AION 2 - Chapter 1: Land of Sand and Frost

The July 8 update is here.

Patch Notes

• [Content and Systems] Crafting
• Substance Morph
• Expedition
• Battlefield
• Class Changes
• [Promotions] Returning Collection
• Armor Skins
• Weapon Skins
• Pets
• Wings
• [Other Improvements and Bug Fixes] Improvements
• Fixes
• Retrieval and Recovery

Content and Systems

Crafting

• Added recipes to craft Cooking and Beverages in batches of 10.

Substance Morph

• Added a recipe to morph Soul Codex (Bound) using Daevanion Crystal Fragments as materials.

Expedition

• Added Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (Bound) to the Conquest Odyle Energy Cube rewards for Citadel of the Fallen Daeva.

Battlefield

• Adjusted some of the base stats applied in the Battlefield.

Class Changes

• Common

Skill	Changes
Defiance	The Basic Chain Skill Activation function has been changed to a Specialty function. Specialty 1: Changed from increasing PvE Damage Tolerance by 50% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 25% during Tenacity to adding Chain Skill 2. Specialty 5: Changed from a 25% chance to reset cooldown to increasing PvE Damage Tolerance by 50% and PvP Damage Tolerance by 25% during Tenacity.

• PvP damage dealt by all classes is reduced by 30%.

• Gladiator

Skill	Changes
Wave Armor	Specialty 2: Changed the 1.5x Blood Absorption effect to 1.5x Experienced Counterstrike. Specialty 5: Changed the 25% chance to pull targets in to an effect that attacks twice.
Armor of Balance	Specialty 2: Changed 1.5x Protection Armor to 1.5x Blood Absorption. Specialty 3: Changed 1.5x Experienced Counterstrike to 1.5x Protection Armor.
Zikel's Blessing	The effect now applies only to yourself instead of party members. Added 100 Accuracy to the base effect. Specialty 2: Changed the 100 Accuracy increase to 10% PvE Damage Boost and 5% PvP Damage Boost. Specialty 5: Changed the 10% PvE and 5% PvP Damage Boost increase to a 5-second duration increase.
Leaping Slam	No longer consumes MP.
Rage Explosion	Fixed an issue where Slam activation did not apply when the target blocked an attack with Specialty 5 equipped.
Killing Intent Rupture (Passive)	Changed the effect at 5 Killing Intent stacks from reducing enemies' Critical Damage Tolerance for 3 seconds to increasing your Critical Damage Boost.

• Templar

Skill	Changes
Taunt	Added an effect that applies to Shrink PCs as a base effect. Specialty 5: Changed from applying to Shrink PCs to adding a 7% reduction to Critical Damage Tolerance to the Shrink effect.
Double Armor	Specialty 2: Changed reflecting 10% of damage received within 5m to increasing Insulting Roar's effect by 1.5x. Specialty 3: Changed 1.5x Defense increase from Endurance Defense to 1.5x Fury. Specialty 5: Changed removing the distance condition for Damage Reflection to reducing cooldown by 30 seconds.
Noble Armor	Specialty 3: Changed 1.5x damage from Insulting Roar to 1.5x Defense increase from Endurance Defense.
Poach	No longer consumes MP.
Insulting Roar (Passive)	Changed the effect from dealing damage to the target when blocking to increasing your Attack for 5 seconds when attacking in front. Attack increase (6% / 9% / 12%); reactivation cooldown: 5 seconds. *Values shown for levels 10 / 20 / 30.
Fury (Passive)	Adjusted the party PvE and PvP Damage Boost values. PvE Damage Boost (22% / 34% / 46% ▶ 20% / 30% / 40%); PvP Damage Boost (11% / 17% / 23% ▶ 10% / 15% / 20%). *Values shown for levels 10 / 20 / 30.

• Assassin

Skill	Changes
Illusive Clone	Specialty 5: Changed the 20% increase to Status Effect Chance to reducing Illusive Clone's cooldown by 1 second on a Back Attack Critical Hit.
Dark Blade Throw	No longer consumes MP.
Shadow Walk	Fixed an issue where the duration was set to 2 minutes with Specialty 5 equipped. Fixed an intermittent issue where cooldown did not reset after participating in defeating a PC.

• Brawler

Skill	Changes
Focused Block	Fixed an issue where Block duration decreased as Combat Speed increased.
Bloodflow Block	Added 30% HP Absorption as a base effect.
Ground Slam	Specialty 2: Changed increased damage against Impact-type targets to 10% HP Absorption.
Release Fist Energy	Projectile speed increased by 25%. Fixed an intermittent issue where the cooldown reset effect did not apply. Removed the camera switch effect when using Shadow Fist Rush.
Full Power	Fixed an issue where Specialty 4 did not reset cooldown when defeating an enemy.
Rampage	Fixed an issue where the Rampage effect could be ended from the buff window.
Assault Strike	Base cooldown changed from 1 minute to 2 minutes. Fixed an issue where Knockdown was applied instead of Stun on hit.
Reversal	Fixed an issue where Emergency Dodge could be used while Reversal was active.

• Ranger

Skill	Changes
Ambush Kick	Specialty 5: Changed 2 seconds of Stealth to adding a shield equal to 10% of HP.
Support Fire	Specialty 5: Removed HP Absorption from the additional projectile and increased PvE damage by 30%.
Explosive Arrow	PvE damage increased by 15%.
Aimed Shot	PvE damage increased by 7%.
Piercing Arrow	Fixed an issue where the additional activation effect from Specialty 5 could activate more than once.

• Chanter

Skill	Changes
Spinning Strike	PvE damage increased by 20%. Critical Damage Boost and Heal Boost increases changed from 5% to 10%. The maximum stacks of the Critical Damage Boost and Heal Boost buffs changed from 3 to 2.
Bolt Crush	PvE damage increased by 10%.
Dark Crush / Piercing Crush	PvE damage increased by 5%.
Wind's Promise (Passive)	PvE damage increased by 10%.

• Spiritmaster

Skill	Changes
Enhance: Spirit's Benediction	Specialty 5: Changed additional HP recovery to a 3-second duration increase.
Elemental Fusion	Cooldown changed from 3 seconds to instant cast. Improved the Specialty 2 delayed damage effect so it does not disappear when effects overlap.
Dimensional Control	Cooldown changed from 1 second to instant cast.

• Sorcerer

Skill	Changes
Elemental Enhancement	Fire and Water Attack increases raised from 10% to 20%.
Flame Explosion	PvE damage increased by 15%.
Flame Arrow / Pyroclasm	Specialty 2: HP Absorption changed from 0.7% to 1%.

Promotions

Returning Collection

Armor Skins

▶ (Armor Skins) Snowy Sheer / Cool-Headed Maid / Tech Biker / Heart-Flushed School Uniform / Loose-Fit Streetwear / Ascended Daeva / Daeva of Beginnings / Moon's Blessing (8 types) ◀

■ Location: [In-game Menu] → [Shop] → [Event] → [Encore] → [Select Skin Item] → [Closet Shop], or [In-game Menu] → [Closet] → [Closet Shop]

■ Sale period: After Maintenance on July 8, 2026 (Wed) – Before Maintenance on July 22, 2026 (Wed)

■ Products

Product	Price	Contents
Snowy Sheer (Skin: Set)	KRW 49,000	Snowy Sheer (Breastplate), (Greaves), (Helm), (Gloves), (Boots), and (Cloak), 1 each. *Earn 4,900 Mileage; no Mileage when purchased with a Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Cool-Headed Maid (Skin: Set)	KRW 49,000	Cool-Headed Maid (Breastplate), (Greaves), (Gloves), and (Boots), 1 each. *Earn 4,900 Mileage; no Mileage when purchased with a Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Tech Biker (Skin: Set)	KRW 49,000	Tech Biker (Breastplate), (Greaves), (Helm), (Gloves), and (Boots), 1 each. *Earn 4,900 Mileage; no Mileage when purchased with a Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Heart-Flushed School Uniform (Skin: Set)	KRW 49,000	Heart-Flushed School Uniform (Breastplate), (Greaves), and (Boots), 1 each. *Earn 4,900 Mileage; no Mileage when purchased with a Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Loose-Fit Streetwear (Skin: Set)	KRW 49,000	Loose-Fit Streetwear (Breastplate), (Greaves), (Helm), (Gloves), and (Boots), 1 each. *Earn 4,900 Mileage; no Mileage when purchased with a Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Ascended Daeva (Skin: Set)	2,500 Quna	Ascended Daeva (Breastplate), (Greaves), (Helm), (Pauldrons), (Gloves), (Boots), and (Cloak), 1 each.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Daeva of Beginnings (Skin: Set)	2,500 Quna	Daeva of Beginnings Breastplate, Greaves, Helm, Pauldrons, Gloves, Boots, and Cloak, 1 each.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1
Moon's Blessing (Skin: Set)	2,500 Quna	Moon's Blessing Breastplate, Greaves, Helm, Pauldrons, Gloves, Boots, and Cloak, 1 each.
Skin (Set) Exchange Ticket x1

*Prices are based on the Purple Store and may vary by store.

Weapon Skins

▶ (Weapon Skins) Secret Tea Time / Sea Friends Riding the Waves / Precious Series ◀

■ Location: [In-game Menu] → [Shop] → [Event] → [Encore] → [Select Skin Item] → [Closet Shop], or [In-game Menu] → [Closet] → [Closet Shop] → [Weapons]

■ Sale period: After Maintenance on July 8, 2026 (Wed) – Before Maintenance on July 22, 2026 (Wed)

■ Products

Secret Tea Time weapon skins cost KRW 19,000 each and include one Weapon Skin Exchange Ticket; earn 1,900 Mileage (none when purchased with a ticket). Purchase is limited to the corresponding class.

Weapon	Class
Greatsword	Gladiator
Longsword	Templar
Dagger	Assassin
Bow	Ranger
Spellbook	Sorcerer
Orb	Spiritmaster
Mace	Cleric
Staff	Chanter
Fist	Brawler

Sea Friends Riding the Waves weapon skins cost 1,000 Quna each. A Weapon Skin Exchange Ticket is included; purchase is limited to the corresponding class listed above.

The Precious Series weapon skins cost 1,000 Quna each and are class-specific: Riuron's Precious Green Onion (Greatsword), Makron's Precious Carrot (Longsword), Sniron's Precious Snack (Dagger), Hudaron's Precious Instrument (Bow), Tairon's Precious Notebook (Spellbook), Dukiron's Precious Ornament (Orb), Kashuron's Precious Toy (Mace), Pseron's Precious Fork (Staff), and Meoshuron's Precious Mushroom (Fist). A Weapon Skin Exchange Ticket is included with each purchase.

*Prices are based on the Purple Store and may vary by store.

Pets

▶ Pet: Black Dragon / White Dragon ◀

■ Location: [In-game Menu] → [Shop] → [Event] → [Encore]

■ Sale period: After Maintenance on July 8, 2026 (Wed) – Before Maintenance on July 22, 2026 (Wed)

Package	Price	Contents	Limit
Pet: Black Dragon	KRW 29,000	Pet: Black Dragon x1; 2,900 Mileage (none when purchased with a Pet Exchange Ticket)	Once per server
Pet: White Dragon	KRW 29,000	Pet: White Dragon x1; 2,900 Mileage (none when purchased with a Pet Exchange Ticket)	Once per server

*Prices are based on the Purple Store and may vary by store.

Wings

▶ (Wing Skins) Woodland Bunny Bag Wings / Maid Ribbon Wings / Dawn Mist Wings ◀

■ Location: [In-game Menu] → [Shop] → [Event] → [Encore]

■ Sale period: After Maintenance on July 8, 2026 (Wed) – Before Maintenance on July 22, 2026 (Wed)

Product	Price	Contents	Limit
Woodland Bunny Bag Wings	KRW 29,000	Woodland Bunny Bag Wings (Bound) x1	Once per character
Maid Ribbon Wings	KRW 29,000	Maid Ribbon Wings (Bound) x1	Once per character
Dawn Mist Wings	1,500 Quna	Dawn Mist Wings (Bound) x1	Once per character

*Prices are based on the Purple Store and may vary by store.

Other Improvements and Bug Fixes

Improvements

• Reduced the number of required clears for [Achievements – Clash – Sanctuary].
• Added the new regions Eltnen and Morheim to the completion conditions for the “Pride of the Elyos/Asmodians” and “Flying the White/Black Flag” Weekly Challenge missions.
• Added a maximum cap to PvP-related stats applied in Chaotic Upper Reshanta.
• Abyss Tier Rewards ranking buffs no longer apply in Chaotic Upper Reshanta.

Fixes

• Fixed an intermittent issue where Odyle Energy Cubes could not be opened in Sanctuaries.
• Fixed an issue where the Veil was not removed during the Regional Quest “Remnants of a Fallen Past.”
• Fixed the Episode Quest “To Eltnen” displaying Eltnen instead of Verteron during the Accept step.
• Fixed incorrect Pet Crystal types dropping from some monsters in Eltnen and Morheim.
• Fixed an intermittent issue that prevented quest progression when monsters were defeated quickly.
• Changed the sale order of Philosopher's Stone: Power (Bound) in [Season – Season Shop – Growth] so it appears after Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (Bound).
• Fixed an issue preventing certain Dragon Lord/Dragon King gear from being used as materials in Superior Transfer crafting recipes for Radiant Dragon Lord/Dragon King gear.
• Fixed Guardian Lord Nahma's Colossus stats not reflecting the updated values: Justice [Nezekan], Time [Siel], and Destruction [Zikel] increased from 50 to 55.
• Renamed Small Odyle Energy (Bound), obtained from Sprout Badge Rewards, to Small Odyle Energy of Gratitude (Bound) and updated its icon.
• Changed the Stage 4 Sprout Badge reward in [Transcendence – Abyssal Horn Den] from 2 to 3 Small Odyle Energy (Bound).
• Fixed morphing so Salvation Wings Featherdown (Bound) from Citadel of the Fallen Daeva can be used to morph Soul Crystal (Bound) and Enhance Stones.
• Increased the maximum stack size of “Remnants of Artwork” from 1,000 to 100,000.
• Balaur's Essence (Bound) and Radiant Balaur's Essence (Bound) can now be stored in the Server Storage.
• Fixed an issue where clearing the Hard Transcendence Dungeon Citadel of the Fallen Daeva in “Slow But Steady” Growth Support incorrectly increased Expedition clear counts.
• Fixed incorrect title names awarded for defeating Superbia, Sacred Beast of Life and Gluttonous Egetis in [Achievements – Challenge – Defeat Bosses].
• Fixed summoned monsters failing to disappear properly when a boss reset or was defeated. Applies to all bosses, including Kaldrix in Chalice of Muspel.
• Fixed an issue where the “Bargott Time Bomb” summoned by Terminator Bargott in Corroded Decontamination Facility could be thrown at allies.
• Fixed an issue where Terminator Bargott's wipe skill in Corroded Decontamination Facility could be countered with Dodge or Block skills.
• Fixed the Slow status effect applying to Griosa, the boss in Citadel of the Fallen Daeva.
• Fixed intermittent issues where Griosa's attack range warning was missing or did not match the effect when casting certain skills.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where projectiles were not fired during Griosa's “Thunder Roar” pattern.
• Fixed an issue where Glide speed increased abnormally when hit by the Execution Blade in Citadel of the Fallen Daeva.
• Fixed an issue where all projectile portals could disappear if a Spiritmaster unsummoned their Spirit while Ascended Atheron was performing certain patterns in Nightmare “Dream Layer IV.”
• Updated the Item Recovery Eligibility notice to display line breaks.
• Fixed an intermittent issue where the final tick of Damage over Time effects was not applied.
• Fixed an issue where characters of the opposing faction who traveled to Eltnen or Morheim via a Spacetime Rift could travel to Verteron or Altgard using a Teleportation Portal.

Retrieval and Recovery

• Retroactive materials for changes to Transfer rates between gear of the same grade: Since the Transfer rate between gear of the same grade has been changed to 100%, all Transfer Stones previously consumed due to failed Transfers will be reimbursed as Transfer Stone Fragments (Bound) of the same grade.
• Reissue of expired Clash Rune Bundles (Bound) from the AION2CHAPTERONE coupon: If you used the “AION2CHAPTERONE” coupon after Maintenance on July 1 and received an expired Clash Rune Bundle (Bound), the expired item will be deleted and reissued as a Clash Rune Bundle (Bound) that expires on November 4.

Thank you.