{"id":659269,"date":"2026-03-31T19:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/lost-ark-spells-in-spades-arcanist-honing-costs"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:55:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:55:13","slug":"lost-ark-spells-in-spades-patch-adds-arcanist-reduces-honing-costs-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/lost-ark-spells-in-spades-patch-adds-arcanist-reduces-honing-costs-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Lost Ark Spells in Spades patch adds Arcanist, reduces honing costs, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s a big day for Lost Ark<\/a> players, as the Spells in Spades update is going live today! This update brings with it a new advanced class to play, a new summer-themed event, new challenging end game content and a slew of changes to make gearing up a character easier for players.<\/p>\n

The new class – the Arcanist – is likely the star of the update for those looking for a new character to level or thinking of jumping in for the first time. It’s all about casting powerful magical abilities with a collection of mystical cards, each with their own unique effects.<\/p>\n

This class comes following the Bard and Sorceress as mage advanced classes, and provides a special twist on the archetype that is sure to appeal to a vast number of Lost Ark players. To help them gear one up, honing costs across the three tiers of content have been streamlined as of this update, making the process of upgrading your equipment far less of a time, money, and resource sink than it previously was.<\/p>\n

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It’s a big day for Lost Ark players, as the Spells in Spades update is going live today! This update brings with it a new advanced class to play, a new summer-themed event, new challenging end game content and a slew of changes to make gearing up a character easier for players. The new class – the Arcanist – is likely the star of the update for those looking for a new character to level or thinking of jumping in for the first time. It’s all about casting powerful magical abilities with a collection of mystical cards, each with their own unique effects. This class comes following the Bard and Sorceress as mage advanced classes, and provides a special twist on the archetype that is…<\/p>\n

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