What changed in Lost Ark in 2024

Earn loot that is available only during the Illios Island event.

A special Co-Op Quest will be available every two hours starting January 1st, 2025.

Explore Illios Island, featuring event quests and exclusive rewards starting January 1st, 2025.

Both raids are now available in Solo Mode for the first time.

Chaos Dungeons have received updates for improved gameplay.

Introduction of a new storyline with challenges in the Kazeros Raid.

Buffs have been adjusted and costs for extra rewards have been decreased.

The 2024 Winter Sale runs from December 18, 2024, to January 8, 2025, featuring exclusive deals and rewards.

Unlock extra rewards like Legendary Card Pack IV bonuses or T3 Gem Chests (Lv3) with specific Winter Pack purchases.

For the first time, Royal Crystals are available at a 33% discount during the Winter Sale.

Quality-of-life improvements made to Elixir and Transcendence systems.

Limited-time event offering valuable honing rewards.

Seasonal sales and new cosmetic collection available in the shop.

New Powerpass designed to assist players in early Tier 4.

New progression content added to enhance gameplay experience.

Thaemine Legion Raid and Echidna Kazeros Raid added to Solo Mode.

New competitive season begins in December with ranks and rewards.

New mission-based event to aid progression through Tier 4.

New prologue quest for Kazeros Raid detailing the Allied Forces' strategy.

Overhaul of Elixir progression and Transcendence systems for simplification.

Offers an 800 Crystal Bundle and essential resources for budget-conscious players.

Includes a 3,000 Crystal Bundle and various card packs and honing materials.

Features 1,900 Crystals and multiple honing material chests for gear progression.

Introduction of new impactful progression events for players.

The November 'Holiday Awakening' Update arrives in Arkesia with new content and events.

Significant balance changes for characters and raids included in the update.

Support system for players progressing from Item level 1540 to 1620, featuring honing rate boosts and material discounts.

HP reductions for bosses from Kakul-Saydon to Echidna in both Normal and Hard Mode.

A fun island with new adventures, quests, and competitions.

Balance changes to various classes and the Ark Passive system.

Two types of transfers available for players moving from Ignite to Legacy servers.

Encourages veteran players to team up with new or returning players to earn Mokoko Tokens.

New and returning players can earn Mokoko Tokens, while veteran players earn Expert Tokens for completing dungeons together.

Tokens can be exchanged for rewards, including honing materials and endgame items.

Ignite players can transfer characters to Legacy servers until November 25.

A new 2-gate Kazeros Raid featuring Aegir will be available starting October 23.

Introduction of new cosmetics in the update.

Victorious players can earn Hellfire Keystones, T4 Ancient Gear, T4 Accessories, and more.

A large balance update accompanies the new content.

New 2-gate Kazeros Raid featuring Aegir and Akkan, requiring Item Level 1660 for Normal Mode and 1680 for Hard Mode.

A bug with Ignite reward chests that allowed repeated exploitation has been identified and addressed.

Access to strongholds has been disabled to prevent further exploitation of the reward issue.

Players who exploited the reward chests will face penalties including item removal, skill tree rollbacks, and suspensions based on the number of chests opened.

Ignite reward chests will be re-enabled for players on Ignite Servers during the October 23 update.

The First mode will remain playable until October 16, 2024, for players wishing to earn rewards.

The Aegir Raid will be released on October 16, featuring two gates and rewards of Tier 4 Ancient Gear.

Resolved an issue where points were incorrectly acquired when clearing Kurzan Front.

Still working on a resolution for players who purchased Tier 4 Founder’s Packs before the fix on October 9th.

Resolved an issue where French voice over was not output in some Kurzan North and Kurzan South quests.

Resolved an issue where gems did not have effects on some classes.

Resolved an issue where the UI displayed that the gold acquisition period was over.

Resolved an issue where no Silver or Shards dropped when defeating certain monsters in Kurzan Front.

The Tier 4 materials package in the shop can now be purchased 3 times per week instead of 3 times per month.

All players on Legacy Servers will receive a compensation package delivered to their Product Inventories.

Resolved an issue where players were unable to Clash in Thaemine Gate 3.

The discount text for honing materials in the 1580-1620 level range has been corrected from 50% to 60%.

The 'Market Value' buttons in the Auction House and Market have been removed.

Fixed Bracelets so their stat rolls are not a static number.

The Protection Stone boost for characters over item level 1600 has been fixed.

New cosmetic items including Street Glitter skins, Royal Cahni Wagon mount, and Bumblebee pet are part of the Tier 4 packs.

Players will receive various compensation items including the 2024 Summer Fruit Trail Effect Selection Chest and more.

Four Tier 4 Founder’s Packs have been added to the store, offering various rewards including Crystals, Cosmetics, and Honing Materials.

The Ebony Cube Weekly Una's Task has been removed from Ignite Servers.

Machinist Drone skills will now deal their appropriate damage.

The Blue Crystal price of Crystalline Aura Plus is currently incorrect and will be adjusted on October 23rd.

Fixed an issue where wallpaper and collectibles would show as missing.

Fixed an issue with the Guild Position and Role settings UI.

10,000 Refined Protection Stones (Bound) included in Ignite Server compensation.

Added translations to the Level complete pack (Blue Crystal).

Rewards for the Item Level Complete Pack (item level 1540) in the Rising Mission have been increased.

Players can now progress through the Main Story Quest in North Kurzan as intended. Players who logged in after the Arkesia Ignited Update must redo specific quests.

Players will receive various compensation items including the 2024 Summer Fruit Trail Effect Selection Chest and 10,000 Refined Protection Stones.

The 'Time Together' weapon skins for the Wardancer and Scrapper classes will now display correctly.

Special Twitch Drops for viewers participating in the Creator Ignite program, including various in-game rewards.

Accelerated servers to quickly level players up to 1620, available from October 9 to November 27.

Current progression events will end with the release of the first update on October 9.

Special servers that quickly level players up to 1620 for Tier 4.

Partnership with content creators to guide players through the Ignite Server experience with weekly streams and Twitch Drops.

New feature included to provide a major power increase in Tier 4.

The release of Tier 4 has been delayed to October 9 to allow for localization.

A new system will be introduced on Ignite Servers to help new players grow in power efficiently.

Guides and resources from Maxroll and Lost Ark Nexus to help players improve their gameplay.

Express Servers will be renamed to Ignite Servers to avoid confusion.

Special event to help new players join the fight against Kazeros.

New endgame systems for players to power up before facing challenges.

Accelerated servers to quickly level players up to 1620 for the Tier 4 update.

Tier 4 is set to arrive on October 9, bringing significant updates and experiences.

The Arkesia Ignited Update will be released on October 9, introducing Tier 4 and North Kurzan.

A special Twitch event on October 8 showcasing Tier 4 gear and gameplay.

The final round of Siege Events can be held and joined between October 4 - 7.

The final Siege and Raid Match will take place between September 25 and October 1, marking the end of these events.

Twitch Drops event for Lost Ark ends on October 8, 2024.

Arktoberfest will return, granting progression materials and seasonal themed items.

The 16-player Behemoth raid will be released on September 11, with a reduced Item Level requirement of 1620.

New Twitch Drop items available for the Chase the Storm Update, including various battle item chests and honing materials.

The Blooming Mokoko Gold event will offer increased amounts of Bound Gold.

Arktoberfest will return, providing key progression materials through daily activities.

Events including the Maharaka Festival, Super Mokoko Express, Voldis Powerpass, and Daily Playtime event will be extended.

Proving Grounds Season 5 will conclude on October 9th.

A new event to assist players in reaching Item Level 1620 will be introduced.

The Thaemine the First Mode Challenge will remain open until October 30th.

Recent updates regarding Elixirs and Transcendence from Korea will be included in the September update.

Proving Grounds Season 5 will end on October 9th, with rewards based on rank.

Rewards for different ranks include Crystals and exclusive titles and auras.

Lowered damage dealt to players during 'Safe Zone' Mech and reduced Maurug's HP recovery and debuff effects.

Players can now use an Event Powerpass without Trusted status.

Reduced difficulty of Clash mini-game and increased safe zones during Thaemine's attack pattern.

Killineza's status effect attack will no longer affect players with status effect immunity.

Changed damage-dealing mechanism for 'Hiding in the Shadows' and reduced Plague meter gain.

Fixed two minor Market UI issues.

Decreased Echidna's HP and modified effects and durations of seduction debuffs.

Nerfs to these bosses will be introduced on August 28.

Decreased damage from black lasers and Guillotine blades, and adjusted debuff effects.

Decreased damage from Dragon’s flame attacks and reduced Demon Legion invasions.

Fixed issue where texture for Indigo Island's Whirlpool was missing.

Fixed issue where equipping this skin changed appearance of certain items on Female Martial Artist class.

Valinak will no longer recover HP after certain patterns in Hard Mode.

Drop 2 includes 1,000 Amethyst Shards and a Legendary Engraving Recipe Selection Chest.

New summer pets available through Twitch Drops for Lost Ark Creator Program members.

Drop 1 includes 3 Collective Battle Item Chests, each containing various battle items.

The August Update will include various quality of life improvements.

Indigo Island will be part of the August Update.

The Style Book feature will not be released in the August Update due to delays.

Nerfs for the Echidna Raid will be implemented in the weekly update on August 28.

All players will be granted a 2024 Swimsuit Skin as a token of appreciation.

Event can now be activated on any character under item level 1620, with the ability to re-initiate the event and select a new character.

Honing material rewards increased and True Supporter buff improved.

Conditions required to increase Elzowin's Grace level have been eased and an option to speed up the Transcendence animation has been added.

New feature to select an option for the last slot when refining an Elixir has been added, along with an option to skip Sage's cutscenes.

New summer pets available as Twitch Drops with the Cool Retreat Update.

Twitch Drops event runs until August 14, 2024.

New raid featuring Echidna introduced.

Challenge the alluring and deadly Echidna in the first Kazeros Raid.

Various balance changes implemented in this update.

New continent added to the game.

Players can create Echidna-themed loading screens for a chance to be featured in the game.

Players will receive a variety of items including Ancient Platinum Coins, Battle item Collective Selection Chests, and more as part of the June Update.

Major progression updates are planned for Season 3 and Tier 4, set to arrive in Korea this summer.

New threats and storylines will be introduced in South Kurzan with the release of the first Kazeros Raid.

Verified teams and winners will receive their in-game rewards after the region merge.

All Lost Ark servers will be taken offline for region merges and maintenance.

The leaderboard race for Thaemine The First will conclude for all regions with the region merge.

On June 5, South America will be merged into North America (NA) East, with the Vairgrys world integrated.

Players in North America East and South America will receive various items in their Product Inventory.

Merging South America into North America East on June 5, 2024.

The name of the original Covetous Legion Commander will be updated to Echidna for the upcoming Kazeros Raid.

Five new emotes designed by community winners will be added to the game.

Ongoing investigation for merging NA West with the newly merged region; no timeline available yet.

Vote for your favorite emotes from the 10 finalists; top 5 will be added to the game.

Guidance on how to add the Emote Contest channels to your viewable list in Discord.

Original Thaemine The First difficulty opens for a special race on April 20.

A special race to clear the Thaemine Legion Raid on its hardest difficulty, starting April 20.

Players can submit clips of their experiences for a chance to be featured in a community spotlight video.

A leaderboard to track the first teams to clear Thaemine The First in each region.

A special race to clear the Thaemine Legion Raid's hardest difficulty begins on April 20.

Complete a quest by streaming Lost Ark on Discord to earn a Mokoko Discord Avatar Decoration.

Scheduled downtime for the update starting April 17 at 2AM PT.

Normal and Hard difficulties of the Thaemine Legion Raid will be available on April 17.

Introduction of a new progression system for character development.

Thaemine will arrive in Arkesia on April 17 as part of the Darkness Unleashed Update.

Various balance changes to improve gameplay experience.

New events will be introduced to prepare players for the Thaemine raid.

New raid featuring the Darkness Legion Commander, Thaemine.

New progression system that players can claim after defeating Thaemine.

New raid content added to the game.

A new emote design competition themed around Lost Ark characters has been launched, running from April 8 to April 29.

The top 5 emotes from the competition will be added to Lost Ark for all players to use after the contest concludes.

Five key events have been introduced to assist players in reaching the endgame.

The final Demon Legion Commander, Thaemine, will arrive on April 17.

The new events will be available for players until July 17.

A new class, the Breaker, has been added to the game to help players level up quickly.

All ten finalists will receive the 'Masterpiece Creator' title in-game.

New achievement and title added with the Thaemine Prologue questline.

New storyline where players help Thirain investigate mysterious events in Luterra.

Certain quests cannot be progressed while completing the Thaemine Prologue.

New 8-player Legion Raid with Normal and Hard modes.

New system to reinforce and improve gear's basic effects.

New 1630 Guardian Raid featuring the Chaos Guardian Vescal.

The Breaker Advanced Class will be available starting March 20, featuring unique gameplay mechanics and abilities.

Details on Asura’s Path and Brawl King Storm engravings, including their effects and optimal setups.

A new series of story quests available for players.

Introducing the new Breaker Advanced Class for players.

Entering Brawl King Stance resets Movement Skill cooldown and increases Attack Speed by 10%.

New special events introduced in the March update.

Defensive Speculation provides a shield and damage reduction, allowing for safer frontal attacks.

The Breaker class utilizes Stamina and Shock energy systems, with unique abilities like Brawl King Stance and Asura State.

Various quality of life improvements implemented.

A series of new progression events added to the game.

Activating Asura State enhances basic attacks and increases damage based on Crit Rate.

Teams are working to optimize the merge process and reduce downtime.

Two waves of server merges scheduled for March 6 and March 13 to enhance group gameplay experience.

Players with characters on both merging servers will have their rosters combined.

Each weekly downtime for server merges is expected to last up to 16 hours, starting at 11PM Pacific (7AM UTC).

New story quests leading into the Thaemine Legion Raid.

New male Breaker Class arriving with progression events.

New story quests revealing the location of the Lost Ark.

Players can log in to receive a special anniversary gift including various chests and items.

An Event Gold Shop where players can exchange Gold for valuable rewards.

Join the celebration in-game with multiple special events including the Arkesia Festival and Birthday Bash Event.

Players will receive improved daily log-in rewards during the anniversary celebration.

Three Twitch Drops available for viewers with different rewards based on watch time.

Additional events to thank the community during the anniversary.

Event Gold Shop for exchanging Gold for valuable rewards.

Fan favorite skins will be available for a limited time over four weeks.

Introduction of Providence and Unity skins, Jalopy mount, and Moon Fox pets.

Decreased short client freeze during login, server connection, and environment load.

Changed from Roster bound to Account bound.

Added tabs for special anniversary events in the event shop.

Changes to game access flow between character selection and game world entrance.

New challenging version of the 8-player raid with Normal and Hard difficulties.

New co-op quests and events every two weeks to celebrate the anniversary.

Players complete missions in various content to earn rewards.

Players can reset progress on Gate 1 and select a different difficulty or character.

A new Abyssal Dungeon added to Voldis, featuring the final boss Lazaram and Chaos Guardians.

New soundtracks composed for the final boss Lazaram, the metropolis Kalinar, and the character Zeherade.

Voldis is introduced as a new endgame continent featuring the storyline of Zeherade and the Sages.

A new progression system introduced for players in the 1600-1620 Item Level range, tied to the Voldis storyline.

In-game anniversary events with co-op quests and rewards.

New challenging version of the Valtan raid with Normal and Hard modes.

New activity in Toto's Ice Castle minigame replacing the Maze Garden.

A Twitch Drop event accompanying the Brelshaza Inferno Raid with two drops based on watch time.

Rewards include Collective Battle Item Chest, Honing Material Chest, Protection Stone Pouch, Obliteration Stone Pouch, Honing Shard Selection Chest, and Honing Leapstone Selection Chest III.

The most difficult version of Legion Raids, requiring Item Level 1560, with unique rewards.

New winter-themed and New Year skins available in the store.

Numerous QoL updates included in the January Update.

New events added to enhance player engagement.

3 new structures and 3 new toys added as rewards.

Inclusion of balance changes from the Korean version of the game.

A new Adventure Island introduced in the January Update.

2 new achievements and 2 new titles added.

A new Adventure Island added with new quests, toys, and achievements.

The most difficult version of Legion Raids, requiring Item Level 1560 and offering unique rewards.

A variety of QoL updates included in the January Update.

Introducing the most difficult version of Legion Raids, requiring Item Level 1560.