If you’ve been traveling the open seas inside Lost Ark, you likely have come across some Pirate Coins. You can spend these Pirate Coins at the merchant ships shown with a blue Trading label. Pirate Coins are essential to the naval gameplay in Lost Ark as they will let you upgrade your ship and crew. If you want to make it to some of the further islands, you’ll need to earn and spend a lot of Pirate Coins.
How to Find Pirate Coins
You can earn pirate Coins by participating in quests and activities on the open seas, like co-op events. Those activities in Lost Ark’s ocean will reward you with Pirate Coins and keys that can unlock Gates, which have events. The Gates will reward you with various Epic Tokens that can be taken to coin collectors and traded for regular Pirate Coins.
Other Ways to Get Pirate Coins

Above is a list of the conversion rates from Epic Tokens to Pirate Coins. As you can see, it will take quite a few Epic Tokens to get any noticeable amount of Pirate Coins. Luckily, there are other ways to earn Pirate Coins in Lost Ark.
You can also get coins from fishing on your ship. There’s a chance you’ll catch a sack of Pirate Coins instead of fish, further adding to your total. The Marine events are regularly scheduled events that can be accessed with the Stopwatch panel when you’re sailing. You can defeat Ghost Ships in the Marine Events, which will earn you Pirate Coins and other treasures. These are shown on your ship with purple ship icons.
There are events called Procyon’s Eye Compass that spawn as limited-time events. If you complete the event, you’ll be rewarded with Pirate Coins. You can find these events by following the pink palm tree on your map and monitored via the compass icon on your HUD.
As previously mentioned, you can spend your Pirate Coins at merchants and merchant ships to purchase ship or crew upgrades, as well as high-value items like the Song of Resonance. Before that, you’ll need the necessary upgrades to make it to the Peyto Liner, which means having the most Pirate Coins you can will always be a safe bet.
While it may seem complicated, there are several ways to collect Pirate Coins. This is all you need to know to start hoarding your Pirate Coins in Lost Ark.
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