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Heroes of Arkesia,

The April Update brought the cunning and ruthless Phantom Legion Commander Brelshaza back, stronger than ever, in a more challenging version of the 8-player Legion Raid. Hard mode increases the difficulty and increases the rewards, ushering in the new Ancient quality of gear & accessories. With the first weekend of raiding quickly approaching, we wanted to share some words of encouragement from veterans who’ve battled Brelshaza before. Find some tips and tricks about Brelshaza and Ancient gear from Lost Ark legends Saintone & ATK below, along with links to their channels for those looking for full raid guides.


Greetings Adventurers!

The battle against Brelshaza reaches greater heights as you prepare to challenge her Legion Raid in Hard mode!

Unlike previous Hard modes, the reward for Brelshaza's Hard mode rewards a new material which allows you to craft Ancient-quality weapons and armor. Ancient gear provides a smidge more stats, but more importantly, they allow you to hone beyond +20 (Item Level 1590) and go all the way up to +25 (Item Level 1615). Each hone beyond +20 increases the item's overall level by just 5, so do bear in mind that the gain is lesser at these stages for a higher cost.

As for the set bonuses, these new Ancient items share set bonus with their Relic counterpart, so if you have partial Relic and partial Ancient of the same set, they both count towards that set, so you don't have to worry about losing your set bonus as you're replacing your pieces. Moreover, once you transfer your Relic Brelshaza gear over to Ancient, you'll be left with a shell item that you can then dismantle for a full Relic material refund, which you can then exchange for Chaos Stones if you want.



In the raid, you'll find the individual fights to feel mostly familiar, but pose a few new challenges in each gate. While most of the major mechanics work the same way, patterns and gimmicks in general have been strengthened in such a way that will throw a wrench or two into the existing strategy you may already be familiar with. For example, in the first gate, in Normal mode, you're required to counter the boss multiple times in a row as it rotates. Typically, the group gathers together and everyone launches their counters together, and one is bound to land, repeat ad nauseum until the pattern ends. In Hard mode, any player that successfully counters the boss becomes silenced for the remainder of the pattern and must intercept ghost arrows from reaching the boss while the rest of the party continues landing counters. Many of the mechs may defeat your party once or twice during your progression, but don't worry! Most of the differences are simple enough to understand that after you experience death by them once, you'll have a good enough understanding of how to handle it moving forward.

One more thing I think is worth mentioning— be prepared for attacks to hurt, especially if you're entering at Item Level on a class with lower defense and HP! Many DPS players who over-enhance their weapon and hone their armor just enough to enter may find that some of the patterns that were easy to brush off in Normal mode hurt a lot more in Hard mode. You should be a little bit more cautious in what skills you muscle through and which ones you actively dodge.

As for my fellow Sorceress players, if you are playing this raid in a public group, please know you are expected to a counter skill for Gate 1 and Gate 6. It's good etiquette to make accommodations for your party for these gates!




Hello friends, it is great to hear our global friends in Arkesia are about to fight Legion Commander Brelshaza in Hard mode. This was my personal milestone goal when I first started this game in Korea. If you clear this raid 5 times you will receive a cute Brelshaza pet, and 10 clears gives a different color version. This pet made me try hard and grind this game, and here we are now. Super excited to hear my new friends to experience the same.

My friend Mr. Saintone explained the basics well, but here’s a few things I’d like to add!

You are unlocking 'Ancient' quality gear, which also includes accessories. These will give you up to +6 and +3 engravings with additional main stats like dexterity, strength and intelligence. These won't provide additional combat stats, so those of you worried about the next set of accessory upgrades— don't worry, it's not mandatory as they will start at a low supply and may not be worth the investment. Focus on selling them to help your gold income. Personally, my first Ancient accessory were used around 3 months after the release. For those who want premium builds with a 5x3 plus 1 engraving setup, it's actually possible to build it with just 1 or 2 accessories, so don't worry too much.



As for future preparations, +20 on all equipment will be 1590, but 1600 will require you to have +22 on all gear. Unless you are pushing higher for a different reason, I personally recommend to park your characters between 1580 to 1590 and save your resources for upcoming content or focus on other powerups like gems.

Lastly, like Mr. Saintone said, Brelshaza Hard mode (and onward) is where things start to hurt... a lot... so never forget to upgrade your armor to the raid requirement. Armor upgrades still give you some damage increase, so don’t just upgrade your weapons, efficiency is key! Also, try to increase your armor quality to at least mid greens, you will notice a huge boost on your total HP to survive hits that you wouldn’t survive otherwise. Supports can help here, and if you happen to be a Bard, there’s a tripod in ‘Heavenly Tune’ that can decrease the boss's attack power. Along with that, make sure to add more shield skills than usual to increase survivability and resulting in healthier progression.
If you’re interested in a raid guide, find mine here, on YouTube:

• Gates 1-4
• Gates 5-6

Thank you everyone and good luck!




We could supply nearly endless tips for these difficult raids, but know that some players want to progress blindly and not encounter spoilers. For those looking for more advice, make sure to follow Saintone, and ATK for more raiding tips, guides, live high-level Lost Ark gameplay, and other original content on their Twitch and YouTube channels, found here:

Saintone - Twitch, YouTube, and Twitter
ATK - Twitch, YouTube, and Twitter

Thanks for joining us for this Lost Ark Academy, and we wish you luck in your battles against Brelshaza, your honing taps, and your Ancient accessory drops!

Heroes of Arkesia,

A tiered Twitch Drop with valuable items accompanies the April Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel. The first tier of the Twitch Drop contains 5 Honing Support Selection Chests and 10 Regulus' Light Currency Chests. The second tier contains 10x 4 Battle Item Chests and 1,000 Amethyst Shards. Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators until the drop ends on May 9.

Viewers will need to accumulate 4 hours of watch time in participating Lost Ark streams to claim the first tier, and the second tier can be claimed after accumulating an additional 4 hours of watch time (for a total of 8 hours in participating Lost Ark Streams). Full instructions on account linking and claiming can be found on our Twitch Drops page.

Heroes of Arkesia,

The April Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on April 12 at 12AM PDT (8AM UTC) and is expected to last 6 hours. The cunning and ruthless Phantom Legion Commander arrives, stronger than ever. Brelshaza Hard Mode isn’t the only powerful force arriving in Arkesia— Hanumatan, the wrath-filled Solar Guardian, is available to challenge in a new Guardian Raid, and Ancient quality gear grants bigger and better bonuses. New raids, higher level South Vern Chaos Dungeons, Inferno Boss Rush, new quests, and Sidereal Weapons all arrive along with new cosmetics. Find the full list of content, events, skins, and other updates below!


[h3]Brelshaza Hard Mode[/h3]


The Phantom Legion Commander returns in a more challenging version of the 8-player Legion Raid. Hard Mode increases the difficulty and increases the rewards, ushering in the new Ancient quality of gear & accessories. Brelshaza Hard mode requires:

• Item Level 1540 for gates 1 & 2
  
• Item Level 1550 for gates 3 & 4
  
• Item Level 1560 for gates 5 & 6

The new Item Level requirements aren’t the only difference, as Brelshaza Hard introduces a variety of new challenges and mechanics.

[h3]Hanumatan Guardian Raid[/h3]


The Solar Guardian Hanumatan is hallowed in Anikka. The martial artists of Anikka followed Hanumatan's movements to develop a martial art. A powerful force of destruction in the Chain War 500 years ago, Hanumatan has sensed chaos looming in Arkesia and has woken from a long slumber. After spectating the state of the world with dispassionate eyes, he has come to a conclusion: Humans are the enemies endangering Arkesia. Hanumatan must be stopped, before his cold and furious wrath destroys every life form on Arkesia. Challenging Hanumatan in a Guardian Raid will require Item Level 1540, and like Brelshaza Hard Mode, Ancient accessories can be earned by successful parties harvesting the Guardian's soul. Like in other Level 6 Guardian Raids, there's a chance that the Legendary Galewind Rune can drop (once per Roster). The related Aberrant Mist Forest Island has been added.

[h3]Ancient Quality Gear & Accessories[/h3]
Gear
Ancient gear can be crafted with materials acquired from Legion Raid Phantom Legion Commander Brelshaza Hard mode. The following conditions must be met before crafting Ancient gear:

• Reach Item Level 1540.
  
• The Achievement 'Phantom Shard Remnants' level 1, earned by equipping a full 6-set of Relic gear from the Phantom Legion Commander Raid (simultaneously, and regardless of the set bonus).

Tier 3 Upper Relic gear can be transferred to Ancient level gear. The gear's quality and set levels are maintained when transferred, unless the new piece has a higher quality. Ancient level gear can be honed up to level 25, with each additional honing level adding 5 Item Levels. Ancient gear shares the same set effects and options with Relic gear. Added 3 New Honing Effects. Upon reaching Ancient weapon honing level +22/+24/+25, the weapon’s effect will be updated.

Accessories
Ancient accessories have been added, and can be earned from the following activities:

• South Vern Chaos Dungeons: Despair Level 1 & 2
  
• Hanumatan Guardian Raid
  
• Brelshaza Hard mode Legion Raid
  
• Proving Grounds

Ancient accessories Engraving Effect Points:

• First Active Engraving Effect: Max 6 – Min 4
  
• Second Active Engraving Effect: Max 3 – Min 3
  
• Negative Engraving Penalty Effect: Max 3 – Min 1

Bracelet Upgrade function added:

• You can upgrade Relic grace bracelets to Ancient grade bracelets.
  
• The Relic bracelet must already have a granted bonus before you can upgrade it.
  
• When you upgrade your bracelet, the previously granted bonus will be enhanced and changed to a fixed bonus. One grant bonus slot will be created and a random bonus will be granted. The newly created and granted bonus can be changed up to 3 times, regardless of how many times you've granted a bonus before upgrading your bracelet.
  
• The first time you grant a bonus after upgrading your bracelet will cost 38,000 Silver, the same cost as granting a second bonus for an Ancient bracelet.
  
• Go to the Bracelet Specialist NPC in major cities to upgrade your bracelet.
  
• When you upgrade your bracelet, you will need 100 Crushed Radiant Hero Bracelets, which can be obtained by dismantling Ancient bracelets.

The first 25 floors of the Tier 3 Tower open. Starting at Item Level 1490 and increasing incrementally to 1530, there are a variety of valuable rewards. From card packs and honing materials to a Skill Point Potion and a Legendary Class Engraving Recipe Selection Chest, to the victor go the spoils.
Entry Requirements

• Floors 1 - 5: 1490
  
• Floors 6 - 10: 1500
  
• Floors 11 - 15: 1510
  
• Floors 16 - 20: 1520
  
• Floors 21 - 25: 1530

Rewards

• First Clear rewards per floor can be attained once per Roster, such as a new Masterpiece, Skill Point Potion, and Achievements.
  
• When clearing the floors again with other characters on the same Roster, different rewards can be attained, such as honing materials. First clear rewards are Roster bound, while additional clear rewards are character bound.

The final 25 floors will open in a future update.



Sidereal Weapons are a new type of gear in Lost Ark, available to be earned from a new questline starting at Item Level 1520. The quests start with a ‘Sidereal: Galatur's Will' item that drops from completing either the Normal or Hard mode of the Brelshaza Legion Raid, which can be used from the inventory to trigger the new questline. From there, a chain of quests begins that continue as the weapon is leveled up.

• Sidereal: Galatur's Will - Guide (purple) quest that is given after using the "Sidereal: Galatur's Will" item.
  
• Sidereal Energy - Guide (purple) quest given by Balthorr after completing "Sidereal: Galatur's Will".
  
• Sidereal's Story - Available after leveling Sidereal Weapon to level 5. Prerequisites:
  
  • All South Vern World quests
    
  • Visit Whispering Islet
    
  • Complete quest "Whispering Voice", part of Nineveh's Story
    
  • Complete quest "To the Sound", part of Nineveh's Story
    
  • Complete quest "Destiny's Whisper", part of Kadan's Story
    
  • Complete quest "Blue-Blazing Blade", part of Kadan's Story
• The Mysterious Blueprint - Continuation quest after completing Sidereal's Story. Required to unlock "Sidereal Unity"
  
• Call of the Illusory Bird Available after leveling Sidereal Weapon to 7.

Unlike other gear that can be honed with varying probabilities, Sidereal Weapons 'evolve' at a 100% probability once the required materials have been collected and applied, and the relevant prerequisite quests. The weapon's appearance changes every 2 levels.Two new upgrade materials have been added to upgrade Sidereal Weapons; Sidereal Energy and Romantic Ingredient Kits. Sidereal Energy can drop from completing Brelshaza Gate 6 (Normal or Hard) and Kakul-Saydon Gate 3. 100 'Phantom Intentions' (earned from Brelshaza Hard mode) can be exchanged for 1 'Sidereal Energy' at the 'Legion Raid Exchange'. Romantic Ingredient Kits can be crafted from Trade Skills in the Stronghold.

Level 4 Prerequisite: 'Ancient Gears'

• Equip 6 pieces of Ancient tier gear (regardless of set level or set options).
  
• 'Ancient Gears' achievement is divided into level 1 'Prima Donna', and level 2 'Endemic' after superior Ancient gear was added with Akkan Legion Raid.

Level 6 Prerequisite: 'Ancient Weapon Honer'

• Hone an Ancient weapon to +25
  
• Total ingredients needed to reach Level 6:
  
• Sidereal Energy x 48
  
• Romantic Ingredient Kit x 6,310
  
• Phantom Intentions x 130

Total ingredients needed Level 6 - 8:

• Sidereal Energy x 50
  
• Romantic Ingredient Kit x 9,000
  
• Phantom Intentions x 150

Sidereal Unity unites a Sidereal skill to your Sidereal Weapon, granting a particularly powerful effect. There’s an effect available for each of the seven Sidereals. The first time you upgrade your Sidereal Weapon to level 6, you are granted a Unity effect for free. Afterward, changing the Unity (to a different Sidereal) requires Stones of Chaos. The amount and conditions vary depending on when the change is being made:

• Level 6: 20 Stone of Chaos, Completing a quest “The Mysterious Blueprint”
  
• Level 7: 20 Stone of Chaos
  
• Level 8: 25 Stone of Chaos, Completing a quest ‘Call of the Illusory Bird’

Unity can be applied and checked by the button located at the bottom of the Character Profile UI. Sidereal Unity Skills can be used with [Ctrl] + [V] & [Ctrl] + . Passive Skills are auto-activated when the conditions are met. Sidereal Unity Skills/Effects cannot be used in:

• The Rowen Continent after selecting a faction.
  
• Content that adjusts a player’s stats.
  
• Content that involves PvP.

Thirain
Level 1 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate Knight's Pride. Activation chance increases with time. Upon use, increases your Strength, Dexterity, and Intelligence by 145,983 for 10s.
Level 2 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate Light of Daybreak. Activation chance increases with time. Upon use, for 20s party members within the range of 16m are encouraged. Self and party member Attack Power +3,946.

Wei
Level 1 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate Shred. Activation chance increases with time. Upon use, deals heavy damage to the opponent, along with high Stagger damage.
Level 2 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate
Esoteric Skill. Upon use, heavy Damage is inflicted on the target. For 10s, Stagger Damage +12% for self and party members.

Inanna
Level 1 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time activate Elzowin's Blessing. Upon use, heals 35,500 HP for all party members. The target with the lowest current HP is healed for double the amount.
Level 2 Effect - A party member receiving fatal damage has a low chance to activate Elzowin's Miracle, granting invincibility for 3s and recovering 100% of HP. The target has a cooldown of 10 min.

Nineveh
Level 1 Effect - After a certain time, has a chance to trigger Arrow of Perkunas to deal Damage.
Level 2 Effect - Target hit by Arrow of Perkunas is inflicted with Punishing Strike and when an enemy with 3 or more stacks is hit, Punishing Strike is activated (Max 5 stacks). Upon use, deals additional Damage based on the number of stacks.

Balthorr
Level 1 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time activate Fjorgin Defense. Upon use, Fjorgin Defense is granted to self and party members within a range of 32m for 10s, absorbing 100,000 damage.
Level 2 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate Galatur's Protection. Activation chance increases with time. Upon use, Push Immunity Effect is granted to self and party members for 12s.

Azena
Level 1 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate Queen's Might. Activation chance increases with time. Upon use, Ancient Spears randomly cause Damage within the range of 8m and are summoned a total of 10 times.
Level 2 Effect - Number of Ancient Spears from Queen's Might x2.

Shandi
Level 1 Effect - Successful attacks after a certain time have a chance to activate Rimeria's Secret Art. Activation chance increases with time. Upon use, existing cooldowns -15% and within 30s and the range of 10m from the user's location, a field containing Rimeria's Secret Art is created. The user's Swiftness is increased by 300. All combat resource recovery speed +100%
Level 2 Effect - Rimeria's Secret is enhanced to Rimeria's Secret Art: Transcendence. Remaining Cooldowns -15%, Crit +500.

• Added the South Vern Despair Chaos Dungeons, new achievements, and titles. Entrance Levels:
  
  • Despair 1: 1540
    
  • Despair 2: 1560
• Added the T3 Hall of the Sun ‘Inferno’ mode Boss Rush. Requires Item Level 1540 to enter.
  
• Related Stronghold Special Dispatch, achievements, and titles added.
  
• A series of quests have been added that take place on Wisdom Isle. These quests forward the ongoing story of Lost Ark, and serve a prerequisite for story quests that will arrive in future updates.
  
  • The Infinite Darkness
    
  • Waiting for the Light
    
  • Silver Traces
    
  • The World’s Library
    
  • The Discovery
    
  • Tabula Rasa
• Competitive Proving Grounds Season 2 draws to a close with this update.
  

[h3]Sweet Sugarpetal Festival Event[/h3]


The Lopang Corporation manager Hytino needs help, and can be found in major cities to kick off an event quest line. With special event Daily Una’s Tasks available, a variety of rewards can be earned from daily completions and for earning Una’s reputation points as the event continues. From cosmetics like the Sweet Cake Headwear Selection Chest to Leapstones and even a Relic Rapport Selection Chest, the rewards are as sweet as the event. The event will run from April 12 to May 10, so ensure you earn the rewards while you can!


[h3]General Updates[/h3]

• Login reward track has been updated.
  
• Adjusted the rewards for the Arkesia Grand Prix event.
  
  • Removed:
    
  • [Event] Book of Enhancement: Weapon (Limited-Time)
    
  • [Event] Book of Enhancement: Armor (Limited-Time)
    
  • Added:
    
  • [Event] Metallurgy: Advanced Welding (Limited-Time)
    
  • [Event] Tailoring: Advanced Mending (Limited-Time)
    
  • [Event] Metallurgy: Expert Welding (Limited-Time)
    
  • [Event] Tailoring: Expert Mending (Limited-Time)
• Added messaging intended to better indicate why a player received a warning or ban.
  
• Added a new CVAA feature to help visually impaired users navigate Lost Ark. A new menu will be shown asking if players want to enable this feature before reaching the server selection screen. All players will see this at least once after the update releases.
  
• Added Ark Pass missions for Hanumatan and the Flower Candy Festival.
  
• Chests containing Ancient Accessories have been added as rewards for Challenge Guardian Raids and Siege Events (Requires Item Level 1540).
  
• Added new chests to the Sylmael Bloodstone Exchange that contain Inferno Hall of the Sun Boss Rush tickets.

[h3]Quality of Life Adjustments[/h3]

• Improved the [Shift]+[G] quest text bypass system. You can now use [Shift]+[G] to skip quest text scripts even if you have never done the quest before. You can also now use the skip feature on Stronghold quests.
  
• Triport unlock conditions are now applied across a player’s roster.
  
• Docked boats will now be warped when players cannot enter a port. If you sail and try to dock at a continent that you don’t meet the entry requirement for, you will be denied entry. You will then get a pop up message with an option to teleport to another continent's port that you are able to enter.
  
• Players will no longer have to restart the game to switch regions.
  
• Brelshaza Gate 0 skip function added. At the beginning of Brelshaza Legion Raid, the party leader can teleport the group directly from Astalgia’s Door to Nightmare Shadow. Only available until all party members reach the first assembly location. Only the party leader can teleport the group. Click on ‘Gate 1 Instant Teleport’ on top left of screen. A pop up window asking ‘Would you like to immediately teleport from Astalgia's Door to Nightmare Shadow?’ will appear. Click ‘OK’ to teleport.
  
• The Legion Raid materials required to craft Upper Tier 3 Relic gear from Brelshaza Normal mode have been reduced. Crafting a weapon will now require 75 Phantom Horns, and armor will require 30.
  
• Honor Shards honing cost requirement decreased by 40% for T3 Lv. 1340 gear from 1460 up to 1490 (+20), and T3 Lv. 1390 gear up to 1590 (+20).

Two new cosmetic collections arrive, one straight from Petrania; the land of darkness and chaos, and another perfect for spring Stronghold cleaning. A new 'Bonus Room' section was added to the in-game store [F4] that grants bonus items when all the offerings in a section are purchased.

Find the Butler & Maid and Petranian Knight collections showcased below or peruse the in-game store after the update releases.
[h3]Butler & Maid Cosmetics[/h3]


[h3]Petranian Knight Cosmetics[/h3]
Crimson Knight Skins

Chaos Knight Skins

Ashen Knight Skins

Assassin

Gunner

Mage

Martial Artist

Warrior

No Specialist cosmetics are available for this collection.

• The time zone labels have been removed from the top-left in EU-West and EU-Central as they were incorrect following the daylight savings change.
  
• Fixed an issue causing items in the Product Inventory to always appear in English.
  
• Fixed an issue allowing controller users to enter letters in the "Find Party" password field despite only numbers being usable with Mouse & Keyboard.
  
• Fixed an issue causing the Artist's "Paint: Crane Wing" skill to only use Select Point Type 2 targeting while the tripod "Crane Ambush" is applied with a controller.

That’s everything in the April Update - but keep an eye out for exclusive Twitch Drops that keep the rewards coming! In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia.

April 5th is a special day in Arkesia — it’s the Mokoko Birthday Celebration!

Players can join in on the party with a special gift! Log in before June 30th to receive a Mokoko Hammer Selection Chest, which can be claimed from your Product Inventory.

The Mokoko Hammer is an in-game toy, and while it won’t carry you through a Legion Raid, players can use it to bash, bonk, and leave colorful marks across Arkesia.

Happy Birthday Mokoko!