Lost Ark‘s December update, “Wreck the Halls,” is set to arrive tomorrow. The downtime for the update will begin at 12 AM PDT (8 AM UTC) on December 14th and is estimated to take four hours. The road to Brelshaza will also conclude tomorrow when the commander of the Phantom Legion arrives. Moreover, Caliligos, the master of light, will be ready to challenge in a new Guardian Raid, and the Summoner Advanced Class gives a powerful new tool for players seeking to strengthen their rosters.
The Lost Ark Wreck the Halls update adds new Tier 3 Progression Materials, higher level South Vern ‘Void’ Chaos Dungeons, and Hard T3 Cube & Boss Rush activities in addition to new raids and a new Advanced Class (Item Level 1490). The latest update will also include the Neria’s Wardrobe, the Holiday Event, and a new item type – the Bracelet.
Here’s the full list of new content, events, cosmetics, and other updates, as detailed on the Wreck the Halls release notes on the official Lost Ark website:
SPOTLIGHT
Brelshaza Raid
Face Brelshaza, Commander of the Phantom Legion, in an immersive and challenging 8-player Legion Raid spanning 6 unique gates and encounters. The most cunning and ruthless of all the Legion Commanders, she’s known to charm her enemies and inflict them with awful hallucinations. With so many encounters, the Item Level requirements rise every two gates. Here’s where your gear will need to be to challenge Phantom Legion Commander Brelshaza:
- Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu – Item Level 1430
- Gates 1 & 2 – Item Level 1490
- Gates 3 & 4 – Item Level 1500
- Gates 5 & 6 – Item Level 1520
Similar to the “Midnight Circus: Encore” difficulty of the Kakul-Saydon Legion Raid, an easier difficulty is available for players to practice the difficult encounters and mechanics; Phantom Astalgia: Déjà Vu. A special training ground for the Brelshaza Legion Raid will also be opened in Trixion. Phantom Marks will be introduced along with the Legion Raid, along with a new page becoming available at the Legion Raid Exchange NPC where Phantom Marks can be exchanged for rewards.
Summoner Advanced Class
Despite their delicate constitution, Summoners are a force to be reckoned with in any battle. They call forth elemental spirits to fight for them, each with their own special skills to help the Summoner shine in every situation. With a powerful variety of water, lightning, earth, and more unique attacks, the Summoner is a welcome addition to the roster of available Mage Advanced Classes. The Summoner will join the Bard, Sorceress, and Arcanist as the fourth Mage Advanced Class.
Caliligos Guardian Raid
Caliligos is the master of lightning, commanding blue lightning to bring his enemies to their knees. His wings are as swift as the wind, and the power of blue thunderbolts concentrate in his horn, sharper than any spears, to pierce the hearts of his enemies. As a ruler of the skies, he was worshipped in the past as a god. But Caliligos is no god— he’s a cruel ruler of the sky and a ruthless guardian. Caliligos will join the gauntlet of Level 6 Guardians. The Item Level requirement to challenge Caliligos is 1490.
Tier 3 Activity & Progression Updates
- New T3 Gear & progression materials have been added. A new Relic gear set can be crafted from materials earned in the Brelshaza Legion Raid. Requirements for crafting the new set: Item Level 1490 and complete the “Kill the Legion Commanders and leave the gear behind” achievement, which requires: Regardless of the set, equip 6 pieces of Demon Beast and Covetous Legion Commander Relic gear at the same time.
- The new Relic gear can be honed up to Lv. 20, raising the maximum Item Level from 1575 to 1590. The honing success rate will be different from existing Legion Raid gear.
- The new Relic gear has the same set effect as the existing Legion Raid Relic gear.
- If you gear transfer an existing Legion Raid Relic gear piece into the new Relic gear, the gear quality will also be transferred. If the gear to transfer into has a higher quality, the quality will stay the same. Artisan’s Energy, honing XP, and increase in success rate after fail is not transferred. After the transfer is complete, the gear that you used will have a honing level of 0.
- Added new progression materials that can be used to hone the new Relic gear set:
- Obliteration Stone
- Protection Stone
- Marvelous Honor Leapstone
- Superior Oreha Fusion Material
- The new progression materials can be earned from the new Void Chaos Dungeons, Caliligos Guardian Raid, Challenge Guardian Raid, Challenge Abyssal Dungeon, Stronghold Crafting and Research, the Brelshaza Legion Raid, and Una’s Quests.
- T3 Hall of the Sun (Hard) Boss Rush and T3 Dimension Cube (Hard) both arrive in the Wreck the Hall Update. Both requiring Item Level 1490 for entry, these new difficulties will challenge heroes with a gauntlet of new enemies— but with bigger challenge comes bigger rewards.
- Added two new South Vern Void Chaos Dungeons. With new progression materials, Bracelets, along with the standard Chaos Dungeon rewards, there are plenty of rewards for clearing the new Void levels. Item Level requirements:
- Void 1 – Item Level 1490
- Void 2 – Item Level 1520
GENERAL
New Bracelet Accessory
The new Bracelet accessory increases character stats, and has perks, but doesn’t have Engravings slotted into it like other accessories. Bracelets have fixed bonuses and granted bonuses. Fixed bonuses are granted at random when you obtain a bracelet and cannot be changed. Granted bonuses can be added or changed through Bracelet Specialist NPC, who can be found in major cities across Arkesia! Bracelets can be earned from the Brelshaza Legion Raid, Caliligos Guardian Raid, and South Vern’s new Void Chaos dungeon.
Bot Prevention Updates
To prevent bots from negatively impacting the player-driven economy, Lost Ark has updated the list of economic and social systems restricted from accounts that haven’t achieved a trusted status in Lost Ark. With the prevention updates, untrusted accounts will now be restricted from the Auction House, Market, Loot Auctions, Stronghold Gifting, and all player-to-player trading. Lost Ark banned millions of bot accounts over the past few months, and has additional ban waves planned to purge existing bot accounts.
The path to earn trusted status won’t change, and these updates will only affect newly created accounts after the update. Existing Lost Ark players will not be impacted. New adventurers arriving in Arkesia can earn their trusted status in multiple ways and can choose the path that’s right for them. The first option is for new players to enable the Steam Guard mobile authenticator, and have a Steam profile that’s no longer a ‘Limited User’ account. This is an easy path that won’t require making any Lost Ark purchases. Alternatively, new players can also receive trusted status by making any purchase in Lost Ark through either Steam or Amazon.
Two other updates are also included in this update to prevent bots from negatively impacting the player-driven economy:
- Converted some quest rewards from Gold to Silver.
- Added a daily 20 item registration limit per Roster for the Auction House and Market.
Festivity Island
Celebrate the holidays on Festivity Island in a new event! Use the Ocean Liner for express travel to the new island, and help Turry the Polar Bear with a variety of quests. Earn Joytide Stars and Joytide Twilight Stars by completing event quests, that you can trade for special items and valuable rewards during the event, and Snowflake Powder which can be used to bake a special Stronghold feast. During the event period, bake a Winter Festival Cake in your Stronghold and share the feast! Visit Chef Hyde of the Stronghold and click on the “Order Cooking Meal” tab to request “Feast: Winter Festival Cake” from the feast menu.
General Updates
- Added the Phantom Ghost Ship requiring Item Level 1490 off the northwest coast of South Vern.
- Added a new track of daily log-in rewards.
- Added Kakul-Saydon to the list of Legion Raids eligible for Procyon’s Protection.
- Updated Tier 3 activities to support the new Tier 3 progression materials, including Challenge Guardian Raid rewards, Challenge Abyssal Dungeon rewards, Stronghold Crafting and Research, and Una’s Quest rewards for players that have reached Item Level 1490.
Store Updates
Get cozy and warm with a new winter-themed Neria’s Wardrobe, or more formal with the Festival and Ball skins. Celebrate the Summoner’s release with an exclusive Summoner Skin, the Summoner Dawn skins, and special packages found in the in-game store. With new mounts, pets, and Stronghold Structures, there are plenty of new cosmetics showcased below:
- New Neria’s Wardrobe
- Festival and Ball Skins
- Magic Bed Mount
- Snowball Mount
- Cloaked Fox & Nutcracker Pets
- Summoner Skins
- A Small Village in Snow Wallpaper
- Holiday Stronghold Structures
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