Lost Ark Articles
![Lost Ark Accidentally Sends Players Pheons With Notice, Requiring Extended Downtime Today](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126640_t.jpg)
The Lost Ark team held an extended maintenance today to patch a potential exploit caused after a notice to players about skill effect changes came with an unintended Pheon gift.
![Lost Ark: How To Prepare For The Upcoming Brelshaza Raid](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126625_t.jpg)
Lost Ark's Brelshaza raid will arrive later this year and we couldn't be more excited. If you want to give yourself a headstart and be ready for the raid as soon as it drops, here are some pointers that can help you.
![On November 16th, Lost Ark is Overhauling Skill Tree Effects and Advising How to Prepare for the Change](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126611_t.jpg)
The November 16th Lost Ark patch will a significant overhaul to the Skill Tree Transfer System, applying effects to characters instead of gear. The team is advising all how to prepare for the big changes and not lose anything.
![Interview: How Smilegate Is Laying The Groundwork For The Studio's Future](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126608_t.jpg)
Smilegate is a name that is slowly gaining some recognition in the West, most notably for the recent release of Lost Ark. However, the studio is reponsible for releasing and maintaining the most played FPS in the world, Crossfire. We spoke to the team at the studio about that growth and its plans for the future.
![Lost Ark Previews The Reaper, the Latest Advanced Class Coming on November 16th,](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126602_t.jpg)
Preview the Reaper, Lost Ark's third advanced class for the Assassin, coming next week. If you're looking for fast-paced quick and hard hits and fast escapes, she might be worth paying attention to.
![Lost Ark Fixes Several Issues With This Week's Update, Including Releasing Bound Weapon Selection Chests](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126599_t.jpg)
Lost Ark's update this week is a housekeeping update, with several fixes and an adjustment to Ark Pass weapon chests.
![Lost Ark is Getting a Witcher Collaboration in 2023](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126587_t.jpg)
Lost Ark will be getting some sort of collaboration with The Witcher in early 2023, according to a new announcement and tease about Geralt's adventures in Arkesia.
![Lost Ark Mystics and Mayhem Update Opens New Competitive Season, Adds Events, and Several Raids to Conquer](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126471_t.jpg)
Mystics and Mayhem will be settling in Arkesia tomorrow, as Lost Ark gets the Mystic Abyss Raid event, opens Competitive Proving Grounds season 2, and Harvest Festival and Halloween events.
![Lost Ark Mystics and Mayhem Event Will Begin on October 26th, Including the New Mystic Abyss Raid](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126417_t.jpg)
Mystics and Mayhem will go live on October 26th in Lost Ark, with Inferno difficulty Vykas, Achates Trial Guardian Raid, and the introduction of the Mystic Abyss Raid.
![Lost Ark Update Fixes Issues, and Prepares for Halloween](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126408_t.jpg)
Halloween is coming soon to Lost Ark, with highlighted Guardian, Legion, and Abyss Raids, themed skins, and more. Plus this week's event fixes a text issue.
![Lost Ark Merging More Servers Tomorrow, Fixing a Potential Exploit, and Starting Season 2 for Ark Pass](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126350_t.jpg)
Round two of server merges will happen with tomorrow's Lost Ark update. the update also begins Ark Pass season 2, fixes some bugs, and starts a login campaign for new and returning players.
![Lost Ark's Second Round of Server Merges Will Happen on October 12th](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126314_t.jpg)
The second round of server merges for Lost Ark are set to begin on October 12th. This phase will, once again, result in servers merging and then getting new names.
![Analyzing Lost Ark's End of Year Roadmap](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126300_t.jpg)
This Lost Ark roadmap is quite the juicy one, and will mark the end of the Legion Commander Raid mainline series that KR has had up until recently. We're also getting two new classes, back to back to back, and some unexpected content as well! Join Lowry as they break it down.
![Lost Ark Roadmap Unveils the Summoner and Reaper and the 'Most Challenging' 8-Gate Brelshaza Legion Raid](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126282_t.jpg)
The end of 2022 roadmap for Lost Ark is packed with challenges, events, the Summoner and Reaper advanced classes, the 'most challenging' 8-gate Brelshaza Legion Raid, and more.
![Lost Ark's Newest Content Patch is Overshadowed by Inflation](http://media.mmorpg.com/images/heroes/posts/126226_t.jpg)
Lowry confronts an issue plaguing Lost Ark and overshadowing what should be an exciting addition to the MMOARPG: inflation.