Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Lost Ark
October 19 Weekly Update Release Notes
Heroes of Arkesia,
All Lost Ark servers and regions will be taken offline on Wednesday, October 19th at 12 AM PT / 7 AM UTC / 9 AM CEST for our weekly maintenance. Downtime is estimated to last up to 4 hours, and will include the following changes.
Text for the New User and Returning User login rewards has been appropriately translated and localized in-game for German, Spanish, and French; however, if you have activated this event prior to the update, the event text will not retroactively update.
Corrected the icon shown for the Honor Leapstone (Bound) [30] offer within Mari’s Secret Shop.
Thanks for your patience, and we’ll see you in Arkesia soon!
October 12 Weekly Update
Heroes of Arkesia,
All Lost Ark servers and regions will be taken offline on Wednesday, October 12th at 12 AM PT / 7 AM UTC / 9 AM CEST for our scheduled weekly maintenance. Downtime is estimated to last up to 4 hours and includes the following fixes & updates:
Ark Pass Season 2 is arriving! Beginning on October 12th, players can complete missions in-game to earn rewards including honing material selection chests, pirate coins, and pheons! Players can also exchange Royal Crystals for the Premium Ark Pass, which will include additional rewards such as the Icebloom Deer Selection Chest, or the Super Premium Ark Pass, which includes the Respite and Glory Skin Set.
Fixed an issue causing the Chaos Dungeon Rest Bonus value to be set to an invalid number on some characters. In cases where this is occurring, the Rest Bonus has been rounded up to the nearest 10.
Withheld gold spent to craft items in the Stronghold will now be refunded as withheld gold if crafting is cancelled. This only applies to withheld gold spent; if non-withheld gold is spent to craft an item which is later cancelled, it will be refunded as non-withheld gold.
Fixed an issue that caused the “/groupinvite” chat command to not function.
Fixed an issue that caused the cutscene shown at the end of Naruna Hot Springs to repeat.
During this time, the second round of server merges will also take place. Downtime for regions experiencing server merges is expected to take longer than our standard maintenance, with an estimation of up to 12 hours.
Lost Ark Midnight Circus TTRPG
Heroes of Arkesia,
We’re excited to bring a new medium to experience the Kakul-Saydon Midnight Circus Legion Raid— a unique table-top roleplaying encounter. Created by Noah Downs, the TTRPG module will take players into the dangerously alluring Midnight Circus to face Kakul-Saydon and the horrors of his Mayhem Legion.
Livestream
On October 12 at 10AM PT (5PM UTC) on the PlayLostArk Twitch Channel, Community Manager Roxx, Lost Ark content creator legends DatModz & Elly, and Andrew Russell the voice of Balthorr, will all join a livestreamed playthrough hosted and guided by Game Master CaptainRoBear. Witness their adventure as they encounter the raid and Arkesia in a new medium!
We’ll see you on October 12 for the live play-through taking place on Twitch. Until then, we’ll see you in Arkesia, and wish you luck in your battles against Kakul-Saydon!
End of 2022 Roadmap
Heroes of Arkesia,
The Rage with the Machinist Update recently released a ton of new content in Arkesia with the Machinist Advanced Class, Kakul-Saydon Legion Raid, and new progression events— but we know players are eager to learn what’s arriving in the coming months, so let’s dive in. There are two main stories being told over the next three months as we look to close out 2022:
The next few months mark the road to the Brelshaza Legion Raid— one of the most challenging, unique, and beautifully dangerous raids in all of Lost Ark. As we head toward the climactic battle against the Phantom Legion Commander, new raids will be added in October for the heroes in Arkesia to hone their teamwork, skills, and ability to overcome unique mechanics, and new progression events to provide upgrade materials and progression opportunities. December will bring Brelshaza alongside a host of other content to end the year with a bang!
The release of both the Reaper and Summoner Advanced Classes over the next three months conclude our plan of releasing the first 21 Advanced Classes before other new (or future) classes are added and give new opportunities for players to fill out their rosters with their favorite playstyles.
The content and updates found below are some of the highlights we know players are eagerly awaiting, and is not a comprehensive list of every change arriving in Arkesia over the next few months. Stay tuned to our website and social channels for future release notes including the full list of new content, cosmetics, balance changes, events, bug-fixes, and more included in these updates.
October
New Event: Mystic Abyss Raid
The Guardian Mystic, formerly known as the Herald of Vairgrys and the Ark Carrier, has begun to cast dangerous mists from the permeated chaos and must be vanquished in this new, limited-time Abyss Raid. During the Abyss Raid event, 'Scale of Harmony' is applied, changing character stats to match the Guardian's level. Item Level 1302 or higher is required to battle Mystic, and an abundance of weekly rewards await those who rise to the challenge.
Vykas Legion Raid - Inferno Difficulty
The most difficult version of Legion Raids, the Inferno difficulty is all about proving you’re among the best of the best in Arkesia, and earning prestige. Rather than chasing the normal rewards of gear, materials, and everything else you’d receive in a Legion Raid, Inferno rewards instead showcase your victory with titles, achievements, Stronghold structures, and more! ‘Scale of Balance’ is applied, and the raid requires use of the Book of Coordination, so everyone’s gear is normalized against the level of your Legion Commander opponent. Entry into the Vykas Legion Raid Inferno difficulty will require Item Level 1460.
Achates Trial Guardian
A challenging experience akin to the Inferno difficulty of Legion Raids, the Achates Trial Guardian Raid can only be entered after setting up your build through the 'Book of Coordination'. If defeated, prestigious rewards of achievements and a Legendary Title will be earned by the vanquishing party to award prestige and celebrate their hard-fought victory.
Other Key Content
These 3 Raids aren’t the only thing arriving in October— players in San Diego can join us at Twitchcon (more details to come), and those in Arkesia can look forward to Arkpass Season 2, Neria’s Wardrobe Halloween Edition, the continuation of the September progression events, and Competitive Proving Grounds Season 2 will kick off at the end of the month!
November
Reaper Advanced Class
Reapers are true Assassins, and masters of stealth. From powerful back-attacks inflicted by their daggers to misleading opponents by vanishing and summoning clones, Reapers have a variety of tools at their disposal to vanquish whatever threat crosses their path.
Other Key Content
Tripod Transfer System Improvements which guarantee the transfer Tripods through a new “Amulet” material used for applying Skill Tripods, bring new notification improvements, Skill tree guide quest improvements, and add a Skill Tree Transfer mission in the 'Training Area'.
Balance Update including:
Changes to the Legion Raid Hallucination Gear Set Effect
Class balance updates to the Berserker, Destroyer, Scrapper, Soulfist, Glaivier, Artillerist, Sharpshooter, Gunslinger, Machinist, and Arcanist.
Stronghold Improvements, such as Interior decorations, a new Trophy System & Trophy Room, Gifting, the ability to place mounts & pets, Structure placement updates, new Jukebox music, HUD improvements and new mini-games.
The Mystic Abyss Raid Event will continue in the beginning of the month for players to continue to build their raid skills and earn valuable rewards as they push toward the slew of threats arriving in December, alongside a special progression event.
December
Summoner Advanced Class
Despite their delicate constitution, Summoners are a force to be reckoned with in any battle. They call forth elemental spirits to fight for them, each with their own special skills to help the Summoner shine in every situation. With a powerful variety of water, lightning, earth, and more unique attacks, the Summoner is a welcome addition to the roster of available Mage Advanced Classes.
Brelshaza Legion Raid (Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu & Normal Difficulty)
Face Brelshaza, Commander of the Phantom Legion in an immersive and challenging 8-player Legion Raid spanning 6 unique gates and encounters. The most cunning and ruthless of all the Legion Commanders, she is known to charm her enemies and inflict them with awful hallucinations. With so many encounters, the gates work differently and the Item Level requirements rise every two gates. Similar to the “Midnight Circus: Encore” difficulty of the Kakul-Saydon Legion Raid, an easier difficulty is available for players to practice the difficult encounters and mechanics.
Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu - Item Level 1430
Gates 1 & 2 - Item Level 1490
Gates 3 & 4 - Item Level 1500
Gates 5 & 6 - Item Level 1520
Caliligos Guardian Raid
Caliligos is the master of lightning, commanding blue lightning to bring his enemies to their knees. His wings are as swift as wind, and the power of blue thunderbolts concentrate in his horn, sharper than any spears, to pierce the hearts of his enemies. As a ruler of the skies, he was worshipped in the past as a god. But Caliligos is no god— he’s a cruel ruler of the sky and a ruthless guardian. Caliligos will join the gauntlet of Level 6 Guardians. The Item Level requirement to challenge Caliligos is 1490.
Other Key Content
The new content doesn’t stop with the new raids and a new Advanced Class! Higher level South Vern ‘Void’ Chaos Dungeons, and Hard T3 Cube & Boss Rush activities (Item Level 1490) will arrive along with Neria’s Wardrobe Pajama Edition, a festive Holiday Event, and a new accessory type— the Bracelet, which can be earned from the Brelshaza Legion Raid, Caliligos Guardian Raid, and South Vern’s new Void Chaos dungeon. The Bracelet increases character stats, but doesn’t have Engravings slotted into it like other accessories.
Looking Ahead
We’re excited to see players vanquish the myriad of threats arriving in the coming months as they grow their skills in challenging activities, and grow their rosters with new Advanced Classes and earn impactful rewards to help progression. In the meantime, stay tuned to our website, social channels, and the release notes for the full list of new content, store updates, events, bug-fixes, and more over the coming months. See you in Arkesia!
Rage with the Machinist Release Notes
Heroes of Arkesia,
The September “Rage with the Machinist” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime for the update will begin on September 28 at 12AM PT (7AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours. Downtime for regions with server merges is expected to take longer, estimated up to 16 hours. The Machinist arrives in Arkesia armed to the teeth with highest-tech machine guns, laser weapons, and drones found in Arthentine— ready to blast, burn, and neutralize any threat with surgical precision. An old threat also resurfaces in the next Legion Raid; Mayhem Demon Legion Commander Kakul-Saydon and his dangerously alluring Midnight Circus. Find the full list of content, updates, new progression events, and bug fixes below.
Spotlight
Machinist Advanced Class
The Machinist is armed to the teeth with highest-tech machine guns, laser weapons, along with a Drone capable of remote, precise strikes and unique attacks. When standard weapons and drone strikes aren’t enough to take down a target, the Machinist can activate their identity skill and suit up in cutting-edge technology with the Hypersync ability. Energy cores for the high-tech Hypersync suit can be charged by landing attacks, and once entered, Hypersync core energy will be expended by abilities until the Machinist runs out.
The Machinist joining the Deadeye, Gunslinger, Artillerist, and Sharpshooter as the fifth Gunner Advanced Class. Learn more about the Machinist in the recent Lost Ark Academy focused on detailing its identity, Engravings, and skills.
Kakul-Saydon Legion Raid
Kakul-Saydon enters the fray as the third Legion Raid. In this raid, you’ll face the insanity of the Midnight Circus as you battle members of the Mayhem Legion and Legion Commander Kakul-Saydon. No revives are available mid-battle, so be ready to fight for your life. Differing from Valtan & Vykas, Kakul-Saydon is a four-player Legion raid. This Legion Raid has 3 gates, and is complete with a swathe of new unique characteristics, abilities, and mechanics.
While players will need to be Item Level 1475 to attempt the Normal difficulty of the raid, an easier version of the raid called Midnight Circus: Rehearsal can be entered by players at Item Level 1385 to practice the difficult mechanics and teamwork required to vanquish the Mayhem Legion.
Rehearsal and Normal Modes share a weekly lockout per character. A character that clears Rehearsal Mode first will not be able to do Normal Mode that week.
Once a player has completed Normal Mode Kakul-Saydon in a given week they can no longer clear Rehearsal Mode that week on any character.
Doing Normal Mode first will grant the rewards that would have been obtained in Rehearsal Mode, in addition to all of the Normal Mode rewards.
A new special training feature has been added, and can be accessed by speaking to Beatrice in Trixion. The special training contains the same minigames encountered in the Kakul-Saydon Legon Raid for players to practice.
Two new items used in exchange for rewards are introduced in this raid: Mayhem Marks and Mayhem Trumpets. Mayhem Marks are used at the Legion Raid Exchange NPC to obtain various rewards, such as card packs, accessories, and more. Some of items have a weekly limit while others have a roster limit. Mayhem Horns are used to upgrade the bonuses provided by Legion Raid gear sets. These sets grant unique effects when 2, 4, or 6 pieces of the same set are equipped. These set effects can be increased using Mayhem Horns at a new Set Gear Management NPC available in all major cities. A new Guide Quest will be available detailing the new system in-game.
New Progression Events
Free Punika Powerpass
Players will receive a Punika Powerpass after completing Punika's quest “Berver's Friend”. To access this quest, players must first complete all Adventure Quests (marked by purple exclamation marks) on Punika to collect stamps and become a citizen. Once the final quest in this chain, “Honorary Punikan" has been completed, you can talk to Nia in Nia village to start "Berver's Friend." If you've already finished the quest before the update, you'll get the Powerpass when the event starts! This Event Powerpass will be delivered via in-game mail.
The Punika Powerpass will function like the North Vern Powerpasses available to players in the launch version of Lost Ark— once you’ve completed the storyline through that continent, you can use it to bring an alternate character to that point in the game. With the Punika Powerpass, you'll receive Item Level 1302 gear. This is an event Powerpass, and will expire on October 26.
Special Event Missions
Similar to an Express Event, you can designate a character between item Level 1302 and 1415 on your roster to participate in the Special Event Missions, where they’ll earn honing materials to quickly level up to 1415. Defeat Guardians, Abyssal Dungeons, and reach Item Level thresholds to earn impactful honing material rewards. The Special Event Missions will stay active until November 23.
We’re excited to see the new alternate characters roaming Arkesia as players experience different playstyles or quickly level up a brand new Mechanist. Both of these events are available for a limited-time— so make sure you take advantage and use them while you can!
General Updates
The first round of server merges will begin after the regularly scheduled downtime. Find the list of servers merging and an FAQ on how these merges will be handled in our Server Merge Details article.
Updated and refreshed the daily login bonuses reward track.
Updated the Fever-time event system to allow for new types of Fever-time events. The first new event will take place during the final week of Arktoberfest from September 30 to October 3. In this event, each day, rewards can be claimed through the button normally— but a special track will also be active that grants a bonus prize. This extra reward track can be progressed through by logging and playing for 30 minutes each day. Once you meet the daily requirements, the next prize is reached. You only earn one prize, claimable at the end of the event, based on the number of days you met the requirements.
The Growth Support Effect has increased from 1370 to 1415 to help new players reach their friends in the T3 end-game.
The level 22 (Legendary Engraving Selection Chest) and 25 (Lv. 3 Gem Box) rewards from Thronespire now have Item Level requirements (1445 and 1460 respectively) to open.
Updated the Item Level requirement for “Legendary Class Custom Engraving Recipe Chest” available from the vendor found on Anguished Isle to require Item Level 1445 or higher.
Added an option to report mail received from other players.
Added 6 additional character slots, to increase the previous max of 18 to 24.
AFK kick has been removed.
Additional items have been added to the Event Guardian Raid vendor, including:
Legendary Card Pack (1 roster limit)
Petit Saydon Pet Chest (1 roster limit)
Legendary Rapport Selection Chests (2 roster limit)
Event Tome of Enhancement books (3 roster limit for weapon books, 15 for armor)
Daily Una Instant Completion Ticket (6 weekly roster limit)
Daily Una +1 Task Ticket (1 weekly roster limit)
Creation Fragment (5 weekly roster limit)
Added Solar Grace, Solar Blessing, and Solar Protection honing materials.
Doubled the previous amount of Destruction and Guardian Stones received. The price remains the same.
Store Updates
The Rage with the Machinist Update includes special Machinist skins, the Magick Society skins, new Machinist specific bundles, and more! Find the new cosmetics showcased below.
Magick Society Skins
Machinist Robotics Skin
Machinist Dawn Skin
Notable Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue causing background audio to be missing in various cutscenes.
Fixed an issue causing unintended text to appear in the Achievements menu in non-English languages.
Fixed an issue causing the color options to not appear in the settings window for the Attack Direction Indicator.
Fixed an issue causing the identity tooltip setting to not function while using certain classes.
Fixed an issue allowing HTML formatted text to be sent via guild group chat notices.
Fixed an issue causing a cutscene to be skipped when completing certain quests in Anikka while in a party.
Fixed an issue causing the Pheromone Bomb to not last for 30 seconds if used on Night Fox Yoho before becoming invincible.
Fixed an issue causing the virtual keyboard to be shown when changing tabs in various menus while using a controller.
Fixed an issue causing the incorrect weekly reset time to be shown in the Stronghold Activity Notebook.
Fixed an issue where sever effects granted by the "Strange Movement" Tripod for the Destroyer's "Earth Smasher" skill were not applied as described.
Fixed an issue causing guild chat messages to occasionally not appear.
Fixed an issue causing various chat tab settings to be reset.
Fixed an issue causing text to be reversed on one side of the Wingsuit Bike mounts.
Stay tuned to our forums and social channels for updates related to server merges. We’ll see you in Arkesia!
Lost Ark Academy - Machinist
Heroes of Arkesia,
On September 28, the Machinist Advanced Class will arrive in Arkesia. The Machinist is armed to the teeth with highest-tech machine guns, laser weapons, and drones found in Arthentine— ready to blast, burn, and neutralize any threat with surgical precision.
The Machinist will join the Deadeye, Gunslinger, Artillerist, and Sharpshooter as the fifth Gunner Advanced Class. In this Lost Ark Academy, you’ll find information to see if the Machinist is the class for you— and if so, help you start planning the skills and engravings you’re interested in using to enhance your impact on the battlefield.
Key Mechanics & Class Identity
The Machinist comes armed with an arsenal of high-tech weapons and a Drone capable of remote, precise strikes and unique attacks. When standard weapons and drone strikes aren’t enough to take down a target, the Machinist can activate their identity skill and suit up in cutting-edge technology with the Hypersync ability. Energy cores for the high-tech Hypersync suit can be charged by landing attacks, and once entered, Hypersync core energy will be expended by abilities until the Machinist runs out.
The Machinist’s skills are split into four categories; Normal, Drone, Combo, and Sync. Normal skills are centered around the high-tech arsenal of guns, grenades, packed by the Machinist, which all charge the Hypersync Battery. Drone skills are focused on utilizing the Drone in unique ways— firing missiles, lasers, and even baby Drones out in precise, remote strikes. Joint skills are focused on the Machinist and Drone working together in harmony to unleash powerful joint attacks. Lastly, Sync skills are the uniquely powerful attacks unleashed by the high-tech suit that can only be accessed while Hypersync is active.
Class Engravings & Skills
Like other Advanced Classes, the Machinist has two unique Class Engravings that enhance different aspects of the class. The Evolutionary Legacy Class Engraving is focused on the Hypersync Mode, adding damage, reducing cooldowns, and granting Core Energy back to maximize time spent in the high-tech suit. Enhancing another key aspect of the class, the Arthentinean Skill Class Engraving is centered around the Machinist’s teamwork with the Drone, by increasing Drone and Joint skills and movement speed while the Drone is attached to the Machinist.
Class Engravings
Evolutionary Legacy
Level 1 - During Hypersync Mode, on hit, Sync skills inflict Damage +2% (Max 3 stacks) and Cooldown -0.5s. Also, Hypersync Mode returns 40% of its Core Energy cost when canceled.
Level 2 - During Hypersync Mode, on hit, Sync skills inflict Damage +4% (Max 3 stacks) and Cooldown -0.5s. Also, Hypersync Mode returns 40% of its Core Energy cost when canceled.
Level 3 - During Hypersync Mode, on hit, Sync skills inflict Damage +6% (Max 3 stacks) and Cooldown -0.5s. Also, Hypersync Mode returns 40% of its Core Energy cost when canceled.
Arthetinean Skill
Level 1 - Increases damage of Drone and Joint skills by 15%, and increases Battery Max by 10%. Increase Move Speed by 10% when a Drone is attached to the Machinist.
Level 2 - Increases damage of Drone and Joint skills by 20%, and increases Battery Max by 15%. Increase Move Speed by 10% when a Drone is attached to the Machinist.
Level 3 - Increases damage of Drone and Joint skills by 25%, and increases Battery Max by 20%. Increase Move Speed by 10% when a Drone is attached to the Machinist.
Skills
Find a full list of the Machinist’s skill descriptions below, followed by the Awakening skills. If you’re interested in seeing some of these showcased in video, checkout our Machinist Class Page! And remember, these are just the base skills - each can be customized further through the Tripod system as you experiment to find what works best against the myriad of threats found throughout Arkesia.
Normal Skills
Bullet Hail - Aim forward and fire multiple times to inflict damage and partially recharge the battery. Using the skill also obtains the Reload buff.
Overcharged Battery - Toss an overcharged battery to the target location. The battery will ignite and inflict Damage. It will then explode and inflict Damage, knock the target into the air, and partially recharge the battery.
Mobile Shot - Use Roll to quickly move toward the target location. Use Roll again to shoot repeatedly at the target location, inflicting Damage and partially recharging the battery. Obtain the Reload buff upon using Roll.
Strategic Fire - Use the skill to enter a sitting shooting position. Aim forward and fire repeatedly, inflicting Damage and partially recharging the battery. Use the skill to obtain the Reload buff.
Backflip Strike - Dash forward and draw your gun to inflict Damage. Use the skill again to stomp your feet and inflict Damage. Attach a powerful bomb on a foe, then do a somersault to move away. The bomb explodes after several seconds and inflicts Damage to foes around it, partially recharging the battery. Deal a dash or roll attack to enable a frontal attack and counterattack.
High Voltage Bullet - Quickly use an electric stun gun to shoot forward and inflict Damage, electrocuting hit foes and partially recharging the battery.
Pulse Fire - Fire a pulse bullet forward and inflict Damage to the hit foe and partially recharge the battery.
Avalanche - Rush forward and inflict Damage. Press an additional combo to fire in a cone-shaped area and inflict Damage. The Kill Confirmation inflicts Damage and partially recharges the battery. Can Counterattack with dash attack. Obtain the Reload buff upon charging.
Drone Skills
Command: Flare Beam - The drone fires laser beams at the target location, inflicting Damage.
Command: Active Pulse - The drone immediately generates a pulsating wave that attacks its surroundings from the current position and inflicts Damage.
Command: M143 Machine Gun - The drone flies toward the target location while firing at foes and inflicting Damage.
Command: Baby Drones - The drone sends small self-destructing drones to the target location, inflicting Damage.
Command: Carpet - Send a drone flying toward the target location and drop bombs that inflict Damage.
Command: Raid Missile - The drone fires missiles at the target location and inflicts Damage, knocking down hit foes.
Command: Blockade - Send a drone flying toward the target location. The drone fires at foes as it spins around, inflicting Damage.
Joint Skills
Annihilation Mode - Instantly summon a drone and stand back-to-back as you fire at foes while turning 450 degrees in total. Each time you turn 90 degrees, you'll fire and inflict Damage.
Fiery Escape - Instantly summon a drone and ride it forward while firing at foes and inflicting Damage.
Energy Buster - Instantly summon a drone and turn it into a buster. Attach it to your arm and once charged, release the energy forward. When the buster is not fully charged, inflict Damage and paralyze the hit foe. When overcharged, inflict Damage and knock back foes.
Sync Skills
Comet Strike - Teleport to the target location and rush forward, inflicting Damage to hit foes and knocking them back.
Slugshot - Raise your right hand and fire a laser forward to inflict Damage. Airborne foes are launched back in the air when hit. Use after Comet Strike or Thruster Move to use the skill faster.
Laser Blade - Generate laser blades in both hands that inflict Damage, knocking foes away. Use after Comet Strike or Thruster Move to inflict increased Damage.
Echelon Beam - Jump up high and shoot a laser forward to inflict Damage. Use after Comet Strike or Thruster Move to perform the skill even faster.
Surge Blow - Stretch out your fists as you charge forward and inflict Damage, then inflict Damage in a cone-shaped area and knock back foes.
Crimson Breaker - Develop parts to shoot a laser forward and inflict Damage.
Awakening Skills
Air Strike - Send a signal to the target location to drop a bomb that inflicts Damage over a number of times.
Command: Final Explosion - Order the drone to self-destruct. The drone will immediately self-destruct at the current position, inflicting massive Damage to nearby foes. After the skill is complete, the drone will be regenerated at your location.
Looking Ahead
For those eager to create a Machinist, we’re looking into some special progression events to help players level up and face the Demon Legion Commanders and other Tier 3 end-game threats. We’ll have more specifics leading up to the launch of the September Update in next week’s release notes! We look forward to seeing new Machinists across the battlefields of Arkesia on September 28. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia celebrating Arktoberfest.
Announcing Arktoberfest
O’Zapft is Heroes of Arkesia!
As the nights grow longer and the summer pool parties draw to an end, the fall season of festivals celebrating community and kinship begins. Beginning on September 16, Arkesia will host the first Arktoberfest— a tribute to Oktoberfest, the world's largest Volksfest (people's festival) which features a traveling funfair along with a food and beer festival held annually in Munich, Germany. Kindred in spirit to the original, Arktoberfest is a time to build relationships, celebrate with friends old and new alike, all through the medium of an abundance of delicious food and drink. In the coming weeks, you'll find themed festival foods in-game and all-new cosmetics available as Twitch Drops to help you, your raiding parties, and your Lost Ark communities celebrate Arktoberfest together.
Arktoberfest In-game Items
Beer-head Twitch Drop
Starting today and lasting until October 3, members of the Lost Ark Creator Program have access to the all-new Beer-head cosmetic Twitch Drop to enable on their channels! Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn your selection chest, where you can choose between Lager, Indian Pale Ale, or Stout.
Viewers will need to accumulate 4 hours of watch-time in participating Lost Ark streams to claim this Drop reward. Full instructions on account linking and claiming can be found on our Twitch Drops page.
Weekend Fever-time Event
Celebrate Arktoberfest with special festival food! During the weekends of Arktoberfest (based on server-time), the Fever-time button will be activated to claim unique food to help you and your raid parties in battle. These rewards can be claimed once per day each weekend— on the 17 & 18, and the 22, 23, 24, & 25 of September. Make sure to claim the following items in-game:
Festival Sausage: Temporarily increases Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence +3000, Combat Resource Natural Recovery +24%, and Attack Speed +2%.
Festival Pretzel: Temporarily increases Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence +6000, and Crit Rate +1%.
Festival Gingerbread: Temporarily increases Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence +3000, HP +4500, and Move Speed +3%.
A variety of other rewards featuring items like Vitameow, Battle Items, Pheons, Dye Chests, and more!
Final Arktoberfest weekend
On the final weekend, a special 4-day Fever-time event will take place from September 30 to October 3. Each day, rewards can be claimed through the button normally— but a special track will also be active that grants a bonus prize. This extra reward track can be progressed through by logging and playing for 30 minutes each day. Once you meet the daily requirements, the next prize is reached. You only earn one prize, claimable at the end of the event, based on the number of days you met the requirements.
Prepare for Arktoberfest at Gesbroy Island
If you’d like to fully embrace the spirit of Arktoberfest, there’s no place to better prepare than Gesbroy Island. An island home to a world-famous Umar establishment where hand-crafted beers are brewed to perfection, you can experience the best drink Arkesia has to offer. If you haven’t been there yet, make sure to complete the island’s main quests:
The Wide World of Beers
A Grand Old Time
Completion rewards include Lager Doll Mask, Ale Doll Mask and Stout Doll Mask— toys that allow you to turn into a beer glass— perfect for celebrating Arktoberfest! If you want to continue working on quests that explore this legendary brewery, there are Una’s Tasks and Co-op Quests that take place on the island. Una’s Task Quests Gesbroy Island Soul is one of the final rewards of Una’s Task Reputation completion of Gesbroy. The three Una’s Tasks require participation in the co-op events listed below.
A Great Beer Snack
An Even Better Beer Snack
The Beer Snack to End All Beer Snacks
Co-op Quests A set of 3 quests runs every hour. If you fail to complete the current quest progress in the given time, the next quest does not occur. Completing all three quests rewards a title and the items needed to complete Una’s Task quests.
The Secret of the Sweet Beer: Collect honey from honeybees and beehives.
The Secret of the Clean Beer: Help the Umar and carry water barrels.
The Secret of the Savory Beer: Knead dough.
Enjoy the coming weeks of festival food and drink— we wish you a happy Arktoberfest!
September 7 Release Notes
Heroes of Arkesia,
The first of the September updates arrives in Arkesia tomorrow! Downtime will begin on September 7 at 12AM PT (7AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours. This update is packed full of quality of life updates, major Stronghold updates, a balance patch and includes back-end tech changes that will allow the first round of server merges to take place later this month. Find the full list of updates, new settings, balance changes, and bug fixes below.
Settings
Added new settings
UI Display Settings
Alter HUD Size, Buff Icon Size, and the number of Buff icons shown.
Set Buff Icon Display Priority.
Added an option to favorite different settings, along with a new widget under the mini-map to quickly access favorited settings.
Added a new tab under ‘Gameplay’ named ‘Combat Related Settings’
Revised the location of various settings to fall under this new tab.
Content Status Improvements
Updated the Content Status UI to better display the status of content (in relation to its completion) on each character. This includes adding new settings, changing how the status is shown, and implementing the following updates:
Added full-screen option to check detailed completion status of all content.
Added an icon to indicate if gold can be obtained from various pieces of content.
Content that you cannot obtain gold from can now be displayed.
Social Systems
Global Chat Improvements
You can now write announcements in Global Chat.
You can now search past messages in Global Chat conversations.
Button to send messages via mouse-click instead of 'Enter' has been added
Chat System Improvements
Chat category filters have been added and integrated.
Added 'Combat' and 'Content' filters.
'Error' and 'Warning' have been merged into 'Caution (warning)'.
Consolidated several chat tab groups such as 'Loot', 'Experience', and 'Currency' into 'Obtained (Consume)'.
General Community Updates
All friends and blocked players have been converted to be Roster-wide.
Added a chat command to block another player using "/block" or "/ban" followed by their character name.
You can now update your status in the Friends menu to switch between Connected, AFK, and Offline.
You can now add friends from other servers in the same region.
Proving Grounds
When participating in the Proving Grounds the intro sequence at start of the game has been shortened for players to jump into the action even faster.
Reduced the position selection phase in Team Elimination from 20s to 10s.
Added an option to skip cinematics when starting a PvP match.
Added a free camera in Team Deathmatch spectator mode.
You can move the camera point of view with the W, A, S, and D keys.
You can zoom in/out the camera with the Q and E keys.
You can adjust the camera movement speed with the Z and C keys.
You can switch between full screen and specific participant cameras using Number Pad 1-9 keys.
Stronghold Updates
The Recommended Strongholds tab in the Stronghold Members menu has been improved with additional filters.
Added a Stronghold Activity Notebook that contains weekly missions and replaces the previous weekly Stronghold quests.
The number of weekly 'Legendary - Uncommon Card Pack' available has increased from 1 to 6.
The number of weekly 'Soul Leaf' available has increased from 7 to 14.
Added a Lord chat channel that’s accessible while in the Stronghold.
You can switch to the lord chat channel by using the tab on the left side of the chat input window or the commands '/lord', '/t'.
Consolidated the Stronghold Acceleration Chips into a singe ‘Stronghold Activity Acceleration Chip’ item which can be used to reduce Dispatch, Lab, or Workshop wait times.
Existing Acceleration Chips stored in mail, material storage, integrated storage, or other existing Acceleration Chips delivered in boxes can be disassembled to obtain 'Stronghold Activity Acceleration Chips'.
Improved the Stronghold HUD in the upper-left corner and added a “Like Button” called Saved Stronghold.
Added new Achievements and a reward for the total number of accumulated “Likes” (Saved Stronghold).
All guide quest icons conducted in the Stronghold changed to orange colored icons.
The “Visit Stronghold” button in the Friends & Guild UI is now always activated.
Added an option in the Global Chat menu to immediately access any player’s Stronghold in their region.
Added Stronghold Badges shown in the Profile menu earned after meeting various Achievements.
Added an 'Invite' other players function while in your Stronghold.
You can now acquire Stronghold Badges from completing various activities related to the Stronghold.
Instead of having to manually place each piece of a Stronghold prop theme yourself, a new Theme Placement menu has been added which allows you to place a single pre-arranged object containing all the required items. If you do not have the items, then you can also buy them in this menu.
Pet Ranch Updates
Split the available items in the Jelly Cookie Exchange shop between 3 separate tabs:
Pet supplies
Skin
Other
Added new items to the Pet Ranch Vendor
Legendary - Rare Card Pack
Eternity Essence
Phoenix Plume
Pet Expertise Potion
Trixion Improvements
Improvements have been made so that all of the following setting items can be changed in the Trixion Training Center:
Combat stats, skills, Tripods, Skill Runes, Gems, Engravings, and Cards.
The Card Set effect can be equipped by selecting the desired total awakening value.
The maximum Combat stat points have been increased to 2900 points with a cap of 1850 points per stat.
Material storage reorganization
Added a new ‘Content’ storage tab in the Inventory. This hold 3 categories of items:
Event Tokes/Materials
Exchange Materials (Items obtained from Una's Tasks, Chaos Dungeons, and Chaos Line)
Skin Material
Various dyes
Moved 3 items to the Stronghold Storage tab: Vernil, Caldarr, and Oreha Woodworking Box.
Guild Updates
Added a guild group chat system – Each guild can have up to 5 separate chat rooms.
Guild leaders can open guild group chats for 3000 Bloodstones.
Added filters to the Weekly Tasks Guild menu to make finding tasks easier.
Can now check each type of Weekly Tasks with filters (Favorites, Combat, Life, Sailing)
Removed the ability to refresh Weekly Tasks.
All Weekly Tasks can now be viewed.
Guild members who have authority to change Guild Skill and begin Research can see the alerts, (but other Guild members without authority cannot).
Guild Skill Levels can now be freely changed.
Guild Skills have been rebalanced.
You can now swap gears and skills outside of Battle Workshop in Raid Match and Sieges.
The following changes are applied to Medeia, Slime Island, and Death's Hold Island bases:
Gear set effect is no longer applied.
Damage & defense stats will change.
General
Controller support improved with updates made to using targeting-based skills.
You can set the pointer speed when point controlling.
You can turn on/off the display for the point control guide.
Key Guide:
LS, RS: Depending on the point control skill, you can use the LS and RS keys to determine where to use the skill.
LT, RT: You can auto-target enemies within 16m of the character.
LB, RB: You can auto-target party members within 16m of the character.
X: Use skills, Y: Cancel skill use.
Adventurer Tome Cooking Updates
Yorn Gourmet Stir-Fried Mushroom
Mushrooms will now only spawn within the Mushroom Cultivation Grounds of the Unfinished Garden instead of being spread out.
The respawn time for mushrooms has been greatly reduced.
The number of times a mushroom can be interacted with has been changed from 2 to 1 per spawn.
Worm Head Jelly
The probability of obtaining a "Fresh Worm Head" has been greatly increased.
Feiton Krakan Intestine Cream Soup
The probability of obtaining a "Fine Intestine" has been greatly increased
Rohendel Snail Roll Cake
Increased the amount of times snails can be collected from 1 to 2 per object
Decreased the respawn timer for snails
Card Pack icons have been updated to reflect the rarity of card packs that can be obtained from them. Similarly, the resulting individual pack icons have been updated as well.
Added 2 new hair types for all root classes.
Balance Updates
General
The conditions for activating forced Super Armor in PvP have been relaxed. Previously, forced Super Armor was activated if an additional hit or more is received after 4s of damage. This requirement has been reduced to 3s.
Classes
Berserker
Mountain Crash - 'Numbing Effect' tripod now decreases the target's movement speed for 2s instead of 4s on hit.
Wardancer
Swift Wind Kick - ‘Water Round Kick' tripod now decreases the target's movement speed for 2s instead of 4s on hit.
Wind's Whisper - Cooldown time in PvP has been increased from 30s to 36s.
Scrapper
Bolting Crash Skill- when applying the 'Repulse' tripod in PvP, the pushing distance and hit time when an attack is hit have been slightly increased.
Merciless Pummel - Slightly increased the damage time when an attack hits in PvP.
Striker
Swift Wind Kick - The 'Water Round Kick' tripod effect now decreases the target's movement speed for 2s instead of 4s on hit.
Sharpshooter
Identity - In PvP, the Hawk Gauge no longer decreases during non-combat.
Stalker - The 'Tenacity' tripod effect has been changed. Previously, the player was immune to damage until the first attack during skill casting. Now, the caster will be immune to damage taken during skill casting.
Gunslinger
Stampede - The skill cooldown time in PvP has been increased from 8s to 10s.
Quick Step - The skill cooldown time in PvP has been increased from 10s to 12s.
Arcanist
Scratch Dealer - Slightly increased the Stagger time on targets hit by the attack during PvP.
Celestial Rain - Slightly increased the Stagger time on targets hit by the attack during PvP.
Spiral Edge - Slightly increased the Stagger time on targets hit by the attack during PvP.
Sorceress
Ice Shower - Slightly increased the Stagger time on the target when the attack hits. Reduced the freeze duration of the 'Frost Fragment' tripod effect from 5s to 3s. In PVP, when the 'Frost Zone' tripod is applied, the Stagger time that occurs on targets hit by frost thorns has been slightly increased.
Lightning Vortex - Rotation speed has been increased.
Shadowhunter
While in Demon Form, reduced damage taken in PVP by 9%.
Demonic Slash - The 'Numbing Effect' tripod effect now decreases the target's attack and movement speed for 3s instead of 5s on hit.
Demon's Grip - The 'Numbing Effect' tripod effect now decreases the target's attack and movement speed for 2s instead of 4s on hit.
Grind Chain - The 'Impaired Mobility' tripod effect now decreases the target's movement speed for 2s instead of 3s on hit.
Bug Fixes & Minor System Improvements
When players receive an EAC offline error, the game client will no longer close. Players will be directed to the server selection screen instead.
Fixed an issue where first time completion reward for Argos was not received when the player was above a certain Item Level.
Fixed an issue where all monsters were killed in certain phases of the "The Brewery's Uninvited Guests" quest, but quest progress could stay at 98%.
Fixed an issue where all monsters were killed during certain phases inside the "Secret Laboratory" on Eternity Isle, but the quest goal was occasionally not updated.
Updated the “Soulstone” object to immediately disappear when destroyed during the 24th floor of Shadespire.
Fixed an issue where the increase in distance provided by the "Leap" tripod level on the Berserker's “Hell Blade” skill was not applied.
Fixed an issue where Berserker HP in the Party UI would change later than when switching to and from the Berserker 'Burst' state.
Fixed an issue that could occur while trying to change the guild name to a guild name that exists on a different server, where the change failed, but the player was not properly notified.
Moved fences in the Stronghold Farm to prevent characters from getting stuck.
Improved the Rapport gift delivery UI to display the item tool tip when hovering over any area for a rapport item as opposed to just the icon.
Improved support for automatic completion when typing on a virtual keyboard while using a controller.
The HUD size can now be changed freely in the Room of Growth.
Added a "Batch Move" button to move items to the Roster Storage in bulk.
Improved the ability to immediately sell, dismantle, trade, destroy and/or fuse items previously registered in a preset instead of blocking players.
Gear, Skin, and Gem presets will now be saved immediately when equipping and unlocking items.
Added a note to the help text in the Gem Fuse window that gems registered as presets will not be selected as part of the auto-fuse process.
The time display in the map symbol tooltip for Co-op Quests now automatically updates.
Loot Auction Mail has been changed from Standard to Express so it be claimed immediately instead of using a pet or the Mail NPC.
Fixed an issue where the Guardian Soul Harvest count was reset at 10:00 UTC, but was not immediately updated in the Integrated Dungeon and Content Status menus.
Fixed an issue that caused the continent to move abnormally when hovering over the border of Rohendel on the world map.
Fixed an issue where the "Bonus Rewards" button could occaisionally not be used after reconnecting to a Raid or Dungeon.
Some missions have been removed from the Training Room for specific Classes.
Fixed an issue where a Skill Rune other than the selected one would be equipped when right-clicking on a Skill Rune while hovering the mouse over it in the Book of Coordination UI.
Fixed an issue where floor graphics at certain locations in “Fesnar Highland” in North Vern were distorted.
Fixed a few staircases in the Northern part of "Port Krona" that would appear black while using certain graphics options.
The Striker's "Lightning Kick" skill will no longer go through boss enemies.
The “Crisis Avoidance” engraving will no longer be triggered when hit by a skill that leaves 1 HP.
Fixed an issue where the Overcharge casting bar would occasionally not disappear after using the Destroyer's "Earth Eater" skill while the "Earthen Rage" tripod was active.
Fixed an issue where the “Final Strike” tripod effect was not shown in the tool tip for Sorceress' “Frost's Call” Skill when both the “Rule Enhancement” and “Final Strike” tripods were active.
Fixed an issue where presets were not changed when entering Chaos Dungeons while a skill was on cooldown.
Fixed a rare issue where characters would die while in a safe zone during certain mechanics in Phase 3 of the Argos Abyss Raid.
Fixed an issue where a character is displayed incorrectly in the Character Profile menu when viewing an offline character from the Global Chat menu.
Fixed an issue where the slider to set the number of items to be crafted was occasionally not displayed when attempting to craft items in succession within the Stronghold.
Fixed an issue where characters would sit on the floor instead of a bench when placed on low terrain in the Stronghold.
Fixed an issue where some Epic Rapport items were not sorted based on how much Rapport XP they granted for Rapport NPCs.
Fixed an issue where the location of the expanded mini-map would change when reconnecting or changing zones after moving it to the left side of the screen.
Fixed an issue where the red dot notification icon would occasionally be shown in the widget menu after changing zones.
Fixed an issue where tool tips were incorrectly displayed when the mouse was quickly moved out of the game screen while in windowed mode.
Fixed an issue where the number of Abyss Dungeon entries was occasionally displayed incorrectly in the Integrated Dungeon menu.
Fixed an issue causing the Paladin’s "Sacred Executioner" skill effect to occasionally not disappear while the "Judgement" engraving was active.
Fixed an issue where VO couldn’t be heard when using the Gunslinger's "Bullet Rain" skill with the "Rapid Fire" tripod while certain voice types were used.
Fixed an issue causing the visual effects for the Sorceress' "Blaze" skill to be shown for longer than the effect was active while the "Undying Flame" tripod was active.
Fixed an issue where characters would occasionally not be able to move when arriving at the “Ancient Waterfall” Triport in the Candaria Territory.
Fixed an issue that prevented characters from traversing certain areas of Shushire's Frozen Sea.
Fixed an issue where pet features could occasionally not be used in the Raid area after completing Phase 3 of the Argos Abyss Raid.
Fixed an issue where the MVP UI was occasionally not displayed after defeating Argos.
Fixed an issue where Roster XP was not earned when clearing certain Tower levels for the first time.
Keyboard input to accept/decline various popups has been disabled to prevent accidental interactions including: admission confirmations, quit confirmations, restart confirmations, and re-entry confirmations.
Fixed an issue where some skills would still cause the camera to shake despite the “Skill Screen Shake” setting being disabled.
Fixed an issue where alarms would occasionally be shown despite already receiving all rewards for the reset period and having the "Block notifications after receiving rewards" toggle enabled in the Alarm Settings menu.
Confirmation prompts are no longer shown when using Card XP items.
The Una Task "Bleak Night Fog" can now be completed in the same week after having already claimed rewards from a Ghost Ship.
Improved the ability to interact with surfboards near the Surfing Instructor in Punika to aid those attempting to complete various Una's Tasks that use them.
During the Guardian Investigator quest “[Investigation] Lava Chromanium”, a notice has been added to the “Deliver a surprise gift to Luna” step to more clearly note that tradable items are required for the quest.
The “Archaeological Senses” buff will no longer be earned when interacting with reward chests in Excavating Secret Dungeons.
Fixed an issue where relevant information would occasionally not be displayed when checking achievement information linked by another person in the chat window.
Fixed an issue where chat content deleted with the "Clear Chat" option was restored after changing chat tab settings.
Fixed an issue where the chat tab list was not immediately updated in Chat Tab Settings after removing a chat tab.
Fixed an issue where some Mokoko seeds hidden in Totopia were floating in the air.
Fixed an issue where emotes intermittently continued after interacting with NPCs when using emotes just before interacting with them.
Fixed an issue where the core would not be charged in certain situations when using the "Gravity Inversion" tripod on the Destroyer's "Jumping Smash" skill.
Fixed an issue where the “Enforce Execution” skill's upper kick attack would occasionally be applied in the wrong direction after passing through the enemy.
Fixed a rare issue where characters would move under the terrain at certain locations in "Port Krona" in North Vern.
Fixed an issue that caused characters to fall below the terrain at certain locations in "Lake Eternity" on Shushire.
Fixed an issue where the map symbol would occasionally appear active as if the island appeared even though it was not yet time for the Island to appear.
Fixed an issue that caused character shadows to appear awkwardly in certain locations on “Eternity Isle”.
Fixed an issue where an "unknown error" message was occasionally displayed when crafting “Oreha Fusion Material” in the Stronghold Crafting Workshop.
Fixed an issue where the Codex menu was occasionally not opened when clicking the "See Info" button from the item menu when linked in chat.
Fixed an issue where all of the conditions for entering the Secret Space in “Gesbroy” were met, but it was intermittently impossible to enter under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue that caused tooltips to display a negative critical hit rate value or greater than 100%.
Fixed an issue where presets would change according to what Integrated Preset was used for entering a normal dungeons when moving to Trixion.
Fixed a rare issue where not enough enemies would spawn during certain phases in the "Gray Hammer Mine" dungeon in Bilbrin Forest.
Fixed an issue where some NPCs were placed incorrectly in the “People are Pushed to the End of the Cliff” cinematic if watched from the Memory Chamber.
Fixed an issue where Secret Maps on Shushire would occasionally display unintended elements.
When using the Stronghold Sailor Application item outside of the Stronghold territory, the related achievement will now progress even if you do not enter the Stronghold.
Reduced the difficulty on various T1 and T2 Tower levels.
When using the Gunslinger's “Sharpshooter” tripods “Omnidirectional Fire” and “Guardian's Breath” at the same time, the hit effect of the “Omnidirectional Fire” tripod has been improved so that its hit effect is output first.
When applying the “Raid Captain” engraving, decimal values applied to movement speed are now taken into account.
Equipped Gems in the Gems tab in the Character Profile window cannot be selected or unequipped when the Dismantle or Fuse menus are displayed.
Improved the display of component quantities for some boxed items.
In the Proving Grounds, spectator background music has been improved to output consistently regardless of the character's position or spectator time.
Fixed and removed awkward terrain features outside the arena on some Proving Grounds maps.
Flotsam that appears in the Sea of Gienah have been updated to appear more frequently.
Slightly moved the position of the Raid Commander Chat UI in the center of the screen to the top.
When you have multiple Gems with the same effect in your inventory, the Gem item icon will now display the rising mark correctly.
That concludes the September Update Part 1, but we’re not done this month. We’re excited to witness the epic battles against Kakul-Saydon, and witness the high-tech battlefield prowess of the Machinist in action later in September. Stay tuned to our website and social channels for the full list of content and server merge information arriving later this month. We’ll see you in Arkesia!
END OF COMPETITIVE SEASON 1 - SEP. 7TH
Heroes of Arkesia,
Competitive PvP Proving Grounds Season 1 will come to an end after the weekly maintenance and update on September 7.
The start date of Season 2 will be announced at a later date, so make sure to stay tuned to our website and social channels! We’ll provide notice in advance, so players can prepare and spend any remaining Coins of Courage. Below, you’ll find details on how to obtain rewards and how some Competitive Play systems will be resetting between seasons.
Resets & Rewards
Competitive Matches will be unavailable until the start of the next season, and you cannot earn Tier points through the Proving Grounds, Guild Battlefield, or through Quests.
Weekly quests related to Competitive Play will not appear until the start of the next season. You won’t be able to acquire rank points until the start of the next season.
While Coins of Courage won’t be obtainable through weekly PvP rewards, you can still earn them in Normal Matches. Any Coins of Courage acquired in Season 1 will be reset to 0 when the next season starts.
Season 1 end rewards can be obtained directly from the PvP information window after the season ends, and can be claimed until the end of Season 2.
When a new season starts, the ranks of PVP rank 'Ultra 1' or higher will be reset to 'Ultra 1'. At the start of a new season, Competitive Ranks and Ratings are compressed based on previous season performance.
While Competitive Play won’t be available until the start of the next season, if you’re looking to scratch your competitive itch or practice for the next season, Normal PvP Matches are still available! We wish you luck in the final two weeks of Competitive Play! May you reach the ranks and rewards you’re aiming for— and make sure you stay tuned to learn the start date of Season 2.
Under the Arkesian Sun Release Notes
Heroes of Arkesia,
The August “Under the Arkesian Sun” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow! Downtime for the update will begin on August 24 at 12AM PT (7AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours. Celebrate the summer in Lost Ark with new activities at the ongoing Maharaka festival and with your pets at the all new Pet Ranch. Under the Arkesian Sun also includes the return of Event Guardians, new cosmetics, and more! Find the full list of content, updates, and bug fixes below.
Spotlight - Events & Features
Event Guardians
Event Guardians return to Arkesia! Enjoy a fun twist on Guardian Raids, where you’ll hunt down three Guardians (alone or with a group) in an arena with the Scale of Balance applied. To enter, you will need to be Combat Level 50 or above and Item Level 250 or above. Your goal is to attack the Event Guardian to cause it to drop buffs, which stack up to three times. The buffs will increase your damage output by a colossal amount. After defeating all three Guardians, tokens will drop in a rewards chest, which can be claimed once per day per character. Tokens from Event Guardians can be spent at an event vendor, who has a variety of valuable rewards that can be earned each week.
Pet Ranch
The Pet Ranch is a new location in the Stronghold where Pets can play, grow into more helpful companions, and help you earn valuable rewards. The cute and precious Pets aiding adventurers across Arkesia are ready to further help their worthy leaders by creating Jam Cookies and earning Pet Expertise to level up and unlock new abilities.
Pets can be upgraded to Legendary by reaching max Pet Expertise and spending Pet Growth Tokens, which can be earned by exchanging Jam Cookies. Once a Pet has been upgraded to Legendary, several features are unlocked. Legendary Pets are granted a (random) powerful skill, and at random intermittent intervals, one of 3 effects granted by the skill will be applied to you while in combat. There are 6 Pet Skills which can be randomly unlocked and switched between.
Learn more about the Pet Ranch, Legendary Pets, and the rewards you can earn in the Pet Ranch Lost Ark Academy!
Maharaka Festival - Blooming Mokokos
The leaves from the Maharaka Tree in Maharaka Paradise are known to bring good luck. Collect as many as you can during the Maharaka Festival and exchange them for valuable rewards! This month, the ongoing Maharaka festival will add a new activity— Blooming Mokokos. Taking place every other hour in Maharaka Paradise, you receive Gold by finding blooming Mokokos. The more Mokokos you find, the better your chances!
General & Store Updates
The Under the Arkesian Sun Update includes new armor and weapon skins, the Shiba Inu Pet and Special Package, mounts, and stronghold decorations.
Wingsuit Armor and Neon Weapon Skins - Available until September 28
Wingsuit Bike Selection Chest - Available until September 28
Spring Dream Weapons - Available until September 28
Shiba Inu Pet - Available until September 28
Racetrack Stronghold Decorations
General Updates
Raised the purchase limit of the Growth Support Packs from 1 to 3 per roster.
Refreshed Special Card Packages, Growth Support Packs, and other monthly reset
Added a new daily log-in reward track.
Gold earned from Una’s Tokens no longer arrives in the form of coins.
Re-enabled Powerpasses that were previously available in the store. Until September 7, a 25% discount will be available on Powerpasses. If the account’s highest Item Level is updated due to a purchased Powerpass, the account will have the following restrictions applied for 72 hours:
Cannot receive Gold billing mail
Cannot send mail with gold attached
Cannot send mail with items attached
Cannot send currency during 1:1 trade
Cannot offer items during 1:1 trade
Cannot purchase or register items on the market.
Cannot purchase, bid, or register items on the Auction House
Cannot participate in a loot auction
Cannot purchase Crystals
Notable Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that prevented new accounts from accessing Global Chat.
Fixed an issue that caused the chat mode indicator to not reflect the correct color of the respective chat.
Fixed an issue that prevented the suggested content panel from appearing as a press-able button in the Express Event menu.
Fixed an issue that prevented some objects from moving as expected in the "Tortoyk's Heart" dungeon.
Fixed an issue that caused the supplementary Founders Pack skins to be character bound instead of Roster bound.
Fixed an issue that caused Inferno Legion Raid Achievements to not appear in the Legion Raid section.
Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect icon to be shown for a Warrior hairstyle.
Fixed an issue that caused the speech bubble shown above an NPC in South Vern to disappear too quickly.
Fixed an issue that caused expiration date and time to be displayed incorrectly on various items.