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11 PvP in AION 2 is built around two pillars: large-scale open-world faction warfare in the Abyss, and instanced PvP modes such as arenas and aerial battlegrounds. Both factions, Elyos and Asmodian, contest the Abyss continuously, and the open-world layer is where most of the IP's faction-war identity lives.
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33 The Abyss Layer
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55 The Abyss, in-world Reshanta, is the contested middle layer of Atreia. It is split into multiple sub-maps with different rules:
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77 Sub-MapFlightNotesLower ReshantaFull flightOpen-world aerial PvP; the canonical 3D battlefield identity of the IPChaotic Ereshulanta Mid-LayerGlide, walk, or run onlyAdded during Season 3 (April 8, 2026); emphasizes ground-level positioning and chokepoint control
88 Season 3 Abyss Overhaul
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1010 The Season 3 update on April 8, 2026 reshaped the Abyss layer on the KR and TW build. The legacy hotspot zone was removed; in its place the new Mid-Layer (Chaotic Ereshulanta) was added with restricted flight and its own contested objectives. Killing enemy faction players in the Mid-Layer grants a buff called the Reshanta Aura, which scales with consecutive kills and is the centerpiece of the Mid-Layer reward loop.
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1313 Two new mission tracks anchor the layer:
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1515 Ruler of the Lower Layer is a mission chain tied to Lower Reshanta objectives and aerial PvP performance.Ruler of the Mid-Layer is a parallel mission chain tied to Mid-Layer ground objectives and the Reshanta Aura buff.
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1717 Server rematch behavior also changed in Season 3. Artifact conquest standings and the Abyss Corridor instance reset on the server-rematch cycle, so a faction that dominated late in a season cannot indefinitely lock the next season's opening. Post-conquest bosses spawn after each artifact flip and reward the faction that holds the territory at the time of clear.
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1919 Abyss Equipment Potential
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2121 Season 3 introduced an Abyss Equipment Potential system that scales gear effectiveness in the Abyss layer. Equipment progresses through stages, with each stage adding a small but stacking PvP bonus that depends on the slot type. Weapons and guardians lean toward PvP damage, armor toward PvP damage resistance, and accessories toward a smaller damage bonus. The exact per-stage percentages and stage caps are tuned on the KR and TW live build; treat the values below as the current live-build snapshot rather than fixed global numbers.
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2323 Slot TypePer Stage (live build)Cap (live build)StatWeapons and GuardiansAbout +2.5% PvP damage boostAround +10% at the final stageOffenseArmorAbout +0.5% PvP damage resistanceAround +2% at the final stageDefenseAccessoriesAbout +0.5% PvP damage boostAround +2% at the final stageOffense
2424 The per-stage percentages and stage caps above are tuned on the KR and TW live build; treat them as a current snapshot rather than fixed global numbers. Maxing the system out across a full set adds a meaningful but not overwhelming PvP edge: enough to reward sustained engagement in the layer, not enough to lock new players out of fights against established veterans. See Gear and Progression for how this stacks with the rest of the gear curve.
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2626 Later Live-Build Tweaks
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2828 Follow-up patches inside the Season 3 window tightened how the Abyss plays on the KR and TW build. A late-April patch lifted a PvP progression cap that had limited progression rate inside the layer and renamed several Abyss bosses with new portrait drops keyed to those encounters, aiming to keep contested objectives rewarding for high-activity players without inflating the PvP economy. A mid-May patch added quality-of-life changes inside the Abyss: it disabled the crafting UI while a character is inside an Abyss zone, closing a loophole where players crafted from contested ground without committing to the fight, and it began awarding partial objective credit to a player defeated in PvP near those objectives, so a near-miss engagement no longer pays out zero credit.
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3030 A follow-up broadcast in mid-May added a small but specific change to the Abyss reward economy: characters defeated in PvP near contested objectives now receive a small dimensional-core credit and a partial boss-monster contribution toward those objectives, so a near-miss engagement still pays out something rather than zero. A subsequent late-May patch increased the rate of contribution gains across the layer and improved the drop rate of the latest Arcana, which together speed up the loop for players who treat the Abyss as their main endgame.
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3232 The late-May Sanctuary patch added more structural changes to the Abyss. A new island area opened in the Middle Reshanta, reachable by riding Updrafts, where a player's position no longer shows on the minimap so that ambushes and flanking plays are harder to track. The patch also increased the stats of Abyss boss monsters and Artifacts, and it added a new gear line, the Archon Praetorian Captain Weapon and Guard plus an Elite Archon Praetorian Captain Weapon, available through the Abyss shop and Succession Crafting.
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3434 Open-World Faction PvP
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3636 In Lower Reshanta and the active PvP zones, Elyos and Asmodian players can attack one another on sight. Faction-specific objectives (artifacts, fortresses, capture points) drive territorial control, and large-scale fights are common during prime hours. The 3D nature of Lower Reshanta means a fight can break out vertically: a small group ambushed from above can be dragged into the void before reinforcements arrive.
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3939 Aerial Battlegrounds
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4141 AION 2 also runs instanced aerial battlegrounds. These are queued PvP modes set on closed maps with full flight enabled, where two teams compete for objectives in 3D space. The battleground rotation changes with seasonal patches, swapping in new arenas with different layouts, sight lines, and resource node placement, so the active map pool reflects the current season on the live build.
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4343 Arenas
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4545 For players who want smaller-scale PvP, the arenas system provides 1v1 and small-group queued duels. Arenas use bracketed matchmaking and seasonal ladders.
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4848 Cross-Faction Etiquette
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5050 Open-world PvP only triggers when both players are flagged or when at least one is in an active PvP zone. Outside the Abyss, most non-PvP zones are safe; entering the Abyss is the deliberate choice that makes a player a PvP target.
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5252 Tips for New PvPers
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5454 Travel in groups. Solo Daeva in the Abyss are the easiest target on the map, especially when caught at a flight gauge low.Watch the gauge. A fight you cannot finish before your flight gauge runs out will end with a forced glide downward, which is often a death sentence.Learn the geography. The Abyss has fixed safe islands and known choke islands; knowing where reinforcements will appear matters as much as your build.Push the Mid-Layer in groups. The Reshanta Aura buff scales with consecutive kills, so coordinated group play in Chaotic Ereshulanta dramatically out-rewards solo skirmishing.
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5656 New and Upcoming PvP Modes
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5858 NCsoft has rolled out several new PvP modes for the Korean and Taiwanese build. The Abyss Rift Zone, Occupation Battle, and the Surface of Chaotic Ereshkigal field are live; Outland is a teased future mode with no firm date. The exact rules for teased modes may shift before they ship and before the global launch.
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60-ModeTypeStatusNotesAbyss Rift ZoneUp to 400 per factionLive since June 17, 2026 (tuned June 24)Large-scale faction battle on a shared field where bosses spawn in phases over the session. It is open to characters at level 45 and item level 3000 or higher, runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 PM by matching group, and caps entry at up to 400 players per faction. Points are scored on boss kills, and rewards pay out per class-contribution ranking to the faction that lands the final blow; it does not affect Abyss season missions or rankings. The June 24 patch raised boss health, adjusted boss spawn positions and counts, and let PvP within 100m of a boss also score points.Occupation BattleStat-equalized battlegroundLive since July 1, 2026A sports-style battleground where every participant's combat power, stats, and skills are normalized to the same level, so the outcome turns on play rather than gear. It shipped with the Chapter 1: Land of Sand and Frost update.Surface of Chaotic EreshkigalContested Abyss fieldLive since July 1, 2026A new open PvP field added with the Chapter 1 update, with restricted item levels and no bosses or artifacts, so fights turn on player skill rather than gear checks.OutlandBattle royaleTeased, no firm dateA battle-royale mode reported to support around 100 players. It was previewed at the June 14 Summer Festa as part of the horizontal AION2 THE NEXT roadmap but did not ship with the July 1 Chapter 1 update, and the exact cap is not yet confirmed in an official patch note.
60+ModeTypeStatusNotesAbyss Rift ZoneUp to 300 per factionLive since June 17, 2026 (tuned June 24)Large-scale faction battle on a shared field where bosses spawn in phases over the session. It is open to characters at level 45 and item level 3000 or higher, runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 PM, and caps entry at up to 300 players per faction. Points are scored on boss kills, and rewards pay out per class-contribution ranking to the faction that lands the final blow; it does not affect Abyss season missions or rankings. The June 24 patch raised boss health, adjusted boss spawn positions and counts, and let PvP within 100m of a boss also score points.Occupation BattleStat-equalized battlegroundLive since July 1, 2026A sports-style battleground where every participant's combat power, stats, and skills are normalized to the same level, so the outcome turns on play rather than gear. It shipped with the Chapter 1: Land of Sand and Frost update.Surface of Chaotic EreshkigalContested Abyss fieldLive since July 1, 2026A new open PvP field added with the Chapter 1 update, with restricted item levels and no bosses or artifacts, so fights turn on player skill rather than gear checks.OutlandBattle royaleTeased, no firm dateA battle-royale mode reported to support around 100 players. It was previewed at the June 14 Summer Festa as part of the horizontal AION2 THE NEXT roadmap but did not ship with the July 1 Chapter 1 update, and the exact cap is not yet confirmed in an official patch note.
6161 The Abyss Rift Zone launched at the June 17, 2026 maintenance and was tuned on June 24. Occupation Battle and the Surface of Chaotic Ereshkigal field shipped with the July 1, 2026 Chapter 1: Land of Sand and Frost update. Outland remains a teased future mode. Alongside these, the open-world Abyss layer and the instanced arenas and aerial battlegrounds described above are the established live PvP content.
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6363 Recent PvP Balance
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6565 The Korean and Taiwanese build keeps tuning PvP on the weekly patch cycle. The July 8, 2026 balance patch cut PvP damage by a flat 30% for every class, a game-wide change meant to slow burst kills and lengthen fights across the open-world Abyss, the aerial battlegrounds, and the arenas alike. The same patch adjusted battleground stats and folded in another round of per-class tuning. Treat the exact figure as a current live-build value; the global build may retune it before launch.
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67+Abyss Rift Zone Rework (July 15, 2026)
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69+The July 15, 2026 patch on the Korean and Taiwanese build reworked how the Abyss Rift Zone fills. The mode moved off server-versus-server matching and onto faction-wide integrated matching, so players are pooled by faction rather than by which server group they were matched into that week.
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71+Cap cut to 300 per faction, down from 400 against 400, with boss health lowered to match the smaller turnout.Overflow opens a new channel instead of refusing entry, so a full field no longer locks players out.Entry closes when the preparation phase ends. Once the event is underway, no one else joins.Players are redistributed after preparation to balance the channels. If a channel still totals under 200 players across both factions, or the two sides remain badly lopsided, that channel's event is cancelled.Start time is fixed at 10 PM for everyone, with no staggered delay by matching group.Parties and forces are dissolved on entry, and an event chat filter lets players coordinate with their whole faction inside the zone.
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73+The same patch made players standing at their own team's resurrection point invulnerable in battlegrounds, closing the spawn-camping window.
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75+Server Structure and Abyss Matchmaking at Global Launch
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77+For the global release, NCsoft has stated that Elyos and Asmodian servers are separate and that the two factions meet in the Abyss rather than sharing an open world. During the five-day Early Access window, Abyss matchmaking runs between Early Access servers only. After launch, servers are paired on how far along and how strong each one is, so a head-start server is not matched against a day-one server. See Global Launch and Platforms for the full server layout.
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6779 Related Pages
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6981 Aerial Combat and FlightWorld and RegionsGear and ProgressionTranscendence SystemFactions: Elyos and AsmodianClasses