AION 2 — September 30, 2026 Update Notes: Artifact Occupation War Schedule Changes, and a Time Limit for the Dimensional Core
Editor's take
A small patch with one idea behind it: shorten Artifact Occupation Wars that drag on. If the Dimensional Core is still standing eight minutes after the battle begins, it gets Waning Power, which cuts its Damage Tolerance and Double Resist — so it becomes easier to burst down the longer a stalemate lasts. Stalling a war out now has a cost.
The schedule shifts too. The Chaotic Reshanta zone bosses now appear at 9:45 / 10:15 / 10:45 PM — 25 minutes after each group's war starts — and Guardian Lord Nahma moves to 10:30 and 11:00 PM for Groups 2 and 3 (Group 1 stays at 10:00 PM). Plan your evening around the new times rather than the old ones.
NCSOFT has published the update notes for Wednesday, September 30, titled Chapter 1. The Land of Sand and Frost. It is a small patch: new Artifact Occupation War and Abyss boss times, a time limit that penalizes the Dimensional Core in long fights, two Sorcerer tooltip corrections and four bug fixes. It follows the September 23 notes.
Abyss
Artifact Occupation War
The schedule changes as follows. Days stay Wednesday and Saturday.
| Group | Start time |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | 9:20 PM |
| Group 2 | 9:50 PM |
| Group 3 | 10:20 PM |
- To ease drawn-out battles, if the Dimensional Core is not killed within 8 minutes of the battle starting, it receives the Waning Power debuff.
- Waning Power: reduces Damage Tolerance and Double Resist.
Abyss bosses
The zone bosses that appear after the Artifact Occupation War have new spawn times. Days stay Wednesday and Saturday.
- Chaotic Lower Reshanta: Executor Tamasa, Executor Argo, Executor Kaira
- Chaotic Middle Reshanta: Executioner Dramos, Turncoat Ducal, Ravager Marakha
| Group | Spawn time |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | 9:45 PM |
| Group 2 | 10:15 PM |
| Group 3 | 10:45 PM |
In some matching groups, the spawn times of Guardian Lord Nahma and Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma change. Days stay Friday and Sunday.
| Group | Spawn time |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | 10:00 PM (unchanged) |
| Group 2 | 10:30 PM |
| Group 3 | 11:00 PM |
- Fixed: Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma was not receiving the Waning Power debuff.
Class Changes
Tooltip corrections only — no balance changes.
Sorcerer
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Element Enhancement | The Fire Attack and Water Attack tooltip text is corrected to Fire Boost and Water Boost. |
 Curse: Tree | The Fire damage resistance tooltip text is corrected to Fire Tolerance. |
Fixes
- Trial Fire Temple: the landing point of boss Black Smoke Murute's jump skill did not match its telegraphed range. Fixed.
- Sanctuary Snowfield of Sorrow: the finishing breath attack of boss Triton's "Frost Harvest" pattern could be negated with an invincibility skill. Fixed.
- Sanctuary Snowfield of Sorrow: during Triton's "Frost Harvest" pattern, a certain skill could damage a frozen target. Fixed.
- The audible range of Hidden Cube sounds had become narrower. Fixed.