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Aion 2

Get it: Free to play on Steam and NC PURPLE Official website

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Release timeline

  1. Global launch Latest NC on Steam Aion 2 became free to play for everyone in the Americas, Europe and Japan on Steam and PURPLE, with a level cap of 45 and about a year of Korea's quality of life and balance changes.
  2. Global Advanced Access NC Founder's Pack buyers began playing the global version on Steam and PURPLE, which starts with its own Season 1 rather than Korea's current content.
  3. Chapter 1: Lands of Sand and Snow NC The first major update in Korea and Taiwan added the Brawler class, raised the level cap from 45 to 50 and opened the regions Eltnen and Morheim, with new dungeons and PvP modes.
  4. Class overhaul and Chaotic Abyss NC Gave every class a new Stigma skill, added Perfect Shield Block and Perfect Parry, opened the Chaotic Abyss and split PvP and PvE damage.
2 earlier releases
  1. Season 2 NC The first season in Korea and Taiwan began with the Expedition Dying Dramata's Nest, new raids and Ascension Trials, followed by a new dungeon every week or two and the Middle Reshanta zone of the Abyss.
  2. Korea and Taiwan launch NC Aion 2 opened in Korea and Taiwan on PC and mobile with eight classes, the Elyos and Asmodian factions and flight across Atreia.

Aion 2 is NC's free-to-play MMORPG sequel to Aion, launched in Korea and Taiwan on Nov 19, 2025 and worldwide on Steam and PURPLE on Oct 5, 2026. This viki documents its classes, factions, regions, dungeons, Abyss warfare, progression, business model and every major update, and every key paragraph plays the moment on YouTube that shows it.

Actual gameplay

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Latest highlights

Updated Oct 29, 2026.

  • Hard mode for two more Expeditions. The patch of Oct 27 (PDT) added Hard Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island at item level 2,700, made Expedition and Transcendence bosses weaker, raised every class's base HP at level 45, opened a daily dungeon, the Odylium Repository, and limited gathering to 1,000 a day per server from level 45. More
  • A new pass and a 28-day attendance event. Prelude to Flight, free or 1,000 Quna for the premium track, runs from Oct 28 to the maintenance of Dec 2 (CET) with 50 levels of Odyle Energy, dungeon tickets and pass shop coins; the Atreia's Call attendance event pays a reward for each of 28 logins over the same period, with Odyle Energy every seventh day. More
  • New skins to Nov 10. Two outfit sets, Vulpine Sunshower and No-Nonsense Maid, at $29.99, and Secret Teatime weapon skins at $11.99, on sale from Oct 28 to the maintenance of Nov 10 (PST), in place of the launch lineup. More
  • Halloween Twitch Drops. Watching Aion 2 streams from Oct 28 to Nov 3 (PST) earns Resurrection Spiritstones, vouchers, four Odyle Energy and, at 8 hours, the Chubby Panda helm. More
  • 75,294 accounts restricted. An eighth round, at 20:00 PDT on Oct 28, restricted 4,651 more accounts for gold farming, bots, unauthorized programs and real-money trading, the smallest since the first. More
  • Four Odyle Energy a day, not two. NC doubled the Ludra warm-up gift on Oct 27, before it began: from the maintenance of Oct 28 to that of Nov 10 (PST), each account gets 4 Odyle Energy a day by mail, which expires seven days after it arrives. More
  • Transfers held, then resumed at level 45. NC put server transfers on hold on Oct 26 while it investigated an issue it did not name, then resumed them on Oct 27 with Europe's 03:00 PDT (12:00 CET) window and the American regions' next windows, with the level requirement raised from 10 to 45. The period still ends with the maintenance of Oct 27 (PDT). More
  • Ludra returns Nov 4. NC announced on Oct 23 that the reworked Sanctuary raid comes back on Nov 4 with new mechanics, in Normal mode at item level 2,800 and Hard mode at 3,000. The first 20 Hard mode parties in each region win titles in the Ludra Hunt to Nov 24, every clear earns Ludra Hunter, and accounts get four Odyle Energy a day from Oct 28 to Nov 10, a 14-day login track and Twitch Drops. More
  • 70,643 accounts restricted by Oct 23. A seventh round, at 17:00 PDT on Oct 23, restricted 12,586 more accounts for gold farming, bots, unauthorized programs and real-money trading. More
  • European clocks change. NC took the European game servers down for 2 hours 30 minutes from 17:30 PDT on Oct 24 (02:30 CEST on Oct 25) to move them from summer time to Central European Time. More
  • Halloween, the first seasonal event. The patch of Oct 13 (PDT) began a Halloween event that runs to Nov 3: attendance and weekly missions pay Pumpkin Coins for upgrade materials, dungeon tickets and a skeleton armor skin. It also fixed Sorcerer and Spiritmaster skill bugs, added an inverted Y-axis option and sells Abyss Rift Stones for Kina to Oct 27. More
  • Halloween shop. Three outfit sets at $29.99, a Halloween Night weapon skin for each class at $11.99, two pets and Spider Wings at $19.99, and helms and face paint at 300 Quna, on sale to Nov 24. NC also fixed Steam purchases from Oct 6 to 12 that were paid but not delivered. More
  • 58,057 accounts restricted by Oct 20. After 4,996 on Oct 10, NC restricted 10,000 accounts on Oct 12, 9,422 on Oct 14, 7,933 on Oct 15, 10,326 on Oct 16 and 15,380 on Oct 20 (PDT), the largest round yet, for bots, gold farming and real-money trading, and now limits Market listings of gathering materials by a character's play history. More
  • Transfers can close early. Each server caps transfers in and out, updated hourly; a server flooded with requests may close to transfers for good, NC warned on Oct 14. More
  • Reviews slip to 58%. Steam counted 20,869 positive of 36,085 reviews on Oct 21, still Mixed, down from 60% on Oct 15 and 65% on Oct 7. More
  • Server transfers open. After the maintenance of Oct 13 (PDT), characters on early access servers can move to another early access server for a week, then characters on launch servers for a week, to Oct 28. A transfer stays within a region and faction, costs 0 Quna once per account, needed level 10 (45 since Oct 27), and resets the character's name. More
  • 52 server pairs. NC opened Nathara and Tassin in Europe on Oct 8 and Hithanya and Nemon in NA East on Oct 9, and lists a ninth Asia pair, so its list showed 52 Elyos and Asmodian pairs on Oct 12, up from 43 at the launch. More
  • More Flight Power on quest wings. The maintenance of Oct 8 (PDT) raised the Flight Power of the four wings earned from quests by 500 each: Daeva's Lesser Wings to 2,500 and the Intermediate, Superior and Ultimate Wings to 1,000. More
  • A European outage, compensated. A cloud service outage took down 21 European servers on Oct 8; NC gave their players a day of Membership and pet auto-loot where active, and a Special Daeva Supply chest. More
  • Producer's letter. NC wrote on Oct 10 that it ran the launch on a "zero queue policy", that the first server transfer is free, and that new content starts "with Ludra's return and our first seasonal celebrations", without dates. More
  • New on this viki: guides and tools. Step-by-step guides for all eight classes, the level 45 progression and the hardest dungeons, and tools that import your character from NC's official character pages to show where to focus next, plan your Daevanion boards and builds, and track energy, resets and enhancement odds. More
  • Free for everyone, on time. Aion 2 opened to all players on Steam and PURPLE at 06:00 PDT (13:00 UTC) on Oct 5, 2026, as NC had confirmed that morning, after an eight-hour maintenance that closed Advanced Access. More
  • 397,905 players on Steam. Aion 2 peaked at 397,905 concurrent Steam players on launch day, more than twice the early access peak of 171,530 (SteamDB; PURPLE players are not counted). NC says its own peak passed 400,000 and rewarded players with gifts at 300,000 and 400,000 "active users". More
  • Holding near the peak. On the evening of Oct 7, a Wednesday, 334,842 people were playing on Steam, the highest count of the previous 24 hours was 373,854, and the game ranked fourth among Steam's top sellers and fifth in daily active users (SteamDB). More
  • Still Mixed on Steam. Reviews stood at 65% positive of 16,195 on the evening of Oct 7, down slightly from 66% that morning and up from 57% on Sep 30 (Steam). GamesRadar found pay-to-win the main complaint on Oct 6, while its writer praised the character creator and the world. More
  • One Membership per server. The $14.99 Membership, which the Market and the Quna exchange require, covers only the server where it was bought, so players with characters on several servers need several, and Daeva Passes are sold per character, as The Elec pointed out on Oct 7 amid complaints about monetization. More
  • 49 server pairs on launch day. NC opened the launch with 43 Elyos and Asmodian pairs, 24 of them new, and added six more in Europe and Asia on launch day. More
  • Ludra pulled for a rework. Early access players beat the Sanctuary raid Ludra sooner than NC intended, so NC took it out of the launch build on Oct 5. It will return with new mechanics and a First Clear event, and NC promised the date by Oct 16 and named it a week late, on Oct 23: Nov 4. More
  • Founder's Pack cosmetics on every character. After player feedback during early access, NC made the pack's title and cosmetics account-wide; the patch of Oct 7 added a free Founder's Pack shop for them on every character and server. More
  • Advanced Access is over. Founder's Pack owners played from Sep 30 to Oct 4, and their progress carried over. Besides the opening-day delay and queues, the five days brought a quest fix, login and purchase fixes, four more server pairs and several gifts. More
  • First weekly patch. The maintenance of Oct 6 and 7 capped wing morphing into Enhance Stones at 20 a week per server, raised Raw Leather drop rates and added Resurrection Spiritstones to the Wind Breeze Merchants for Kina. More
  • Rewards for every player. Everyone who logs in before the Dec 1 maintenance receives the pre-registration and Steam wishlist rewards, Twitch Drops run until Oct 16, and NC gave every player a Customization Voucher on launch day. More
  • Eight classes, level 45. The global version has Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Cleric and Chanter. The Brawler has no global date, and press reports a level cap of 45. More

Aion 2 is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by NC as the sequel to Aion (2008), with real-time combat seen from a third-person camera. Trunx's review of the global version's open test shows it played on the global client, a Gladiator fighting in the open world and then boss fights with a party, with the skill bar, party frames and damage numbers on screen, while he explains the skill chains in which each skill opens a follow-up, the extra damage of back attacks and the telegraphs on the floor to dodge mid-chain (Combat System, Classes). Medieval Marty's review, published on launch day after four or five days of Advanced Access on the global servers, then shows his Sorcerer with a party in a lava-filled dungeon, dropping fire and ice spells at the feet of the monsters and fighting among a boss's burning circles, while he describes a rotation in which some skills trigger stronger ones, the roll that takes a player out of area attacks, and combat he calls fast and responsive.

Built on Unreal Engine 5, Aion 2 is set 200 years after the original: the Tower of Eternity has collapsed, and the Daevas, slowly losing their power, keep fighting while they survive under the oppression of the Balaur (Steam). NC calls it "the ultimate edition of the original Aion". It launched in Korea and Taiwan on Nov 19, 2025 on PC and mobile (Korea and Taiwan Launch). Its PC-only worldwide version, on Steam and NC's PURPLE launcher, opened to Founder's Pack owners on Sep 30, 2026 and has been free for everyone since Oct 5, when it peaked at 397,905 concurrent players on Steam (Global Release, Advanced Access). Grobs, reviewing it after more than 250 hours on the Asian servers, starts with what he liked most: how it looks, in dungeons above all, and how smoothly it runs.

High view over green and gray rocky highlands scattered with red flowers; huge trees with flat red caps stand on both sides, a dirt path winds past a small figure toward a canyon holding a dark blue pool, and pale stone spires and ruins rise on distant cliffs under a bright, cloudy sky.
A lone Daeva on a path across red-flowered highlands, between giant red-capped mushroom trees, with a blue pool deep in a ravine and ruined towers on the far cliffs, in an official Steam store screenshot of Aion 2. NC

Quick facts

Get it Free to play on Steam and NC PURPLE
Genre MMORPG, sequel to Aion (2008)
Developer and publisher NC (called NCSOFT until March 2026)
Engine Unreal Engine 5
Setting Atreia, 200 years after Aion; a world 36 times larger than the original's
Korea and Taiwan Launched Nov 19, 2025 on PC and mobile
Global PC (Windows) only, on Steam and PURPLE: Advanced Access Sep 30 to Oct 4, 2026; free for everyone since Oct 5 at 06:00 PDT (13:00 UTC)
Global servers 52 Elyos and Asmodian pairs in five regions on Oct 12, 2026 (49 on the evening of Oct 5); free transfers Oct 14 to 28
Price Free to play in every region; Membership $14.99 for 30 days
Factions Elyos and Asmodians, on separate servers; the Balaur are the NPC enemy
Classes Eight on the global version; a ninth, the Brawler, in Korea and Taiwan since Jul 1, 2026
Level cap (global) 45 at launch, according to press
Steam players Peak of 397,905 on Oct 5, 2026 (SteamDB, Steam only)
Steam reviews Mixed, 58% positive of 36,085 on Oct 21, 2026 (Steam); 60% of 31,061 on Oct 15; 65% of 16,195 on Oct 7
Ratings (Steam) ESRB T, PEGI 16, USK 16

World and setting

On NC America's first global livestream in August 2026, its senior producer described Aion 2 as the next generation of the series, the game the team had envisioned when it made Aion, now that "the technology has finally caught up". The world of Atreia is 36 times the size of the original's, and the principle NC announced at the first reveal in May 2025 was "explore everything you can see": full aerial freedom in every region and, new to the series, underwater exploration. Executive producer Seungwook Baek put it this way at launch: "Aion 2 is a fully realized world where you can walk, fly, and swim across everything you see" (NC, Nov 18, 2025).

The faction war of the original returns. The Elyos of Elysea in the south and the Asmodians of Asmodae in the north play on separate servers "to improve faction balance" (NC, June 2025) and meet in the Abyss, the contested zone between the two halves of the world, while the draconic Balaur press on both. On the global version each Elyos server is paired with an Asmodian one, and the players met in the Abyss and the Spacetime Rifts come from the paired server (Servers). In Korea, players of both factions have been able to form PvE parties since Mar 11, 2026, and the global version lets dungeon matching group players across factions and servers or keep to one's own faction (NC dungeon stream, Sep 4, 2026). The story is covered on Story and Lore.

Flight

Flight is Aion 2's signature system, and the subject of NC's Gameplay Spotlight: Flight trailer.

The Steam page puts it plainly: "flight is not a travel mechanic, it is how you fight, how you explore". Aerial combat takes place in the open world rather than in instanced dungeons (Hardcore Gamer, June 2026), and the Flight Circles of the original return. Testers of the global version in September 2026 singled it out: MassivelyOP found flight possible almost anywhere from the start, and S4G called the first flight the highlight of the test. Details are on Flight and Wings.

Wings are also a collection. A player equips one pair for its stats and can lay a cosmetic skin over it, and NC America's producer stressed on the August 2026 stream that any wing bought from the global shop "has absolutely no stats on it. It's purely cosmetic."

Classes

Aion 2 follows the tank, healer and damage trinity with eight launch classes, which NC's hosts ran through on the Aug 7, 2026 stream: the Gladiator, a frontline tank who also deals heavy damage; the Templar, a traditional shield tank; the Assassin, a melee class built on stealth; the Ranger, who fights with a bow; the Sorcerer, who wields fire and ice; the Spiritmaster, who summons elemental spirits; the Cleric, a healer who can resurrect in combat; and the Chanter, a support who buffs the party and deals damage. The global client uses these names, settling the Marksman and Elementalist translations seen earlier. Each is compared on Classes.

The streamer Ruca777's showcase of the eight classes, uploaded on Sep 30, 2026 as Advanced Access opened, shows each of them at level 30 fighting the same boss in turn, with the full interface on screen, starting with the Sorcerer.

A ninth class, the Brawler, arrived in Korea and Taiwan with Chapter 1: Lands of Sand and Snow on Jul 1, 2026. It fights with gauntlets, and its basic attacks and skills build Rage that triggers a Rampage state (NC, Jul 6, 2026). It is not in the global version, and NC has not said when it might follow.

Combat and character

Combat is manual. NC promised hit confirmation and no auto-combat at the reveal, with fewer skills than the original, and hits from behind deal extra damage. kets and his games, reviewing the Korean and Taiwanese version in November 2025, found it mostly action-based, built on chaining skills and dodging enemy attacks. Opinions of the global version split in September 2026: mein-mmo's tester enjoyed the hybrid of tab-target and action combat, while MassivelyOP found both modes undercooked, the attacks short on impact and the early fights far too easy. See Combat System and Skills, Stigmas and Macros.

Grobs, after 250 hours on the Asian servers, called it a tab-target game at heart with a good action mode: 12 active skill slots, plus a queue that lets several skills share one key, which he felt made PvE too simple even though the combat shone in PvP. Characters grow beyond their skills through Daevanion Boards, Arcana and gear (Gear Progression).

Character creation offers over 200 adjustable features, from two-tone hair and face sliders to makeup and body type, and each equipment slot can take its own appearance (Character Creation). Pets double as mounts: most monsters in the world can be defeated and collected, over 200 pets are promised at global launch, and the global version brings pet auto-loot (Pets and Mounts).

PvE and PvP

NC advertises over 200 dungeons, and on the global build they span solo challenges, five-player party content and ten-player group dungeons (Steam). The content map shown in August 2025 listed solo Nightmare, Sealed Dungeon, Stronghold and Awakening Battle content; Expedition, Transcendence, Eradication and Sanctuary for parties; and Daily Dungeons and the Shugo Festa for casual play. Grobs found the amount of solo and group PvE at launch "crazy", though he thought the mechanics basic. On the global version every instanced dungeon is cross-server, and the Transcendence Dungeons Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis are open from the start, with a launch leaderboard running to Nov 2. See Dungeons, Expedition Dungeons, Transcendence Dungeons, Sanctuary Raids, Sealed Dungeons and Strongholds, Nightmare and Ascension Trial and Daily Dungeons and Shugo Festa.

From behind, a row of characters in robes, armor and long coats, with small pets including a mushroom, a blue bird and a green creature, faces a giant spiked black dragon whose wings and body glow with purple cracks; beams of blue light rise from two pylons at the sides of the grated metal platform, and dark winged shapes fly through a stormy green sky.
A party of about a dozen Daevas and their pets stands on a metal arena facing a huge black dragon veined with glowing purple cracks, in an official Steam store screenshot of Aion 2. NC

PvP centers on the Abyss, where Elyos and Asmodians compete over field bosses, artifacts and Abyss Points in unrestricted faction combat. On the global version PvP can be switched off in the open world, but the Abyss is always a PvP zone. Around it sit the ranked Arena, the stat-equalized 10v10 Battlefield, the Spacetime Rift portals into enemy territory and the Artifact Siege; NC's PvP stream of Sep 11, 2026 said all of them open at level 45 on the global version. Korea has since added the Chaotic Abyss. See PvP.

Business model

Aion 2 is free to play. The Korean and Taiwanese version launched with Memberships and Passes sold for convenience, cosmetic costumes, weapon skins, pets and wings, and an exchange between the earned currency, Kina, and the premium currency, Quna (Kina and Quna); bundles of gear-enhancement items sold on launch day were withdrawn after a backlash (Controversies). For the global version NC published a separate business model on Jul 8, 2026 with a single Membership, which CrusherXGaming, reading that notice, put at $15 a month and said is required to trade on the Market and the Kina and Quna exchange. When the shop opened on Sep 30, 2026, NC priced the Special Quai Membership at $14.99 for 30 days, Quna from $5.99 for 400, a $19.99 starter bundle and the first Daeva Pass at 1,500 Quna. Direct trades between players have been off since the Launch Scale Test. The details are on Business Model, Membership, Market and Exchange, Daeva Pass, Cash Shop and Cosmetics and Founder's Packs.

Release timeline

NC's Launch Reveal Trailer at Summer Game Fest on Jun 5, 2026 set a September window for the global release, which gamescom then fixed at Oct 5. The main steps, with the Korean updates in between, are below; the full account is on Development History and Updates and Seasons.

Date Event
May 29, 2025 First Aion2NIGHT livestream reveals the core content
June 2025 Focus Group Test at NC's R&D Center
Sep 11, 2025 Pre-registration opens for Korea and Taiwan
Nov 13, 2025 NC shows the game at G-STAR 2025
Nov 19, 2025 Launch in Korea and Taiwan on PC and mobile
Jan 21, 2026 Season 2 begins in Korea and Taiwan
Apr 21, 2026 Global release announced on Steam
Jun 5, 2026 Summer Game Fest trailer; September window
Jul 1, 2026 Chapter 1 and the Brawler in Korea and Taiwan
Jul 22, 2026 Founder's Packs go on sale
Aug 25, 2026 gamescom Opening Night Live; Oct 5 date
Sep 17 and 18, 2026 Open Launch Scale Test, peaking at 73,761 on Steam
Sep 28, 2026 Pre-download opens to all players
Sep 30, 2026 Advanced Access opens at 07:00 PDT, an hour late; Steam peak of 171,530
Oct 4, 2026 Advanced Access ends at 22:00 PDT
Oct 5, 2026 Free-to-play global launch, on time at 06:00 PDT (13:00 UTC); Steam peak of 397,905; Ludra raid withdrawn
Oct 7, 2026 First weekly patch; Founder's Pack cosmetics account-wide
Oct 8, 2026 Cloud outage on 21 European servers; Flight Power of the quest wings raised
Oct 10, 2026 Producer's letter; 4,996 accounts restricted that night (PDT)
Oct 14, 2026 Free server transfers open, early access servers first (Servers); Halloween event and shop begin
Oct 16, 2026 Twitch Drops end; NC's deadline for naming the Ludra raid's return date passes without one
Oct 23, 2026 NC names Nov 4 for Ludra's return; 12,586 more accounts restricted
Oct 26, 2026 Server transfers put on hold; resumed Oct 27 with level 45 required
Oct 28, 2026 Patch of Oct 27 (PDT): Hard Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island; transfers close; new skins and the Prelude to Flight pass; Halloween Twitch Drops; four Odyle Energy a day by mail begins (raised from two on Oct 27); 4,651 more accounts restricted that night (PDT)
Nov 4, 2026 Ludra returns in Normal (item level 2,800) and Hard (3,000) mode; Ludra Hunt and Twitch Drops begin
Dec 15, 2026 The first global Daeva Pass ends

NC's global team has said the worldwide version will run close to a year behind Korea in content and release the backlog according to player data (Hardcore Gamer, June 2026); NC America's Merv Lee Kwai told MMORPG.com in September 2026 that the pace was still being weighed region by region. Hardware needs are on System Requirements and store details on Platforms.

Reception

In Korea and Taiwan, NC reported more than 1.5 million daily active users two days after launch and cumulative revenue above KRW 100 billion by Jan 3, 2026; both are the company's own figures. The Korea Game Media Association and the Korea Game Journalists Club named it Game of G-Star 2025. English-speaking creators who played the Asian version praised its looks and combat more than its monetization and servers: kets and his games found the core gameplay "genuinely solid and fun" but did not recommend it in November 2025, citing pay-to-win elements and constant server problems. NC reported Aion 2 revenue of KRW 136.8 billion in the first quarter of 2026 and 71.9 billion in the second.

The global version drew 73,761 concurrent Steam players at the peak of its open test on Sep 17, 2026, and 171,530 on the first day of Advanced Access, Sep 30, when it also led Steam's top sellers (SteamDB; players on PURPLE are not counted). Its first Steam reviews, many written by buyers stuck in queues, were mostly negative in the opening hours (Insider Gaming) and Mixed by that evening, 57% positive of 929 (SteamDB). The free launch on Oct 5 drew 397,905 concurrent Steam players, more than NC's Throne and Liberty ever reached there (SteamDB; Inven Global), and NC put its own peak above 400,000. On the evening of Oct 7 its peak of the previous 24 hours was still 373,854 (SteamDB). Reviews were still Mixed on Oct 7, at 65% positive of 16,195, and GamesRadar found pay-to-win the main complaint. By Oct 13 Steam counted 15,716 positive and 11,106 negative reviews, 59% positive of 26,822 and still Mixed; in English alone, 7,236 of 13,282. On Oct 15 Steam counted 18,507 positive of 31,061, about 60%, and on Oct 21 20,869 of 36,085, about 58% (Reception and Revenue).

Testers praised the visuals, flight, music and character creator and criticized the mobile-style interface and auto-pathing, the easy early fights and the heavily instanced world (MassivelyOP, S4G, MMOHuts). TheLazyPeon, after about eight hours of the open test, found the combat "way more fun than I expected" and gave the game 7 out of 10, while calling it "very mobiley at times". See Reception and Revenue.

Frequently asked questions

Does Aion 2 have a Halloween event? Yes. The first seasonal event of Aion 2's global version runs from the patch of Oct 13, 2026 (PDT) to the maintenance of Nov 3, with daily attendance rewards, weekly event missions and a coin shop in Verteron and Altgard; Halloween cosmetics are sold in the shop to Nov 24.

Is Aion 2 free to play? Yes, Aion 2 is free to play in every region. Revenue comes from a $14.99 monthly Membership, Daeva Passes and cosmetics; before the launch the global version also sold Founder's Packs from $24.99 to $99.99 that included five days of Advanced Access.

When did Aion 2 come out worldwide? Aion 2 came out worldwide on Oct 5, 2026 at 06:00 PDT (13:00 UTC), on time, on Steam and PURPLE. Founder's Pack owners played from Sep 30 in Advanced Access, and a free Launch Scale Test ran on Sep 17 and 18.

Can I play Aion 2 without a Founder's Pack? Yes. Since Oct 5, 2026 anyone can download Aion 2 free on Steam or PURPLE and play on any server, early access servers included.

How many people are playing Aion 2? On Steam, 397,905 at the same time at the peak on launch day, Oct 5, 2026, according to SteamDB, and still 334,842 on the evening of Oct 7; PURPLE players are not included. NC says its peak passed 400,000 concurrent users, without a breakdown by platform.

Is Aion 2 on mobile or consoles? Aion 2's Korean and Taiwanese version runs on PC and mobile with cross-play. The global version is PC only; NC has said a console version is planned after the PC launch, without a date and probably without cross-play (Wccftech, Sep 7, 2026).

How many classes does Aion 2 have? Aion 2 has eight classes on the global version: Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Cleric and Chanter. Korea and Taiwan added a ninth, the Brawler, on Jul 1, 2026; it had no global date as of Oct 12, 2026.

Can Elyos and Asmodians play together? In Aion 2 they play on separate servers and fight in the Abyss, where each server meets the enemy server it is paired with. Korea has allowed cross-faction PvE parties since March 2026, and global dungeon matching can group both factions.

Do you need to have played Aion first? No. NC says Aion 2 was made to welcome both longtime fans of the original and newcomers, and it is set two centuries later.

Can I transfer servers in Aion 2? Yes, from Oct 14, 2026. The first transfers run to Oct 28: early access servers in the first week and launch servers in the second, within one region and faction, for 0 Quna once per account. A character needed level 10, raised to 45 when transfers resumed on Oct 27 after NC's hold of Oct 26, and its name is chosen again after the move.

How many servers does Aion 2 have? 52 pairs of Elyos and Asmodian servers (104 servers) on NC's list on Oct 12, 2026: 23 pairs in Europe, 9 in NA East, 9 in Asia, 6 in Latin America and 5 in NA West.

When does the Ludra raid come back? On Nov 4, 2026, NC announced on Oct 23. It removed the Sanctuary raid at the launch on Oct 5 and promised a return date by Oct 16, then named it a week late; Normal mode needs item level 2,800 and Hard mode 3,000.

What are Aion 2's Steam reviews? Mixed: 20,869 positive of 36,085 reviews on Oct 21, 2026, about 58%, down from 60% on Oct 15 and 65% on Oct 7. GamesRadar found pay-to-win the main complaint on Oct 6, 2026.

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  1. Built on Unreal Engine 5, Aion 2 is set 200 years after the original: the Tower of Eternity has collapsed, and the…
  2. Grobs, after 250 hours on the Asian servers, called it a tab-target game at heart with a good action mode: 12 active…
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[Aion 2] Beyond the Abyss: Global Release Preview

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  1. On NC America's first global livestream in August 2026, its senior producer described Aion 2 as the next generation of…
  2. Wings are also a collection. A player equips one pair for its stats and can lay a cosmetic skin over it, and NC…
  3. Aion 2 follows the tank, healer and damage trinity with eight launch classes, which NC's hosts ran through on the Aug…
  4. Character creation offers over 200 adjustable features, from two-tone hair and face sliders to makeup and body type…
  5. PvP centers on the Abyss, where Elyos and Asmodians compete over field bosses, artifacts and Abyss Points in…

Aion 2 : Which Class Should You Main All 8 Explained

CrusherXGaming

  1. The faction war of the original returns. The Elyos of Elysea in the south and the Asmodians of Asmodae in the north…
  2. A ninth class, the Brawler, arrived in Korea and Taiwan with Chapter 1: Lands of Sand and Snow on Jul 1, 2026. It…

[Aion 2] Gameplay Spotlight: Flight

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  1. Flight is Aion 2's signature system, and the subject of NC's Gameplay Spotlight: Flight trailer.

Aion 2 | All Classes Gameplay Showcase At Level 30!

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Bosses

  • Deltras

    Deltras, the Elyos Storm Legion commander whose death at the first meeting of Elyos and Asmodians began the Abyss War, and in Aion 2 the final boss of the Sanctuary raid Snowfield of Sorrow, added in Korea and Taiwan on Sep 9, 2026.

  • Kromede

    Kromede, a boss from the original Aion who returns in Aion 2 as the last boss of the reimagined Fire Temple: her flame walls, dashes and clones, the feathers that make her wings, and the Mirror of Scarlet Desire set inside her shattered fragments.

Classes

  • Assassin

    The Assassin of Aion 2: a dagger-wielding stealth melee class built on burst windows, attacks from behind and fast gap closers, with its Insignia combos, the Shadowstep Stigma, and a reputation in duels and small-scale PvP.

  • Brawler

    The Brawler, Aion 2's ninth class: a Gauntlet fighter added in Korea and Taiwan with Chapter 1 on Jul 1, 2026, built around Rage, Rampage and frontal attacks, reworked in its first weeks, and not on the global servers that opened on Sep 30, 2026, with no date announced.

  • Chanter

    The Chanter of Aion 2: a staff-wielding melee support that heals, shields and buffs while it fights, with party-wide mantras, Fracturing Blow and Power of the Storm, the Barrier Spell Stigma, repeated buffs in 2026 and a hybrid place beside the Cleric.

  • Classes

    The classes of Aion 2: the eight classes of the global version (Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Cleric and Chanter) across tank, healer and damage roles, the Brawler of Korea and Taiwan, the older English names Marksman and Elementalist, Stigma skills and the class overhaul of March 2026.

  • Cleric

    The Cleric of Aion 2: the main healer, a mace-and-shield priest with the only resurrection, Healing Light and party buffs, damage between heals, the Reincarnating Touch Stigma, its place in dungeons and raids, and its weakness in duels.

  • Gladiator

    The Gladiator of Aion 2: a greatsword bruiser that can tank while dealing heavy damage, with lifesteal, party buffs on block, the Rending Blow and Overhead Slam rotation, Stigmas including Fracturing Rush, and a strong PvP record.

  • Ranger

    The Ranger of Aion 2, the longbow class NC first called the Marksman: steady ranged damage with no positional needs, traps, snares and stealth, precision and mark combos, the Supporting Fire Stigma, fragility up close, and kiting in PvP.

  • Sorcerer

    The Sorcerer of Aion 2: a spellbook glass cannon splitting fire damage and frost control, with Hellfire meteors, cooldown-linked spells, animation cancels, the Hibernation Stigma, heavy burst in PvE and duels, and little survivability.

  • Spiritmaster

    The Spiritmaster of Aion 2, the name the global client uses for the class some older material calls the Elementalist: an orb-wielding summoner that fights beside fire, water, earth, wind and ancient spirits, with Command: Proxy, fears and damage over time, a debated solo reputation and strong sustained damage.

  • Templar

    The Templar of Aion 2: the sword-and-shield main tank, with taunts and pulls, party protection, the Fury buff on block, its Judgment rotation, the Battlefield Banner Stigma, tanking dungeons and Sanctuary raids, and front-line PvP.

Development and Release

  • Advanced Access

    Advanced Access is the Founder's Pack early access to Aion 2's global version, from Sep 30 to Oct 4, 2026, before the free launch on Oct 5: the delayed opening, launch-day errors, queues and new servers, Steam figures, the shop, the fixes and gifts of its five days, and how it ended.

  • Development History

    How Aion 2 went from its first Aion2NIGHT reveal on May 29, 2025, through a Focus Group Test, further livestreams, pre-registration and G-STAR 2025, to its launch in Korea and Taiwan, and how NC then took it worldwide, through the Launch Scale Test and Founder's Pack Advanced Access of September 2026 to the free launch on Oct 5, 2026.

  • Global Release

    Aion 2's worldwide PC release on Steam and PURPLE, free to play since Oct 5, 2026 at 06:00 PDT (13:00 UTC): the announcements, the Launch Scale Test and Advanced Access, launch day and the first week, servers, languages and launch rewards, and how the global build differs from Korea's.

  • Korea and Taiwan Launch

    Aion 2 launched in Korea and Taiwan at 00:00 KST on Nov 19, 2025, on PC and mobile. Launch week brought server congestion, a cash-shop backlash, a share-price fall and an apology livestream, alongside NC-reported figures of 1.5 million daily users.

  • Launch Scale Test

    The Launch Scale Test was Aion 2's open two-day global stress test on Sep 17 and 18, 2026: free on Steam and PURPLE, capped at level 37 with no shop or trading, a Steam peak of 73,761 players, extra European servers on day 1, and new rules for trading and queues afterwards.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Corroded Decontamination Facility

    Corroded Decontamination Facility, the Sanctuary raid Aion 2 added in Korea and Taiwan on Mar 11, 2026: a ruined Balaur base, bosses Devouring Klawfly, Black Blood Blatt and Terminator Bargott, the 3,700 entry requirement, mechanics and loot.

  • Daily Dungeons and Shugo Festa

    Aion 2's casual repeatable content: the daily dungeons Bio Research Base, Odium Storage and Crobahki's Secret Depository with their shared weekly entries, and the Shugo Festa (Shugo Festival) mini-games, keys and rewards.

  • Dungeons

    An overview of instanced PvE in Aion 2: the solo, party and casual categories, party sizes, weekly limits and Odyle Energy rewards, difficulty tiers, shared boss mechanics, cross-faction matchmaking, what differs on the global version, and what reviewers made of it.

  • Dying Dramata's Nest

    Dying Dramata's Nest, the four-star Expedition that opened Season 2 of Aion 2 in Korea and Taiwan on Jan 21, 2026: modes and gear checks, the swim and glide route, its three bosses and their mechanics, and rewards.

  • Expedition Dungeons

    Aion 2's core party dungeons: Exploration and Conquest modes, star tiers from Krao Cave to the Fire Temple and Ferocious Horn Den, Hard mode, three-boss runs, rewards and weekly limits, matchmaking, the Season 2 and Chapter 1 additions, and the global line-up.

  • Fire Temple

    Aion 2's reimagined Fire Temple: a three-star Expedition with Exploration, Conquest and Hard modes, a route of lava and patrolling elites, three bosses ending with Kromede and her flame walls, its loot, and what changes on the global version.

  • Mirror of Scarlet Desire

    Mirror of Scarlet Desire, the Kromede-themed Transcendence dungeon Aion 2 added in Korea and Taiwan on May 13, 2026: stages and item levels, its three bosses and the mirror mechanic, and the Arcana sets it feeds.

  • Muspel's Chalice

    Muspel's Chalice (Chalice of Muspel in NC's English release), the Sanctuary raid Aion 2 added in Korea and Taiwan on May 27, 2026: the lava temple setting, item level 4,500, bosses Iskariel and Kaldrix, Normal and Hard modes, and its rewards.

  • Nightmare and Ascension Trial

    Aion 2's solo boss content: Nightmare's one-on-one bosses in seasonal layers with ten levels each, Phantasmal Fragments, Pantheon statues and rankings, and the timed Ascension Trial with its difficulties, Doom mode, rewards and three weekly runs.

  • Sanctuary Raids

    Aion 2's raid tier: Sanctuaries for eight and then ten players in two parties, the launch Sanctuary with Rahu, Ketu and Ludra, Corroded Decontamination Facility, Muspel's Chalice and Snowfield of Sorrow, rewards, weekly clears and the global launch raid.

  • Sealed Dungeons and Strongholds

    Aion 2's open-world solo instances: Sealed Dungeons behind question marks on the map, cleared once per character for Daevanion crystals, and Strongholds, whose belt and amulet materials gate gear, plus the enemy faction's map, Chapter 1's additions and catch-up tools.

  • Snowfield of Sorrow

    Snowfield of Sorrow, the Sanctuary raid Aion 2 added in Korea and Taiwan on Sep 9, 2026: Easy, Normal and Hard difficulties, the server-wide Hall of Fame and first-clear race, final boss Deltras, and the Seal equipment it unlocks.

  • Transcendence Dungeons

    Aion 2's timed party dungeons and main source of Arcana: kill counts, grades and stage ladders, the launch pair Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis, Submerged Life Temple, Mirror of Scarlet Desire, the Chapter 1 additions, weekly limits and the global version.

Economy and Monetization

  • Business Model

    How Aion 2 makes money: free to play everywhere, with a Membership, per-character Daeva Passes, a shop of cosmetics and consumables, Quna and a player-run Kina and Quna exchange, and Founder's Packs; the global shop opened with Advanced Access on Sep 30, 2026.

  • Cash Shop and Cosmetics

    Outfits, weapon skins, pets and wings in Aion 2: what is earned in play and what the shop sells, the global launch shop of Sep 30, 2026 and its class weapon skins, the closet and its collection bonuses, server-wide sharing, collaboration sets, returning-player tokens, the free cosmetics of the Ludra event (Nov 4 to 17, 2026) and the Founder's Pack cosmetics.

  • Daeva Pass

    Aion 2's battle pass: seasonal passes tracked per character with a free track and a premium track bought with Quna, the global Season 1 pass Dawn Legion or Ishalgen Mercenary (1,500 Quna, Sep 30 to Dec 15, 2026), the shorter Prelude to Flight (1,000 Quna, Oct 28 to Dec 2, 2026), what the rewards contain, buying passes with Kina, and the Membership pass.

  • Founder's Packs

    The three paid Founder's Packs for Aion 2's global release: Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate at US$24.99, US$49.99 and US$99.99 (€21.25 to €84.99 on Steam), whose buyers played Advanced Access from Sep 30 to Oct 4, 2026, with their cosmetics (account-wide since Oct 7), 30-day Membership, claim rules and terms.

  • Kina and Quna

    Aion 2's two currencies: Kina, earned in play and split into regular and bound Kina in March 2026, and Quna, the premium currency, sold on the global version from US$5.99 for 400 since Sep 30, 2026, with how players swap one for the other and the caps set against bots.

  • Market and Exchange

    Player trading in Aion 2: the server Market and cross-server World Market, the player-run Kina and Quna Exchange, personal trade and its removal on the global version, listing taxes, the Membership gate, and the separate markets of the global Advanced Access servers.

  • Membership

    Aion 2's subscription: the two memberships of the 2025 Korean and Taiwanese launch, their June 2026 merger, the global Special Quai Membership at US$14.99 for 30 days, on sale since Sep 30, 2026, its perks, the loss of personal trade, the priority queue and the 30 days in every Founder's Pack.

Beginner Guides

  • Beginner Guide

    How to start Aion 2 on the global servers: choosing a region, faction, server and class, the story route to level 45, wings, Kibelisks, Sealed Dungeons, Daevanion and Stigmas while leveling, what to do in the first weeks (with the Oct 20 and Oct 27 patches and the Ludra raid on Nov 4), and the mistakes new players make, from NC's notices, Metabot's reading of the global client and creators' launch guides.

  • Common Questions

    Short answers to what players ask about Aion 2 before they commit: can you change class, gender, appearance, server or faction, reset skills, play solo, avoid PvP, and is it free to play or pay to win, each answer with its source, as of Oct 16, 2026.

  • Elyos vs Asmodians

    Which faction to pick in Aion 2: the Elyos and Asmodians have the same classes, skills and gear, so the choice is friends, look, story and server; how the two differ in starting zones, maps and wings, how they meet in the Abyss and dungeons, whether you can switch faction later, and what is known about population.

  • Server Status and Errors

    Is Aion 2 down? Where to check the global servers' status (NC's notices, Steam, X and Discord), when the weekly maintenance runs, the outages since launch, and fixes for the errors players search for: Error Code 1000, 1138:100134, crashes and PresentInternal, NCGuard block codes, login and connection failures, security locks, phone verification and DirectX 12, from NC's support center first.

  • Server Transfer Guide

    How to transfer servers in Aion 2's first global transfer period (Oct 14 to 28, 2026), from NC's notices: the two weeks for early access and launch servers, the free price and the 1,000 Quna slots, same region and faction only, the daily windows, the per-server caps, the requirements (level 45 since NC's hold of Oct 26), what moves and what stays, and the name reset.

Boss Guides

  • Field Bosses Guide

    How to find and farm Aion 2's open-world field bosses on the global servers: the map's Field Boss tab and timers, the twice-daily group of Eternal Gartua, Dartan, Kashapa and Lawa, joining a force, how loot works and why paintings and titles make them worth the trip.

  • Ludra Raid Guide

    The Sanctuary raid Ludra on Aion 2's global servers: removed at the Oct 5, 2026 launch for a rework, back on Nov 4, 2026 in Normal mode at item level 2,800 and Hard mode at 3,000, with the Ludra Hunt titles, login rewards and Twitch Drops, and how the raid and its final boss played before the rework.

Character Guides

  • Assassin Guide

    How to play the Assassin on Aion 2's global servers: which skills, passives and Stigmas to level first, how to path the Daevanion boards, the stats to chase, the burst rotation from behind a boss, macros, and tips for PvP and leveling from creators who play the class.

  • Chanter Guide

    How to play the Chanter on Aion 2's global servers: Dark Crush and the skills to level first, Stigmas, Daevanion boards, gear, buffs and a macro rotation, PvP tips and leveling, from creators' launch-week guides.

  • Cleric Guide

    How to play the Cleric on Aion 2's global servers: which skills to level first, Stigmas, Daevanion boards, gear and stats, when to heal and when to deal damage, and PvP tips, from creators' launch-week guides.

  • Gladiator Guide

    How to build and play the Gladiator in the global version of Aion 2: the skills and specialties to level first, Stigmas, Daevanion board paths, gear and stats, a PvE opener and macro, and PvP presets, from creators' launch-week guides.

  • Ranger Guide

    How to play the Ranger on Aion 2's global servers: which skills, passives and Stigmas to level first, how to path the Daevanion boards, the stats to chase, the buff-then-burst rotation and macro for PvE, the level 45 endgame build and gear, and tips for PvP and leveling from creators who play the class.

  • Sorcerer Guide

    How to build and play the Sorcerer on the global version of Aion 2: the skills to level first, the four PvE Stigmas, Daevanion board routes, stat focus, a Hellfire rotation and macro for dungeons, and PvP tips from creators playing the global client in launch week.

  • Spiritmaster Guide

    How to build and play the Spiritmaster on the global version of Aion 2: choosing and chaining spirits, a charged Elemental Fusion, the skills, Stigmas and Daevanion nodes to take, a hold-to-play macro for dungeons, PvP disruption and safe solo leveling, from creators on the global client in launch week.

  • Stigma Guide

    Stigmas on Aion 2's global servers: the four slots guide sites report at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37, Stigma Shard costs and where to farm them, Superior shards past level 20, resetting, and the best Stigmas for each of the eight classes, with where guides disagree.

  • Templar Guide

    How to tank as a Templar in the global version of Aion 2: holding aggro, positioning and mitigation, then the skills, Stigmas, Daevanion boards, gear, the Judgment rotation and PvP setups, from creators' launch-week guides.

  • Tier List

    A provisional Aion 2 tier list for the global servers as of Oct 16, 2026: how Slashskill's log-based list, Metabot's kit scores, Timesaver's damage-meter read and ExitLag's editorial ranking place the eight classes for PvE, PvP and solo play, where they agree, where they clash and why.

Dungeon Guides

  • Deus Research Base Guide

    How a party of five clears Deus Research Base, one of the two Transcendence dungeons of Aion 2's global launch: the runner, the kill count, the affix each stage adds, and every mechanic of Gelcos, Nazmun and Atiel up to stage 4.

  • Draupnir Guide

    How to run Draupnir, the one-star Expedition that is the first wall on Aion 2's global servers: when to run it, its free weekly clears and achievement, the route past two mini-bosses, the final boss's blackout and waves, and its pity chest.

  • Ferocious Horn Den Guide

    How to approach Ferocious Horn Den, one of the two three-star Conquest Expeditions on Aion 2's global servers: the 2,100 item level gate, the orb boss, the bomb arena and the final boss's one-hit mechanics, with what the dungeon drops.

  • Fire Temple Guide

    How to clear the Fire Temple in Conquest mode on Aion 2's global servers: what to bring, the patrolling elite and the fire rain on the route, then Black Smoke Marute, Red Spark Ignis and Kromede's flame walls, arrows and clones step by step, and what drops.

  • Nightmare and Ascension Trial Guide

    How to climb Aion 2's solo endgame on the global version: the order of the seven Season 1 Nightmare bosses, how to beat each one up to level 10 and then Zikel's Apparition, and how to spend the three weekly Ascension Trial runs.

  • Shattered Arkanis Guide

    How a party of five clears Shattered Arkanis, one of the two Transcendence dungeons of Aion 2's global launch: the runner, the kill count, the affix each stage adds, and every mechanic of Siliator of Deceit, Ruthilis of Pain and Talisra of the Void up to stage 4.

  • Urugugu Canyon Guide

    How to farm Urugugu Canyon, the two-star Conquest Expedition that drops weapons and accessories on Aion 2's global servers: when to run it, how its pity chest and class-locked weapons work, what its bosses look like, and when to stop.

  • Vakron Sky Island Guide

    How to clear Vakron Sky Island in Conquest mode on Aion 2's global servers, step by step: the root debuff and Fog Spirit Stones, the first boss's flower stack, Thamon's petrify and colored shield, the four elements and the final boss's jumps and red rock, plus the Hard mode added on Oct 27, 2026.

Progression Guides

  • Abyss Guide

    A practical guide to the Abyss on Aion 2's global servers: entry at level 45, the seven weekly hours and how to refill them, earning and spending Abyss Points and their limits, Abyss ranks and rank points, the Abyss Corridor and when it opens again, and what moves with a server transfer.

  • Combat Power Guide

    What Combat Power is in Aion 2, how it differs from item level, what raises it (gear, enhancement, Daevanion boards, Stigmas, Arcana, titles, pets, wings), the fastest order to raise it, what counts as good Combat Power on the global servers, and why no one can quote NC's formula.

  • Hidden Cube Locations

    Where Aion 2's Hidden Cubes spawn on the global servers, region by region in Verteron and Altgard, why sites count 154, 172 or 206, how to find one by sound and sight, where to get Hidden Cube keys, and what a cube drops.

  • Kina Farming Guide

    How to farm Kina (Kinah) on Aion 2's global servers: the one-time payouts to sweep while leveling, the repeatable sources at level 45, Odyle and gathering spots by map, what pays bound and what pays unbound Kina, the Market rules that decide what you can sell, and the costs to plan for, from Metabot's reading of the global client and Playnews' guide.

  • Legion Guide

    Legions, Aion 2's guilds, on the global servers: how to unlock, join and create one, the 20 Legion levels and the stat perks every member gets, the 128-member cap and ranks, the Legion Hall and its decorations, Legion Coin, and what the client does not have yet, from Metabot's reading of the game client and GamesFuze.

  • Level 45 Progression Guide

    What to do after reaching level 45 on Aion 2's global servers, in order: the side content that reaches 1,000 item level, the free upgrades that reach 1,400, how to spend Odyle Energy, which dungeons to run at 1,400, 1,600, 1,900, 2,100 and 2,600, what to enhance, the Daevanion board, Arcana, the daily and weekly routine and the common mistakes.

  • Manastone Guide

    Manastones on Aion 2's global servers: slots by gear grade, how socketing and rerolling work, Lesser, Intermediate and Superior stones and their odds, where to get them, and the best manastone stats for each of the eight classes from Odealo and ExpCarry, with where they disagree.

  • Pets Guide

    A practical Aion 2 pets guide for the global servers: pet transformation step by step, where to get Empathy Candy, the Black Cloud Merchant shop, souls and Insight levels (where guides disagree), Genus Insight rolls, and pets by group with where to hunt them.

  • Theostone Guide

    Theostones (god stones) on Aion 2's global servers: the 17 effects ExpCarry lists at Rare, Epic and Unique grade, engraving and combining, where to get them, which to pick for each class in PvE and PvP, and where Metabot, AllThingsHow, ExpCarry and Korean data disagree.

  • Titles and Achievements Guide

    How titles and achievements work in Aion 2: the three title slots, equip bonuses and the permanent collection bonus, where titles come from, the best titles for PvE, PvP and tanks as Metabot counts them, the quickest early unlocks, and how to find what an achievement asks.

  • Wings Guide

    Every pair of wings in Aion 2 with its stats and source, the damage pairs (Kromede, Talisra, Nightmare), how dungeon wings are morphed, Flight Power and NC's Oct 8, 2026 buff, and wing enhancement on the global servers, where guide sites and creators disagree.

Setup Guides

  • Codes and Coupons

    Every coupon code NC has published for Aion 2's global version, with its rewards, dates and status, how and where to redeem a code in game, why one fails, and the free gifts NC sends by mail without a code. Updated as NC posts new codes.

  • Combat Analysis Guide

    Aion 2's built-in damage meter, Combat Analysis: opening it with Ctrl+X, its three modes, what each record shows, how to test a build on a training scarecrow, its limits, and what is known about third-party DPS meters and NC's rules.

  • Controller Support

    Can you play Aion 2 with a controller? NC says it is playable but not officially supported. What works on the global PC client, the default gamepad layout, rebinding in Key Settings, the targeting settings controller players change first, and the Steam Deck.

  • Graphics Settings and Ping

    The best graphics settings for Aion 2 on PC as guide sites and players test them: what to turn down first, DLSS and NVIDIA Reflex, frame generation, crowded-fight settings, and how to check your ping with the in-game network display, plus what route tools do.

Overview

  • Aion 2

    Aion 2 is NC's free-to-play MMORPG sequel to Aion, built on Unreal Engine 5 around flight and the war between Elyos and Asmodians. It launched in Korea and Taiwan on Nov 19, 2025, opened to Founder's Pack owners worldwide on Sep 30, 2026, and has been free for everyone on PC since Oct 5, 2026.

  • NC

    NC Corporation, called NCSOFT until Mar 26, 2026, is the South Korean company that develops and publishes Aion 2. NC America in Irvine, California publishes the global version, which opened for early access on Sep 30, 2026; Aion 2 drove NC to record PC revenue in early 2026, and Shengqu Games is to publish it in China.

  • Soundtrack

    The Echoes of Eternity is Aion 2's 70-track original soundtrack, released on Nov 19, 2025 in three chapters. Its title track was co-composed by Simon Franglen and Ryo Kunihiko and recorded at AIR Studios with the Chamber Orchestra of London.

Platforms and Requirements

  • Platforms

    Where Aion 2 runs: on PC and mobile with cross-play in Korea and Taiwan, and on Windows PC alone everywhere else, through Steam and NC's PURPLE launcher, which share servers and content. Controllers work without official support, Linux and Steam Deck are unsupported, and a console version is planned without a date.

  • Servers

    The servers of Aion 2's global version: five regions shared by Steam and PURPLE, one faction per server with Elyos and Asmodian servers paired for the Abyss, the Advanced Access lineup, the 43 pairs of the Oct 5, 2026 launch and the nine added since (52 pairs by Oct 12), queues, outages, the free transfers of Oct 14 to 28 and their rules, the hold of Oct 26 and the level 45 requirement since, and restricted countries.

  • System Requirements

    The PC specifications for Aion 2's global Steam release: Windows 10 or 11, a GTX 1050 Ti at minimum and an RTX 2070 recommended, DirectX 12, 100 GB of storage for an 80.2 GB download, DLSS 4.5, NC's warning about Frame Generation crashes on some RTX 50-series laptops, and the Korean specifications for comparison.

Progression and Gear

  • Endgame Routine

    The daily and weekly loop of a max-level Aion 2 character: the one daily task, Command Scrolls, Odyle Energy and weekly dungeon limits, alts and Kina, Nightmare and Ascension Trial, daily dungeons, Shugo Festa, Abyss time, sieges and field bosses.

  • Enhancement and Soul Imprint

    How Aion 2 strengthens equipment: enhancement with stones and Kina, safe levels and failure, amplification past +15, amulets, belts and runes, manastones and god stones, Soul Imprint (bind, sync, reset, tuning), Potential, transfer, the paid enhancement items of the Korean launch, and the upgrade materials of the global launch events.

  • Gear Progression

    Gear progression in Aion 2: item level and Combat Power, the path from leveling gear to Conquest dungeon sets and crafted gear, Abyss gear for PvP, Heroic gear and the global launch, transfer and inheritance, and the equipment slots Korea has added.

  • Leveling

    Leveling in Aion 2: the main story route to level 45, the global launch cap (50 in Korea and Taiwan since Chapter 1), how fast testers and early access players leveled, the Ascension gauge, side content worth doing on the way, gear and skills while leveling, and catch-up support.

PvP

  • Arena

    The Arena in Aion 2: ranked 1v1 and team matches fought with your own gear, the 4v4 format of the Korean launch and the 5v5 of the global version, round rules, queues, rewards, class balance, and the Launch Scale Test.

  • Artifact Siege

    Artifact Siege in Aion 2: the scheduled faction battles over artifacts in the Abyss, how often they run, what holding an artifact gives, Artifact Resonance, the solo Abyss Corridor, and the artifacts of the Korean Chaotic layers.

  • Battlefield

    Battlefield in Aion 2: the 10-against-10 objective mode with equalized gear and skills, how queues, schedules and weekly rewards work on the Korean servers, Battlefield: Siege from Chapter 1, and what the global launch brings.

  • Chaotic Abyss

    The Chaotic Abyss of Aion 2's Korean and Taiwanese servers: the March 2026 split into West and East forces, Chaotic Lower, Middle and Upper Reshanta, the layer without flight, the capped layer, Abyss time limits, and what reaches the global launch.

  • PvP

    Player versus player in Aion 2: the Elyos and Asmodian war, separate faction servers and matchmaking, duels, rifts, the Arena, Battlefield, the Abyss and its sieges, Abyss Points and PvP gear, balance, and what the global launch and its test include.

  • Spacetime Rift

    The Spacetime Rift in Aion 2: portals into the other faction's half of Atreia every three hours, the one-hour stay, PvP and PvE flags, guards and Kisks, Sealed Dungeons and pets across the border, and the Korean siege Spacetime Rift: Domination.

Races and Factions

  • Asmodians

    The Asmodians, one of the two playable factions of Aion 2: the hardy Daevas of Asmodae in the north of Atreia, who start in Ishalgen, play on their own servers, and whose feral look from the original game was toned down for the sequel.

  • Balaur

    The Balaur, Aion 2's draconic enemy race: created by Aion, turned against him under the Dragon Lords, and 200 years on the power that holds most of Atreia, led in the launch story by Ishta and Fafnir and fought in Poeta, Ishalgen, the Abyss and Balaur bases.

  • Elyos

    The Elyos, one of the two playable factions of Aion 2: the radiant, winged Daevas of Elysea in the south of Atreia, who start in Poeta, play on their own servers and fight the Asmodians in the Abyss.

  • Story and Lore

    The story of Aion 2, set 200 years after the original game: the fall of the Tower of Eternity, the Bulwark raised by the Empyrean Lords, the Dragon Lords Ishta and Fafnir, and the separate Elyos and Asmodian campaigns that send the player after the Empyrean Lords' cores.

Reception

  • Controversies

    Disputes around Aion 2 since its Korean and Taiwanese launch: the November 2025 cash-shop backlash, apology and share-price fall, server trouble, bots, the pay-to-win argument, the global Membership paywall, Founder's Pack changes and the end of direct trade, the Steam AI disclosure, the delayed, queue-bound start of global Advanced Access on Sep 30, 2026, and the rule changes of launch week.

  • Reception and Revenue

    How Aion 2 was received and what it earned: NC's revenue quarter by quarter since the Korean and Taiwanese launch of Nov 19, 2025, the Game of G-Star award and creators' verdicts, and the global Steam debut, from early access on Sep 30, 2026 to the free launch of Oct 5 and its peak of 397,905 players, with Mixed reviews that slipped to about 58% by Oct 21, press impressions, NC's share price and analysts' forecasts.

Systems

  • Arcana

    Arcana in Aion 2: cards from Transcendence dungeons that add combat power, stats and skill levels, the card types and two- and four-piece set effects, crafting cards from crystals, extraction, the sets and slots added in Korea, and the AI-generated card art disclosed on Steam.

  • Character Creation

    The Aion 2 character creator: male and female presets with no class locks, more than 200 face, hair, makeup and body options, tattoos and scars, appearance change vouchers, the global launch's character creation contest, character slots, press reactions, and the debate over softer Asmodians.

  • Combat System

    How fights work in Aion 2: manual hit-confirm combat without auto-combat, the Aion 1 and Aion 2 control modes, lock-on targeting, rear hits, dodges, parries and blocks, chained skills, MP, boss stagger bars, separate PvE and PvP damage, and what testers of the global client made of it in September 2026.

  • Crafting and Gathering

    The life skills of Aion 2: gathering through Essence Extraction, Odyle and Substance Morph, the five crafting professions, the novice level 50 wall and rank-up quest, crafted gear and material conversion, and selling crafted goods, in Korea and Taiwan and on the global version.

  • Daevanion Boards

    The Daevanion boards of Aion 2: node boards named after Empyrean Lords on which Daevanion crystals buy stats and skill levels, the orange, blue and green nodes and what they cost, where the crystals come from, the PvE and PvP boards, and the boards added later in Korea.

  • Flight and Wings

    Flight in Aion 2: open-world flying and aerial combat, the wing timer and the Abyss rings that refresh it, where Daevas cannot fly, what testers made of flight before the global launch, and wings as collectable gear with stats, skins, shop wings, crafting and upgrades.

  • Pets and Mounts

    Pets in Aion 2 double as mounts: hunting monsters for their souls, over 200 pets at global launch, Genus Insight stats, server-wide sharing since January 2026, riding in dungeons, auto-loot, the free launch pet chest, shop, pass and Founder's Pack pets, and the lower global pet limit.

  • Skills, Stigmas and Macros

    How Aion 2 characters build their skills: a small set of stacked active skills, skill points and the level 8, 12 and 16 breakpoints, Wisdom Stones, Stigma skills and slots, build presets and the in-game macro, with what changed in Korea and what NC had still not confirmed for the global version when it opened on Sep 30, 2026.

Tools

  • Alt Energy Planner

    Keep count of the Odyle Energy on every Aion 2 character you play, see how many dungeon reward cubes each can open, which alt fills up first and how much energy a full character has already lost, from the global version's refill of 15 energy every three hours per character.

  • Build Planner

    Every Aion 2 class's recommended builds for PvE, PvP and leveling on the global version, from the creators who play them: skills in the order to level them, Stigmas, Daevanion boards, stat priority, gear, rotation and macros, compared with your own character.

  • Character Check

    Import your Aion 2 character from NC's official character pages by name and region, see its gear, skills, Daevanion boards, item level and Combat Power, and get a short list of where to focus next to raise your power.

  • Character Compare

    Compare two real Aion 2 characters from NC's official character pages side by side, their item level, Combat Power and stats, gear slot by slot, skill levels and Daevanion boards, and get a short list of exactly what the second has that the first does not.

  • Characters

    Every Aion 2 character readers have looked up with Vi.ki's Character Check, as a wall of portraits: open one to see its gear, skills, Daevanion boards and where it should focus next, browse the others along the top, and drag them into your own order.

  • Daevanion Planner

    Plan your Aion 2 Daevanion boards node by node for any of the eight classes, with every board's real layout and node effects from the global client, the stats and skill levels your plan adds, your own character's open nodes, and a link to share the plan.

  • Daily and Weekly Checklist

    A checklist of everything worth doing every day and every week in Aion 2's global version, with countdowns to the daily and Wednesday weekly resets for your region, ticks that clear themselves at each reset, and what each activity pays.

  • Enhancement Calculator

    Work out how many tries an Aion 2 enhancement takes on average, from +10 to +15, through the five Breakthrough steps, or for a rune that breaks on failure, from NC's published odds and its failure bonus, with your own cost per try.

  • Item Level Roadmap

    Enter your Aion 2 item level and see where you stand among the tiers global players describe after level 45, from 1,000 to 2,100 and above, with how each tier is reached and which dungeons it opens.

  • Moment Finder

    Search every timestamped video moment on the Aion 2 viki by topic, a boss, a skill, a dungeon or a system, and play the exact second of the creator's video that shows it, without scrubbing through a 40-minute guide.

  • Odyle Energy Calculator

    Work out how many Aion 2 dungeon reward cubes your Odyle Energy opens now, when it will be full, and how much you will lose while away, from the global version's refill of 15 energy every three hours.

  • Timers

    Live countdowns to Aion 2's daily and weekly resets, the Wednesday maintenance, every Spacetime Rift and each Shugo Festa round on the North American and European servers, in your own time zone, with reminders and calendar files, and what is known about field boss timers.

  • Vi.ki Boards

    The Aion 2 characters readers have looked up on Vi.ki, ranked class by class by item level or Combat Power, with how many each board ranks. These are Vi.ki's lookups, not NC's rankings; every name opens that character's gear, skills and Daevanion boards.

Updates

  • Chapter 1: Lands of Sand and Snow

    Chapter 1: Lands of Sand and Snow, Aion 2's first major update in Korea and Taiwan on Jul 1, 2026: the Brawler class, level 50, Eltnen and Morheim, new dungeons and larger parties, Chaotic Upper Reshanta and Battlefield: Siege, and support for new and returning players.

  • fromis_9 Collaboration

    Aion 2's collaboration with the K-pop group fromis_9 on the Korean service, from Jun 17 to Aug 12, 2026: the SUMMER FESTA reveal, costumes that transform players into members, the LIKE YOU BETTER emotes, town stages and the event quest.

  • Season 2

    Aion 2's second season in Korea and Taiwan, from Jan 21, 2026: NC's roadmap of new Expeditions, raids, Ascension Trials, Transcendence and Sanctuary, Middle Reshanta, the seasonal model, build presets and the balance and quality-of-life changes that came with it.

  • Updates and Seasons

    How Aion 2 has been updated in Korea and Taiwan since its November 2025 launch: weekly patches and developer livestreams, seasons and chapters, a timeline of the major updates from Season 2 to the update of Oct 7, 2026, and the first season and first patch of the global version, launched on Oct 5, 2026, whose Daeva Pass runs to Dec 15.

World and Regions

  • Asmodae

    Asmodae, the northern half of Atreia in Aion 2 and homeland of the Asmodians: the Dragon Lord's fortress in Ishalgen where the story starts, the forests and villages of Altgard, and snowy Morheim, added in Korea and Taiwan on Jul 1, 2026.

  • Atreia

    Atreia, the world of Aion 2: a shattered planet split between Elysea in the south and Asmodae in the north with the Abyss between, over 36 times the size of the original game's world and crossed on foot, by mount, by swimming and on wings.

  • Elysea

    Elysea, the southern half of Atreia in Aion 2 and homeland of the Elyos: the Balaur-held starting island of Poeta, the main region Verteron with its legion bases, canyons and swamps, and Eltnen, added in Korea and Taiwan on Jul 1, 2026.

  • The Abyss (Reshanta)

    The Abyss, or Reshanta, is Aion 2's floating battlefield between Elysea and Asmodae: an always-on PvP zone opened at level 45, where both factions quest, farm Abyss Points, contest field bosses and fight over Artifacts.

Photos

From behind, a row of characters in robes, armor and long coats, with small pets including a mushroom, a blue bird and a green creature, faces a giant spiked black dragon whose wings and body glow with purple cracks; beams of blue light rise from two pylons at the sides of the grated metal platform, and dark winged shapes fly through a stormy green sky.High view over green and gray rocky highlands scattered with red flowers; huge trees with flat red caps stand on both sides, a dirt path winds past a small figure toward a canyon holding a dark blue pool, and pale stone spires and ruins rise on distant cliffs under a bright, cloudy sky.

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Last updated Oct 29, 2026 by the Vi.ki team. Page text CC BY-SA 4.0.

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