AION 2 — July 8, 2026 Update Notes: Class Balance & Fixes

AION 2 — July 8 Update

Hello, Daevas. Here are the details of the July 8 (Wed) maintenance update — a follow-up to Chapter 1 that lands a broad class balance pass (a Common rework plus a flat PVP-damage cut and per-class tuning for all nine classes), a handful of content and system tweaks, the returning "Encore" cosmetics collection, and a large batch of improvements and fixes.

[Content & System]

Crafting

Designs that let you craft food and drinks in bundles of 10 are added.

Material Conversion

A design to material-convert Daevanion Crystal Fragments into a Book of Souls (Bound) is added.

Expedition

The Citadel of the Fallen Daeva Conquest Od Energy Cube reward now also includes Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (Bound).

Battleground

Some base stats applied inside Battlegrounds are adjusted.

[Class Changes]

Common: all classes take 30% less PVP damage across the board, and Defiance is reworked (see below).

Common

Skill	Change
Defiance	The base combo-activation function becomes a spec function. Spec 1: "during Toughness, +50% PVE / +25% PVP damage resistance" → grants an extra 2nd combo. Spec 5: "25% chance to reset cooldown" → during Toughness, +50% PVE / +25% PVP damage resistance.

All classes now deal 30% less PVP damage.

Gladiator

Skill	Change
Wave Armor	Spec 2: Blood Absorption ×1.5 → Experienced Counterstrike ×1.5. Spec 5: 25% pull → 2-hit attack.
Armor of Balance	Spec 2: Protective Armor ×1.5 → Blood Absorption ×1.5. Spec 3: Experienced Counterstrike ×1.5 → Protective Armor ×1.5.
Zikel's Blessing	Now applies to self only (was party-wide); base gains +100 Accuracy. Spec 2: +100 accuracy → PVE amp +10% / PVP amp +5%. Spec 5: PVE amp +10% / PVP amp +5% → +5s duration.
Leaping Slam	No longer consumes mana (now free).
Rage Burst	Spec 5: fixes Downward Smash not activating when the target blocks, after this spec is equipped.
Murderous Burst (passive)	At 5 Bloodlust stacks: "−enemy crit-damage resistance for 3s" → +self crit-damage amplification.

Templar

Skill	Change
Taunt	Base now also applies to Shrink-affected PCs. Spec 5: apply to shrunk PCs → Shrink also gives −7% crit-damage resistance.
Second Skin	Spec 2: reflect 10% of damage within 5m → Insulting Roar ×1.5. Spec 3: Iron Wall Defense ×1.5 → Fury ×1.5. Spec 5: remove reflect-distance condition → −30s cooldown.
Noble Armor	Spec 3: Insulting Roar damage ×1.5 → Iron Wall Defense defense ×1.5.
Poach	No longer consumes mana (now free).
Insulting Roar (passive)	On-block damage → on frontal attack, +attack for 5s (+6% / 9% / 12% at Lv.10 / 20 / 30). Recast limit 5s.
Fury (passive)	Party damage-amp values retuned. PVE amp 22/34/46% ▶ 20/30/40%; PVP amp 11/17/23% ▶ 10/15/20% (Lv.10 / 20 / 30).

Assassin

Skill	Change
Illusive Clone	Spec 5: +20% status-ailment hit → on rear critical, −1s Illusive Clone cooldown.
Throw Shadowblade	No longer consumes mana (now free).
Shadow Walk	Spec 5: fixes duration wrongly applying as 2 min when equipped. Fixes the cooldown intermittently not resetting on PC-kill involvement.

Brawler

Skill	Change
Focused Block	Fixes block duration shortening as combat speed increases.
Bloodstream Block	Base effect gains 30% HP leech.
Ground Smash	Spec 2: increased damage to shock targets → 10% HP leech.
Fist Energy Release	Projectile speed +25%; fixes the cooldown-reset effect intermittently not applying; removes the camera-switch effect during the Shadowcut Fist dash.
Full Power	Spec 4: fixes cooldown reset not triggering on enemy kill.
Frenzy	Fixes being able to end the Frenzy effect from the buff window.
Assault Strike	Base cooldown 1 min → 2 min; fixes knockdown applying on hit instead of stun.
Reverse	Fixes being able to use Emergency Evade during Reverse.

Ranger

Skill	Change
Ambush Kick	Spec 5: 2s stealth → +10% HP shield.
Supporting Fire	Spec 5: removes the extra-projectile HP leech and raises PVE damage +30%.
Explosive Arrow	PVE damage +15%.
Deadshot	PVE damage +7%.
Drill Dart	Spec 5: fixes the 1 extra proc intermittently firing more than once.

Chanter

Skill	Change
Spinning Strike	PVE damage +20%; crit-damage amp / heal amp increase 5% → 10%; that buff's max stacks 3 → 2.
Bolt Crush	PVE damage +10%.
Dark Crush, Penetration Chain	PVE damage +5%.
Wind's Promise (passive)	PVE damage +10%.

Spiritmaster

Skill	Change
Enhance: Spirit's Benediction	Spec 5: additional HP recovery → +3s duration.
Elemental Fusion	Cooldown 3s → instant cast. Spec 2: the 3s-delayed damage no longer disappears when it overlaps.
Dimensional Control	Cooldown 1s → instant cast.

Sorcerer

Skill	Change
Element Enhancement	Fire/Water attribute attack increase 10% → 20%.
Blaze	PVE damage +15%.
Flame Arrow, Burst, Pyroclasm	Spec 2 HP leech 0.7% → 1%.

Note: the Cleric has no skill changes this update.

[Promotion — Encore Collection]

Sale period: after the July 8 (Wed) maintenance ~ before the July 22 (Wed) maintenance. Sold from [In-game Menu] → [Shop] → [Event] → [Encore] (and the Wardrobe Shop for skins).

Armor Skins (8)

Set	Price
Snowflake See-through	₩49,000
Cold Maid	₩49,000
Tech Biker	₩49,000
Fluttering School Uniform	₩49,000
Loose-fit Street Mood	₩49,000
Deva of Awakening	2,500 Quna
Deva of Beginning	2,500 Quna
Moon's Protection	2,500 Quna

Weapon Skins (3)

Secret Tea Time — ₩19,000 per weapon type (one variant per class).
Wave-Riding Sea Friends — 1,000 Quna per weapon type (one variant per class).
Precious series (per-class named pieces, e.g. Riwron's Precious Green Onion) — 1,000 Quna per weapon type.

Pets (2)

Pet: Black Dragon — ₩29,000 (once per server).
Pet: White Dragon — ₩29,000 (once per server).

Wings (3)

Forest Rabbit Backpack Wings (Bound) — ₩29,000 (once per character).
Maid's Ribbon Wings (Bound) — ₩29,000 (once per character).
Dawn Mist Wings (Bound) — 1,500 Quna (once per character).

Prices shown are Purple Store (KR) prices; they may differ per store/region.

[Other Improvements & Fixes]

Improvements

[Achievement – Clash – Sanctuary] Sanctuary clear-count requirements are lowered across the board.
[Season – Season Mission – Challenge – Weekly] The new zones Eltnen/Morheim are added to the completion conditions of the "Pride of the Elyos/Asmodian Army" and "Waving the White/Black Flag" missions.
Maximum caps for PVP-related stats applied in the Chaotic Middle Reshanta Surface Layer are added.
The Abyss-grade reward ranking buff no longer applies in the Chaotic Middle Reshanta Surface Layer.

Bug Fixes

Fixes the Od Energy Cube sometimes not opening in Sanctuary.
Region quest "Remnants of the Fallen Past" — fixes the barrier not lifting.
Episode quest "To Eltnen" — fixes the location marker pointing to Eltnen instead of Verteron Traveler at the accept stage.
Fixes pet crystals dropped by some Eltnen/Morheim monsters not matching the actual pet type.
Fixes an intermittent progression-blocked state when killing quest monsters very quickly.
[Season – Season Shop – Growth] The sale order of Philosopher's Stone: Authority (Bound) is moved after Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (Bound).
Fixes certain "Radiant Ungryong King / Giryong King" gear being unusable as material in advanced Inheritance crafting designs.
Merchant Prince: fixes Guardian General Nachma's changed stats not applying (Justice [Nezekan], Time [Ciel], Destruction [Zikel] stats 50 → 55).
The Sprout Badge reward Small Od Energy (Bound) is renamed to Grateful Small Od Energy (Bound) and its icon is fixed.
[Transcendence – Abyssal Horn Den] Stage 4 Sprout Badge reward changed from 2 → 3 Small Od Energy (Bound).
The "Redeemed Fallen Wing Feather (Bound)" from Citadel of the Fallen Daeva can now be used as material to convert Soul Crystal (Bound) and Enchant Stone.
"Trace of Masterpiece" max stack raised from 1,000 → 100,000.
Dragon Essence (Bound) and Radiant Dragon Essence (Bound) can now be stored in server storage.
Growth Support "Slow and Steady" — fixes the Expedition clear count wrongly rising when clearing the Transcendence dungeon Citadel of the Fallen Daeva on Hard.
[Achievement – Challenge – Boss Kill] Fixes wrong title names shown when killing "Superbia, Divine Beast of Life" and "Igetis of Greed".
Fixes boss-summoned monsters not disappearing properly on boss reset/kill (applies to all bosses, including "Muspell's Grail" boss Kaldrix).
Sanctuary Corroded Decontamination Facility boss Terminator Bargott — fixes the summoned "Bagot Time Bomb" being throwable at allies.
Sanctuary Corroded Decontamination Facility boss Terminator Bargott — fixes its wipe skill being avoidable/blockable.
Expedition Citadel of the Fallen Daeva boss Griossa — fixes the "Slow" status being applicable to the boss.
Expedition Citadel of the Fallen Daeva boss Griossa — fixes attack-range warnings sometimes not showing or not matching the effect.
Expedition Citadel of the Fallen Daeva boss Griossa — fixes projectiles sometimes not firing during the "Lightning Roar" pattern.
Expedition Citadel of the Fallen Daeva — fixes glide speed abnormally increasing when hit by the "Execution Blade" while gliding.
Nightmare "Layer IV" boss Awakened Atheron — fixes projectile portals all vanishing when a Spiritmaster unsummons its spirit during a certain pattern.
Fixes the item-recovery-criteria notice text wrapping.
Fixes a DoT effect's last tick intermittently not applying.
Fixes opposite-race players who reached Eltnen/Morheim via the Rift being able to use teleport portals to Verteron Traveler/[Altgard] Blue Wave Kelpina.

Recovery & Restoration

Retroactive material refund for the same-grade Inheritance change. Now that same-grade Inheritance succeeds at 100%, Inheritance Stones previously consumed on failed attempts are retroactively granted back as same-grade Inheritance Stone Fragment (Bound).
Re-grant of expired "Clash Rune Bundle (Bound)" from the AION2CHAPTERONE coupon. If you obtained an already-expired Clash Rune Bundle (Bound) using the "AION2CHAPTERONE" coupon after the July 1 maintenance, the expired item is deleted and re-granted as a Clash Rune Bundle (Bound) valid until November 4.

Thank you.