In Lost Ark, there are many different servers to choose from. These servers vary in player population, the common language spoken, and preferred content (PvE vs PvP). It’s important to pick the right kind of server for each playstyle so that players can enjoy their playtime to the fullest.
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Language Preference
If a player is in the EU servers, there are a variety of different languages that may be used more frequently in different servers. If the player plans on doing lots of group content with a guild, it’s a good idea to make sure that the server they’re on has a good number of people likely to speak the same language as they do. This makes finding people to do content with and form guilds or friend groups easier.
Here are all lost ark servers and some of the countries that are popular on each server:
EU Central Servers
You’ll find that most people speak English on all EU servers.
Neria
Popular with people from:
- Poland
- Italy
Kadan
The most popular PvP server. Many guilds from:
- Turkey
- Romania
Trixion
Here you’ll commonly find people playing from:
- France
- Greece
- Spain
Calvasus
No particular country
Thirain
Good small server to avoid the queue.
Zinnervale
The most popular PvE server.
Here it is common to find people from the nordic countries. Zinnervale also has the highest percentage that speaks English in general.
- Sweden
- Finland
- Denmark
- Norway
Slen
Small server.
Asta
Germany
Wei
- Spain
- Portugal
US East Servers
Azena
Most popular PvP Server in US East.
Una
Regulus
Avesta
Galatur
Small population
Karta
Ladon
US West Servers
Mari
Valtan
Most popular US West server. The main server for OCE/SEA region.
Here you’ll commonly find people playing from:
- Australia
- China
Enviska
Small server
SA Servers
Kazeros
Most players on this server are from Brazil.
Agaton
Player Population
Some servers have a higher population than others. This can impact certain gameplay activities and the availability of resources and can be an important consideration depending on what content the player is interested in. However, Lost Ark is perfectly playable on a lower population server. At the same time, this can cause issues in other MMOs dues to lack of resources and players, Lost Ark‘s dungeon finder, arena finder, and cross-server auction house reduce the penalties.
Lost Ark‘s dungeon finder allows players to queue up for group content across servers. This makes it easy to participate in dungeons or Guardian Raids, even on servers with a very low population. As long as players are only interested in clearing content, a lower population might be a great fit for them! For players who prefer PvP, arenas are also cross-server.
The cross-server auction house also helps prevent players from feeling stifled in a lower-population server. Player-tradable materials and items will be easily available to players regardless of whether they are on a high or low population server.
However, there is one major advantage to using a higher population server. The larger player pool makes it easier to form guilds and make friends to clear content with. If a player is interested in forming friendships and doing content with a set group of people, a higher population server might be a better choice for them. If not, then a lower population server might work better. The lower player population will make it far easier to find resources, and while clearing world content might be more challenging sometimes, there’s still the dungeon finder.
PvE vs. PvP
If a player likes PvE more than PvP or vice versa, they should consider this when choosing a server. There are no official designations for which servers are more PvP slanted and more PvE oriented, but there are trends on some.
Some servers, such as Kadan, are extremely PvP oriented. This is great if the player likes PvP, but if they prefer PvE it might be best to pick a different server, such as Zinnervale.
Picking a server with a strong focus on one aspect of the game can make it difficult for the player to find other people to do their preferred content with.