Valtan will introduce the first Legion Raid into the Western version of Lost Ark. Legion Raids are difficult team-based activities that require teamwork to understand and execute the strategy necessary to counter each Legion Commander's unique characteristics, abilities, and mechanics. As Legion Raids are challenging and take time, there are gates (or checkpoints) that will save players' progression as they advance through the Raid.
On May 19, Valtan, Deskaluda, The Destroyer Advanced Class, Challenge Guardians, and many more threats, new types of content, and skins will arrive in Arkesia.
Valtan is an eight-player Legion raid, has 2 gates, and introduces a swathe of new mechanics. Players will need to be item level 1415 to attempt normal difficulty, and 1445 for hard. The Valtan Legion Raid will also introduce a new rarity for gear – “Relic”. Relic gear can be crafted from materials earned in the raid. It provides more impactful armor and weapon bonuses, alongside bigger stat bonuses and more engraving nodes on accessories.
Players can participate in Legion Raids after completing the guide quest ‘[Guide] Notice: Legion Raid’. Once you’ve completed the guide quest, you can visit the “Lunar Knights” NPC located in Vern castle to start the quest 'Resurrected Lord of Destruction' which tells the story of Valtan.
Once unlocked, the Valtan Legion Raid is available to enter through a new structure located in major cities. Legion Raids can also be entered through the Party Finder tool (icon found below the mini-map), or through the new “Integrated Dungeon” menu arriving in the May update that lists all the Dungeons and Raids available to a player and allows entry into those activities directly. This menu can be found by selecting the Integrated Dungeon icon under the mini-map, or by pressing [ALT] + [Q].
In Legion Raids, gates (or checkpoints) work a little differently than other activities. In other activities, gates will save your progression for that session in case you wipe and need to try again, but in Legion Raids the gate save point system will not only let you try again in case of a wipe, it also lets you take a break from a Legion Raid without losing out on progress or rewards.
You’ll receive a reward whenever you clear a gate in a Legion Raid. Your completed gate information will be saved when you claim your reward, and your group can vote to decide whether you continue to the next gate or not. If your group votes to continue on, you’ll move forward with your current group to challenge the challenge the boss, enemies, or Legion Commander guarding the remaining gates. If you’ve decided to wait on challenging the remaining gates, you can resume challenging the remaining gates until the weekly reset.
The May “Destined for Destruction” Update will include a new drop down menu in the Find Party UI (in the Legion Raid section) where you can select which gate you want to find teammates for.
Valtan have two gates, so if you complete the first one, you can come back and challenge the second one later on, even with a whole new group if you see fit.
Legion Raids introduce a new mechanic; Sidereal Skills. In each Legion Raid, you will find Sidereals who will fight alongside your group, allowing you to enlist their help for powerful skills mid-battle. You can fill up the Sidereal Skill meter throughout the raid, when meeting certain conditions during boss battles. When the meter is full, the raid group leader can use one of the available Sidereal Skills, unique to each Legion Raid.
In the Valtan Legion Raid, there are 3 Sidereals you can call upon for aid:
Name | Description |
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Thirain - Completed Vanquisher | Thirain awakens the Vanquisher and smashes it with the power of light to create a massively damaging explosion. It has a powerful Weak Point ability granted by Vanquisher’s holy powers. |
Wei - Awakened Dochul | Wei summons Dochul to launch 3 powerful attacks. Awakened Dochul inflicts massive Stagger damage whenever he attacks. |
Balthorr - Arcturus's Breath | Balthorr strikes the anvil with Earthen Strength. When he strikes the anvil, all squad members within 14 meters of the anvil are enhanced for a short time with enchanted armor. The enchanted armor grants Push immunity, reduces the damage taken from the foes, and blocks some of the Legion Commander’s powerful skills. |
With great challenge comes great reward. In Legion Raids, you can earn Legendary gear crafting materials, Relic gear crafting materials, Relic accessories, Gold, honing materials, Ability Stones, Cards, and more! Each gate of a Legion Raid will grant rewards to all players, and the final gate granting additional rewards with the customary bonus chest you can buy for gold, and a loot auction— both similar to what you’d experience in an Abyssal Dungeon or Abyss Raid. While the same rewards can be found in both Normal and Hard mode of Valtan, the Hard mode will grant greater quantities. You’ll also need to be item level 1445 to craft the Relic sets of gear. The gear transfer function will work on Relic gear, so you won’t lose any progress when switching over.
Title | Level | Conditions | Rewards |
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Valtan, Lord of Wrath Resurrected Beast Heart (Normal), 3 Grade |
1415 | Level: 50+ Advised Item Lv.: 1415 Party size: 8 |
1x Gold 1x Forging of metals. The Complete Encyclopedia of Umar Masters 1x Chain mails, brigantines, armor. Volume II 1x Faceted caseite 1x Combat Engraving Sketch IV |
Valtan, Lord of Wrath Resurrected Beast Heart (Mythic), 3 Grade |
1445 | Level: 50+ Advised Item Lv.: 1445 Party size: 8 |
1x Certificate of honor |
Valtan, Lord of Wrath Resurrected Beast Heart (Epic), 3 Grade |
1445 | Level: 50+ Advised Item Lv.: 1445 Party size: 8 |
1x Gold 1x Forging of metals. The Complete Encyclopedia of Umar Masters 1x Chain mails, brigantines, armor. Volume II 1x Faceted caseite 1x Spark of Chaos 1x Combat Engraving Sketch IV |
Additionally, a "Quality Upgrade" NPC has been added to all major cities allowing players a chance to upgrade the quality of Relic gear obtained from Legion Raids.
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The demon Valtan ruled over all demon beasts in Petrania. Kazeros was so impressed with Valtan's power he was made the Demon Beast Legion Commander. You’ll need strategy and sidereal skills when you enter this Legion Raid to face Valtan.
The recommended engravings are either the 333 or 3331, from the usual optimal engravings, depending on your class. And, while the Valtan raid can be completed with lesser engravings, as this is the first Legion raid, with so many new mechanics and the time it will take to complete it, it’s better to give yourself an edge.
The same goes for your gems, which should be at level 5 for your primary abilities, as well as level 3 tripods, as level 4 ones, while useful, are not worth the effort for the difference they make, at this point in the game, if you don’t have them already.
The main tip for players, though, is the Purify rune, which is not familiar to a lot of players. It offers a 70% to cleanse a debuff effect, which will prove invaluable in the slog that is a Legion Raid.