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Dungeons - Version 29 vs Version 30
Oct 9, 2026, 06:51 PM
Linked the Global practical guides and clarified service scope
Oct 18, 2026, 01:40 AM
Noted that the global Ludra return date promised for October 16 had not been announced as of October 17, 2026
11AION 2 carries more than two hundred dungeons across the full progression curve, a figure NCsoft uses for the global launch build as well as the live one. Dungeons span solo challenges, five-player party content and ten-player group content, and the design supports a wide range of difficulty: lower-tier content includes an Easy Mode with boss tutorials, while higher-tier content uses staged difficulty that scales beyond the standard format. Party sizes were four and eight before the Chapter 1 update raised them.22Three of the tiers now have their own pages: Expedition Dungeons for the five-player tier, Sanctuary Raids for the ten-player tier, and Transcendence System for the staged tier. Odyle Energy covers what it costs to run them.44Global first-clear guides66Follow Global Progression Walkthrough for entry gates and equipment order. The current Global playbooks on Deus Research Base, Shattered Arkanis, Vakron Sky Island and Ferocious Horn Den pair visible boss cues with responses, failure consequences and party responsibilities.88Dungeon Directory1010Every instanced dungeon on the Korean and Taiwanese service in the Expedition, Transcendence and Sanctuary tiers, plus the solo and daily modes, as of October 7, 2026; the three daily dungeons are covered together on one page, and Crobahki's Secret Depository also has its own. Sealed Dungeons are covered under Strongholds and Sealed Dungeons. Party sizes are the current ones: Expedition and Transcendence parties were four players and Sanctuary forces eight until the Chapter 1. Lands of Sand and Snow update on July 1, 2026.1212DungeonTypePartyAdded (KR/TW)BossesKrao CaveExpedition, one star5Launch, November 19, 2025Neglected Gadioton, Enhanced Harcon, Ultimate BerkUrugugu CanyonExpedition, two stars5Launch, November 19, 2025Guardian Captain Raur, Judge Urahum, Divine AuldorFire TempleExpedition, three stars; Ordeal from September 23, 20265Launch, November 19, 2025Black Smoke Murute, Red Spark Ignus, Kromede's DesireDraupnirExpedition, one star5Launch, November 19, 2025Predator Saraswati, Phantasmal Lakshmi, Transcendent BakarmaVakron Sky IslandExpedition, two stars; Ordeal July 15 to September 23, 20265Launch weekTiere, Thamon, VakronFerocious Horn DenExpedition, three stars5Launch weekWatchdog Kwapo, Necromancer Duanka, Ferocious Horn NuakumDying Dramata's NestExpedition, Tier 45January 21, 2026Broodkeeper Nayatman, Manager Nasium, Decaying DurvatiCradle of NihilityExpedition, Tier 45February 11, 2026Multiverse Veltiras, Solemn Valkan, Afflicted BakarmaHall of IllusionExpedition, Tier 55April 8, 2026Nazarak, Glassvein, NatharaAzure Breath IslandExpedition, Tier 55April 22, 2026Wise Baumnute, Expanding Xyrepe, Awakened AlturadonCitadel of the Fallen DaevaExpedition, level 505July 1, 2026Willful Turgen, Forbidden Hexbeast Griosa, Basilus the FalseConsumed Deus Research BaseExpedition, level 505August 12, 2026Atiel of Arrogance and GromkasExpedition OrdealExpedition mode5July 15, 2026Rotates between ExpeditionsDeus Research BaseTranscendence5Launch, November 19, 2025Gelcos, Nazmun, AtielShattered ArkanisTranscendence5Launch, November 19, 2025Siliator of Deceit, Ruthilis of Pain, Talisra of the VoidSunken Temple of LifeTranscendence5February 25, 2026Singing Ellyde, Deep Sea Pydeon, Sunken EmonMirror of Scarlet DesireTranscendence5May 13, 2026Rotar, Robstino, Kromede's DesolationAbyssal Horn DenTranscendence5July 1, 2026Kapu, Dhakan, GargaumNoiran's Hidden LegacyTranscendence5August 12, 2026Incomplete Braunt, Mad Klominster, AskranAbyssal Forge: LudraSanctuary10Launch periodIsolation Specialist Rahu, Abyssal Wings Ketu, Eternal LudraCorroded Decontamination FacilitySanctuary10March 11, 2026Devouring Klawfly, Black Blood Blatt, Terminator BargottChalice of MuspelSanctuary10May 27, 2026Iscariel, Scourge KaldrixSnowfield of SorrowSanctuary10September 9, 2026Triton, DeltrasNightmareSolo1Launch seasonSeasonal bosses in Dream Layers I to IVAscension TrialSolo1Launch periodRotating trial dungeonsDaeva Bio-Research BaseDailyNot statedLaunch periodWaves of monsters for scoreOdylium RepositoryDailyNot statedDecember 24, 2025Orb collection for scoreCrobahki's Secret DepositoryDailyNot statedMay 13, 2026Coin collection for scoreRaids (Seasons 1 and 2)Raid (ended April 8, 2026)Not statedLaunch seasonSeasonal raid dungeons1414The star ratings are the reward tiers NCsoft used in its December 2025 drop-rate tables; NCsoft's May 2026 announcement calls the next two steps Tier 4 and Tier 5. Daily dungeons are entered from the Unknown Fissure menu described under Daily Dungeons.1515Boss names follow NCsoft's English announcements where they exist and the game client's English data otherwise.1717Dungeon Formats1919FormatGroup SizeUse CaseSolo1 playerStory content, daily progression, gear-stat farming on a personal paceParty (5-player)5 playersMid-tier content; a focused group of one tank, one healer and three damage dealersGroup (10-player)10 playersHigh-end content; full raid composition with tanks, healers, and DPS spread across roles2121Difficulty Tiers2222Easy Mode: Boss-fight tutorials and reduced mechanics for players new to a given dungeon. Lets you learn the room layout and the broad shape of a fight before stepping into normal difficulty.Normal: The standard tier; the assumed format for most progression.Hard / Higher: Increased mechanics density and tighter execution windows; gear and rotation matter more.2424Expedition Dungeons2727Expedition dungeons are the five-player tier. Season 2 added Dying Dramata's Nest and Cradle of Nihility. Season 3 added Hall of Illusion on April 8, 2026, an Expedition with Exploration and Conquest Normal and Hard that requires item level 3,000 and pays out Fragment: Yustiel's Trace for the Daevanion Yustiel, and Azure Breath Island on April 22. See Expedition Dungeons for the full roster.2929Transcendence Dungeons3131Transcendence dungeons are the staged five-player tier of the Transcendence System. Each is run at a chosen stage with its own item level gate, and clears feed the Arcana system and the Transcendence ranking. Sunken Temple of Life, the first Transcendence dungeon of Season 2, opened on February 25, 2026.3333On April 22, 2026 the debuff that reduced life steal inside Transcendence and Sanctuary dungeons was removed, as part of the Season 3 change to HP Absorption described under Combat and Skill Chains.3535Season 3 Dungeons3737Season 3 added new dungeons in addition to the systemic reworks above. Both feed into the Daevanian Yustiel progression path described under Daeva System and Daevanion Board.3939DungeonTypeModesNotesHall of IllusionExpeditionExploration; Conquest Normal and HardAdded April 8, 2026; minimum item level 3,000; final boss drops Mysterious Ode; clears give Fragment: Yustiel's TraceAzure Breath IslandExpeditionExploration; Conquest Normal and HardAdded April 22, 2026; item level 3,000, Hard 3,500Mirror of Scarlet DesireTranscendenceStages 1 to 4Added May 13, 2026; item level 3,200 for stage 1Chalice of MuspelSanctuaryNormal and HardAdded May 27, 2026; item level 4,500 at release4242Azure Breath Island asks for item level 3,000 on Exploration and Conquest Normal and 3,500 on Hard. Its own page covers the bosses and rewards.4343Ongoing Live-Build Additions4545The KR and TW build continues to add dungeons through seasonal patches. These come in three broad shapes, and the specifics below are provisional live-build figures rather than confirmed global content:4747New Transcendence dungeons. Mirror of Scarlet Desire (May 13, 2026) opened with four stages from item level 3,200 and three new Arcana sets.Daily mini-dungeons. Crobahki's Secret Depository (May 13, 2026), one of the Daily Dungeons, gives the player up to 40 seconds to avoid bombs and collect coins for Kina.Sanctuary instances. Chalice of Muspel (May 27, 2026) introduced the Brooch equipment slot.4949Specific entry item-levels, drop tables, reward caps, set names, and launch dates for upcoming instances are tuned on the live build and frequently shift between the dev-stream preview and the patch that ships. Treat any single figure circulating ahead of the live patch as provisional until it lands, and defer to the in-game UI once it does.5151Chalice of Muspel Sanctuary5353The Chalice of Muspel was introduced on May 27, 2026 as the top-tier Sanctuary instance on the KR and TW build and was billed as the most challenging group PvE content at that time. Snowfield of Sorrow, added on September 9, 2026, was subsequently described as the highest-difficulty PvE content. The setting is an ancient temple submerged beneath lava deep inside the Muspel volcano, resurfaced after intense seismic activity. English coverage has also rendered the name as Grail of Muspel; this page uses the official global wording. Entry requires a minimum item level of 4,500, and players may attempt it an unlimited number of times within the run's time limit. As with every late-game instance, the figures below describe the Korean and Taiwanese announcement and rules; they do not establish global availability.5555DetailValueFormatGroup Sanctuary; highest-difficulty PvE at its May 27, 2026 releaseEntry item level4,500 minimumAttemptsUnlimited within the time limitMain bossScourge Kaldrix, the disaster of the underworldBoss rewardsLava Heart Weapon (extendable), Lava Heart Barrier, and the Kaldrix BroochFirst-clear rewardPet: Red Dragon, granted to the first players to clear the dungeon5757The Kaldrix Brooch ties into the new Brooch accessory slot. The Sanctuary patch also added the craft-only Genesis and Nemesis Dragon Lord weapons and guards, produced through Succession Crafting with six base Soul Inscription options, plus the Philosopher's Stone: Power material that enables Soul Binding on the new gear. The same patch raised the six core stat caps to 250 and lifted the maximum Attack Boost and Defense Boost to 130 percent.5858A June 10 live-build patch split the Chalice of Muspel into two difficulties. The original version became the Hard tier, and a new Normal tier was added below it for groups that are not yet geared for the full fight. The Normal tier does not drop weapons or direct gear pieces, so the Hard tier remains the only source of the Lava Heart weapon and the Kaldrix Brooch. The same patch added a mid-run retry option so a wipe inside the instance no longer forces a full reset of the attempt. As with the other figures here, these are Korean and Taiwanese rules rather than a confirmation that the dungeon is available globally.6060Chapter 1 Dungeons6262The Chapter 1. Lands of Sand and Snow update raised the level cap to 50 and added a new tier of level-50 endgame dungeons. Party size for Expedition and Transcendence content expanded to five players and Sanctuary content to ten. Consumable entry tickets were removed entirely; those instances now pay out through Odyle Energy instead. Players can also ride pets inside dungeons from this update onwards. The English names below are NCsoft's own, published on July 6, 2026, replacing the several provisional renderings that circulated in earlier coverage of the Korean build.6464DungeonTypeEntryNotesCitadel of the Fallen DaevaExpeditionLevel 50; item level 3,800, Hard 4,500Added July 1, 2026; Hard costs 60 Odyle Energy. Item levels in this table are from the Korean patch notes; NCsoft's English announcement gives a minimum item level of 3,500 for both Chapter 1 dungeonsAbyssal Horn DenTranscendenceLevel 50; item level 3,800 to 4,800 over four stagesAdded July 1, 2026Expedition OrdealExpedition modeLevel 50; item level 4,800Added July 15, 2026; custom difficultyConsumed Deus Research BaseExpeditionLevel 50; item level 3,800, Hard 4,500Added August 12, 2026Noiran's Hidden LegacyTranscendenceLevel 50; item level 3,800 to 4,800 over four stagesAdded August 12, 2026Snowfield of SorrowSanctuaryLevel 50; item level 5,800 to 6,200 by difficultyAdded September 9, 2026; Easy, Normal and Hard6666Citadel of the Fallen Daeva (Hard)6767Community clear reports for the Hard version describe a three-boss layout. The first boss periodically summons swords into the arena that must be cleansed off the floor before they overwhelm the group. The second boss marks every party member with a circle that drops a high-damage poison pool after a short delay, then follows with a wide slice attack, so groups stack to drop the pools in one spot, dodge out, and spread for the slice. The final boss works off color auras: players carry a color, mechanics resolve by matching or avoiding zones of that color, and a golden-circle mechanic wipes groups that mishandle it. Reports also note the legendary drop chance here is markedly lower than in earlier dungeons. The game client's English data names the three bosses Willful Turgen, Forbidden Hexbeast Griosa and Basilus the False; the mechanics summary is community-sourced.6969August 2026 Additions7171The August 12, 2026 patch added Consumed Deus Research Base, a level 50 Expedition that NCsoft had announced under that English name in June 2026 (Korean 잠식된 데우스 연구기지). It opens in an Exploration variant and a Conquest variant with Normal and Hard difficulties:7373ModeEntry LevelEntry Item LevelOdyle Energy CostExploration503,80040Conquest (Normal)503,80040Conquest (Hard)504,500607575A companion four-stage Transcendence dungeon, Noiran's Hidden Legacy, arrived in the same patch; its stage gates and new Arcana rewards are covered on the Transcendence System page. The patch also raised the contribution required to earn Odyle Energy cubes in Expeditions and Transcendence dungeons from 1% to 5%, and the note flags that the threshold may be adjusted again.7676The August 26, 2026 patch converted the Kina paid out by six instances into bound Kina that cannot be traded or moved between characters: the Hard Conquest runs of Fire Temple and Ferocious Horn Den, the Normal and Hard Conquest runs of Dying Dramata's Nest and Cradle of Nihility, the Transcendence dungeon Sunken Temple of Life and the Sanctuary Abyssal Forge: Ludra. NCsoft announced the split into regular and bound Kina in March 2026 to keep the in-game economy stable; clear rewards are otherwise untouched.7878Joining, Leaving and Retrying8080Group dungeons on the Korean and Taiwanese service let players join a run that is already in progress, and since August 19, 2026 an exception lets a player who joins while the final boss is in combat leave the dungeon, provided they are outside the final boss area and have no contribution to the fight. The rules NCsoft has published:8282Disconnects: a player who drops out of an Expedition, Transcendence or Sanctuary run unexpectedly has 10 minutes (one minute until January 28, 2026) to reconnect and rejoin the party's room without using up an entry.Retry: since January 21, 2026 the party leader can offer a retry after a clear. Members have 60 seconds to accept; those who accept are moved to a new room together, and anyone who declines stays behind. Since March 11, 2026, if a full party all accept, the next attempt starts inside the dungeon.Vote kick: since May 27, 2026, once a mid-boss has died and instant removal is locked, the leader of a party or force of three or more can start a vote to remove a member; a party needs every voter to agree, a force a majority, and abstentions count as votes against.Leaving without the reward: since July 1, 2026, leaving an Expedition or Transcendence run without taking the cube reward uses up a weekly allowance shared by all characters on the server, and entry is blocked when it runs out.Cross-faction: since March 11, 2026 Elyos and Asmodians can form parties and forces together for these dungeons and chat inside them.8484Tips8686Run Easy Mode the first time you encounter a new dungeon. The shorter rotations and lighter mechanics let you read the room before doing it for real.Build your role first. A dungeon is much harder when your tank does not have threat tools or your healer does not have a single-target emergency cooldown.Check the seasonal rotation. Top-tier rewards usually rotate with each season; chasing a piece that is leaving the rotation is a common time pressure for group play.Track Yustiel's Trace drops. Fragment: Yustiel's Trace feeds the Daevanion Yustiel; Hall of Illusion is its confirmed source.8888Expedition Ordeal9090The Expedition Ordeal (Korean 시련) is a content type added to the Korean and Taiwanese build on July 15, 2026, sitting alongside Expeditions, Transcendence, Sanctuaries and Nightmare content. It is entered through the Expedition interface but runs on its own difficulty and reward rules, and it is aimed at players who have already cleared the existing endgame tiers.9292The distinguishing feature is that you build the difficulty yourself. The first Ordeal exposed four separate traits, each of which can be set from stage 1 to stage 4. The final difficulty is the sum of the four, which means the floor is stage 4 and the ceiling is stage 16, and two groups can run the same Ordeal at very different levels of pressure by weighting the traits differently.9494PropertyValueEntry level50Entry item level4,800Entry pointExpedition interfaceDifficulty axesFour traits, each stage 1 to 4Total difficulty rangeStage 4 minimum, stage 16 maximumReward cadenceEach difficulty pays out once per week, resetting every Wednesday9696Clearing an Ordeal awards a currency used only for this content, spent at the Ordeal shop in the Expedition menu. Because rewards are gated per difficulty per week, running the same Ordeal repeatedly at one setting does not pay out again; the intended loop is to clear at several difficulty totals across the week. The first Ordeal opened at item level 4,800, the same gate as the top stage of the Chapter 1 Transcendence dungeons.9797Ordeals rotate. On September 23, 2026 the Korean and Taiwanese build closed the first Ordeal on Vakron Sky Island and replaced it with a Fire Temple Ordeal at the same level 50 and item level 4,800 gate. The four settings became Time Limit (stages 1 to 3), Resurrection Limit (1 to 3), Boss Enhancement (1 to 8) and Player Weakening (1 to 2), keeping the overall range of 4 to 16 and the weekly reward reset. The same patch raised the weekly purchase limits on several items at the Ordeal shop and added new stock.9999Solo Ladder Changes in Chapter 1101101The solo instances were reworked alongside the group content. Nightmare gained a fourth layer with new bosses, and clearing a specific stage there now grants the combined rewards of every preceding stage rather than only that stage's payout. Ascension Trial gained a Doom difficulty that opens at item level 4,000, sitting above the previously top tier. Both changes landed with Chapter 1 on the Korean and Taiwanese build.103103Raids (Ended)105105Seasons 1 and 2 also had a weekly Raid mode (토벌전). On January 21, 2026 Season 2 replaced the two Season 1 raids with two new ones and added Extreme, Insane and Hell difficulties. NCsoft ended Raid content when Season 3 began on April 8, 2026; leftover Raid challenge tickets can be converted into 20,000 Enhance Stones.107107Global Availability109109The global client opened for Founder's Pack Advance Access on September 30, 2026, ahead of the free-to-play launch on October 5, 2026. The global store page describes more than 200 dungeons across solo challenges, five-player party content and ten-player group dungeons. NCsoft says all instanced content, including dungeons, is available cross-server, and during Advance Access party matching pools every Advance Access server in a region. The global membership allows a second Odyle Energy injection when opening reward cubes in Expedition, Transcendence and Sanctuary.111111As of October 7, 2026, the dungeons NCsoft has named for the global build are Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis, the two dungeons of the global Transcendence Dungeon Leaderboard event, and Sanctuary Raid: Ludra. Ludra was playable during Advance Access; on October 5, 2026 NCsoft removed it temporarily from the full launch build to prepare a version with new and adjusted mechanics, promised a new first-clear event and said it would announce the return date by October 16. NCsoft has not published which Expeditions or later Transcendence dungeons are open at global launch, so the dates on this page are Korean and Taiwanese dates.112+As of October 7, 2026, the dungeons NCsoft has named for the global build are Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis, the two dungeons of the global Transcendence Dungeon Leaderboard event, and Sanctuary Raid: Ludra. Ludra was playable during Advance Access; on October 5, 2026 NCsoft removed it temporarily from the full launch build to prepare a version with new and adjusted mechanics, promised a new first-clear event and said it would announce the return date by October 16. As of the evening of October 17, 2026 (PDT), no return date had been posted on NCsoft's global channels. NCsoft has not published which Expeditions or later Transcendence dungeons are open at global launch, so the dates on this page are Korean and Taiwanese dates.113113Official English Names115115The global client is bringing official English names into use. These are the names this wiki now follows:117117Korean nameName on this wikiSource of the English name바크론의 공중섬Vakron Sky Island (not Bakron's Floating Island)NCsoft announcement, December 17, 2025가라앉은 생명의 신전Sunken Temple of Life (NCsoft's January 2026 roadmap and the game client use Submerged Life Temple)NCsoft announcement, February 23, 2026잠식된 데우스 연구기지Consumed Deus Research BaseNCsoft announcement, June 17, 2026노이란의 숨겨진 유산Noiran's Hidden LegacyNCsoft announcement, June 17, 2026비탄의 설원Snowfield of SorrowNCsoft announcement, June 17, 2026시련Expedition Ordeal (not Trials)NCsoft announcement, June 17, 2026크로파킨의 비밀 보관소Crobahki's Secret DepositoryNCsoft announcement, May 13, 2026푸른 숨의 섬Azure Breath IslandGame client English data; earlier English coverage used Island of Blue Breath사나운 뿔 암굴Ferocious Horn DenGame client English data심연의 재련: 루드라Abyssal Forge: LudraGame client English data환영의 회랑Hall of Illusion (earlier wiki name: Phantom Corridor)NCsoft announcement, April 8, 2026데바 생체 연구기지Daeva Bio-Research BaseGame client English data오디움 저장소Odylium RepositoryGame client English data타락한 데바의 성Citadel of the Fallen DaevaNCsoft announcement, June 17, 2026119119Related Pages120120ClassesCombat and Skill ChainsDaeva System and Daevanion BoardTranscendence SystemHall of IllusionSuccession Crafting