Simply finishing the Main Questlines isn’t the real meat of MMORPGs, all MMO players are in it for the end-game contents. For Lost Ark players, one such content is the Chaos Dungeon. As a part of your important daily/weekly grind, you need to learn everything about Chaos Dungeon, and we’re here to help. Here’s a quick guide on everything you need to know regarding Chaos Dungeon in Lost Ark.

Lost Ark: How To Unlock and Locations of Chaos Dungeons

Chaos Dungeons will be unlocked after you reach level 50 (by finishing all Main Quests and a bunch of Side Quests) and complete “Ealyn’s Request” Quest in North Vern. Also, important to note if you’re going to play multiple characters: You’ll acquire one Vern Powerpass Token (account-wide item) every time a character reached level 50 for the first time, which can be used to instantly boost another character to level 50 and unlocks “Ealyn’s Request” as well.

Chaos Dungeons can be found in all of the end-game cities; look for the golden trophy-like icon on your map. Each Chaos Dungeon Tier has a specific item level requirement, and you can’t run them if your item level is lower than what’s listed.

Tier 1 Chaos Dungeon

  • Chaos Dungeon North Vern (Echo), in Vern Castle:
  • Level 1 – Item Level 250.
  • Level 2 – Item Level 340.
  • Level 3 – Item Level 380.
  • Level 4 – Item Level 420.
  • Chaos Dungeon Rohendel (Phantom), in Rothun:
  • Level 1 – Item Level 460.
  • Level 2 – Item Level 500.
  • Level 3 – Item Level 540.
  • Level 4 – Item Level 580.

Tier 2 Chaos Dungeon

  • Chaos Dungeon Yorn (Earth), in the Great Castle:
  • Level 1 – Item Level 250.
  • Level 2 – Item Level 340.
  • Level 3 – Item Level 380.
  • Level 4 – Item Level 420.
  • Chaos Dungeon Feiton (Shadow), in Kalaja:
  • Level 1 – Item Level 460.
  • Level 2 – Item Level 500.
  • Level 3 – Item Level 540.
  • Level 4 – Item Level 580.

Tier 3 Chaos Dungeon

  • Chaos Dungeon Punika, in Nia Village:
  • Star (Level 1) – Item Level 1,100.
  • Star (Level 2) – Item Level 1,310.
  • Moon (Level 1) – Item Level 1,325.
  • Moon (Level 2) – Item Level 1,340.
  • Moon (Level 3) – Item Level 1,355.
  • Sun (Level 1) – Item Level 1,370.
  • Sun (Level 2) – Item Level 1,385.
  • Sun (Level 3) – Item Level 1,400.
  • Chaos Dungeon South Vern, not yet available on the Western server:
  • TBA

Guide on How Lost Ark Chaos Dungeon Works

  • Level 1 – Item Level 250.

  • Level 2 – Item Level 340.

  • Level 3 – Item Level 380.

  • Level 4 – Item Level 420.

  • Level 1 – Item Level 460.

  • Level 2 – Item Level 500.

  • Level 3 – Item Level 540.

  • Level 4 – Item Level 580.

  • Star (Level 1) – Item Level 1,100.

  • Star (Level 2) – Item Level 1,310.

  • Moon (Level 1) – Item Level 1,325.

  • Moon (Level 2) – Item Level 1,340.

  • Moon (Level 3) – Item Level 1,355.

  • Sun (Level 1) – Item Level 1,370.

  • Sun (Level 2) – Item Level 1,385.

  • Sun (Level 3) – Item Level 1,400.

  • TBA

Chaos Dungeon can be tackled alone or with a total of four players, either with your friends or with randoms, through matchmaking. Important to note that the Dungeon’s difficulty scales with the number of players. This PVE endgame challenge usually follows this pattern for each zone:

  • 1st Zone: Defeat as many mobs as fast as possible. Grouping them until they stop spawning and using area-of-effect attacks is pretty much the only strategy you’ll need here. A portal to the next zone will open after you defeat enough numbers of enemies.
  • 2nd Zone: Defeat minibosses and a world boss to open the next portal. Keep in mind that minibosses and Rift Cores will drop Fighting Spirit Ether, increasing your attack and movement speed and reducing your skill cooldowns.
  • 3rd Zone: Destroy Rift Core Crystals to spawn a miniboss, destroy and defeat all of them until the Dungeon is cleared. Walk through the blue orbs around the arena to gain a temporary movement speed buff.
  • If you see a gold Chaos Dungeon portal, that means you’ll enter a bonus zone. Containing a Phantasmal enemy, if you damage it enough, it will drop various in-game currencies as a bonus.

For optimal rewards, run Chaos Dungeons twice a day (per character):

  • Each character is given 100 Aura of Resonance each day.
  • Meanwhile, running a Chaos Dungeon consumes 50 Aura of Resonance.
  • If you run out of Aura of Resonance, you can still run Chaos Dungeons. However, you will gain minor rewards, mostly currencies for the Chaos Dungeon vendors.

Nevertheless, you don’t have to worry about missing your dailies if you decided to take a break from playing Lost Ark since there is a catch-up mechanic. When the daily reset happens, you’ll get a 10 Rest Bonus for every 50 Aura of Resonance you have left, with the maximum cap of 100 Rest Bonus. Your next Chaos Dungeon clear will drop twice as much loot if your Rest Bonus hits 20 or more. This catch-up mechanic only applies to your first two Chaos Dungeon clears per day.

Lost Ark: Chaos Dungeon Rewards Guide

You will need to run Chaos Dungeons for end-game weapons and armor, as well as get the upgrade materials for them to increase their item levels.

Tier 1:

  • Preception Shard.
  • Disorder Crystal.
  • Destruction Stone Fragments.
  • Guardian Stone Fragments.
  • Harmony Shards.
  • Harmony Leapstone.
  • Uncommon/Rare Battle Engravings.
  • XP Cards.
  • Cube Ticket.

Tier 2:

  • Guardian Shard.
  • Contempt Crystal.
  • Destruction Stones.
  • Guardian Stones.
  • Life Shards.
  • Life Leapstone.
  • Rare/Epic Battle Engravings.
  • Ability Stones.
  • Level 1 Gems.
  • XP Cards.
  • Elite Cube Ticket.
  • Silent Hall Ticket.

Tier 3:

  • Shard of Purification.
  • Fragment of Longing.
  • Destruction Stone Crystals.
  • Guardian Stone Crystals.
  • Honor Shards.
  • Honor Leapstone.
  • Epic/Legendary Battle Engravings.
  • Ability Stones.
  • Level 1 Gems.
  • XP Cards.
  • Dimensional Cube Ticket.
  • Hall of the Sun Ticket.

Lost Ark: Chaos Dungeon Vendor Items Guide

Completing Chaos Dungeons rewards you with special currencies that you can spend at a Chaos Dungeon vendor just next to each of their entrance. Note that each item has a weekly purchase limit.

Lost Ark is now available on PC via Steam.