Lost Ark unlocks

The most time-critical group on this page. Phase 1 of the merge is August 26 and Phase 2 is September 2, affecting NA East (Nineveh, Luterra, Brelshaza, then Balthorr) and EU Central (Ortuus, Ratik, then Gienah). Amazon has published the dates but not the maintenance times.

• before Aug 26Collect your Training Camp experience

  Training Camp progress is RESET by the merge — Amazon's instruction is to collect your experience before it happens. There is no way to recover it afterwards

  Reward Banked Training Camp XP
• before Aug 26Claim every outstanding Ark Pass reward

  The season closes before the merge and unclaimed rewards will not be available afterward

  Reward Everything you have already earned

Available until before the September 16 maintenance. The one-time pieces are the roster first-clear reward and the Nightmare title; the weekly clear itself is in the weekly bucket.

• Unlock and first-clear Act 2 Extreme0 / 4

  Requires the Main Quest 'The Way Forward' plus the Item Level for your chosen difficulty

  • Complete Main Quest 'The Way Forward'
  • Reach 1720+ for Normal, 1750+ for Hard, 1770+ for Nightmare
  • Take the roster First Clear Reward
  • Clear Nightmare once for the Legendary 'Lord of the Bitter Cold' title

  Reward One-time roster First Clear Reward

Two item-level gates open most of the current endgame. Everything here is once per character, and the 1730 unlock quest is the door to the rest.

• Open the 1730 upper-T4 systems0 / 5

  Complete '[Unlock] New Adventure, New Growth!' first — it gates the rest

  • Complete [Unlock] New Adventure, New Growth!
  • Unlock Chaos Rift
  • Unlock Haal's Hourglass
  • Unlock Guardian's Afterimage
  • Begin Destined Tremor gear progression

  Reward Chaos Rift, Haal's Hourglass, Guardian's Afterimage and Destined Tremor progression
• Open the 1750 stage-2 systems0 / 4

  All four unlock on reaching Item Level 1750

  • Chaos Rift: Abyssal Reversal II
  • Guardian's Shade Stage 2
  • Haal's Hourglass Stage 2
  • The 1750+ Chaos Gate reward bracket

  Reward The highest current versions of each system

July 2026 removed the quest prerequisites from several of these, so Item Level is now the only gate — worth re-checking if you bounced off one of them earlier in the year.

• Unlock and first-clear Horizon Cathedral

  Item Level 1700. The earlier Main Quest requirement was removed in July. Stage 2 at 1720, Stage 3 at 1750

  Reward First-clear rewards per character
• Unlock and first-clear Shadow Raid — Serca

  Item Level 1710; the Guide Quest requirement was removed in July. Progress into Hard and Nightmare for Agony Thorn and Destined Tremor gear

  Reward Once-per-character first clear, plus Shadow Skill recipes and achievements
• Unlock the Act 4 and Denouement solo modes

  1700 for Act 4 Solo Mode, 1710 for Denouement: The Final Day plus the Adventure Quest 'Path of Destiny'. The old requirement to have cleared Act 4 first is gone

  Reward Solo Mode access

Cadarum Isles is the current large horizontal chunk. Worth doing for the roster-wide rewards rather than for item level.

• Work through Cadarum Isles0 / 5

  Item Level 1700 and the quest 'Inherited Will' first, then start 'Journey's Footsteps' in Iceblood Plateau, Shushire or one of the alternate locations

  • Complete Inherited Will, then the Cadarum Isles story
  • Obtain the Luminas ship and unlock the Cadarum Ocean Liner
  • Collect the Cadarum Mokoko Seeds
  • Complete World Tree Leaves #119 and #120
  • Complete 50 Sea Bounties for Waves and Sea Shanties

  Reward The Luminas ship, the Cadarum Ocean Liner, Mokoko Seeds and World Tree Leaves
• Get into Paradise if you never have0 / 3

  Item Level 1580+ and the quest 'Blazing Flame of War' in South Kurzan. Season 4 runs to February 3 2027, so there is time — but the weekly loop is where the value is

  • Complete Blazing Flame of War in South Kurzan
  • Enter Paradise and earn a full Legacy of Paradise setup
  • Obtain and improve your Paradise Orb through Crucible

  Reward A usable Legacy of Paradise setup and a Paradise Orb