Jun 9, 2026
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4/5 Significant
Massive class balance overhaul for nearly the entire roster, featuring a major Wildsoul redesign and significant buffs to Aeromancer and Gunslinger.
Key Changes
- 1Wildsoul Overhaul: Bear Form movement speed penalty removed and massive casting speed buffs added across the kit
- 2Aeromancer Fly Redesign: Skill now allows free flight, ignores Guardian collision, and deals 70% more damage
- 3Machinist Nerf: Combat Mode Sync-type skill damage bonus reduced from 21% to 15%
- 4Shadowhunter Nerf: Demonize damage specialization scaling coefficient reduced from 0.715 to 0.655
- 5Gunslinger Buffs: Significant damage increases to Peacekeeper and Rifle skills via Ark Passive and Grid
- 6Summoner Buffs: Elemental's Harmony and Ancient Elemental skill damage bonuses increased substantially
- 7Guardianknight Adjustment: Base skill damage reduced by 2.5% to compensate for massive Ark Grid damage buffs
- 8Wardancer QoL: Increased casting speeds for core skills and added Push Immunity to key Ark Grid nodes
- 9General PvE Buffs: Flat damage increases ranging from 2.3% to 4.3% for Gunlancer, Striker, Sharpshooter, and more
- 10Souleater Buffs: Soul Core now provides 50% cooldown reduction for Stygian skills in Deathlord Mode
All Changes
🐾Wildsoul(8)
- buffBear Form: Removed the basic Move Speed Reduction effect of Bear Form and increased Ripping Bear damage by 10.3% in PvE.
- buffBear Skills: Increased charge speed of Digger Bear by 66.7% and Move Speed during Growling Bear by 50%.
- buffBoulder Bear: Boulder Bear leap distance increased from 7 meters to 12 meters with a 30% casting speed increase.
- buffOne-Hit Bear: One-Hit Bear skill can now stack up to 2 times.
- buffFerality: Ferality Ark Passive now grants 50% MP cost reduction for Shapeshift Skills.
- buffArk Passive: Vigor damage bonus increased from 20% to 25% and Wild Impulse damage increased from 15% to 19%.
- buffBear Frenzy: Bear Frenzy Ark Grid now grants maximum Phantom Beast Energy on Destiny activation and increases Ripping Bear damage.
- buffArk Grid: Various Ark Grid nodes updated to provide casting speed increases for Swish Bear and Fox Leap.
☂️Aeromancer(4)
- buffFly: Fly skill redesigned to allow free flight, ignore collision with Guardians, and increase damage by 70%.
- buffDazzling Days: Dazzling Days damage increased by 15.2% in PvE.
- buffArk Grid: Sun and Wind damage bonus increased from 67% to 74%.
- buffArk Grid: Numerical damage buffs applied to Wind Blade, Graupel, Swift, and Gale Slash Ark Grid nodes.
🔫Gunslinger(5)
- buffBullseye: Bullseye Ark Passive damage bonus increased from 100% to 120% at max stacks.
- buffPeacekeeper: Peacekeeper damage increased significantly across multiple Ark Grid nodes, including Heel Strike (up to 32% bonus).
- buffBlack Belt: Black Belt Ark Grid node damage increased from 50% to 70% and now resets Peacekeeper cooldown via Mastery stacks.
- buffBullet Rain: Bullet Rain damage increased by up to 192% via Range Shot and cooldown/MP cost reduction applies faster on cancellation.
- changeWay of the Gun: Way of the Gun now activates Destiny on any Handgun Skill use rather than just Peacekeeper.
👊Wardancer(5)
- buffSkills: Increased casting speed for Moon Flash Kick (10%) and Sweeping Kick (15%).
- buffAzure Dragon Supreme Fist: Azure Dragon Supreme Fist bubble consumption reduced from 3 to 2 and now grants a 15% Max HP shield.
- buffArk Passive: Esoteric Skill damage increased from 16% to 20% and First Intention damage increased from 40% to 45%.
- nerfEnlightened Origin: Enlightened Origin damage bonus reduced from 16% to 13.5%.
- buffArk Grid: Added Push Immunity to Esoteric Origin and Origin State Ark Grid nodes.
🤖Machinist & Shadowhunter(2)
- nerfMachinist: Combat Mode Sync-type skill damage bonus reduced from 21% to 15%.
- nerfShadowhunter: Demonize damage bonus coefficient from the Specialization stat reduced from 0.715 to 0.655.
🛡️Guardianknight(3)
- nerfAll Skills: Reduced damage of all skills (excluding Basic/Awakening) by 2.5% in PvE.
- buffRed Wings: Red Wings damage bonus increased significantly from 114% to 150%.
- buffArk Grid: Manifestation Skill damage increased from 50% to 57% and Brandish damage increased from 5% to 15%.
💀Souleater(4)
- buffSoul Resonance: Soul Resonance damage bonus increased from 12% to 14%.
- buffAnother Dimension: Removed damage penalties from Another Dimension Ark Grid nodes.
- buffSoul Core: Soul Core now reduces Stygian Skill cooldown by 50% in Deathlord Mode and increases damage by up to 25%.
- buffVestige: Vestige damage increased by 25% when using the Powerful Blow tripod via Deathly Harvest.
⚖️General Class Balance(8)
- buffMultiple Classes: PvE damage increased for Gunlancer (+3.1%), Valkyrie (+2.4%), Glaivier (+3.4%), Striker (+3.1%), Sharpshooter (+4.3%), and Reaper (+2.3%).
- buffDestroyer: Destroyer: Perfect Swing damage increased to 21% and Dimensional Collapse now inflicts Armor Destruction.
- buffSlayer: Slayer: Burst Mode damage increased from 35% to 40%.
- changeScrapper: Scrapper: Taijutsu damage increased to 66%, but Earth Collapse and Fighting Spirit damage bonuses were reduced.
- nerfBreaker: Breaker: Increased damage penalties for Shock Skills in Charged Shock and Shock Charge nodes.
- buffDeadeye: Deadeye: Increased casting speed for Meteor Stream and Quick Shot; Death Fire stagger increased to Mid-High.
- buffSummoner: Summoner: Elemental's Harmony damage increased to 45% and Ancient Elemental damage bonuses significantly buffed.
- buffSorceress: Sorceress: Arcane Rupture damage increased to 18% and Magick Catalyst damage increased to 12%.
Summary
Class Balance Overhaul
This update introduces sweeping changes to the majority of the Lost Ark roster, focusing heavily on the Ark Passive (Enlightenment) and Ark Grid systems. While most classes received numerical buffs to their PvE damage output, several underwent mechanical shifts to improve fluidity and combat performance.
Major Redesigns
Wildsoul received the most extensive changes, with a complete overhaul of Bear Form mechanics, including the removal of movement speed penalties and massive increases to casting speeds across its entire kit. Aeromancer also saw a significant update to the 'Fly' skill, which now allows for free flight and ignores collisions with guardians.
Meta Adjustments
High-performing classes like Machinist and Shadowhunter received targeted nerfs to their specialization scaling and passive damage bonuses. Conversely, classes like Gunslinger, Summoner, and Wardancer received substantial quality-of-life improvements and damage floor increases to remain competitive in the current endgame meta.