Best Astray Crew in Lost Ark

Once you sail out to explore the seas in MMORPG Lost Ark, you’ll want the fastest ship around. But once you’ve got yourself the Astay from Blackfang’s Island, what is the best Astray crew you can pick up in Lost Ark?

What is the best Astray crew in Lost Ark?

As you might expect from the favored ship of the pirate captain Blackfang, the Astray is the fastest ship available to you in Lost Ark. Once you get the Astray up to Level 10 you’ll have the maximum number of five crew slots available, with each crew member giving a mix of positive and negative traits to balance out if you want to be the best crew on the high seas.

You can change your crew any time you’re in port from any of your available crew for the Astray, so sometimes you may want to mix things up depending on what you’re heading out to do. But for a balanced rew you can plug and play, go for the following five crew members. I’ve described how to get your hands on each of them below. 

Note that you’ll need to grind your way to these crew members over a long period. For that reason, I’ve listed some good alternatives and easier-to-gain crew options below to keep you going until you have the full elite crew on your ship. Also note that while it is thematically weird, you can equip the same crew member multiple times (Legendary, Relic, Epic etc).

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Barakas (Legendary)

Gador, random sale, 8k Raid Seals

Legendary Barakas gives you +1.3 Knots top speed on the Astray, alongside three strong resistance bonuses with +16 Siren Seas resistance, +9 Dead Waters resistance, and +9 Cold Snap resistance. These positives are slightly marred by -11 Sandstorm Seas resistance and the minor -2 to both Kelp Beds and Tempest Seas. As long as you can avoid those sandstorm seas, or cover the negatives with shipmates such as Blackfang, Barakas is a great addition to your crew. 

Barakas (Relic)

Spearfish Guild Ship (Punika Port), 14k Sun Coins

The key to a great crew in Lost Ark is balancing out any negatives you get with positives from other crew members. Legendary Barakas shines here, giving you a huge +21 Siren Seas resistance boost alongside +12 to both Dead Waters and Cold Snap. When you add a solid +1.6 Knots to your top speed, you’ve got an excellent crew member. The only real downside is the -16 Kelp Beds resistance, but Blackfang (below) will make up for this.

Blackfang (Legendary)

Shipwreck chest random reward

As a crew member, Blackfang is all about speed. The legendary version gives you a nice +1.7 Knots of speed as well as the skill level 2 Tailwind, which improves the speed at which you recover your Fast Sailing ability. You’ll also benefit from +9 Kelp Bed, +5 Coldsnap, and +5 Sandstorm resistance with the only real drawback being -10 resistance on Siren Seas. The many positives easily outweigh the negatives here, especially as adding Relic Blackfang and Legendary Barakas will easily negate the Siren Seas penalty. 

Blackfang (Relic)

Keith on the Island of Mist, 1 Tears of the Abyss

If you wanted to be the fastest ship on the sea you’ll want the relic version of Blackfang on your crew. She adds a massive +2.3 Knots to your ship speed, as well as +11 Kelp Bed, +7 Siren Sea, and +8 Sandstorm resistance. The one big downside is a -15 to Dead Water resistance, so stay out of that where possible or mitigate it with other crew members. Relic Blackfang also gives you the level 3 Tailwind skill which gives a nice Fast Sailing passive bonus. However, this skill doesn’t stack so it is only a small upgrade from Legendary Blackfang. Relic Blckfand is generally considered to be the number one crew member for the Astray. 

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Wilhelm (Relic)

Plumpcrab Guild Ship (Punika Port), 145k Pirate Coins

If you want the best set of resistances out there to compliment the rest of your Astray crew, Relic Wilhelm is your man. He gives you +21 Dead Water Resistance and +18 resistance to Cold Snap Seas, Sandstarom Seas, and Tempest Seas. Unfortunately, this comes with -13 resistance to Kelp Beds and Siren Seas, but the plus points make this a sacrifice that is worth making. Another downside is the hefty cost because you’ll likely have other things you’ll want to spend those Pirate Coins on.  

Easier cheaper Astray crew options in Lost Ark

While you work your way up toward the top-tier Astray crew above, these are some good alternatives to fill the gaps while you grind for them.

• Wilhelm (Legendary): You can pick up Legendary Wilhem in Saha as a random sale item for about 8k Raids Seals. While not as good as the Relic version, you get almost 60 points in resistances (including +17 Dead Waters) with only -24 negatives.  
• Blackfang (Epic): You won’t get better than +1.4 Knots of speed on the Astray early on, which you’ll get from Epic Blackfang. Her resistances are nothing to write home about but you do get the Tailwind skill at level 1, which gives a small but welcome bonus Fast Sailing bonus. You’ll also get this one for free, as you have to get to the required trust level with Blackfang (to get this) to get the Astray Blueprint. 
• Rosa (Epic): If you can suck up a -14 hit to Siren Seas resistance, Epic Rosa is a nice crew addition in the Wilhelm mold. She gives +6 Dead Waters resistance alongside +9 Tempest Seas resistance, while only costing 20k Pirate Coins from Atrapos or a random reward from Kalhertz.

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