Lost Ark News

Heroes of Arkesia,

A valuable cache of items arrives in the Twitch Drop accompanying the Chase the Storm Update, available for members of the Lost Ark Creator Program to enable on their channel. These items will help you prepare and brace for battle against the newest raid boss in Lost Ark - Behemoth. There are three Drops, and unlike tiered Drops, watch time for each Drop is earned simultaneously.
[h3]Drop 1 - 3hrs - Collective Battle Item Chest x3, each containing:[/h3]
Healing Battle Item Chest x10
Utility Battle Item Chest x10
Offensive Battle Item Chest x10
Buff Battle Item Chest x10
[h3]Drop 2 - 5hrs - Gear Honing Material Combo Selection Chest[/h3]
Honing Leapstone Selection Chest VI x10
Honing Shard Selection Chest x5
Refined Obliteration Stone Pouch x15
Refined Protection Stone Pouch x30
[h3]Drop 3 - 8hrs - Transcendence Ruins Restoration Ticket: Armor x3[/h3]

Make sure to head over to Twitch and watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators to earn the Twitch Drops before they end on October 8!

Heroes of Arkesia,

The September “Chase the Storm” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime will begin on September 11 at 12 a.m. PT (7 a.m. UTC) and is expected to last 8 hours.

The Chase the Storm Update is packed with events to help progression toward Tier 4, and Lost Ark’s latest threat, the massive Behemoth! Dive into the full list of new content, events, skins, and other changes along with a new episode of "Patch Notes with Henry," or read through all the details on our Chase the Storm Release Page.

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Competitors of Arkesia,

Proving Grounds Season 5 will end on October 9th, with valuable rewards for those who have proven their skills in ranked PvP. Here’s a look at the rewards players will be earn based on rank when the season draws to a close:

[h2]Rank Rewards[/h2]
Grand Master
12,000 Crystals
Exclusive Grand Master Aura
Exclusive PvP Season 5 Title

Master
4,500 Crystals
Exclusive Master Aura
Exclusive PvP Season 5 Title

Diamond
Exclusive PvP Season 5 Title
1,000 Crystals

Platinum
700 Crystals

Gold
120 Crystals

Silver
40 Crystals

If you’re looking to rank up and earn more impressive rewards, be sure to get out onto the Proving Grounds before the end of the season on October 9th! And of course, be sure to stay tuned for news on Season 6.

Heroes of Arkesia,
The September Update arrives next week and is packed with exciting updates for Lost Ark players! Join Community Manager Roxx for the September episode of Eye on Arkesia, where she discusses the plans for fall 2024. This series covers game updates, new videos, and more, ensuring you stay informed about everything new in Lost Ark. The full release notes will drop on Tuesday, September 10.

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Key update summary:

• Recent Elixir & Transcendence updates made in Korea will arrive in the September update.
  
• September will also include a variety of key events to help player progression.
  
• A new progression event to help players reach Item Level 1620.
  
• Arktoberfest will return and will grant key progression materials just from clearing daily activities.
  
• Blooming Mokoko Gold event will return, granting increased amounts of Bound Gold.
  
• Events including the Maharaka Festival, Super Mokoko Express, Voldis Powerpass, and current Daily Playtime event will all be extended until October 9th.
  
• Proving Grounds Season 5 will end on October 9th.
  
• The Thaemine the First Mode Challenge will remain open until October 30th.

Stay tuned for more details on the September update with the Release Notes and update arriving next week. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia.

Heroes of Arkesia,

This weekly update includes a variety of balance changes for the Akkan and Thaemine Legion Raids, along with the Echidna Kazeros Raid. There are a few general changes and bug fixes included alongside the raid balance changes. Downtime will begin on August 28 at 12 a.m. PT (7 a.m. UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours.


[h3]Gate 1[/h3]
Normal & Solo Mode

• Lowered the damage dealt to players during the 'Safe Zone' Mech when Maurug throws his spear.
  
• Reduced the amount of HP Maurug recovers per failed shield destruction.
  
• Reduced the effect of 'Corrosion' and 'Plague Wound' debuffs that Maurug uses.
  
• Reduced the damage Maurug deals to players after imprisoning.

Normal Mode

• The 'Safe Zone' Mech when Maurug throws one or two spears changed to only throw two spears.
  
• Lowered the stagger damage required during the Stagger check mechanic when players have to purify the 'Weakened Plague Assimilation' debuff.

[h3]Gate 2[/h3]
Normal & Solo Mode

• Decreased the amount of Plague meter gained when getting hit by Akkan.
  
• Changed the damage-dealing mechanism for 'Hiding in the Shadows' mechanic. Players will now receive increased damage for every time they fail to follow the shadow correctly.
  
• In the lantern relay (keep-away) pattern, the 'Fear' debuff given by the monster 'Decaying Kin' will be shorter.
  
• Removed the 'Paralysis' effect from some of the patterns in the Zero HP mechanic.

Normal Mode

• Changed the damage-dealing mechanism when Akkan disappears to swing his Scythe to a random player. Now a player receives critical damage when hit by the same pattern twice.
  
• Increased the time for counter-attacking Akkan's phantom doppleganger in the Zero HP mechanic

[h3]Gate 3[/h3]
Normal & Solo Mode

• Greatly decreased the damage of black lasers shooting from statues in the rotating statues mechanic.
  
• Slightly increased the time available for counter-attacks.

Normal Mode

• Decreased the amount of Plague meter increased when battling Akkan.
  
• Decreased the amount of damage dealt when hit by the Guillotine blades in the 4-way stagger mechanic.
  
• Decreased the 'Slow' debuff when connected to the purple line in the 'Soul Absorption' mechanic, and changed some of the patterns to deal 'Paralysis' instead of 'Pushed'.
  
• The respawn time for plague spores on the map has greatly increased.
  
• In the 'Curse' mechanic which can summon one of three colors, the black curse no longer appears.
  
• Changed Akkan's Scythe damage to gradually increase based on times hit in the 'Peekaboo' pattern when Akkan disappears to swing his Scythe to an incapacitated player.
  
• Decreased the max HP of zombie players.

[h3]Gate 1[/h3]
Normal & Hard Mode

• Decreased the amount of damage from the Dragon’s overhead flame attacks, and prevent players from falling when they get hit.
  
• The Demon Legion now only invades 2 times (instead of 3) during the battle with Narkiel.
  
• After the advent of Agris, we have increased the range that Censer can be detected in the pattern where Censer has to be found.

Hard Mode

• In the final battle with Narkiel, manipulating the Censer now creates a red aura around the player’s body to make it a little easier to know the condition of not being able to manipulate the Censer.

[h3]Gate 2[/h3]
Normal & Hard Mode

• Echidna's HP has been decreased.
  
• The damage of seduced players decreased.
  
• Modified effect of "Whispers of Seduction" and "Dominance of Seduction" debuffs.
  
• Modified Debuff duration of "Whispers of Seduction" from 60 seconds to 30 seconds.
  
• Players will no longer be hit by basic attacks of friendly NPCs created by Allied Forces Skills during the "Whispers of Seduction" debuff.
  
• We have reduced the number of attacks to release a player from the debuff "Petrification" by 50%.
  
• Updated the debuff "Petrification" so that players don't die if their release is failed.
  
• When players fail the pattern of having to hit the energy sphere fired from the mirror to Echidna during the battle, it no longer raid wipes immediately, but instead wipes the raid when it fails twice.
  
• Increased the cycle timing when flytraps are created by Echidna.
  
• Decreased the amount of damage from the patterns where players should or should not look at the boss during the battle with the giant Echidna.
  
• Players no longer die when failing a clash during the battle of Echidna in the underground space, but instead receive massive damage.
  
• When Echidna's gauge fills during the battle in the underground space and snakes try to reach Echidna, the number of attacks to kill the snake have decreased by 20%. Additionally, red snakes don’t come out anymore.

Hard Mode

• In the pattern where players need to link the energy sphere fired from the mirror to Echidna during the battle, small flowers will no longer be produced when two characters stand on top of one tile.
  
• When Echidna's HP reaches zero in the underground battle, the catch pattern was modified so that the snake's sign could be seen by others, rather than just the caught player, when using the catch pattern.
  
• In the underground battle, the "silence" debuff is now released quickly in the "jump-rope" pattern (where players avoid the slow-spreading red wavelength).

[h3]Gate 1[/h3]

• When Killineza the Dark Worshipper inflicts a status effect and grabs the player, this status effect attack will no longer affect players with status effect immunity.

Hard Mode

• Killineza the Dark Worshipper can now die at the same time as Normal Mode (before the large eye pattern).

[h3]Gate 2[/h3]
Hard Mode

• Valinak, Herald of the End will no longer recover HP after certain patterns.

[h3]Gate 3[/h3]

• Reduced the difficulty of Clash mini-game. This update arrived in an earlier build, but is part of the overall update to Thaemine’s difficulty.
  
• Increased the number of safe zones remaining in the combat area at the time of the attack when Thaemine the Lightqueller has a pattern where he gradually removes safe zones from the combat area and unleashes a powerful attack.
  
• Adjusted the attack range of Thaemine the Lightqueller's attack pattern of quickly moving forward/backward while swinging his sword, so that players will not take damage from behind Thaemine.

• Players can now use an Event Powerpass without having Trusted status. Our team will review data, feedback, and any impact to decide any next steps, along with any adjustments to the Trusted system.
  
• Fixed an issue where Equipping "Essential Loose Fit Pants" skin piece changes the appearance of certain items and skins on the Female Martial Artist class.
  
• Fixed an issue where occasionally the texture for Indigo Island's Whirlpool was missing.
  
• Fixed two minor Market UI issues.