Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

The February ‘2 Extreme’ Update arrives in Arkesia next week on February 7, bringing Valtan Extreme, a ton of special anniversary events, and more! Find teasers for some of the key content and the winners of the Anniversary Art Contest below.

[h2]Valtan Extreme[/h2]
Valtan will return in a new, challenging version of the raid. There are two versions of Valtan Extreme - Normal at Item Level 1580, and Hard at Item Level 1620. With greater challenge comes greater rewards. There are first-time-clear rewards that will be given upon clearing 2 Gates, along with rewards as you reclear. Each roster can enter the raid once every 2 weeks, with gate progress bound to the character that cleared the first gate.

[h2]Second Anniversary Celebration[/h2]
To celebrate the anniversary in game, we’ll have several fun in-game anniversary events for players to enjoy accompanied by special rewards. Players can take part in celebrating Lost Ark’s 2nd Anniversary at the Arkesia Festival. Each week of the festival there will be a new co-op quest for players to participate in, keeping things fun and fresh as you earn tokens to trade in for valuable rewards. In addition to the Arkesia Festival, a new Birthday Bash Event that will take players on a trip down memory lane and lead them to earn rewards by re-experiencing some of the most iconic pieces of Lost Ark content. Stay tuned for the full details in next week’s release notes.

We recently completed the Anniversary Art Contest, where players created and submitted anniversary-themed loading screens that will be added into the game during the second anniversary celebration. We’re excited to announce the three winners ahead of next week’s update, and congratulate the talented winners!
[h3]Winner: Nyaffie[/h3]


[h3]Winner: Analiciá[/h3]


[h3]Winner: Xrebirth[/h3]


Be on the lookout for these pieces of fanart in the game next week, or head over to the Official Lost Ark Discord Server to see all of the awesome community submissions. The full release notes will be shared next week, and in the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia.

Heroes of Arkesia,

A Honing Material Twitch Drop accompanies the Brelshaza Inferno Raid. Rather than tiers, there are 2 Drops, each with their own watch time. Unlike tiered drops, watch time for each drop is earned simultaneously.

• Drop 1 - 4hrs - Collective Battle Item Chest (x3)
  
• Drop 2 - 8hrs - Honing Material Chest
  
• Protection Stone Pouch (x10)
  
• Obliteration Stone Pouch (x5)
  
• Honing Shard Selection Chest (x5)
  
• Honing Leapstone Selection Chest III (x5)

This month, the Twitch Drops will open up first to Twitch Streamers valiantly attempting to defeat Brelshaza Inferno. Members of the Creator Program can submit Twitch handle and show their interest in participating by filling out a form in the Creator Program Discord Server. The event will begin on January 10 and last for 48 hours. Those participating will be the only ones with access to the Drop until the event ends, after which the drop will open up to the entire Lost Ark Creator Program!

Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the drops before they end on February 6.

We wish content creators and players alike good luck as they work to vanquish Brelshaza in her most difficult form! We’ll see you in Arkesia.

Heroes of Arkesia,

The January Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on January 10 at 12AM PT (8 AM UTC) and is expected to last 8 hours. The January Update includes the Inferno mode of Brelshaza, a new Adventure Island, along with a ton of quality of life (QoL) updates and balance changes. Find the full list of content, events, skins, and other updates below! Henry is back with an episode of “Patchnotes with Henry” for any players looking for an express video explanation and visual showcase.

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Let us know on YouTube if you enjoy this type of content from our team and would like to see more heading forward. Want all the details? Find the full list of content, events, skins, and other updates below!


[h3]Brelshaza Legion Raid Inferno Difficulty[/h3]


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 the accompanying 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! The Inferno difficulty of Brelshaza will require Item Level 1560, and as a piece of equalized content, a full build set-up in the Book of Coordination.

• 2 new achievements and 2 new titles have been added.
  
• 1 new stronghold structure and 1 toy added in the exchange shop.
  
• Phantom's Gaze, the trade material for Phantom Legion Commander Raid Chest will be sent to Universal Storage upon clearing the Phantom Legion Commander Brelshaza Inferno.
  
• Captain Token, the trade material for Captain's Reward Chest can be obtained after clearing 'Path of Glory: Captain Token' achievement.
  
• Brelshaza Inferno' category has been added to the partyfinder.

Unlike other Inferno Legion Raids that include every gate, Inferno Brelshaza is focused on the final two gates of the original raid— the two original gates where players encounter Brelshaza.

[h3]Lai Lai Adventure Island[/h3]


A new Adventure Island has been added in the sea to the south of Punika. Lai Lai Island can be entered through Procyon's Compass on a schedule, like other Adventure Islands.

• 2 new Normal Quests, 1 new Competitive Quest added
  
• 3 new toys added as rewards from Competitive Quest
  
• Sugary Baby Piñata
  
• Lemony Piñata
  
• Golden Baby Piñata
  
• Mokoko Seed added
  
• Island Soul added
  
• 1 new achievement, 1 new title added

3 new structures added as rewards from the Competitive Quest

• Imposing Holy Beast Statue
  
• Elegant Holy Beast Statue
  
• Dignified Holy Beast Statue

• Illios Island will draw to a close with the January Update.
  
• New Log-in and Hot Time events have been added.

[h3]Freja Island[/h3]


Freja's Island Event continues with a new activity! Toto's Ice Castle will replace the Maze Garden in the January update. Players will transform into Mokoko when entering the castle. The icy floor tiles will start to break once they are stepped on in a new minigame where players will need to break as many snowflakes as possible by using special skills. You can enter every even hour (2PM, 4PM, etc.), and once per roster per day, or earn tokens from clearing Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids. Tokens from Freja Island can be spent at the event shop, which has a variety of valuable items and holiday-themed rewards that can be earned! Special event feast items will also be available during the event. Freja Island will last until the February Update.


Get cozy and stay warm in the Arkesian winter with a winter-themed Neria’s Wardrobe, start the year with the New Year skins, or look your best while transformed with special transformation skins.
[h3]Winter Neria’s Wardrobe[/h3]
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[h3]Transformation Skins[/h3]
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[h3]New Year Cosmetics[/h3]
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For the full, extensive list of Quality of Life updates and balance changes, visit our official website.