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THE CONTAMINATED HELLPATH



The rat MuMu has come across a hidden path that needs investigating, but a ferocious Wildcat has holed itself up in there. The Daevas have been asked to get rid of the Wildcat and other creatures. In reward for their services, they can expect to pick up valuable items such as the Ultimate Transformation Selection Box, Vision Weapons Selection Box and Bundle of Class S Minionite (30 pieces).

Running: 20th January to 10th February


[h3]Enter the Hellpath[/h3]
MuMu will show you the entrance to the Hellpath which you can enter once per day (from level 76). This resets at 9 AM.


[h3]Stand Firm[/h3]
As soon as you enter the Hellpath, you’ll turn into a warrior with special abilities. Use these against waves of enemies, and put up a staunch defence.

Once you complete the instance, Camo Chests will appear for you to loot. Opening the chests requires keys which can either be earned in the game or purchased in the AION Shop.

Monsters will also drop Energy of Protection. Destroying this gives you a currency which you can spend on weapons for the instance, as well as improvements to your skills.


[h3]The Wildcat[/h3]
During your battle on the Hellpath, you’ll meet the Wildcat which MuMu is so afraid of. Defeat it and then grab the Incognito Key which enables you to open a door and gain access to a Gold Camo Chest. Just note that you’ll lose this key as soon as you leave the instance.


[h3]Rewards[/h3]
After overcoming a certain number of waves, you’ll face the final boss who gives you your last reward. The rank you get depends on how well you do, and only ranks S and A earn prizes… B to F and you go home empty-handed!
  • Rank S: At least 10:00 minutes still on the clock and you’ve earned at least 500,000 points. Reward: 3x Camo Chest and 10x Experience Crystal
  • Rank A: At least 7:30 minutes still on the clock and you’ve earned at least 220,000 points. Reward: 1x Camo Chest and 6x Experience Crystal

You can find a complete list of rewards here.


[h3]AION Shop Offers[/h3]
During the event you can pick up Camo Chest Keys and Entry Scrolls for the Contaminated Hellpath in the AION Shop.





Note: The event items Incognito Key, Camo Chest Key and Entry Scroll for the Contaminated Hellpath will be removed from the game and AION Shop after the event.

UPDATE 7.8 PREVIEW



Can’t wait to get your fingers on the latest update for your favourite game? Then we’ve got just the thing for you: AION 7.8 is on its way! Learn about everything coming in the next patch in this post.


[h3]Minion Awakening[/h3]
Beat your enemies to pulp – now with better minion stats:

If you have a class S level 4 minion, you can upgrade it to an awakened version and unlock a second slot for a further minion. The awakened class S minion will then benefit from the stats of this second minion.

And best of all, awakening your minion cannot fail – it’s 100% guaranteed!


[h3]Jorgoth’s Weapons[/h3]
Jorgoth’s weapons have a reputation as the strongest in all Atreia. Now it’s time for you to try them out yourself and unleash them on your enemies! If Jorgoth’s half-finished gear winds up in your hands, equip it and reach the next level! Once acquired, the new weapons get two further levels for you to upgrade them to.

Incidentally: swords, greatswords, daggers, polearms, maces and staffs have an increased range after the update.

Materials for crafting weapons can be earned by dismantling Jorgoth’s weapons and Jorgoth’s half-finished weapons. These weapons can be looted from bosses and instances.


[h3]Adjusted Skill Effects[/h3]
It’s our priority to ensure that playing AION is as fun as it can be, which is why we’ve also tweaked and improved the skill effects for each class.

That’s just a teaser of what’s to come in AION 7.8 – but we’ve plenty more up our sleeves. Stay tuned for the release announcement!

THE SOLORIUS CONTEST



Snow is falling, all around, and Daevas are singing Solorius songs as the scent of mince pies lingers in the air. The Solorius Festival is just around the corner, and there are loads of great prizes to be won:

Join in our epic Solorius Contest and win amazing AION merchandise and an exclusive costume!

What do you need to do to win? Draw or paint us an AION Christmas image with festive scenery, either digitally or by hand!

[h3]Prizes[/h3]
Our jury will select 10 winners from all submissions who will receive all of these prizes:
1x Cuddly Shugo
1x AION Mouse Mat
1x AION Lanyard
1x AION Bag
1x exclusive costume for your hero

[h3]Conditions:[/h3]
  • Send your entry to: [email protected].
  • Add ‘AION Solorius 2020’ to the subject line.
  • Please send your email from the address associated with your game account and state your character name and server.
  • Permitted formats: .jpg and .png
  • Maximum image file size: 5 MB
  • Closing date for entries is 3rd January 2021
  • Find our full participation requirements here



Have fun and best of luck!
The AION Team

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!

Look forward to rewards such as: [Rune] Transformation Contract: Ereshkigal, [Rune] Greater Premium Daevanion Skill Chest (90 days) or [Event] Level A Minion Contract (5 types).



[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 bundles in the AION Shop:
  • Shugo Ice Pack
  • Frosty Shugo Gold Pack
  • Frosty Shugo Enchantment Pack
  • Frosty Shugo Stigma Pack

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!

You also have a chance to earn Ice Cubes in rewards chests for the solo instance Lower Udas Temple.

Each Ice Cube (Level 1) contains either an Ice Cube Fragment or an Ice Cube (Level 2). As the level increases, so does the value of the reward. The final reward can be earned with an Ice Cube (Level 8).


[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 at the end of 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) and [Rune] Ailinerk’s Socketing Aid Cookie.

THE POWER OF THE SKY



Running: 16/12/2020 to 13/1/2021

Once again, a mysterious material has descended on Atreia: Izar Agate, which is said to come directly from the stars. The Daevas gather it to transfer its supposedly indomitable power to their weapons.

In this event, brave Daevas will be rewarded with the following items among others: Izar Weapon – Startail Selection Box, Izar’s Unicorn – Premium Restoration, Selection Box of Helios Weapons – Solaris and Selection Box of Artemis Weapons – Lunaris.



[h3]Event Series[/h3]
‘The Power of the Sun’ was the first part of our major Cosmic Event series, followed by ‘The Power of the Moon’. Now the series is coming to its climax!

In this part, you can now craft all three weapon types and get your hands on the final rewards: three additional skills!


[h3]The Weapons and the Unicorn[/h3]
This time you won’t need Magical Crafting to make the event weapons. Instead, NPCs in the Gelkmaros and Inggison garrisons will help you. The crafting of the three different weapons may fail but the appearance of each of the unicorns is guaranteed.


[h3]Weaponcrafting[/h3]
Take the following items to the NPCs to craft the desired weapon:

Solaris Weapon
  • For the Selection Box of Helios Weapons – Solaris you need: 30x [Rune] Sun Opal and 1x [Rune] Sky Weapon Prototype.
  • If the attempt fails, you will get your Sky Weapon Prototype back along with 10x [Rune] Baldach Cookie.
  • For Eos’ Unicorn – Premium Restoration you need: 30x [Rune] Sun Opal and 1x [Rune] Sky Unicorn Prototype.
Lunaris Weapon
  • For the Selection Box of Artemis Weapons – Lunaris you need: 30x [Rune] Callistite and 1x [Rune] Sky Weapon Prototype.
  • If the attempt fails, you will get your Sky Weapon Prototype back along with 10x [Rune] Baldach Cookie.
  • For Lunicorn – Premium Restoration you need: 30x [Rune] Callistite and 1x [Rune] Sky Unicorn Prototype.
Izar Weapon
  • For the Izar Weapon – Startail Selection Box you need: 30x [Rune] Izar Agate and 1x [Rune] Sky Weapon Prototype.
  • If the attempt fails, you will get your Sky Weapon Prototype back along with 10x [Rune] Baldach Cookie.
  • For Izar’s Unicorn – Premium Restoration you need: 30x [Rune] Izar Agate and 1x [Rune] Sky Unicorn Prototype.


[h3]Crafting Material[/h3]
You can obtain the crafting material listed above can either be purchased from the AION Shop or obtained from NPC Pibirinerk:

Find everything you need in the AION Shop! Get the Selection Box of Legendary Enchantment Stones, Izar’s Selection Box, Izar’s Greater Selection Box, and the Heavenly Weapon Box.

Besides all the crafting materials, you’ll also get other valuable items from Pibirinerk – in exchange for legendary PvE Enchantment Stones.


[h3]Astro Powers[/h3]
Now it’s time to try out one of the new weapons and give your opponents a taste of your unbridled power! They have powerful effects that you can also use, even if you’re only using the new weapon as a weapon skin.

The power you equip will become active when your HP falls below 80%:

Power: Solaris

The following effects are active for 20 seconds:

Attack speed +20%

Casting speed +20%

Physical attack +750

Magic attack +750

Healing boost +750

Power: Lunar Energy

The following effects are active for 10 seconds:

A shield is generated that absorbs 30,000 damage. Resistance to shock states is increased by 300.

Power: Lunar Energy

The following effect is active for 20 seconds:

You deal 4,500 additional damage to up to 6 opponents within a 8m radius (except for area attacks).

Please note that only one of the three Astro Powers can be active at one time. If you use one of the other powers, the previous one will be lost.


[h3]Your Astro Collection[/h3]
Complete your collection and get all the Astro skills and items from this event series:

Skills

You can obtain two collections by completing the three quests ‘[Sky Weapon] New Sky Power: Sun’, ‘[Sky Weapon] New Sky Power: Moon’ and ‘[Sky Weapon] New Sky Power: Comet’.

The quests are given to you by Baldach in the Gelkmaros and Inggison garrisons and are only shown if you haven’t already completed them in parts 1 or 2 of the event series. The quests can be played once per character.

In reward you’ll get the fragments of two book formulae: Divine Protection and (Improved) Divine Protection.

To get the Divine Protection skill, you need two book formulae of the same name. To get (Improved) Divine Protection, you need three book formulae for it.

Items

Register your event weapon in the Item Collection and enjoy the permanent stats:

Helios Solaris

Reward: Crit strike and crit spell +100

Required: 1 of 15 Helios Solaris weapons

Artemis Lunaris

Reward: Accuracy and magical accuracy +70

Required: 1 of 15 Artemis Solaris weapons

Izar Startail

Reward: Evasion and resist magic +70

Required: 1 of 15 Izar Startail weapons







Note: The following items will be removed from the game at the end of the event: [Rune] Sun Opal, [Rune] Callistite, [Rune] Izar Agate, [Rune] Sky Weapon Prototype, [Rune] Sky Unicorn Prototype and [Rune] Baldach Cookie.