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Sanctuary Raids - Version 9 vs Version 10
Oct 15, 2026, 02:37 PM
Added a dated note that the Ludra return date had not been announced as of October 15 and re-dated the other Sanctuaries note
Oct 18, 2026, 01:40 AM
Updated the global Ludra status: the promised October 16 return date was not announced (checked October 17, 2026); re-dated the other Sanctuaries note
11Sanctuary is the ten-player raid tier and the ceiling of AION 2's instanced PvE. Where Expedition is the tier a group runs weekly, Sanctuary is the tier a group organises around. It carries the highest item level requirements in the game and the largest Odyle Energy cost per entry.22How Sanctuaries Work44ElementDetailParty sizeTen players. Sanctuary ran with eight before the Chapter 1 update on July 1, 2026 raised it.Entry cost80 Odyle Energy, doubled from 40 in the same updateFinal boss clearsOne per week. That was cut from two, with rewards doubled to compensate, and the accumulated guaranteed-reward counters were halved at the same time.Mid-boss rewardsRemoved from the older Sanctuaries; the payout now comes from the Odyle Energy that appears when the last boss dies.DifficultyThe newest Sanctuary ships in three difficulties rather than twoTime limitTwo hours, since July 1, 2026ResurrectionsTwo per character per boss room since April 22, 2026, counting skill resurrections and Resurrection SpiritstonesMembershipMembers can inject Odyle Energy twice when opening the reward cube; the Korean service added this on February 25, 2026 and the global Special Quai Membership lists the same benefitFinal boss kill countOnce a Sanctuary's final boss kill count is used, the character cannot enter it again until the weekly reset (official guidebook)Mixed factionsElyos and Asmodians can form the same force since March 11, 2026, and Sanctuary kisks are usable by bothDisconnectsTen minutes to reconnect and rejoin the same room without losing a countLootForce loot defaults to random since May 27, 2026, and the dice range is not limited by distance inside a SanctuaryForce changesSince September 23, 2026 members can move between the force's parties inside the raid, except during a boss fight; the force leader's slot is fixed66The global store page describes ten-player group dungeons as one of the three dungeon formats across a roster of more than 200 dungeons, which matches the ten-player Sanctuary size of the Korean service since July 1, 2026.77The Sanctuary Roster on the Live Build99SanctuaryKorean nameAdded (KR/TW)EntryBossesAbyssal Forge: Ludra심연의 재련: 루드라Launch periodItem level 2,700 (official guidebook)Isolation Specialist Rahu, Abyssal Wings Ketu, Eternal LudraCorroded Decontamination Facility침식의 정화소March 11, 20263,700 at launch; 3,500 since March 18, 2026Devouring Klawfly, Black Blood Blatt, Terminator BargottChalice of Muspel무스펠의 성배May 27, 2026Item level 4,500 at release; Normal added June 10Iscariel, Scourge KaldrixSnowfield of Sorrow비탄의 설원September 9, 2026Item level 5,800 Easy, 6,000 Normal, 6,200 HardTriton, Deltras1111Sanctuary Summary1212The official guidebook (updated September 14, 2026) sums up each Sanctuary like this:1414SanctuaryMinimum item levelWeekly limitSignature rewardsKinaAbyssal Forge: Ludra2,7001 final boss killLudra weapons, Ludra's Bracelet, Abyssal Bracelet, crafting materialsBoundCorroded Decontamination Facility3,5001 final boss killCorroded Ruler weapons, Corroded Afterimage Bracelet, Erosion Bracelet, crafting materialsTradeableChalice of Muspel4,500Unlimited attempts, 1 rewardLava Heart weapons (Hard only), Kaldrix Brooch, crafting materialsTradeableSnowfield of Sorrow5,800 Easy, 6,000 Normal, 6,200 HardUnlimited attempts, 1 rewardLiberated White Night weapons (Hard only), Deltras's Seal, crafting materialsNot listed1616In the two newest Sanctuaries the reward only comes from killing the final boss, and a character who has used the weekly kill cannot enter again. Chalice of Muspel launched on May 27, 2026 with a limit of two final boss kills, which the July 1 change cut to one with doubled rewards.1717Gear From Sanctuaries1919Each Sanctuary feeds a weapon line, and since May 27, 2026 a Hero-grade Sanctuary weapon or guard can be carried up to the next Sanctuary's version through Transfer Crafting with a Gear Change Voucher: Ludra weapons into Corroded Ruler weapons, and those into Lava Heart weapons. Two Sanctuaries also opened new equipment slots. The Brooch slot (May 27, 2026) is filled by crafting or by converting a Chalice of Muspel Gear Change Voucher with Kina, and the Seal slot (September 9, 2026) the same way with a Snowfield of Sorrow voucher. Liberated White Night weapons and guards from Snowfield of Sorrow can be broken down into materials for the next Draconic crafted weapons.2121Deltras is a story boss as well as a mechanical one: once a hero and guardian of Elysium, executed in Asmodae, now a thought-form trapped in a mental space of his own making, repeating the same betrayal. Both factions have a reason to put him down, and the encounter has the players work with his daughter Elpistera to stop his body.2323Hall of Fame2525The September 9, 2026 patch added a Hall of Fame that records the first, second and third kills of a Sanctuary's final boss across every server, for the hardest difficulty only.2727RecordedDetailIdentityCharacter name, server, legion, classPerformanceHighest combat power and highest item level reached during the run, force position, clear timeTimingThe date the record was set2929Characters with no contribution are not recorded, and a record does not change if the character, server or legion is renamed afterwards. It is reachable from a tab on the Sanctuary entry screen.3030On the Korean service the Hall of Fame covers Snowfield of Sorrow on Hard. NCsoft's global notice of October 5, 2026 says the global in-game Hall of Fame will be reset for the return of Ludra.3232First-Clear Events3434Event (KR/TW)SanctuaryCounted byRewardsRaise the First Chalice (최초의 성배를 들어라)Chalice of Muspel, from May 27, 2026 until the 20th forceTime of the Scourge Kaldrix killFirst force: Pet: Red Dragon (mailed the day after the first kill) and the title 최초로 불타는 재앙을 잠재운 자 ("the first to quell the burning scourge"), sent on June 10, 2026Raise the First Chalice: Snowfield of SorrowSnowfield of Sorrow, from September 9, 2026 until the 20th forceTime of the Deltras killFirst force: the title 최초로 혹한과 냉기의 검을 꺾은 자 ("the first to break the sword of bitter cold") and a golden Void pet; forces 2 to 5: a silver Void pet; forces 6 to 20: a copper Void pet3636Only members of the clearing force at the moment of the kill receive the rewards. The pet names are given here as plain renderings of the Korean (황금빛 보이드, 은빛 보이드, 구릿빛 보이드); NCsoft has not published English names for them.3737Commendations3939The same patch added a commendation system that runs in Expedition, Transcendence, Expedition Ordeal and Sanctuary. After the last boss dies, eligible players can hand one commendation to one other player, choosing a reason from a fixed set: outstanding skill, reliable guardian, dedicated support, excellent leadership, or kind mentor. It is one per clear, it runs on a timer, and the totals accumulate on the character sheet.4141Sanctuary Rules Over Time4343Date (KR/TW)ChangeNovember 26, 2025Sanctuary entry required at least eight players; Sanctuary monster levels raisedDecember 3, 2025The Sanctuary screen shows the Odyle Energy needed and the guaranteed rewards; a minimum boss contribution for the cube was introducedDecember 17, 2025Mid-bosses of Ludra pay Abyss Boxes; cube contribution lowered from 5% to a single hit; loot distance limit removed inside Sanctuaries; Abyssal Forge monster levels lowered and its time limit raised to 60 minutesDecember 31, 2025Four attempts and two rewards per weekJanuary 21, 2026Retry function for Expedition, Transcendence and SanctuaryJanuary 28, 2026The reward count was no longer required to enter; players with attempts left could still enter but could not open Odyle Energy Cubes without reward countsFebruary 25, 2026Players with an active membership subscription can inject Odyle Energy twice when opening the reward cubeMarch 11, 2026Mixed-faction forces; Ludra cut from four attempts to two with doubled mid-boss boxes; an instant in-dungeon retry when the whole force accepts, which spends an attemptMarch 18, 2026Ludra and Corroded Decontamination Facility both set to four attempts a weekApril 22, 2026Two resurrections per character per mid-boss and boss roomMay 27, 2026Kisks can no longer be placed anywhere in Abyssal Forge: Ludra and Corroded Decontamination Facility, and a vote-kick arrived for Expedition, Transcendence and Sanctuary; in a force a majority vote removes the targetJuly 1, 2026Ten players, no attempt limit, one final boss kill per week with doubled rewards, 80 Odyle Energy per entry and a two-hour limit; accumulated guaranteed-reward counts halvedJuly 8, 2026Sanctuary clear achievements lowered to match the single weekly killAugust 19, 2026A player with no contribution who is outside the final boss area during that fight can now leave the dungeonSeptember 9, 2026The Hall of Fame and commendations; entering a boss room also opens a portal to it at the starting pointSeptember 23, 2026Moves between parties inside the raid; commendations open to the whole force; the waiting room shows the difficultyOctober 7, 2026Higher chance of upper-grade Refining Stones from Chalice of Muspel (Normal and Hard) and Snowfield of Sorrow (all difficulties)4545Global Availability4646Global service: Abyssal Forge: Ludra, which NCsoft's global notices call Sanctuary Raid: Ludra, was playable during global Advance Access. In a notice on October 5, 2026 NCsoft said Ludra had been defeated during Advance Access at a lower level of overall progression than intended, that every Daeva who cleared it in the Europe region during Advance Access would get a unique title, and that the raid was being temporarily removed with the full launch build while an updated version is prepared. The returning Ludra keeps its core identity but adds mechanics and attack patterns unique to the global version, and it comes with a new First Clear event and a reset of the in-game Hall of Fame. Ludra gear earned in Advance Access is also removed for now and will be returned, with upgrade materials refunded, when the raid comes back; NCsoft said it would announce the return date by October 16, 2026. As of October 15, 2026, NCsoft had not yet announced it.47+Global service: Abyssal Forge: Ludra, which NCsoft's global notices call Sanctuary Raid: Ludra, was playable during global Advance Access. In a notice on October 5, 2026 NCsoft said Ludra had been defeated during Advance Access at a lower level of overall progression than intended, that every Daeva who cleared it in the Europe region during Advance Access would get a unique title, and that the raid was being temporarily removed with the full launch build while an updated version is prepared. The returning Ludra keeps its core identity but adds mechanics and attack patterns unique to the global version, and it comes with a new First Clear event and a reset of the in-game Hall of Fame. Ludra gear earned in Advance Access is also removed for now and will be returned, with upgrade materials refunded, when the raid comes back; NCsoft said it would announce the return date by October 16, 2026. That deadline passed without a date: as of the evening of October 17, 2026 (PDT), NCsoft's global notices, update notes, storefront news, press releases and official video channel had not announced one.4848The global client's game data, as of its September 18, 2026 snapshot, contains Abyssal Forge: Ludra, Corroded Decontamination Facility and Chalice of Muspel, but not Snowfield of Sorrow. NCsoft has not announced dates for the other Sanctuaries on the global service as of October 15, 2026, so the rest of this page describes the Korean and Taiwanese service.49+The global client's game data, as of its September 18, 2026 snapshot, contains Abyssal Forge: Ludra, Corroded Decontamination Facility and Chalice of Muspel, but not Snowfield of Sorrow. NCsoft has not announced dates for the other Sanctuaries on the global service as of October 17, 2026, so the rest of this page describes the Korean and Taiwanese service.5050Related Pages5252Dungeons for the full ladder. Expedition Dungeons for the five-player tier. Odyle Energy for the entry currency. Gear and Progression for what the drops feed.