Lost Ark Endgame Guide: What To Do After Level 50 | Tips and Tricks For Endgame & Gear Upgrades!

As with most MMOs, reaching level 50 isn't the end of the game, but really the beginning. Lost Ark endgame is a BEAST! It has so many different things to do, which can be overwhelming. That is where this guide comes in! I cover all the different things to do and places to go to help guide new 50s.
Timestamps:
Start 00:00
Overview 00:40
How to Progress The Story 00:52
Item Level Requirements 01:44
Endgame Activities to Focus On 02:46
Gear Upgrading 03:16
Gear Transfer 06:13
Understanding Gear Differences 06:50
Endgame Activities You NEED To Do 07:36
Chaos Dungeons 07:52
Abyss Dungeons 08:34
Guardian Raids 09:30
Procyon's Compass 10:02
Islands & Una's Tasks 11:12
PvP 12:45
Wrap 13:05
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[@enzSa]

I’m so lost when it comes to this game I can watch 4 hrs of fresh lvl 50 guides n be more confused than when I started

[@King-2077]

Ikr, it’s because they tell you a bunch of stuff to do once you hit lvl 50. It’s good info but we dont know where and when are we able to access it. Like im level 50 now, Im still at stern, so should I keep finishing the quest there or what?

[@enzSa]

@@King-2077 im item level 506 or something atm n I got no fucking clue what stern is brotha in just trynna figure out how to get t2

[@King-2077]

@@enzSa stern is that capital city with modern techs and stuff. It’s the next destination after you finish the tournaments in anika. If you’re trying to get to t2 now, then you’re way ahead of me lol.

[@nexblack166]

@@enzSa idk if you're still stuck but Stern is the capital city in Arthetine. Pretty much what I did to progress is do your daily chaos dungeons and guardian raids, these will give you the required mats to hone your gear. Although not important, getting your tier 1 epic and legendary gear is pretty nice since it gives extra stat boosts. All in all, you need +15 honing on all of your gear to reach item level 600, with this method in a sense. I got to tier 2 and well on way to tier 3 but its a pain in the ass loll. Do Una's tasks since they do give a good amount of leapstones for upgrading as well. Arkesia coin event is happening so you can get plenty of mats for tier 1.

[@hanqiwang2029]

@@King-2077 complete stern and go to Vern, from the story quests there you’ll get your first awakening skill and your hidden skill for your class(I. e. for bard it’s guardian tune). I mean he tells everything about it in the video(the first few minutes at least)

[@ranze8180]

If you have time, I recommend the Collectables Quests from the Newcomer Guide. Not only do you get free rewards, the islands have quests that give you mats. I was able to level to around 560 just doing those.

[@exoaable]

where do i find those

[@theredviola]

One of my favorite straightforward "what to do at 50 in Lost Ark" videos that I've watched. Thanks for putting this together!

[@xNightxxWingx]

Dude this video has helped me immensely... you have no idea. I got to level 50, and I was actually contemplating just turning the game off and saying screw it (even though I’ve really been enjoying it!).. that’s how overwhelmed I was. So many different currencies, activities, quests, adventure guides, the sailing, the islands, island tokens, the compass, the una’s tasks, it was like never ending. I honestly didn’t know where to begin, and having everything simplified and explained in such a short condensed video is a god send. Maybe it’s not so bad for other players, but with this being my first MMO (I literally only play souls and soulslike games, PvP FPS’s, and Smite) I was legit getting a headache trying to interpret everything and get some sort of system going. Now it’s just a matter of figuring out how to manage my overflowing stash.. lmao. But yeah, with all that said.. I just want to say; THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video and especially for making it extremely easy to follow and comprehend when compared to other videos I’ve checked out.

[@thelostarkhub9158]

Great Guide... Love how you sectioned each topic off so I can easily skip to what I need! Its like 10 guides in 1

[@SatyrSatyrSatyr]

Should note on the “missing days mechanic” (Rest Bonus) for Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids - they stack up to 5 days and make a run drop double loot for each day you miss. Each run you miss gives you 10 rest bonus, missing your 2 daily runs gives you 20, missing 5 days caps you out at 100 Rest Bonus. When you get in to play, each double loot run will consume 20 Rest Bonus until you hit 0, then it’s back to normal.

[@przemysawkazubek8020]

is there an advantage in :"stacking up" rest bonus or is the result roughly the same ?

[@BroomeBlocker4]

@@przemysawkazubek8020 None whatsoever, its just a way to help out the casual gamer who can't log on every day

[@radekhm7408]

Amazing video honestly, you explained everything I needed to know in a really nice way!!

[@stefanmarinov2864]

6:04 My god this is an AWESOME FEATURE!!!!

[@ThemrBoym]

I dont ususually comment, but great video man! Impressed you got that much useful info into only 14 min! Keep up the good work

[@captncrunch1726]

fantastic video, didn't even know what to expect from the endgame - seems to be huge!

[@Classic_DM]

Although 2 years old, this was super helpful for me!

[@Vulkan_Gaming]

I'm glad!

[@mr.groober3730]

Amazing video mate! Kudos:) I'm about to ding 50 either tonight or tomorrow morning, so perfect timing!

[@KathleenCobarrubia]

Still grateful that upgrading the gears in LA only fails, no downgrading or breaking the item, unlike from other MMO I played which was Cabal, upgrading is really hard.

[@kenrq63]

Thank you for all of your content, Vulkan, it is very informative.

[@DecayingReality]

I started playing the game 10 days ago, I’m lvl52 in full +15 Epic 1320 gear, I’m 1370.00 😎. Once weekly reset is over I’ma run for a few pieces of Legendary. Then again they give new players a lot of catch up stuff but 1100 was a bitch to get to.

[@MrFubber]

Super helpful. Thanks very much for this.

[@gg-lm6ig]

the advice at 12:00 is actually best. This game did such a good job wqith creating this world.

[@The_Antiquary]

You know something, I've experienced levelling and for a start from Anikka you are directed over to Arthetine, not Sushire. It ended up feeling unnatural to drop everything and go to Vern (to unlock at least Una) and apparently after Arethine Vern is next anyway. Dudes I recommend following the storyline on your first run through - coming across everything fresh and new to yourself is better - the game does a good job of giving you guiding quests.

[@aidee1920]

I agree. It's all about the journey

[@MultiplexityGaming]

good to know Vern is next after Arethine. trying to just speed through the remaining part of the story at this point but I just hit 50 so Im happy and ready to jump into endgame

[@justgay]

would be nice if you also included how to navigate to each of these things, so the video includes everything we need

[@joseventura4707]

I was lost when I hit 50 Ty Vulkan you the best and happy Valentines day

[@yvngmanj]

6:13 is what i needed to hear as a beginner in 2024

[@yvngmanj]

W video

[@EskyIsAlive]

I cant believe i missed the gear honing vendor lmao this is great ty

[@Squeeze718]

Best video of its kind, thanks...subbed.

[@Ozonencb]

I'm not shitting on these youtube guides, but I get more tips and helpful hints from people in comments then the actual videos 😂😂

[@realteabaggins]

maining Sorceress in pvp is hard but really fun when you start getting better and outplaying the opponents. Team Deathmatch is really where you'll have the most fun if you're Sorceress main

[@myfable]

thank you man super nice neat and clear vid

[@belnoth9641]

Tonight! I will def. be watching this a few times.

[@Psy-Crow]

amazing video and straight to the point, tysm! 😍

[@pewpewlasers6093]

Dude, Awesome job on these guides! With the games launch and sudden surge of youtube videos surrounding it, its glad to know that a veteran AARPG/MMO KZbinr i've been following for awhile is putting out what remains to be my preferred delivery of content as it pertains to pertinent info with top notch quality! Really missed you coverage over some other games (you production rate has dropped over last couple of years), but quality hasnt waned a bit! Hope to see more!

[@TheSingularity.]

+1 on the timing. Great vids btw!

[@dero2430]

"And when you fail the upgrade you're gonna lose..." - I had BDO flashbacks when I heard that xD

[@proceduraldad2578]

Very helpful thank you

[@ThjyuGaming]

im just glad your gear doesnt get downgraded a tier like BDO for failing an upgrade. that is just heartwrenching going for tet or pen with massive stacks just to downgrade your gear and have to build a smaller stack so you dont waste your massive pen stacks can take weeks to do.

[@s.devries4349]

THANK YOU VULKAN

[@jeee7886]

Returning player here. Lost ark is a hard game to grasp and I left around lvl 52, so I needed to remind myself some stuff again. I just wanted to share my hatred towards the guardian raids n abyssal dungeons. Guardian raids arent too hard, just a little annoying, but oh boy do the abyssal dungeons make my blood boil. Not even lying when I say I took HOURS to do it alone, then gave up and went to a disc server to find some guys... safe to say, even with vc its hella hard to coordinate with your team and its better to just continue chaos dungeons.. unless you have a reason to break your desk.

[@StoneTheCr0w]

I just came back after leaving from launch. I have a lvl 50 founder account but have no idea where to go or what to do, completely dropped the game from my memory accidentally 😂

[@sherrytires2303]

Wow ty!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@celine9230]

thanks i needed this bruh

[@davorinagatic9254]

just chilling in game and zero rush...game is awesome...in some point gona do all :)

[@KommonCents_]

PvP is the most fun aspect of this game for me

[@kennikia2234]

Really frustrating that the main quests did not get me to item level 250, so I'm just running around trying to figure out what I need to do to get high enough to start doing chaos dungeons for better gear.

[@Kumara5]

The key is to stick with only main quests while leveling. By the time you open up chaos dungeons, you'll be over 250ilvl. However, in the grand scheme, it's not a big deal. Just keep doing the main quest. You'll get there. You need to finish it anyway and completion nets you your first set of 302 gear regardless.

[@TheDroneExperiment]

Hit 50 last night ... great timing on this video! As always, amazing content!

[@johnspartan4025]

Thx! Would like a video on pvp content as well! I only saw Arenas, is there any other PvP related content? This game could have immense potential, if they just put some PVPVE content with some pvp CAP at certain lvl, so lower level don't get one shooted. Why only arenas, we should aim to an MMO Moba's Evolution!

[@SteamSoloZ]

Your intro logo is like the logo of a famous Fraternity here in Philippines, only in reverse, Tau Gamma Phi, are you even a part of it?

[@King-2077]

Thanks for the info however, you told newbies a whole bunch of new information that doesn’t make sense lmao. Like for example, im level 50 and still at stern, i dont know when or where can I start upgrading my gear, should I keep going with these world quests? My gear are still around 230s item level. Different people reach lvl 50 at different times.

[@ismael8926]

i just got to lv 50 after completing for the second time the adventure, and i can't understand how to increase a bit more my item level so that i can start doing raids, i hope this vid works for me edit: well it did XD gotta finish stern

[@pickamaterina1313]

no need for chaos, raid or whatever to progress, im lvl 600 and just walked trough the main quest without doing anything special and im in yorn right now but this is now that gets harder

[@physical54321]

i havent been able to log in for 2 days lol nay mind lvl up

[@danmiller5297]

Thank you

[@Akaistos]

8:30 no. You get double loot but not 4 runs. There is no limit on how often you can run chaos dungeons, the rewards however change after the daily 2 runs.

[@knicklichtjedi]

Just hit 50 and I think Ill pause Arthetine for a short bit to unlock the Daily stuff in Vern and return afterwards back to the Story.

[@Poa2024]

U need to complete arthetine to unlock the main story in vern

[@knicklichtjedi]

@@Poa2024 I left Arthetine after the first Mecha Boss Fight and it worked fine. Returning to it later also worked.

[@khairilaiman9316]

Niceeeeeeee...Thankssss..

[@sebastiangodoyortiz2840]

The story is locked behind gear grind? How much time can take me if i only play 1 character?

[@OleWickedDoc]

I turned 50 at the steam punk area because I did every side quest and I hated myself because it felt like it went soooo slow after I stopped leveling lol

[@withnail29]

Same for me. Do I have far to go?

[@UndeadRulez1]

I just hit 50 today and I’m like OOMPH very overwhelmed! Hearing abyss dungeons… yeeeeah I don’t have a group on the same server or anything so do I -need- to do them? Hopefully not lol

[@Poa2024]

U can solo abyss

[@bootsie222]

What class is he playing in this video at like 1:41 and such? I haven't started paying yet, but this build looks very fun!

[@allenthomas9912]

We need a sorc build guide!

[@milox1607]

thanks!!!!!

[@bozzi1118]

Great info! Thx Question: if I am upgrading gear, (340 atm), how can I tell if gear drops are better, since what I currently have is upgraded? Will gear drops just be better all the way around, or will it appear weaker, until I transfer my upgrades to it?

[@JK-wz7uj]

I just got to level 50 and I have no idea what's going on. Just like 1-49

[@SuperrrSid]

Really appreciate the video, but I cannot upgrade gear even tho i'm 50 because it says "prereq: Ealyn's Request" which is nowhere to be found in this video.

[@SuperrrSid]

After some digging around, I need continue the main quests until I hit Vern for that Earlyn's Request quest for those that are stuck like me wanting to upgrade gears

[@kumaWen]

question.. may I know how do you change the overlay map smaller?

[@ivangg378]

In relation to the abyss dungeon, what is the currency for the gear set? And we’re can I find the exchanger? Ty for your help

[@salehismail799]

i'm jealous, you're making end game guides, and i can't even log in :(

[@jancsp4408]

nice video, what's the outro song? :D

[@jhgfghjfuzrtfchchghgf]

hi. thanks for the video. what is the questline for the awakened skill and the one for the additional skill? thanks!

[@Vulkan_Gaming]

The additional skill and awakening will appear once you hit 50. You will see a guide quest with the word Awakening in brackets. The second awakening skill is a little tricky. That appears after you finish Rohendal and accept the quest "Strange Mail"

[@dietsoap3539]

Its weird, people in Area chat* are talkative as all hell but when in a party no one says a word. Even if you do say something, just seems everyone is full tunnel vision head first just to die or face roll their keyboard for skills.

[@midian879]

I saw somewhere that you should use an alt to do the islands first?

[@lellod825]

So far all I've understood is that this game is a long drawn boring main story until lvl 50 and ilvl 460. Then the end game content opens up. However, even if lost ark is a beautiful game esthetically, the devs should do a lot better in explaining the relevance of items and how to use them, even how the economy/trading system works and what gathering materials are relevant both for your development and wallet. Anyone that knows any good websites that can guide you more specifically?

[@lellod825]

What I mean by boring is that G and esc are your best buddies.

[@joshbull623]

Not to mention 90% of the "progress" you make will end up being thrown in the trash by honing. People should be honest, it is fun, but it is also objectively a shyt game that would 100% be better fit in the phone game market. Lack of unique assests and gear to see and collect. Lack of lore and expanded lore. Lack of voice acting in the NA version. Lack of just about everything that makes a game even called a game pretty much. I am not saying it isn't worth playing, I log in daily to do my dailies and hope for a new expansion sooner than later, but at this point it is because I have to do it, not because I want to. It is fun, like a slip and slide is over rocks.....just kinda want a pool the whole time but when you miss those rocks, it can still be fun.

[@lellod825]

@@joshbull623 Yup, went over to ascension WoW instead.

[@thewocketinmypocket9353]

i think the guide was very well done but something i think is missing is WHERE to go for all the things! for people that just kept questing or skipping dialogue where are some of these "raids" Cube, etc. Is there a hotkey to open some of these or is there only a specific place? Thanks!

[@segaco8404]

No, its not a hotkey. After you reach level 50 and get to Vern you will unlock all those things and dont worry the game will tell you what to do.

[@johnmorales806]

What is "Stern"? I completed the Annika tournament thing but I don''t recall any "Stern" thing.

[@Cheeksssy]

PLS SOMEONE tell me what the hooded red armor the scrapper is wearing at 7:33 is! I want it so damn bad

[@st81982001]

Is the gear from Chaos dungeon? or how do we know what gear is good to upgrade? like the GS should what range before we start upgrading. So is the Gear from Chaos dungeon?

[@Pluke89]

Am at the point where i need 460 for rohendel..i upgrade all my gear that i get fro the reward chest (al 302) now i m at 360 but need more materials so im doing dungeons and solo raids.problem s it get bored quite fast 😅after that i hone again to reach 460..but what happens when i reach thatv460?new content?new area?atm i just took my ship and visit some islands to explore

[@HehehexDD]

can you please tell us the name of the song in the outro?

[@GenerationalDisappointment]

I may have missed this but at what level of gear do I start honing?

[@deed6219]

Im new to the game and managed to hit level 50 ang just entered vern what should i do first? Awakening? Or should i do the chaos dungeons so i can up my gear score? Or should i finish the story quest in vern first? Pls help dont know what to do.

[@tonguekisser89]

How do I get that gear your mage is wearing? I've been looking for that everywhere

[@happydeamon]

I'm going to make a wild guess here; is it more grinding? i bet its grinding.

[@d.g.b6215]

Once we may play in Europe ! Promise

[@Johnny6gunss]

Can someone tell me how to get level 50 gear instead of just showing me how to upgrade that gear? Like do i buy it from AH for gold? Thanks

[@perm1730]

at what point do we use the Power Pass if we want to switch mains?

[@vzwson4995]

Is there ANY benefit at all to doing 4 player groups for chaos dungeons or abyssal?

[@thenihilanth3382]

I'm told that doing dungeons with people increases items drop rate, I think

[@wowdascrazy9047]

I hit lvl 50 in arthentine and haven't received a quest for vern. what do I do?

[@cattameme]

What item level do I need to start on engravings/gems?

[@matisto24]

is this not a fail how endgame activities are only 1 or twice a day i want to choose myself how many times i do them why do they limit this :/

[@friscofatseas5696]

tbh im ready for the endgame the story is starting to drudge on in the 40's

[@jakeflorian3334]

do i need to keep those purple crystal things?

[@Roger-uw1pj]

I'm still at level 28, cos all I get is a damn queue. 😕

[@justindastar]

your all over the place, people don't know how to keep these videos concise and to the point.

[@BiggieBrownBoi]

Im lvl 49 and i just got to the steampunk city (i think its called arithne or something). Am i underleveled?

[@lucasmuniz8388]

Nope, that's the location that i hit lvl 50

[@sebastiansirvas1530]

If anything, you are slightly overleveled.

[@Icedookie]

is pvp just for prestige? does it offer anything like cosmetics or gear?

[@jam201984]

When can I get lab 3?? Just unlock the farm and cave??

[@ss_kidd1091]

what to do after lv50: grind mode ON. or, just enter that credit card number LoL

[@Alfish83]

I've only just started. What do you mean by that. I have read everywhere there isn't p2w? Is there?

[@ss_kidd1091]

@@Alfish83 its is P2W unfortunately,, there is why in ALL lostark video, all guide tell you to make an alt char, the only purpose of that alt is to collect extra material for enhancing your gear or to support your main char, you play 8 hour a day VS you work and use the money from that work to buy in game, your money from work probably worth 16-24 hours or even more grinding in game,, so now you see the truth. Edit : in short, the more money you put in, the more power you will get, compare with the more time you put in, yes you can play in game content with "half baked" equipment, but who want to form party with that player if there is many other player have full upgrade one, you not doing pvp all the time right?.

[@Alfish83]

@@ss_kidd1091 so I understand what p2w is. Can you explain specifically what makes it p2w?

[@vivaldibanne2211]

@@Alfish83 Honing needs mats which you can buy in marni secret shop using crystal. Crystal is purchased by real money using royal crystal. When all of the mats had been sold out in marni secret shop, you can buy gold and buy infinite amount of mats in AH and spam your honing process. Give me 10000 dollar right now and I am guaranteed tier3 by next week. Btw I spent roughly 4 days to reach tier 3 and around $1500 (split between buying royal crystals and gold) so yeah the game is not p2w at all

[@Alfish83]

@@vivaldibanne2211 I've watched a lot of vids since writing my original post. I decided to uninstall. With a kid and a job I don't have time to play something like this. I thought it would be similar to diablo or grim dawn end game but it reminds me of black desert. I loved black desert til I got to end game. I'm not doing that again. Thanks for the response.

[@lefraunhofer8869]

Islands are repetitive content or you clear one and you go to the next one?

[@cookytrix]

i didnt get doomsday and have no idea how to get it. thanks a lot for telling but not saying how to get it.

[@retrorifler2950]

I'm still trying to find a discord for my server or just people to do stuff I'm at 49 rn

[@eliaspkay]

So I should try honing to ilvl 600?

[@merlineous]

so how do you unlock una's tasks? just hit 50 and still in artesia i think

[@chanj329]

keep playing until you get to vern and a quest will unlock una's task for you

[@lochieable]

im kinda scared of doing abysal dungeons

[@dmo0724]

So more grinding got it lol