Lost Ark Engraving guide: What you can expect from Engravings
Here is everything you need to know on Lost Ark's Engraving system.
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Lost Ark is one of the few MMORPGs that uses what game designers call, sideways progressions. While the obvious form of vertical progression is increasing your gear’s item level or gear score, ta sideways progression is something that you can earn by doing things in the game naturally. One of these is the Lost Ark Engraving system.
The Lost Ark Engraving system is a feature of the game that allows you to earn passive character buffs along the way. You can get these engravings on the side, or get them through buying them or getting them from PvE rewards like Chaos Dungeons, Raids and Abyssal dungeons. Here is everything you need to know about Lost Ark Engravings, such as how to get engravings in lost Ark and all the engravings in the game.
What are Lost Ark Engravings?
Lost Ark Engravings are a sideways progressions system that buff your character in a variety of ways. It is important to note there are two types of engravings in Lost Ark. The first is generic engravings, which every class in the game can use. Then, there is the second type of engravings, which are class engravings. Class Engravings are absolutely massive for character progression. Every class in the game will use at least one of the class engravings, or you can get two depending on the class and the build you play.
It is also worth mentioning that the more of the same type of engraving you get, the more it strengthens before reaching a new level. For example, a damage engraving that increases flat damage may only give you a 5% damage buff at level one, but it can give you 10% by level two, or 20% by level three.
The aim of the Lost Ark Engraving system here is to find the engravings you want and work your way on upgrading them the best you possibly can. Grabbing the right engravings can make certain classes rise to become some of the best Lost Ark classes for PvE.
How to get Engravings in Lost Ark?
Lost Ark Engravings come from a variety of sources. The most common way of getting them is via the end game activities, especially for the higher quality ones. These can be awarded by completing Estate missions found in your Stronghold, which are your mission table missions. You’ll be familiar with this type of content if dabbled with the Grand Company in FFXIV or the mission tables in the Garrison, Legion Order Hall, and Shadowlands Covenenat content.
Alternatively, you can grab them from dungeons. Most dungeons have their own engraving recipe tables. For example. The 400 item level dungeons have a chance to drop lower-tier engravings. 400 ilvl dungeons typically unlock for level 50s who just hit end game, aka the soft level cap.
Meanwhile, the 1300 item level dungeons and raids can drop you gear that you the epic and legendary engraving recipe books for level 60s.
Once you get one of these recipe books, you can later earn a random engraving book. These are tradeable, meaning you can sell them on the auction houses if you wish. So, if a player does not need a specific engraving, from their bound on pickup engraving recipe book, they can sell it on. However, if they get one they do need they can use it for themselves or sell it if they so wish.
As it stands, you need to collect 15 of the same engraving to get the max level. However, different qualities of engraving recipes offer extra nodes. You need to get 5 nodes to get to complete level one, 10 nodes to complete level two and 15 to complete level three.
A list of all Lost Ark Engravings and their perks
With all that explained, below you will find tables on all the engravings in the game and what you can expect. The table below lists all of the generic class engravings. We have not listed class engravings as they are too specific to the class. If you want to read more about the class-specific engravings and their uses, we have them in our themed class guides that you can read in our Lost Ark class mega article.
Note, we have also bolded some of the best ones for PvE and PvP. Here is a link aswell in case you’re wondering what Awakening skills are.
| Engraving | Description | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| Adrenaline | After using a skill (excluding movement or basic attacks) increase attack power for six seconds, stacking up to six times. Reaching stack cap grants crit rate | 0.3% attack power per stack. 5% Crit rate. | 0.6% attack power per stack. 10% Crit rate. | 1% attack power per stack. 15% Crit rate. |
| All-Out Attack | Holding and casting skill speed and damage increase | Skill Speed 5%. Damage 4%. | Skill Speed 10%. Damage 10%. | Skill Speed 20%. Damage 20%. |
| Awakening | Awakening Skill cooldown and maximum use increase. | Cooldown decrease 10%. +1 Maximum use. | Cooldown decrease 25%. +2 Maximum use. | Cooldown decrease 50%. +3 Maximum use. |
| Barricade | Damage to foes while shielded | 3% increase. | 8% increase. | 16% increase. |
| Broken Bone | Damage to staggered foes. | 7.5% increase. | 20% increase. | 40% increase. |
| Contender | Attack power and duration of buff increase after killing a foe attack power stacks | 1% increase (5 stacks).15 seconds. | 1.5% increase (6 stacks).25 seconds. | 2.5% increase (7 stacks).40 seconds. |
| Crisis Evasion | When receiving Fatal Damage become invincible and revert damage taken. | Cooldown – 15m | Cooldown – 12 | Cooldown – 9m |
| Crushing Fist | Successful counterattack, increase attack power and damage buff increase on the target. | Attack power – 4%. Damage taken buff – 2%. | Attack power – 10%. Damage taken buff – 4%. | Attack power – 20%. Damage taken buff – 8%. |
| Cursed Doll | Attack power buff and 25% healing reduction debuff. | Attack power – 3% | Attack power – 8% | Attack power – 16% |
| Disrespect | Damage to foes below 30% | 9% | 22% | 36% |
| Divine Protection | Chance to generate 60% damage reduction buff. | Cooldown – 60s. | Cooldown – 20s. | Cooldown 10s. |
| Drops of Ether | Chance to create Ether – movement speed orbs | Cooldown – 60s. | Cooldown – 30s. | Cooldown – 10s. |
| Emergency Rescue | When HP falls below 30% gain a shield equal to max HP. | Max HP Shield – 20% Cooldown – 300s | Max HP Shield – 30% Cooldown – 240s | Max HP Shield – 50% Cooldown – 180s |
| Enhanced Shield | Become immune to all status effects but lose percentage shield HP value. | -90% HP shields | -75% HP shields | -50% HP shields |
| Ether Predator | Create Ether only you can collect. Increases attack power and defence and stacks up to 30 times for 90s. | Attack power stacks – 0.2%Defence stack – 0.3% | Attack power stacks – 0.3%Defence stack – 0.6% | Attack power stacks – 0.5%Defence stack – 1% |
| Expert | Shield and Healing increase on party members. | Value increase – 6% Party members below 50% HP. – +3% | Value increase – 14% Party members below 50% HP. – +7% | Value increase – 24% Party members below 50% HP. – +12% |
| Explosive Expert | Bomb and grenade carry limit | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| Fortitude | Incoming damage decrease per HP lost. | 5% | 15% | 30% |
| Grudge | Damage to boss increases. Incoming damage increased by 20% | 4% damage to bosses. | 10% damage to bosses. | 20% damage to bosses. |
| Heavy Armor | Increases defense that is immune to armor reduction effects. | +20% | +50% | +100% |
| Hit Master | Damage increase for non front, back or Awakening skills and attacks. | 3% | 8% | 16% |
| Increase Mass | Attack speed and attack damage increase. | Speed – 10% Power – 4% | Speed – 10% Power – 10% | Speed – 10% Power – 18% |
| Keen Blunt Weapon | Crit damage increase versus 20% chance for decreased damage. | Crit damage +10% | Crit damage +25% | Crit damage +50% |
| Lightning Fury | Attacks have a chance to generate Lightning Orbs. Five Orbs explode and deal damage. | Generate every 4 seconds. | Every two seconds. | Every second. |
| MP efficiency | MP Recovery and damage to enemies while below 50% mana. | MP Recovery bonus – 5% Damage bonus – 3% | MP Recovery bonus – 15% Damage bonus – 6% | MP Recovery bonus – 30% Damage bonus – 12% |
| Magick Stream | Stacking mana recovery, full-stack grants Cooldown reduction. Being hit removes one stack. | MP – 5% CD – 3% | MP – 10% CD – 6% | MP – 15% CD – 10% |
| Master Brawler | Head attack damage bonus | 5% | 12% | 25% |
| Master of Ambush | Damage bonus to successful back attacks. | 5% | 12% | 25% |
| Master of Escape | Stand up action cooldown | 4% | 12% | 25% |
| Master’s Tenacity | Damage increase while below 50% | 3% | 8% | 16% |
| Max MP Increase | Increase maximum MP amount | 5% | 15% | 30% |
| Necromancy | Attacks can summon temporary soldiers that damage foes. | Cooldown – 75 seconds | 30 seconds. | 15 seconds. |
| Precise Dagger | Crit rate increase but crit damage decrease. | Rate – 4% Damage – -12% | Rate – 10% Damage – -12% | Rate – 20% Damage – -12% |
| Preemptive Strike | When attack challenge or lower-level enemies on full HP, land guaranteed crits with bonus damage. | Damage 30% | 80% | 100% |
| Propulsion | After using your movement skill (space bar) gain bonus damage for 5 seconds. | 3% | 8% | 16% |
| Raid Captain | Outgoing damage increase based on movement speed onus percentage. | 10% | 22% | 45% |
| Shield Piercing | Damage to shielded enemies increased. | 16% | 50% | 100% |
| Sight Focus | When “!!!!!“ is said in chat, gain damage bonus with half of it applied for awakening skills. 20-second cooldown. | 8% | 16% | 28% |
| Spirit Absorption | Attack and movement speed bonuses. | 3% | 8% | 15% |
| Stabilised Status | Damage increase when HP is above 80% | 3% | 8% | 16% |
| Strong Will | Reduces damage taken while pushed | 5% | 15% | 30% |
| Super Charge | Charge speed increase and charge damage increase. | Speed – 8% Damage – 4% | Speed – 20% Damage – 10% | Speed – 40% Damage – 20% |
| Vital Point Hit | Stagger effectiveness increase. | 6% | 18% | 36% |
