Get to T2/3 easier with this Trade Skill | Lost Ark

[@superanderson]

The second he called the stronghold "hideout" I knew he was trustworthy.

[@corynorell3686]

@@m4ndzin PoE, guy.

[@soundtorial4567]

Still Sane, Exile?

[@TheShroux]

i thought it was a Escape From Arkesia kind of thing but still funny xD Edit: misspelling

[@iweber95]

@@TheShroux I call it the hideout because of tarkov too lol

[@MyMrBubblez]

@@iweber95 likewise hahahaha

[@DonTheCrown]

Realized after uploading I never showed the mini-game, here's a quick clip and an additional tip: clips.twitch.tv/TenuousThoughtfulJuiceHumbleLife-tcGy7XbUevHEg1PO oh and where to find the tool recipes: clips.twitch.tv/BrainyFurtiveBeanSpicyBoy-KzN6-ggUN5MGxoI3

[@luckydony6375]

With the relic taking 20 sec to disappear and the stack buff being 40sec it is safe to assume you can't quit the mini game twice ?

[@sadbanana5896]

Don gatekeeping lmao. If you use the dog, you will spend more energy but you won't get double minigame stacks. So do not use the sniffer guys... Unless you don't have time

[@DonTheCrown]

@@luckydony6375 you can quit twice, but just barely

[@Ripcraze]

Wait what... It goes backwards in the minigame after it hits the right side? Shit, i've failed so many times when the first one spawns right by the start lol.

[@myztikgohan]

@@Ripcraze Obviously...

[@Iam18]

I been excavating for like 2 weeks now since I saw this video come out. Been very good money. I did the craftable Feiton map for first time to help maybe get some t2 mats but it was a huge waste tbh. I could have made 750gold on the AH if I just sold everything, which could be used to buy me like 15+ Moons Breath on my server. Where as all I got from my Treasure Maps were far less relics/ancient than I used to create the map to begin with. Just pointing out that the maps are not always a profit, would have been a nice disclaimer as I'm just a few upgrades from t3 and could have used the gold on moons breaths instead.

[@dramanodrama854]

I was about to post the same thing haha All these kind of videos need a disclaimer forreal.

[@got2beable]

golden tip and i love the way you talk calmy and not rushing through the topic you talking about. My mothertongue is not english but i understood every single word. thanks and subbed!

[@Ntwolf1220]

I like your channel because you are just chill and say what’s up, no extra KZbin crap or padding just info

[@DonTheCrown]

thanks! and thanks for commenting for the algo

[@rsick266]

The kind of guide i was looking for about what to do with trade skills. Covered the topic very well. Thanks

[@G-flo]

One thing I discovered if you're just starting to level excavating, is you go to Tooki Island. Once everybody has left, you have the entire island to yourself, with about 7 nodes spread across the island that regenerate pretty quick. So bring some Leap's essence for double XP and loads of energy pots for a long session of levelling. Burned though about 25 pots and used about 10 essences from hoarding and buying in Mari's. But after all that, I went from 20-30 in 45 minutes, cause the island will eventually kick you out. Although you'll also get an achievement for overstaying. Only caveat is you'll be at the mercy of going crazy from hearing those annoying Tookies over and over. Hope this helps!

[@jerome6897]

where can we buy energy pots and leap essence

[@G-flo]

@@jerome6897 Mari's secret shop. Converted most of the gold I earned in-game into blue crystals.

[@Fumas12]

Finally someone who speaks clearly and explains things in a way I can understand. Legend

[@Heylon1313]

I am glad I somewhat kept up my excavating level just because I wanted the distribution to be somewhat even - this is incredible! I severy underrated excavating! Thank you very much for this guide!

[@shaneanigans440]

Always on point with incredibly useful content. Thanks again!

[@johnm7788]

You probably saved me a few days, thank you man. I have so many maps queued up for t2 mats ahaha.

[@Toalen]

Really great tutorial, straight to the point, you know your stuff.. thanks

[@anhtom7637]

Thanks for sharing these informative guides, also very thorough with explaining things. Great contents like always.

[@linde5]

Man, these guides are on another level.

[@koopakape]

I started focusing most my life points on excavation early on since A) i love hot and cold games and B) it looked like i needed to in order to find materials to craft my own higher end gathering tools for EVERY life skill, anyway. This is just another reason I'm glad I did as I approach level 20 with a big load of vitality potions :eyes:

[@nickwhite545]

Well spoken and straight forward, great vid

[@lateralus2612]

I focused on foraging first, I got it to level 25 going for 30 so I can farm the purple mats on Punika. On NA west the price of white flowers hit 120 gold today, as I think people have finally run out of free health pots.

[@omegateemo1701]

we need more chill guides like this one , great job

[@IanWilsonDreamingForGamers]

Great video, new to Lost Ark and the components are so overwhelming to figure out. Now T1 but ignored relic hunting so this was great motivation to start before I get to lost in the overwhelming newb mistakes that I think can be costly game play if you are on limited time like me.

[@TheWerecon]

your videos have helped me the most very good explanaitions keep it up

[@DonTheCrown]

Glad to hear that!

[@ostravaofboletaria1027]

Huh, excavation was the last thing I planned to level. Good to know it should be my 1st or second (next to foraging)

[@Arthur-cc6pc]

Same

[@jkvb.j6383]

Why do you want to focus on foraging?

[@UncleGeorge20]

@@jkvb.j6383 You dont want potions lol?

[@jkvb.j6383]

@@UncleGeorge20 I do, but I can't find any good spot to farm these materials, could you recommend something?

[@Trogunzo]

@@jkvb.j6383 Medrick monastery theres an area where there are tons of flowers. I used up all my energy because there was always one available

[@prenomnominatif]

Good tips, go to the point, great locution. good quality on every videos... ye thats a well earned sub sir !

[@Schnarchnase]

Another step towards becoming the richest free to play oil prince on EU! Second positive for excavation is the fact, that you are digging holes, makes burrying bodies easier.

[@Uduberbuber]

Hi, just wanted to share my experience with this. Have made 10+ maps and have made a loss with this method at tier 2, so probably only worth it at tier 3 and with high excavating talent.

[@brauser4095]

Excavating level 30 sniffer dog is the key

[@steliospapadakis8749]

I watched video when i was at t1....now at t3 i just unterstood more what you said and i m starting to working thought those maps...its a bit late but its never too late Thanks for video!

[@hmwidaho]

Thanks don, answered all my questions in the video!

[@Stf1903]

Hello thank u for the video, I don't speak english good but I think I understood the major part of ur video. I've never paid much attention to this profession in the game but now I'm going to get into it. Thank you.

[@jthollywood6513]

Instant sub, great video my guy.

[@tobinhall9142]

Awesome stuff, stoked when creators delete comments that are not what they want to hear. Keep up the stellar work!

[@doozey365]

Nice video Don, glad to see the good content you are putting out. It really helped, with all the information i needed. Thanks a bunch :)

[@Sevrmark]

Just what I was looking for. Thanks.

[@Ollowayn]

Hi Don! Thanks for the video!

[@briancallison]

God this game has so much content to it, I fucking love it!

[@ajcarmageddon]

Me too, brother. Me too.

[@MrLonwolfmq]

Excellent video! I been looking for info on treasure chests. I knew they would be valuable and worth doing.

[@h4zz0rgaming]

Thanks for the inside track on this!

[@Sidewinder84x]

I had heard this type of investment could be insanely profitable, but also a massive gamble. Seems to be true, either this was nerfed heavily after you posted it, or i have terrible luck. Im not getting results anywhere near what you claim to get, but im only 20-30 maps deep. Still took alot of time to get this far, i hope it becomes worth it later on...

[@dramanodrama854]

I had the same experience as you did. My RNG was terrible and not worth the time, effort and gold that I put into it. People keep saying that this is the way but it is a gamble at best.

[@Gamefan12345]

great vid man! very clear!

[@KnightMaresX]

most profitable/ time efficient life skill is fishing....you can just stay in one spot and fish without running around and waste time....also you can craft the T3 crystals used for upgrading gear. 60+ fishing with artifact tool makes bank.

[@roirtur2186]

Thanks bro, i was looking for informations about excavating but it's so hard to find

[@PanamaPunk1]

Awesome vid Don

[@V-R-VenoM]

Thank you thank you thank you Really well explained

[@michaelmatthews8378]

Good to have you back bud. Let's get all that Lost Ark content

[@fuzzymandrake]

late to the party but if you want a nice place to do T3 archaeology uninterrupted, go to niheltalotep's thoughts!!! it has rocks and relic traces (T3) and virtually nothing that bothers you on half of the island

[@aasd12q34]

This game is also quite good for life content. This content allows you to directly and inexpensively produce many materials. Alternatively, you can earn gold by selling them. Life contents are contents that are loved a lot in Korea. This is MMO. good game

[@elomurz3257]

really love your vid your insight is super helpful please keep it up

[@TraderMate]

awsome man, yet another cool system in the game i didnt know about

[@Galaxy264]

Holy, I knew that every life skill had its merits and is important in the end game but damn, important is an understatement.

[@vini_anjos]

Hi! Thanks for the video! Is that worth to just walk around spoting the relics but only picking up the old relics (or the chests)?

[@ricardomaya2001]

Nice Tip and Video! this maps are only available to this type of life skill? Because i can see in the stronghold that we have different creatable maps!

[@ince55ant]

excavating has the most work. finding, then digging. knowing its just in fixed spots makes it way easier though. like i have the herbalism spots memorized on lulliby island so this should be basically the same

[@HappyStickerz]

Very informative video with great explanation! Thank you so much, I'm off to do some excavating! ;)

[@bastisuu7314]

u got my sub for this video - well done and thank you

[@manaflask8826]

Very good video talking about hidden features no one else is talking about! Can you tell us anything about increasing the speed of stronghold level upgrades? I hear mention something about structures giving boosts but there are no english sites that have that info.

[@DonTheCrown]

Will do! Actually might be the next video...

[@K0ub1x]

Awesome guide that helps a lot. My only problem is when i finish crafting the map I dont know where to find it.

[@notreally5920]

Yea, excavating is extremely fun for mii too, so I'm having fun and working towards making money. Win-win :x

[@Tehstool]

Really nice guide, thanks for sharing. This has to be my lowest leveled skill sadly.

[@thomasgoodwill]

Thanks for the information Don. I have a question though, do you need lvl 30 Excavating to unlock the Treasure Map recipes in your Stronghold? I only have the recipes for Treasure Map Chests but my Excavating is not yet lvl 30.

[@mustafam7758]

Thanks for the video, it is very helpful!

[@aleksandroskoutsilas2423]

Dude you are best content in KZbin

[@ziv121]

Thanks, subscribed! very useful content. Please tell me, is there any way to restore/save work energy other than waiting or buying in Mari's shop? cuz excavating takes like 400/dig so I can barely do several a day

[@PlatinumzProductionZ]

I'm fairly certain they nerfed the maps on the NA release. I've received a substantial amount of moon's breath at T2; but they are all bound to my character. I am unable to sell them. I've done a sample size of 20 maps in the last 48 hours.

[@DonTheCrown]

In t2 they are bound, use them to push to t3 aka the land of profit

[@PlatinumzProductionZ]

@@DonTheCrown so the t3 equivalent is able to be sold? That sounds amazing. I'm already 1020, so I'm not that far away. Time to push and make that $$$

[@coolhandluke9783]

Really great content!

[@clickbaitrater8945]

Hey bro, great vid as usual. I came across from PoE, seem to be at a similar spot as you - slogging through tier 3, 6 alts at 1k. I went with herbalism, the money is just too disgusting not to. You hit nodes with leaps essence active and get 40-50 blue flowers in a go sometimes lol. I'll try this out, the solar's should help. Are you selling your BoE upgrade materials from your alts?

[@crystalanusz9540]

really good vid!

[@itzspiffy6305]

SO....what you're saying is....one way or the other....it's a grind. You can grind mats in the dungeons for more chances to fail or you can farm nodes for a chance to reduce your number of failures. From what I can see, the biggest problem with your method via node farming is that it is limited to work energy, so unless you're paying to refill that and otherwise spending money in the game, a F2Pr may still be better off just grinding in the dungeons. I am happy to have added this knowledge and understanding of the benefits of those treasure maps, but I don't necessarily think that means it is the superior method for every player. It depends on your level of investment be it time, energy, and/or money.

[@philbrake7525]

If my character is doing T3 content, but i havent leveled up this life skill at all, is it possible to do it in the T3 areas and use T3 treasure maps? or do i need to start at a lower tier continent like the other life skills?

[@outforbeer]

To make a punika map, it takes 564 gold if you buy material from the market. So the drop needs to be higher to be worth it. If you farm the material yourself, it may not be worth doing the treasure map, and not just sell the material instead

[@outforbeer]

I just did it. It was not worth it at all. I got oreha relic x24, rare relic x23, ancient relic x31, apprentice craft kit, from this trip. Which comes out to be approx 120 gold. Maybe once in a while you gain something worth way over 564 gold, but this is really a gamble

[@Jim-gf7qz]

nice video!how can you restore your work energy?Is there a potion or anything else we can do?

[@vakalkas]

Can you do a video explaining what each of the possible traits on a tool actually does

[@ultrasteve9240]

Is there any use for the grey/white relics? Or should I just be converting them to green/blue/purple relics in my stronghold as I move into T3?

[@Insertnamesz]

I've hit a wall right before T2 now and I'm out of island quests and stuff to do. Do I just farm chaos dungeon? Seems very slow.

[@nekotajni394]

You are 1346 F2P Don? If so that's amazing, I've been stuck at 1339 failing my sword like 3 times already and my gloves 5 times. Do you have any advice when it comes to when we should be using upgrade chance % increase materials and which to be the most efficient? Thanks bud, you're awesome

[@Midgar88]

Weapons are most expensive so at 13+ use the breath material 20+. Unfortunately you can still fail but getting an extra 20% chance is huge.

[@DonTheCrown]

Yeah I always full juice my weapons in T3 and have gotten very lucky

[@sebastiaanb2651]

@@DonTheCrown Have you come across or got another excel sheet with the best points to start using the upgrade mats? including the first grind after getting to 50 etc. I'm just not sure at which point its better to risk the rolls since those +chance mats are so expensive as well.

[@ofensatul]

@Neko Tajni lol you need to go outside and get some sun son.

[@dictatorduckula]

hey mate.how are you.i wonder if i should expand my bags and card slots for more space or not needed.becuase it needs gems for opening them.and you are awesome btw.keep up the good work.

[@DonTheCrown]

i did, i plan to play a long time

[@cartellcalloway5045]

OMG, great video!

[@___IG]

This was perfect thank you

[@charpad6690]

This video is massive; i havent seen anyone mention this :D Question; how did you make the purple tools ?

[@Shywer]

You can buy the recipe from one of your traders =) you got a tool chest for daily login (3 epic tools) and you get 6 epic chests for 18 or so world tree leaves ( but on my server those epic toolboxes are like 9gold each so no big deal.

[@philippep7850]

Incredible video, super straight to the point, really helpful! I wasn't exactly sure where to spend my lifeskill so that's a really good pointer! I was wondering though, are those map solo only or can you do them with other people to get even more ressources?

[@DonTheCrown]

solo maps only

[@WhitePho3niX]

@@DonTheCrown But can you sell map slots for these to do it with a party to make even more gold for each party member?

[@DoYouSmokeKush]

@@WhitePho3niX solo only m8

[@jamessweet4141]

Ty for the guides

[@MrActuVienis]

where do you buy life energy potions?

[@acelavi7005]

just wondering if its just better to excavate at golden wave island only? instead of going to the T2/T3 continents? or do they give greater loots/rare loots?

[@st1k]

any recommended t1 farming spots? golden wave is always packed :(

[@bachterie]

Try to change the Channel.

[@johandeen6096]

When do you recommend using the starbreaths etc? Only from 14 -> 15 or also 13 ->14?

[@tomsorcc9067]

1 Breath increases chance of 1,5% from 13 to 14 but only increases by 1% from 14 to 15. So decide wisely, maybe buy the upgrade material that gives you 10% increased chance.

[@paulsad7624]

I'm struggling with the maps and there is excavating Bruh I'm focused on Mokoko's Quests, hidden quests, gigant's hearts, island souls, %of the places and later insignias, Unas tasks, guild quests, dungeons, abysals, raids, Rapports, getting songs and emotes, stronghold tasks ETC Its gonna be nice when I finnaly learn this

[@pmadood6970]

A lot of things are pretty overwhelming. Apparently I have enough to get my gear lvl from 302 to 460+ but I don't know exactly what to do, and then what I should be focusing my time on after.

[@CCRexKanin]

Different materials at tiers 2 and 3. Once you hit 460, your honing failure chances increase bit by bit. The goal is to play the tier 1 content, farm it, and hit up tier 1 islands until you hit tier 2. Then, do the same for tier 2

[@dragoonlord2814]

What stronghold level do you need in order to make those maps?

[@olfan92]

Funny thing im currently researching my first treasure map in stronghold. and then i find this video about treasure maps. coincidence? i think not xD

[@BogDustForBreakfast]

Thanks for the video bro

[@oscarrodriguez3086]

AMAZING VIDEO!!!!

[@CreativeC3]

is it better to excavate at felton or yorn or does it not matter? (for example does felton give more since its a higher continent? I know u said the maps are better but how about actually excavating at the continents is it the same?

[@DonTheCrown]

feiton is better i think

[@Jin169]

Hey, I did what you said and crafted/got from archeology feiton maps and when i run them I dont get moonsbreaths but only relics? Am i doing something wrong?

[@MiNCRUM]

can you only get the purple relics in T2+? Where is the best spot to farm if you're only in T1?

[@soulreaver6300]

Hey Don! Do you have a resource guide for finding the hidden map locations? I have a map for fresnar highland and I can't find it to save my life. Any tips welcome.

[@DonTheCrown]

looking at the map when you are near will give you a distance and direction to the portal

[@soulreaver6300]

@@DonTheCrown ahh I did notice it say 150 steps south and was confused. I was thinking, from where?! Thanks for the help bud. I enjoy your videos and effort in making them.

[@andrewwilliams3207]

Now we all have to fight for excavation spots. Great!

[@muteber242]

Yo Can we change basic effects on our expert tool or need too craft a new one?

[@sirbeast9726]

great guide thanks

[@CatherineInFlorida]

I don't understand the archaeology mini game. I got a white bar with some red lines but no explanation. No loot either ☹️

[@immatoll4375]

I think it would have been a better option to just sell the stuff at this time, make thousands of gold, wait a couple of days and rebuy for 1/3 the price. ^^ But to be honest: One Solar Breath costs 570 fragments - this is around 3,5 Chaosdungeons and gives +10% chance. This loot here gives 4%? It is not really worth the time. Just grind the hell out of chaos dungeon and buy a lot of T3 Moon Breaths at once (to not push the price to extreme). And if you are lucky you even get the boss often that gives you 10 Solar breaths additionally. ^^

[@Elemeyoh]

Is it true the treasure map loot can also give the tool box needed to make the highest level tools?

[@tewchainz6464]

I honestly like doing these but what I don't like is having to compete spots with a lot of people at the same place and losing your buff.

[@winyonzentrada]

I recommend doing a personal map, by taking a screenshot and using a program to mark the spots..Easier to remember spots and you can have your map on your phone or second monitor to follow. This of course takes some time to do, but it is worth it. There are some already made maps on the internet that can be found.

[@bryanbryan6108]

Should have just opened with the pre-created maps 😂

[@winyonzentrada]

@@bryanbryan6108 hmm? I've tried to find some site with already created maps, but only found a few pictures of someone's created map. Are you saying that there is an interactive map that shows the spots? If so, do enlighten me of what I should Google.

[@forsakenheros]

What website did you use for pre built map?

[@winyonzentrada]

@@forsakenheros I used the pupunika interactive map to take a screenshot and then mark the spots with Photoshop.

[@forsakenheros]

@@winyonzentrada was hoping for an easier way but that's the way I've been doing it as well. Takes some time to move from tier 1 to tier 2 or just moving areas