[Content and Systems]

Season Ranking Calculation and Reward Distribution Improvements

• The season ranking calculation method will be changed from a cumulative basis to a best-record basis.
• Season rewards distributed at the end of the season will be changed to be based on class-specific rankings.

Expedition

• A new expedition, Nest of the Dead Dramata Exploration, Conquest (Normal) has been added.
• You can obtain various new rewards from the Odd Energy Cube in the Nest of the Dead Dramata Conquest (Normal).
  • You can obtain 'Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound)'.
  • You can obtain 'Sealed Philosopher's Stone (Bound)', and this item's seal can be removed later through material conversion.
  • You can use 'Sealed Philosopher's Stone (Bound)' as a material to convert into 'Philosopher's Stone (Bound)'.
          o  In a future update, you will be able to consume an unsealed 'Philosopher's Stone (Bound)' to unlock an additional Soul Binding slot on equipment.
          o   'Sealed Philosopher's Stone (Bound)' can be obtained from the Season Shop and as a cube reward from Expedition Conquest.
  • 'Dramata Nest Wing Feather (Bound)' has been added as a reward, and it can be used as a material to convert into 'Dramata Nest Wings'.
  • 'Remnant of a Famous Painting: Nest of the Dead Dramata (Bound)' has been added as a reward, and it can be used as a material to convert into 'Famous Painting: Nest of the Dead Dramata'.

Awakening War

• 'Despair' and 'Hell' difficulty levels are added to Awakening War.
• New Awakening War instances 'Tyrant's Hideout' and 'Trajectory Vault' are added.
• With the addition of new difficulty levels to Awakening War, rewards for the 5000 and 6000 point sections of the existing Extreme difficulty are partially adjusted downward.
  • 5000 point section: Sillentium (Bound) 80 → 70
  • 6000 point section: Sillentium (Bound) 100 → 80 / Fragment: Ariel's Trace (Bound) 40 → 38

Expedition

• New expeditions 'Orcus's Tomb' and 'Paphnutius Refinery' have been added.
• Season 1 'Dreadgion Station' and 'Brittra Legion Fortress' have ended.
• 'Extreme', 'Despair', and 'Hell' difficulties have been added to expedition difficulty levels.

Shugo Fiesta

• Some mechanics of the 'Jump Jump' event have been changed.
• Some obstacles in the 'Mysterious Track' event have been changed.
• In the 'Mysterious Track' event, pet possession effects have been adjusted to no longer affect speed.
• In the 'Hidden Lugie' event, when a Shugo catches the Lugie, their roles will now swap.
• 'Goldrin's Storage Box' has been added to the 'Goldrin's Treasure' event, and the HP of 'Thief Shurak' has been increased.
• The composition of bandit monsters appearing in the 'Protect the Shugo Merchant' event has been changed.
• The movement path for the 'High High' event has been changed.
• The types of bonus balloons appearing in the 'Is This Not the Tile?' event have been added, and the score obtainable from each balloon has been changed.
• A new Shugo Fiesta event, 'Pang Pang Pang', has been added.
• In the 'Pang Pang Pang' event, you can now obtain 'Pang Pang Pang (Remnant: Painting) (Bound)' as a new reward.
  • A new design has been added to [Material Transformation - Decoration] allowing you to transform 'Pang Pang Pang (Remnant: Painting) (Bound)' into a Painting via material transformation.

Dimensional Invasion

• The HP of monsters appearing in the 'Cursed Sword', 'Spirit Assault', and 'Britt Raid' events has been increased.

Battlefield

• The new Season 2 battlefield 'Snowfield of the Sleeping Storm' has been added.
  • It is a strategic battlefield where two teams compete for flags.
  • Protect your team's flag and capture the enemy's flag to earn points.

• The Season 1 battlefield 'Cradle of Ode Shard' has ended.
• You can earn up to 200 Abyss Points a maximum of 5 times per week by participating in battlefields.
  
  

Arena

• Arena participation rewards have been added.
  • You can earn 100 Abyss Points up to a maximum of 10 times per week by participating in the Arena.

• Arena victory rewards have been increased from 100 Abyss Points to 200 Abyss Points.

Nightmare

• New bosses have been added to Nightmare.
• Nightmare bosses are separated by tabs according to their season of appearance. Season 1 bosses can be found in 'Dream Layer I', and Season 2 bosses can be found in 'Dream Layer II'.
• A Season 2 tab has been added to [Nightmare – Exchange Shop – Statue], along with new decorations for Season 2 bosses.

Abyss

• 'Abyss Ereshulan Middle Layer' has been added.
• 'Abyss Ereshulan Middle Layer' can be used for up to 7 hours per week, and usage time can be charged in 1-hour increments using 'Abyss Middle Layer Rift Stone'.
• New designs that can be converted into 'Abyss Middle Layer Rift Stone' have been added to [Material Transformation - Special - Consumables].
  • 'Ereshulan's Energy (Bound)' can be obtained with a chance by defeating monsters in the Abyss Middle Layer.

Abyss Boss Spawn Method Changes

• The spawn method for the Guardian Deity Nahma in the Abyss Ereshulantha will be changed.
  • Lower Layer: The number of 'Guardian Deity Nahma' spawns will be changed from the current 1 to a total of 3.
  • Middle Layer: 'Enraged Guardian Deity Nahma' will appear, with a total of 2 spawning at designated locations.

Artifact Conquest

• Artifact Conquest has been added to the middle layer of the Abyss Ereshulanta.
• The Abyss Point acquisition increase per captured artifact has been adjusted from 5% to 2.5%.
  • The total number of artifacts has increased from the previous 3 in the lower layer to a total of 6, with 3 in the lower layer and 3 in the middle layer.
  • The bonus effect based on the number of captures applies commonly to both the lower and middle layers.

• The faction that loses the Artifact Conquest receives the following buffs until the next conquest. (Applied separately for lower/middle layers)
  • Lost by having 1 artifact taken by the opponent (only applies to 0:1 loss): PvP Damage Resistance increased by 5%
  • Lost by having 2 artifacts taken by the opponent (0:2 or 1:2): PvP Damage Resistance increased by 10%
  • Lost by having 3 artifacts taken by the opponent (0:3): PvP Damage Resistance increased by 15%, PvP Damage Amplification increased by 10%

• The buffs provided to the faction that lost the Artifact Conquest in the next conquest have been changed as follows.
  • Lost by having 1 artifact taken by the opponent (only applies to 0:1 loss): PvP Damage Resistance increased by 10%
  • Lost by having 2 artifacts taken by the opponent (0:2 or 1:2): PvP Damage Resistance increased by 20%
  • Lost by having 3 artifacts taken by the opponent (0:3): PvP Damage Resistance increased by 35%, PvP Damage Amplification increased by 20%

Abyss Merit Medal Acquisition Condition Changes

• The reward conditions for Occupation Battles have been changed. Now, even if your contribution is ranked low when capturing a Dimensional Nucleus, you can acquire 'Silver Merit Fragment (Bound)'.
• The rewards obtainable from defeating bosses in the Abyss have been changed as follows.
  • The quantity of reward items obtained upon defeating a boss will be distributed differentially based on contribution rank.
  • Even if your contribution is ranked low and you do not receive the rewards below upon defeating a boss, you will now acquire 'Silver Merit Fragment (Bound)'.
  • Reward items received based on contribution rank have an expiration period, so please use them for material conversion within that period.

• You can acquire 'Merit Medal Boxes' by converting materials obtained from defeating Abyss bosses.
  • You can obtain medals from each 'Merit Medal Box', and there is a chance to additionally acquire equipment dropped by that monster.

Abyss Equipment Purchase Restrictions

• Purchasing Abyss equipment is restricted based on your Abyss rank.
  • Commander Equipment: Can be purchased by Abyss 1-Star Officer or higher.
  • Legion Commander Equipment: Can be purchased by Abyss General or higher.

Abyss Equipment Set Option Addition

• The set effects for Centurion, Chiliarch, and Legion Commander equipment will be consolidated from two effects to one.
• Set options will be added and changed for Decurion, Centurion, Chiliarch, and Legion Commander equipment.

New Craftable Equipment Added

• New Unique/Heroic Draconic craftable equipment and crafting designs have been added.

Wardrobe System Improvements

• Wardrobe Server Integration
  • The list of owned appearances will now be shared among characters on the same server.
  • However, Special grade appearances will remain character-specific, as before.
  • After integrating appearances from all characters on the same server, collection effects will be reset based on the new total quantity of owned appearances.
  • Weapon collection effects will continue to be applied per class, as before.
  • Achievement counts will increase according to the shared appearance quantity.
  • The 'Light of Life', 'Blood Twilight Dress', and 'Grace of Salvation' appearances, previously obtained from Monoliths, will be changed to Special grade.

• Dye Function Expansion
  • Dyed appearances will be shared with other characters on the same server.
  • Dyed appearances set by other characters will also be shared and can be equipped.
  • If a shared dyed appearance is changed, the appearance for other characters equipped with that dye will also change.
  • If you own multiple copies of the same appearance, you can apply different dyes for each copy you own.
  • When selecting an equipped appearance slot, a list of owned copies of that same appearance will be displayed on the left side of the slot.
  • The list of owned copies for the same appearance can display up to 100 items.
  • The first copy of an appearance you obtain will not show a quantity in the appearance list, but will be displayed as 1 in the owned copies list.
  • The first copy of an appearance can be dyed and equipped, but cannot be used as synthesis material.
  • Dyed appearances will display a dye index, which can be changed in dye mode.
  • Appearances that are dyed or currently equipped cannot be consumed as synthesis material.
  • To use an appearance as synthesis material, you must first remove the dye (free) or unequip it.

• Hood-type appearances will be added.
  • A new type of appearance will be added, allowing you to equip/unequip hoods attached to chest pieces.
  • An indicator will be added to the top left of the appearance icon to show it is a hood type.
  • When the hood is worn, any equipped helmet is hidden, and the hair changes to a dedicated hairstyle.
  • When the hood is removed, the appearance equipped in the helmet slot will be displayed.

• Special grade costumes will be changed to allow duplicate purchases.
  • However, some appearances cannot be purchased in duplicate.

New Appearances Added to Wardrobe

• New appearances will be added to the wardrobe.
• New appearances can be obtained by extracting equipment acquired from expeditions, through appearance synthesis, or via the Black Cloud Traders.

Inheritance System Added

• You can now inherit the enhancement level (including breakthrough level) and Soul Binding effects from one item to another using 'Inheritance Stones' as material.
• Upon successful inheritance, the source item is consumed, and the target item receives the inherited effects.
  • You must select the source item containing the stats to transfer in the [Please select the equipment to use as inheritance material.] slot. The item will be destroyed upon inheritance.
    
  • Equipment registered in a preset cannot be used as inheritance material. 
• If inheritance fails, the target item remains unchanged, and only the materials used for the inheritance are consumed.
• Information that is inherited
  • Enhancement Level
  • Breakthrough Enhancement Level
  • Soul Binding Stats
    If the source item has more Soul Binding slots than the target item, a random selection of stats from the source item will be inherited, matching the number of slots on the target item.
    Conversely, if the target item has more Soul Binding slots, all effects from the source item are inherited, but their slot positions are determined randomly. Any extra slots retain their previously assigned stats.
  • Soul Binding Values
    For Soul Binding values, if the source value is greater than the maximum possible value for that stat on the target item, only the maximum value is inherited.
    Conversely, if the source value is lower than the minimum possible value for that stat on the target item, it is inherited as the minimum value.
  • Compensation Probability from Failed Enhancements

• Inheritance is only possible between equipment of the same grade and same slot. For weapons, it is only possible between weapons of the same class.
  • Even for the same weapon type, inheritance from a Longsword to a Greatsword is not possible.

• A limited number of inheritance successes is set per season. Once all successes are used, no further inheritance is possible.
• The inheritance success rate is adjusted based on the number of successes used. The success count resets at the start of the next season.
• Upon successful inheritance, the target item's Soul Bond attempt count is reset.
• Equipment currently obtained from quests is excluded from being eligible for inheritance.
• Items obtained from quests are scheduled to be improved to be included as inheritance targets in the January 28th update.

• How to Obtain 'Inheritance Stone (Bound)'
  • You can material convert 'Inheritance Stone Fragments' into 'Inheritance Stones' at [Material Conversion – Special – Inheritance Stone].

• How to Obtain 'Inheritance Stone Fragment (Bound)'
  • You can material convert Unique or Heroic grade equipment into 'Inheritance Stone Fragments' at [Material Conversion – Special – Inheritance Stone].

New Sync Options Added for Soul Binding

• The 'Damage Amplification' sync option has been added to weapon and gauntlet equipment items.
• The following sync options have been added to armor equipment items.

Hidden Cube Reward Additions

• New rewards have been added to the Hidden Cube.
  • Emote: Kurukuru
  • Frozen Silver (Helmet) (Appearance: Helmet)

Season Shop and Season Mission

• Season 1 missions have ended, and Season 2 missions have been added.
• A Season 2 shop, which will be available during the Season 2 period, has been added.
  • Characters who purchased wings and appearances from the Season 1 shop cannot purchase those items again from the Season 2 shop.

Supply Request

• Season 1 Supply Request has ended, and a new Season 2 Supply Request has been added.

Class Changes

• Common

• Gladiator

• Templar

• Assassin

• Chanter

• Ranger

• Sorcerer

• Spiritmaster

• Cleric

Gentle Breeze Merchant Product Changes

• An expiration date will be set for 'Odd Energy', 'Abyss Lower Layer Riftstone', and 'Unknown Rift Challenge Ticket' sold in [Shop - Gentle Breeze Merchant - Special].
  • These items can be used until Season 2 ends on March 25, 2026, at 05:00, from the time of purchase.

• The reset cycle for weekly reset products sold at the Gentle Breeze Merchant will change from the existing Monday to Wednesday at 05:00.

Other Additional Features

• A Retry function has been added for Expeditions / Transcendence / Sanctum.
  • Only the Party Leader can initiate a Retry. After completing a dungeon, pressing the Retry button will request the party members' intent to retry.
  • Party members can accept or decline the retry request. If a party member accepts the retry, they will automatically leave the dungeon, and a new room will be automatically created for the accepting members.
    The automatically created room will have the same name as the previously created room, with Public, Approval Join, and Recruitment Role settings all set to ALL.
           If some party members decline the retry, the declining members will remain in the dungeon, and a new room will be automatically created only for the members who accepted, allowing them to retry.
  • If the Party Leader leaves or the leadership is transferred to another party member during the retry intent process, the retry is canceled. The new Party Leader can press the retry button again to request it.
  • The retry decision must be made within 60 seconds. If it exceeds 60 seconds, it is automatically declined.
  • When retrying the Sanctum, members will enter the new room in the order they accepted. If you wish to maintain the party composition from the first attempt, please press the accept button in the order you were originally placed in the party. An improvement is planned for the future to allow Sanctum retries with the original member placement from the first formation.

• A Final Boss Kill Count has been added to Expedition / Transcendence dungeons.
  • The Final Boss Kill Count is deducted when the final boss is defeated. If all counts are exhausted, you cannot enter the dungeon.
  • The Boss Kill Count is recharged every Wednesday at 05:00.
  • Applied Dungeons
  • Expedition Conquest difficulty dungeons (Krao Cave, Draupnir, Urugugu Gorge, Bakron's Aerial Island, Temple of Fire, Savage Horn Cave) have a Boss Kill Count of 35 applied.
  • Transcendence dungeons (Deus Research Base, Shattered Arcanis) have a Boss Kill Count of 28 applied.

• A Retry function has been added to Daily Dungeons.
  • Retry is only possible if you have remaining tickets.

• A function to save the selected difficulty has been added to the Awakening Battle / Subjugation Battle UI.
  • The difficulty is saved when you close the window after selecting it. If you have multiple characters within the account, it is saved separately for each character.

• A function to display unacquired Traces of the Archon on the World Map / Mini Map has been added.
  • You can choose whether to display them in the World Map filter.

• The number of Stigma Quests that can be progressed simultaneously has been changed from 5 to 10.
• A new design has been added to material transform 'Equipment Change Ticket: Rudra (Bound)' into 'Sync Stone (Hero) (Bound)'.
• A new design has been added to material transform 'Devonian Point: Ariel' with 100% probability.

UI Improvements

• The start date will now be displayed for the delivery deadline of Abyss Supply Requests.
• The subscription period will now be displayed for the basic pass in Subscription > Deva Pass.
• When purchasing a basic or premium Deva Pass from Subscription and immediately receiving the reward, that reward will now disappear from the UI.
  • Information on immediate rewards from Deva Pass subscription can be checked in the Deva Pass tab.

New Arcana Slot Added 

• A new Arcana slot, 'Libra', has been added. 
• Arcana rewards that can be equipped in the 'Libra' slot can be obtained from the Transcendent Dungeon, which will be updated in the future. ​

[Event]

Daeva Look Change Week

• Event Period: After the maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the maintenance on Wednesday, February 4, 2026
• During the event period, the appearance change cost will be discounted by 50%, from 200 Kina to 100 Kina.

Season 2 Commemorative 14-Day Attendance: A New Leap

• Event Period: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the regular maintenance on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
• During the event period, rewards will be given according to the attendance day.

Season 2 Commemorative 28-Day Attendance Log: Record of the Second Journey

• Event Schedule: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the regular maintenance on Wednesday, February 25, 2026
• Rewards will be given according to the attendance day during the event period.

[Promotion]

3 New Emotes

• Sale Period: After the January 21, 2026 (Wed) maintenance ~ Until further notice

New Armor Skins

• New armor skins, Classic Bunny Look / Modern Bunny Look / Cozy Bunny Doll Outfit / Daily Hood, have been added.
• Sale Period: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the regular maintenance on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

New Weapon Skins

• A new weapon skin, 'Mystic Light', has been added.
• Sale Period: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the regular maintenance on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

New Helmet and Decoration Skins

• New head decorations, shoulder decorations, and accessories have been added.
• Sale Period: After the maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the maintenance on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Appearance Item Purchase Limit Setting Change

• The purchase limit setting for dyeable appearance items has been changed from 'Once per character' to 'None'.
• Existing appearance items currently on sale can also be purchased additionally without limit, so please enjoy more free customization with various combinations.

New Pets

• New pets, Byeolnim / White Rabbit have been added.
• Sale Period: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the regular maintenance on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

New Wings

• New wings, Funky Bunny Backpack Wings, have been added.
• Sale Period: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the regular maintenance on Wednesday, March 4, 2026

New Subscription Products

• Three new Daeva Passes: [Blessing of the First Step], [New Wave], [Paradise] have been added.
• Sales Period: After the maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the maintenance on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 
• Reward Claim Period: After the maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Before the maintenance on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 

AION2 Season 2 Starter

• A new product, the AION2 Season 2 Starter, has been added.
• Sales Period: After the regular maintenance on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 ~ Until further notice

[Other Improvements and Bug Fixes]

Improvements

• Sanctuary
  • Fixed an issue where the Chaos/Despair Aura debuff was not being removed from dead characters at the start of boss 'Eon Rudra's' 'Rudra's Trial' skill and at the end of the 'Thunder Zone' skill.
  • Fixed an issue where the floor visual was not displayed properly when the force one was wiped during the boss 'Eon Rudra's' phase transition sequence.
  • Fixed an issue where the boss 'Separated Rahu' would occasionally spawn the Abyss Devourer late when using the 'Time of Devouring' skill.
  • Fixed an issue where the Abyss Pit remained after the boss 'Separated Rahu' died.

• Transcendence
  • Fixed an issue during the Shattered Arcanis boss 'Void Talisra' fight where the boss would not immediately reset even if the party was wiped.

• Expedition
  • Improved the boss 'Complete Verk' in Krao Cave so that the area behind stone pillars where the invincibility effect can be received is now displayed while casting the 'Wave of Rage' skill.
  • Fixed an issue in the Savage Horn Cave where the 'Condensed Energy' was being destroyed by a PC's damage reflection effect during the boss 'Savage Horn Nuaqum's' 'Destructive Blue Light' pattern.
  • Changed the boss 'Rock Lord Bakron' in Bakron's Aerial Island so that it applies the 'Sharp Shackles' debuff to a random target instead of the nearest target.

• Field
  • Fixed an issue where flight movement was recommended for auto-pathfinding when moving to the sundries merchant in Jumion Village.
  • Fixed an issue where the auto-pathfinding route behaved abnormally when moving from the Victorious Deva Statue to the Sealed Hideout.
  • The classification of the Drana Processing Manager has been adjusted to 'Transformation'.
  • The classification of the Condensed Spirit has been adjusted to 'Nature'.

• The maximum stack count for some crafting material items has been increased from 1,000 to 10,000.
• The Ariel Board effect in Devanion has been improved to not be affected by item level adjustment.
• To reduce spam messages and improve the user environment in the race chat channel, the usage condition has been changed to character level 45.
• Improved so that item extraction is possible even when the cube is full.

Update Details

• The wardrobe shortcut key has been changed to Alt+A.
• Expedition / Transcendence / Sanctuary
  • An issue where party (force) members could occasionally be expelled and loot distribution settings could be changed after defeating the final boss has been fixed.
  • The UI has been improved so that the room list moves to the top when refreshed.
  • An issue where the Fog Stone would disappear after defeating the boss in Barkron's Floating Island (Conquest Normal, Hard), making it impossible to remove Barkron's Gaze, has been fixed.

• The recommended Legion search, which previously displayed a maximum of 10 results, has been modified to display up to 100 results.
  • When entering a search term, Legion names starting with the entered term will now be searched.
  • The cooldown for the recommended Legion search has been set to 3 seconds.

• An issue during the Asmodian Hero Quest 'Shattered Floating Island', where Nania would appear abnormally in the dialogue window if you reached the target location and started the conversation before her, has been fixed.
• An issue during the Elyos Hero Quest 'The Approaching Encounter', where auto-movement would not work properly due to being blocked by the door at the entrance of the Abandoned Camp, has been fixed.
• The item description for 'Cube Expansion Ticket', which was incorrectly stated as expanding by 1 slot, has been corrected to expanding by 1 row.