AION 2 — July 1, 2026 Update Notes: Chapter 1, Land of Sand and Frost

Hello, Daevas. The biggest update yet has arrived — Chapter 1. Land of Sand and Frost. Two new homelands open up, a brand-new Fist Fighter class joins the fight, the level cap climbs to 50, and nearly every system — Stigma, dungeons, the Abyss, Inheritance, the Wardrobe — gets a major overhaul, capped off by a full class balance pass.

[Content & System]

New Zones

• A new Elyos homeland, "Eltnen", is added.
• A new Asmodian homeland, "Morheim", is added.
• Completing the Verteron Traveler/[Altgard] Blue Wave Kelpina Hero quests unlocks a teleport portal in your homeland that travels to the new zone.
• The portal can be used once you meet the required level, item level, and combat power.
• Eltnen/Morheim are split into Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 and will be rolled out sequentially.

New Class: Fist Fighter

• A new class, Fist Fighter (권성), and its dedicated Gauntlet (권갑) weapon are added.

Level Expansion

• The maximum level is raised to 50.
• From level 45, every level-up grants an Advanced Stigma Shard (Bound) as a reward.

Stats

• New Frontal stats are added: Frontal Damage Amplification, Frontal Damage Resistance, Frontal Attack, Frontal Defense, Frontal Critical, and Frontal Critical Resistance.
• Frontal stats are additionally applied via Soul Binding, Pet Affinity, and Manastones/Godstones.
• The maximum cap on some stats has been removed (Stigma stats, the six base stats, attack/defense/accuracy/evasion/crit/crit-resist/block increases, and all Damage Amplification & Resistance items).
• With amplification/resistance caps removed, the maximum damage reduction from Damage Resistance is now capped at 80%.
• New maximum caps are added to some stats:
  • Movement Speed: up to 150%
  • Cooldown reduction: up to 60%
  • Mana cost reduction: up to 60%
• The Critical stat's maximum proc-chance description is corrected from 50% to 80%.

Stigma Skill Level Expansion / Advanced Stigma Shards

• The maximum Stigma skill level is expanded from 20 → 25.
• From level 20 onward, skill levels are raised by spending Advanced Stigma Shards.
• You receive 1 Advanced Stigma Shard for each level-up from character level 45.
• You also receive 1 Advanced Stigma Shard when a Stigma skill reaches level 20; resetting that skill reclaims the shard.

Stigma

• The Stigma reset cost is now free.

Party / Force

• Party and Force sizes are changed to a maximum of 5 and 20 respectively.

Nightmare

• Nightmare Layer IV opens with a new boss.
• New boss accessories are added to [Nightmare → Exchange Shop → Statue].
• Nightmares with no unlock condition can now be challenged straight up to stage 10 without clearing previous stages.
• When a Nightmare is unlocked by meeting its condition, you may also challenge straight to stage 10.
• In this case, clearing an upper stage also grants the first-clear reward of the stages below it.

Awakening Battle

• A "Ruin" difficulty is added to Awakening Battles.
• New Awakening Battles "Bedchamber of the Dead" and "Forgotten Storehouse" are added.

Expedition / Transcendence / Sanctuary

• Reward-count and final-boss-kill-count limits for Expedition/Transcendence are removed.
• In Expedition and Transcendence, leaving a dungeon after clearing it without claiming the reward now consumes a count. At 0, you cannot enter; counts reset weekly and are shared across characters on the same server.
• Rewards from normal and elite monsters inside Expedition/Transcendence are removed.
• Existing "Challenge Pass" and "Recharge Pass" items for Expedition/Transcendence are removed from inventory and storage.
• You can now ride pets inside dungeons (mounting is restricted during boss fights and special-play areas).
• With party size set to 5, Expedition/Transcendence allow 5 players and Sanctuary allows 10.
• Some boss patterns were slightly adjusted to match the new party sizes.
• The Odyle that drops after defeating Expedition Conquest (Normal/Hard) bosses is rebalanced for 5 players, for a total of 15.
• The dungeon listing order in Expedition (Conquest) and Transcendence now shows the most recently added first, from the top.

Expedition

Castle of the Fallen Deva — Exploration and Conquest (Normal/Hard) open.

• Castle of the Fallen Deva Hard consumes 60 Odyle Energy; rewards are increased to match, and guaranteed-reward counts are adjusted.
• Some dungeons now grant Kina (Bound) instead of Kina:
  • Conquest Normal — Fire Temple, Ferocious Horn Den: all Kina → Bound.
  • Conquest Normal — Dying Dramata's Nest, Cradle of Nihility: 50% of Kina → Bound.
  • Conquest Hard — Krao Cave, Draupnir, Urugugu Canyon, Vakron Sky Island: all Kina → Bound.
  • Conquest Hard — Fire Temple, Ferocious Horn Den: 50% of Kina → Bound.

Transcendence

Abyssal Horn Cavern Stages 1–4 open.

• 가라앉은 생명의 신전: 50% of obtainable Kina → Kina (Bound).

Sanctuary

• Challenge-attempt limits for Abyssal Forge Reward Voucher (Bound): Rudra and Corroded Decontamination Facility are removed.
• The attempt-count condition is removed; the reward condition becomes the final-boss kill count.
• Every Sanctuary's final-boss kill count is changed from 2 → 1, and rewards are doubled.
• Sanctuary Odyle Energy cost changes from 40 → 80.
• With the kill count at 1, the kills required for guaranteed rewards are halved; already-accumulated guaranteed-reward counts are halved (odd numbers rounded up).
• Because the kill count is now 1, the target clear count for Sanctuary clear achievements will be lowered on July 8.
• Abyssal Forge Reward Voucher (Bound): Rudra and Corroded Decontamination Facility: mid-boss kill rewards are removed; all rewards now drop from the Odyle Energy that appears on the final-boss kill.
• Every Sanctuary's time limit changes to 2 hours.
• A design is added to material-convert 4× "Equipment Change Voucher: Rudra (Bound)" plus 50,000,000 Kina from Abyssal Forge Reward Voucher (Bound): Rudra into a "Depths of Refinement: Weapon Selection Box (Bound)".

Shugo Festa / Dimensional Invasion

• Events that ran in the field phase now all play in separate, dedicated maps; existing play rules are kept.
• The NPC-dialogue entry step is skipped — you now enter the map directly.
• On exit after an event, you return to your last position before entering.
• Since no zone travel is needed, entering an event no longer consumes a Return Scroll.
• The minimum contribution to earn rewards in "Protect the Shugo Merchant" is adjusted to 1,500 points.
• The number of Monster Cube opens by Shugo Festa rank is increased — even the lowest ranks now open at least 2 (non-sub) / 4 (sub) cubes; the top ranks (1st–2nd) in "Protect the Shugo Merchant" open 3 (non-sub) / 6 (sub).

New Shugo Festa

• A new Shugo Festa, "Shugo's Dilemma", is added — a game where you score points by gathering exactly the number of players shown on randomly generated platforms.
• A new reward, "Shugo's Dilemma (Trace: Masterpiece) (Bound)", can be obtained from the event.

New Equipment Slot: Pendant

• A new Pendant equipment slot is added.
• Rare and Heritage-grade Pendants and Pendant enhancement materials are obtained from Eltnen/Morheim quests.
• Unique-grade and higher Pendants are enhanced with Kina, Breakthrough Stones, "Dragon Essence", and "Radiant Dragon Essence".

Draconic Materials

• Horn/Hide/Scale Draconic materials from Expeditions and Sanctuaries are consolidated into "Dragon Essence" and "Radiant Dragon Essence".
• You can material-convert the Draconic materials you need from the two essences, and convert crafted Draconic materials back into the essences.

New Arcana Slots

• New Arcana slots — Key, Hourglass, Dice, Lantern — are added.
• This Transcendence offers Key and Hourglass Arcana; Dice and Lantern Arcana arrive in a later update.
• Arcana are added to the "Prelude of Punishment", "Guarded Soul", and "Indomitable Will" sets.
• These Arcana can be forged with 500,000 Kina and "Pure Crystal (Bound)" to lock in one option.

Abyss

• 3 tradable / brokerable Medal Boxes are added to the Abyss.
• Medal Boxes drop with a chance from Chapter 1 Abyss boss Merit Boxes or the new "Fierce Abyss Order: Mid Layer (Bound)".
• "Fierce Abyss Order: Mid Layer (Bound)" is added in Chaotic Middle Reshanta Mid Layer — completed by defeating enemy-faction players, granting various Bound medals and tradable Medal Boxes.
• With server rematching, Artifact occupation and the Abyss corridor are reset (check the CM Hideout for server matching info).

New Abyss

• "Abyss Ereshulanta Surface Layer" is added.
• Only characters at item level 4,300 or below or combat power 400K or below may enter.
• Exceeding the entry condition during play forces an immediate exit and deducts 1 hour from the Surface Layer's base usage time as a penalty.
• The Surface Layer holds up to 300 per faction (600 total) and, unlike the Lower/Mid Layers, has no Artifacts.

Per-Class Ranking Rewards

• Abyss boss kills and Artifact occupation rewards change from overall-contribution ranking to per-class ranking, so more players receive rewards than before.
• Medal rewards for Abyss boss and Artifact-occupation contribution are partly increased.

Season Mission

• Medal rewards from Season Missions are increased, and some new missions are added.

Supply Request

• "Abyss Points" and "Enhancement Stones" from Supply Request completion are increased.
• "Soul Crystal (Bound)" rewards are added to the "Season: Crafting" and "Season: Boss" tabs.

New Equipment

Inheritance Count

• Inheritance count limits are removed and inheritance now succeeds at a 100% rate.
• Because inheritance is now guaranteed, materials previously consumed on failed inheritances will be retroactively granted starting July 8, based on play logs.
• Advanced inheritance count limits are gone, and the maximum inheritance cost is fixed at 50,000,000 Kina.

Inheritance Crafting

• Designs to inheritance-craft Unique-grade Draconic gear into Heroic-grade Draconic gear are added ("Radiant Hyeon-Dragon King / Jeok-Dragon King" → "Eung-Dragon King / Gi-Dragon King").
• Designs to inheritance-craft Unique-grade Abyss gear into Heroic-grade Abyss gear are added ("Guardian / Archon Centurion" → "Guardian / Archon Legate").

Material Conversion

• The conversion-restriction level for converting "Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound)" into "Stigma Shard (Bound)" is set to 45.

Arena / Battlefield

• Co-op Arena participation changes to 5 vs 5.
• Battlefield participation changes to 10 vs 10.
• A new Battlefield type, "Sandstorm Temple", is added (the old "Cradle of Odyle Shards" ends).
• Inside the Battlefield, all participants' stats are equalized; learned Mastery skills are forced to Lv.20 and Stigma skills to Lv.25 (you cannot learn new skills inside).
• Battlefield win/participation rewards (Abyss Points and Medals) are increased, and "Fragment: Trace of Aspel (Bound)" is added to win rewards.

Monolith

• New Monoliths are added in Eltnen and Morheim.
• Find the scattered Traces of the Lord and resonate with a Monolith to raise its level for rewards.
• A design to material-convert Unique "+10 Amulet of Revelation" into a Heroic "Amulet of Revelation" is added, enhanceable with the "Amulet of Revelation Enhancement Scroll (Bound)" earned from Monolith level-ups.

Field Boss

• New Field Bosses are added in Eltnen/Morheim, with new masterpieces (Trace) and dedicated gear.
• All players with contribution now receive an extra reward on a Field Boss kill.
• A reward box yielding "Sync Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound)" and gear is granted.
• You can obtain the boss's "Masterpiece Trace" and material-convert each boss's masterpiece from it.

Hidden Cube

• Hidden Cube rewards are reworked.
• New: new appearances, new wings, "Mid/High Manastone", "Mid/High Godstone", "Radiant Gathering Material Selection Bundle (Bound)", "Lucky Kina Box (Bound)".
• Increased rates and quantities for "Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)", "Soul Scroll (Bound)", "Soul Scroll: Reset (Bound)", "Mind Potion (Bound)", "Crystal of Life (Bound)", Theostones, and scrolls.

Black Cloud Trade Caravan

• A "Radiant Appearance Box" is added — higher chance of Unique appearances than the existing "Appearance Box".
• All item prices are reduced.

Previous Season Ranking Rewards

• The effects of Season 2 ranking-reward titles and Pantheon accessories are removed (the titles/accessories themselves are kept; only their effects are removed).

Membership Event Pass

• A Membership Event Pass is added — granted each time you subscribe to or extend the Quairing Premium Membership.
• Extra passes are held in a queue and auto-activate when the current one completes or expires.
• Pass count, progress, and reward records are managed per server.
• If you held a Quairing Premium Membership before the July 1 update, passes are granted based on your remaining subscription at maintenance start, calculated as [remaining days ÷ 28], rounded up.

Broker / World Broker

• A Gauntlet tab is added to the weapon category of the sell list.
• For the Fist Fighter class, Gauntlets are recommended under Main → Recommended Gear → Weapon.

Wardrobe

• Special-grade appearances become server-wide shared across your characters.
• After consolidating appearances held by characters on the same server, exchange tickets are issued to the inventory (Cube) for duplicates. A single character is counted as holding 1 even if it owns multiples.
• Exchange tickets are tiered by duplicate type: appearance (set) / weapon appearance / appearance (single) / "Deva Pass Shop Coin: Encore" (for pass-shop appearances).
• Tickets are used at [Menu → Wardrobe → Wardrobe Shop] or via the shop's event appearance entries.
• Achievement counts rise to match shared appearances.
• "Cozy Rabbit" appearance items and uncollected appearances in storage will be converted to exchange tickets on July 15.
• Customization expansion: customized Special appearances are also shared across the server; head accessories are added (equipped under Equip → Accessory tab); the Gauntlet weapon is added to the weapon tab.

Pet

• New pets obtainable in Eltnen/Morheim are added.
• Special-race pets become server-wide shared; after consolidation, exchange tickets are issued to the inventory (Cube) for the duplicate count beyond 1.
• Pet exchange tickets are used at [Menu → Shop → Event]; uncollected pets in storage convert to tickets on July 15.
• All shops now show owned/stored status for Special-race pets ([Owned]/[Stored] and [Cannot Purchase]); owned Special-race pets show as 1/1 even if not purchased.

Character Slot

• 1 free character slot is added.

Legion Hideout

• New Hideouts are placed in Eltnen/Morheim.
• Rental/extension state is shared between a zone's hideouts — renting the Verteron Traveler/[Altgard] Blue Wave Kelpina hideout applies the same to the Eltnen/Morheim one.
• Entry goes to the hideout of your current zone; the Hideout Return Scroll moves you to your current zone's hideout (1 scroll consumed as before).
• Hideout-to-hideout travel: portals to each zone's hideout are placed inside. Traveling from Verteron Traveler/[Altgard] Blue Wave Kelpina to Eltnen/Morheim requires Lv.45, item level 3,300+, and combat power 270,000+. No Return Scroll is consumed for hideout-to-hideout travel.

Sprout Badge

• A Sprout Badge is added, granted to new or returning users.
• It activates when you enable the "New Soaring" Growth Support and subscribe to the Quairing Premium Membership; while active it grants a PvP-helpful buff.
• It is removed once you reach a set combat power/item level or its duration ends; users without an active badge are classed as regular users.
• Clearing a target dungeon together with a Sprout user lets regular users obtain "Small Odyle Energy (Bound)". Target dungeons are Expedition, Transcendence, and Sanctuary, with up to 14 weekly rewards per server combined.
• Reward Odyle Energy scales with what the Sprout user spends; even with multiple Sprout users, you receive a maximum of 2 rewards.

Deva Express

• Using a Garrison / Sealed Dungeon Deva Express item clears the set zone's uncleared Garrisons / Sealed Dungeons and grants their rewards.
• Using a Trace of the Lord Deva Express item obtains all unobtained Traces of the Lord in the set zone.

Daevanion

• The Nezekan, Zikel, Vaizel, and Triniel boards are expanded with new nodes and Daevanion Crystals; board resets for these four are provided.
• Convenience: "Learn All Nodes" lets you learn a whole board at once if you have enough points; selecting an isolated node shows the minimum-point route and learns as far as your points allow.

[Class Changes]

A class balance pass — postponed from June 24 — accompanies the new "Combat Power System". Common: damage-taken-healing reduction in Arena, Battlefield, and Abyss zones is changed from 40% → 30%.

[UI Improvements]

• World Map / Minimap — teleports with conditions now display those conditions in the map info.

[Events]

1. Quairing Premium Membership Event Pass

Location: [Menu] → [Subscribe] → [Membership Pass]. Period: from subscribing to the Quairing Premium Membership until it ends (28 days total). Complete missions to earn rewards; cumulative completion of 10/15/20 missions grants extra rewards.

Cumulative Completion Rewards

Per-Mission Rewards (selected)

2. Start of a New Adventure — 14-Day Attendance

July 1 (Wed) after maintenance → July 22 (Wed) before maintenance. The attendance book resets daily at 00:00.

3. AION2 Growth Support

Support period: July 1 (Wed) after maintenance → November 4 (Wed) before maintenance. Coin purchase/activation period: July 1 → October 28. Four new supports — "Exciting First Step", "New Soaring", "New Continent Explorer", "Slow but Steady" — open, each activated by a 0-Quna coin from the shop.

New/returning Daevas can buy "Exciting First Step" and "New Soaring" coins (2 each) and activate Growth Support on up to 2 characters. All coins expire October 28 at 05:00.

4. A New Breath — 28-Day Attendance

July 1 (Wed) after maintenance → August 5 (Wed) before maintenance. The attendance book resets daily at 00:00. Highlights: Soul Scroll (Bound) ×20–30 on Days 5/14/19/28, Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound) ×10 on Days 7/21, plus Crystals of Life, Combat Enhancement Scrolls, and Master's cooking buffs throughout.

5. Deva Look Change Week

July 1 (Wed) after maintenance → July 15 (Wed) before maintenance. Customization cost is 50% off: 200 Quna ▶ 100 Quna per part, with no limit on uses.

(Ending) Daevanion Marchutan Boost-Up Event

• The "Daevanion Marchutan Boost-Up" event (Apr 8 – Jul 1) ends; the obtainable quantity of "Fragment: Trace of Marchutan (Bound)" in the lower Expedition/Transcendence dungeons (Dying Dramata's Nest, Cradle of Nihility, 가라앉은 생명의 신전) reverts to normal.

[Promotions]

• New armor appearances — Angel & Devil set (2 types) / Lovely Heart Angel / Sexy Chic Devil / Clear After Rain Raincoat (on sale Jul 1 → Aug 12).
• New helmets & accessories — Sprout, Dandelion (helmet appearance); Ribbit (earring/necklace); Heart Angel & Chain Devil (earring), 300 Quna each.
• New pets — "Fluffy Sheep" and "Blue Flame Gumiho" (₩29,000 each, on sale Jul 1 → Aug 12).
• New wings — "Sunshine Wings" (₩29,000, on sale Jul 1 → Aug 12).
• New Chapter 1 Starter — "AION2 Chapter 1 Starter" (₩33,000): Bear Mask, 50× Resurrection Spirit Stone, Instant Complete vouchers, Hidden Cube Keys, top-grade scrolls, Crystals of Life, and more.
• New subscription products — Deva Pass: [Legacy of Flame], [Hero's Invitation], [Phantom's First Meeting].
• Deva Express — Verteron/Altgard Sealed Dungeon & Garrison Express vouchers (500 Quna each, 7 per server).

[Other Improvements & Bug Fixes]

Improvements

• HUD Editing: resizing an unselected UI then clicking it no longer reverts to the previous size; changes are now kept.
• Main Target UI: fixes some info not showing in Purple Streaming mode — target name, level, mark, and HP now display correctly.
• Pantheon: using an item to register an accessory now auto-equips it if the current preset has at least one empty slot (otherwise it only registers).
• Colossus: Guardian General Nahma's effect is increased — Justice [Nezekan], Time [Siel], Destruction [Zikel] 50 → 55.
• Contribution: minimum contribution for the Odyle Energy Cube reward in Expedition/Transcendence is adjusted from 3% → 1%.
• Quests: teleports are added to some steps of Poeta/Verteron/Ishalgen/Altgard quests; Verteron/Altgard episode and zone quest difficulty is eased somewhat; the Verteron quest "Non-Mainstream Profit Formula" journal location is fixed to "Drana Plantation".
• Combat Power Meter: UI simplified; an auto-measure mode is added (toggle manual ↔ auto). In auto mode, measurement starts automatically when you attack a boss monster; up to 100 records are kept.
• Boss direction marker: the rear-marker option now covers front and rear (Settings → Info Display → Combat): both / front only / rear only / none.
• [Journal → Mission → Tasks] now shows up to 15 missions at once.

Bug Fixes

• Expedition Dying Dramata's Nest - Hard: fixed boss Decaying Durvati (Specimen) using "Rising Poison Swamp" before "Poison Swamp" when its HP dropped very fast.
• Sanctuary Corroded Decontamination Facility: boss Terminator Bargott's "Bagot, blow it all up!" pattern no longer wipes the party when only 1 bomb remains.
• The drop rate of "Seed of Insight" from Shugo Festa is lowered from 100% → 70%.
• The Abyss Point acquisition cap is adjusted to the million unit.

Thank you.