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A most uneasy mood spreads across all Atreia, the Pumpkin King is hatching his diabolical plans and the Daeva must prove their courage once more!

If you stay cool you can reap plenty of rewards during the Halloween event: awaiting you are daily quests, challenging Hero Trials and exploding pumpkins. Your bravery will be rewarded with prizes such as the Special Box of Halloween Transformation Contracts (34 types), Mermaid Robe and Mermaid Hair Jewellery, the [Motion Card] Windfire Rings and much more!

Running: 13/10 to 3/11


[h3]Daily Halloween Quests[/h3]
You can complete a quest from Kabe daily to earn yourself two Transformation Potions! The two NPCs Esta and Isuta will be waiting for you in the main bases in Inggison and Gelkmaros. Pay them a visit, receive a quest, and bring them Magic Pumpkins, which you get by defeating Pumpkin Kings.


[h3]Explode the Pumpkins[/h3]
Your enemies in Lakrum and Aphsaranta drop Candy Bombs that you urgently need for your fight against the Pumpkin Kings.

Log in daily and you can get 6 Candy Bombs every 30 minutes. Your hero has to be level 76 and can receive max. 30 Candy Bombs per day.

Hunt the Pumpkin Kings in the instances listed and blow them up with the event bombs – it’s the only way to defeat them! Defeat an event boss and you will receive 1 Pumpkin King’s Bundle as well as 1 Magic Pumpkin.

Here is a full list of the instances in which the Pumpkin Kings appear:

• Hererim Mine
• Prometun’s Workshop (normal/hard)
• Stella Development Laboratory (easy/normal)
• Beninerk’s Manor (easy/normal)
• Ara Infernalia (easy/normal)
• Beshmundir Storm Temple (easy/normal)
• Heart of Aphsaranta

[h3]The Hero Trials [/h3]
To fend off the threat from the Pumpkin King’s followers you must battle the Pumpkin monsters head-on. Brand new solo player Hero Trial quests are waiting for you each week – successfully complete them and get additional rewards!

• [Account][Solo] Kabe’s Request: Visit Kabe and complete his quest daily.
• [Weekly][Account][Solo] Pumpkin Invasion: Defend Atreia from the invasion of pumpkins.
• [Weekly][Account][Solo] Pumpkins in the Lower Udas Temple: Purge the Lower Udas Temple of pumpkins.

[h3]Rewards[/h3]
You can find details on the rewards and the exchange of Halloween Pumpkins in our reward list.


[h3]Notes[/h3]
The Hero Trials marked ‘[Account]’ can only be completed once per account. The Hero Trials marked [Solo] can only be completed as a solo player, not as part of a group. You can collect your rewards from the mailbox in the shop. You can assign them to a character from there (Manage bonuses → Allocatable rewards).

New features and a ton of improvements are waiting for you in the new Update 8.0! This post gives you a quick preview of all the improvements you can look forward to.


[h3]What’s New?[/h3]
Aphsaranta: You can find the new battlefield in Inggison and Gelkmaros from level 81 onwards. Your task is to control the majority of the 13 areas, complete quests and increase your faction’s reputation to earn amazing benefits. You and up to 5 of your friends can also find the new Heart of Aphsaranta instance – get rewarded with highly-valuable items like the new Ultimate Fighting Spirit equipment!

New Legendary Transformation:Become an Aphsaranta Adventurer and enjoy the benefits of a legendary transformation while storming Aphsaranta as a Desert Fox in adventurer clothing.

New Equipment: Get the perfect Jorgoth Weapons of the fourth upgrade and get even stronger. Equip your heroes with strong Apsu Illusion equipment – the world boss Adad drops special parts with increased stats for each class.

Improved Siege Battle: The number of players, rewards and enemies’ stats in the Prades and Bassen Fortresses have been adjusted. The enemy stats in the Siege Battles for the fortresses in Inggison and Gelkmaros have also been changed.

Additional Features: Get your hero up to the new maximum level 85, learn new skills with the Daevanion skill characteristics, raise your stats with the Relic of Time (level 85 and above), combine different passive skills for your weapons and armour thanks to the Oath system and enjoy the benefits of the mount cube.


[h3]Watch the Trailer[/h3]
A picture is worth a thousand words, so we’ve saved you some reading by preparing a video for you:
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[h3]Want to learn more?[/h3]
We recently presented the new update to the AION community in a livestream. You can watch it on this link and learn everything you need to know about Update 8.0! You can also read the patch notes to get the full low-down on all the new contents and changes.

The latest update ‘Aphsaranta Temple’ introduced a brand new battlefield. However, you can only enter Aphsaranta from level 81 onwards... Not got that far yet? No problem, a real Daeva doesn’t let that stop them! Just create a fully equipped level 80 hero and nothing will stand in your way of conquering Aphsaranta!

You can also look forward to even more benefits and rewards during the events ‘Aphsaranta Attendance Register’, ‘Kerub’s Short Tutorial’ and ‘Aphsaranta Adventurer’.


[h3]Your Sprint Character[/h3]
Running: 6/10/2021 to 3/11/2021

Get additional benefits from your daily login during this event by creating a fully equipped level 80 hero and starting your Aphsaranta adventure!

Here’s how you get your level 80 hero: in the character creation section of the game you just have to click on the ‘Sprint Character’ button to create a new hero character who is already level 80. This is only possible during the event period and you can only create one sprint character per account. If this character is deleted, it can’t be restored. Please also note that you can only create a hero if you have not already exceeded your maximum number of characters.

Fully equipped: To make sure you can get started with you new hero straight away, you’ll get Urlisiel’s equipment, Yasba’s Grace, a few Kinah and some other items. Your sprint character will automatically receive [Helper] +9 Stigmas matching their class, which can also be mixed with normal Stigmas. In addition, equipping Stigmas only costs 1 Kinah during the event period!

Rewards: You can find an overview of all possible rewards in our list of rewards.


[h3]Aphsaranta Attendance Register[/h3]
Event period: 6/10/2021 to 3/11/2021

Don’t worry, this event isn’t as dull as it sounds: get a stamp for your Aphsaranta Attendance Register when playing the new battlefield and grab yourself amazing items like the [Event] Ancient to Legendary Special Transformation Contract (28 types), the [Event] Lodas’ Greater Golden Star, [Rune] Daevanion Essence as well as other rewards.

The Aphsaranta Attendance Register is available once per account daily. Just log into the game every day from 9 AM.

Rewards: You can find an overview of all possible rewards in our list of rewards.


[h3]Kerub’s Short Tutorial[/h3]
Running: 6/10/2021 to 12/1/2022

Whether you’re a new or returning player, Kerub’s short tutorial will grant you a ton of experience! You can start the tutorial just by clicking the Kerub’s Short Tutorial button.

Short Tutorial on Kerub’s Short Tutorial:

• Instant Growth I: The first mission of the game is really simple to complete so you can easily pocket loads of XP. As a reward you’ll get items like +15 Enchanted Ultimate Intense Battle Equipment, Runes and Odians.
• Instant Growth II: You’ve already been on one adventure in Atreia and now you’re ready to build on your success. Grab a ton of XP and enjoy rewards like Transformation Potions, Cubelets, and much more.
• Bonus Missions: Complete Lugbug Missions, fight your way through dungeons, or explore Aphsaranta – each of these three activities rewards you with Transformation Potions and Ultimate Fragments of Memory.

Note: The final rewards from the tutorial, the [Helper] Kerub Defence Jewel and the [Helper] Kerub Attack Power Jewel, can be registered in your item collection. Both items and the corresponding item collection will be removed from the game after the event is over.


[h3]Aphsaranta Adventurer[/h3]
Running: 6/10/2021 to 12/1/2022

Talk to the Sand NPC in the Guardian Garrison (Elyos) or Archon Garrison (Asmodian) and get the ‘Sand Transformation Buff’ – Transform into an Aphsaranta Adventurer! This grants you unimaginable powers lasting 1 hour (even after death). However, they only work in Aphsaranta:
Attack speed +55%
Casting speed +50%
Speed +100%
Healing boost +64
Additional PvP attack +188
Additional PvE attack +188
Additional PvP defence +192
Additional PvE defence +192
Accuracy +302
Magical accuracy +302
Crit strike: +264
Crit spell +264





These buffs will perfectly equip you for your adventure in Aphsaranta. Have fun!
The AION Team

Greetings, Daeva!

It’s that time again: AION is presenting a new round of Elite levels! This is your chance to gain some levels and rake in a lot of precious loot.

This time with new exciting Elite rewards such as the [Rune] Rune] Harvest Festival Selection Box: Premium Transformations, the [Rune] Class S Minion Contract (10 types), the Glowing Odian Chest and many more items.



[h3]The Elite levels work as follows:[/h3]

• If you’ve reached Veteran level 80, each Gold Pack (30 days) used in the game increases your Elite level by 1.
• Each Elite level you reach unlocks additional rewards which can only be assigned to one of your characters.
• In contrast to the existing Veteran levels, the Elite level rewards are not reset after 6 months, so they can be applied to another character.
• As with the regular Veteran levels, the individual rewards can be seen in the tooltips from the respective levels in the veteran system.

[h3]Further information:[/h3]

• The published Elite levels are available until 3rd November 2021. After that, no further Elite levels can be reached by activating Gold Packs (30 days).
• Your existing Elite rewards remain available to you. These can be viewed and assigned to an individual character in the section ‘Elite Rewards’ under ‘Manage bonuses’.
• In the overview you can still see which and how many Elite levels you have achieved.
• A countdown shows how long the Elite level period has to run.

Full details and rules surrounding the veteran system can be found here in our FAQ.

Have fun levelling up on your adventures in Atreia!
The AION Team

A new AION update is in the starting blocks: this short preview will unveil some of the most important new content and changes!


[h3]New Battlefield: Aphsaranta[/h3]
In Inggison and Gelkmaros, you can find the entrance to the battlefield you can enter from level 81 onwards. Control the majority of the 13 areas, complete challenging quests and increase your faction’s reputation to earn amazing benefits.


[h3]New Instance: Heart of Aphsaranta[/h3]
You can enter the new Heart of Aphsaranta instance at level 81 together with 5 of your friends: fight bravely and be rewarded with highly-valuable items like the new Ultimate Fighting Spirit equipment!


[h3]Additional Features[/h3]
You can also look forward to the following additional content:

• New maximum level: you can finally get your hero up to level 85.
• Daevanion skill characteristics: learn one of three skills with each new level.
• The Relic of Time: once you’ve reached level 85, you can access these cool features which raise your stats for Aphsaranta.
• Oath System: combine different passive skills for your weapons and armour.
• Mount cube: you no longer need to search for your mount in the inventory. You’ll now find it in the mount cube.

[h3]Learn More[/h3]
Don’t let us keep you dangling in suspense any longer and join us on our Twitch livestream - we will announce the date shortly! Community managers Galeas and Drestam as well as QA specialists Wadapan and Lercer will show you our fresh content and tell everything you need to know about update 8.0.

And soon, we’ll also give you more info about the latest features in AION – keep an eye out for our release news!