Want to know more about Lost Ark South Ark? The MMO game is open for exploration, and while Smilegate might have delayed some of the new continent’s activities, there’s still plenty to get on with. South Vern introduces a brand-new storyline, along with several new Una Tasks, two separate post-campaign stories, new rapport NPCs and rewards, hidden quests, and more.
Some of these activities are intertwined and have vague prerequisites, though they all offer excellent rewards for players who manage to see them through to the end. Getting to Lost Ark South Vern may have to wait depending on how diligent you’ve been in your item level grinding, though. The level requirement for the initial quest to trigger is rather steep, so check out our Lost Ark leveling guide if you want to improve your character.
You may want to grind some of the free Ark Pass missions to get the honing materials needed for higher item levels. It’s potentially easier and more rewarding than challenging the sole Chaos Dungeon added in this latest update. Here’s everything you need to get started in Lost Ark South Vern,
How to Unlock South Vern in Lost Ark
You won’t be able to sail to South Vern without meeting a number of steep requirements beforehand. As with all of Lost Ark’s endgame content, you need to be level 50. You also need to complete the North Vern and Punika questlines and have an item level of at least 1,340. If you’re not quite there yet, make sure to grind through Lost Ark’s Guardian and Abyss Raids to earn better drops or enough materials to upgrade your equipment.
If you’re playing before June 30, don’t be tempted by the new Super Express missions, at least not for your main character. These boost your character to item level 1,000 and are primarily intended as a way to level alternate characters without using a Power Pass.
Once you’ve met these requirements, open your quest menu inside the ‘guides’ tab. You should see a purple quest called ‘South Vern’. Accept it, then travel back to the Magick Society in Vern Castle to get the process started, taking you to South Vern. There’s more to do here other than the main questline, but one of the new quests that opens after you clear South Vern’s main story has a confusing prerequisite. Neria offers the quest ‘Into the Chaos’ after clearing the last South Vern quest, but only if you’ve also cleared the main Isteri Island questline as well.
How to Unlock Lost ARk South Vern Una’s Tasks
South Vern includes three new Una tasks, each with a set of unlock requirements.
South Vern Una Task 1: Unfinished Journey (Daily)
- Prerequisite quests: Haiger’s Daughter, Lily and The Meaning of Lilies (both in southwestern Woodville Village
- Notable rewards: Masterpiece 50, rewarded after completing the quest 31 times
South Vern Una Task 2: From North to South | From South to North | The River Flowing Through Luganic (Daily)
- Prerequisite quests: Ealyn’s Summon (Vern Castle, after completing An Invasion of Chaos). This unlocks From North to South, which then unlocks the other two in order.
- Notable Rewards: Rare Card Pack (after six days), Epic Card Pack (after 15 days)
South Vern Una Task 3: Feel the Fresh Magick!
- Prerequisite quests: Investigate Candaria’s Holy Statue (unlocks after completing Ealyn’s Summon)
- Notable Rewards: Secret Map (after 15 days)
Lost Ark South Vern Hidden Quests and Rewards
The main questline in South Vern is only part of the experience. There are four hidden quests you can complete for a chance to earn some Card Packs, and two of them are tied to the new continent’s ‘Another Story’ quest chains.
South Vern Hidden Quest 1: Falling Black Leaves
- Prerequisite quest: Serious Search (northwest Wishnel Village)
Location: Southwest Collapsed Ancient Ruins (interact with the dead Braggi body) - Rewards: 1 Legendary Uncommon Card Pack
South Vern Hidden Quest 2: Catching The Rat, Squeak Squeak!
- Prerequisite quest: An Invasion of Chaos (main story quest)
Location: Southeast Bellion Ruins - Rewards: 1 Uncommon Card Pack
South Vern Hidden Quest 3: Lost Item
- Prerequisite quest: Complete South Vern main quests, Lost Goblin (south Wishnel Village), and The Kidnapped (east Collapsed Ancient Ruins). This is also the first quest in South Vern’s Another Story 1.
- Location: Western Rania Village (interact with the bag between the fountain and the Adventurer’s Guild
- Rewards: Solar Grace, Honor Leapstone (Bound)
South Vern Hidden Quest 4: A Stopped Hourglass Is Right…
The fourth hidden quest is part of South Vern’s ‘Another Story 2’, which is a time-gated questline that takes five days to fully complete.
- Prerequisite quest: Moon Looking at the Sky (day three of Termination) and Loner (Port Krona, given by Dog)
- Location: Port Krona (the building behind Dog)
- Rewards: Honor Leapstone (Bound), Solar Blessing, Solar Protection, Great Honor Leapstone (Bound)
Chaos Line Weekly Dungeon
The April update adds a new weekly dungeon, Chaos Line, but you may be better off spending your time elsewhere, at least for now. Chaos Line is available from the chaos vendor after you finish South Vern’s main story. While the dungeon rewards you with plenty of honing materials, most of the rewards are designed to hone a character up to item level 1,370.
The Chaos Line event requires players to have a character at level 1,370, so the materials may not be worth the trouble – especially since the dungeon can only be completed once per week, per roster.There is a slight chance you could obtain Omnium Stars, used for getting Great Skill Point Potions, from defeating the dungeon’s bosses, but it’s completely random.
Upcoming Lost Ark South Vern Content
Smilegate delayed a significant portion of South Vern’s content after running into development issues. The upcoming content includes Valtan Legion Raids and new Guardian Raids, though there’s no set release date right now. When these raids launch, you need to be around item level 1,415 to start them.
That’s all you need to get through the content in Lost Ark South Vern. If you’re currently leveling up a Paladin, we highly recommend using our best Lost Ark Paladin builds to create the most optimal character in PvP and PvE combat. The Paladin is one of the best Lost Ark classes – check out our guide to find out how the other classes stack up against each other.