Just like every MMO, Lost Ark has an excellent system to travel fast between different points of the land.
The game integrates an interesting system of unique ships to cross the dead waters and fast travel through Arkesia and its islands. In this Lost Ark Ships article, we’ll address all the aspects of this important element in this Role-playing game. Are you prepared? Let’s set sail!
Table of Contents
How to Unlock Sailing in Lost Ark?
Different Types of Hazardous Waters
How to Upgrade Your Ship in Lost Ark?
What Are Pirate Coins and How to Earn Them?
What Is the Best Ship in Lost Ark?
Lost Ark Ships are the sailing feature, an end-game content that allows you to traverse the dangerous waters of Arkesia to reach new lands and island quests. In the new lands, you’ll have a plethora of activities, collectibles, resources, and much more to discover. Each of these ships has its own set of perks and skills, such as movement speed and resistance to hazards.
Lost Ark sailing comes as an important part of the main storyline. You can unlock it by completing the quest “Set Sail.” Getting to this part of the main story will take you around 25 hours. After you arrive at Wavestrand Port and complete the “Have to Half It” quest, you can start the Set Sail quest.
The objectives of this quest are the following:
Speak with Black Fox crew member Eshu;
Open the inventory and hire Eshu;
Speak with Black Fox crew member Eshu;
Go where everyone is gathered;
Speak with Meehan who came to say goodbye;
Speak with Cassleford who came to say goodbye;
Speak with Cals who came to say goodbye;
Talk to Thirain.
The rewards you get upon completing this quest are the following:
1 Charisma;
68K XP;
296 Roster XP;
577 Silver;
1,000 Pirate Coin.
Completing this quest will reward you with your first ship, Estoque, the base model of the other available ships. Estoque features the average resistances against the various threats of the seas.
Hazardous waters are segments into the open ocean that cause damage to the hull of your ship. A range between 1 and 100 measures the resistance of your ship against hazards. This resistance can be upgraded for every ship. The types of waters you can find are:
Sandstorm Seas. Reduces visibility and deals extra damage to your ship.
Kelp Beds. These are areas full of algae that slow your ship.
Siren Seas. If you stay for long, your ship can be stunned.
Tempest Seas. Areas that damage ships as well as disable skills.
Cold Snap Seas. These are frozen seas that slow and damage ships.
Dead waters. Speed and health decrease for ships.
There is a total of eight ships in Lost Ark. Each of them has unique characteristics that will provide you a different experience regarding ship durability, base speed, kelp beds resistance, etc. Next, you’ll find all the merchants ships you can acquire in Lost Ark.
As we mentioned, you’ll receive Estoque upon completing the Set Sail quest. This unlocked ship is a good option for beginners and a good-balanced ship. It’s a resistant ship to most types of water.
Base Speed - 20
Kelp Beds Resistance - 30
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 30
Siren Seas Resistance - 30
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 30
Tempest Seas Resistance - 30
Dead Waters Resistance - 30
This is one of the best ships you can find in Lost Ark. You will receive it upon reaching level three reputation in “She Drifts, Sea Gifts” Una daily quest. You can also craft it in Blackfang’s Den at the NPC Belrod.
Base Speed - 22
Kelp Beds Resistance - 23
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 22
Siren Seas Resistance - 21
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 22
Tempest Seas Resistance - 18
Dead Waters Resistance - 18
To unlock the Sturmbrecher you need to complete the North Vern’s main storyline. You’ll receive this ship as a gift from Queen Ealyn for stopping the terror in Vern.
Base Speed - 19
Kelp Beds Resistance - 26
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 12
Siren Seas Resistance - 12
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 50
Tempest Seas Resistance - 12
Dead Waters Resistance - 15
You can get Brahms as a reward for reaching reputation level 4 by doing Lopang Island Una Dailies, the dailies that begin with Special Delivery.
Base Speed - 18.5
Kelp Beds Resistance - 13
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 15
Siren Seas Resistance - 50
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 12
Tempest Seas Resistance - 12
Dead Waters Resistance - 25
You can unlock the White Wind by completing Anikka’s main storyline. Solve the mystery of the ominous energy looming over Anikka.
Base Speed - 19
Kelp Beds Resistance - 16
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 50
Siren Seas Resistance - 25
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 12
Tempest Seas Resistance - 12
Dead Waters Resistance - 12
You can obtain Eurus as a reward after reaching reputation level 23 with Ride like in the Wind Una Daily. Talk to someone on the Peyto looking to get off work.
Base Speed - 21
Kelp Beds Resistance - 55
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 16
Siren Seas Resistance - 15
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 19
Tempest Seas Resistance - 25
Dead Waters Resistance - 12
You can get this ship by reaching a level four reputation in the “Hypnos' Eyes” daily quest.
Base Speed - 18
Kelp Beds Resistance - 16
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 25
Siren Seas Resistance - 12
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 12
Tempest Seas Resistance - 50
Dead Waters Resistance - 12
This ship can be obtained by reaching level three reputation in the “Bleak Night Fog” Una daily quest.
Base Speed - 18.3
Kelp Beds Resistance - 12
Sandstorm Seas Resistance - 12
Siren Seas Resistance - 17
Cold Snap Seas Resistance - 25
Tempest Seas Resistance - 22
Dead Waters Resistance - 50
You can upgrade all the ships you find in Lost Ark. This way, you’ll have better chances of crossing in a safe way the hazards you find in the water. Upgrading provides a huge variety of improvements to your ships, including ship durability and movement speed.
Just like crafting in other MMOs, you'll need a series of components to upgrade items, equipment, and gear (in this case, ships). The game lets you know which materials are required to upgrade ships.
1. Enter the sailing menu and select the ship you want to upgrade.
2. Click on the upgrade button at the top-right corner of the screen. A ship upgrade menu will bring up.
3. In this menu, you’ll find all the items needed for the process. These resources typically are:
Basic timber;
Blueprints;
Ship Parts.
You can obtain these materials required by purchasing from merchants located near ports, founding in the Auction House, and/or crafted at the processor NPC.
Another way of improving your ship’s performance is hiring sailors. When you’re docked in a port, navigate to the Sailor menu at the button on the screen. Here you’ll find all the sailors that are available to work on your ship.
Most sailors can be used in most ships, but some of the best sailors only ride on a specific ship. Keep in mind to check their details before hiring them.
Pirate Coins are the currency you earn while sailing and taking part in activities such as Island Quests and Marine Events. Completing these tasks grants you different rewards, including Pirate Coins. You can use this currency to purchase items from merchants docked at ports and upgrade the resistance to hazards.
You can also complete Una's Tasks for earning Pirate Coins. Una’s Tasks are daily and weekly quests you can unlock when you reach level 50. Eight tasks award you with Pirate Coins.
Picking the “best” ship that hits the high seas is a hard task. Lost Ark is an incredibly balanced game. Due to this, you can find ships with more speed and others with the best resistance. We believe that the “best” ship is the one that is functional to your purposes.
Most players will prefer to speed around the water as soon as possible. So, Astray is the right choice for them. This is the boat with the highest base speed. Besides this, all the merchant ships excel in specific hazards, so bring the ship that will be the best to face the threats.
In these terms, Estoque is a good-balanced ship, easy to acquire (as a part of the main campaign) and upgrade, and with an impressive base speed and equal resistance.
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