# Checkmate (Arcanist) skill

> Quickly throw cards toward the target location, inflicting Atk. Power Damage with each hit, totaling up to Atk. Power Damage.

Canonical: https://lostark.wiki/database/skills/checkmate-19040

## Facts

- **Required level**: 99
- **Cooldown**: 24 s
- **MP cost**: 569

## Related

- [Class](https://lostark.wiki/database/skills/checkmate-19040#relationships) (1)

### Class

1–1 of 1

| Name | Details |
| --- | --- |
| [Arcanist](https://lostark.wiki/database/classes/arcanist-202) |  |

## Tripods

- 1 **Piercing Strike**: Damage to foes +10% each time cards are thrown. Up to 160%.
- 2 **Vital Point Hit**: Crit Rate +40%.
- 3 **Card Draw**: Checkmate's max number of Stacking Stacks goes from 3 to 4.
- 4 **Thundermate**: Element is now \[Lightning\]. Number of attacks +4. Outgoing Damage +33%. If the target is hit 6 times in a short period, inflict Electrocution for 4s.
- 5 **Conc. Darkness**: Element is now \[Dark\]. For every crit, Checkmate's Damage +16% up to 160%.
- 6 **Weak Point Det.**: Increases Stagger Level to \[Mid\]. Damage to foes with Push Immunity +80%.
- 7 **Wave of Cards**: Throws cards in 4 directions in a cone-shaped area.
- 8 **Deadline**: After Holding 0.5s or longer, send a piercing card, inflicting +80% Base Damage and knocking down the foe.

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