Following this week’s maintenance, Lost Ark is going to provide you with an instant and permanent Item Level boost to help you finally take on the Behemoth. This is following feedback that new Item Level 1620 characters were struggling to make an impact, despite the boss being clearable at that level.
It seems Lost Ark is also trying to get ahead of potential issues with the arrival of Tier 4 on October 9, as that also starts at item level 1620.

When you login following the maintenance on Wednesday, September 25 at 00:00 PT, you will receive the following items:
- Armor Transcendence Restoration Tickets: 30
- Weapon Transcendence Restoration Tickets: 10
- Masterwork Master’s Herb Steaks: 3
Those gifts, along with the ongoing Chase the Storm event should help you get prepared for Tier 4 when it arrives.
What’s the Chase the Storm Event in Lost Ark?
For those of you who haven’t played in a while, Chase the Storm is an event that kicked off on September 11, and is designed to help boost you to Tier 4. It also introduced that dastardly Behemoth we’ve been banging on about this whole time.
Before we forget, the Behemoth did introduce Weapon Transcendence though, so he’s not all bad. This new system lets you put materials you earn from the raid towards boosting your weapon’s basic effects. You can work towards Weapon Transcendence level six after clearing Gate 1, but have to beat Gate 2 to hit level seven.
We won’t bore you with the full details of the event, as you could just read the lengthy blog post up on the official site. The exciting stuff includes two new quests and a wealth of events that are running right now, up until October 9. All of them provide rewards that will help you progress towards Tier 4.
So now is as good a time as any to return to Lost Ark if you’ve put it down for a while. Heck, even if you’ve never played it before it’s a great time as you can start earning those progression materials easier than ever before. Go ahead and grab it from Steam right now.