Season 3 launches with a new expedition, Succession Crafting system, Daevanian Yustiel, Pantheon Preset, major Abyss overhaul, Shugo Festival rework, class changes, and a large batch of new cosmetics.

[Content & System]

Expedition

New expedition "Phantom Corridor" (Exploration / Conquest — Normal & Hard) added.

Phantom Corridor final boss drops Mysterious Ode — higher chance of top-grade Ode compared to Shining Ode
Expedition Exploration runs now award Kina (Bound) instead of regular Kina
Conquest runs in Krao Cave, Draupinier, Urugugu Canyon, Bakron's Floating Island now award Kina (Bound)
Fire Temple, Savage Horn Cave Conquest: 50% of Kina rewards changed to Kina (Bound)
Draupinier, Bakron's Floating Island, Savage Horn Cave, Dead Dramata's Nest, Cradle of Nihility Exploration:
- Ode Energy cost adjusted to 40
- Rewards increased — Unique equipment drop chance aligned with Conquest difficulty
- Kina reward set to 80% of Conquest level, paid as Kina (Bound)
- New: guaranteed reward obtainable once after clearing 3 times

Transcendence

Deus Research Base and Shattered Arcanis reduced to 4 stages

Stage	Item Level
Stage 1	1200
Stage 2	1500
Stage 3	1800
Stage 4	2200

Kina earned in Deus Research Base and Shattered Arcanis changed to Kina (Bound)

Conquest / Transcendence Reward Count Adjustment

Weekly accumulated play reward count decreased for Expedition (Conquest) and Transcendence
Weekly dungeon reward charge count decreased for Expedition (Conquest) and Transcendence

Type	100% Kina	80%	60%	40%	20%
Conquest	≤63	≤77	≤91	≤105	≥106
Transcendence	≤42	≤49	≤56	≤63	≥64

Expedition / Transcendence Reward Charge Count Adjustment

Expedition: weekly dungeon reward charge count → 14
Transcendence: weekly dungeon reward charge count → 7

Shugo Festival / Dimensional Invasion

Major rework of Shugo Festival reward keys, event timings, and content structure.

Shugo Festival reward key base count: 7 per server per week (14 with subscription); rewards doubled
Keys charged with "Shugo Festival Reward Key (Bound)" are shared across all characters in the same server (cumulative); can exceed max charge limit (30)
Dimensional Invasion occurrence time: changed from on the hour → 30 minutes past the hour
Shugo Festival at :15 min → now occurs at even-hour :00 (e.g., 2:00); at :45 min → odd-hour :00 (e.g., 1:00)
Event content changes:
- High High: movement path and obstacle layout revised
- Ode Droplet Collection: Ode droplet spawn path revised
- Protect the Shugo Merchant: Thief Gang spawn locations clustered
- Goldrine's Treasure: some treasure spawn locations now random
- Hidden Lugi: new mechanic — both Shugo and Lugi drop collectible Ode Droplets
- Bang Bang Bang: special support object added — grants rapid-fire ability temporarily
- Jump Jump: falling balloons added that must be grabbed before they hit the ground and explode
Protect Shugo Merchant and Dimensional Invasion: contribution below 100 points → no rewards
Protect Shugo Merchant ≥100 contribution: 2 reward selections (4 with subscription), regardless of ranking
Dimensional Invasion ≥100 contribution: 3 reward selections, regardless of ranking

Daily Dungeon

Base entry count: 14 per server per week

Mission / Dispatch Quests

Dispatch merchant purchase limit changed to per-server basis
Non-equipment dispatch quest rewards doubled
Removed from Mission/Dispatch rewards: Unknown Rift Challenge Ticket (Bound), Small Ode Energy (Bound)
Added to Mission/Dispatch rewards: Cogni Soul Crystal (Bound) (Bound), Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound)

Sanctuary

[Sanctuary — Purification Chamber] Ode Energy Cube Kina reward: increased to 2,000,000 Kina
"Erosion Box (Bound)" now also yields Sync Stone (Heroic) (Bound)
[Sanctuary — Abyss Forge: Rudra] Ode Energy Cube Heroic equipment drop chance: doubled
[Sanctuary — Abyss Forge: Rudra] "Abyss Box (Bound)": Rudra's Heart and Rudra's Bracelet drop weight within Heroic equipment chance: doubled

Ascension Trial

New rewards added: Fragment: Ariel's Trace (Bound) and Enhancement Stones
After entering Awakening Arena, combat now starts immediately when preparation time ends (no controls during prep)

Succession Crafting

New feature: transfer enhancement/breakthrough level and Soul Binding data from old equipment to newly crafted gear.

Recipes that support Succession Crafting display a "Succession Crafting" icon
In the crafting material list, a [Select Succession Equipment] button appears — select gear to inherit from
Click the item icon in the succession material slot to preview the transferred enhancement/Soul Binding data

Advanced Succession

New feature: upgrade Unique-grade equipment to Heroic-grade while keeping enhancement, breakthrough, and Soul Binding data.

Enhancement/breakthrough levels and Soul Binding data are preserved
Standard Succession and Advanced Succession have different success-count thresholds and success rates
Advanced Succession success count resets at the start of each new season

Pet System EXP Adjustment

Per-level EXP required for Pets and Species Understanding: reduced to 70% of previous amount
Pets already at max level (or those that exceed max due to reduction): excess converted to Species Soul Crystal Points retroactively
Species Understanding max exceeded: every 20 excess EXP → 1 Species Soul Crystal Point
Note: Special species excluded from retroactive payout
Some achievements auto-complete upon login (all tiers of: Power of Intelligence, Brain Master, Animal Sound, Way of the Wild, Forest Recorder, Eco Guardian, Start of Change, Aesthetic of Difference, Smart Pet, Brave Pet, Fresh Pet, Weird Pet, Special Pet, One Who Transcends Species)

Pet Species Understanding Preset

New Preset feature for Species Understanding Analysis Effects
Understanding level and EXP are shared across all presets
Switching presets immediately applies that preset's analysis effects to the character
Existing analysis effects automatically saved to Preset 1; Presets 2 and 3 start empty

Customization

1 new female character preset added

Daevanian

New Daevanian "Yustiel" added.

Yustiel Daevanian Points obtained via Material Conversion of "Fragment: Yustiel's Trace" — dropped in the new Phantom Corridor expedition and future Transcendence content

Pantheon Preset

New Pantheon Preset feature — equip different accessories per preset
Preset Set Equip now includes a Pantheon slot

Subjugation Battle — Ending

Subjugation Battle content ends starting from Season 3.

Previous season Subjugation Battle rewards obtained upon entering the Season Lobby UI
"Subjugation Battle Challenge Ticket (Bound)" in inventory/storage can no longer be used; can be Material Converted into 20,000 Enhancement Stones
"Content Usage Charge Ticket Selection Box (Bound)" — Subjugation Battle ticket option removed

Nightmare — New Boss

New bosses added to Nightmare — organized by season:
- Season 1 → Dream Layer I tab
- Season 2 → Dream Layer II tab
- Season 3 → Dream Layer III tab (new)
[Nightmare — Exchange Shop — Statues] Season 3 tab added with new Season 3 boss decorations

Nightmare — Instant Clear Ticket

New feature: use Instant Clear tickets to claim additional rewards without re-entering the dungeon.

After clearing, a [Instant Clear] button appears in the results popup
Set a number of repeats → click [Claim Rewards] to instantly receive that many runs' worth of clear rewards + ranking points
Each use consumes 1 Instant Clear: Nightmare (Bound) and 1 challenge count
Instant Clear runs count toward season mission "Nightmare Clear" progress

Shop — Breeze Shop Special Revamp

Item	Old Limit	New Limit	Price (Kina)
Odyle Energy (Bound)	4 per char/week → 12 per server/week	21 per server/week	100,000
Unknown Rift Challenge Ticket (Bound)	4 per char/week → 12 per server/week	21 per server/week	100,000
Instant Clear: Daily Dungeon (Bound)	14 per server/week	21 per server/week	30,000
Cogni Soul Crystal (Bound) (Bound)	400 per server/week	1,000 per server/week	1,000 each

New items added to Breeze Shop [Special]:

Item	Limit	Price (Kina)
Expedition/Transcendence Challenge Ticket Selection Box (Bound)	21 per server/week	100,000
Instant Clear: Nightmare (Bound)	14 per server/week	30,000
Abyss Forge Charge Ticket (Bound)	1 per server/week	1,000,000

Season Ranking System Improvement

Season content rankings now based on class ranking (instead of overall ranking)
Affected content: Solo Arena, Co-op Arena, Abyss, Transcendence, Nightmare, Awakening Arena
Grade/rank icons in season UI, ranking screens, arena lobby, and Abyss nameplate now reflect class ranking
Ranking buffs from Abyss, Arena, Transcendence, Nightmare, Awakening Arena removed

Battlefield / Arena

Battlefield map changed: Snowfield Where the Storm Sleeps → Cradle of Ode Shards
Battlefield now only open at specific times: 11:00–14:00 and 20:00–22:00 daily
Once max Battlefield win rewards reached, party matching disabled
Battlefield and Arena rewards increased:

Type	Limit	Reward
Battlefield Win	Weekly 3	3,000 Abyss Points + Gold Merit Medal
Battlefield Participate	Weekly 3	1,000 Abyss Points + Silver Merit Medal
Arena Win	Weekly 30	500 Abyss Points
Arena Participate	Weekly 10	300 Abyss Points

Abyss

Major Abyss overhaul: Hotspot removed, new Chaotic Ereshulanta Mid-Layer zone added, server rematch restructured.

Abyss Hotspot deleted
Old "Ereshulanta Mid-Layer" removed → replaced by "Chaotic Ereshulanta Mid-Layer"
- Artifacts and Guardian Commander Nahma (Enraged) remain
- Flight disabled in Chaotic Ereshulanta Mid-Layer
- New Missions/Dispatch Quests added for Chaotic Ereshulanta Mid-Layer
- Old Ereshulanta Mid-Layer missions no longer available
Guardian Commander Nahma and Enraged Guardian Commander Nahma now appear 5–10 min later depending on server match group
Abyss free-entry condition changed: "1-Star Officer or higher" → "≥1,500,000 Abyss Ranking Points AND within top 200 overall ranking"
Abyss monster rewards and Kina drops reduced
New option in Settings → Graphics → Optimization: "Same Appearance for Other Players" — non-party/force characters displayed with identical appearance; greatly improves performance
Server rematch resets Artifact capture and Abyss Corridor

Server Rematch Groups (Artifact Capture War times):

Capture War 21:00 / Nahma 22:00	Capture War 21:05 / Nahma 22:05	Capture War 21:10 / Nahma 22:10
Asphel vs Zikel Markutan vs Israphel Ariel vs Siel Triniel vs Lumiel Nezakan vs Ereshkigal Vaizel vs Cromede Nania vs Babarung	Kaisinel vs Nemon Yustiel vs Rudra Britra vs Zenkaka Fregion vs Munin Fafnir vs Ishalgen Poeta vs Hadal Ishtar vs Thahabata Kasaka vs Quaring	Tiamat vs Indnach Bakarma vs Changalung Hitanie vs Odar Kochlung vs Ulgorn Luterus vs Meslamtaeda Daminu vs Pernos

Abyss Equipment Potential Enhancement

New Potential system added to Abyss equipment — enhance with Potential Amplifiers and Abyss Points.

Weapon / Guardian: each stage adds +2.5% PvP Damage Boost (up to 4 stages = +10%)
Armor: each stage adds +0.5% PvP Damage Resistance (up to 4 stages = +2%)
Accessories: each stage adds +0.5% PvP Damage Boost (up to 4 stages = +2%)
Materials: Potential Amplifier (Bound) + Abyss Points — Amplifier drops from Abyss monsters

Abyss Shop

New equipment "Elite Legion Commander Weapon" added to Abyss Shop
Elite Legion Commander Weapon can also be crafted via Succession Crafting from existing "Legion Commander Weapon"
[Exchange Shop — Medals] Medal purchase limits changed: Silver Merit Medal 20/character/week, Gold Merit Medal 10/character/week

Crafting

Crafting proficiency max level raised to Expert Level 70
New Unique-grade Draconic equipment recipes added: "Mysterious Dragon" and "Red Dragon"
Key materials "Fury Faith" and "Fury Torch" obtained from Season 3 new Expedition dungeons

Material Conversion

New: Convert Rudra equipment using "Equipment Change Ticket: Rudra (Bound)" + Kina (from Sanctuary guaranteed rewards)
New: 2× "Equipment Change Ticket: Rudra (Bound)" + 20,000,000 Kina → Ludra's Bracelet
New: Convert Unique equipment into Sync Stone (Unique)
Odyle Energy (Bound) Material Conversion: limit increased to 20 per server; old per-character (4×) recipe removed
New: Daevanian Crystal: Asphel (Bound) or Daevanian Crystal: Yustiel (Bound) → Soul Tome (Bound)
All Material Conversion harvest items changed to (Bound) versions

Hidden Cube

New reward added: Phantom Kaisinel Helmet (Appearance: Helmet)

Season 2 Ranking Rewards

Season 2 Transcendence/Awakening Arena/Nightmare/Subjugation Battle ranking rewards removed from automatic distribution
Purchase from [Shop — Changalung Trading Post — Consumables] until July 1 maintenance:

Item	Price	Limit
Oath Coin Box (Bound) — 100,000 Oath Coins	2 Quna	4 per server
Season 2 Ranking Reward Box (Bound)	2 Quna	1 per character

Season 1 Ranking Reward Effects

Season 1 ranking reward Titles and Pantheon decorations: stat effects removed (items not deleted)

Class Changes

Common

Focused Block, Shield of Protection, Evasion Stance, Focused Defense: block/evasion duration was affected by Combat Speed — fixed
Blind effect changed: −700 Penetrating Accuracy → −30,000 Accuracy
Stealth improvements:
- Self-applied stealth no longer broken by using buffs (still broken by Evasion Stance)
- Stealth no longer broken by picking up items or passing through flight rings

Templar

Skill	Change
Doom Shield	On hit: activates Judgment on target for 7 sec; fix: Judgment aggro increase effect was not applying — fixed

Assassin

Skill	Change
Shadow Walk Spec 3	Cooldown reset on PC kill → Cooldown reset on PC kill-assist
Illusive Clone	Skill speed +30%; pre-animation reduced; base effect now also resets Illusive Clone cooldown
Swift Contract / Evasion Contract	Skill speed +30%
Savage Fang Spec 2	Pull nearby targets → Groggy Gauge damage +50
Savage Fang Spec 4	25% chance to reset Glyph Explosion CD on crit → Guaranteed crit
Determination	HP trigger threshold relaxed: ≤10% HP → ≤30% HP (at Lv.1)

Spiritmaster

On Spiritmaster death: spirit immediately despawns
Spirit now ignores 90% of HP-proportional damage
Affected spirits: Summon: Fire Spirit, Summon: Water Spirit, Summon: Wind Spirit, Summon: Earth Spirit, Summon: Ancient Spirit

Sorcerer

Skill	Change
Bittercold Wind (Specs 2+5)	Fix: after first hit, skill stopped attacking — fixed; some spec combos applied Spec 1 effect unintentionally — fixed
Winter's Shackles	Fix: tracking setting didn't work when used in AION1 mode — fixed
Firestorm	Skill and projectile speed +20%
Vitality Evaporation	HP trigger threshold relaxed: >90% HP → >70% HP (at Lv.1)
Hibernation	Base effect changed to Damage Immunity; Spec 1 changed from Damage Resistance bonus → Healing Received increase; cancel effect changed from push nearby targets → move backward
Arctic Armor Spec 4	Freeze chance +5% → Damage Resistance +20%
Fire Wall	Spec 1: MP recovery → Enhance: Embers; Spec 4: Enhance: Embers → Embers duration +10s; Embers effect no longer refreshes
Cold Storm	Spec 1: bonus per hit count → Enhance: Frostbite; Spec 4: Enhance: Frostbite → Frostbite duration +10s; Frostbite no longer refreshes

UI Improvements

Crafting: guaranteed-success recipes now show a "Guaranteed Success" icon
Daily Dungeon and Nightmare lobby/result screens: shop shortcut button added to purchase Instant Clear tickets
Arcana Enhancement: tab added to view held Arcana by type; sort fixed; bulk-register filter added
Resurrection popup: now shows only if a party member has the resurrection skill equipped in current preset (previously: any learned skill); also shown on PvP death
DPS Meter: target dies → measurement stops immediately (no delay); map transition → measurement no longer stops when using "All" mode
Fix: in simple chat mode, pressing Enter after typing didn't close the chat window — fixed

[Events]

1. Rising Wings (14-Day Attendance)

Apr 8 (after maintenance) — Apr 29 (before maintenance)

Day 7: Clash Rune Box ×3 (Bound) | Day 13: Soul Tome ×30 (Bound) | Day 14: Soul Tome: Reset ×3 (Bound)

2. Will of Atreia (28-Day Attendance)

Apr 8 (after maintenance) — May 13 (before maintenance)

3. Daevanian Markutan Boost-Up

Apr 8 (after maintenance) — Jun 24 (before maintenance)

Fragment: Markutan's Trace (Bound) drops doubled in Dead Dramata's Nest (Conquest), Cradle of Nihility (Conquest), and all Transcendence stages of Sunken Temple of Life

4. First Phantom Meeting (Deva Pass)

Sale: Apr 8 — Jun 24 | Reward claim: Apr 8 — Jul 1

New 60-level Deva Pass with Basic and Premium tiers. Earn EXP via attendance, monster kills, crafting, expedition clears, Shugo Festival, etc. Level cap: 60 (with repeatable weekly bonuses after). Level 1 per 30,000 Kina.

Key rewards: Kina (Bound), Enhancement Stones, Soul Crystal ×600 at Lv.15/30/45, Markutan Daevanian Crystals, Cosmetic Box (10x), Stigma Shards

5. Shugo's Growth Boosting

Sale: Apr 8 — Jul 1 | 1 Quna per account | Unlocks [Growth Support — Shugo's Growth Boosting]

Mission rewards at 8/16/24/32/40 completions: +3 Clash Rune Set Bundle → +10 Conquest Armor Set Box [★★★] → +10 Conquest Accessory Set Box [★★★] → +10 Conquest Weapon Set Box [★★★] → Vitality Arcana Set Box (Unique)

[Promotions]

AION Season 3 Starter

₩33,000 — 1 per character

Classic Horn-Rimmed Glasses (Appearance), Hidden Cube Key ×20, Battle Enhancement Scroll ×100, Resurrection Spirit Stone ×50, Superior Life Elixir ×100, Crit Enhancement Scroll ×100, Superior Courage Scroll ×50, Superior Dash Scroll ×50, Superior Blessing Scroll ×50, Superior Gale Scroll ×50

New Armor Appearances

Apr 8 — May 20 | ₩49,000 each

Magical Heart Suit (Set) | Fluffy Chick Hood (Set) | Skin-Fit Leggings (Set)

New Weapon Appearances

Apr 8 — May 20 | ₩19,000 per class weapon

Sweet Heart (Greatsword/Longsword/Dagger/Bow/Spellbook/Orb/Warhammer/Staff) | Fluffy Chick (same types) — class-restricted

New Helmets & Face Decorations

Apr 8 — May 20 | 300 Quna each

Silver Moonlight Tiara | Shutter Shade Sunglasses | Silver Monocle | Street Bubble Gum | Rose Full of Romance

New Pets & Wings

Apr 8 — May 20 | ₩29,000 each

Pets: Fluffy Chick | Shining Golden Unicorn | Abyssal Shadow Unicorn
Wings: Fluffy Chick Wings | Wings Cleaving the Abyss

New Subscription Products

Sale: Apr 8 — Jun 24 | Claim: Apr 8 — Jul 1

Star Guide (Basic: 2,000,000 Kina / Premium: 1,500 Quna) — per character
Bountiful Journey (Basic: 2,000,000 Kina / Premium: 1,000 Quna) — per server
Hero's Invitation (Basic: 2,000,000 Kina / Premium: 1,000 Quna, Lv.45+) — Apr 8–Apr 29, claim until May 6

[Other Improvements & Bug Fixes]

Improvements

Wardrobe: earrings can now be equipped/unequipped on both sides simultaneously via [Both Equip] / [Both Unequip] buttons
Pet: Dodoclaw graphics updated with improved fur rendering
Attack Power / Defense Power stat cap raised: 100% → 120%
Verteron Mission/Dispatch targets updated: Gravi added to Intruder Extermination; Garden Spirit added to Garden Cleaning; Tolbas Kalnif added to Northern Tolbas Forest Cleanup; Brownie Harvest Laborer added to Drana Farm Sabotage
Altgard Mission/Dispatch targets updated: Mutated Blade Fanatic removed from Blade Gang Judgment, Border Weakness, and Strong Response; Tamed Blade Beast removed from Gribade Highlands West; Guard Shaman added to Gribade Highlands East Sweep

Bug Fixes

[Force Abyss / Dimensional Rift] Force panel in HUD showed other players' HP incorrectly — fixed
[Dungeon] Party composition window remaining open on retry — fixed
[Quest Dungeon "Jumion Relic Repository"] Halo's Aura summoned by Manifested Guardian Spirit had lower healing than intended — fixed
[Expedition "Savage Horn Cave"] Necromancer Duanka's "Soul Hunter" and "Power of Kin" status effect icons changed
[Expedition "Savage Horn Cave"] Guard Dog Kuhapu's skill didn't register hits at certain positions — fixed
[Transcendence "Sunken Temple of Life"] Sunken Emmon's "Harvested Souls" icon and "Screaming Storm" skill position hit fix
[Sanctuary "Purification Chamber"] Black Blood Blat groggy during certain skills no longer incorrectly blocks extra effects
[Nightmare Dream Layer II] Enraged Reda and Warden Santras HP slightly reduced
Some passive skills were not included in Combat Power calculation — fixed
Breeze Shop membership special store: level requirement for Resurrection Spirit Stone (Bound) removed
Succession Stone Fragment (Heroic) (Bound) Material Conversion recipe: Mysterious Dragon and Red Dragon equipment no longer shown (unintended)

AION 2 — April 8, 2026 Update Notes