Lost Ark Tradeskills: Everything You Need To Know To Get Started!

Tradeskills are a crucial part of Lost Ark's gameplay loop, which is why you need to understand the basics to get started on day 1.
Timestamps:
Start 00:00
Tradeskills Overview 00:20
Tools 03:04
How to locate materials 04:18
Tradeskill Energy 04:49
Platinum Field 05:20
Leveling Up Skills 08:57
Wrap Up 09:50
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[@joyszel478]

Love your presentation style. It’s like having a conversation (albeit one-sided lol) with a friend. Thanks!

[@Corusame]

Its cool. I'm a good listener 😉

[@julianmonakian]

As a lifeskiller on BDO I find this system easy to use.

[@iihyder]

You know

[@nicoopiee]

perfect, the comment i was looking for hahahahah good to know!!

[@MrWinnieP]

What’s BDO?

[@julianmonakian]

@@MrWinnieP black desert online

[@bartoszfedun2837]

+1

[@Humatra]

Thanks for the video, can't wait to jump into lost ark with my friends!

[@elzonn]

LOVE LOVE LOVE great vids as always!

[@BegToDiffer99]

This was great! Thanks for this!

[@mykeh8697]

two questions: how did you get all the nodes to show on the map? and are trade skill levels roster wide or different for every character and has to re-level for each one?

[@PauLakaSouL]

1) The nodes appear when you get close to them and I think they are always visible on the Platinum Fields map that he is on and talking about. 2) The levels are the same for your whole roster.

[@MEE7CH]

Glad I decided to learn about this before launch, I definitely would've gotten confused at some point or another otherwise. Thank you Mr. Vulkan

[@NekoGunblade458]

I agree homie

[@MEE7CH]

@Richard Rivera Are you okay friend you seem to be confused

[@MEE7CH]

@Richard Rivera did it occur to you that perhaps I haven't cared to change my profile picture since it was a relevant meme? smh

[@Xarathos_1]

@Richard Rivera yikes

[@david_garibaldi]

Thanks so much! This has been really helpful. Really apreciated! :-)

[@archmagealodi]

Great guide, useful info.

[@lukii6770]

foraging sounds interesting , love this Crafting Stuff

[@flymn50]

good explanation - nice video

[@Broadside388]

When suggesting that people join your guild. It may be prudent to mention NA/EU and what server you intend to start on. I’m EU based and my friends and I haven’t decided what server yet.

[@TheOniraf]

This looks so in depth and FUN, this game really is going to be something else.

[@asianapollo002]

*insert shit comment about how this games totally p2w and fuck Amazon here* Can’t wait either honestly

[@jim01q]

Your easily pleased. Just looks like clicking on a resource and waiting for a bar to fill up. Maybe you have learning difficulties?

[@asianapollo002]

@@jim01q 🤡

[@TheOniraf]

@@jim01q Who can say, it will make me taking a ph.d. in math really weird uh?

[@clasnikh]

@@jim01q come at me bro i ll put you down in any game 1v1

[@Theeater126]

Do the Platinum Field tickets have a timer, or are you able to stockpile them till you have high level skills and use them all at once?

[@DenTykkekat]

Thanks again for a great informativ video. I got a quick question, (new player), do your share the gathering nodes in the world and in the plat.fields or is the gathering nodes on client side? :D

[@hamerstun]

Life skiling sharing per account or per char? For example if i have 100point in mining and if i change to the alt char do i have still 100 point or i am starting from the begining?

[@gottakilldemall]

Anything above lv10 that is needed to gather more rarer resource nodes? Also when would a good time be to buy or make better tradeskill tool from green>blue>purple, etc?

[@PauloHenrique-ms6ow]

im hyped af bout this game

[@iPriceYxX]

If you are part of a group, is it better to maximise specific skills individually, or do a little bit of everything?

[@Lone_Wolf_91]

Finally, I was looking for something under life skills etc😅 The sailing and this was the most fun for me tbh just chilling and having lazy fun🙌

[@TerraFilmTV]

I cannot wait for the 8th!

[@danmiller5297]

Thank you

[@Mabbio01]

should you max all trade skills or just mainly focus on one ?

[@lahiru43]

@Vulkan Do you know what are capacity for the servers? and if and when server transfer available and is it free or not?

[@venranava949]

i am not sure if you said this but what guild will you be in and which server will you be on when lost ark launches.

[@poiuykkpoii840]

Great video Vulcan helped a lot.. curious.. what was the ending song you used??

[@MrDevwel]

Can one have all trade skills or only be able to pick 3 out of 6 for instance?

[@SulfuricDrake]

I'm really hoping that tradeskills stay meaningful past the start of launch since I already know all the tradeskills are probably just going to get botted out of being profitable

[@squirlz333]

The energy system somewhat prevents that to an extent, but hopefully Smilegate is better than AGS at cracking down on cheaters.

[@Stonegoal]

The way the talk about potions and bombs I think it will do a limit.

[@yuephengchang785]

So do you have all trade skills? Or is this like WoW where you only pick which one you want to pursue?

[@TBlackToothT91]

Which Materials are required to Upgrade your stronghold? Wood and ores?

[@poffo954]

When can you start trade skill and where do you learn it. Dident find it at beta..?

[@Jasta85]

Is there a recommended level or trade skill level before entering platinum fields do you can get the most out of them?

[@joelawson396]

Just from the video it seems like you want to be at level 10 in the skills for the area you're interested in to gain the maximum benefit. As for combat level, I have no idea

[@evaander]

I’m not sure if you’ve covered this yet but can you make a video on the consumables in the founders packs?

[@moondrop521]

is there a reason to focus on specific gathering professions or do you just gather everything you find?

[@SuperYrch]

Im curious about that too

[@RahamSutan]

For me after i unlock my Stronghold. i realize that i will need a lot of Woods for upgrading it. so i do mainly Logging since i want to max upgrade my Stronghold first before anything else. But i heard that every trade skill have it uses, it just that some of them isnt important early

[@Dzsokszen]

8:03 Friends. Are those the new class type?

[@killy2626]

can you sell spots in your party if you have a ticket to the plat fields?

[@ryanm7654]

IM HYPE.

[@TheDroneExperiment]

I'm The Drone Experiment!

[@hemanthgrandhi6578]

whats the max level of each lifeskill?

[@GhStRdR2k]

How do you make the map stationary on the left side of the screen? It's always dead center for me

[@ericli5505]

Is loot shared in the platinum fields?

[@SpartanWarrior76]

Vulkan what server you guys gonna play on in LA?

[@ImaginationToForm]

Can we increase the chance of better finds for Excavating? This sound quite fun to me.

[@renevandenboogaard4305]

How or where do you learn these skills? And from which NPC do you get the tools?

[@OrangeFriday]

Reach to Lakebar in the mainstory quest, it'll unlock guide quests that teaches you life skills.

[@bowchicabowwow467]

is it possible to reroll skills on trade tools?

[@Super_IT]

The energy is account side or server side? DO you know?

[@specyficznypacjent]

Got gold pack, the question is, should I buy silver to or just crystals in cash shop? U got 1k in silver pack, got 25 euro left

[@sirfoofoo154]

How do you get crude mushrooms, fresh mushrooms? i'm so confused on that.

[@stuartjohnson5686]

Could you please just tell me how to get the bovicr tools. Mining quest and fishing say to buy the tools bir these merchant what actually let me select any to buy..

[@JonasGrumby]

Maybe explain how to equip a tool when you are doing a tradeskill video. I have tools with no tradeskill. (Just found out this is all started by talking to Artisan Urr) When you about level 24.

[@gscgold]

awesome...great...so...how do actually start crafting?

[@DavidT694]

Can multiple people harvest the same resource spawn, or does it despawn when one person uses it?

[@jamesmichael9341]

yes

[@Straggler8]

no (to balance out the "yes" reply)

[@jordanelbers]

Loving all the informative videos. How important is it to start playing Lost Arc on day one. Will I be missing out if I don't start playing for another month or two?

[@bhoosted760]

Korea and Russia have catch up mechanics. So id imagine when new content comes out they will implement those things. But I doubt anything like that will be on launch or anytime soon

[@frankiebones4893]

Bro it’s free, why would you wait a month or two to start the game? Lol

[@pokermitten9795]

You won't be playing dungeons with the people ahead of you, that's about it.

[@YarnellCrew]

What level does tradeskills start?

[@charalamboskyriakou840]

I still play OSRS. I was mining in OSRS while watching this video.

[@rodolf0Man]

Ive seen many videos, no one included this says i what lvl u can star gathering, can someone tell me, wHEN

[@maddragon3076]

When do i get access to life skill?

[@cruistyan87]

what potion can restore yor energy?

[@BrewMAJret]

everything I need to get started? where do I learn anything? I went to lakebar village, but only found vendors. How do I really get started? What level do I need to be? Do I need a quest to get started?

[@Vanquiza]

What is the outro song? :o

[@MrXzionn]

Where do I learn tradera skills? How do I get strated?

[@AlexThorin]

I like you. Have a sub!

[@rogerf3675]

Ok, i get pounding things with a pickaxe to mine..........how do you put the damn thing in your hands ? Is there a tradeskill mode you have to enter into somehow ?

[@semihsenturk137]

how to change damage fonts like yours? it looks the same as in WoW

[@theedelgado100ed]

So Is this game like BDO? Where it’s only worth it to level up these life skills on one character? Cuz it feels like it but I’m just tryna make sure if anyone has had more experience with the game.

[@DecalGuy77]

Whats the point of tradeskills? What are they used for? I thought all the best gear in the game came from raids only?

[@1621lionheart]

Do we need to level them all? or is it more efficient to specialize?

[@r2sf123]

You need wood and stones to upgrade your hideout. Among them, it is the most important hideout upgrade and reinforcement material. So, first priority mining + logging, and if you go to T3, go fishing.

[@1621lionheart]

@@r2sf123 thanks dude. i guess we level all up a bit first then go depend on what we need later.

[@8bitkefka]

can you switch with key/controller buttons between gathering and combat skills if so what keys for controller and what keys for keyboard? and horrible facebook game energy system!

[@iuridosanjos]

Do you know how the Mining level 10 works out? It says that if you type G on the "perfect timing" you get rare materials, but it doesn't explain you when is the exact time and also don't seem to show any visual effect when you make it right. I'm level 10+ for a little bit and never seem anything showing up until now so I'm confused about it.

[@craigsayshello8239]

Pressing G just gives your higher tier loot it’s random but there’s is no perfect time to press it just press it 👌🏾

[@iuridosanjos]

@@craigsayshello8239 It happened to me yesterday twice... it really shows the "G" button on screen... It took too long to appear once, so I was getting confused about it. Thanks

[@justinmaddox4134]

I’m about to be so addicted lol

[@StanslaMichael]

Would you gather on Main or Alt or makes no difference.

[@soxzors2196]

no difference, its accouint wide

[@blackshadow6484]

you dont need work energy to do the platinum feild ???

[@littledroid5753]

lost ark how to equip/unequip life tools? How to access to the tools menu?

[@kikoredog]

Platinum feels

[@kalasmournrex1470]

Why didn't your energy ever go down? Does it just go down THAT slowly?

[@stickyone11]

wheres the menu showing me my progress in crafting tho? Like I wanna look up how far I am from lvl 10

[@rio20d]

trying to buy founders pack, but was unable, seems like if you are from Australia, NZ or Oceania, you are pretty much screwed lol...oh well

[@jackvu7567]

how to get Entrance Ticket: Platinum Field ?

[@arthas_stormr8ge877]

The potions are one of the store items, so you can pay to farm lol!

[@solo_legacy236]

everything I need to know but How do I get started?

[@mikeworkman1759]

How many tradeskills can you have at one time? All of them?

[@soxzors2196]

yes all, and level is account wide

[@gottakilldemall]

@@soxzors2196 Is the tradeskill green bar energy also account wide or separate on each alt?

[@toelint5706]

i play way too much runescape so this will be a breeze for me :)

[@MeetInBed]

OSRS gang rise up

[@N3fari0us]

can u have all life skills or is it limited?

[@soxzors2196]

yes can have all. and its accountwide as well, ie ( same level for all toons on that server)

[@PietkaMS]

what class is this?

[@gottakilldemall]

Deathblade

[@gavin9174]

What's the point of doing trades is it really that important?

[@SolidBold00]

You didn’t explain when and how you unlock these skills and can start using them

[@Nillerus]

Great guide. But damn, you start EVERY sentence with "now", I was getting distracted by it halfway through xD

[@adamsokoowski2548]

Did author read his title? I still have no idea how to get started. What lvl? What place? Which NPC? Most crucial info ignored.

[@scorpdelord883]

idk why but it kinda ticks me that i didt get to see plat field finish with it being 11sec left XD

[@elseymorgane1782]

was kind of hoping this video would tell me how to gather mushrooms. I have 3 lvl 50s and none of them can gather mushrooms. :/

[@Velerium]

He said it, and twice at that. You need Foraging lvl 10 to be able to pick mushrooms up.

[@natel7382]

I still don't know what class to play ahhh. I main monk on diablo 3.

[@littlezucchini]

Go Striker, basically monk. Definitely gonna be trying it out.

[@yourfaceversion1]

I can’t tell you how many videos of the same thing I’ve watched just to start the game and be lost. 🤣

[@ethanblack5642]

I comment to help statistics

[@karrotcake9422]

At what level do i unlock it and where, how? zero usefull information

[@moys5100]

lots of guide but not showing where to unlock it im stuck

[@Fiendai]

bdo realy nailed the lifeskilling compared to this tbh

[@Beer_Wolf]

Wish the Work Energy regenerated faster :/

[@leegoldr]

holy crap why is this vidoe sound so loud compared to rest of your videos dam man

[@flyingdutchi3]

This guide really misses a list of things you can actually craft. What can i do with all that gathered wood?

[@jasiucasic]

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