The First Clear race has begun with the release of Lost Ark's second Shadow Raid, 'Belgardin, the Arbiter of Death.' As the first 8-player raid added in a long time and one expected to feature high difficulty, competition for the first clear is set to be intense.

According to the player tracking site 'LoaGuard,' a total of 108 Attackers are participating in the race to secure the first clear on Nightmare difficulty. With the new 'Holding Just Guard' combat system, the raid demands not only individual survival but also coordinated gimmick execution from the entire team, drawing significant attention to the progress and strategies of top-tier Attackers.

As of 11:00, the leading team is 'LoaLoveSquad,' which has reduced the first gate boss' HP to 81 bars. LoaLoveSquad is well-known as the 'Kamen the First' team, which included streamers Captain Jack and Ida. Other notable teams have also joined the race, including the team that achieved 'Kazeros the First,' the 'Second Clear Pot' featuring Moon-seol, and 'LoNeda,' which includes the famous player Nun-garu.

Currently, all teams are working on clearing the first gate, Belgardin. Key points to watch include which team will be the first to break through the first gate and what new challenges will emerge in the second gate, 'Phetus an Kragma.'

While the First Clear race is a competition for top-tier Attackers, general adventurers have their own primary goal: the honorary rewards from the 'Belgardin Conquest' that launched alongside the raid. In the Conquest, players can earn growth materials and titles by completing clear and survival missions across different difficulties. Notably, the Nightmare difficulty offers the Legend title 'Croce' and the Relic title 'Bringer of Death.'

Cumulative clear missions are naturally completed during the process of clearing the raid four times. Therefore, the practical requirements are: clearing the Nightmare second gate four times, clearing the first gate without personal death, clearing the second gate without personal death, and achieving 'No One Was Caught.' The personal no-death mission is independent of other team members' deaths, and death records reset when the gate is restarted.

On the other hand, 'No One Was Caught' applies to the entire team. The team must clear the second gate without any deaths while ensuring the total number of times team members are caught by grab attacks remains at two or fewer.

In Nightmare difficulty, the 'Invincible Attacker' mission from Normal and Hard is replaced by the exclusive mission 'No One Was Caught.' There are two conditions for completion.

-The total number of times the entire team is caught by grab attacks in the second gate must be 2 or fewer

-Clear the second gate without anyone dying

Both conditions must be met simultaneously to complete the mission. Here, the 'number of times caught' increases by the number of people hit by a grab attack, not by the number of times the pattern occurs. For example, if 3 team members are caught by a single grab attack, the count increases by 3. In this case, even if no one dies, the mission cannot be completed because it exceeds the limit of 2.

The current number of times caught can be checked at the bottom of the boss target UI, and both death records and the grab count reset when the gate is restarted.

Ultimately, the Relic title 'Bringer of Death' cannot be obtained simply by repeating the raid for 6 weeks. It is an honorary reward that proves one's adeptness with Belgardin, as it requires personal no-death runs, team-wide grab management, and full-team survival. While the First Clear race is a competition for top-tier Attackers, the Conquest titles are expected to become another long-term goal for general teams.