Winter's Wrath

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Heroes of Arkesia,

New solo challenges and a variety of progression updates arrive to help adventurers prepare for the battle at Diaspero against the Lord of the Abyss and his forces.

Downtime will begin on December 17 at 12AM PT (8AM UTC) and is expected to last 8 hours. With new permanent system changes to help progression for all players, and the latest round of super-charged progression events, a journey to challenge the latest raids is open for all. Check out the full list of new content, events, store offerings, and other changes below.

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New Solo Mode Raids

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Act 2 Solo Mode

Players will now be able to join in solo to help the Allied Forces in the war against Kazeros Legions.

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The Allied Forces have set out across Kurzan to create a strong barrier to protect their forces. But in a key region needed to be secured for the plan to succeed, they face Brelshaza in a harsh, icy battleground, providing the perfect backdrop for Brelshaza’s chilling new powers. The solo battle will be available to players Item Level 1670 or above.

Act 3 Solo Mode

Players will also be able to challenge Kazeros Raid Act 2: Night of Storms and Darkness, as new and old foes will need to be vanquished, with the reappearance of Thaemine and the emergence of new threats from the Abyss. The solo raid will be available to players Item Level 1680 or above.

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Solo Shop Updates

The Solo Shop has been updated to include key progression materials from Act 2 and Act 3; including Thunder Globes, Shadow of Karma, Processed Destiny Stones, Tailoring & Metallurgy Books, additional T4 Honing Materials will be added.

Progression Updates

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Elixirs/Transcendence Removal

Elixirs and Transcendence have been removed as individual progression systems and have been integrated into other aspects of character progression.
Ark Passive Evolution has been extended to add a 5th tier of character related options. The previous Tier 4 will be moved to the new Tier 5.
Tier 4 will have 6 nodes. The Chaos/Order effects of Elixirs (such as Master/Luminary Set) will be absorbed to the 4 new main Nodes.
DPS/Supporter Effects such as Boss Damage or Additional damage from Elixirs and Transcendence will be absorbed into 2 new Tier 4 Sub-nodes.
- Master, Critical, Luminary and Advance sets will remain.
- Weapon Damage/Dex/Power/Int/ATK Power/Max HP/Defense/HP Regen will be absorbed to the basic stats of Gear.
- T3 Upper Ancient Gear (Akkan Gear), T4 Ancient, and T4 Relic Gear will provide 4 more Evolution points each.
- Elixirs and Transcendence materials from the Ivory Tower, Thaemine Raid and Behemoth have been removed.
- Removed the related loading image.
- Replaced the remaining Elixirs and Transcendence materials with Solo Mode Clear Medals.
- Purchased Materials from the product will be replaced as 'T4 Growth Support Material Chest'.
- The achievements related to transcendence will be moved to the 'Legacy' Tab and the earned titles will remain.
- Removed Elixirs and Transcendence from the codex.

Advanced Honing Support

Applied honing support to Advanced Honing Lv.1 - Lv.20:

90% reduction in Silver and Shard for tempering.
70% reduction in advanced honing material cost.
90% reduction in advanced honing silver and shard cost.
50% reduction in advanced honing gold cost.

Bound Gold exchange

Added a bound gold exchange where players can exchange bound gold for key progression materials. This exchange allows players to obtain gear that used to be acquired from the auction house, enabling players who only have bound gold to reach a further combat power and use the bound gold for a larger variety of key items.

Refined Accessories and Bracelets with designated options, Epic Astrogem Selection Chest, Legendary Core Selection chest, Level 7 Bound Gems and Prime Oreha Fusion Materials will be added.

Procyon's Protection and Arcturus's Touch

Applied Procyon's Protection to Kazeros raid Act 1 Hard Difficulty, Act 2 Normal/Hard difficulty, Act 3 Normal/Hard Difficulty to help new/returning players learn all applicable raids.
Applied Arcturus's Touch to Kazeros Raid Act 2 Solo/Normal/Hard difficulty, and Act 3 Solo/Normal/Hard difficulty to help speed up player progression.

Events

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South Rimeria Event Powerpass

A free South Rimeria Event Powerpass will be available for all players to use until maintenance on February 4, 2026.

This Powerpass will drop you off in Elnead as if you’ve just completed the South Rimeria storyline, granting Item Level 1640 gear. While the changes that remove gold cost from Tier 3 honing have not yet arrived, this powerpass will let players skip Tier 3 and move right to the beginning of Tier 4 on a chosen character.

Mokoko Challenge Express

Pairing well with the South Rimeria Event Powerpass, players can select a character between Item Level 1640 and 1701 to receive rewards. This event provides a significant progression boost for a designated character, helping players level up their gear efficiently. Through challenge missions and solo mode raids, participants can earn valuable rewards, making it easier for both new and returning players to establish themselves in Arkesia.

This event is built to help players quickly reach 1700 with comprehensive rewards across a multitude of progression vectors, (from Cards to Accessories to Karma and Advanced Honing) and continue their journey into Lost Ark’s endgame. Along with a variety of progression rewards, the designated character will have the following honing support applied:

1640 - 1660
- Material Discount: 40%
- Success Rate: +100%
- Gold Reduction: 60%
- Silver and Shard Reduction: 40%
1660 - 1680
- Material Discount: 40%
- Success Rate: +100%
- Gold Reduction: 40%
- Silver and Shard Reduction: 40%
Advanced Honing 1 - 20
- Material Discount: 90%
- Ancestor's Grace: +2
- Gold Reduction: 50%
- Silver and Shard Reduction: 90%

The event is split up with challenges and missions at various Item Levels. If a player completes every mission within a challenge bracket and starts the event below the Item Level associated with that challenge, they will earn a bonus chest with roster Bound Gold. If the starting Item Level of the character is over the bonus mission level, players cannot earn the bonus chest. Learn about the challenges along with some of the key rewards. The challenges are built to help players learn the new character they’re progressing.

Challenges:

Valtan Solo Challenge - 1640
- Key rewards include material chests, Light of Salvation / Lost Wind Cliffs 30 Card Set, Legendary Trade Skill Tool Chest, bonus roster bound gold.
Kayangel Solo Challenge - 1645
- Key rewards include material chests, Combat XP, roster bound gold.
Ivory Tower Solo Challenge - 1650
- Key rewards include material chests, roster bound gold.
Thaemine Solo Challenge - 1660
- Key rewards include material chests, Hellfire Keystone Chest, Advanced Honing Materials, roster bound gold.
Echidna Solo Challenge - 1670
- Key rewards include material chests, Karma Materials, roster bound gold.
Mordum Solo Challenge - 1680
- Key rewards include material chests, Karma Materials, Thundercrack Horns, Lvl. 7 T4 Bound Gems, roster bound gold.

While the solo challenges end at Item Level 1680, there will be bonus chests provided every 10 Item Levels, all the way to level 1720 that provide extensive progression and honing materials. The event will run until February 4, 2026.

Endgame Reward Event

Added a new Endgame Reward Event that will provide a boost in materials for players completing Kazeros Raids Act 1, 2, 3, and 4 until February 4, 2026. Clearing any of these raids during this event (Solo, Normal, or Hard) will drop an event Honing Material Chest, along with some raid specific loot drops, some of which are guaranteed, others will drop at a random chance:

Act 1
- Solo/NM Bonus Drops: Guaranteed Hellfire Keystones x5
- HM Bonus Drop: Chance to drop Tailoring or Metallurgy 15-18 Books
Act 2
- Solo/NM Bonus Drops: Guaranteed Shadow of Karma x10, chance to drop a processed Destiny Stone
- HM Bonus Drop: Guaranteed Shadow of Karma x20, chance to drop a processed Destiny Stone
Act 3
- Solo/NM Bonus Drops: Chance to drop Tailoring or Metallurgy 15-18 Books
- HM Bonus Drop: Chance to drop Tailoring or Metallurgy 19-20 Books
Act 4
- NM/HM Bonus Drop: Chance to drop Tailoring or Metallurgy 19-20 Books

Freja Holiday Event

The Freja Holiday Event returns along with the Steaming Hot Springs Mini-game. An event feast will be included, along with a new event shop where event tokens can be spent on a variety of impactful progression materials.

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In the Steaming Hot Springs mini-game, two teams will face-off, armed with ducky hammers and vying to collect the rubber duckies. Break the other team's duck toy shield with your hammer to get the “duck toy” buff. Keep the buff and make it to your team's finish line to score points. Protect your teammates who have the duck toy buff, or stop the opposing team's buff to prevent them from getting points. Even if you're losing by a lot, don't give up! You can destroy the opposing team's duck basket (where they keep their duck toys) for a lot of points, but remember, you also need to stop the opposing team from destroying your team's duck basket. You can compete once per Roster per day.

Event Tokens (Freja Stars) can also be earned by completing daily activities such as Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids.

Store Updates

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Winter Night Cosmetic Collection

Celebrate the winter wonderland of Arkesia in style this year with the new Winter Night Cosmetic Collection.

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Feel the joy of the season while accompanied with the new Bread Dog pet, soar gracefully on the new Owl Mount, and triport festively with the new instrument skins. Available via the in-game shop after maintenance.

Bread Dog Pet

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Owl Mount

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Raid Updates

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Nerfed the difficulty of the Kazeros Raid Act 3 (Normal/Hard difficulty).

Gate 1 - 3 (Shared Nerfs)
- Normal/Hard (Shared Nerfs)
  - Slightly reduced the damage and stagger requirements of various patterns.
  - Mitigated some crowd-control effects applied by certain patterns.
- Normal Difficulty
  - Added telegraph indicators to certain attack patterns.
- Hard Difficulty
  - Reduced the Boss HP.
  - Adjusted the Allied Forces skill damage to match the boss HP reduction.
- Gate 1 Normal/Hard (Shared Nerfs)
  - Removed the silence effect that was previously applied when the character received the Weakening debuff.
  - Certain attack patterns used by Thaemine can now be counterattacked.
Gate 2
- Normal/Hard (Shared Nerfs)
  - When Naitreya is taunted, certain patterns can no longer be used.
  - Reduced the damage reduction effect that applies to Naitreya while she is performing specific patterns.
  - Adjusted the usage interval of some highly mobile patterns used by Naitreya.
    - Reduced the duration of the Parasite Infection and Yoho Transformation debuffs applied to characters.
- Normal Difficulty
  - During the penalty-gauge pattern progression, only one specific pattern will occur regardless of the gauge amount.
- Hard Difficulty
  - Naitreya will no longer recover HP after absorbing Velganos.
Gate 3
- Normal/Hard (Shared Nerfs)
  - Reduced the HP of the Electric Orbs summoned by Mordum before initiating a duel with a random target.
  - Reduced the amount of electric gauge characters gain from the electric zone created by others when they reach 50% electric gauge.
- Normal Difficulty
  - Reduced or removed the number of projectiles generated in certain patterns used by Mordum.
  - Reduced the attack speed of certain patterns used by Mordum.
Solo Mode Nerfs
- Simplified main Mechanics and attacks for both Act 2 and Act 3.

General Raid Updates

Act 2

Removed the "Flame Magic Scroll" from the craftable items. Players can now take the items freely from the battle Workshop in the raid.
Remaining "Flame Magic Scroll" will be replaced by Utility Battle Item Selection Chest. (5 Scrolls for 1 chest, Remaining amounts will be rounded up).

Act 3

Removed the Special Corruption Neutralizer from craftable items. This item is permanently removed.
Removed the related achievement (Chaos Guardian Expert)
Remaining "Special Corruption Neutralizer" will be replaced by Utility Battle Item Selection Chest. (5 Neutralizers for 1 chest, Remaining amounts will be rounded up).

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