Echoes of Aincrad Wiki

Echoes of Aincrad has six weapon types, split between four one-handed options that can pair with a shield and two two-handed options with extra reach.

Iori is an original NPC companion in Echoes of Aincrad. She wields a sword and shield and fills the healer role in the party through healing circles.

One partner accompanies the player on every quest in Echoes of Aincrad. Ten partners are available across the campaign, each with a fixed weapon type, a Combination Skill, and a Support Skill.

The Expansion DLC adds a new side story, new companions, and new encounters to Echoes of Aincrad. It is scheduled for release by December 31, 2026.

The Flutter Armor Pack is an Ultimate Edition bonus in Echoes of Aincrad. It contains Flutter Robes and Flutter Boots themed after Rex and Emirun from the Unanswered//butterfly film.

Each weapon in Echoes of Aincrad can unlock roughly ten sword skills over the course of the game, but only two can be equipped at a time.

Attributes are the growth-point stats in Echoes of Aincrad. Players spend points each level to raise stamina, strength, dexterity, mind, and other axes that shape combat performance and build identity.

Wyzeman is a beta-tester veteran and an NPC companion in Echoes of Aincrad. He wields a heavy blunt weapon and fills the tank role for the party.

Special Skills are Echoes of Aincrad's build-defining customization slots. Players choose Special Skills to match their preferred playstyle, and each NPC companion has a unique Special Skill of their own.

Death Game Mode is Echoes of Aincrad's optional permadeath rule: dying while it is active deletes the player's save file. It can be layered onto any of the four difficulty settings.

Echoes of Aincrad has four difficulty modes: Story, Normal, Hard, and Very Hard. Each can be combined independently with Death Game Mode.

Argo is a returning character from the Sword Art Online novels. In Echoes of Aincrad she is a confirmed NPC companion wielding daggers, and she also is the game's information broker.

Echoes of Aincrad is an action RPG set in the Sword Art Online universe from Game Studio Inc. and Bandai Namco Entertainment, released July 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S with the first two floors of Aincrad playable.

Echoes of Aincrad ships in Standard, Deluxe, Ultimate, and Aincrad editions. Pre-orders of the standard edition come with the Proto-Elucidator weapon pack.

A new-player walkthrough of the opening hours of Echoes of Aincrad, from character creation through the first combat tutorials and into the Town of Beginnings.

Zash is a young two-handed swordsman and an NPC companion in Echoes of Aincrad. He provides high-damage attacks plus attack boosts and barriers for the party.

Unanswered//butterfly is a 110-minute Polygon Pictures animated film released alongside Echoes of Aincrad. It features Kirito, Asuna, and new characters Emirun and Rex.

Parry Slash, Dodge Slash, and Reversal Slash are the three team-up attacks triggered by timed defensive inputs or punish windows in Echoes of Aincrad.

The rapier is the one-handed thrusting weapon in Echoes of Aincrad, associated with precise, timing-focused play.

Aincrad is the flying castle at the heart of Sword Art Online. Echoes of Aincrad takes place on its first two floors.

Echoes of Aincrad includes a smithy system that lets players enhance their weapons and armour to handle tougher enemies. Blueprints define what can be crafted.

The one-handed sword is the balanced default weapon of Echoes of Aincrad, usable with or without a shield.

The greatsword is one of two two-handed weapon types in Echoes of Aincrad, offering long reach and heavy damage at the cost of speed and shield use.

Echoes of Aincrad features real-time, stamina-gated action combat with dedicated parry and dodge windows that trigger team-up attacks with the player's NPC companion.

Illfang the Kobold Lord is the confirmed Floor 1 boss of Echoes of Aincrad.

Shields can be paired with any of the four one-handed weapon types in Echoes of Aincrad and enable a defensive, timed-block playstyle.

The Switch System is Echoes of Aincrad's core companion-coordination mechanic. Players can chain attacks and change roles with their partner, or hold the partner back for a coordinated strike that splits damage.

The dagger is the fastest weapon in Echoes of Aincrad, with short reach but the quickest animations in the game.

The mace is a heavy one-handed blunt weapon in Echoes of Aincrad, usually paired with a shield for a defensive build.

The Starter Pack is a bonus item bundle included with the Deluxe Edition and every higher tier of Echoes of Aincrad. It contains 50,000 Col, ten High Healing Potions, ten High SP Potions, and ten Mystic Crystals.

Asuna is one of the signature characters of Sword Art Online. She appears in Echoes of Aincrad's trailers but is not one of the game's selectable companions.

The battleaxe is the second two-handed weapon type in Echoes of Aincrad, focused on crushing impact damage over finesse.

Kirito is the Black Swordsman of Sword Art Online. In Echoes of Aincrad he appears as a story character on the first two floors and becomes a selectable partner on the second floor.

The first floor of Aincrad, with the Town of Beginnings as its hub. The starting area for every player trapped in the death game.

The Town of Beginnings is the central hub on the first floor of Aincrad, where every player spawns at the start of the death game.

Ruin Kobold Troopers are humanoid kobold enemies on Floor 1 of Aincrad in Echoes of Aincrad. In established lore they are hand-axe wielding field mobs that train the player's dodge and parry timing for the Floor 1 boss.

The Frenzy Boar is a confirmed Floor 1 enemy in Echoes of Aincrad, found in the fields outside the Town of Beginnings.

Col is the in-game currency of Echoes of Aincrad. It is spent on gear, upgrades, and consumables, and the Deluxe and Ultimate editions' Starter Pack includes a Col grant.