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Winter has come to Atreia, and not only has it brought snow and candlelight along with it, but it has an exciting card game for you too!



Running: 4/12/2019 to 3/1/2020

Santa Shugo has spared no trouble in laying the cards on the table again this year:

Collect various combinations of playing cards and win yourself some great prizes - including[Rune] Transformation Contract: Marchutan, Hero's Legendary Noble Steed, and [Event] Night Owl Costume Box!


There are 24 different playing cards in total, each with different symbols and split into 4 suits: clubs, hearts, diamonds, and spades. Each of these categories contains an ace, king, queen, jack, 10, and a joker. Collect lots of different combinations of cards to win valuable prizes.


During the event, you'll receive one free playing card in the AION Shop per account per day. Only characters who have reached level 30 are eligible for free cards.

You can give yourself a better chance of winning by buying extra cards from the AION Shop. Available in packs of 24 or 100.

Please note:

• Be aware that the cards are generated at random - you might see some a lot, and others only rarely.
• Accounts created after 3/12/2019 are not eligible for these free card giveaways.

Please note: All event items will be removed from the game one week after the event is over.



Have fun!
The AION Team

Legend has it that the Wise Dragon King rose out of a rift in the Abyss of Ruin to support in battle those who prove worthy.

Your time has come: embrace the power of the Wise Dragon King! Get a Wise Dragon’s Weapon and use Enchantment Stones, Slot Stones and Dragon Sand to upgrade it! Depending on the mission, you’ll receive a Wise Dragon King’s Weapon or a Wise Dragon King’s Mysterious Weapon (Rage)/(Blessing)/(Protection).



Also take a sneak peek at the final crystalline wonder! You can buy a 5-minute test version from Sterlic, the Wise Dragon King’s mysterious recruiter in Stellusia, Dumaha, and behold the Wise Dragon King’s Mysterious Weapon (Rage)/(Blessing)/(Protection).



Obtain a Wise Dragon’s +5 Weapons Chest in exchange for 30 Legendary PvP Enchantment Stones (from Puyck) or 30 Legendary PvE Enchantment Stones (from Vuyck). The chests have a random chance of containing a legendary weapon.

• [Rune] Wise Dragon’s +5 Weapons Chest (Rage)
• [Rune] Wise Dragon’s +5 Weapons Chest (Protection)
• [Rune] Wise Dragon’s +5 Weapons Chest (Blessing)

To upgrade a legendary weapon, you’ll have to enchant them to +15 and open the 3 manastone sockets. The upgrades can be carried out in Lakrum by visiting the Equipment Enchanter Eburk (Asmodian) or Exigon (Elyos).



Kinah is required for this upgrade. Your weapon will then have the following properties:

• Level: Ultimate
• Dragon animation

Kinah and 100 Mysterious Dragon Sand are required for this upgrade. You can obtain the sand from the Fight for Dumaha’s Drakan Opals event or by extracting it from Wise Dragon’s Weapons or Wise Dragon King’s Mysterious Weapons (unused sand can be transformed into Wise Dragon King’s Wings).
Your weapon will then have the following properties:

• Level: Ultimate
• Dragon animation
• Appearance skill: Power: Wise Dragon King's Rage, Power: Wise Dragon King's Protection, Power: Wise Dragon King's Blessing

Please note: All event items will be removed from the game one week after the event finishes.

The incessant conflict in Dumaha is leading the Elyos and Asmodians to believe that the energy sources will soon run dry. Spurred to action, the Daevas hunt down the energy resources and discover that the Rega Drakans have been mining a special mineral in secret locations.

Commanders of both the Elyos and Asmodian forces decide to exploit this promising resource with the help of the Stella Corporation, further exacerbating the conflict between them!

Help your faction to gather Drakan Opals, and prevent your opponents from replenishing their energy reserves. Exchange the loot for precious items, such as the [Event] Ultimate Splen Equipment Chest, the [Event] Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stone (7 days), the [Event] Box containing an Engraved Ultimate Manastone and the [Event] Monk's Habit!



Here’s how it works: Destroying the Winding Towers
You’ll find Winding Towers which need to be destroyed strewn throughout Dumaha. With a bit of luck you can earn yourself a Drakan Opal or a Rega Treasure Chest. Reinforced Winding Towers may even provide a Rega Glory Chest.
The Winding Towers are well-built structures, so you’d do well to get yourself an [Event] Tunnel Explosive in the Gold Sand shop to be more effective in destroying them.

To Catch a Thief
The Opal Thief Shukiruk is lurking around Dumaha. If you defeat him in combat, you can take his Drakan Opal off him (don’t feel bad about it, he stole it after all!)

Lugbug Missions
Complete various missions by destroying the Winding Towers and stopping the enemy faction doing the same.



The faction with the highest score for PvP victories (1 kill = 1 point) and gathering energy resources (1 Opal = 1 point) will win the struggle for control of Dumaha’s Drakan Opals.

Members of the winning faction will each be rewarded with 1x [Event] Bright Abyss Treasure, while the losing faction members earn Lugbug's Glimmering Treasure (7 days).



There are two options for the Drakan Opals you gather:

• Exchange the Opals for rewards from the Guardian Crisis Consultant (Elyos) or Archon Crisis Consultant (Asmodian).
• Look for Mister McByver (Elyos) or Mister McDyver (Asmodian) and use the Opals and a bit of Kinah to perfect the items you receive.

You can find a list of rewards here.



Please note: All event items will be removed from the game one week after the end of the event.

Greetings, Daeva!

Winter is coming, you doubtless can’t wait for the festive period to kick in. Then look forward to a new round of elite levels! It’s the perfect way to pass the time, charging up the levels and earning some cool rewards:

This time around we have some new Elite Rewards available including the [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types), the Luna Gold Chest, the Ultimate Bundle of Enchantment Stones and many more great items.



The Elite Levels work as follows:

• 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.

Note: The published elite levels are available until 15th January 2020. 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

Note: When the new elites levels are live, as usual it will take some time until the system processes all the rewards. Thank you for your patience!

Save the Moon Festival from 13/11 to 4/12 and earn yourself some valuable items. You can look forward to getting your hands on rewards such as the [Event] Ultimate PvE Enchantment Stone, the Special Wonderland Dress, and the Moon Rabbit Costume!



The Moon Festival is a tradition that brings the whole family together. Lively discussions, fun games, and full bellies are the order of the day for this celebration.

But this year lots of Daevas are late getting ready for the festival because of how hard they've been working for the Stella Corporation. Plus, there are lots of sons and daughters who can't return to their families because they're still bogged down in battles.

So it's up to you to save the Moon Festival! One particular family will need your help to gather all the ingredients they need to make a Moon Cake Dish. Talk to the father and son to receive a daily quest. Once that's complete, hand over the Moon Cake Dish to the mother for a reward – [Jakunerk] Ring's Kindness.

You don't know how to bake? Don't worry – here's the recipe for a tasty Moon Cake Dish:

• [Jakunerk] Steamed Rice
• [Jakunerk] Red Beans
• [Jakunerk] Grain
• [Jakunerk] Minced Meat
• [Jakunerk] Moon Cake Batter

Get some Moon Cake Batter from logging in (limited to 1x every 30 min, max 20 per day, from level 75). You can get the other ingredients as a reward for completing quests and defeating bosses.

Please note: All event items will be removed from the game one week after the event finishes.