Lost Ark Hone Cost Calculator
Estimate expected taps, pity chance, and total resource cost from your current upgrade level to your target.
Upgrade Range & Rates
Materials Used per Attempt
Market Prices (Optional Gold Conversion)
How this Lost Ark hone calculator works
This calculator gives you an expected-value estimate for honing from one upgrade level to another. You enter a single success chance model (base + bonus), your Artisan Energy behavior, and the cost per tap. The calculator then projects how many attempts you are likely to spend and what that means for total materials and gold.
What is included
- Expected total attempts from your current + level to target + level
- Expected chance of hitting pity on each level
- Total shards, leapstones, fusion materials, silver, and raw honing gold
- Optional gold-equivalent conversion using your market prices
Important assumptions
Like any hone estimator, this tool simplifies reality. In Lost Ark, each upgrade step can have different costs and success rates depending on tier, item level band, event buffs, books, and character progression systems. This page assumes your entered values stay constant for every step in the range.
That makes it perfect for quick planning (for example: “How expensive is +15 to +20 under my current setup?”), but not a full simulation of every in-game breakpoint.
About Artisan Energy and pity
When a tap fails, Artisan Energy increases. Once it is full, your next hone is guaranteed. This calculator models that cap directly so your expected attempts are realistic and never infinite as long as Artisan gain is above zero.
How to use the results
Use expected attempts as your baseline budget, then keep a margin for variance. You can get lucky and finish early, or run cold and approach pity repeatedly. A practical way to plan is:
- Prepare at least the expected amount of materials
- Keep 15-30% extra mats/gold for unlucky streaks
- Compare multiple scenarios by changing bonus success chance and prices
Optimization tips for cheaper honing
1) Time your market buys
Leapstones and fusion materials can swing heavily by day and patch cycle. If your push is not urgent, watch weekly trends and buy during dips.
2) Stack temporary success bonuses
Books, event buffs, and roster progression can reduce expected taps significantly. Even a small success-rate increase can save substantial gold over many attempts.
3) Separate “push windows” from “farm windows”
Many players progress faster by farming materials during high prices and pushing only when costs normalize. This calculator helps estimate whether a push window is efficient right now.
FAQ
Is this an official Lost Ark tool?
No. This is a fan-made planning calculator designed for fast, transparent estimation.
Why are my in-game results different?
Honing outcomes are random and step-specific values may change. If your range includes different rates/costs per level, run smaller segments for better accuracy.
Can I use this for weapon and armor separately?
Yes. Just enter the specific tap costs and rates for the gear piece you are currently pushing and calculate each item independently.