# Lost Ark Honing Calculator

> Free Lost Ark honing calculator. Enter current and target honing levels to estimate expected taps, honor shard cost, and silver cost using published honing rates.

Honing from +15 to +20 can eat a fortune in shards and silver. Enter your current and target honing levels to see the expected taps and material cost before you commit.

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## The published honing rates

Tier 3 1340 gear hones at 100% through +6, then the published base rates fall: +7 at 60%, +8 at 45%, +9 through +11 at 30%, +12 through +14 at 15%, +15 through +17 at 10%, +18 and +19 at 5%, and +20 at 3%. Expected taps per level = 1 / rate, so a 10% level takes 10 taps on average and a 3% level takes 33.3.

## How the totals are built

Each tap has a published honor shard and silver cost that rises with level. Expected cost = sum over every remaining level of (cost / rate). Averages are honest here because every tap is independent: no streak changes the next roll, except the artisan's energy pity meter, which this calculator does not model.

## Worked example

**+15 to +20** on 1340 gear. Rates: 10%, 10%, 5%, 5%, 3%. Expected taps = 10 + 10 + 20 + 20 + 33.3 = **93.3 taps**. Expected honor shards = **47,987**. Expected silver = **2,747,067**. The last level alone averages 33 taps, which is why +19 to +20 feels endless.

## What is not included

These totals cover honor shards and silver only. Each tap also consumes destruction or guardian stones, leapstones, and gold, whose amounts vary by piece and patch. Add those separately from your server's prices. Stronghold honing buffs and rate-up materials are also excluded, so buffed honing will beat these numbers.

## Frequently asked questions
### What are the Lost Ark honing success rates?

60% at +7, 45% at +8, 30% at +9 to +11, 15% at +12 to +14, 10% at +15 to +17, 5% at +18 and +19, and 3% at +20. The first six taps are 100%.

### Does failing make the next tap more likely?

No. Taps are independent, so going dry never raises the next chance. The artisan's energy meter is the only pity system: it fills on failures and eventually forces a success, which makes real costs slightly lower than these averages.

### Do these rates apply to all Lost Ark gear?

These are the Tier 3 1340 gear rates, the classic honing stretch. Higher tiers and transferred gear use different tables with better rates, so check which table your gear belongs to before planning.

### How do I save honing materials?

Use rate-up materials (solar grace, blessing, protection) on the expensive low-rate taps, research the stronghold honing buffs, and never hone past a breakpoint you do not need for your next content gate.

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