Lost Ark – Where Can I Buy Upgrade Materials if I Run Out

Merchant Ships

In every major harbor you can find one of these ships, where you can purchase the mats that you need Weekly per character.

Please note! You can’t transfer crystals to another character, they’re bound to the character you purchased them on.

This can be purchased with Pirate Coins.

T1	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (small)	30	10	300	170	5100
Armor (small)	90	10	900	30	2700
Shards (emerald)	5	1000	5000	400	2000
T2	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (great)	30	10	300	250	7500
Armor (great)	90	10	900	50	4500
Shards (sapphire)	5	1000	5000	600	3000
T3	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (big)	30	10	300	330	9900
Armor (big)	90	10	900	70	6300
Shards (citrine)	5	1000	5000	800	4000

PVP

After completing an arena you will obtain Courage Tokens, after collecting them they can be turned into the PVP Equipment Exchange NPC found in every major city near the Arena Bulletin board.

This can be purchased with Courage Tokens.

T1	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (small)	15	10	150	20	300
Armor (small)	90	10	900	5	450
Shards (emerald)	5	1500	7500	100	500
Crystals (emerald)	10	1	10	90	900
T2	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (great)	15	10	150	30	450
Armor (great)	90	10	900	10	900
Shards (sapphire)	5	1500	7500	140	700
Crystals (sapphire)	10	1	10	125	1250
T3	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (big)	15	10	150	45	675
Armor (big)	90	10	900	15	1350
Shards (citrine)	5	1500	7500	200	1000
Crystals (citrine)	10	1	10	35	350
Crystals (citrine great)	10	1	10	100	1000

Guild Merchant Called Siliamel Crystal Swap

Please note your guild has to be leveled to Level 5 to collect the T3 Mats.

These can be bought by your guild currency Blood Silmael Crystals.

T1	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (small)	12	20	240	120	1440
Armor (small)	30	20	600	40	1200
Shards (emerald)	5	500	2500	80	400
Crystals (emerald)	6	1	6	60	360
T2	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (great)	12	20	240	160	1920
Armor (great)	30	20	600	60	1800
Shards (sapphire)	5	500	2500	580	2900
Crystals (sapphire)	8	1	8	210	1680
T3	Weekly avail	Per purchase	Max per week	Cost per purchase	Cost for max
Weapon (big)	12	20	240	830	9960
Armor (big)	30	20	600	80	2400
Shards (citrine)	5	500	2500	830	4150
Crystals (citrine)	8	1	8	250	2000

Also, Trial Paths are a good place to get mats, the Abyss Ridge, Abyss Trials, and Guardian Raids.

You could also purchase mats from the auction house, but remember this costs gold.

Where Can I Get More Pirate Coins?

Artopos Island (Navaros):

• Located: Below the dead sea near South Bern
• Complete the Quest which will take you to Sushire.

Alteisen Island (Rostedine):

• Located: South of Arthetime in the Muddy Waters
• Complete quest, requires mining and going to Arthetine, Stern. 

Freedom Isle (Liberty Island):

• Located: Beneath Anich in the Storm Seas
• Complete questline (You can purchase the Island Soul from Blacktooth for 16.8k Pirate Coins)

Giant Mushroom Island (Mushroom Forest):  

• Located: Next to Tortoyk
• Questline which requires logging. You need to buy the Red Cashew drink from the merchant before entering through the cave entrance. Also you can obtain the Island Soul from cutting down the trees. 

Golden Wave Island (The Island of Golden Surf):

• Located: The small island next to Arthetine  
• Complete quest given by android. Open more containers around the island and you will receive the Island Soul. 

Kalthertz (Island of Icy Hearts):

• Located: South East of Sushire 
• Questline, you can only liberate 5 wrongfully imprisoned individuals a day.

Lullaby Island (Singing Island):

• Located: In the Singing Sea below and  between Tortoyk and Anihc.
• Complete the quest line as stated above, refer to guide. Remember you have to do this quest 3 times!