreover, her damage increases by 10% and an additional 0.1% every one second (can stack up to 100 times). These effects remain active till the battles end.
• 4-set effect: With four pieces equipped, the artifact applies the Rescue effect. If Yoo Soohyun has 25% or less HP, she recovers 25% of her HP. This effect activates only once during each battle.
• 8-set effect: The Curse effect of the artifact changes to Burning Curse. It increases Soohyun’s damage taken by 20%. Moreover, her damage-dealing ability increases by 30% an additional 0.2% every one second (can stack up to 100 times).

Accessories

Concentration of Firepower

• 2-set effect: Soohyun Skills’ MP consumption rate increases by 20%. Her damage-dealing ability is enhanced by 5%, and the Basic Attack cool-down period reduces by the same percentage.
• 4-set effect: Soohyun’s damage-dealing ability increases by 18%, and Basic Attack’s cool-down period decreases by the same amount.

Executioner

• 2-set effect: Soohyun inflicts 8% more damage to enemies with 40% or less HP with two pieces.
• 4-set effect: She deals 20% more damage to enemies with 70% or less HP with four pieces equipped.

Expert

• 2-set effect: Every time Soohyun lands a critical hit, she gets a 25% chance to boost her attack by 0.8% (stacks up to 100 times) with two pieces equipped.
• 4-set effect: The attack buff increases to 1.6%, and the chance to activate the buff to 50%.

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Solo Leveling Arise Yoo Soohyun build guide: Best weapons

Overdrive is the best weapon for Soohyun. (Image via Netmarble)

For the best Yoo Soohyun build, players must equip the SSR Hunter with her Exclusive Weapon, Overdrive. It boosts her Defense Penetration by 4% at the base level. Additionally, she gets an 8% boost to the damage of her Core Attack, Kill Shot, and Hell Fire skills.

The alternative weapons one can use are Steel Bow and Steel Longsword of SR rarity. Steel Bow boosts her critical hit damage by 9% at the base level. On the other hand, Steel Longsword enhances her elemental weakness damage by 4.5%.

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Skills-upgrading priorities for Yoo Soohyun in Solo Leveling Arise

Soohyun's skills. (Image via Netmarble)

Players can upgrade Soohyun’s Solo Leveling Arise skills in the following order for the best build:

Killshot (Basic Skill) > Perfect Shot (Core Attack) > Trick Shot (Basic Skill) > Zeroed-in Blast (Ultimate Skill) > Model Marksman (Basic Attack) > Firing Swarm (QTE Skill) > Pulse Fire (Support Skill)

Kill Shot deals elemental weakness damage to enemies of all element types. Its damage is equal to 1450% of Soohyun’s attack. Her Support Skill, Pulse Fire, can inflict the Spotlight effect on Jinwoo. This effect increases Defense Penetration by 16% and damage equal to 16% of Sung Jinwoo’s Defense Penetration stat.

Her other skills deal Fire elemental damage, with Ultimate Skill dealing the most at 2750% of Soohyun’s attack.

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Yoo Soohyun’s Passive and Advancement Tier effects in Solo Leveling Arise

Soohyun's Passive effects. (Image via Netmarble)

Soohyun’s Passive grants her Spotlight effect when she uses Trick Shot or Firing Swarm. Additionally, it applies the Magic Firearm effect when she uses Firing Swarm or Zeroed-in Blast.

The Spotlight effect increases Soohyun’s Defense Penetration by 24%. Additionally, her damage increases to 24% of her Defense Penetration. These effects last for 24 seconds once activated.

The Magic Firearm causes magical firearms to appear around Soohyun. Each deals damage equal to 40% of Soohyun’s attack. When the firearms hit, they grant her the Magic Reaction effect. It increases Fire damage taken by 1%, which can stack up to 20 times. This effect lasts for 60 seconds.

Below are the effects of Yoo Soohyun's Passive at all Advancement Tiers:

• Tier 1: When Kill Shot hits, it triggers Soohyun’s Core Attack and boosts her Core Attack damage by 30% for six seconds. This effect cools down in 16 seconds. If her Core Attack hits, it grants the Madness effect. Madness resets the cooldown of Kill Shot and changes it to Hell Fire, and her damage increases by 30%. When she uses Hell Fire, it applies the Magic Firearm effect and removes the Madness effect.
• Tier 2: Soohyun’s Defense Penetration boosts by 10%.
• Tier 3: When her Trick Shot skill hits, her Attack increases by 24% for 12 seconds.
• Tier 4: It increases her Attack by 12%.
• Tier 5: The damage of her Kill Shot and Hell Fire by 4% for every stack of Magic Reaction on enemies. However, the damage can only increase up to 80%.

Players can upgrade Yoo Soohyun up to the Advancement Tier 1. The damage boost from this tier makes her a valuable asset in any Solo Leveling Arise team.

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