Lost Ark

Lost Ark Chaos Dungeons and Hone Planning

Lost Ark progression is a calendar of chaos, guardians, and hone attempts. Players who clear alts in a fixed order climb faster than players who dump gold into one character mid-week.

Lost Ark cover art from IGN-style game media for a player guide

Chaos first, then specials

Clear chaos dungeons on every character that still prints leapstones before you chase optional events. Uncapped chaos is free progress you already logged in for.

Use rest bonus wisely. Parking energy for a busy night beats logging in tired and half-clearing.

Hone with a target item level

Name the next content gate before you tap. Blind honing burns gold that should have bought books or artisan energy later.

When a hone fails, stop if you are out of bound materials. Tilt taps are how roster gold disappears in ten minutes.

Roster order that sticks

Main first for weekly raids, then alts by how close they are to the next unlock. Emotional favorites after the gold math.

Revisit the order after a balance patch. Some classes jump gates; your old farm order may waste time.

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