First Anniversary Event

**First Anniversary Event** is an event in Lost Ark. This event was released with the "First Anniversary Celebration" update on February 8th, 2023.

## Summary

* To celebrate Lost Ark's birthday and thank everyone who's joined us over the last year on their adventure throughout Arkesia, the February update will include a special event full of epic rewards. We've scattered birthday cards around Arkesia. You'll need to collect them then head to Exchange Merchant Bursery to collect your anniversary gifts. There are three different cards, which can each be redeemed for a variety of weekly and roster level rewards that include skins, honing materials, card packs, and much more.

## Event details

* Duration: February 8th, 2023 to March 15th, 2023.
* Completing a Chaos Dungeon (with Aura of Resonance) grants 10  HAPPY Word Card (doubled to 20 with Rest bonus).
* Completing a Guardian Raid (with Soul Harvest) grants 20  HAPPY Word Card (doubled to 40 with Rest bonus).
* Completing Abyssal Dungeons, Abyssal Raids, and Legion Raids grants  BIRTHDAY Word Card.
	+ Abyss Dungeon: 60 per dungeon
	+ Abyss Raid: 30 per gate
	+ Legion Raid: 30 per gate
* Completing the Hot Spring Event grants  LOST ARK Word Card.
	+ Winning team: 140 for 1st and 2nd, 130 else, 120 for last
	+ Losing team: 120 for 1st and 2nd, 110 else, 100 for last

### Starting Quests

* The event is initiated with a roster quest "First Birthday!" where the player must speak with "Anni" in any major city. This quest grants 1  HAPPY Word Card, 1  BIRTHDAY Word Card, and 1  LOST ARK Word Card.

### Hot Spring Event

* An event occurs on even hours (12AM, 2AM, 4AM, 6AM, 8AM, 10AM, 12PM, 2PM, 4PM, 6PM, 8PM, 10PM) in any major city (Rothun, Stern, Luterra Castle, Kalaja, Vern Castle, Great Castle, Nia Village) where a portal can be taken to go to Steaming Hot Spring. It can be entered once per day and requires the daily roster quest "Come Visit the Steaming Hot Spring!".
* Gather the most toy ducks in your team's goal area to win by using the duck toy hammer. The toy hammer has three abilities:
	+ Charging Crash: Strike down with the Hot Spring Duck Hammer with all your strength (4 second cooldown).
	+ Jumping Crash: Jump to the target direction and strike down with the Hot Spring Duck Hammer (4 second cooldown). On skill use, gain a shield for 5 seconds.
	+ Dash: Raise the Hot Spring Duck Hammer and charge in the target direction (4 second cooldown). On skill use, move speed is increased for 3 seconds.
* Completing objectives grants points.
	+ Cross the finish line with the duck toy buff: 100 points.
	+ Destroy the opposing team's duck basket: 300 points.
	+ Kill opposing team: 15 points.
	+ Assist in killing opposing team: 7 points.

## Tokens

* Tokens ( HAPPY Word Card,  BIRTHDAY Word Card,  LOST ARK Word Card) can be exchanged at the Event Exchange NPC in major cities for honing materials, honing tomes and other utility.
* Tokens are shared across the player's roster.
* Tokens expire on 3/15/2023 11:00.

## Token Exchange

Tomes acquired through token exchange also expired on 3/15/2023 11:00, indicated by the tag "[Event]".

The following can be bought with no limit:

Obtaining all the weekly rewards requires 540  HAPPY Word Card, 440  BIRTHDAY Word Card, and 50  LOST ARK Word Card.

Obtaining all the one-time rewards requires 200  HAPPY Word Card and 800  LOST ARK Word Card.

## Patch History

February 15th, 2023
* Added  Magick Society Special Dye Chest to the event shop (weekly roster limit: 3, cost: 10  BIRTHDAY Word Card).

First Anniversary Celebration - Added
* Event duration: February 8th, 2023 to March 15th, 2023.