Karma System Guide
Last Updated:January 14, 2025|Changelog
Karma is a system that increases your character's power through raw stats and Ark Passive points. It is designed to be an endgame gold sink that provides a significant damage boost through two layers. You can access this system directly from the Ark Passive window:
Structure & Rates
Karma Levels
- Each Ark Passive tree has 30 levels available, providing raw stats based on the affected tree:
- Evolution Tree: +400 Max HP per level (12,000 max).
- Enlightenment Tree: +0.1% Weapon Power per level (3% max).
- Leap Tree: +0.5% Hyper Awakening Skill Damage per level (15% max).
- Each Ark Passive tree must be levelled individually, and there is no interaction between trees.
- Levelling up is very similar to honing, where you have a chance to succeed and a fixed amount of attempts before reaching pity. Each attempt requires Stones of Destiny and 1,100 Gold.
- Stones of Destiny can be acquired from all raids above Item Level 1640, including Sevek Atun, and replace Chaos Stones as a drop. This material is Roster bound.
Karma Ranks
- Each Ark Passive tree has six ranks available, providing stats or points based on the affected tree:
- Evolution Tree: +1% Evolution Damage and +1% Brand Power per rank (6% max).
- Enlightenment Tree: +1 Enlightenment Point per rank (6 max).
- Leap Tree: +2 Leap Points per rank (12 max).
- Each Ark Passive tree must be ranked up individually, and there is no interaction between trees.
- Ranking up is an instant process, and it requires Karmic Elixirs and 1,100 Gold.
- Rank 1 requires 20x Karmic Elixirs, while each subsequent rank requires 30x Karmic Elixirs. This adds up to 170x Karmic Elixirs per Ark Passive tree, or 510x Karmic Elixirs in total.
- Karmic Elixirs can be acquired from Kazeros Raid: Brelshaza. This material is Character bound.
Despite providing different effects, ranks and levels intertwine. Each rank allows you access to five levels, and a rank-up is required before you can continue levelling up. Here's a visualization of the system's structure:
While ranking up is guaranteed, levels have a chance to succeed and a pity system if you are unlucky. Here are the chances and rates for each level:
Level | Success Rate | Pity Rate |
---|---|---|
1 | 20% | 10 attempts |
2 | 15% | 14 attempts |
3 | 10% | 20 attempts |
4 | 7% | 29 attempts |
5 | 20% | 10 attempts |
6 | 15% | 14 attempts |
7 | 10% | 20 attempts |
8 | 7% | 29 attempts |
9 | 20% | 10 attempts |
10 | 15% | 14 attempts |
11 | 10% | 20 attempts |
12 | 7% | 29 attempts |
13 | 20% | 10 attempts |
14 | 15% | 14 attempts |
15 | 10% | 20 attempts |
16 | 7% | 29 attempts |
17 | 20% | 10 attempts |
18 | 15% | 14 attempts |
19 | 10% | 20 attempts |
20 | 7% | 29 attempts |
21 | 20% | 10 attempts |
22 | 15% | 14 attempts |
23 | 10% | 20 attempts |
24 | 7% | 29 attempts |
25 | 4% | 56 attempts |
26 | 2% | 112 attempts |
27 | 1% | 250 attempts |
28 | 0.5% | 500 attempts |
29 | 0.2% | 1,250 attempts |
Unlock Order
Since you can only focus your materials on one Ark Passive tree at a time before moving on to another, here's the order you should follow when unlocking Karma, based on your item level.
DPS Classes This is the order you should follow in order to maximize damage gain. |
Leap
Rank 1
Gives you the points required to fully utilize Tier 4 Bracelets.
Enlightenment
Rank 6
1680 - Unlocks Level 3 of your Tier 4 Class Node.
1670 - Unlocks your Tier 4 Class Node.
Leap
Rank 6
Unlocks another level on the second row of Leap Nodes.
Evolution
Rank 6
Grants a moderate damage gain and some HP.
Support Classes This is the order you should follow in order to maximize offensive buff increases. |
Leap
Rank 1
Gives you the points required to fully utilize Tier 4 Bracelets.
Evolution
Rank 6
Grants a significant amount of Brand Power and some HP.
Leap
Rank 6
Unlocks another level on the second row of Leap Nodes.
Enlightenment
Rank 6
Grants extra Enlightenment points and some Weapon Power.
If you are under Item Level 1680, you may choose to rank up the Enlightenment Tree to Rank 3 before starting on the Evolution Tree.
This gives you access to your Tier 4 Class Node, but sacrifices some Brand Power in the short term.
Brelshaza Rewards
Gold | Material | Bonus Loot | Bonus Loot Cost | Auction | First Clear | |
Normal | ||||||
Gate 1 | 8,500 | 4x | 4x | 3,800 | 20x | |
Gate 2 | 16,500 | 6x | 6x | 5,600 | 5x | |
Total | 25,000 | 10x | 10x | 9,400 | ||
Hard | ||||||
Gate 1 | 10,000 | 8x | 8x | 4,500 | ||
Gate 2 | 20,500 | 12x | 12x | 7,200 | 10x | |
Total | 30,500 | 20x | 20x | 11,700 |
Stones of Destiny can also be acquired from the Kazeros Raid Vendor by exchanging Karmic Elixirs, Hellfire Keystone, and Gold.
Summary
- Clear Kazeros Raid: Brelshaza to obtain Karmic Elixirs.
- Clear Tier 4 Raids to obtain Stones of Destiny.
- Level up your Karma and upgrade its Ranks to become stronger!
Credits
Written by Raeinor