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THE MYSTERIOUS MOONFLOWER



During the last full moon night, Mysterious Moonflowers have sprung up all over Atreia. The Daevas are very interested in collecting these flowers since they grant them decisive advantages!

Join the Daevas on the hunt for moonflowers and grab items such as the +10 Extreme Weapon Selection Box, the Cacklemoon Wings, the Ancient Polishing Stone and many more!

Running: 10th January to 7th February

[h3]Get Your Hands on the Moonflower[/h3]
The Mysterious Moonflower contains 1 of 3 random petals: [Event] Blue Moonflower Petal, [Event] Violet Moonflower Petal, or [Event] Yellow Moonflower Petal. Each petal has a reward in store for you.

The Mysterious Moonflower can be purchased individually or in packs from the AION Shop.

Is your hero at least level 80? Then every week you can collect 3 [Event] Mysterious Moonflowers for free per account!

[h3]Boost Your Strength With the Power of Moonflowers[/h3]
You can get the [Event] Moonflower Berry from Blue and Violet Moonflower Petals. This small, inconspicuous berry holds within the mysterious power of the moonflower. Keep each one of them safe in order to complete all 6 ‘Power of Moonflower’ event collections. During the event, the collections grant you various useful boosts.

The event collection can be completed during the event. If you manage to complete it, the collection will remain active until 6th March 2024, allowing you to use its boosts.

[h3]Rewards[/h3]
You can find an overview of all possible rewards in our list of rewards.

[h3]Note[/h3]
  • The following items will be removed from the game at the end of the event: [Event] Mysterious Moonflower, [Event] Blue Moonflower Petal, [Event] Violet Moonflower Petal, [Event] Yellow Moonflower Petal, [Event] Moonflower Pollen, and [Event] Moonflower Berry.

Event: Solorius Card Game



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 the Transformation Contract: Ariel, [Rune] Class S Minion Contract Selection Box (10 types) and [Rune] Ancient Polishing Stone!

Running: 20th December (9:00 AM) to 10th January (9:00 AM CET)

[h3]The Playing Cards[/h3]

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

[h3]Cards Overview[/h3]



Spades

Hearts

Diamonds

Clubs



Joker of Pessimism (grey)

Joker of Passion (red)

Joker of Serenity (blue)

Joker of Optimism (yellow)



Ace of Spades

Ace of Hearts

Ace of Diamonds

Ace of Clubs



King of Spades

King of Hearts

King of Diamonds

King of Clubs



Queen of Spades

Queen of Hearts

Queen of Diamonds

Queen of Clubs



Jack of Spades

Jack of Hearts

Jack of Diamonds

Jack of Clubs



Ten of Spades

Ten of Hearts

Ten of Diamonds

Ten of Clubs



During the event, you’ll receive two free playing cards in the AION Shop per account per day. Only characters who have reached level 75 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:
  • The cards are generated at random – you might see some a lot, and others only rarely.
  • Accounts created after 19th December 2023 are not eligible for these free card giveaways.

[h3]The Prizes[/h3]

You can find a list of all the possible combinations and prizes in our rewards list.

Note

All cards will be removed from the game after the event is over.













UPDATE LIVE: ARIEL & AZPHEL



The new lords are finally here, as Update 8.4.2 goes live on the European servers! Find out about all the changes you can look forward to in this post:

[h3]Ultimate Transformations: Ariel and Azphel[/h3]
  • Two new Ultimate Transformations are now available: Ariel & Azphel.
  • There are four new collections available containing the new transformations.


[h3]Powerful Collections[/h3]
The following new collections will become accessible with the Ultimate Transformations:
Ariel
  • Lady of Elysea: Increases physical and magic attack
  • Time of Light: Increases Spell Fortitude
Azphel
  • Lord of Asmodae: Increases physical and magic defence
  • Time of Shadows: Increases Strike Fortitude

The two new Ultimate Transformations make the collections even more powerful! Once you’ve collected all Ultimate Transformations, you’ll receive a bonus of 10,000 HP and the special Summon: Alliance skill which allows you to summon all of your alliance members.

[h3]New Runes[/h3]
The update will introduce new runes for Ariel and Azphel’s Ultimate Transformations (Attack, Enhancement and Support). These new runes can be obtained either from the Powerful Rune Chest or by collecting Major Rune Fragments.

[h3]Brand New Corps Content[/h3]
Extra corps content is waiting to be explored in Aphsaranta:
  • New corps quests and agent battles
  • New Lord’s Relics (Ariel/Azphel)
  • New amulet season


Learn more
More details on the new update can be found in our patch notes.

Event: Solorius Winter Park



Look forward to tons of fun with countless events this winter! Atreia’s Winter Park offers lots of challenge and amazing rewards. Plus try your hand at making your own Solorius trees in the brand-new Agrint Hunt and scoop up some powerful items!

[h2] The Winter Park[/h2]

Right in time for the start of winter, the Winter Park in Atreia will be opening its doors. Experience exciting quests, earn experience points, take on world bosses twice daily, and pick up lots of rewards in the process – including the Ultimate Ereshkigal Treasure Chest, Triniel’s Apostle Transformation Fragment, and the [Event] Engraved Legendary Manastone Selection Box!

Running: 13th December (9:00 AM) to 10th January (9:00 AM CET)


[h3]Enter the Winter Park[/h3]

Daily Login and XP

Logging in daily and staying online earns you 10 [Event] Winter Park Coins every 30 minutes (up to 4 times per day). The ice rink is located in the main area of the Winter Park. If you remain in the vicinity, your hero will also benefit from additional experience points.

The Sprint Race

Accept Domenick’s daily task and try to slide down a slope while passing through the gates along the way. Earn 5 [Event] Winter Park Coins as a reward.

The Ice Sculptures

You can also earn 5 Winter Park Coins in this activity. Talk to Ramzi and help collect [Event] Suspicious Blocks of Ice for the beautiful ice sculptures.

The Winter Park Queen

The Winter Park Queen appears daily at 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM on the ice rink in the Winter Park. Defeat her to make the Sweet Snowman and the Christmas Chest appear. The Sweet Snowman gives you 3,000,000 XP and the Christmas Chest can contain between 3 and 20 Winter Park Coins.

Ramzi also offers a daily quest, which similarly involves riling the Winter Park Queen. You will be rewarded with 8,000,000 XP and 5 Winter Park Coins.

[h3]No Holiday for Monsters[/h3]

Atreia’s monsters would’ve loved to have taken time off to celebrate between 20th December and 3rd January, but the Daevas aren’t showing any mercy even during the Solorius Festival! Join them in hunting them down in Gelkmaros and Inggison and take advantage of the chance to loot some rare item drops. They may even drop Christmassy items between 23rd December (midnight) and 26th December (11:59 PM).

[h3]Rewards[/h3]

You can exchange the Winter Park Coins you earn from your activities for rewards from the following NPCs:
  • Get the [Event] Winter Park Gacha Reward for 5 Winter Park Coins from the Winter Park Claw Machine. You can find an overview of the contents in our list of rewards.
  • Visit Merry and use the coins to get entry scrolls and costumes.
  • Visit Carol and use the coins to get various consumables.
Note

The [Event] Winter Park Entry Crystal, [Event] Winter Park Coin, [Event] Housewarming Cake, [Event] Warm Food, [Event] Winter Park Gacha Reward and [Event] Warm Drink will be removed from the game after the event is over.

[h2] Solorius Festival[/h2]

What would Solorius be without a Solorius tree? Create your own Solorius trees and exchange them for amazing rewards from the NPCs!
Plus treat yourself to a little gift this year by taking part in a winter survey.

[h3]Winter Agrint Hunt[/h3]
  • Running: 13th December (9:00 AM) to 3rd January (9:00 AM CET)
  • For characters from level 80 to 85
Solorius Tree Materials

Talk to Tarandax in the Guardian Garrison or Archon Garrison in Aphsaranta and accept his event quest. This will involve killing 20 Winter Agrints who will show up around Aphsaranta. Complete the quest and you will be rewarded with [Event] Tree Decorations.
Plus complete the corps posting quest to receive [Event] Pine Trees. For the Elyos/Asmodian corps, you’ll receive 5 [Event] Pine Trees at levels 1 and 2. For the neutral corps you’ll receive 5 [Event] Pine Trees at level 1.

Rewards

Combine the [Event] Tree Decorations and [Event] Pine Tree to make a [Event] Solorius Tree.
  • [Event] Solorius Trees can be exchanged with Chrissy who can be found in the Inggison Illusion Fortress or Gelkmaros Fortress. In exchange, she will give you rewards such as the [Event] Solorius Weapon Selection Box or [Event] Major Rune Fragment Bundle (10 pieces).
  • [Event] Solorius Tree can also be exchanged with Solorinerk. He can be found near the 4th, 7th and 8th garrison bases in Aphsaranta every Saturday from 8:00 PM to 8:30 PM. He’ll offer you items like the [Event] Presumption Armour Selection Box or [Event] Ultimate Fragment of Memory Gift Pack. However these are only available in limited quantities, and could soon be sold out – so don’t hang about!
Note

The [Event] Tree Decorations, [Event] Pine Tree and [Event] Solorius Tree items will be removed from the game at the end of the event.

[h3]Your Solorius Present[/h3]

Santa Shugo has put together a little gift for all characters between level 80 and 85. Take the survey from 13th December (9 AM) and 3rd January (8:59 AM CET) and be rewarded with the following:
  • 1x [Rune] Daevanion Essence
  • 3x [Event] Daevanion Skill Selection Box (10 types)
  • 10x [Event] Masquerade: Warm Cookie
  • 10x [Event] Masquerade: Warm Rudolph
  • 10x [Event] Masquerade: Warm Santa
  • 10x [Event] Masquerade: Warm Snowman
Notes on the Survey
  • For characters from level 80 to 85
  • Participate in the survey once per account
  • Items can only be collected during the stated period
  • All items available from the survey can be neither traded nor sold
  • Once collected by a character, the items cannot be transferred to another

Event: Ailinerk’s Ice Cubes



This winter, Ailinerk the Ice Witch has stashed away some precious valuables in ice cubes. Seize this opportunity to get the best of them!

Get your mitts on items like the Transformation Contract: Azphel, the Extreme Weapon Chest and the [Rune] Special New Year’s Transformation Contract (65 types)!

Running: 13th December (9:00 AM) to 10th January (9:00 AM CET)

[h3]Collecting Ice Cubes[/h3]

The ice cubes come in eight different levels. You can pick up the [Rune] Ice Cube (Level 1) as an individual item or in these packages in the AION Shop:
  • Shugo Ice Pack (1x per account)
  • Frosty Shugo Gold Pack (1x per account)
  • Frosty Transformation Pack
  • Frosty Luna Pack
Free Ice Cubes
Is your hero at least level 75? Then in the spirit of the season, Ailinerk also has a free gift for you – pick up 3x [Rune] Ice Cube (Level 1) per week and account absolutely free!

Frozen Blacksmith
Defeat Debilkarim the Maker in the Lower Udas Temple and steal his frosty loot. Rumour has it that he occasionally carries a [Rune] Ice Cube (Level 1) with him.

Each Ice Cube (Level 1) contains either an Ice Cube Fragment or an Ice Cube (Level 2). The value of the reward increases with each level. The final reward can be earned with an Ice Cube (Level 8). Ten Ice Cube Fragments can be reformed into an Ice Cube (Level 1).

[h3]Trading with the Ice Witch[/h3]

Trade with Ailinerk to exchange your level 4–7 ice cubes and a little Shugo Gold for a higher level cube. For example, you can swap 2x Ice Cube (Level 4) + 15 Shugo Gold for an Ice Cube (Level 5).

[h3]Rewards[/h3]

You can find all of the possible rewards for this event in our Rewards List.

Note
The following items will be removed from the game after the event:
  • [Rune] Ice Cube (Level 1–8)
  • [Rune] Ice Cube Fragment
  • [Rune] Title Selection Box: Ailinerk (3 days)
  • [Title Card] Ailinerk’s Blessing (3 days)
  • [Title Card] Ailinerk’s Protection (3 days)
  • [Rune] Ailinerk’s Socketing Aid Cookie