Guardian Raid

See also: Chaos Dungeon.

Guardian Raids are endgame PvE content found in Lost Ark.

Details[]

General[]

Guardian Raid is an activity where up to four players can team up and take down Guardians.
Guardian Raids are unlocked at Level 50, and completing the Guardian Raid Qualification Certificate (Quest) located in North Vern.

Gameplay[]

Upon entering, players have 20 minutes to find and defeat the Guardian. The Guardian will display an array of mechanics over the fight.
- When dropping below a certain health threshold or after a mechanic, some Guardians leave the fight to move to another location. This can be prevented by throwing a Pheromone Essence on the Guardian before it leaves.
The Guardian's maximum HP scales with the number of players:
- 1 player: 40% HP
- 2 players: 60% HP
- 3 players: 80% HP
- 4 players: 100% HP
Leaving a Guardian Raid (Song of Escape) in a group grants the "Guardian's Curse" penalty for 10 minutes, preventing the player from entering any Guardian Raid for the duration.
- Three minutes into the raid, players can initiate a vote to leave. This does not apply the penalty.
- Note that this penalty does not apply when solo.

Rewards[]

Guardians can drop their Guardian's Will once per day per character.
- Players can choose to opt out of Guardian's Will Harvest before entering a Guardian Raid.
- Players can enter Guardian Raid any number of time, regardless of Guardian's Will Harvest.
- Each unclaimed Guardian Raid Will grants 10 Rest bonus. This can stack up to 100 Rest bonus.
  - Completing a Guardian Raid with 20 Rest bonus, and without having claimed a Guardian's Will already, consumes 20 Rest bonus and drops another Guardian's Will upon the Guardian's death, essentially granting double rewards.
Whether using Guardian's Will Harvest or not:
- Guardians always drop a small reward upon death.
- Guardians drop additional loot when a character defeats them for the first time.
With Guardian's Will Harvest:
- Upon death, Guardians drop their Guardian's Will, collecting it grants rewards.
- Tier 3 and 4 Guardian's Will Harvest (Level 5 or above) have a chance to drop a Fate Ember.
- Guardians have a chance to drop their respective Epic card (e.g. Ur'nil has a chance to drop Ur'nil Card).
- Guardians have a chance to drop a Galewind or Vision rune, up to one per Level.

Rune	Drops from
Galewind	Test Level 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Guardians Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Galewind	Test Level 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Guardians Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Galewind	Test Level 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 Guardians Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Galewind	Test Level 4 / 5 / 6 Guardians Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Galewind	Test Level 5 / 6 Guardians Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Galewind	Test Level 6 Guardians Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Galewind	Purification Level 1 / 2 Guardians
Vision	Purification Level 2 Guardians

List of Guardians and Rewards[]

Test Level 1 to 4[]

All Guardians within the same Test Level are accessible at the same item level and drop the same rewards. First clear rewards are different for each Guardian.

	Item level	Guardians
Test Level 1	500	Ur'nil Lumerus Icy Legoros Vertus
Test Level 2	635	Chromanium Nacrasena Flame Fox Yoho Tytalos
Test Level 3	805	Dark Legoros Helgaia Calventus Achates
Test Level 4	960	Frost Helgaia Lava Chromanium Levanos Alberhastic

Honing materials, accessories, and ability stones from Test Level 1 to 4 are Tier 2.

Guardian's Will rewards
	Blue Stone	Red Stone	Leapstone	Rare accessories	Epic accessories	Legendary ability stones	Combat Engraving Recipe
Test Level 1	90	30	2-4	4	0	0-1	Small chance for Epic
Test Level 2	150	50	4-6	4	0	0-2	Small chance for Epic
Test Level 3	210	70	6-8	0	4	0-2	Small chance for Epic
Test Level 4	270	90	8-10	0	4	0-2	Small chance for Epic

Clear rewards
	Blue Stone	Red Stone
Test Level 1	6	2
Test Level 2	9	3
Test Level 3	12	4
Test Level 4	15	5

First clear rewards
	Silver	Shard	Ability Stone	Star's Breath (Bound)	Vanguard Accessory Chest	Subtle Vanguard Accessory Chest	Leapstone (Bound)	Red Stone	Blue Stone
Ur'nil	2,000	2,000	1	20	2	0	10	20	60
Lumerus	2,000	2,000	1	20	2	0	1	200	60
Icy Legoros	20,000	2,000	1	20	2	0	1	20	600
Vertus	2,000	4,000	1	30	2	0	1	20	60
Chromanium	3,500	2,500	1	30	2	0	15	30	90
Nacrasena	3,500	2,500	1	30	2	0	2	300	90
Flame Fox Yoho	35,000	2,500	1	30	2	0	2	30	900
Tytalos	3,500	5,000	1	40	2	0	2	30	90
Dark Legoros	4,000	4,000	1	35	0	2	20	40	120
Helgaia	4,000	4,000	1	35	0	2	2	400	120
Calventus	40,000	4,000	1	35	0	2	2	40	1,200
Achates	4,000	8,000	1	45	0	2	2	40	120
Frost Helgaia	5,000	6,000	1	40	0	2	30	60	180
Lava Chromanium	5,000	6,000	1	40	0	2	3	600	180
Levanos	50,000	6,000	1	45	0	2	3	60	1,800
Alberhastic	5,000	12,000	1	55	0	2	3	60	180

Test Level 5[]

All Guardians from Test Level 5 are accessible at item level 1250. They all drop the same rewards.
- Armored Nacrasena
- Igrexion
- Night Fox Yoho
- Velganos

Guardian	Guardian's Will rewards	Clear rewards	First clear rewards
Test Level 5	180 Crystallized Guardian Stone 60 Crystallized Destruction Stone 8 Great Honor Leapstone 4 Legendary accessories 0-2 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	18 Crystallized Guardian Stone 6 Crystallized Destruction Stone	1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 4 Splendid Inquirer Accessory Chest 4 Great Honor Leapstone (Bound) 28-32 Crystallized Destruction Stone 84-96 Crystallized Guardian Stone

Test Level 6[]

Guardian	Guardian's Will rewards	Clear rewards	First clear rewards
Deskaluda (1415)	285 Crystallized Guardian Stone 95 Crystallized Destruction Stone 10 Great Honor Leapstone 4 Legendary or Relic accessories 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	24 Crystallized Guardian Stone 8 Crystallized Destruction Stone	1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 4 Radiant Inquirer Accessory Chest 5 Great Honor Leapstone (Bound) 42-52 Crystallized Destruction Stone 126-156 Crystallized Guardian Stone
Kungelanium (1460)	375 Crystallized Guardian Stone 125 Crystallized Destruction Stone 14-16 Great Honor Leapstone 4 Relic accessories 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	36 Crystallized Guardian Stone 12 Crystallized Destruction Stone	1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 4 Radiant Inquirer Accessory Chest 7 Great Honor Leapstone (Bound) 50-70 Crystallized Destruction Stone 150-210 Crystallized Guardian Stone
Caliligos (1490)	210 Protection Stone 70 Obliteration Stone 10 Marvelous Honor Leapstone 4 Relic accessories 0-1 Relic bracelets 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	12 Protection Stone 4 Obliteration Stone	1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 4 Radiant Executioner Accessory Chest 5 Marvelous Honor Leapstone (Bound) 30-38 Obliteration Stone 90-114 Protection Stone
Hanumatan (1540)	285 Protection Stone 95 Obliteration Stone 14 Marvelous Honor Leapstone 4 Relic or Ancient accessories 0-1 Ancient bracelets 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	18 Protection Stone 6 Obliteration Stone	4 Sacred Guardian Accessory Chest 1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 7 Marvelous Honor Leapstone (Bound) 44-50 Obliteration Stone 132-150 Protection Stone

Purification Level 1[]

Guardian	Guardian's Will rewards	Clear rewards	First clear rewards
Sonavel (1580)	180 Refined Protection Stone 60 Refined Obliteration Stone 8 Radiant Honor Leapstone 1 Relic accessory 3 Ancient accessories 0-2 Ancient bracelets 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	12 Refined Protection Stone 4 Refined Obliteration Stone	4 Sacred Prophet Accessory Chest 1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 4 Radiant Honor Leapstone (Bound) 26-34 Refined Obliteration Stone 78-102 Refined Protection Stone
Gargadeth (1600)	300 Refined Protection Stone 100 Refined Obliteration Stone 12 Radiant Honor Leapstone 4 Ancient accessories 0-2 Ancient bracelets 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	18 Refined Protection Stone 6 Refined Obliteration Stone	4 Sacred Prophet Accessory Chest 1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 6 Radiant Honor Leapstone (Bound) 44-50 Refined Obliteration Stone 132-150 Refined Protection Stone
Veskal (1610)	487 Refined Protection Stone 162 Refined Obliteration Stone 24 Radiant Honor Leapstone 4 Ancient accessories 0-2 Ancient bracelets 0-1 Relic ability stones Small chance for Epic or Legendary Combat Engraving Recipe	27 Refined Protection Stone 9 Refined Obliteration Stone	4 Sacred Prophet Accessory Chest 1 Lonesome Stone of Soaring 12 Radiant Honor Leapstone (Bound) 76-84 Refined Obliteration Stone 228-252 Refined Protection Stone

Purification Level 2[]

Guardian	Guardian's Will rewards	Clear rewards	First clear rewards
Argeos (1640)	~35,500 Silver 280 Destiny Guardian Stone 93 Destiny Destruction Stone 10-15 Destiny Leapstone 6 Relic T4 accessories 0-1 Relic T4 bracelets 0-2 Ancient T4 ability stones Small chance for Epic, Legendary, or Relic Combat Engraving Recipe	15 Destiny Guardian Stone 5 Destiny Destruction Stone	1 Great Stone of Soaring 4 Resolute Determination Accessory Chest 5 Destiny Leapstone (Bound) 41-51 Destiny Destruction Stone 123-153 Destiny Guardian Stone
Skolakia (1680)	~40,000 Silver 435 Destiny Guardian Stone 145 Destiny Destruction Stone 17-22 Destiny Leapstone ~6 Relic T4 accessories ~4 Ancient T4 accessories 0-1 Relic T4 bracelets 0-1 Ancient T4 bracelets 0-2 Ancient T4 ability stones Small chance for Legendary or Relic Combat Engraving Recipe	24 Destiny Guardian Stone 8 Destiny Destruction Stone	1 Great Stone of Soaring 4 Inevitable Doom Accessory Chest 6 Destiny Leapstone (Bound) 64-78 Destiny Destruction Stone 192-234 Destiny Guardian Stone

Free Battle Items[]

In level 1 to 6 Guardian Raids and Sonavel, a chest is available for players to open, the chest grants receive free battle items relevant to the guardian, with in-game guide messages on when to use within the raid. The chest can be claimed an infinite amount of time.
- The battle items are automatically applied as preset number 1, and the preset cannot be changed.
- When the player leaves the raid, the battle items will be removed and the preset is restored.
The battle items vary based on the Guardian.

Guardians	Free items
Ur'nil Lumerus Icy Legoros Vertus Helgaia Frost Helgaia Igrexion Velganos	25 Major HP Potion (Bound) 15 Whirlwind Grenade (Bound) 15 Pheromone Essence (Bound) 25 Flare (Bound)
Chromanium Nacrasena Achates Lava Chromanium Levanos Armored Nacrasena Night Fox Yoho Deskaluda Kungelanium Caliligos Hanumatan Sonavel	25 Major HP Potion (Bound) 25 Destruction Bomb (Bound) 15 Pheromone Essence (Bound) 25 Flare (Bound)
Flame Fox Yoho Tytalos Dark Legoros Calventus Alberhastic	25 Major HP Potion (Bound) 15 Panacea (Bound) 15 Pheromone Essence (Bound) 25 Flare (Bound)

Patch History[]

For previous Guardian Raid rewards, see this page.

April 2025 Update

Enabled instant exit voting for solo Guardian Raids.
Removed Guardian's Curse penalty when exiting a solo Guardian Raid through the designated escape route.

Call of the Wildsoul

Tier 2 Epic ability stones replaced by Legendary ability stones.
Tier 3 Legendary ability stones replaced by Relic ability stones.
Tier 2 and 3 Guardian Raids now drop combat engravings instead of class engravings.
Added free battle item support for Sonavel.

Frosty Fate

Argeos can now drop Relic bracelets.
Skolakia (1680) added.
Increased the probability to earn these runes:
- Galewind rune from Guardian Raid Level 5~6 and Purification Level 1
- Vision rune from Guardian Raid Purification Level 2

Arkesia Ignited

Argeos (1640) added.
Gargadeth item level reduced from 1610 to 1600.
Veskal item level reduced from 1630 to 1610.
Added free battle item support for Caliligos and Hanumatan.
Test Level 1 to 5 can no longer drop Rare Class Engraving Recipe.

Cool Retreat

Tier 2 Guardian Raid first clear Harmony Shard rewards increased.
- Ur'nil: from 400 to 2,000.
- Lumerus: from 400 to 2,000.
- Lumerus: from 400 to 2,000.
- Icy Legoros: from 400 to 2,000.
- Chromanium: from 500 to 2,500.
- Nacrasena: from 500 to 2,500.
- Flame Fox Yoho: from 500 to 2,500.
- Dark Legoros: from 700 to 4,000.
- Helgaia: from 700 to 4,000.
- Calventus: from 700 to 4,000.
- Achates: from 7,000 to 8,000.
- Frost Helgaia: from 800 to 6,000.
- Lava Chromanium: from 800 to 6,000.
- Levanos: from 800 to 6,000.
- Alberhastic: from 8,000 to 12,000.

Darkness Unleashed

Veskal (1630) added.

Voldis Wonderland

Gargadeth (1610) added.

Soul Harvest

Level 1 - Vertus: Certain patterns' damage decreased
Level 2 - 4 Guardians mechanics were made easier, and their attacks have less outgoing damage.
Level 3 Achates - Removing Achates' shield with the Guardian Statue's runes was made easier (this change does not apply to the Trial Guardian Raid).
Level 4 Alberhastic - When players fail a mechanic, Alberhastic will deal massive damage to players instead of instantly killing them.
Counter difficulty was decreased in the following:
- Ur'nil+, Lumerus, Icy Legoros, Vertus, Chromanium, Nacrasena, Flame Fox Yoho, Tytalos, Dark Legoros, Helgaia, Achates, Frost Helgaia, Lava Chromanium, Levanos, and Alberhastic.

Wield the Storm

Guardian Raid entry reduced from 2 per day to 1 per day. Rewards doubled.
Tier 3 Guardian Raids can now drop Fate Ember.
Sonavel (1580) added.
Required Entry level adjusted.
- Level 1: Item level 500
  - Previously: Ur'nil 302 / Lumerus 340 / Icy Legoros 380 / Vertus 420.
- Level 2: Item level 635
  - Previously: Chromanium 460 / Nacresena 500 / Flame Fox Yoho / Tytalos 580.
- Level 3: Item level 805
  - Previously: Dark Legoros 802 / Helgaia 840 / Calventus 880 / Achates 920.
- Level 4: Item level 960
  - Previously: Frost Helgaia 860 / Lava Chromanium 1000 / Levanos 1040 / Alberhastic 1080.
- Level 5: Item level 1250
  - Previously: Armored Nacrasena 1302 / Igrexion 1340 / Night Fox Yoho 1370 / Velganos 1385.
First clear reward of Guardian Raid Level 1 to 4 enhanced.