Best Builds for The Artist Upgrade Path
Goal: Artist builds that knife the map with crows and patience.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Legion
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Legion
Unlock from Cannibal
Unlock from Knight
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Hex: No One Escapes Death -> Discordance. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds -> Discordance. Keeps similar value through aura + repair while lowering ownership requirements.
- Lethal Pursuer -> Barbecue & Chilli. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Discordance -> Nowhere to Hide. Keeps similar value through aura + generator while lowering ownership requirements.