Update
AION 2 — March 4, 2026 Update Notes
Major update: Potential Enhancement System for dungeon equipment, Wing Presets, Season 2 extended to April 8, massive Spiritmaster & Chanter buffs, Sorcerer improvements, block judgment fix, new cosmetics, party recruitment links, and accessibility settings.
Potential Enhancement System
- New system: Add latent stats to dungeon-obtained equipment
- Access via [Integrated Enhancement → Growth → Potential]
- 4 enhancement tiers total
- Materials obtained by Substance Morph of same-difficulty dungeon equipment
- Materials must match category (weapon/armor/accessories)
| Category | Potential Stat per Tier |
|---|---|
| Weapon | PvE Damage +0.6% per tier |
| Armor | PvE Damage Resistance +0.3% per tier |
| Accessories | PvE Damage +0.3% per tier |
Potential Enhancement tiers are NOT inherited when transferring equipment.
Abyss
- Players with Abyss rank 1-Star Officer or higher can now always enter the Abyss regardless of entry limits
Wing Presets
- New feature: Wing Presets added
- Each preset can have different wings equipped
Season 2 Schedule Change
- Season 2 end date extended to April 8, 2026
- All content operation periods extended accordingly
- Season 1 ranking reward title expiry extended to match
Item expiry dates extended to April 8, 2026 05:00:
| Items |
|---|
| Exploration / Expedition / Transcendence Entry Tickets |
| Nightmare / Awakening / Punitive / Unknown Rift Entry Tickets |
| Shugo Festa Reward Keys |
| Abyss Rift Stones |
| Odyle Energy / Small Odyle Energy |
| Oath Coin: Season 2 |
| Abyssal Forge: Ludra Clear I Entry Tickets |
| Content Ticket Select Boxes, Expedition/Transcendence Ticket Select Boxes |
| Hero's Proof (Argo/Kaira), Breath of Magic |
| Instant Clear Ticket: Daily Dungeon |
Items already owned will have their expiry updated after the March 11 maintenance.
Substance Morph
- Silver Medal of Honor Fragment (Bound) → Silver Medal of Merit: Kina cost reduced from 100,000 → 30,000
Retroactive refund: Kina previously spent on Silver Medal of Merit Substance Morph will be refunded based on play logs.
Class Changes
Common (All Classes)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Survival Willpower,  Revitalization Contract | Grab state removed from trigger conditions |
- Guardian Angel Transformation: Combat speed and movement speed reduction no longer applied
Templar
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Comrade in Arms | Fix: Spec 1 recovery recast time was excessively long — fixed Fix: Tooltip now displays recast time Spec 4: Tooltip updated to "On effect end, caster recovers 50% max HP" |
Assassin
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Spiral Slice | Buff dispel bonus damage +20% Fix: Buff dispel effect intermittently not applying — fixed |
Chanter
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Dark Crush, Piercing Crush | Skill animation speed increased Damage +10% CC immunity target activation: 5% → 7% |
 Marchutan's Wrath | Skill animation speed increased New: On hit, applies 7s Dark Crush activation effect |
 Sprint Mantra | Spec 4: Slow/Bind resist → Regeneration +10% |
 Wind's Promise | Damage +50% Activation chance: 25% → 50% |
Spiritmaster
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Flame Blessing | Base activation chance → 50% Spec 3: Crit activation chance increase → Crit Damage Amp +10% |
 Jointstrike: Corrode | Base duration: 10s → 20s |
 Seize Magic | Buff dispel bonus damage +20% Fix: Buff dispel effect intermittently not applying — fixed |
 Siphon | Spec 3: Shield value increased |
 Elemental Fusion | Skill animation and projectile speed increased |
 Spirit Revitalization | New: On attack, chance to reduce spirit summon skill recast times |
 Element Unification | New: Attack reduction effect added |
 Summon: Ancient Spirit | Particle cannon animation speed increased Per-level ATK, DEF, Accuracy, Crit, HP increase: 2% → 3% |
 Summon: Fire Spirit | Per-level ATK, DEF increase: 1% → 2% |
 Summon: Water Spirit | Per-level ATK, Crit increase: 1% → 2% |
 Summon: Earth Spirit | Per-level DEF, HP increase: 1% → 2% |
 Summon: Wind Spirit | Per-level Accuracy, Crit increase: 1% → 2% |
- Spirits are no longer affected by status ailments
- Spirits now have 80% PvE Damage Resistance
Sorcerer
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
 Curse: Old Tree | Skill animation speed increased New: Backward movement added on cast |
 Steel Barrier | Shield value increased |
 Robe of Cold | New stats: Defense and Crit Resist added |
Balance
Block Judgment Improvement
- Shield/weapon block damage reduction no longer capped at a maximum limit
Events
Coupon Periods Extended
Due to Season 2 extension, the following coupon expiry dates have been extended to April 8, before maintenance:
| Coupon | Code |
|---|---|
| Welcome Back | WELCOMEBACK |
| 100-Day Anniversary | AION2DAYS100 |
| Lunar New Year Broadcast | LUCKYAION2 |
Promotions
New Armor Skins
Available: Mar 4 (after maintenance) — Apr 15 (before maintenance)
| Set | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Cherry Cake | 49,000 KRW | Helm, Chestplate, Greaves, Boots, Gloves |
| Goodnight Bear Pajama | 49,000 KRW | Helm, Chestplate, Greaves, Gloves, Boots |
| Red Velvet Ganache | 49,000 KRW | Helm, Chestplate, Greaves, Gloves, Boots |
New Weapon Skins — Pinky Milky Lollipop
Available: Mar 4 (after maintenance) — Apr 15 (before maintenance) | 19,000 KRW each, class-restricted
| Weapon Type | Class |
|---|---|
| Greatsword | Gladiator |
| Longsword | Templar |
| Dagger | Assassin |
| Bow | Ranger |
| Spellbook | Sorcerer |
| Orb | Spiritmaster |
| Mace | Cleric |
| Staff | Chanter |
New Helmets & Accessories
300 Quna each | Available: Mar 4 — Apr 15
| Type | Items |
|---|---|
| Head | Candy Knit Hat, Pink Cap Hat |
| Face | Heart Glasses, Alien Glasses (1× per char) |
| Shoulder | Teddy Bear Buddy (1× per char) |
| Jewelry | Sweet Lollipop Earring/Necklace, Happy Cat Earring/Necklace (1× per char) |
New Pets & Wings
Available: Mar 4 — Apr 15 | 1× per character
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Pet: Pink Glossy Puppy | 29,000 KRW |
| Pet: Unicorn Doll | 29,000 KRW |
| Sweet Dream Wings (Bound) | 29,000 KRW |
Improvements
- [Exploration] Dying Dramata's Nest & Cradle of Nihility: equipment drop rate from Abyssal Forge: Odyle Energy Cube Reward Chest (Bound)s → 50% of Conquest rate
- [Exploration] Draupnir confirmed armor reward → changed to Bakarma Armor Selection Chest (Bound)
- Detailed stat ailments sorted by category; unused Petrify stat removed from display
- Weapon FX Hide: New option in [Wardrobe → Weapon → FX Hide] to toggle weapon base effects
- Whisper shortcut: Type
/ㄱin chat to quickly reply to the last whisper sender - Traditional Chinese added to chat type change commands
- Party/Force chat commands: Create, invite, convert to force, leave, kick, and delegate via
/commandshortcuts - Party/Force recruitment links: Generate invite links from Party/Force settings popup — shared in chat, allows one-click join without approval
- Macro reporting restricted to field and Abyss areas only (crafting players exempt)
- Force Kisk User Ⅰ targeting click area expanded
- Daily dungeon Instant Clear Ticket now grants Deva Pass "Daily Dungeon Clear" XP
- +10 Conquest Weapon/Armor/Accessory Select Box [★★] (Bound) → now warehouse-shareable
Accessibility Settings
- [Communication] Chat font size adjustment (PC only)
- [Communication] Chat text color customization per filter
- [Visual Assist] Color-blind mode: Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Tritanopia, Red-Green (4 modes)
- [Subtitles] Cutscene subtitle toggle and font size settings
Bug Fixes
- [Expedition] Ferocious Horn Den — Kuhapu: combat reset distance slightly reduced
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple: character pushed backward when trying to jump over railing at Temple entrance — fixed
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple: invisible wall during gliding via updraft after Elaid kill — alleviated
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple: Water Aura effect not applying to certain monsters — fixed
- [Sanctuary] Abyssal Forge: Ludra Clear I: Kisk User Ⅰ disappearing on boss kill — fixed
- [Transcendence] Cradle of Nihility — Anguished Bakarma: Spiritmaster spirit damage in damage zones reduced
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple — Submerged Emon: Spiritmaster spirit damage in damage zones reduced
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple — Abyssal Phydion: certain skills could be blocked with Evasion Stance / Shield Block / Weapon Block — fixed
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple — Abyssal Phydion: unable to reach center of combat area after certain skill — fixed
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple — Abyssal Phydion: projectile still fired during groggy from charge attack — fixed
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple — Abyssal Phydion: groggy gauge locked after certain skill — fixed
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple: "Spore" trait damage adjusted
- [Transcendence] Submerged Life Temple: "Betrayal" trait projectile visibility improved
- Inconsistent terminology unified; spacing and typos corrected
- Stigma skills not registering in slot when 4 already equipped — fixed
- Abyss portal entry failure no longer consumes Emergency Return Scroll
- Spiritmaster: Spirit damage on Abyss field bosses was dealing HP damage but not showing damage numbers — fixed
UI Improvements
- Abyss rank icon position on player nameplates adjusted
- World Map → Kibelisk list now shows item numbers
- World Map → Exploration → Field Named spawn timer seconds now update uniformly
- Chat UI character portraits removed (mobile: applied on March 11)
- Arcana → Equip → Set filter: duplicate main stat display — fixed
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