The Estoque will be the first ship you acquire in Lost Ark. It is obtained at about level 35-40 from the main questline, just before leaving Wavestrand Port in East Luterra and heading across the sea to Tortoyk Island.

Although there are 8 different ships in the game, most players choose to upgrade the Estoque first. This is because it is a strong ship that can be quickly upgraded to weather the most hazardous waters. Other ships, like Astray, can obtain better speed and resistances, but it takes more time and effort to obtain them.

 

Why the Estoque Matters

In the world of Arkesia, ships are used for transporting your characters across the seas to new lands. There are many continents and islands to explore, surrounded by 6 different types of hazardous seas: Kelp Beds, Sandstorm, Siren, Cold Snap, Tempest, and Dead Waters.

Currently, there are a total of 8 different ships you can acquire through adventuring in Lost Ark, each with different Resistances to hazardous seas, ship speed, and crew members. All ships are Roster-bound so every character you create that has access to the water can use them.

After each ship is acquired, you can also use it in your Stronghold to send that ship out on dispatches – earning seals, pirate coins, and other goodies.

 

level 8 estoque base stats

Estoque Stats

All of the Estoque’s base hazard resistances at Level 1 are +12 and reach +32 at Level 11, gaining +2 in every sea hazard resistance at each upgrade.

Estoque Stats Hazardous Sea Resistances
Base Speed Fast Speed Durability Crew Slots Kelp Sandstorm Siren Cold Snap Tempest Dead
Level 1 20 +7.5 3,500 2 12 12 12 12 12 12
Level 4 22.7 +8.2 4,214 3 18 18 18 18 18 18
Level 7 23.8 +10 4,860 4 24 24 24 24 24 24
Level 10 23.8 +11.1 6560 5 30 30 30 30 30 30
Level 11 23.8 +11.1 6560 5 32 32 32 32 32 32

Upgrading the Estoque

After acquiring the materials for an upgrade, simply dock (Press Z key) your ship at any major city harbor. Push the Upgrade button at the top right of the screen, confirm you have all the materials necessary, then push the OK button. The ship will be instantly upgraded with no wait time.

Upgrading the Estoque takes 3-4 different materials at each Level. Use the tables below to calculate cost in sailing coins, materials, and gold.

The Estoque gains Speed, Hazard Resistances, and 1 Crew Slot at level 7.

estoque upgrade 7

Estoque Upgrade Charts

The tables below show the material costs for upgrading the Estoque. The first chart goes by individual level, showing the parts and costs of each separate upgrade from 1 – 11. Unless you’re swimming in excess sailing coins, I do not recommend upgrading the Estoque after level 10 because the costs of upgrading to level 11 far outweigh the benefits.

The second chart is a breakdown of the costs in coin, gold, and materials to level the Estoque from 1 – 10.

The third table shows the upgrade process broken into more doable chunks, grouped by similar materials. For example, upgrades 1 – 5 all require the same materials.

Upgrade by Level
1 ➤ 2
  • 30 Basic Timber
    • 7500 Pirate Coin
  • 25 Normal Ship Parts
    • 32 Iron Ore
    • 32 Timber
    • 20 Gold
  • 7 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 3 Strong Iron Ore
    •  3 Sturdy Timber
    • 8 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  8 Tender Timber
    • 20 Gold
2 ➤ 3
  • 30 Basic Timber
    • 7,500 Pirate Coin
  • 25 Normal Ship Parts
    • 32 Iron Ore
    • 32 Timber
    • 20 Gold
  • 7 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 3 Strong Iron Ore
    •  3 Sturdy Timber
    • 8 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  8 Tender Timber
    • 20 Gold
  • 10 Estoque Blueprint
    • 250 Gienah’s Coin
3 ➤ 4
  • 50 Basic Timber
    • 12,500 Pirate Coin
  • 46 Normal Ship Parts
    • 64 Iron Ore
    • 64 Timber
    • 40 Gold
  • 13 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 3 Strong Iron Ore
    •  3 Sturdy Timber
    • 8 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  8 Tender Timber
    • 20 Gold
  • 20 Estoque Blueprint
    • 500 Gienah’s Coin
4 ➤ 5
  • 70 Basic Timber
    • 17,500 Pirate Coin
  • 70 Normal Ship Parts
    • 80 Iron Ore
    • 80 Timber
    • 50 Gold
  • 20 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 6 Strong Iron Ore
    •  6 Sturdy Timber
    • 16 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  16 Tender Timber
    • 40 Gold
  • 30 Estoque Blueprint
    • 750 Gienah’s Coin
5 ➤ 6
  • 90 Uncommon Timber
    • 33,750 Pirate Coin
  • 102 Normal Ship Parts
    • 32 Iron Ore
    • 32 Timber
    • 20 Gold
  • 29 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 6 Strong Iron Ore
    •  6 Sturdy Timber
    • 16 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  16 Tender Timber
    • 40 Gold
  • 50 Bilbrin Timber
    • 1,250 Sceptrum’s Coin
6 ➤ 7
  • 100 Uncommon Timber
    • 37,500 Pirate Coin
  • 137 Normal Ship Parts
    • 160 Iron Ore
    • 160 Timber
    • 100 Gold
  • 41 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 9 Strong Iron Ore
    •  9 Sturdy Timber
    • 24 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  24 Tender Timber
    • 60 Gold
  • 62 Bilbrin Timber
    • 1,550 Sceptrum’s Coin
7 ➤ 8
  • 110 Steel Plate
    • 5,500 Pirate Coin
  • 172 Normal Ship Parts
    • 192 Iron Ore
    • 192 Timber
    • 120 Gold
  • 25 Rare Ship Parts
    • 6 Strong Iron Ore
    •  6 Sturdy Timber
    • 20 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  20 Tender Timber
    • 8 Natural Pearl
    • 80 Gold
  • 74 Gray Hammer Iron Ingot
    • 1,850 Arcturus’s Coin
8 ➤ 9
  • 120 Steel Plate
    • 60,000 Pirate Coin
  • 214 Normal Ship Parts
    • 240 Iron Ore
    • 240 Timber
    • 150 Gold
  • 31 Rare Ship Parts
    • 9 Strong Iron Ore
    •  9 Sturdy Timber
    • 30 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  30 Tender Timber
    • 12 Natural Pearl
    • 120 Gold
  • 96 Gray Hammer Iron Ingot
    • 2,400 Arcturus’s Coin
9 ➤ 10
  • 130 Special Steel Plate
    • 81,250 Pirate Coin
  • 263 Normal Ship Parts
    • 288 Iron Ore
    • 288 Timber
    • 180 Gold
  • 38 Rare Ship Parts
    • 9 Strong Iron Ore
    •  9 Sturdy Timber
    • 30 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  30 Tender Timber
    • 12 Natural Pearl
    • 120 Gold
  • 128 Wavestrand Sailcloth
    • 3,200 Ancient Coin
10 ➤ 11
  • 163 Essence of the Ocean
    • 122,500 Pirate Coin
  • 329 Normal Ship Parts
    • 352 Iron Ore
    • 352 Timber
    • 220 Gold
  • 48 Epic Ship Parts
    • 16 Strong Iron Ore
    •  16 Sturdy Timber
    • 32 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  32 Tender Timber
    • 24 Natural Pearl
    • 400 Gold
  • 161 Eagle Helm Fragment
    • 4,025 Sun Coin

 

Total Cost 1 ➤ 10
Coins ➤
  • 312,500 Pirate Coin
  • 1,500 Gienah’s Coin
  • 2,800 Sceptrum’s Coin
  • 4,250 Arcturus’s Coin
  • 3,200 Ancient Coin
Gold ➤
  • 1,150 Gold
Mats ➤
  • 1,136 Iron Ore
  • 134 Heavy Iron Ore
  • 45 Strong Iron Ore
  • 1,136 Timber
  •  134 Tender Timber
  •  45 Sturdy Timber
  • 28 Natural Pearl
Upgrade by Section
1 ➤ 5
  • 180 Basic Timber
    • 45,000 Pirate Coin
  • 166 Normal Ship Parts
    • 192 Iron Ore
    • 192 Timber
    • 120 Gold
  • 47 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 12 Strong Iron Ore
    •  12 Sturdy Timber
    • 32 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  32 Tender Timber
    • 80 Gold
  • 60 Estoque Blueprint
    • 1,500 Gienah’s Coin
5 ➤ 7
  •  190 Uncommon Timber
    • 71,250 Pirate Coin
  • 239 Normal Ship Parts
    • 256 Iron Ore
    • 256 Timber
    • 160 Gold
  • 70 Uncommon Ship Parts
    • 15 Strong Iron Ore
    •  15 Sturdy Timber
    • 40 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  40 Tender Timber
    • 100 Gold
  • 112 Bilbrin Timber
    • 2,800 Sceptrum’s Coin
7 ➤ 9
  • 230 Steel Plate
    • 115,000 Pirate Coin
  • 386 Normal Ship Parts
    • 416 Iron Ore
    • 416 Timber
    • 260 Gold
  • 56 Rare Ship Parts
    • 12 Strong Iron Ore
    •  12 Sturdy Timber
    • 30 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  30 Tender Timber
    • 12 Natural Pearl
    • 160 Gold
  • 170 Gray Hammer Iron Ingot
    • 4,250 Arcturus’s Coin
9 ➤ 10
  • 130 Special Steel Plate
    • 81,250 Pirate Coin
  • 263 Normal Ship Parts
    • 288 Iron Ore
    • 288 Timber
    • 180 Gold
  • 38 Rare Ship Parts
    • 9 Strong Iron Ore
    •  9 Sturdy Timber
    • 30 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  30 Tender Timber
    • 12 Natural Pearl
    • 120 Gold
  • 128 Wavestrand Sailcloth
    • 3,200 Ancient Coin
10 ➤ 11
  • 163 Essence of the Ocean
    • 122,250 Pirate Coin
  • 329 Normal Ship Parts
    • 352 Iron Ore
    • 352 Timber
    • 220 Gold
  • 48 Epic Ship Parts
    • 16 Strong Iron Ore
    •  16 Sturdy Timber
    • 32 Heavy Iron Ore
    •  32 Tender Timber
    • 24 Natural Pearl
    • 400 Gold
  • 161 Eagle Helm Fragment
    • 4,025 Sun Coin

Estoque Ship Material 1

Material 1 Timber, Steel Plate, and Essence of Ocean can be purchased at the Tea and Libra Guild Vessel traveling merchant ship which can be found in any major city’s harbor. Material 1 can also be purchased at certain Stronghold (SH) merchants with SH seals.

tea and libra upgrade mats
[Traveling Merchant Ship]
Tea and Libra Guild Vessel
tea and libra guild vessel
Material 1 Pirate Coins SH Merchant SH Seals
Basic Timber 250 Rami, Flarke
Tago, Illayne
Duekhyeon, Roehn
40 Victory
40 Raid
40 Adventurer’s
Uncommon Timber 375 Astiel
Maxelle
Teleu
60 Victory
60 Raid
60 Adventurer’s
Steel Plate 500 Florr
Gador
80 Victory
80 Raid
Special Steel Plate 625 Nasha
Saha
Borza
100 Victory
100 Raid
100 Adventurer’s
Essence of the Ocean 750 Marte 120 Adventurer’s

Estoque Ship Material 2 & 3

Ship Parts can be crafted at the processor iconProcessor NPC in any major city. Materials and gold cost in the chart are for 1 batch. Each batch makes 15 ship parts. You will always end up with more parts than you need for each upgrade because of this.

Processor Window UI

 

Processor NPCs have a distinct icon processor iconthat resembles a yin/yang symbol. Click on the image below to view the location of the Processor NPC at Vern Castle.

Processor Icon Map
Material 2 & 3 Materials Gold
15 Normal Ship Parts 16 Iron Ore
16 Timber
10
15 Uncommon Ship Parts 3 Strong Iron Ore
3 Sturdy Timber
8 Heavy Iron Ore
8 Tender Timber
20
15 Rare Ship Parts 3 Strong Iron Ore
3 Sturdy Timber
10 Heavy Iron Ore
10 Tender Timber
4 Natural Pearl
40
15 Epic Ship Parts 4 Strong Iron Ore
4 Sturdy Timber
8 Heavy Iron Ore
8 Tender Timber
6 Natural Pearl
100
Stronghold Ship Parts

Normal and Uncommon Ship Parts can also be crafted at your Stronghold’s Workshop with Farm Materials.

Estoque Special Material 4

Special Material 4 can be purchased for 25 sailing coins each at the Plumpcrab Fishing and Spearfish Hunting Guild Vessel traveling merchant ships, which arrive and leave at regular intervals from the city harbor, docking for 15 minutes at a time before disappearing and returning with a ‘fresh supply’. If you happen to arrive when neither of these ships is there, just wait a short minute and one will arrive. The table below shows the merchant ship location and coin cost for each material.

Material 4 can also be purchased at certain Stronghold (SH) merchants with SH seals. The table below shows which Stronghold merchants sells each material 4, the type of seals they accept, and the number of seals each material costs.

Plumpcrab fishing guild vessel
Material 4 Ship Location Sailing Coins SH Merchant SH Seals
Estoque Blueprint East Luterra
Anikka
Arthetine
North Vern
Shushire
25 Gienah’s Rami, Flarke
Tago, Illayne
Duekhyeon, Roehn
40 Victory
40 Raid
40 Adventurer’s
Bilbrin Timber Rohendel 25 Sceptrum’s Astiel
Maxelle
Tuleu
50 Victory
50 Raid
50 Adventurer’s
Gray Hammer Iron Ingot Yorn 25 Arcturus’s Florr
Gador
60 Victory
60 Raid
Wavestrand Sailcloth Feiton 25 Ancient Nasha
Saha
Borza
70 Victory
70 Raid
70 Adventurer’s
Eagle Helm Fragment Punika 25 Sun Marte 80 Adventurer’s