Gear Set Guide
Last Updated:March 30, 2024|Changelog
Introduction
Gear Sets in Lost Ark become available starting with 
Abyssal Dungeons and 
Abyss Raids. On successful completion, these reward you materials that can be used to craft the set of your choice or upgrade your current set. Let's go over how to find them and which sets to craft down below.
First Steps
1. Unlock Abyssal Dungeons & Abyss Raids
- Gaining access to Abyssal Dungeons is done by completing the
Main Story Quest line of that particular continent. - Gaining access to Abyss Raids is done by reaching item level 1370 and completing the quest "[Guide] Abyss Raid Unlocked!". This can be done in your quest journal(J) under guide.
2. Reach the required Item Level
Each content requires you to be a certain item level before you're eligible for entry
Abyssal Dungeon:
| Abyssal Dungeon | Item Level Requirement | Item Tier |
| North Vern | 500 | 2 |
| Rohendel | 635 | 2 |
| Yorn | 805 | 2 |
| Feiton | 960 | 2 |
| Punika | 1340(NM), 1370(HM) | 3 |
| Kayangel | 1540 (Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Kayangel | 1580 (Hard Mode) | 3.5 |
| Ivory Tower | 1600 (Normal Mode) | 3.5 |
| Ivory Tower | 1620 (Hard Mode) | 3.5 |
Abyss Raid:
| Abyss Raid | Item Level Requirement | Item Tier |
| Argos | 1370 Phase 1-3 | 2.5 |
Legion Raid:
| Legion Raid | Item Level Requirement | Item Tier |
| Valtan | 1415 (Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Valtan | 1445 (Hard Mode) | 3 |
| Vykas | 1430 (Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Vykas | 1460 (Hard Mode) | 3 |
| Kakul-Saydon | 1475 (Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Brelshaza | 1490 (Gate 1&2 Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Brelshaza | 1500 (Gate 3 Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Brelshaza | 1520 (Gate4 Normal Mode) | 3 |
| Brelshaza | 1540 (Gate 1&2 Hard Mode) | 3 |
| Brelshaza | 1550 (Gate 3 Hard Mode) | 3 |
| Brelshaza | 1560 (Gate 4 Hard Mode) | 3 |
| Akkan | 1580 (Normal Mode) | 3.5 |
| Akkan | 1600 (Hard Mode) | 3.5 |
3. Complete the Dungeons
By completing these dungeons, you obtain materials unique to each Tier. These are required to craft the set pieces of your choice.
4. Craft your set
The NPC for crafting gear sets can be found in any major city, shown as a sword symbol with a green background on the map. Depending on the gear tier you're crafting, you might have to be in the corresponding continent to do so. Choose a set based on if you're a Damage Dealer or Support and create it here.
5. Gear Conversion
Gear conversion allows you to freely swap your set effect around. You can save your newly converted gear set effect into another preset by saving it.
Available Sets
Despite the early game sets being very similar in nature, your set choice still impacts your performance depending on if you are Damage Dealer or Support Character. The following are the available gear sets for Tier 1, 2 and 3.
While there are early game sets that can be crafted from completing 
Abyssal Dungeons, these should generally be ignored as your character growth will be too quick to make use of them!
Available sets
- Enraged Nature Chestpiece
- Boisterous Elemental Chestpiece
- Unyielding Will Chestpiece
- Mute Guardian Chestpiece
Punika offers players two sets that are used as stepping stones towards the End Game gear, do not put effort into completing full sets of these, rather mix them to have all gear slots upgraded to Legendary as soon as possible.
Available sets
Abyssal Dungeon Set
- Erupting Waves Chestpiece
Argos Set
- Piercing Gaze Chestpiece
Legion Raid Relic sets have a base item level of 1250, which is the same as Legendary equipment made from Argos and Oreha. These items transfer 1:1 with your current gear and unlock upgrading up to ilvl 1575 (+20). Relic set pieces provide higher stat values, which are worth pursuing for greater damage output. All sets require materials from both Valtan and Vykas to be fully completed. These can be obtained from Hard Mode and Normal Mode of each Legion Raid.
Valtan & Vykas Relic Set Distribution
| Set/Armor Slot | Weapon 25x | Helm 10x | Chest 10x | Pants 10x | Gloves 10x | Shoulders 10x |
| Dominion | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Betrayal | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Yearning | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Destructive | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Charm | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Entropy | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Nightmare | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Hallucination | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
| Salvation | Vykas | Valtan | Valtan | Valtan | Vykas | Valtan |
Legion Raid Ancient sets have a base item level of 1390(Brelshaza) and 1525(Akkan), both Brelshaza and Akkan gear sets act as a soft reset when transferring your items over your current existing gear. Brelshaza gear requires Phantom Intentions while Akkan needs Eye of Decay to be crafted. These materials can be obtained from Hard Mode and Normal Mode of each Legion Raid.
Brelshaza Ancient Set Distribution
| Set/Armor Slot | Weapon | Helm | Chest | Pants | Gloves | Shoulders |
| Dominion | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Betrayal | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Yearning | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Destructive | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Charm | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Entropy | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Nightmare | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Hallucination | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
| Salvation | 75x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x | 30x |
Akkan Ancient Set Distribution
| Set/Armor Slot | Weapon | Helm | Chest | Pants | Gloves | Shoulders |
| Dominion | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Betrayal | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Yearning | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Destructive | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Charm | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Entropy | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Nightmare | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Hallucination | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
| Salvation | 100x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x | 40x |
Life Skill, Collectible Farming
If gathering Collectibles, visiting Islands and doing non-combat related things is important to you, consider using multiple set combinations granting you Movement and Attack speed.
Additionally, collect a full set of accessories focused purely on Swfitness to maximize your movement speed even further. Use Spirit Absorption if available to you for even more speed.
Summary
- Reach the required item level required to enter Abyssal Dungeons,Abyss Raids and
Legion Raids. - Complete them to obtain materials used for crafting gear sets.
- Visit the Abyss Equipment NPC, found in any major city, to craft the set of your choice.
- Use Swiftness together with Movement and Attack speed oriented sets for Life Skill and Collectible farming.
- Wondering which set is the correct choice for your build? The answer can be found in our Build Guides.
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