Solo Leveling Arise Jo Kyuhwan build guide: Best artifacts, weapons, and more

Jo Kyuhwan is an SR rarity Solo Leveling Arise Hunter who belongs to the Mage class. He deals Light elemental damage and applies the Burn debuff on enemies with his skills. The Hunter also gains the ability to Stun enemies at the Advancement Tier 5. His damage output becomes average due to the availability of many Light characters in the title.

However, he is one of the best characters for the early and mid-game content. This article shares the best artifacts, weapons, skills upgrading priorities, and Advancement Tier for the ideal Kyuhwan build in Solo Leveling Arise.

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Solo Leveling Arise Jo Kyuhwan build guide: Best artifacts

Best artifacts for Jo Kyuhwan (Image via Nemtarble)

Anyone looking to come up with the best Jo Kyuhwan build must use items that boost his Attack, Critical Hit Rate, and Critical Hit Damage. Below is a list of the best Solo Leveling Arise artifacts for Kyuhwan:

Body Set

Armed

• 2-set effect: Kyuhwan’s Attack boosts by 5% when equipped.
• 4-set effect: He ignores 15% of the opponent’s attack and defense while attacking, dealing more damage.

Toughness

• 2-set effect: Kyuhwan’s Critical Hit Rate gets an 8% boost.
• 4-set effect: Kyuhwan’s Critical Hit Damage increases by 32%.

Destroyer

• 2-set effect: Kyuhwan’s Power Gauge Acquisition rate increases by 20%, allowing him to use his Ultimate Skill more often.
• 4-set effect: At the battle’s beginning, Kyuhwan’s Power Gauge increases by 50% and his team members’ by an additional 20%.

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Accessories

Outstanding Connection

• 2-set effect: All allies’ and Kyuhwan’s attack increases by 12% for 10 seconds when he exits the fight (cools down in 20 seconds).
• 4-set effect: The attack buff increases to 28% and the duration to 15 seconds.

Executioner

• 2-set effect: When Kyuhwan targets enemies with 40% or less HP, he deals 8% more damage.
• 4-set effect: He deals 20% more damage to enemies with 70% or less HP.

Berserker

• 2-set effect: When Kyuhwan’s HP falls to 50% or less, he deals 15% more damage.
• 4-set effect: If his HP falls to 70% or less, he deals 30% more damage.

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Solo Leveling Arise Jo Kyuhwan build guide: Best Weapons

Ancient Grimoire is one of the best weapons for Kyuhwan (Image via Netmarble)

The recommended Solo Leveling Arise weapons for the best Jo Kyuhwan build are Ancient Grimoire, Steel Dagger, and Steel Bow. The SR rarity weapon Ancient Grimoire boosts his Power Gauge Acquisition Rate by 12% at the base level and 32% at the maximum level.

Steel Dagger increases his Basic Attack damage by 6% at the base level and 16% at the maximum level. Lastly, the Steel Bow boosts Critical Hit damage by 9% at the base level and 24% at the maximum level.

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Skills upgrading priorities for Jo Kyuhwan in Solo Leveling Arise

Kyuhwan's skills (Image via Nemtarble)

Below is the skills upgrading order for the best Jo Kyuhwan build in Solo Leveling Arise:

Laser Guidance (Ultimate Skill) > Flashbang (Support Skill) > Light (Basic Skill) > Radiating Beam (Basic Skill) > Disk of Light (QTE Skill) > Orb of Light (Core Attack) > Light Emission (Basic Attack).

Kyuhwan’s Ultimate, Support, and QTE skills can inflict the Burn effect on enemies. It deals damage equal to 50% of Kyuhwan’s attack every three seconds for 30 seconds. His Basic Skill, Light, inflicts 25% more damage to targets under the Burn effect. The Hunter’s other skills deal normal damage to enemies.

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Best Advancement Tier for Jo Kyuhwan in Solo Leveling Arise

Kyuhwan's Passive effects (Image via Netmarble)

It’s highly recommended to upgrade Kyuhwan to Advancement Tier 5. Hit kit offers more utility if upgraded to the said tier. At Tier 1, his Passive effect is triggered if it hits targets under the Burn effect. His MP (Mana Power) increases by 30% at Advancement Tier 2.

At Tier 3, his Basic Skill, Light, consumes 25% more MP, and its range and damage increase by 50%. Kyuhwan’s Natural MP Recovery Rate increases by 50% at Tier 4. At Tier 5, Kyuhwan stuns the target with his Basic Skill, Radiating Beam’s first hit. Additionally, the skills’ range increases by 20%.

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That concludes our Jo Kyuhwan build guide in Solo Leveling Arise. Interested players can also check out our guide on dupe priorities for all SSR Hunters here.