Lost Ark Roadmap 2022: All Details And Current Plans For NA/EU

The Roadmap for Lost Ark is ever-evolving. We created this resource to help you to keep track of it. It will be updated whenever new details are published by Smilegate RPG or Amazon Gaming Studios. We will also include rumors and comparisons to other regions like KR and RU.

December 2022 Roadmap

The December Update is called “Wreck the Halls” and will release on December 14, 2022. Here you’ll find the official December Update patch notes.

• Summoner Advanced Class
• Brelshaza Legion Raid (Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu & Normal Difficulty)
• Caliligos Guardian Raid
• higher level South Vern ‘Void’ Chaos Dungeons
• new T3 Gear & progression materials
• hard T3 Cube & Boss Rush activities (Item Level 1490)
• new accessory type: the Bracelet
  • can be earned from the Brelshaza Legion Raid, Caliligos Guardian Raid, and South Vern’s new Void Chaos dungeonincreases character stats, but doesn’t have Engravings slotted into it like other accessories
• festive Holiday Event (Festivity Island)
• Neria’s Wardrobe Pajama & Winter Edition
• Festival and Ball Skins
• Summoner skins
• Magic Bed Mount
• Snowball Mount
• Cloaked Fox & Nutcracker Pets
• “A Small Village in Snow” Wallpaper
• Holiday Stronghold Structure
• Bot Prevention Updates

Archive (Already Published Updates)

November 2022 Roadmap

The November Update is called “Feast with Friends” and will release on November 16, 2022.

• Reaper Advanced Class (Lost Ark Reaper Builds)
• Tripod Transfer System Improvements
• Free Punika Powerpass & Hyper Express Event
• Balance Update including:
  • Changes to the Legion Raid Hallucination Gear Set Effect
  • Class balance updates to the Berserker, Destroyer, Scrapper, Soulfist, Glaivier, Artillerist, Sharpshooter, Gunslinger, Machinist, and Arcanist.
• Stronghold Improvements such as:
  • Interior decorations
  • a new Trophy System & Trophy Room
  • Gifting
  • the ability to place mounts & pets
  • Structure placement updates
  • new Jukebox music
  • HUD improvements
  • new mini-games
• Arkesia Skin Sets
• Exclusive Reaper skins

October 2022 Roadmap

The Lost Ark October update “Mystics and Mayhem” will bring these content highlights to the western version. See the official October Update release notes for all details.

• New event: Mystic Abyss Raid
• Vykas Legion Raid: Inferno Difficulty
• Achates Trial Guardian
• Halloween Skins (Neria’s Wardrobe Halloween Edition, Hipster Skins, Halloween Pet, Pumpkin Carriage Mount)
• Aldebaran Harvest Festival
• New Stronghold structures
• continuation of the September Progression events
• Competitive Proving Grounds Season 2
• General updates:
  • Updated and refreshed the daily login bonuses reward track.
  • Added new Fevertime events for the coming weekends.
  • Improved Login Event unclaimed rewards management.
• Several bug fixes
• [released on October 12, 2022] Ark Pass Season 2 (including the Respite and Glory Skin Set)

September 2022 Roadmap Part 2

Part 2 will release on September 28, 2022, and brings new content to Lost Ark. Here you’ll find the official September Part 2 Patch Notes.

• New Advanced Class Machinist
• Kakul-Saydon Legion Raid
  • ilvl 1475 required
  • four-player Legion raid
  • 3 gates
  • Midnight Circus: Rehearsal: an easier version of the raid that can be entered with ivl 1385 to practice the difficult mechanics and teamwork.
• New skins:
  • Lost Ark Magick Society Skins
  • Machinist Robotics Skin & Machinist Dawn Skin
• Free Punika Powerpass (after completing Punika’s quest “Berver’s Friend”)
• Special Event Missions: you can designate a character between item Level 1302 and 1415 on your roster to participate in the Special Event Missions, where they’ll earn honing materials to quickly level up to 1415

September 2022 Roadmap Part 1

Part 1 was released on September 7, 2022. Here you’ll find the official September Part 1 Patch Notes.

• Social Updates
  • Global Chat Room (announced in Korea as LoaTalk), Chat improvements, and Guild Group Chat.
  • Improved cross-server interaction, including interacting with people from different servers in Strongholds, and being able to add friends from different servers.
• Customization
  • 2 new hairstyles for each starting class.
• Combat
  • Trixion Training Grounds updates to become a better practice environment to test out many different combinations (skill runes/gems/engravings/cards) of settings with more skill points.
  • A PvP Class balance patch.
• Settings Improvements
  • Better PvP settings, improved Guild systems, and improved support and settings for controllers.

August 2022 Roadmap

The August update will release on August 24, 2022. Here you’ll find the official August update patch notes.

• Pet Ranch:
  • the perfect place to play, grow, and earn rewards with your pet.
  • recover your pet’s morale, manage pet functions, and earn Jelly Cookies that can be exchanged for valuable rewards!
• Maharaka Festival – Blooming Mokokos: The ongoing Maharaka festival will receive new activities.
• Event Guardians return to Arkesia
• New stuff in the Lost Ark Store:
  • Wingsuit Skins
  • Neon Weapon Skins
  • Wingsuit Bike mount
  • Spring Dream Weapons
  • Shiba Inu Pet
  • Racetrack Stronghold Decorations
• New daily log-in reward track

July 2022 Roadmap

Update: The release date for the Lost Ark July update is July 20, 2022. Here you’ll find the official July update patch notes.

• New Mage Advanced Class: Arcanist
• Valtan Legion Raid: Inferno Difficulty
• Challenge Abyssal Dungeons
• New summer event: Waterpop Arena & Maharaka Festival
• A Punika Powerpass that immediately advances an alternate character to the end of the Punika storyline (Item Level 1302).
• A Hyper Express Event that grants special missions to a selected Item Level 1302 character to help them progress to 1370.
• Welcome Challenges are being replaced by Mokoko Challenges.
• Honing Buff
• Lost Ark Summer Skins: Midsummer Night’s Dream Skins, Lover & Youth Skins
• Rohendel’s Destiny Skin (Arcanist exclusive)
• Armor Wagon Mount
• Starfish Pet
• New stuff in the Store:
  • Weapon Growth Pack & two refreshed Growth Support Packs
  • Variety of new packs and items to celebrate the launch of Arcanist
  • Powerpasses (North Vern, Rohendel, Yorn, Feiton, Punika)
  • Summer Dye Packs
  • Battle Support Item Package
  • New Item Level Complete Crystal Pack for Tier 3
• Several bug fixes

June 2022 Roadmap

Update: Official Lost Ark June Update Patch Notes

The June Update will release on June 30, 2022.

• Legion Raid: Vykas (Normal & Hard) [Vykas Guide & Cheat Sheet]
• New Guardian Raid: Kungelanium
• New single-player dungeon experience: Thronespire
• Stronghold Research is available at Item Level 1460 that improves alternate characters’ honing rates on their journey to Item Level 1415
• Player Gifts: Growth Support Pack & Mokoko Skins
• Shadow of Stern skins (Lost Ark Store)
• Umar Skins (Lost Ark Store)
• Steife Brise Mount (Lost Ark Store)
• Leopard Pet (Lost Ark Store)
• New event island Heartbeat Island
• Growth Support Packs
• New Login Rewards
• New consumable Yoz’s Jar in the in-game store: Will introduce a variety of Epic and Legendary skins. If you have a skin you don’t like or wear anymore (or maybe one from Yoz’s Jar you’re not a fan of) you can break it down for “Cloth”, which can be used with a Jar to roll a new skin from a determined list. Update: “After taking another look at the system’s design and listening to player feedback, we’ve decided to remove Yoz’s Jar”

May 2022 Roadmap

The May update is going to be released on May 19, 2022 during the weekly maintenance.

Update: The official release notes for the May update have been released. You can read them here!

• New Warrior advanced class: Destroyer (updated version with KR balance changes from April 2022)
• Exclusive Destroyer skin Shushire’s Will
• Dawn Collection Skins (Armor & Weapon)
• New login rewards
• New Guardian Raid: Deskaluda. [Lost Ark Deskaluda Guide]
• Legion Raid: Valtan (Normal & Hard). Learn more:
  • New: Valtan Guide For Gate 1.
  • New: Valtan Guide For Gate 2.
  • Lost Ark Valtan Rewards: Hard vs Normal Loot
  • Valtan Preparations: Collect Rest Bonus To Maximize Profits In Lost Ark
  • Lost Ark Legion Raid Sets (All Sets From Valtan And Vykas)
  • Legion Raid Preparation: How to Craft Splendid Elemental HP Potion (9 Uses) in Lost Ark
• Balance Changes that went live in KR in April, for all affected classes
• Trial Guardian Raids
• New Quests & Open World Activities
  • South Vern Activities: Chaos Line Hard Mode, Thunderwings Field Boss, South Vern Chaos Gate, South Vern Ghost Ship, and South Vern Chaos Dungeons
  • Wild Wings Island: Seeking revenge for eating their friends and family, Crispy Golden Chickings are planning to raid the island. Players turn into a chicken or beer to battle the Chicking boss to earn event coins. The quicker you defeat waves of enemies, the quicker more Chickings appear and the more coins you can earn! Wild Wings Island is a new event island where players can participate in co-op quests or join solo to help suppress this unique uprising.
• New Guild Activities (Island Siege & Raid Match)
• Quality of Life Updates:
  • Front and back attack indicators
  • Ability to check daily & weekly content participation in a new menu
  • UI updates
  • Improved party finder & party invites
  • Updated loot dismantling
  • Convenience features for Market/Auction House
  • A few fun features, like being able to randomly summon favorited mounts and new hairstyles for customization
  • “Integrated Dungeon” menu
• Neria’s Wardrobe: Limited-time skin shop that sells individual skins (head, chest, pants, etc.), and will be around for roughly a month
• New Stronghold structures and customization items (tents, Romantic Camping set,…)
• Updated character customization
• Stronghold improvements

April 2022 Roadmap

The April update was released on April 21, 2022.

• New Martial Artist advanced class: Glaivier (Lost Ark Glaivier Launch Preparation Guide)
• New continent South Vern
• New log-in rewards
• New in-game events (Super Express Mission)
• New skins & store updates: Noble Banquet Skins & Graceful Monkey Skin (Glaivier)
• New weekly activity Chaos Line
• Feiton Powerpass that provides ilvl 960 gear
• Ark Pass Noble Banquet
• New mounts: Soul Vanguard & Radiant Golden Cloud
• Quality of Life improvements:
  • Improved co-op party play for Secret Maps: all four members can submit a map to get rewards with one run.
  • Chat tab settings are shared across a player’s Roster.
  • Improved Book of Coordination settings: Can use skill presets, tripod level, skill runes, gems, item set effects, etc.!

Sources: Official Lost Ark Website