Lost Ark’s major update for the month of July is coming with a variety of new content including a new class, an Inferno difficulty raid , and a pool party event. NewLost Arkplayers will also be treated to a special Growth Support Effect intended to help speed up the process of reaching item level 1370.
Free-to-play MMO and action-RPG hybridLost Arkoriginally launched in 2019in Korea while the Western edition published by Amazon Games hit digital storefronts in February 2022. In the time since the release, the Western version ofLost Arkhas been receiving regular monthly updates to catch up with the content available in the Korean version. Major updates have introduced new character classes, raid tiers, and overworld areas at an impressive rate while also polishing the game with a number of meaningful quality of life changes based on player feedback.
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Spells in Spades is the title of the major July patch, in reference to theMage’s new third advanced class, the Arcanist. Similar toFinal Fantasy 14’s Astrologian, the Arcanist uses a deck of cards imbued with Magick. The Arcanist can slice up enemies with thrown cards or cast Magick abilities with the cards, with many cards modifying the Arcanist’s skills to adapt to a variety of situations. A Punika Powerpass will be available with the release of the new class, instantly advancing the character to the end of the Punika storyline with a 1302 item level. The Valtan Legion Raid is getting a new Inferno difficulty level with more rewards to match, and Challenge Abyssal Dungeons are being added as a weekly activity with varied item level-based difficulties.
To further assistprogression inLost Ark, Growth Support effects are being introduced to make the road to item level 1370 smoother. Increased success rates for honing gear, double level ups when honing gear, and a reduction in XP required to hone gear all contribute to an overall quicker gearing process. Also coming with the update is the Water Pop Arena event, a summer-themed event taking place in a water park. The event kicks off every two hours with players competing in teams to push opponents out of the slowly shrinking arena by shooting them with a water gun.
As usual,theLost Arkupdatealso includes some general updates such as a new jukebox for strongholds, a new daily log-in reward track, more measures to counteract gold sellers, and dozens of minor bug fixes. Spell of Spades arrives on July 20 at 12 AM PT/7 AM UTC with an expected downtime of four hours.
