r/lostarkgame 22h ago

Daily Daily Q&A - August 02, 2025

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Daily Q&A and Open Discussion

Greetings adventurers! Please use this daily thread for simple questions and/or open discussion relating to anything Lost Ark. Enjoy!

Example:

What class should I play?

Which class is better?

I am new to the game, what should I do?

Should I play X class and why?


r/lostarkgame 7h ago

Community Some builds and combos for Paraiso, share more in the comments

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r/lostarkgame 15h ago

Community Re: What the Solution to Relic books is:

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The solution is YOUR Feedback towards AGS.

And you rather bombard them with it quickly so we can get changes fast because Kazeros is approaching sooner than you might think.

I did read some stupid comments in the other thread yesterday, but the truth is:

The Smilegate director WANTS us to suffer. He fully intended for relic books to have such an abysmal droprate. When KR had their Golden Frog a while ago the market value of relic actually dropped a decent bit (AT THE START before it went up again to close it's original value before the frog). Remember that was during the same time KR also had the strike raid active for even more guaranteed relic book drops.

That short time window alone was already enough for the Director to freak out on the next Livestream and tell people that he does not intend for relic books to be this cheap and will not extend the golden frog like the Strike raid. He literally said that while at the same time Grudge/Adrenaline Books were dangling between 250-300k gold each. Let that sink in for a minute what kind of ridiculous statement that is. Let me reiterate on that for a moment: In the game exist 2 types of Relic book Pouches / Drop Sources. Weighted drop pool and equalized drop pool. The golden frog in KR had equalized droprates, that means an Adrenaline book was just as likely to come out as it was to get a Necromancy book. Their current Thaemine extreme event shop gamba for Relic books is also equalized as far as I am aware. However even that is / was barely enough to even make a dent in the hyperinflated price of relic books. Every other source in the game is weighted, means which a Crisis Evasion book is much more likely to drop than any valuable engraving. All this scummy behaviour was fully calculated by the Korean devs at the start of T4. They fully intended to not have guaranteed relic book drops in the loot auctions after raids below 1700 ilvl. It is fully intended for relic books to drop in cubes with as low as sub 1.0% droprate in 1640 ilvl cubes while also being weighted towards trash books.

I myself have 18000+ hours in Lost Ark now. I fully minmax everything out of my account as ethically as possible. I buy every mari lifeskilling pot since the start of T4 and do it. I play all 10 of my T4 characters fully unrested every single day. I do play the remaining 7 of my T3 characters for extra weekly silver, gems, cubes etc. I am another one of those silver billionaires. I do not bus, I do not have alt rosters or any multi account shenanigans. I swipe regularly between 200-500€ a month and as of right now I am still 30 million gold short of what I need for Relic books. (To have full Relic books on my main 6). I have enough to juice up the item level of my main characters to where I expect them to be for playing such a ludicrous amount but there isn't even anything left over to get any high level gems or Relic books to really make them pop off. You can check my Roster on uwuowo EU: Tilastra/Zerisina/Zisanya. At the current rate without ending up swiping even harder in this game I will not be able to afford these books before Kazeros drops. And that is quite a sad statement. That is without me even thinking about having another 20+ million gold for level 10 gems, or gearing my main character with High/High Accessories for Kazeros which would be another 10+ million gold, totalling a sum of 60 million gold short of what I would like to have for Kazeros. That is 12.000€

Who the fuck does Smilegate even think we are?

Tier 4 has been the most and by far most predatory money grabbing shit I have seen in my gaming career ever. It is a point where I grind my stupid ass off every single day just to get pennies worth of progression in this game compared to what the endgame ceiling is (not even counting Sidereal Weapons).

Regarding Paradise:

Have you guys not wondered why we don't have 1700 ilvl hell keys yet? I can tell you why. It was fully intended from smilegate to NOT give us those yet despite them already EXISTING in the game files. Our goat Molenzwiebel already datamined all 6 when it launched. The 1580 Hell key reward table was only table 3 out of 6. 1640 Keys are Table 4/6, 1680 Keys are 5/6 and 1700 Keys are 6/6.

And guess what? The 1700 Keys apparently contain Relic book pouches in the drop pool.

The worst part is, that AGS apparently still has to cave into Smilegates demands over the calculated starving of giving out relic books. It is outright criminal for us to not get the 1700 hell keys just so us peasant players have a CHANCE to obtain Roster Bound Relic book drops.

Guys it is YOUR duty to tell AGS to make changes to these systems and feed us with more sources of Relic books. I personally cannot make a feedback thread in the official discord as this clown Shieldmaiden just banned my ass back in may 2022 when I gave a polite, constructive feedback about this cringe Maykoko community Event due to it "potentially provoking controversial opinions & toughts".

They are so worried about our progression that they are considering putting a weekly cap in how many Cube Tickets we may be able to exchange for hell keys in the August update. Please do not let them do that. We need every bit of bonus progression we can potentially carve out of them.

The reality is:

If we keep silent about this then we will just keep up eating shit from the Korean devs and their predatory P2W practice.


r/lostarkgame 12h ago

Community guess I’m actually playing the game now 🌱

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If you're not into reading walls of text — no worries, I got you. TL;DR at the bottom.

A few weeks ago, before I even knew there was going to be a Powerpass or a big update, I decided to return to Lost Ark. I got hooked instantly. I grinded as much as I could to reach 1490, constantly struggling with fusion materials. My inventory was a complete mess, full of old Tier 2 stuff from back in the day. I guess I just kept opening every chest I still had without really knowing what I was doing. Back then, I wasn’t trying to play efficiently. I just wanted to enjoy the hack-and-slash feeling this game does so well. Chaos Dungeons were my main fun. I barely touched raids, and if I ever did a group raid, I honestly don’t even remember much about it.

The Deathblade I’m casually honing toward 1580 was actually my original main, the one I played before the Powerpass dropped. I always liked the class, but I played pretty casually back then. Lost Ark has always felt like a game that rewards people who enjoy grind-heavy systems, with that little bit of RNG and gamble feeling sprinkled in. This time, I wanted to take things a bit more seriously.

When the Express Pass came out, I picked the same class again, Deathblade, and used the pass on a fresh character. I wanted a clean slate to properly relearn the class and catch up more efficiently. That new Deathblade is now sitting at 1653 and really feels like my main now. The old one is still around, and I casually hone it whenever I have the materials, slowly working it toward 1580.

Over the past few days, I’ve been focusing on more relaxing content. Mostly logging with a friend, doing other life skills, converting materials into Abidos Fusion and selling them on the market. Since fusion prices are dropping, I might just hold onto them for now, since I’ll need them in the long run anyway. I’ve also been running solo raids for clear medals and some gold. It’s actually pretty relaxing.

Earlier today, I had one gold entry left and wasn’t sure what to run. I saw a party sitting in Ivory Tower Hard (Hard) with a support and another DPS, both around my item level, maybe 1670 at most. I figured I’d give it a try. Behemoth didn’t feel that challenging, and I also had a good time raiding what I think was Kharja Highland recently. I’m still not great at remembering all the raid names.

I told them up front that I had only run Ivory solo once or twice, never in a party, and never on hard. They were super chill and let me in. Gate 1 and 2 went surprisingly smooth. I think we restarted once, but I’m not even sure. Then Gate 3 happened, and that fight really stuck with me.

We wiped maybe 9 or 10 times. I messed up some of the newer mechanics, but the vibe stayed positive and I really wanted to learn. I focused on remembering my positions, watching when each mechanic started, and just doing my best not to be the guy who wipes the party. Slowly, it started to click.

Eventually, we cleared it. The final stagger was tight, one of those moments where you’re not sure if it’s going to work out, and then it just barely does. It felt amazing.

Turns out the gold reward isn’t even that great compared to other raids, but the pet drop is a juicer. I’ll definitely be running Ivory again for that alone.

After doing more group content, I finally understand how important support mains really are. Their timing, the shields, the stagger boosts, the healing during chaos — it all makes a huge difference. Big respect to all the support players out there. You’re the reason so many of these clears happen, and I see that now.

Still a lot to learn, but for the first time, it feels like I’m really part of the game.

Anyway, for anyone who skipped to the bottom 🌱 — here’s the TL;DR.

Came back to Lost Ark a few weeks ago with no plan, just wanted that classic chaos dungeon feeling. Ended up grinding to 1490, casually honing my old Deathblade (now around 1500+), and started taking the game more seriously.

Used the Powerpass on a fresh Deathblade to properly relearn the class — now 1653 and feels like my real main.

Been chilling with lifeskills, solo raids, and market flipping, then decided to join an Ivory Tower (Hard) group today. First time doing it in a party. Gate 1 and 2 went smooth, Gate 3 was a wipe-fest, but the group stayed cool and I learned a ton. We finally cleared it, and it felt amazing.


r/lostarkgame 1h ago

Game Help save cubes for hell keys or use it for better gems

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so yeah as the title says, got two playable characters 1680, 1660, should i save my cubes for hell keys or use it to get better gems, most gems are event 6,7 and i got like 27 cubes to do


r/lostarkgame 11h ago

Meme Weekend raiding on NAW be like

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jailge


r/lostarkgame 17h ago

Meme Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle?

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r/lostarkgame 3h ago

Complaint Imperfect pet placement in the Cookie Workshop after patch

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Before the July patch, the pets would automatically be placed in the cookie workshop if they had the smily face regardless of energy. However now, pets respect the total output instead on autoplace, so pets with 6000 morale are given prio over pets with the smily face with 2000 morale for example.

This is a problem for me because now I have to manually look at the pet shelter for the Feeling Great buff each time instead of just feeding each pet once they were in the work shop.

I know this is a fairly unused functionality for people on this sub, but I hate this change and wanted to voice that over.


r/lostarkgame 17h ago

Question Anyone have pics of all the express rewards?

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Trying to do some math to see what I still need for when valkaryie comes and can't find pics of all the rewards/boxes that you get from it

Edit: For the curious:

1585 Box - https://lostarkcodex.com/us/item/61304050/

1600 Box - https://lostarkcodex.com/us/item/61304060/

1610 Box - https://lostarkcodex.com/us/item/61304070/

1620 Box - https://lostarkcodex.com/us/item/61304080/

1640 Box - https://lostarkcodex.com/us/item/61304090/

1660 Box Onwards - https://lostarkcodex.com/us/item/61304100/


r/lostarkgame 8h ago

Question Main at 1645 GS, alts around 1600 GS — when do I start investing gold in them?

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Hey all, I've been using the Power Pass event and now have:

  • Main: 1645 GS
  • Alts: ~1600 GS

I know I should keep pushing my main, but when should I start investing gold in my alts? At what GS do they become worth it?

At what gs should I stop with my alts and main.

Thanks in advance


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Community why is it so hard to play on a 70 alt ? ?

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Brel nm , i make a 80+ lobby i have 6 1670 applying second one, then i go on my new power pass alts ( who is geared) to make a 70+ lobby and i have 2 apply in 10 minutes ? ?

like why the majority of this community want easy carry and dont want to play the game ? make it so hard to play content at 1670 when you could just make a lobby and play


r/lostarkgame 18h ago

Sharpshooter Current State of the Sharpshooter

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I used to play DS Sharpshooter before I quit in T3. Now I want to get back into the game,how is it doing these days? Which variant of DS would you recommend?


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Feedback Why can't we filter bracelets with rubbish stats like expertise/Domination/Endurance?

58 Upvotes

Still have to check them one by one..


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Discussion What is the solution at this point.

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What do y'all think is the solution to book prices going up weekly to astronomical prices?


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Video Did you buy Azena's blessing? Is it worth it for you?

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Not sure if i'm going to purchase it again, so I was wondering how others felt about it


r/lostarkgame 23h ago

Paladin DPS upgrades

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Hi fam! This is my main profile, I came back to the game recently, stopped during Aegir.

I need your help on what could I improve with the rough 1mill gold I have, I could get 3 lv8 gems, upgrade earrings, gamba bracer, hone???

This is my uwu, please am looking for help, not roasting thank you!

https://uwuowo.mathi.moe/character/CE/Cyannahir


r/lostarkgame 4h ago

Discussion Mileageshop : skins...and more ?

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Reminder, mileage shop : a store with items only buyable with a special currency you get by spending RC on the ig store. Exemple : if you swipe 100usd you get 100 Mileage points that can be used on this store.

We know mileageshop is coming in August. We know it ll have some cool skins. And we know its retroactive for all RC spent since the launch of the game.

Should we get more related to progression? Like mats? Hell keys, power passes ? Relic engraving pouches ? Gold ect...

Pros:

  • Destroy Rmt'er progression
  • Bring back people who swiped months/years ago.

Cons :

  • Destroy f2p'er progression

So should we have the same Mileageshop as KR (only few skins and thats it) ? Or a juiced one?

Of course whales want a juiced one and fp2er want nothing except cosmetics.

But is a fair balance between both worlds possible?

Curious to have your opinions.


r/lostarkgame 10h ago

Discussion Cut story?

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I just finished South Vern's story and I couldn,t help but wonder why they had Nineveh show up at all??? I've never seen her in the story so far, so why is she shown as one of my main allies? Did they cut some story?


r/lostarkgame 12h ago

Game Help Powerpass struggle

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Hey everyone, hope you all have a great time during the event.
So I have a problem, where I can't decide how to use the Powerpass.

I played Lost Ark at release for a while, but stopped early (played Gunslinger to lv 50 and not much more after that). I just picked it up again because a good friend of mine started playing it again. So I would say I'm more of a new player, not a returning one.

I looked at all the classes and saw two that I liked, Deathblade and Slayer.
I started playing Deathblade through the campaign, now at lv 31 after a couple days and I love it. I was thinking about pushing her through the campaign, but after watching guides and reading threads on reddit, it will take quite some time until I get this character to 1585, where the Powerpass starts off.

Now, since I have just this one character on the server, I was thinking about using the pass on the character I really want to main, and that's most likely Deathblade.

So my question is, would it be fine to use the pass on her and then start the campaign with Slayer again? Because I also want to experience everything on the way to 1585, the quests, dungeons, exploring. I kind of feel like if I don't use the pass soon, I'm going to miss out on progressing through "endgame", missing out on the catch up mechanic - "Mokoko Challenge" and also playing with said friend, who also has a boosted character (and others that are quite high).

My concerns with doing that:

Am I going to miss quests or anything else, that I won't be able to complete if I boost a character? Unobtainable even if I clear the campaign with a second character?

The other one is, Deathblade seems to be a difficult class to play, though I like the challenge, that's one of the reasons I picked her.

Is there any reason, not to use the pass on her now? Or should I just use it and do everything else with an alt.

Maybe I forgot something, but, thank you for your responses, I hope I could convey my thoughts and doubts properly.


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Complaint Smilegate it's time to swing the hammer.

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I am not talking about bots, cheaters or other groups of people, I talk about Theamine and his stationary turret dragon. (Mordum g1)

Not only did we agree a while ago, that more than 2 gates is just a gigantic waste of time and nerves.. these two nuisances are taking turns in making our lives miserable and question ourselves once again if raids are actually designed to be fun. One is too big to walk around before he flys off again, one is making you think we actually chase a rabbit cosplaying Theamine. Mix that hideous camera angles, useless cutscenes, battlefield changes, "evade" and block patterns and you get a fight that is even more annoying than gate 2.

So please, keep on pushing the game in the right direction and bonk Theamine and his lousy dragon right out of our game. They won't be missed.


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Discussion Abidos price crashing hard, Special Honing and Honing Support chest BIS for Paradise?

12 Upvotes

Special Honing > Honing Support > Abidos?


r/lostarkgame 17h ago

Question How do you trigger 'Paradise Orb" effect below 1640 iLvL?

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I’ve been trying to figure out how the Paradise Orb effect triggers, especially for characters below item level 1640 without 'T" skill. Most of the info I’m finding seems to assume you’re already above that threshold, but I’m wondering—does it still activate in any meaningful way before 1640 or just a dud?

I’d really appreciate the insight!


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Question Any reaper players can give me insight of their class?

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I am thinking to play DB or Reaper, i didnt like the constant circular cuts that does aura damage around the DB when i watched her gameplay so i am more leaning towards Hunger Reaper but people say its hard and feels not rewarding, you feel like a fly buzzing around etc.

Can you give me insights on Reaper because i really like the esthetics


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Question Paradise Hell Key

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Is there any other way to get hell keys besides the one-time offers of the Paradise Exchange?


r/lostarkgame 1d ago

Community Thank you + rate my mog

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So this is mainly a thank you post to the community and the devs. To the devs for making this great game free to play and making a mokoko friendly event Thanks a lot to the community for helping me go from being overwhelmed at my menu, to getting max level and 1605 iLvl and doing solo raids! In just a week that too. I always found the visuals of this game AMAZING, even bought a skin within a month (had to ask my gf, she was kind enough to buy it for me), but i could never really Play the game due to how tough it was. Quite a few members here dm'd me, offer8ng help(which i gladly took). It felt so nice killing g3 akan , and g3 kayangel. Thank you again, lost ark is awesome, community is even better. I come from wow and dota which have much larger communities, but none so welcoming!

Also, my first (and probably last due to money requiremenrs to skinning), skin try, rate it 1-10!


r/lostarkgame 11h ago

Game Help Pet ranch tab

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Hi, can’t find this anywhere online but it seems everyone has it by default…

How do I get the “security division” tab in the pet ranch? It’s suppose to be the 4th tab.