Lost Ark's 'The Art of War' Update is Coming Tomorrow, With The Artist, New PvP Mode, and Much More

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Tomorrow, “The Art of War” comes to Lost Ark. The big March update not only introduces the first Specialist Advanced Class, The Artist, but a new 48x48 Realm vs. Realm mode, new balance changes and tweaks to gold, and a new Punika Powerpass and other progression events.

The Artistis the first Specialist advanced class in Lost Ark, but won’t be the last. This class is a versatile one, and her individual lower attack power may be a bit misleading. You’ll be able to use her brush and special paint and ink-based powers to choose to boost damage output for you and your allies in range or to become a high quality team support. As support, you can recover HP for you and allies, and even do both damage to enemies and shield allies with the same skill. This is a class made for party play, with two different Engravings, each focused on one of those two goals. 

The PvPers are getting a new instance to refine and hone their skills.  With the recent arrival of Rowen, and the need to pick a faction to support to participate within the region, the new Tulubik Battlefield is a  mode that is a natural extension of all of that. In this mode, you’ll have to have an item level of 1490 and a Faction Rank of 3 to enter. Tulubik Battlefield will be available at regular match times for the full 96-player experience with full rewards. At other times, there will be an option for “friend matches” of 30-96 players. For these, both opposing teams are randomly assigned for balance, and the rewards will be a little different. Still, the practice could be useful for the main mode faction showdowns. 

The new Punika Powerpass will also begin. This time, there’s also a Hyper Express Plus and a new Story Express, all progression events that will help