How to increase Gearscore in Lost Ark

Tier 1 Equipment

Step 1: 302 Gearscore

After your leveling, most likely, you will reach 250 Gearscore. If it didn't happen - just run a few dungeons from your last leveling locations.

Ok, so now you are Gearscore 250. It means you finally get access to Chaos Dungeons and the first Guardian Raids. And now your gearing journey begins!

First, you should complete Chaos Dungeon North Vern Echo Level 1 and get your full 302 GS set. It is named - Crossing Path.

Now you get access to Abyssal Dungeons and Shushire continent after completing the North Vern questline.

Step 2: 340 Gearscore

Now you are in started PVE equipment for dungeons and raids, but it's just beginning. Lost Ark a very addictive game, because it requires doing a lot of different activities every day. So let's have access to all of them.

Ok, right now you reached 302 Gearscore equipment from the previous step. Your new goal is 340 GS.

It's an easy step - you should just upgrade your 302 GS equipment to +2 on average. And after that, you should complete Abyssal Dungeons - Demon Beast Canyon and Necromancer's Origin. And try to get as many epic quality set prices from these dungeons as possible. Make sure you equip them as well in order to unlock that gear score milestone.

Step 3: 460 Gearscore

Now you should upgrade your equipment from the previous step for +8 on average score.
After that, you can unlock Western Sea in the Sailing mechanic and Rohendel. Just complete quest - Guides: Rohendel.
Travel to Rohendel on your ship and finish the Main Quest to gain access to Chaos Dungeons and Abyssal Dungeons.
You should complete the new Abyssal Dungeons - Hall of Warlord and Hildebrandt Palace. And get there your new legendary gear set.

Step 4: 600 Gearscore

Here you should upgrade your gear for +15 on average, but make sure, you shouldn't upgrade your weapon higher than 13 or 14, just upgrade your other equipment to +16. Upgrading your weapon on Tier 1 gear is not worth it if we talking about minimum resources - maximum effectiveness.

After you finished the steps described above, complete your Story Quest - Onwards to Yorn and get access to Yorn continent.

Tier 2 Equipment

Step 1: 802 Gearscore

This is like in the Tier 1 steps - you should complete new Chaos Dungeons - Yorn Level 1 to obtain your starter Tier 2 equipment.

Step 2: 840 Gearscore

Now you should upgrade your 802 GS gear from Yorn Level 1 to +2. After this, you will get 840 Gearscore. It will give you access to new Abyssal Dungeons - Lamenting Road and Falling Proud Furnance. Of course, you should go there and get your new epic set.

Step 3: 960 Gearscore

At this point, you should upgrade your epic set to +8 on average.
Complete your new attunement quest - Onwards to Feiton and get access to Feiton continent.
Sail there and complete your Story Quest to gain access to new Chaos Dungeons and Abyssal Dungeons.
Now you should go to the new Abyssal Dungeons - Sea of Sloth, Alaric's Sacred Ground, Tranquil Karkosa. And get there your new legendary equipment set.

Step 4: 1100 Gearscore

Here you should upgrade your equipment for +15 on average. Like in the previous step, make sure, you do not upgrade your weapon higher than 13-14. Because it's really expensive and really not worth it.

After you have access to the new island Punika. Go there and complete Story Quest and get attunes for new Chaos Dungeons and Abyssal Dungeons.

Tier 3 Equipment

Step 1: 1302 Gearscore

You should complete your new Chaos Dungeons - Punika Level 1 and get your new Chaos Set - Dimensional.

Step 2: 1325 Gearscore

Upgrade your new Chaos Set to +6 on average.
Go to the new Abyssal Dungeon - Eye of Aira, and get your new epic equipment.

Step 3: 1340 Gearscore

Upgrade your new Abyssal Set to +9 on average. And complete new Abyssal Dungeon - Oreha Preveza. And get there your new Abyssal Equipment.

Step 4: 1370 Gearscore

Upgrade your equipment to +15 on average but the same rules as were before - do not upgrade your weapon higher than +13-14.
Complete phase 1 of the new Abyss Raid: Argos and get your new legendary equipment set - Harsh Oath.

Step 5: 1385 Gearscore

Upgrade your new gear to +9 on average and you will get 1385 GS.
Now you can complete the 1st and 2nd phases of Abyss Raid: Argos.

Step 6: 1400 Gearscore

Here you should upgrade your gear to +12 on average.
And now you have access to all phases of Argos. Go there and get your loot.

Step 7: 1415 Gearscore

Here you should upgrade your equipment to +15 on average.
And now you have access to Legion Raid: Valtan.
And now you can get Lunar or Solar legendary sets.

As you see it's a long way to get the best equipment in the game and on this way, you will use some cool engravings and maybe you wish to leave on you some jewelry from previous Tiers - but it's a mistake because new encounters require higher Gearscore and Attack Power. With previous Tier equipment (even 1 piece) you will have low Attack Power and all end-game content encounters will go really long. For example with full T3 equipment you will complete Chaos Dungeon in around 6 minutes, but with Tier 2 jewelry your run will take around 9 mins. Then more Low Tier pieces you will wear than longer will be every run, some encounters will be undoable. Do not be greedy and do not make this mistake because you will just waste a ton of materials for upgrading low Tier equipment.

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