AION 2 — April 1, 2026 Update Notes

This update adds a personal DPS meter, doubles Mission Quest capacity, introduces Awakening Arena retry, fixes Abyss Hotspot visibility, adjusts Artifact timing across all servers, and brings class changes for Cleric, Spiritmaster, and Sorcerer.

[Content & System]

Combat Power Meter

A personal DPS tracking tool is now available in-game. Switch between Simple and Detailed modes to view per-skill damage breakdowns.

• Toggle between Simple and Detailed mode — Detailed shows per-skill damage and additional stats
• Adjustable transparency and draggable position

Mission Quests

• Maximum simultaneous Mission Quests: 10 → 20

Awakening Arena

• Retry feature added — re-enter the same difficulty
• Retry requires at least 1 remaining ticket

Abyss

• Hotspot zones are now shown on the World Map as a distinct red area
• Fix: Mid/Lower Ereshulanta Hotspot monsters "Soul-Clad Armor" and "Knight Who Refused Death" displayed as Elite instead of Normal — corrected
• Hotspot kills of the above monsters: Kina and Unique equipment drop rates slightly reduced
• Fix: Occasional incorrect system message when entry failed due to capacity — fixed
• Mid-layer Abyss monsters now drop Lesser Soulstone (Bound)
• Abyss Rift Stone drop rate decreased
• Artifact Capture War start times adjusted by server group:

Shugo Festival

• Fix: "Hidden Lugi" event — some Ode Droplets had an overly narrow pickup hitbox — corrected

Crafting

• New Alchemy recipes: craft Superior Manastone from Intermediate Manastone
• New Alchemy recipes: craft Superior SoulStone from Intermediate Soulstone

Breeze Shop Changes

• Discontinued: [Shop → Breeze Shop → Special] — Abyss Lower Rift Stone removed from sale

Class Changes

Cleric

Skill	Change
Earth Punishment	Damage +30%; Spec 2 changed: Block/Evasion reduction → Strike Resist −10%
Condemnation	Animation faster (client patch same day); Damage +30%; Spec 4 cooldown reset chance 50% → 75%
Bolt	Spec 4 changed: damage increases per target hit (more targets = more dmg) → damage increases as fewer targets are hit (fewer targets = more dmg)
Debilitating Mark / Chain of Pain	Damage +20%
Immortal Veil	On death: self-resurrection added; Cooldown 3 min
Light of Protection	On death: self-resurrection removed
Earth's Grace	HP threshold trigger condition removed (now always active)
Empyrean Lord's Grace	Strike stat bonus added; DoT trigger condition and activation chance removed; Damage +30%

Spiritmaster

• When the Spiritmaster is in stealth, their spirit now also enters stealth

Sorcerer

Skill	Change
Hellfire	PvP damage +20%

UI Improvements

• [World Map — Abyss] Draupinier quest NPC selection: only one faction's NPC could be selected — fixed
• [World Map] Closing the Explore tab by clicking it again didn't clear sub-tabs — fixed
• [Expedition / Transcendence / Sanctuary] Private waiting rooms now prevent using the "Bump Up" feature

Improvements

• Verteron / Altgard: Piano Island removed; Piano steps moved to the plaza; plaza now has an open space reserved for future content
• Guard basic attack and skill damage now scales with HP proportion
• Legion Activity Log: new [Log] button in Legion UI — shows creation, join/leave, settings changes, officer changes, hideout rental/expiry; stored for 30 days (max 300 entries)
• Auction House / Exchange — Relist: failed sale items can be relisted directly without retrieval; supports multi-select relist; price auto-set to current lowest; quantity cannot be changed; listing fee still applies
• Box items can now be opened with only 1 free inventory slot; overflow goes to temporary storage
• Some Stigma skills incorrectly increasing Combat Power — fixed
• Sanctuary party info window now displays Combat Power value
• [Awakening Arena — Tyrant's Den] Hidden Barrier could be bypassed without use — fixed
• Membership subscription benefit info UI improved; details now accessible via [i] button
• Auto-extract settings: switching tabs no longer resets unsaved changes (only the active tab is saved)
• Gamepad: Skill Macro can now be activated via LB+X shortcut

Bug Fixes

• [Elyos Zone — "The Hidden Darkness"] Auto-move to Abandoned Hideout switched to flight due to pathing failure — fixed
• [Elyos Zone — "Find the Missing Child"] Auto-move to Deovar's House switched to flight — fixed
• [Elyos Zone — "Jumion's Call: Part 1"] Runaway High Gadit killed → quest became uncompletable — fixed
• [Expedition — Fire Temple (Hard)] Cromede's Desire skill teleported out-of-zone players into combat zone — fixed
• [Expedition — Fire Temple (Hard)] Skill ID exposed in combat log — fixed
• [Expedition — Krao Cave] "Wave of Wrath" from Perfect Berk could be countered by Barrier Spell / Tenaciousness / Salvation — fixed
• [Transcendence — Deus Research Base] Skill ID exposed in combat log — fixed
• [Sanctuary — Purification Chamber] Black Blood Blat's skills didn't land at certain positions — fixed
• Certain monster status effects persisted after the monster was killed — fixed (affected: Nightmare "Dream Layer II" Kaisinel's Phantom "Phantom Erosion"; Expedition "Cradle of Nihility" Agonized Bakarma "Hemorrhage"; Transcendence "Sunken Temple of Life" Sunken Emmon "Soul Erosion")
• Elyos characters in Abyss Eastern faction (or Asmodian in Western) saw wrong item source displayed on Monolith — fixed
• Chat bubbles were obscured by nameplates — fixed

[Event]

Atreia LIVE ON-AIR

April 1 (after maintenance) — April 8 (before maintenance)

• NPC merchants appear in each town — buy event items and receive buffs
• Elyos: Jumion Village, Dawn Legion Base
• Asmodian: Nornir Assembly, Refugees' Village

[Promotions]