AION Free-to-Play News

Running: 11/9 to 2/10.

Shiver me timbers! Cap’n Grogget, Commander of the Shulack Pirates, is back. The captain of perhaps the most notorious ship in all of Atreia, the Steel Rake, seeks his revenge upon the Daevas! He has locked away some Shugos in the Steel Rake Fortress and it is now your job to free them. But be warned: you’ll need all the courage you can muster to survive this adventure.

It will be worth the effort for more than just the Shugos: scoop up some amazing items during the event, including the [Event] Boparobo Bundle, the [Rune] Autumn Harvest Transformation Contract (65 types) and the Pirate King Costume!




Players from level 76 on can enter the Steel Rake Fortress solo instance once per character each day. Entry will be reset every day at 9 AM.

You can grant yourself additional entries with the following:

• Log in daily and remain active for 3 hours to receive 2 [Event] Entry Coins for the Steel Rake Fortress.
• Exchange the [Event] Freeze Frame with Katoshunerk for Entry Coins.
• Get Entry Coins from the AION Shop.

When storming the fortress you gather keys with which you can free the Shugos. The more successful you are in your campaign against the pirates, the more keys you collect and the richer you will be rewarded.

Speak with Blubberinerk and find out what you need to do. Fight your way to the fortress on a Jet Ski (how cool is that?!). Use the Jet Ski’s weapons: the Drana Bomb and the Long-range Drana Bomb.

Once in the Steel Rake Fortress you will receive the Pipeline Blast Bomb from Blubberinerk to sabotage the fortress pipeline. Destroy 3 Pipeline Controllers with it!

Additionally you will receive the Mounter for Enhanced Rascal: get into the mech and really dish it out to Cap’n Grogget’s minions! Use the entire weapons arsenal of the mech: Fire Cannon, Fire Throw, Install Bomb and Paralysis.

Take out Grogget’s mangy henchmen: Doctor Arcetto, Madame Chichiriko and Captain Muata. Defeat them, grab their Slave Keys and free 10 Shugos!

Finally, give the returned Grogget a scrap he won’t forget.

Once you’ve defeated Grogget, you will receive one key plus one more key for each Shugo you managed to save (up to a max of 10). With this, you will teleport with Blubberinerk to a treasure island, where you can then collect the item ‘[Event] Freeze Frame’ from the Steel Rake chests.

Finally, exchange the Freeze Frames with Katoshunerk for valuable items and enjoy your moment of glory.



Note: The event items will be removed from the game one week after the event completes.

Running: 11/9 to 9/10.

Summer might be coming to an end but in Atreia it’s still hot. Elyos and Asmodians want to throw a cocktail party to cool off a bit – but oh no, they’re all out of ice cubes! Now the Daeva need to search Lakrum and Dumaha for ice to save the party.

Give them a hand: help Calobris the innkeep or Rezar collect ice and look forward to rewards such as the Summer Outfit, the Party Dress of the Enchanting Daeva, the Ultimate PvP Enchantment Stone as well as the [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types).




In Lakrum and Dumaha, as well as the instances of these regions, you can find various materials that you’ll need to get the juicy rewards.

Collect Cold Boxes

A Cold Box contains the Frozen Ice you need as well as an Ice Hammer (low probability). Here’s how you can get them:

• Your daily login will earn you 1 Cold Box every 30 minutes (max. 10 a day).
• Defeat boss enemies in high-level instances (the loot will be dropped for the group).
• Take part in a Pandora Raid and receive the Settlement Reward Chest or the Battlefield Reward Chest.
• Hunt Sweaty Bunnies near the garrisons in Lakrum and Dumaha.

Frozen Ice and Ice Hammers

Both items can be combined to receive a [Jakunerk] Blue Box, which will give you a reward as well as a [Jakunerk] Shugo Warranty.

You will also need the Frozen Ice to complete Calobris’ (Elyos) and Rezar’s (Asmodian) quest. As a reward for completing the quest, you will receive the [Jakunerk] Cocktail Shaker. In addition to the [Jakunerk] Shugo Warranty, the shaker contains one of four cocktails that will provide you with useful buffs, for example health, mana or damage.

Until 2nd October, you can also get Frozen Ice and Ice Hammers in the AION Shop!

The Shugo Warranty

During the last week of the event you can exchange all [Jakunerk] Shugo Warranties you have collected with Summerinerk for costume skins and other valuable items.

Click on Rewards to view a list of the rewards.



Note: The event items will be removed from the game one week after the event completes and the two NPCs Calobris and Rezar will be leaving Atreia on 2nd October.

Climb aboard the express train through Dumaha: an exciting task awaits you at each station that will let you snap up great quality items – including the [Event] Selection Box of Ultimate Enchantment Stones (7 days), Ultimate Splen accessories and weapons as well as the [Event] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types) (7 days).



Running: 4/9 to 2/10.

The Dumaha express train calls at the following stations:

• Transformation Station: Log in daily to receive a legendary contract at the end.
  
• Mookie Station: Hunt down nasty Mookies and collect special event materials that you can use for magical crafting.
  
• Experience Station: Snap up the XP Boost by going on a monster hunt.
  
• Altar Station: Expand the altars and receive even more rewards for sieges in the Altar Siege Battle.
  
• Monster Station: Additional boss opponents appear that you have to take down.
  
• Instance Station: Collect the extra items dropped by boss opponents in Makarna of Bitterness, Prometun’s Workshop and the Stella Development Laboratory (easy).
  

You can find the extensive list of stations and tasks in this news update under ‘Detailed Timetable’.


Click on Rewards to view a list of the rewards.



Welcome aboard the express train through Dumaha! This is your timetable:



All players at level 76 or higher benefit from logging in on a daily basis. You can receive these items once a day per character:



In order to receive the final reward from Transformation Station, you need to combine your items as follows:

• [Event] Fragment Bundle from a Selection Box of Ultimate Enchantment Stones (7 days): open the item and you will randomly receive 1 to 3 fragments. Once you have 5 of them, combine them to be rewarded with the [Event] Selection Box of Ultimate Enchantment Stones (7 days).
  
• [Event] Bundle of Mysterious Legendary Transformation Contract Fragments: open the item and you will randomly receive 1 to 3 fragments. Collect 20 fragments and grab the [Event] Legendary Transformation Contract Alchemy Reagent (1x free per account) item from the AION Shop. Then combine these items to be rewarded with the [Event] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types) (7 days).
  

Terror Mookies: Terror Mookies appear for 20 minutes at 11:30 AM and 7:30 PM from which you can grab Sharp Mookie Needles. You’ll need the needles for magical crafting. According to the Train Conductor, the Terror Mookies can be found in the Outlaw North or Outlaw South, in the Exitus Camp as well as in the Heart of Snuwa…

Magical Crafting: You can use the needles you get from the Mookies to craft the following items: [Event] Ultimate Splen Belt Chest, [Event] Ultimate Splen Earring Chest, [Event] Ultimate Splen Necklace Chest, [Event] Ultimate Splen Ring Chest and [Event] Ultimate Splen Weapons Chest.



Get a Dumaha Level Pack from the AION Shop. It temporarily speeds up your progress in the game and is available for various levels once per account. A 300% XP Boost will also be active during the event!



Dumaha’s altars have been expanded, so dive into the Altar Siege Battles – they take place from 2 PM to 3 PM and 8 PM to 9 PM from 11th September!

The quantity and range of the rewards have been increased (even for lower-ranking characters). There are five Stelliums in Ara Minima, six in Ara Medicora and seven in Ara Magna!



Four notorious monsters in Dumaha also show up each day at 9 PM: Desert Kadabra, Raging Pupuru, Dragon Lord’s Rachmaga Masterpiece and Fire Incarnation Yanohas!



Snap up the Drop! You can find the Ultimate Raging Blue Flame equipment in Makarna of Bitterness and Prometun’s Workshop. The Ultimate Merciless Intruder’s equipment is dropped by boss opponents in the Stella Development Laboratory (easy).


Instance entries are available from 11th September and are reset every Saturday at 11 PM.

Note: The event items will be removed from the game one week after the event completes.

Now we’ll say goodbye to all you Daevas getting off in Dumaha and we wish you a pleasant onward journey!
The AION Team

Attention! An glowing meteorite shower has descended upon Lakrum and Dumaha, revealing a hidden entrance to the Secret Hellpath. Explore the region and be rewarded with the Mysterious Weapons Selection Box of the Dark Dragon King, the [Rune] Daevanion Skill Selection Box (10 types), the [Rune] Legendary Transformation Contract (10 types) as well as the [Rune] Box of Lucky Kinah!


Running: 21/8 to 11/9


Inspector Snoopinerk had the task of investigating the cosmic rock, but then he came across the opened gateway to the Secret Hellpath. In doing so, he made a terrible discovery: fearsome monsters are now trying to stream into Atreia and there’s only one who can stop them. You!



Help Snoopinerk and save Atreia from certain doom!

• Defend Atreia against the monster invasion for 20 minutes. While you do so, use the Energy of Protection that you attain for defeated monsters.
  
• Make use of the event currency to improve defensive abilities and build defence weaponry.
  
• A successful defence will let you return to Snoopinerk with an investigation report.
  
• Complete a further quest and take the [Rune] Orichalcon Hammer for yourself.
  
• Use the [Rune] Orichalcon Hammer to destroy the scorching glowing meteorites to be rewarded with the [Rune] Glowing Meteorite Bundle.
  

A complete list of all rewards can be viewed here.

• Earn a few extra points in the instance that you can then use to collect the Prison Key in the AION Shop. The key opens a cell with an additional enemy inside, who is waiting to mess you up.
  
• You can also acquire the [Rune] Orichalcon Hammer directly from the AION Shop.
  

Note: The instance can only be entered by players between levels 76 and 80.





Enjoy and mind you don’t get burnt!
The AION Team

Countless Daeva lost their lives protecting their home Atreia in the devastating Thousand Year War. The memories and spirit of these heroes survive since this time held within the stigma stones, mythical crystals laden with power and wisdom.



Running: 7/8 to 11/9


Since update 7.0 you can enchant stigmas to level 12 (instead of level 9). In this event the percentage chance to successfully enchant stigmas has been increased! Additionally there are a range of stigma items available in the AION Shop including the Greater Stigma Enchantment Bundle and the Small Stigma Enchantment Bundle.


These are the enchantment chance rates for the event:



Make use of the archaic might of the enchanted stigmas, learn new skills and become stronger than ever before!


Enjoy your enchantments!
The AION Team