Weapons

Each class in AION 2 uses a single weapon type, and every class can also equip a Guard, which has no class restriction. Weapons follow the same grade, enhancement and Soul Inscription systems as the rest of the gear. As of October 2, 2026, NCsoft has not published which of these systems, or which level cap, the global service opened with when Advance Access began on September 30, 2026, so the figures on this page are Korean and Taiwanese service values unless a line says otherwise.

Weapon Types by Class

The Guard is not class-locked: in the official item database Guards carry no class restriction, while every main weapon is restricted to one class. Weapon and Guard come as a pair through most of the game, in Sanctuary rewards, Draconic crafting recipes and Abyss shop stock, and a Guard adds Attack, Accuracy and Critical Hit rather than a damage range.

Base Stats by Weapon Type

Each weapon type has its own base stat profile on top of Attack. The table shows the Hero-grade Splendent Genesis Dragon Lord piece of each type (빛나는 창룡왕; provisional English name), from the Korean service's official item database, checked on October 7, 2026. At this tier the Dagger carries the most Critical Hit, the Longsword the most Accuracy and Block, the Orb has the widest damage range and the Spellbook and Gauntlets the narrowest:

The Hero Weapon Ladder

Every class weapon and the Guard follow the same families, and pieces of a family share their base item level across all weapon types:

The Unique Draconic crafted lines below them run from True and Star Dragon Lord (item level 70) through White and Dark (78) and Wise and Ebony Dragon Lord (86) to the Korean-only Cheonryong and Maryong (94) and Hyeonryong and Jeokryong (102) lines, each with a Splendent version six item levels higher. In each Draconic pair the first is the Elyos version and the second the Asmodian one.

Extend Weapons

Some weapons are classified with the suffix (Extend) (늘어남) in the item database: the Ludra, Corroded Ruler, Lava Heart and Liberated White Night pieces, the Elite Abyss weapons and the [진] tier, among others. NCsoft's English announcement names the Chalice of Muspel reward Lava Heart Weapon (Extend), and the July 15, 2026 patch notes fixed Extend weapons applying a wider skill range than intended, which suggests the label concerns skill range.

Grades and Caps

A Unique weapon enhances to +15 and has five breakthrough stages, four manastone slots and one Theostone slot. A Hero-grade weapon enhances to +20, also has five breakthrough stages, and has five manastone slots and one Theostone slot. Steps up to +10 always succeed; the chances from +11 and the costs are on the Enhancement and Breakthrough page, the stat stones on Manastones and Soulstones, and the random options each weapon rolls under Soul Inscription and Soul Binding. The Theostone slot was called a godstone slot on earlier versions of this page; Theostone is the global client's name.

Weapon Families

Succession Rules for Weapons

Weapon progress only moves between weapons of the same type. Under the succession rules introduced on January 21, 2026, a transfer works only between items of the same grade and slot, and weapons only within the same class's weapon type, so a Longsword cannot pass its enhancement to a Greatsword. Since June 10, 2026, Transfer crafting only accepts equipment bound to the crafting character as the source, and since September 9, 2026 a source item must also meet the recipe's required enhancement level.

Global Service

The global client's item data (build dated September 18, 2026), which supplies the English names on this wiki, contains the Unique Draconic weapons up to the Splendent Wise and Ebony Dragon Lord pieces, the Decanus, Centurion and Tribunus Abyss weapons and the Ludra Unique weapons at item level 102, but none of the later Korean lines, and only two Gauntlet items. As of October 7, 2026, NCsoft had not published a global equipment schedule.

Global Unique Weapon Ladder

The global client data (build dated September 18, 2026) tunes the Unique weapons differently from the Korean service; NCsoft has not published these values, so treat them as subject to change. In that data the crafted Draconic weapons sit at lower item levels than on the Korean service, and the number of breakthrough stages depends on the item level instead of being five for every Unique piece. Each crafted tier comes in an Elyos and an Asmodian version with the same stats. The values below are from the global client data for the Greatsword of each tier; the other weapon types and the Guard of a tier share the item level and stage cap.

Each breakthrough stage adds Attack and 1 percent Damage Boost, so a piece with five stages ends with 5 percent. Dungeon and Abyss weapons follow the same item-level pattern: in every global piece checked, weapons at item level 62 or lower have one breakthrough stage, those at 70 to 78 have three, and those at 86 and above have five. Dungeon drops roll four Soul Inscription options, one fewer than the crafted line, and the Extend dungeon weapons roll three.

Weapons and Guards are the slots whose Soul Inscription skill effects raise active skills; in the global client data a Greatsword can roll, for example, Overhead Slam or Rending Blow. Rings share that active pool, while armor, Necklaces and Earrings roll passive skills instead (see Accessories and Armor). The Ludra Sanctuary was taken out of the global build on October 5, 2026 for a rework, so its weapons are listed here from the client data only.

Related Pages

Classes · Item Grades · Armor · Accessories · Abyss Equipment · Enhancement and Breakthrough · Theostones · Manastones and Soulstones · Succession Crafting · Gear and Progression