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Patch Notes: September 2026
October 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Aligned names with the rest of the wiki: pet genus names, Centuryroot Token, Rampant Thought of Fear
This page covers the five weekly update notes NCsoft published for the Korean and Taiwanese service of AION 2 in September 2026 (September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30). Spacetime Rift: Domination opened on September 2, and the September 9 note added the Snowfield of Sorrow Sanctuary with its Seal equipment slot, a commendation system, a Sanctuary Hall of Fame and a streamer mode. Later notes moved the Expedition Ordeal to the Fire Temple, raised Abyss damage amplification on high-tier Abyss gear, gave the Ranger elemental damage and opened the Chuseok holiday events. These notes describe the Korean and Taiwanese service only; the global service launched separately on October 5, 2026 and is not covered here. See Update History for the wider timeline, and Patch Notes: August 2026 and Patch Notes: October 2026 for the neighbouring months.
An event battle in the Verteron and Altgard territories in which each faction is split into attack and defense sides and fights to take or protect the majority of a group of Strongholds.
Schedule: every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, at the 8 PM and 11 PM Spacetime Rift times.
The attacking and defending sides swap weekly: week 1 is fought in Verteron with the Elyos defending, week 2 in Altgard with the Asmodians defending.
Entry requirements (all must be met): character level 50 or higher, item level 4,500 or higher, combat power 500.0k or higher, and the achievements "Verteron Stronghold Sweep VI" (베르테론 주둔지 소탕 VI) and "Altgard Stronghold Sweep VI" (알트가르드 주둔지 소탕 VI), which require clearing every Stronghold in both territories.
Applying: players holding at least one event key can apply through the Domination notifier UI. Three keys are added automatically each week, and one is used when the event reward is received. While the event is active, the [Join] button only works in the defending territory.
Participants: 60 minimum to 200 maximum per side.
Timing: the battle starts five minutes after the Spacetime portal appears and runs for 25 minutes. Players can join during the ten minutes the portal stays open.
Other content such as Expedition, Transcendence and Sanctuary dungeons cannot be used while the battle is running.
S-PvP mode switches on automatically when the preparation time ends.
Only characters in S-PvP mode can fight each other; field monsters, NPCs and characters in normal mode cannot be attacked. Field guards can still attack S-PvP characters.
An option can show S-PvP characters with a unified nameplate and appearance.
Five Strongholds in the defending territory form a group, and one group opens at random each time the event runs. The English Stronghold names come from the game's client data; see Strongholds and Sealed Dungeons.
Group | Verteron (Elyos defending) | Altgard (Asmodians defending) |
|---|---|---|
A | Ugaros Thieves Campsite, Miros Post, Poacher's Base, Cohta Outpost, Deserter Encampment | Graverobber Den, Corrupted Forester Ruins, Blades Temporary Outpost, Sanctum Outskirts Watch, Logger's Rest Ruins |
B | Mantasch Patrol Base, Sehna Outpost, Sabga Balaur Campsite, Maktashan Outpost, Romlon's Hideout | Rubek Thieves' Occupied Territory, Forest Marauder Campsite, Legion Base Ruins, Flauke Legion Outpost, Latrima Outpost |
C | Gargos Thieves Campsite, Canyon Thieves Den, Forest Shade Execution Site, Renegade Hideout, Plateau Hill Base | Barahta Extermination Unit Outpost, Andsha Forward Base, Amurahta Surveillance Base, Detlef Thieves Camp, Granach's Hideout |
A Stronghold is taken (and its defense fails) when all three Monoliths in and around it are destroyed.
The attackers win by taking three or more of the five Strongholds; the defenders win by holding the majority until time runs out.
Contribution comes from destroying Monoliths, killing guardians and killing enemy characters. Rewards go to players above a minimum contribution, according to their contribution ranking within their class.
Players can leave with the [Exit] button and rejoin through the UI after a set time. Players who return to their home server after dying and resurrecting there, or after a disconnect, keep their participation for a set time and can rejoin through the UI; when that time runs out they are withdrawn automatically.
A dedicated Domination Kisk was added, sold by general goods merchants and by the Wind Breeze Merchants (산들바람 상회). Anyone can register or leave it regardless of party or force, it holds more players than a Legion Kisk, and only the attacking side can place and use it during the battle.
Domination missions were added under Season Mission > Server > Weekly/Season.
Play in Domination does not count toward field achievements or the kill missions under the Spacetime Rift season mission (Challenge > Season).
Watcher Kaira in the lower layer of the Abyss, Ereshuranta, now has a 100% spawn chance instead of 20%, and appears every four hours counted from 00:00. She still appears at a random point each time, with no difference in odds between spawn points.
The stats of Abyss bosses and Dimensional Cores, and the contribution available through PvP, were raised sharply again. NCsoft said the values may be adjusted further.
For the Templar, NCsoft addressed the loss of efficiency when chaining skills that use Vicious Strike, and redistributed skill damage to widen skill choice. For the Chanter, Spinning Strike became a ranged attack for flexibility in dungeon fights, and skill damage was adjusted to make up real combat damage. For the Gladiator, passives that failed while a low-level Stigma buff was active were fixed.
Class | Skill | Change |
|---|---|---|
Vicious Strike, Decisive Strike, Desperate Strike, Threatening Blow | PvE damage +30%. Specialization 4's Punishment cooldown reduction changed from 1 second to 2 seconds. | |
Judgment | PvE damage +15%. | |
Punishment | PvE damage +20%. | |
Pummel | PvE damage -10%. | |
Punishing Strike | PvE damage -20%. | |
Spinning Strike | Changed to a 20 m ranged area skill. PvE damage +50%. Cooldown changed from 15 to 30 seconds. MP cost changed from 100 to 250. Stagger gauge damage changed from 10 to 15. | |
Incandescent Blow, Bursting Blow | PvE damage +50%. | |
Impactful Crush | Cooldown changed from 10 to 15 seconds. | |
Protection Armor | Fixed the passive not working while an Armor of Balance buff below level 15 was active. | |
Experienced Counterstrike | Fixed the passive not working while a Wave Armor buff below level 10 was active. | |
Murderous Burst | Fixed the passive not working while a Wave Armor buff below level 15 was active. |
Templar: Shield Smite becomes usable while moving by default, with an improved animation.
Assassin: Illusive Clone gains extra damage while active and better hit feedback.
Spiritmaster: further damage improvements after the Elemental Fusion bug fix lowered its damage.
Cleric: PvE damage improved by adjusting its comparatively low damage.
Some Spacetime Rift missions under Season Mission > Challenge > Weekly changed: the "Pride of the Elyos/Asmodian Army" (천군/마군의 자랑) and "White/Black Flags Flying" (백색/흑색 깃발 휘날리며) missions were merged, so killing an enemy faction player anywhere in Verteron, Altgard, Eltnen or Morheim counts. Kills in Spacetime Rift: Domination do not count.
The maximum stack size of some items was raised, including Amplify Stone Fragment (Bound), Sync Stone Fragment (Bound), Transfer Stone Fragment (Bound), Arcana fusion crystals and crystal fragments (Bound), and Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound). The change takes effect when the inventory sort function is used.
The general goods shop sell price of Mysterious Crystal (Bound), Harmonious Crystal (Bound) and Noble Crystal (Bound) was set to 5,000 Kina.
Dismounting a pet while falling now blocks skill use, the same as a falling player character.
Consumed Deus Research Base (Expedition) and Deus Research Base (Transcendence): fixed the hit timing of one of Atiel's skills not matching its animation.
Fixed no system message appearing when Abyss entry failed because the Abyss was full.
Fixed whirlwinds not spawning at some spots in the Elyos Mysterious Track (신비로운 트랙) event.
Fixed being unable to enter a Dimensional Invasion while in combat or flying. The mobile fix was scheduled for the September 9 update.
After the August 26 update, a malfunction in the sale listing and bulk sell functions caused some players to sell large numbers of items by accident. Players who used up Item Recovery > NPC Shop Sold Items recovery uses because of this have their recovery count reset.
A revision on September 9 added a note about the skill window to the Improvements section.
A new Sanctuary, the Snowfield of Sorrow (비탄의 설원), was added with Easy, Normal and Hard difficulties (Sanctuary Raids).
A new equipment slot, the Seal (인장), was added. Seals are crafted, or made through material conversion from Kina and the Gear Change Voucher obtained in the Snowfield of Sorrow.
New Draconic crafting designs were added for [True] Genesis Dragon Lord and [True] Nemesis Dragon Lord ([진] 창룡왕/멸룡왕) weapons and guards.
New designs let Radiant Genesis and Radiant Nemesis Dragon Lord weapons and guards be upgraded into the [True] versions through Succession Crafting.
Material conversion of Liberated White Night (해방된 백야) weapons and guards yields the crafting materials for the [True] gear.
The seven Draconic crafting materials from Expedition and Sanctuary Odyle Energy cubes (분노의 사념, 의지, 자아, 염원, 승화, 신념 and 성화; no official English names yet) were redistributed:
Krao Cave, Draupnir, Urugugu Canyon, Vakron Sky Island, the Fire Temple, the Ferocious Horn Den, Dying Dramata's Nest and the Cradle of Nihility now drop them in bound form only.
The Hall of Illusion, Azure Breath Island, the Citadel of the Fallen Daeva and the Consumed Deus Research Base now drop all seven in both bound and tradeable form.
The Chalice of Muspel now drops all seven in bound form.
Philosopher's Stone: Truth (Bound) (현자의 돌: 진리) was added. Ten Philosopher's Stone: Power (Bound) convert into one through material conversion (Soul Inscription and Soul Binding).
Artifact and Abyss Corridor occupation was reset by the server rematch; NCsoft pointed players to its community notice for the results (Server Matching).
Boss monsters in the Abyss Rift Zone had their stats raised.
Eight of its bosses become invincible for 25 seconds when their HP falls below a set level, up to twice.
The make-up of each phase changed, lowering the total number of bosses.
Because there are fewer bosses, the Rift Bundle (균열의 꾸러미) reward from each boss was increased.
Abyss Rift Zone missions were added under Season Mission > Abyss > Weekly/Season.
Selecting the entry icon now shows details such as the title and rewards before entering.
A streamer mode option was added under Settings > Other > Account.
Hiding account information and hiding the character's name can be set separately.
With name hiding on, the character's name is replaced by "@Player" everywhere it would appear.
Patterns under Customize > Pattern can now be resized horizontally and vertically on their own.
With [Keep Aspect Ratio] on, resizing keeps the ratio as before; with it off, width and height change independently.
Succession materials now have a required enhancement level, and only equipment that meets it can be used.
After the final boss of an Expedition, Transcendence, Ordeal or Sanctuary dungeon is killed, players can commend another player.
A commendation needs a target and a reason, and only one can be given per dungeon clear. The popup stays open for a limited time.
Results can be checked once every commendation is done. Commendations accumulate per character and are shown in the character information window.
Players who can give commendations: party members who reached a set contribution when the final boss died, and party members still in the party and in the dungeon at that point.
Players who can receive them: the same two groups, plus, in Sanctuaries, members of the player's own party.
Commendation achievements were added under Achievements > Growth > Custom (Achievements and Titles).
Records and displays the first, second and third kills of a Sanctuary's final boss across all servers. It applies to the Snowfield of Sorrow on Hard.
Each record keeps the character name, server name, Legion name, class, the highest combat power and highest item level reached during the run, force order, the date and the time taken to clear.
Characters with no contribution are not recorded. Records do not change if a character, server or Legion is later renamed.
It is viewed from the Hall of Fame tab at the top left of the Sanctuary entry screen.
A [Domination] tab was added to the world map while Domination is preparing or running, showing the overall state of the battle. Clicking the icon to the left of a battle's title in the Domination notifier jumps to the world map centred on that battle.
Each group now has four Strongholds instead of five. Attackers win by taking three of the four; the note states that defenders win by protecting three or more.
Battle length changed from 25 to 15 minutes.
Flight time consumption is reduced by 50% while taking part.
Contribution is now limited for killing the same character repeatedly within a set time, and contribution for assisting in an enemy kill was lowered slightly.
Group | Verteron (Elyos defending) | Altgard (Asmodians defending) |
|---|---|---|
A | Ugaros Thieves Campsite, Miros Post, Cohta Outpost, Deserter Encampment | Graverobber Den, Corrupted Forester Ruins, Blades Temporary Outpost, Sanctum Outskirts Watch |
B | Sehna Outpost, Sabga Balaur Campsite, Maktashan Outpost, Romlon's Hideout | Rubek Thieves' Occupied Territory, Forest Marauder Campsite, Flauke Legion Outpost, Latrima Outpost |
C | Gargos Thieves Campsite, Canyon Thieves Den, Renegade Hideout, Plateau Hill Base | Barahta Extermination Unit Outpost, Andsha Forward Base, Amurahta Surveillance Base, Detlef Thieves Camp |
A World Marker (월드 징표) that can be placed on the ground in the open world, Expeditions, Transcendence, Sanctuaries and the Abyss was added.
It is used from the World Marker button next to the minimap, or with a hotkey set under Settings > Key Settings > Menu (World Marker, under Content).
It follows the same rules as existing markers, and its popup can be moved.
Fixed outlines not showing when hovering the mouse over key interactable objects.
Consumed Deus Research Base: the monsters placed before Supervisor Gromkas were changed.
Sanctuaries: entering a boss room now creates a portal at the starting point that leads to the front of the boss room.
Class | Skill | Change |
|---|---|---|
Judgment, Dark Crush | Fixed their activation being delayed in certain skill chains. | |
Illusive Clone | A hit effect now plays when specialization 4's extra damage applies. | |
Elemental Fusion | Fixed Elemental Fusion being used repeatedly while invincible. | |
Jointstrike: Destructive Attack | The spirits now use their joint strike immediately. | |
Salvation | Fixed specialization 5 applying its no-stacking invincibility rule only to the caster and the party member with the lowest HP. |
Succession: the material slot is shown from the first step; the confirmation popup now previews the result based on the item being upgraded, and a checkbox must be ticked before proceeding.
Abyss equipment set effects: the PvE stats on Abyss equipment were changed or removed depending on the equipment tier, as below.
Fixed the force order in a dungeon's waiting room not matching the order inside the dungeon.
Abyss gear tier | 2 pieces | 5 pieces | 8 pieces | 12 pieces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Decanus | 15% | 20% | None | None |
Centurion | 15% | 20% | 25% | None |
Tribunus | 20% | 25% | 30% | 35% |
Legion Commander | 25% | 30% | 35% | 40% |
Praetorian Captain | 30% | 35% | 40% | 45% |
All values are PvE Abyss damage amplification.
From after maintenance on September 9 until the 20th force clears it, the first forces to clear the Snowfield of Sorrow are rewarded. Clears are ranked by the time the final boss, Deltras, dies, and only members of the force at that moment are rewarded. Rewards are sent by mail after the clear data is checked (date to be announced) and can be claimed for one month.
Reward | Quantity | Who |
|---|---|---|
Title: "The First to Break the Sword of Bitter Cold and Frost" (최초로 혹한과 냉기의 검을 꺾은 자) | 1 | Members of the first force to clear |
Pet: Golden Void (황금빛 보이드) | 1 | Members of the first force to clear |
Pet: Silver Void (은빛 보이드) | 1 | Members of the 2nd to 5th forces to clear |
Pet: Bronze Void (구릿빛 보이드) | 1 | Members of the 6th to 20th forces to clear |
From after maintenance on September 9 until maintenance on September 30, 2026, customization costs 100 Quna per part instead of 200 Quna (50% off), with no limit.
Sold from after maintenance on September 9 until maintenance on October 21, 2026, in the Shop's Atelier (아틀리에) tab. Won-priced items earn Mileage unless bought with an exchange ticket; prices are the Purple store prices.
Item | Price | Contents and limits |
|---|---|---|
Neo Ranger Suit outfit set (네오 레인저 슈트) | 49,000 won (4,900 Mileage) or 1 Appearance (Set) Exchange Ticket | Chest, helmet, gloves and boots |
Dark Police Suit outfit set (다크 폴리스 슈트) | 49,000 won (4,900 Mileage) or 1 Appearance (Set) Exchange Ticket | Chest, legs, helmet, gloves and boots |
Pinky Spin Helmet helmet skin (핑키 스핀 헬멧) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | No limit |
Agent Black Sunglasses eye accessory (에이전트 블랙 선글라스) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | Once per server |
Twist Ring Piercing face accessory (트위스트 링 피어싱) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | Once per server |
Pet: Pinky Spin Skateboard (핑키 스핀 스케이트보드) | 29,000 won (2,900 Mileage) or 1 Pet Exchange Ticket | Once per server |
Cutie Drone Wings (큐티 드론 날개) | 29,000 won | Bound; once per character |
Emotes: Neo Ranger Azure Dragon of the Left, White Tiger of the Right, Vermilion Bird of the Front, Black Tortoise of the Rear (좌청룡, 우백호, 전주작, 후현무) | 300 Quna each | Bound; once per character each |
The Night-Blooming Flower (밤에 피어난 꽃) Daeva Pass is sold under Menu > Subscription from after maintenance on September 9 until 05:00 on October 6, 2026; missions and claims run until maintenance on October 7. The pass has 50 levels, extra levels after 50 pay a repeat reward, levels can be bought for 50 Quna each, and pass shop coins are spent under Subscription > Pass Shop.
Item | Price | Contents and limits |
|---|---|---|
Night-Blooming Flower (Basic) | 2,000,000 Kina | Mission rewards during the pass period; the note lists the limit as once per server |
Night-Blooming Flower (Premium) | 1,000 Quna | 30,000 Soul Crystal (Bound) plus mission rewards |
XP source | XP |
|---|---|
Attendance | 1,000 |
Defeat 10 monsters | 60 |
Kill an enemy faction player | 100 |
Clear an Expedition or Transcendence dungeon | 300 |
Clear a Sanctuary | 700 |
Take part in the Shugo Festival | 500 |
Enhance equipment successfully | 10 |
Extract equipment | 10 |
Pass XP is capped at 15,000 per character per week. Rewards follow a 13-level cycle of genus Soul Crystals and appearance boxes:
Pass levels | Basic reward | Premium reward |
|---|---|---|
1, 14, 27, 40 | Cogni Soul Crystal (Bound) x300 | Cogni Soul Crystal (Bound) x2,000 |
3, 16, 29, 42 | Fera Soul Crystal (Bound) x300 | Fera Soul Crystal (Bound) x2,000 |
5, 18, 31, 44 | Natura Soul Crystal (Bound) x300 | Natura Soul Crystal (Bound) x2,000 |
7, 20, 33, 46 | Varian Soul Crystal (Bound) x300 | Varian Soul Crystal (Bound) x2,000 |
9, 22, 35, 48 | Special Soul Crystal (Bound) x300 | Special Soul Crystal (Bound) x2,000 |
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 41, 43, 45, 47, 49 | Soul Crystal (Bound) x700 | Soul Crystal (Bound) x3,000 |
11, 24, 37 | Appearance Box: Weapon (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 | Radiant Appearance Box: Weapon (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 |
12, 25, 38 | Appearance Box: Armor (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 | Radiant Appearance Box: Armor (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 |
13, 26, 39 | Appearance Box: Accessory (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 | Radiant Appearance Box: Accessory (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 |
50 | Radiant Appearance Box (10 Draws) (Bound) x1 | Radiant Appearance Box (10 Draws) (Bound) x3 |
Repeat (after 50) | Soul Crystal (Bound) x500 | Soul Crystal (Bound) x3,000 |
NPC shop: accessory detail settings in quick sell registration and in quick registration to the server and character warehouses were reset because of the new Seal slot; NCsoft asked players to check them again.
Subscription: when 30 minutes or less of membership remain, the subscription icon on the HUD and menu shows the time left. A system message appears when membership expires, or at the next login if it expired while offline.
Skill window: skill levels can now be set differently for each skill preset. Because of this, skill levels in presets 2 and 3 were reset.
Skill window: levelling up or resetting now works from the original or prerequisite skill even while a skill that is neither is selected.
A boss mechanic gauge UI was added to the HUD edit screen (HUD Editor).
Item equip window: the list-style slot option was removed from the slot and list sort options.
Server transfer: the Server Transfer tab was removed from the Shop.
Fixed the mini chat UI sometimes activating for chats whose filter was off.
Nightmare Dream Layer II: fixed the camera behaving abnormally when hit by one of the boss Mutated Ulgorn's (변이된 울고른) skills.
Consumed Deus Research Base: fixed one of Atiel's skills not being avoidable with Focused Block or Evasion Stance.
The description of the Upscaler option under Settings > Graphics > Optimization > Graphics Quality: Advanced was corrected.
Fixed the resurrection UI not appearing when a character was removed from the Abyss Corridor by its time limit while dead.
Fixed the opposing faction's Empyrean Trace markers showing on the world map during the Elyos and Asmodian "Empyrean Monolith" episode quests (Monoliths and Empyrean Traces).
The note was revised three times: on September 16 (11:49) to add directive quests as a Soul Crystal source, on September 17 to add the Agent Black Sunglasses redesign, and on September 18 to add the Domination movement restriction.
Points for attacking a Monolith were raised sharply.
While taking part, entering the duty quest "Wanted" (수배령) or the Legion airship hideout by phasing, and moving to other territories, is restricted.
Abyss monsters now drop tradeable Potential Amplification Stone: Abyss (Hero) and Potential Amplification Stone: Abyss (Unique).
Some objects, including obstacles that could get in the way of normal driving, were repositioned (Shugo Festival).
On Easy, the bosses Triton the Returned (귀환자 트리톤) and Deltras have 10% less HP.
[True] Guardian and [True] Archon Praetorian Captain weapons and guards were added.
They can be bought from the Abyss exchange shop or made through Succession Crafting from the Elite Guardian or Archon Praetorian Captain weapon and the Guardian or Archon Praetorian Captain weapon or guard.
The 12-piece PvE Abyss damage amplification bonus was raised:
Abyss gear tier | 2 pieces | 5 pieces | 8 pieces | 12 pieces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Decanus | 15% | 20% | None | None |
Centurion | 15% | 20% | 25% | None |
Tribunus | 20% | 25% | 30% | 45% |
Legion Commander | 25% | 30% | 35% | 50% |
Praetorian Captain | 30% | 35% | 40% | 55% |
The medal rewards for contribution in Abyss boss fights, the Artifact Siege and Spacetime Rift: Domination were partly increased.
Growth Pet Box (Bound) rewards from the Odium Storage daily dungeon were doubled (Daily Dungeons).
Soul Crystals in Shop > Wind Breeze Merchants > Special now cost 500 Kina, and the purchase limit rose to 30,000.
Soul Crystals from duty and directive quests were tripled.
Superior Manastone (Bound) and Superior Soulstone (Bound) can be bought in the Nightmare exchange shop and the Shugo Festival's Festa shop.
Lesser Manastones and Lesser Soulstones were added as supply request urgent rewards.
For the Templar and Assassin, skill cancel times and balance were adjusted to discourage mouse macros used for Pummel into Judgment and Savage Roar into Heart Gore cancels.
Class | Skill | Change |
|---|---|---|
Leaping Slam | Can no longer be used while rooted. | |
Ruinous Blow | Can no longer be used while rooted. | |
Ankle Slice | Can no longer be used while rooted with specialization 3. Fixed specialization 3 (range increase) not applying when specializations 1, 2 and 3 were all active. | |
Pummel, Punishing Strike | Skill cancel delay increased. Specialization 4's Punishment cooldown reduction on a Punishing Strike hit now also applies to Pummel. Specialization 5 changed from one extra trigger of Punishing Strike to extra damage on hit. | |
Judgment | Skill cancel delay increased. | |
Warding Strike, Annihilate, Punishment | PvE damage +10%. | |
Shield Smite | PvE damage +20%. | |
Noble Armor | Duration and cooldown changed from 5 minutes to 2 minutes. | |
Taunt | Its enmity increase changed from a fixed value to an amount based on damage dealt. | |
Savage Roar, Savage Smash, Heart Gore | Skill cancel delay increased. | |
Quick Slice, Breaking Slice, Swift Slice, Insignia Explosion | PvE damage +10%. | |
Shadowstrike | Specialization 2's duration raised from 5 to 10 seconds. | |
Deadshot | Fixed the extra damage from specialization 5 not triggering Multi-Hit unless specialization 4 was also equipped. | |
Ensnaring Trap | Fixed its message not appearing in the combat log. | |
Shoulder Charge (철산고), Ascending Strike (승천타), Charging Cut (공파참), Flash Step, Stomp (진각), Shadow-Cutting Fist (참영권), Gale Strike (질풍격) | Can no longer be used while rooted. | |
Guardian Blessing | Duration and cooldown changed from 5 minutes to 2 minutes. | |
Radiant Recovery | Specialization 2 changed from +20% skill speed to +1 consecutive cast. | |
Judgment Thunder, Divine Punishment | Fixed these skills being used repeatedly with the mobile combat support feature, blocking other skills. | |
Bittercold Wind, Cold Storm, Fire Wall | Fixed monsters sometimes not resetting while these skills were active. | |
Flame Arrow, Burst, Pyroclasm | Specialization 4 changed from applying Fire Mark on a Pyroclasm hit to +5% fire damage amplification for 10 seconds when Pyroclasm is cast. | |
Blaze | No longer removes Fire Mark on hit. | |
Fire Mark (passive) | Changed from a 20% chance to apply Fire Mark on fire attacks to a 100% chance. |
Ranger attack skills now deal elemental damage:
Element | Skills |
|---|---|
Wind | Rapid Fire (연사), Tempest Shot, Spiral Arrow, Tempest Arrow, Lightning Arrow, Marking Shot, Arrow Scattershot, Gale Arrow, Burst Arrow, Suppressing Arrow, Deadshot, Concentrated Fire, Rooting Eye, Melee Fire, Hunter's Soul, Arrow Storm, Ambush Kick, Illusory Arrow, Sealing Arrow, Assault Double Chance, Supporting Fire, Guerilla Strike |
Earth | Snare Shot, Shackling Arrow, Explosion Trap, Ensnaring Trap |
Fire | Drill Dart, Griffon Arrow, Explosive Arrow |
The Invitation to the Abyss (심연의 초대장) Daeva Pass is sold under Menu > Subscription from after maintenance on September 16 until 05:00 on October 6, 2026; missions and claims run until maintenance on October 7. It has 40 levels, extra levels after 40 pay a repeat reward, and levels cost 50 Quna each.
Item | Price | Contents and limits |
|---|---|---|
Invitation to the Abyss (Basic) | 1,000,000 Kina | Mission rewards; once per character |
Invitation to the Abyss (Premium) | 500 Quna | 5 Odyle Energy (Bound) plus mission rewards; once per character |
XP sources match the August Moonlit Oasis pass (50 XP per 10 monsters, 100 per enemy player kill, 30 per gather, 20 per craft, 300 per Expedition or Transcendence clear, 700 per Sanctuary clear, 10 per enhancement or extraction, 20 per Soul Inscription), with a cap of 12,000 XP per character per week.
Pass levels | Basic reward | Premium reward |
|---|---|---|
1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 31, 32, 34, 35, 38 | Small Odyle Energy (Bound) x1 | Odyle Energy (Bound) x1 |
3, 23 | Unknown Fissure Challenge Ticket (Bound) x1 | Unknown Fissure Challenge Ticket (Bound) x3 |
6, 16, 26, 36 | Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) x1 | Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) x3 |
9, 29 | Instant Completion Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound) x3 | Instant Completion Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound) x5 |
10 | Content Recharge Ticket Selection Box (Bound) x1 | Content Recharge Ticket Selection Box (Bound) x1 |
30 | Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) x1 | Content Recharge Ticket Selection Box (Bound) x1 |
13, 33 | Lower Abyss Rift Stone (Bound) x1 | Middle Abyss Rift Stone (Bound) x1 |
17, 37 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) x1 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) x2 |
19, 39 | Instant Completion Ticket: Nightmare (Bound) x2 | Instant Completion Ticket: Nightmare (Bound) x5 |
20, 40 | Soul Crystal (Bound) x350 | Soul Crystal (Bound) x1,500 |
Repeat (after 40) | Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) x3 | Odyle Energy (Bound) x1 |
When a force leader leaves or hands over leadership inside a dungeon, the new leader is placed first in party 1.
Guards now deal the same damage to spirits as they do to player characters.
Fixed specializations that reset cooldowns sometimes applying at the wrong moment, letting some skills be used twice in a row.
The pillars and Kisks that were visible in the Eltnen Part 2 area are now hidden.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed the ice barrier sometimes not breaking after all of Deltras's swords were found.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed the crystals summoned by Triton's "Embodied Wrath" (형상화된 분노) exploding too quickly when the boss was staggered.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed Triton's stagger gauge not locking while he casts "Wrath of Bitter Cold" (혹한의 분노), and that skill not playing out correctly.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed the warmth orbs in Triton's "Frost Harvest" (냉기 수확) pattern disappearing earlier than intended, and the boss sometimes taking massive damage and dying during that pattern.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed players under "Frozen Root" (빙결 포박) being targetable by Deltras's "Crystal Point" (결정점) and "Ice Crystal Fall" (빙정 낙하).
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed Frozen Root players losing the stun effect when they died and resurrected.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed players dying from several instant hits when Frozen Root ended as Deltras began a certain pattern.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed Deltras's watched-target status not clearing when the fight reset.
Snowfield of Sorrow: the purple ice crystals in Deltras's "Core of Winter" (겨울의 핵) pattern were made easier to read for colour-blind players; hit detection is unchanged.
Fixed the commendation popup not appearing on the results screen after clearing an Ordeal dungeon.
Fixed some gauntlets selling to shops for less than other weapons.
The design of the Agent Black Sunglasses eye accessory was replaced.
The Ordeal on Vakron Sky Island ended and was replaced by the Fire Temple, with entry level 50 and entry item level 4,800.
The final difficulty is the sum of the chosen trait levels, from a minimum of 4 to a maximum of 16: time limit (levels 1 to 3), revival limit (1 to 3), boss enhancement (1 to 8) and PC weakening (1 to 2).
Clears pay the Ordeal currency Token of Overcoming (극복의 증표) according to the difficulty cleared. Each difficulty's reward can be earned once a week, resetting every Wednesday.
Some purchase limits in the Expedition exchange shop were raised and new products were added:
Item | Price (Tokens of Overcoming) | Limit |
|---|---|---|
Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 1,000 | Raised from 10 to 20 per character per week |
Superior Manastone (Bound) | 2,000 | Raised from 5 to 10 per character per week |
Superior Soulstone (Bound) | 3,000 | Raised from 5 to 10 per character per week |
Superior Abyssal Manastone (Bound) | 3,000 | Raised from 5 to 10 per character per week |
Superior Abyssal Soulstone (Bound) | 6,000 | Raised from 5 to 10 per character per week |
Rampant Thought of Fear (Bound) (폭주한 공포의 사념) | 3,000 | Raised from 3 to 5 per character per week |
Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) x10 | 5,000 | 1 per character per week |
Superior Healing Potion (Bound) (상급 치유 물약) | 1,000 | 5 per character per week |
Transfer Stone Fragment (Hero) (Bound) | 5,000 | 5 per character per week |
Ordeal Enhancement Stone Box (Bound) (시련의 강화석 상자) | 4,000 | 10 per server per week |
Rampaging Fear Energy: Weapon (Bound) (폭주한 공포의 기운: 무기) | 60,000 | 1 per character per week |
Lucky Gathering Material Bundle (Bound) (행운의 채집 재료 꾸러미) | 3,000 | 20 per server per week |
Server matching changed: the server rematch reset Artifact and Abyss Corridor occupation.
Authority of the Battlefield (전장의 권능): when a boss monster appears in the lower or middle layer of the Abyss, every player character on the map receives this buff. It replaces the effects of Experienced Counterstrike, Fury, Exploitation (착취), Undefeated Mantra, Light of Protection, Power of the Storm (질풍의 권능) and Earth's Blessing, which do not apply while it is active. It ends when no boss remains on the map.
In the Abyss Rift Zone, the same effect applies for the whole stay, whether or not a boss is present.
Bosses that trigger the buff in the lower and middle layers: Argo, the Spirit King; Watcher Kaira; Dimensional Cores; Guardian Lord Nahma; Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma; Executor Tamasa; Executor Argo; Executor Kaira; Executioner Dramos; Turncoat Ducal; and Ravager Marakha.
Soul tuning has a shorter cast time.
Soul Inscription gained automatic tuning. The [Auto Tune] button sets target options, and tuning repeats until one of them appears. The button activates once an option to tune and the material items are registered, and it stops when a target option appears or the registered materials run out.
A product preview was added to the right of the Atelier tab's product list. Hovering over a product shows it, for outfit sets and single pieces, weapon skins, wings, pets and emotes.
The product list's sorting and design changed: four columns when the preview is shown, five when it is not. Sold-out and unavailable products are shaded.
Customization presets are now provided for weapon skins too. Supported weapon skins can be checked in the Shop preview and the customize menu, and applying a provided preset costs the normal customization fee.
New presets and detailed options were added for both male and female characters: per gender, 3 presets, 9 hair shapes, 2 face shapes and 1 eyebrow shape (Character Creation and Customization).
A Build (체구) setting was added under Body > Body/Head.
The Authority of the Battlefield buff now applies while taking part.
Attackers who re-enter the event server from their home server through the HUD's [Spacetime Move] button get a temporary invincibility buff. Arrival points moved closer to the active Stronghold group, and there are more of them.
Defenders get a message when their Stronghold is under attack.
The [Info] button on the Domination HUD shows the rewards available.
Class | Skill | Change |
|---|---|---|
Fracturing Rush | Now travels in the direction of the movement key held when it is used. | |
Pummel | Corrected the tooltip for specialization 5's cooldown reduction. | |
Typhoon Barrage (태풍 연타) | Corrected the tooltip for specialization 5's cooldown reduction. | |
Focused Block | Corrected the tooltip for the on-block effect with specialization 3 equipped. | |
Tempest Arrow | Corrected the life absorption tooltip with specializations 2, 4 and 5 equipped. | |
Gale Arrow | Corrected the stagger gauge tooltip with specialization 5 equipped. | |
Arrow Scattershot | Corrected the cooldown reduction tooltip with specialization 5 equipped. | |
Soul's Cry | Fixed specialization 1 not consuming MP in certain combinations. | |
Robe of Cold | Fixed the Cold Snap passive's extra damage not applying to targets slowed by Robe of Cold. |
Sanctuary and Transcendence waiting rooms and dungeon panels now show difficulty information.
Fixed quest areas sometimes being drawn in the wrong place on the world map, minimap and overlay map.
The attendance book A Bountiful Chuseok Journey (한가위의 풍요로운 여정) runs from after maintenance on September 23 until maintenance on October 28, 2026, and resets daily at 00:00. Days 15 to 28 repeat days 1 to 14.
Days | Reward | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
1 and 15 | Chuseok Round Songpyeon (Bound) (한가위 둥근 송편) | 10 |
2 and 16 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 7 |
3 and 17 | Life Crystal (Bound) | 10 |
4 and 18 | Soul Codex (Bound) | 500 |
5 and 19 | Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) | 10 |
6 and 20 | Growth Manastone Box (Bound) | 5 |
7 and 21 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 10,000 |
8 and 22 | Delicious Sweet Persimmon (Bound) (맛있는 단감) | 10 |
9 and 23 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 7 |
10 and 24 | Enhancement Stone | 20,000 |
11 and 25 | Soul Codex: Reset (Bound) | 50 |
12 and 26 | Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) | 10 |
13 and 27 | Growth Soulstone Box (Bound) | 5 |
14 and 28 | Superior Training Arcana (Bound) | 50 |
Runs from after maintenance on September 23 until maintenance on October 7, 2026, in three parts.
The attendance book Atreia's Chuseok Festival (아트레이아의 한가위 축제) gives 200 Chuseok Full Moon Coins (Event) on each of days 1 to 6 and a Dried Persimmon Hat helmet skin (Bound) (곶감 모자) on day 7.
New event missions under Season Mission > Event pay Chuseok Full Moon Coins (Event), which are spent at coin exchange merchants in town and deleted from inventories after the event.
Coin merchants were added in Dawn Legion Base and Zumion Village (Verteron), Lacephin Village (Eltnen), the Fugitives' Village and Nornir Assembly (Altgard) and Kromede's Island (크로메데의 섬) (Morheim).
Mission | Goal | Coins |
|---|---|---|
[Event] Abyss | Hunt 10 monsters in the Abyss | 80 |
[Event] Transcendence | Clear a Transcendence dungeon once | 80 |
[Event] Expedition | Clear an Expedition on Conquest once | 80 |
[Event] Ascension Trial | Clear the Ascension Trial once | 80 |
[Event] Nightmare | Clear Nightmare once, any stage | 80 |
[Event] Login | Log in 3 times | 100 |
[Event] Gear | Obtain 1 Unique-grade item | 50 |
[Event] Scrolls | Use scrolls 5 times | 50 |
[Event] Dimensional Invasion | Take part in a Dimensional Invasion once | 50 |
[Event] Shugo Festival | Take part in the Shugo Festival once | 50 |
The note lists the missions as resetting once a week per server.
Item | Quantity | Coins | Limit | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dokkaebi Mask helmet skin (Bound) (도깨비탈) | 1 | 50 | Once per server | 10 |
Abyssal Forge Final Boss Clear Ticket (Bound) (심연의 재련 최종 보스 처치권) | 1 | 50 | Once per server | 50 |
Corroded Decontamination Facility Final Boss Clear Ticket (Bound) | 1 | 55 | Once per server | 50 |
Sanctuary Final Boss Clear Ticket Selection Box (Bound) | 1 | 70 | Once per server | 50 |
Content Recharge Ticket Selection Box (Bound) | 1 | 30 | 5 per server | 50 |
Soul Codex: Reset (Bound) | 10 | 25 | 5 per server | 50 |
Soul Codex (Bound) | 100 | 20 | 5 per server | 50 |
Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 | 20 | 5 per server | 50 |
Superior Training Arcana (Bound) | 20 | 20 | 5 per server | 50 |
Growth Manastone Box (Bound) | 5 | 17 | 5 per server | 10 |
Growth Soulstone Box (Bound) | 5 | 17 | 5 per server | 10 |
Soul Crystal (Bound) | 1,000 | 10 | 10 per server | 10 |
Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 1 | 7 | 10 per character | 10 |
Life Crystal (Bound) | 1 | 7 | 10 per character | 10 |
Battle Enhancement Scroll (Bound) | 1 | 7 | 10 per character | 10 |
Chuseok Round Songpyeon (Bound) | 1 | 5 | 5 per character | 10 |
Delicious Sweet Persimmon (Bound) | 1 | 5 | 5 per character | 10 |
Power Shard (Bound) (봉혼석) | 1 | 1 | None | 10 |
Chuseok Full Moon Coins (Event) are deleted at 05:00 on October 7, 2026. The three final boss clear tickets and selection box, the Content Recharge Ticket Selection Box, Odyle Energy, Chuseok Round Songpyeon and Delicious Sweet Persimmon bought from this shop are deleted at 05:00 on November 4, 2026.
Runs from after maintenance on September 23 until maintenance on October 7, 2026.
The total Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound) reward from Odyle Energy cubes is doubled in the Mirror of Scarlet Desire, the Abyssal Horn Den and Noiran's Hidden Legacy (Transcendence, all stages 1 to 4) and in the Hall of Illusion, Azure Breath Island, the Citadel of the Fallen Daeva and the Consumed Deus Research Base (Expedition, Conquest Normal and Hard).
A new material conversion currency, Moon Rabbit's Energy (Event) (달토끼의 기운), drops from the Odyle Energy rewards of those dungeons.
Dungeon | Mode | Moon Rabbit's Energy |
|---|---|---|
Hall of Illusion, Azure Breath Island, Citadel of the Fallen Daeva, Consumed Deus Research Base | Conquest Normal | 10 |
Hall of Illusion, Azure Breath Island | Conquest Hard | 10 |
Citadel of the Fallen Daeva, Consumed Deus Research Base | Conquest Hard | 15 |
Mirror of Scarlet Desire, Abyssal Horn Den, Noiran's Hidden Legacy | Stages 1 to 3 | 10 |
Abyssal Horn Den, Noiran's Hidden Legacy | Stage 4 | 15 |
Conversion reward | Cost | Limit | Contents |
|---|---|---|---|
Moon Rabbit's Red Gift Bundle (Bound) | 600 Moon Rabbit's Energy | Once per server during the event | Lava Heart Armor Selection Box (Bound) x1, Chuseok Round Songpyeon x5, Delicious Sweet Persimmon x5, Growth Soulstone Box x5, Soul Crystal x500 |
Moon Rabbit's Blue Gift Bundle (Bound) | 600 Moon Rabbit's Energy | Once per server during the event | Lava Heart Accessory Selection Box (Bound) x1, Chuseok Round Songpyeon x5, Delicious Sweet Persimmon x5, Growth Manastone Box x5, Soul Crystal x500 |
Superior Power Shard (Bound) | 1 Moon Rabbit's Energy | None | One stone |
The Transcendence Arcana Growth Support event was extended to end at maintenance on November 4, 2026 instead of September 23.
The Arcana Supply Support event was also extended to end at maintenance on November 4, 2026 instead of September 23.
Sold from after maintenance on September 23 until maintenance on November 4, 2026, in the Shop's Atelier tab. Prices are the Purple store prices.
Item | Price | Contents and limits |
|---|---|---|
Cloud Rain Butterfly Dream Set (구름비 나비꿈 세트), 2 outfits | 95,000 won (9,500 Mileage) | Fox Rain Day outfit set, Ink-Black Norigae Glasses eye accessory (먹빛 노리개 안경), Night Butterfly's Dream outfit set and Moon Flower Silk Veil face accessory (달꽃 비단 가리개); once per server |
Fox Rain Day outfit set (여우비 내리는 날) | 49,000 won (4,900 Mileage) or 1 Appearance (Set) Exchange Ticket | Chest, legs, helmet, gloves, boots and cape |
Night Butterfly's Dream outfit set (밤 나비의 꿈) | 49,000 won (4,900 Mileage) or 1 Appearance (Set) Exchange Ticket | Chest, legs, helmet, gloves and boots |
Light Dwelling in Shadow weapon skins (그림자에 깃든 빛) | 19,000 won each (1,900 Mileage) or 1 Weapon Appearance Exchange Ticket | One per class weapon (greatsword, longsword, dagger, bow, spellbook, orb, mace, staff, gauntlets); each can only be bought by its class |
General's Helmet helmet skin (장군의 투구) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | No limit |
Jeollip helmet skin (전립) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | No limit listed |
Flower Gache wig helmet skin (꽃장식 가체) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | No limit |
Topknot Crown helmet skin (상투관) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | No limit |
Baby Long-Tailed Tit shoulder accessory (아기 오목눈이) | 300 Quna or 1 Appearance (Single) Exchange Ticket | Once per server |
Pet: Baby Long-Tailed Tit | 29,000 won (2,900 Mileage) or 1 Pet Exchange Ticket | Once per server |
Pet: Crimson Flame Black Nine-Tailed Fox (홍염의 검은 구미호) | 29,000 won (2,900 Mileage) or 1 Pet Exchange Ticket | Once per server |
Mother-of-Pearl Flower Fan Wings (자개 꽃부채 날개) | 29,000 won (2,900 Mileage) | Bound; once per character |
PvP damage amplification now applies at a set ratio against Monoliths and guards in every Abyss area and in Spacetime Rift: Domination. To match, Abyss area bosses and Dimensional Cores had their HP raised slightly.
The failure screen hold time after a failed dungeon rose from 10 to 20 seconds to make retrying easier.
The range at which party members are visible on screen was increased in Expeditions, Transcendence and Sanctuaries.
Ground-targeted skills can now be cast even when the mouse cursor is over a button.
Chat: scrolling the mini chat or the chat popup now locks it to that chat area.
Commendations: in Sanctuaries, players who can be commended now include the whole force instead of only the player's party. The commendation and result popups moved to the right of the screen, the most-commended players are listed first in the results, and the mouse pointer is always active while the commendation window is open.
The maximum number of Arcana that can be held rose to 1,100.
Sanctuaries: force members can now move between parties inside the dungeon, except during a boss fight; the force leader's position cannot be changed.
Centuryroot Tokens (백년삼 증표) can now be stored in the character and server warehouses.
Abyss Rift Zone: players who meet the contribution requirement now receive boss kill rewards even when far away.
Streamer mode: with [Hide My Character Name] on, the minimap party list in Expeditions updates at once, and the names shown in messages when Spiritmaster or Cleric summons are hit, and the summoner name in the Kisk registration popup, now show "@Player".
Fixed the season mission weekly reward point gauge showing a different value from the points actually earned.
Fixed sold-out ticket exchange products with account or server limits showing their price as free.
Fixed the party loot dice button not appearing on the HUD edit screen.
Fixed the world map resolution changing in some Abyss areas when jumping to a monster drop or gathering source.
Commendations: fixed the popup closing on death or a basic resurrection, and fixed the character information popup in content rankings closing when its commendation area was clicked.
Chalice of Muspel: fixed players avoiding the wipe attack during Iscariel's "Guard of the Resolute" (결사의 수호) pattern by gliding below the combat area.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed one of Deltras's skills spawning at the basic resurrection point.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed direction keys sometimes not working when using the rope skill.
Fixed the potion auto-use slot looking disabled after leaving a Nightmare dungeon.
The Soul Inscription probability information now shows value-roll probabilities to their significant digits.
Based on purchases of Superior Manastone (Bound) and Superior Soulstone (Bound) from the Nightmare exchange shop and the Shugo Festival's Festa shop on September 16, the difference from the current price is refunded retroactively to the cube as Centuryroot Tokens and Phantasmal Fragments (몽환의 파편).
The Artifact Siege still runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays, now starting at 9:20 PM for group 1, 9:50 PM for group 2 and 10:20 PM for group 3 (Artifacts).
To shorten drawn-out fights, a Dimensional Core that is not killed within 8 minutes of the battle starting receives the Decline of Power (힘의 쇠락) debuff, which lowers its damage tolerance and Double Chance resistance.
The bosses that follow the Artifact Siege now appear at new times on Wednesdays and Saturdays (days unchanged): 9:45 PM for group 1, 10:15 PM for group 2 and 10:45 PM for group 3. They are Executor Tamasa, Executor Argo and Executor Kaira in the chaotic lower layer of Ereshuranta, and Executioner Dramos, Turncoat Ducal and Ravager Marakha in the chaotic middle layer.
In some matching groups, Guardian Lord Nahma and Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma appear at new times on Fridays and Sundays (days unchanged): 10 PM for group 1 (unchanged), 10:30 PM for group 2 and 11 PM for group 3.
Fixed Decline of Power not applying to Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma.
Class | Skill | Change |
|---|---|---|
Element Enhancement | Tooltip corrected from fire attack and water attack to fire amplification and water amplification. | |
Curse: Tree | Tooltip corrected from fire damage resistance to fire tolerance. |
Fire Temple (Ordeal): fixed the landing point of Black Smoke Murute's jump not matching the warning area.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed the finishing breath in Triton's Frost Harvest pattern being nullified by invincibility skills.
Snowfield of Sorrow: fixed one skill in Triton's Frost Harvest pattern damaging frozen targets.
Fixed the Hidden Cube's sound range having become narrower.