On this page of the Lost Ark guide, you will read what Honing and ilvl are.

ilvl - what is it?

Your gear is what matters now - its level signified withilvlpoints.

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Lost Ark doesn’t force you to constantly change your gear immediately after finding microscopically better equipment.

Instead it focuses on upgrading your current gear via Honing.

you could’t immediately equip items, e.g.

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higher-leveled jewelry, until your average ilvl amount exceeds the indicated value.

Honing - how to get started?

Honing only becomes available after the tutorial (look for it in your journal, under theGuidestab).

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In bigger cities, like the Luterra Castle, there are NPCs your map marks with ahammer icon.

Interacting with them opens a new window.

On the left you’ll see your currently own and equipped gear.

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Select one of these items and click Upgrade.

In the new window you must fill the bar by spendingHarmony Crystals and silver.

Once it reaches 100% you might continue.

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In the next window you’ll see the upgrade chance.

You’ll only use the resources if you fail, you keep the item and the previous upgrades.

At higher levels you might use gems and special, rare consumable items increasing your chance of success.

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If you succeed you’ll see information about the changes in your inventory.

If you fail you’ll lose the resources you spent.Failing increases the chance of success during your next attempt.

Whether you wish to upgrade all your gear at once depends on you.

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Your ilvl is the average of all currently equipped gear.

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