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How to Use Alts in Lost Ark

Last Updated:March 4, 2024

Introduction

Compared to other MMOs, alts in Lost Ark have plenty of important uses that aid your main's and account's overall progression. The great thing about Lost Ark is that a lot of the completed content and collectibles on your main are server wide. This means that your alts have access to all acquired Skill Points, Engravings, Silver, Gold, and Cards that your main already has. Alts are not for everyone though, and that is perfectly fine. But if you're looking to maximize the use of alts, this will be the guide for you. We will first go into the critical uses of alts and how they aid your main's overall progression before going into how to gear them up efficiently.

Alt Time Investment

If you're doing the bare minimum, each alt does not take more than 10-20 minutes each day. The bare minimum includes only Guardian Raids, Chaos Dungeons and Una's Tasks completion. Once you get into the routine of your alts, you'll take even less time. The initial setup part is what takes the longest; i.e. getting builds and Engravings setup.

How Do Alts Aid Your Main's Overall Progression?

Multiple Una's Tasks Reputation Progression

Each alt can progress different Una's Tasks for reputation rewards. This lets your main focus on the ones that provide upgrade materials like Leapstones or Shards while your alts complete other important Una's Tasks. Take advantage of your 3 Bifrosts and potentially a 4th Bifrost to save locations.

Be aware that this doesn't mean you can complete the same Una's Tasks on both your main and your alt for 20 points towards your reputation bar. Each unique Una's Tasks only provides 10 reputation points per day, no matter how many alts complete it per day.

Please visit this link for a complete list of important and high value Una's Tasks that you should take.

Funneling Mats to Main and Making Gold

The most common and main use of alts in Lost Ark is the pure fact that most upgrade materials that you acquire from Chaos Dungeons and Guardian Raids are tradable or roster bound. You can either funnel the mats into your Main or sell them on the Auction House.

For more information about how to gear alts, please visit this alt gearing section below.

Weekly Abyssal Dungeon Legendary Cards

This is also what I would consider one of the most valuable things to do on an alt. Each alt can do Abyssal Dungeons when reaching the required Item Level. Each Abyssal Dungeon has a chance of dropping a valuable Legendary Card like Armen.

For Abyssal Dungeon guides, please visit this link.

Bifrost for Rapport

For convenience, I usually devote 1 Bifrost or Song of Return waypoint to do Rapport on each alt.

For recommended NPCs, check the Rapport Guide.
For specific Rapport NPC details, please visit this link.

Bifrost for Sailing and Island Events

I personally do not use a Bifrost for Timed Islands or Sailing Cooperative Quests as I can easily go to them using my main or alts if given time. On the other hand, you may indeed find this important, so you can set up a Bifrost for any one of these events.

How To Gear Alts and Increase Their Item Level

Knowledge Transfer

You can use North Vern Knowledge Transfer for 600 Gold to boost your alts to 500 ilvl. For additional knowledge transfers you must be at the required Item Level. For example, you must be Item Level 635 to Knowledge Transfer and complete Rohendel's Main Story Quest.

Training Camp and Leveling Alts Past 50

Once you reach level 52, you may unlock the Training Camp that lets one of your alts passively gain EXP. The limitations to this is that no alt can level past your highest level character. If you haven't already, advance your stronghold far enough so that you can accept the quest Legendary Monster Slayer from Adventurer Edwin. Once done, complete the quest Magic Society's Amazing Technology from Adeline to unlock the Training Camp.

Stronghold Research Honing Percent

Once your main hits higher Tiers, what is immediately available is a special type of research in your Stronghold. This research can increase your Gear Honing Chance by 20% and decrease the amount of Shards required by 20% for all the up to specific Ilvl thresholds.

Shadespire, Fatespire and Fortunespire

Clearing Shadespire, Fatespire and Fortunespire on alts, gives you Honing Materials to help you progress. Make sure to do this content for free Honing Materials.

Chaos Dungeon, Guardians, and Rest Bonus

Personally, I do Chaos Dungeons every day for Honor Shard and Silver. Your alts will mostly be gated by Shards and Chaos Dungeons are a big source of that. Buying Shard Bags from Mari's Shop won't help too much either. If you don't have time, you can always bank runs for the day as rest bonus.

Guardian Raids can be done on a daily basis. But if you want to utilize the rest bonus, you can do it every 3rd day.

Summary

  • Alts can aid your mains progression in several ways including, but not limited to, multiple Una's Tasks reputation progression, Bifrosts for important events, and tradable honing materials.
  • Alt gearing is made easier with Honing research in your Stronghold.
  • Shadespire, Fatespire, Fortunespire and Chaos Dungeons are your main source of upgrade materials for gearing alts.

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Written by Yaen

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