AION 2 — July 15, 2026 Update Notes: Vakron Sky Island, Summer Festival & Class Balance

AION 2 — July 15 Update

Hello, Daevas! This is AION 2. Here are the details of the July 15 (Wed) maintenance update — a big one that opens the new Trial "Vakron Sky Island", reworks the Abyss Rift Zone, adds tattoos to Customizing, lands a class balance pass across eight classes, kicks off the Atreia Summer Festival plus two attendance events, brings the summer "Vacation" cosmetics, and updates upscaling (AMD FSR 4 / NVIDIA DLSS 4.5) alongside a large batch of fixes.

[Content & System]

Trial

The Trial "Vakron Sky Island" opens.

Entry Level	Entry Item Level
50	4800

The Trial is entered through the Expedition UI.
It has 4 traits, each of which can be set to stages 1–4.
The set stages are summed to determine the final difficulty — minimum 4, maximum 16 stages.
Depending on the difficulty you clear, you earn the Trial-exclusive coin "Token of Overcoming". Rewards for each difficulty can be earned once per week and reset every Wednesday.
Spend "Token of Overcoming" at the Trial shop in the Expedition menu on various items.

Transcendence

The [Transcendence – Abyssal Horn Den] Od Energy Cube reward now also includes Sync Stone Fragment (Heroic) (Bound) and Sync Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound).
The amount of Enchant Stone obtainable from the [Transcendence – Abyssal Horn Den] Od Energy Cube is increased.

Shugo Festa

"Shugo's Dilemma" rounds 5 and 6 gain 2× score tiles.
The Shugo Festa menu is re-sorted so the latest event shows first.

Abyss

Following server rematching, Artifact occupation and the Abyss Corridor are reset.
Please refer to the CM hub for server matching info.

Abyss Rift Zone

Changed from cross-matched-server versus play to a faction-integrated matching method.
When the entry cap is exceeded, instead of blocking entry a new channel is created to enter.
Each faction's max participation is changed to 300 (was 400 vs 400).
Boss monster HP is lowered to match the reduced headcount.
Entry is possible only during the event preparation phase; once prep ends, entry is closed.
After the prep phase, headcount may be redistributed to enable broader participation.
If, even after redistribution, the combined headcount is under 200 or the two factions are badly imbalanced, the event on that channel is canceled.
Inside the Abyss Rift Zone you can talk to same-faction allies via the "Event" chat filter.
Entering while in a party/force automatically removes you from that party/force.

Customizing

Tattoos are added to Customizing.
Set them under [Customizing] → [Style] → [Tattoo / Warpainting / Scars].

[Class Changes]

This update tunes 8 classes. The Assassin has no skill changes this update.

Gladiator

Skill	Change
Murderous Burst	When an Extending Weapon is equipped, its damage range now increases accordingly.
Wave Armor	When an Extending Weapon is equipped, its damage range now increases accordingly.
Lifestealing Blade	Skill motion becomes a single-hit skill. Base HP leech 7% → 10%. Fixes the exploit tooltip ("absorb n% of damage as HP" → "absorb n% of HP"). Exploit HP leech 3% → 1.5%. Spec 4 HP-leech increase +3% → +5%.
Downward Smash, Upward Strike	PVE damage −7%.

Templar

Skill	Change
Second Skin	The post-skill delay motion is sped up.
Doom Shield	Fixes an issue where, when used consecutively, the skill would ignore the previous cast's post-motion.
Warding Strike	The post-skill delay motion is sped up.
Punishing Benediction (passive)	On level-up, crit increase per level 5 → 10.
Insulting Roar (passive)	Attack-increase Lv.1 base value 3.3% → 5.3%.

Brawler

Skill	Change
Focused Block	The pre-skill delay motion is sped up; can now instantly cancel another skill to use it.
Ferocity	Fixes Spec 3 [Frenzy Amp] ×1.5 not applying in the Lv.20–25 range during the duration.
Pulverize	When an Extending Weapon is equipped, its damage range now increases accordingly.
Whirlwind	The pre-skill delay motion is sped up.

Ranger

Skill	Change
Bow of Blessing	Base effect gains +100 Accuracy. Spec 2: "+100 accuracy" → attack increase proportional to crit.
Marking Shot	Spec 5: fixes the Spec 2 knockback not applying when a block/evade occurs after this spec is equipped.

Chanter

Skill	Change
Onslaught, Resonance Crush, Bolt Crush, Storm Chain, Incandescent Blow, Bursting Blow, Dark Crush, Penetration Chain	PVE damage +5%.
Spinning Strike, Power of the Storm	Buff icon priority is displayed higher.
Wind's Promise (passive)	A crit-damage amplification stat is added (5% / 10% / 15%) at Lv.10 / 20 / 30.

Cleric

Skill	Change
Prayer of Amplification	Spec 4: attack +5% → +10%.
Bolt	Spec 5: "reset Bolt cooldown on kill" → triggers on critical hit.
Earth's Retribution, Thunder and Lightning, Discharge, Condemnation, Judgment Thunder, Divine Punishment, Divine Aura	PVE damage +5%.
Noble Aura	Buff icon priority is displayed higher.

Spiritmaster

Skill	Change
Combustion	Becomes a base move-while-casting skill. Spec 3: "move-while-casting" → +100 skill accuracy.
Elemental Fusion	Spec 3: all-attribute amp 7% → 10%.
Dimensional Control	Spec 5: on-hit bind chance for 3s 50% → 30%.
Seize Magic	Spec 5: fixes the extra damage & seal (from the enhancement-magic removal) not applying on block/evade after this spec is equipped.

Sorcerer

Skill	Change
Delayed Explosion	Spec 4: additional damage-taken increase 5% → 10%.
Hibernation	When an Extending Weapon is equipped, the Spec 5 freeze damage range now increases.
Bittercold Wind	Spec 4: fixes the Spec 3 pull effect not applying when a block/evade occurs after this spec is equipped.

UI Improvements

Fixes the reward-list unlock animation playing too fast when subscribing to the Deva Pass.
Cross-race shared links can now be used in Expedition, Transcendence, and Sanctuary: item info link, map-pin link, party invite link.
When a Pantheon ornament has no equip effect, a notice text is now shown.

[Events]

Atreia Summer Festival

Event period: after the July 15 (Wed) maintenance ~ before the August 5 (Wed) maintenance.

The event mission opens inside Season Mission (Event tab). Clearing missions grants the dedicated currencies Iridescent Conch Shell (Event) and Iridescent Pearl (Event). After the event ends, these mission currencies are deleted from your inventory.

Event Missions (per character, weekly)

Mission	Objective	Conch	Pearl
[Event] Abyss	Hunt 10 monsters in the Abyss	15	3
[Event] Transcendence	Clear a Transcendence dungeon once	15	3
[Event] Expedition	Clear an Expedition Conquest once	15	3
[Event] Awakening Battle	Clear an Awakening Battle once	15	3
[Event] Nightmare	Clear a Nightmare (any stage) once	15	3
[Event] Login	Log in with a character 3 times	15	3
[Event] Dimensional Invasion	Participate in a Dimensional Invasion once	15	3
[Event] Shugo Festa	Participate in a Shugo Festa once	15	3
[Event] Login (time)	Reach 1 hour of character playtime	15	3
[Event] Supply Request	Complete a Supply Request once	15	3
[Event] Mission Quest: Assignment	Complete "Mission Quest: Assignment" 5 times	15	3
[Event] Mission Quest: Directive	Complete "Mission Quest: Directive" 5 times	15	3

Event Coin Shop — NPC coin merchants are added to each town:

Faction	Region	Town(s)
Elyos	South of Verteron Fortress Ruins	Dawn Legion Base / Jumion Village
Elyos	Title: Guardian of Eltnen	Chengarung Merchant Village / Lasepin Village
Asmodian	Altgard Shugo Fesetival Protection	Fugitive Village / Nornir Assembly Hall
Asmodian	Title: Guardian of Morheim	Patamor Village / Kromede's Island

Spend Iridescent Conch Shell (Event) at the NPC merchant:

Item	Qty	Cost	Purchase Limit	Level
Deep-sea Fish Mask (Appearance: Helmet) (Bound)	1	20 Conch	Once per server	Lv.10+
Cutie Crab (Appearance: Helmet) (Bound)	1	20 Conch	Once per server	Lv.10+
Appearance Change Ticket (Bound)	1	15 Conch	Once per server	Lv.10+
Content Usage Recharge Selection Box (Bound)	1	10 Conch	2×/week per server	Lv.45+
Od Energy (Bound)	1	8 Conch	3×/week per server	Lv.45+
Clash Rune Box (Bound)	1	5 Conch	3×/week per server	Lv.10+
Soul Crystal (Bound)	150	3 Conch	3×/week per server	Lv.10+
Pet Box: Eltnen-Morheim (Bound)	1	3 Conch	5×/week per server	Lv.10+
Appearance Box (10×) (Bound)	1	5 Conch	3×/week per server	Lv.10+
Key: Hidden Cube (Bound)	1	3 Conch	3×/week per server	Lv.10+
Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	1	2 Conch	5×/week per server	Lv.10+
Instant Completion Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound)	1	2 Conch	10×/week per server	Lv.10+
Instant Completion Ticket: Nightmare (Bound)	1	2 Conch	10×/week per server	Lv.10+
Advanced Soul Binding Stone (Bound)	10	1 Conch	—	Lv.10+
Combat Enhancement Scroll (Bound)	3	1 Conch	30×/week per server	Lv.10+
Master's Grilled Pogus (Bound)	1	1 Conch	30×/week per server	Lv.10+
Master's Breeze Special Tea (Bound)	1	1 Conch	30×/week per server	Lv.10+

Pearl Keys — material-convert Iridescent Pearl (Event) into keys (100% success):

Result	Qty	Material	Limit
Red Sunset Pearl Key (Event)	1	10 Iridescent Pearl	3× per server
Golden Sand Pearl Key (Event)	1	10 Iridescent Pearl	3× per server
Blue Wave Pearl Key (Event)	1	10 Iridescent Pearl	3× per server
Soul Binding Stone (Bound)	15	1 Iridescent Pearl	—

Balloon Boxes — 3 balloon boxes are placed in each town, opened with the matching Sunset/Sand/Wave Pearl Key (unlimited while you hold keys). Contents:

Box	Contents
Sunset Balloon Box	Advanced Soul Binding Stone (Bound) ×1000 · Enchant Stone ×2000 · Sync Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) ×15 · Instant Completion Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound) ×5 · Instant Completion Ticket: Nightmare (Bound) ×5 · Unknown Rift Challenge Ticket (Bound) ×2 · Nightmare Dungeon Challenge Ticket (Bound) ×2
Sand Balloon Box	Advanced Soul Binding Stone (Bound) ×1000 · Enchant Stone ×2000 · Sync Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) ×15 · Soul Crystal (Bound) ×400 · Pet Box: Intellect / Wild / Nature / Transform (Bound) ×15 each
Wave Balloon Box	Advanced Soul Binding Stone (Bound) · Enchant Stone ×2000 · Sync Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) ×15 · Appearance Box: Weapon (1×) (Bound) ×8 · Appearance Box: Armor (1×) (Bound) ×8 · Lucky Gathering Material Bundle (Bound) ×8

Bright Summer Vacation (14-Day Attendance)

Event period: after the July 15 (Wed) maintenance ~ before the August 5 (Wed) maintenance. Check rewards under [In-game Menu] → [Attendance]. Resets daily at 00:00.

Day	Reward	Qty
Day 1	Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	5
Day 2	Od Energy (Bound)	1
Day 3	Crystal of Life (Bound)	10
Day 4	Unknown Rift Challenge Ticket (Bound)	3
Day 5	Awakening Advanced Imprint Box (Bound)	2
Day 6	Instant Completion Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound)	10
Day 7	Pet Box: Eltnen-Morheim (Bound)	20
Day 8	Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	5
Day 9	Od Energy (Bound)	1
Day 10	Crystal of Life (Bound)	10
Day 11	Unknown Rift Challenge Ticket (Bound)	3
Day 12	Awakening Advanced Imprint Box (Bound)	2
Day 13	Instant Completion Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound)	10
Day 14	Flower Swim Cap (Appearance: Helmet) (Bound)	1

Summer of Atreia (28-Day Attendance)

Event period: after the July 15 (Wed) maintenance ~ before the August 19 (Wed) maintenance. Check rewards under [In-game Menu] → [Attendance]. Resets daily at 00:00.

Day	Reward	Qty
Day 1	Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	2
Day 2	Soul Crystal (Bound)	200
Day 3	Crystal of Life (Bound)	10
Day 4	Clash Rune Box (Bound)	1
Day 5	Combat Enhancement Scroll (Bound)	5
Day 6	Key: Hidden Cube (Bound)	1
Day 7	Content Usage Recharge Selection Box (Bound)	1
Day 8	Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	2
Day 9	Soul Crystal (Bound)	200
Day 10	Crystal of Life (Bound)	10
Day 11	Book of Souls (Bound)	50
Day 12	Combat Enhancement Scroll (Bound)	5
Day 13	Book of Souls: Reset (Bound)	2
Day 14	Od Energy (Bound)	1
Day 15	Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	3
Day 16	Soul Crystal (Bound)	300
Day 17	Crystal of Life (Bound)	10
Day 18	Clash Rune Box (Bound)	1
Day 19	Combat Enhancement Scroll (Bound)	5
Day 20	Key: Hidden Cube (Bound)	1
Day 21	Content Usage Recharge Selection Box (Bound)	1
Day 22	Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound)	3
Day 23	Soul Crystal (Bound)	300
Day 24	Crystal of Life (Bound)	10
Day 25	Book of Souls (Bound)	50
Day 26	Combat Enhancement Scroll (Bound)	5
Day 27	Book of Souls: Reset (Bound)	3
Day 28	Od Energy (Bound)	2

Deva Look Change Week (Extension)

To celebrate the Atreia Summer Festival and the Vacation Collection, the "Deva Look Change Week" event — originally ending July 15 — is extended by 7 days, to before the July 22 (Wed) maintenance.

Styling cost is discounted 50% during the event: 200 Quna → 100 Quna per part (no limit).
From the Wardrobe menu, use the styling button (palette icon) to dye owned outfits and weapon skins — change dye / material / pattern / pattern color per selected part.

[Promotion — Vacation Collection]

Sale period: after the July 15 (Wed) maintenance ~ before the August 26 (Wed) maintenance. Prices shown are Purple Store (KR) prices and may differ per store/region.

New Armor Skins (4 sets)

Set (Appearance)	Price
Sporty Rashguard	₩49,000
Romantic Summer	₩49,000
Flamingo Swim	₩49,000
Midnight Muse	₩49,000

Sold at [In-game Menu] → [Wardrobe] → [Wardrobe Shop], or via [Shop] → [Event]. Each set includes an Appearance (Set) Exchange Ticket.

New Weapon Skins

Blue Sea Summer Vacation — ₩19,000 per weapon type; one variant per class (Greatsword / Longsword / Dagger / Bow / Spellbook / Orb / Mace / Staff / Gauntlets).

New Helmets & Accessories

Type	Item (Appearance)	Price	Limit
Hat	Beach Sunfish Mask (Helmet) (Bound)	300 Quna	—
Hat	Swim Cap (Helmet) (Bound)	300 Quna	—
Accessory	Summer Vacation (Earring) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Accessory	Summer Vacation (Necklace) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Accessory	Refreshing Break (Earring) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Accessory	Refreshing Break (Necklace) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Accessory	Sweet Fruit (Earring) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Accessory	Sweet Fruit (Necklace) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Eyes	Cat Goggles (Eyes) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Eyes	Cat Snorkel Mask (Eyes) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server
Eyes	Snorkeling Goggles (Eyes) (Bound)	300 Quna	Once per server

New Pets

Pet: Squishy Octopus — ₩29,000 (once per server).
Pet: Bear Tube — ₩29,000 (once per server).

New Wings

Bubbly Crab Wings (Bound) — ₩29,000 (once per character).

[Other Improvements & Fixes]

Improvements

AMD FSR 4 update

FSR 4 is supported only on Radeon RX 9000 series; lower Radeon cards run on FSR 3.
AI-based upscaling quality is improved; ghosting and flickering during motion are reduced; texture and distant-detail fidelity is enhanced; Frame Generation stability and image quality are improved.

NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 update

AI upscaling quality is improved; Frame Generation stability is improved and ghosting reduced; overall image quality and temporal stability are enhanced.
GeForce RTX 50 series can use up to ×6 Frame Generation.
Common (FSR/DLSS): Frame Generation needs a reset when switching upscalers — changes apply on the next game launch.

Skill preset improvements

Skill macros can now be saved per preset number. Existing macros are applied identically to presets 1, 2, and 3. (Rarely, macros may reset during the update — please re-set them if so.)

"Membership Pass" is added to the source info of items obtainable from Membership Pass rewards.
When typing consecutive consonants, only results whose initial consonants match that combination are shown.
Items can now be sold to NPC shops even when the Cube is full; if a received item can't be stored, it's granted via the temporary Cube.
Material Conversion: a multi-select feature lets you pick several equipment materials at once; the obtainable result quantity is shown as [×qty] on the material; conversion quantity and extra required materials scale with the selected count; a crafting success rate is added to conversion recipes.
Item source info: Arcana Extraction is added; sources for items obtainable at Morheim garrisons are now shown; fixes some Asmodian crafted gear missing from appearance-extraction sources; expired Deva Passes no longer appear in source info.
Legion: login alerts now show only when a legion member actually connects.
Gathering: repeatedly canceling gathering now blocks gathering for a short time.
Receiving a stored Kwairing Premium Membership now grants the Kwairing Premium Membership event pass; receiving an already-owned special-race pet from storage now grants an exchange ticket.

Bug Fixes

Fixes skill range applying wider than intended when an Extending Weapon is equipped.
Fixes some "Radiant Ungryong/Jeokryong King Gauntlets" not registering as materials in Inheritance crafting.
Settings: the "Red-Green colorblind" option under Accessibility → Visual Aid → Colorblind Correction is removed; existing users are switched OFF — please re-select the "Red" or "Green" colorblind option that suits you.
Daevanion naming: in the system that uses Daevanion "Crystals" to gain Daevanion "Points," some "Point" labels wrongly shown as "Crystal" are corrected.
"Deva Pass Shop Coin: Encore" can now be stored in server storage.
Fixes some title-granting items whose grade didn't match the actual title grade.
[Season Mission – Challenge – Season] "Aulisa's Trial" / "Nua's Trial" mission names are changed to "Eloen's Trial" / "Kalix's Trial".
Fixes Gauntlet items not appearing in the Cube's per-category sort list.
[Achievement – Resource – Collection] fixes the "Conqueror's Wing" achievement not counting wings granted by Growth Support.
Fixes some Gauntlet gear missing from Heroic quest rewards in South of Verteron Fortress Ruins and Altgard Shugo Fesetival Protection.
Fixes an awkward death motion on certain monsters.
Fixes the Awakening Battle "skill cooldown reduction" effect being able to exceed its 60% cap.
Sanctuary "Chalice of Muspel" boss Iscariel — fixes the portals summoned during "Do-or-Die Guard" intermittently failing to target players.
Sanctuary "Chalice of Muspel" boss Iscariel — fixes "Do-or-Die Guard" firing before "Discolored Judgment" when its HP drops sharply.
Expedition "Citadel of the Fallen Daeva" boss Basilus the False — fixes the "Judgment Explosion" pattern abnormally repeating when the watched target strays far from the boss.
Expedition "Citadel of the Fallen Daeva" boss Forbidden Hexbeast Griosa — fixes the ground damage zone during "Lightning Roar" being blockable/evadable.
Expedition "Citadel of the Fallen Daeva" boss Basilus the False — fixes front/back markers intermittently pointing the wrong way.
Transcendence "Abyssal Horn Den" boss Gargaum — fixes projectiles thrown during "Destructive Blue Light" hitting a Spiritmaster's summoned spirit.
Fixes a "no marking permission" system message not showing when a member without marking rights uses a marking hotkey.
Fixes the equip-slot tab switching from Equipment to Accessory when equipping a "Rune" item in the list-type slots.
Fixes the skill-level setup message repeatedly showing on resurrection in Battlegrounds.

Recovery & Restoration

Players who obtained the Kwairing Premium Membership from storage after their goods were migrated to it in the June 17 update are granted a Membership Pass.
The exchange tickets for "Cozy Rabbit Costume" (Set / Chestplate / Boots), originally scheduled for July 15, have had their grant schedule changed; details will be announced later.

Thank you.