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Heroes of Arkesia,

The December Update brings 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, we wanted to ensure players felt prepared to face Brelshaza and the myriad of other threats arriving in the December Update.

If you’re still working to prepare your characters or returning to Arkesia after some time away, find some methods for preparing your Item Level and gear for the upcoming challenges. New raids have been added over the past few months for the heroes in Arkesia to build up their teamwork, skills, and their ability to overcome unique mechanics. New progression events have been added to provide upgrade materials and honing opportunities. December will bring Brelshaza alongside a host of other content to end the year with a bang!




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’s known to charm her enemies and inflict them with awful hallucinations. With so many encounters, the Item Level requirements rise every two gates. Here's where your gear will need to be to challenge Phantom Legion Commander Brelshaza:

• 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
  

If you’re a newer player looking to gear up for the first time, Relic gear (needed to reach higher Item Levels) can be earned by completing the Valtan & Vykas Legion Raids. The powerful set effects on the Legion Raid Relic gear can be upgraded by defeating Mayhem Demon Legion Commander Kakul-Saydon in the third Legion Raid. Once you’ve earned the gear, honed, and upgraded your gear’s set effect, have your Engravings, Gems, Cards & Stats set, you’ll be ready— all that will remain is finding out if your skills and teamwork can stand up to the test. Find information below on how to leverage ongoing events to earn all you can in preparation.



If you’re not quite up to the level where you can challenge Brelshaza, no worries! 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. The entrance count for Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu is separate from the entrance count for Brelshaza's Legion Raid, and can be entered once per week per Roster. Only requiring Item Level 1430, you should be able to reach the requirements easily with some help from the current progression events— learn more about them below.

If you’re looking to get every edge possible, the new Bracelet Accessory type will be releasing in December. Make sure you hop into a Void Chaos Dungeon or challenge Caliligos in a new Guardian Raid after the update releases to earn one and increase your character’s stats. No worries if the first piece of content you want to tackle in the update is Brelshaza— Bracelets are also earnable as rewards from the Legion Raid.


[h3]Current Progression Events - Powerpass & Hyper Express Event[/h3]


Players will receive a Punika Powerpass after completing Punika's quest “Berver's Friend” during (or before) the event period, delivered via in-game mail. The Punika Powerpass will function like the North Vern Powerpasses available to all players in the launch version of Lost Ark— once you’ve completed the storyline of that continent, you can use the Powerpass to bring an alternate character to Item Level 1302. This is an event Powerpass, and will expire on January 18, 2023.

Pairing well with the Punika Powerpass, a Hyper Express Event is currently active. You can designate one character between Item Level 1302 and 1445 to participate in the Hyper Express Event. The designated character will earn honing materials and other rewards from missions when increasing their Item Level to 1445, which grants a particularly valuable reward. Like the Punika Powerpass, character designation will end on January 18, 2023, but missions can be completed until February 8, 2023. The Hyper Express Event will take a character past the Item Level required to play Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu, and up to the level required to craft Relic gear.

If you’re eagerly awaiting the release of the Summoner Advanced Class, please note that both progression events will be active next month, and can be saved to use on the Summoner. No additional Powerpasses or Express events will be added in the next monthly update, as these events will be active throughout December.

[h3]Final Tips - Ongoing Events[/h3]


There are a few ongoing events players looking to gear up should take full advantage of:

• Make sure to visit the Aldebaran festival held on Mokomoko Night Market Island. Gather food-themed items which can be combined to create gift sets. These gift sets can be used to exchange for valuable items, including Card Packs, Honing Support Selection Chests and more! This event will run throughout the Autumn season until December 7.
  
• Tune in to watch your favorite Lost Ark content creators every Thursday for special “Thankful Thursday” Twitch Drops. Find details and a schedule of upcoming drops in the Twitch Community Celebration article.
  
• Competitive Proving Grounds Season 2 kicked off last month. Play PvP to earn Coins of Courage which can exchanged for valuable rewards.
  
• Ark Pass Season 2 adds new ways for players to earn impactful rewards just by playing Lost Ark. Players can complete missions to progress through 30 Ark Pass levels, and with each level reached, new rewards will be unlocked and earned. The regular Ark Pass is completely free and grants a variety of helpful rewards, such as Pheons, honing material selection chests, pirate coins, and even a Legendary Card Pack! While all players will have access to the free Ark Pass, those interested in more rewards and cosmetics can exchange Royal Crystals for two premium reward tracks (Premium & Super Premium) which each layer in additional rewards to the leveling track. The Premium and Super Premium Ark Passes will be available through the in-game store until December 14, 2022 and mission progress can be earned until January 18, 2023. Learn more and find the cosmetics showcased in the Ark Pass Season 2 article.

[h3]Preparing for the Challenge[/h3]


For those seeking out a challenge above and beyond the horrors of the Demon Legion Commanders in Normal & Hard modes, Inferno difficulties for Valtan and Vykas have released, along with Trial Achates. While Legion Raids prove to be a fun but challenging experience for many— Inferno takes it to the next level. It’s all about proving you’re the among the best of the best in Arkesia and earning the accompanying prestige. As you train for everything Brelshaza plans to throw at you, what better method to put your teamwork and skills to the test.

Looking to get started? We have a few resources to help you better understand the challenges that await, full of advice from legendary Lost Ark content creators.

• Inferno Difficulty & Valtan - Learn more about Inferno difficulty and find tips and tricks from Lost Ark legends ATK, EndieM8, and Saintone in the Inferno Legion Raid Academy.
  
• Vykas & Achates - Find tips and tricks from Saintone & Lustboy in the Vykas Inferno & Achates Trial Academy.
  

The December Update brings with it the Brelshaza Legion Raid, the Summoner Advanced Class, the Caliligos Guardian Raid, T3 Hardmode Cube & Boss Rush, new Chaos Dungeons, the Bracelet accessory type, and more! Stay tuned for more specifics at PlayLostArk.com and our social channels as the update draws near. In the meantime, we wish everyone preparing for their upcoming battles good fortune. We’ll see you in Arkesia!

Heroes of Arkesia,

All Lost Ark servers and regions will be taken offline on Wednesday, November 30th at 12 AM PT / 8 AM UTC / 9 AM CET for our weekly maintenance. Downtime is estimated to last up to 4 hours, and this update will address the following issues:

• Fixed an issue where some photosensitivity warnings were not showing at appropriate times.
  
• Fixed an issue where the amount of gold sent in some mail was incorrectly showing as a negative number.
  
• Fixed an issue where some mount names and descriptions were not properly displaying.
  
• The Reaper Dawn skin will now show the intended glowing effect.
  
• The Nia Village Wallpaper will no longer be listed as “Rania Village” in the character selection screen.
  
• Eerie Halloween Skeleton Headwear, Eerie Halloween Clown Headwear, and Eerie Halloween Mummy Headwear will now show properly when equipped to a Female Gunner or Male Martial Artist.
  
• The Halloween Stronghold Theme sales expiration date in the Stronghold Theme menu is now accurate.
  

While this weekly update only directly provides fixes for the aforementioned issues, please note that we are still actively working through ongoing issues surrounding in-game disconnects. We will continue to provide updates and changes to these issues as progress is made, regardless of weekly update status or timing.

Thanks for your patience, and we’ll see you in Arkesia soon!

Heroes of Arkesia,

To celebrate Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we have bundles arriving later this week that offer major savings on a variety of cosmetics and valuable in-game items bundled together. The packs will arrive on November 23, and be available in exchange for Royal Crystals via the in-game store. They’ll stay in the store for one week, until November 30. Find all of the specific packs and their contents showcased below!


[h3]Thanksgiving Turkey[/h3]


The ultimate savings bundle, the Thanksgiving Turkey Bundle includes a treasure trove of valuable in-game items and exclusive cosmetics. Available in exchange for 9,700 Royal Crystals, with a limit of 3 per roster.

• New Arkesia's Honor Skin Set
  
• Arkesia Weapon Selection Chest
  
• A Magic Bed Mount Selection Chest
  
• Pheons x160
  
• Crystals x1600
  
• Magick Society Special Dye Chest x10
  
• Legendary - Epic Card Pack x5
  
• Legendary - Rare Card Pack x15
  
• Any Card Pack x20
  
• Menelik's Tome x3
  
• Creation Fragment x10
  
• Healing Battle Item Chest x20
  
• Offensive Battle Item Chest x20
  
• Utility Battle Item Chest x20
  
• Buff Battle Item Chest x20
  
• Splendid Elemental HP Potion (Bound) x20
  
• Splendid Panacea (Bound) x10
  
• Splendid Clay Grenade (Bound) x10
  
• Splendid Destruction Bomb (Bound) x10
  
• Solar Grace (Bound) x50
  
• Solar Blessing (Bound) x25
  
• Solar Protection (Bound) x10
  
• Honor Shard Pouch (L) x25
  
• T3 Leapstone Selection Chest I x4
  
• Ancient Platinum Coin x40
  
• T3 Fusion Material Selection Chest I x2
  
• Crystallized Destruction Stone Pouch x2
  
• Crystallized Guardian Stone Pouch x6
  
• [Daily] Una Instant Complete x10
  
• [Weekly] Una's Task +1 x2
  
• [Daily] Una's Task +1 x5
  

[h3]Harvest Celebration[/h3]


The Harvest Celebration bundle is perfect for anyone looking for solid savings on some Lost Ark basics! Available in exchange for 6,000 Royal Crystals, with a limit of 3 per roster.

• Crystals x400
  
• Pheons x60
  
• Legendary - Epic Card Pack x10
  
• Legendary - Rare Card Pack x30
  
• Any Card Pack x40
  
• Menelik's Tome x6
  
• Creation Fragment x20
  
• Honor Shard Pouch (L) x20
  
• T3 Leapstone Selection Chest I x4
  
• Ancient Platinum Coin x40
  
• T3 Fusion Material Selection Chest I x2
  
• Crystallized Destruction Stone Pouch x2
  
• Crystallized Guardian Stone Pouch x6
  

[h3]Festive Fall[/h3]


For fans of the Arkesia’s Glory Skins, score some major savings by snagging two for a serious price

• reduction. Available in exchange for 4,000 Royal Crystals, with a limit of 2 per roster.
  
• Arkesia's Glory Selection Chest x2
  
• Arkesia Weapon Selection Chest x2
  

[h3]Friendsgiving[/h3]


For those looking for a major discount on exciting in-game companions, the Friendsgiving bundle includes new friends for your adventures in Arkesia, and an opportunity to snag the mount a few weeks early before it becomes available for purchase in December, and at a discount! Available in exchange for 2,100 Royal Crystals, with a limit of 3 per roster.

• A Magic Bed Mount Selection Chest
  
• Pirate Parrot Pet Selection Chest
  
• Pet: Toto Demon Selection Chest
  
• Pheons x20
  

[h3]Thrifty Fall[/h3]


With a fun Wall Paper and some valuable in-game items, the Thrifty Fall bundle is perfect for anyone looking for solid savings on some Lost Ark basics. The bundle is available in exchange for 1,000 Royal Crystals, with a limit of 1 per roster.

• Wall Paper: Nia Village
  
• Pheons x10
  
• Crystals x400
  
• Healing Battle Item Chest x40
  
• Offensive Battle Item Chest x40
  
• Utility Battle Item Chest x40
  
• Buff Battle Item Chest x40
  
• Splendid Elemental HP Potion (Bound) x40
  
• Splendid Panacea (Bound) x20
  
• Splendid Clay Grenade (Bound) x20
  
• Splendid Destruction Bomb (Bound) x20
  
• Honor Shard Pouch (L) x10
  
• T3 Leapstone Selection Chest I x2
  
• Ancient Platinum Coin x20
  
• T3 Fusion Material Selection Chest I x1
  
• Crystallized Destruction Stone Pouch x1
  
• Crystallized Guardian Stone Pouch x3
  

We’re thankful to the heroes who spend their time adventuring throughout Arkesia. We hope all who celebrate have a happy Thanksgiving with those they’re thankful for. In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia!

Heroes of Arkesia,

The November “Feast with Friends” Update arrives in Arkesia tomorrow. Downtime for the update will begin on November 16 at 12AM PDT (8AM UTC) and is expected to last 4 hours. From the Reaper Advanced Class (a deadly new weapon on the battlefield) to bountiful progression events, daily log-in rewards, and a swathe of impactful quality of life adjustments, this update is all about stocking up on valuable in-game items and feasting with friends to prepare for the gauntlet of powerful end-game challenges arriving next month. Find the full list of quality of life improvements, events, cosmetics, balance changes and other updates below.


[h3]Reaper Advanced Class[/h3]


The Reaper joins the Deathblade and Shadowhunter as the third Assassin Advanced Class. Reapers are true 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. Learn more about the Reaper’s Class Identity, Engravings and Skills in the Reaper Lost Ark Academy.



[h3]New Progression Events - Punika Powerpass & Hyper Express[/h3]

Players will receive a Punika Powerpass after completing Punika's quest “Berver's Friend” during (or before) the event period, delivered via in-game mail. The Punika Powerpass will function like the North Vern Powerpasses available to all players in the launch version of Lost Ark— once you’ve completed the storyline of that continent, you can use the Powerpass 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 January 18, 2023. After the Powerpass is received through in-game mail and redeemed, it may display 'no-limit' on the expiration date, but it must be used by a character before it expires on January 18, 2023.

Pairing well with the Punika Powerpass, a new Hyper Express event arrives in this update. Players will be able to designate one character between Item Level 1302 and 1445 on their roster to participate in the Hyper Express Event to earn honing materials and level up quickly. The designated character will earn rewards from missions when increasing their Item Level to 1445— which grants a particularly valuable reward. Like the Punika Powerpass, character designation will end on January 18, 2023. Missions can be completed until February 8, 2023.

For players awaiting the release of the Summoner Advanced Class, please note that both progression events will be active for its releases next month, and can be saved to use on the Summoner. No additional Powerpasses or Express events will be added in the next major update as these events will be active throughout December.

[h3]Tripod Update[/h3]
The method through which Tripod Skill tree upgrades are transferred to gear has been revamped to simplify the system. Before, Skill tree effect transferred to gear, and players would then equip that gear to gain the Tripod’s Skill tree effect. Now, Skill tree effect transfers directly to the character’s Skill book. Players can select the Skill tree that they want to use in the combat skill menu (K) to use the Skill tree effect.

Find more details about the Tripod Update, quality of life adjustments, stronghold updates, and extensive balance changes in the full release notes article on PlayLostArk.com.


The Feast with Friends Update includes the Reaper exclusive Dark Agent skins, the Reaper’s Dawn skins, the Arkesia’s Fidelity & Will cosmetics, and new Reaper specific bundles!

Added a purchasable South Vern Powerpass available in exchange for 6600 Royal Crystals or less depending on how far the player has progressed. Players will be granted Item Level 1370 gear and are placed in Vern Castle after the Powerpass has been used.

Find the new cosmetics showcased below!

[h3]Reaper Agent Skins[/h3]


[h3]Reaper Dawn Skins[/h3]


[h3]Arkesia’s Fidelity & Will Cosmetics[/h3]


[h3]New Stronghold Structures[/h3]


Don't forget to keep an eye out for exclusive Twitch Drops every Thursday that keep the rewards coming! In the meantime, we’ll see you in Arkesia. Don't forget to checkout the full details about the Tripod Update, quality of life adjustments, stronghold updates, and extensive balance changes in the full release notes article on PlayLostArk.com.

Heroes of Arkesia,

Last night we sent out an in-game message to notify players of the upcoming critical adjustments to the Tripod system, which require Skill Tree Effects to be stored in the Skill Tree Inventory ahead of the November 16th update to avoid losing them. Unfortunately this message had an unintended 10 Pheons attached, which could be claimed on every character, and could subsequently be exploited by deleting and re-creating new characters. To remove the message and the potential economic exploit, an emergency downtime was induced.

We apologize for the downtime’s inconvenience and the confusion experienced by many Lost Ark players. We are currently evaluating options for a make-good gift, and will provide an update within 24hrs on the compensation all players will receive.

While we originally stated we planned to remove the Pheons from the accounts that received the mail, we understand that many players spent these in good faith. As we caught the exploit before it was widely used, we have decided not remove the Pheons. We hope to continue to provide valuable rewards throughout the rest of the month, and once again apologize to the players impacted by this.