Albion Online News

Following our Fort Sterling edition of the Behind the Banner series, it’s time to descend from the mountains and enter Albion’s luscious forests. Within these realms we’ll encounter some of the Discord communities representing Lymhurst in Faction Warfare. So if you’re looking for a more organized way to participate, or if you just want to meet some fellow forest folk, read on and get to know them.

[h3]The Faction Order (Albion Americas – English and Spanish)[/h3]
Discord: discord.gg/Y5Y9EqPBej

How long has your Discord been active?

We’ve been active for a little over one month. A split from our previous community, due to internal disputes, led us to start fresh with a new project.

What does your community have to offer?

We offer a transparent and friendly community where every member is valued. Our main focus is Faction Warfare, along with related content like static dungeons, ZvZ, ganking, and more. During these activities, we actively help our members to improve in their respective roles. We also aim to provide new players with a stable and active economy that allows them to progress within the game.

Why did you choose Lymhurst?

We established ourselves in Lymhurst because we believed there was a lack of organization within the Faction. That’s also what inspired our community’s name.

Do you offer Yellow or Red zone Faction Warfare content?

Our main focus is Red Zone content. However, we are also open to participating in Yellow Zone activities when appropriate.

Do you have a message for the other Factions out there?

I respect every Faction and its commitment to its flag. However, in the Red Zone, the clash of our weapons on the battlefield will speak louder than our voices and values. May the best side win.



[h3]Lymhurst NA (Albion Americas)[/h3]
Discord: discord.gg/uE9ydjMt8

How long has your Discord been active?

The server has been active for almost 2 years now!

What does your community have to offer?

Our community offers a place for active and friendly Lymhurst players to find other like-minded players, whether it's to practice their ZvZ skills in a chill but educational environment in Faction Warfare, or to put together a group for dungeons, or even to form teams for more Black Zone-related content like the Roads of Avalon. We also sometimes host community Ava skips as well. Regardless of the content or the role, or who wishes to lead said content, we aim to facilitate the growth of active players in the Lymhurst community, to make Lymhurst a stronger Faction, and to have fun with friends along the way. We also do frequent community giveaways, usually when we get bigger masses together for Faction Warfare!

Why did you choose Lymhurst?

I actually chose Thetford when I first started playing Albion, but unfortunately back then Thetford had fewer numbers, and I also realized that green is my favorite color. So I decided to move to Lymhurst to seek more players, specifically those with more experience.

Do you offer Yellow or Red zone Faction Warfare content?

We offer an environment for both, though most of our current active players seem to prefer Yellow Zone content, so that is the majority of our current content.

Do you have a message for the other Factions out there?

Lets keep Faction Warfare active and a way to have fun with people around the world!



[h3]Albion Faction Friend (Albion Asia)[/h3]
Discord: discord.gg/vtH4eaPEkZ

While the leader of Albion Faction Friend was unavailable to speak to us at this time, be sure to check out their Discord if you’re looking for a Lymhurst community on Albion Asia.

Stay tuned for more in this series, as we meet the other Faction communities on each server!

This patch brings key balance changes ahead of the next Guild Season, along with additional adjustments and fixes to Faction Warfare and Avalonian Dungeons.

[h3]Season 29 Winner Statues Unveiled[/h3]

Statues have been erected in Conqueror’s Hall to mark the winners of Season 29: Take Care, All Rise, and Make Albion Great Again. Congratulations to the triumphant guilds!

[h3]Faction Warfare Changes[/h3]

• The minimum Supply needed for a Faction to activate the bonus to Supply generation when falling behind has been reduced from 3000 to 650
  • This threshold is now based on the total supply generated by all factions in a Province, rather than each individual faction
  • This helps to keep conflicts competitive even when there is a large score disparity
• To balance the natural defender advantage during the Supply phase and encourage more Fortress fights, attacking Factions now generate 33% additional Supplies from all sources

[h3]Season Changes[/h3]

• An additional full Energy Storage payout now occurs during the mid-season Invasion Day
• Several Might challenges have been adjusted:
  • The 2v2 and 5v5 Hellgates categories have been merged into one: Hellgates
    • Requirements reduced by 15% and 25%, respectively
  • Corrupted Dungeons:
    • Requirements reduced by 66%
  • The Depths:
    • Requirements increased by 87,5%
  • Hideout Cores:
    • Requirements reduced by 29%
  • Castles:
    • Requirements increased by 50%
  • Smugglers:
    • Requirements reduced by 30%

[h3]Avalonian Dungeon Changes[/h3]

We've heard your concerns regarding the use of third-party tools to exploit Avalonian Dungeons. However, finding a good solution has taken some time, because we didn't want to adversely affect the content for legitimate players.

To mitigate this issue, we have introduced several changes that will make it harder to exploit these dungeons, while preserving a good experience for legitimate players in this content. We welcome your feedback on how this plays out in practice and if you have any concerns about these changes.

• Avalonian Dungeons now always have two or three floors
• The first floor will always have at most a single chest
• Uncommon and Legendary Chests, which previously spawned as two separate chests, have been consolidated into a single chest
  • This allows us to hide the rarity of the chest until it is unlocked
• On average, Avalonian Dungeons are now slightly longer than before, but contain more bosses and therefore chests

[h3]Combat Balance Changes[/h3]

Arcane Staffs

The payoff for consuming Arcane Charges from Chain Missile has been increased to help DPS Arcane play in both solo and group scenarios.

• Chain Missile (all Arcane Staffs)
  • Arcane charges damage: 55 → 60

Frost Staffs

Glacial Obelisk has received mechanical adjustments to improve its gameplay clarity, alongside a small damage buff.

• Glacial Obelisk (all Frost Staffs)
  • Damage: 70 → 77
  • Explosion damage radius: 5m → 6m
  • Recast time window: 5s → 6s
  • Now always deals damage after 6s (can still be detonated early)

Holy Staffs

The Ascended passive has provided too much reliability and safety to Holy Beam and Holy Touch relative to their strength, so the duration of its Cast Protection has been reduced.

• Ascended (all Holy Staffs)
  • Duration: 2.5s → 2s

Shapeshifter Staffs

Crystalburst has had its range and area duration increased when consuming Shapeshifter Charges, making it easier to combo with Serpent’s Gaze.

• Crystalburst (Stillgaze Staff)
  • Range: 10m → 11m
  • Area duration: 3s → 3.5s
  • Total area damage: 174 → 201

Swords

Getting the last hit with Mighty Blow now allows it to be used again, potentially allowing it to be chained multiple times.

• Mighty Blow (Broadsword)
  • Cooldown now resets on kill or knockdown
  • No longer consumes Heroic Charges

Axes

Relentless Assault has been updated to deal physical rather than magical damage, aligning its damage type with the ability’s behavior and feel.

• Relentless Assault (Crystal Reaper)
  • Now deals physical rather than magical damage

War Gloves

Dragon Leap’s damage output has been altered so that ending the combo after the first hit results in higher DPS, while the second hit deals less damage but remains valuable for crowd control.

• Dragon Leap (all War Gloves)
  • 1st cast damage: 70 → 95
  • 2nd cast damage: 85 → 70

Triple Kick now deals additional damage against mobs, to help War Gloves feel better in PvE.

• Triple Kick (all War Gloves)
  • Damage vs mobs per tick: 60 → 85

Helmets

Smokebomb has been adjusted to prevent invisibility from persisting while gathering.

• Smokebomb (Hellion Hood)
  • Invisibility is now removed on world interactions

Armors

Following recent changes, Soldier Armor has proved particularly strong when used purely for its immediate heal. It has now been adjusted to preserve its high-impact upfront heal, while reducing the effectiveness of repeatedly toggling it solely for healing.

• Fury (Soldier Armor)
  • Deactivating the toggle early sets the cooldown to 60s

Shoes

Delayed Teleport’s defensive buff duration has been increased to better support engage tanks.

• Delayed Teleport (Mage Sandals)
  • Resistances buff duration: 2s → 3s

Elbow Smash has had its knock-up duration increased to give users and their allies more time to set up and land a follow-up.

• Elbow Smash (Judicator Boots)
  • Knock up duration: 0.8s → 1s

Mark of Sacrifice has struggled to find its place, partially due to how unreliable it is. To address this, its initial channel will no longer be interruptible, allowing Hellion Shoes to be a viable option in more content types.

• Mark of Sacrifice (Hellion Shoes)
  • Channel can no longer be interrupted (dash still can be)

Swift Cut has seen increased play with its extended range, but its damage combined with a low cooldown had proved slightly too oppressive. Therefore, its damage has been reduced to match Blind Spot.

• Swift Cut (Assassin Shoes)
  • Damage: 102 → 90

Mounts

Soulspindle Pounce has received adjustments to improve its clarity and consistency, including updated visuals and changes to its range and timing.

• Soulspindle Pounce (Soulspinner)
  • Time window: 2.5s → 3s
  • Range: 20m → 15m
  • Movespeed buff duration: 4s → 5s

Miscellaneous

Healing in instanced small-scale content has been too powerful, leading most compositions to rely on a dedicated healer. Healing reduction has thus been increased to promote more varied team compositions.

• 2v2 Hellgates, Duo Mists, Duo Depths, and Trio Depths
  • Healing debuff: 30% → 35%
• Corrupted Dungeons and Solo Mists
  • Healing debuff: 30% → 40%

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

Faction Warfare Fixes

• Fixed issue where attack arrows would sometimes not display on the World Map during the Pre-Siege period
• Fixed issue where the Fortress minimap icon would not update to the conquering Faction’s colors after a successful Siege
• Fixed issue where Faction Warfare flags on the World Map could display at incorrect scales during Fortress fights and in cut-off Provinces
• Fixed issue where Faction Transport tooltips appeared offset from their icons on Region Maps
• [CONTROLLER] Fixed issue where the option to claim a Weapons Cache persisted after it was emptied

UI Fixes

• Fixed issue where the mount skin was not listed in the first-place Guild Season rewards
• Fixed issue where city information in the Travel Planner map could not be reopened after closing
• Fixed issue where clicking the Mail button in the Guild UI could open a Discord link instead
• Fixed issue where Royal Sigils were sorted in ascending tier order in the Bank instead of descending
• Fixed issue where some item icons were missing in the Laborer Management UI

Other Fixes

• Fixed issue where using the /die command immediately after character creation meant the Albion Journal could not be opened via hotkey
• Fixed issue where mount animations would break when entering an unrestricted PvP area
• Fixed rare issue where friendly players could be executed, causing them to be knocked out or removed from a Region instead of dying
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

The Commander Vanity Bundle is joining the store lineup, and it launches with a limited-time discount! That’s right, the Commander Vanity Bundle is now available as a standalone purchase for $29.95 on the Albion Online Web Shop, native and Steam ingame stores, and $34.99 on all other platforms. And to mark its arrival, we’re offering a $5 discount for 72 hours only, ending on January 26 at 10 UTC (prices and discount may vary by platform and region).

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The Commander Vanity Bundle includes the full Commander Wardrobe set and a matching Armored Horse mount skin, built to project authority the moment you enter the battlefield. Its Heraldic variants display your guild or faction colors, making your allegiance impossible to miss. This is not armor made to blend in. It's designed to stand out on the front lines.

With Faction Warfare rising once more and city pride back in focus, the Commander bundle lets you take your place at the front. Rally your forces, represent your city, and make it clear who commands the field.

Claim it now, before someone else takes your place at the lead.

Our Roadmap for Spring and Summer 2026 is here, and it promises some huge developments for Albion Online over the coming months, from an Xbox console launch to the introduction of Dragons. And next week we’ll be diving deeper into some of these topics with a special Q&A live stream as part of our Albion Unlocked initiative!

On January 28 at 17:00 UTC, join Game Director Moritz Bokelmann and Co-Creative Director Michael Schwahn on AlbionTV (twitch.tv/albiononline) to learn more about our plans for the months ahead. If there’s anything you’re dying to know about upcoming developments in Albion, now’s your chance to hear it from the source.

Get your questions ready, and we’ll see you on the 28th!

2026 is underway, and as promised, we’ve got some big news for you. Our Roadmap for spring and summer is here, and there are some truly momentous milestones on the way. From a visual overhaul to a console release and – that’s right – Dragons, 2026 promises to bring some of the most exciting developments in Albion’s history.

Game Director Moritz Bokelmann and Co-Creative Director Michael Schwahn are here with a new Dev Talk to talk you through these big plans.

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[h3]Realm Divided Part II[/h3]
February 23 sees the release of Realm Divided Part II. This content release expands the Realm Divided update with two further features: Faction Battle Standards and a reworked Bandit Assault.

Faction Battle Standards

Faction Battle Standards are new Faction Warfare carriables that can earn you Faction Points for successfully delivering one to an Outpost.

• Battle Standards can be found in active Provinces
• Any Faction-flagged player can pick one up
• Participating in Faction PvE, PvP, and capturing Outposts increases their value
• Battle Standards can be delivered to a friendly Outpost for Faction Points
  • These are awarded to the carrier and anyone who has fought alongside them or is in the Party when the Battle Standard is delivered

However, enemies who take down the carrier can pick up the Battle Standard for themselves – including the value it’s accrued. This adds a valuable new objective for Faction players to fight over in their quest for superiority.

Bandit Assault

The Bandit Assault event has been overhauled to integrate better into the new Faction Warfare system.

• This event now uses the Supply system to mark progress
  • This means that all Faction activities contribute, not just Outposts
• The Bandit Assault has two distinct phases:
  • The first is a large-scale conflict spanning all lethal Provinces
  • The second focuses the action on two lethal Provinces
• The climax is a multi-Faction battle for valuable chests within two Fortresses

These changes make the Bandit Assault an exciting, high-stakes centerpiece to red zone Faction Warfare, and promise to draw all Factions together in bloody battles.

[h3]Spring Update[/h3]
April sees the release of Albion’s first major content update of 2026, bringing the game into a new era with some foundational changes, including:

• A visual overhaul of the open world, making it more readable and atmospheric while maintaining its identity
• Significant performance improvements
  • This is an ongoing endeavour, with this update marking a significant step forward
• The Armory, a new tool to discover build loadouts for every content type and skill level
• A new 1v1 Arena for PvP training, and a new Crystal Arena map

This update promises to strengthen and revamp Albion Online at its core, laying the groundwork for what’s to come.

[h3]Xbox Console Launch[/h3]
Shortly after the spring update, we’re excited to announce that Albion Online is coming to console, with an official release on Xbox.

• This marks a huge milestone on Albion’s cross-platform journey
• It brings a brand new UI navigation flow for console, with specifically adapted key screens
• This opens the door for possible further console expansions in the future

Albion Online’s Xbox launch is a massive step forward for the game, bringing it to countless new players and offering further playability options to our existing community.

[h3]Keeper Event Season[/h3]
In the summer, we’ll be running a special, time-limited season.

• This is the first such season since the Avalonian Invasion of 2019
• It centers around a one off “Keeper Event” – more details to follow
• This creates a unique, shared experience for all Albion Online players

Narratively, it ties into the update which will follow this season, leading into the biggest gameplay update on our Roadmap…

[h3]Summer Update - Dragons[/h3]
Albion’s summer update brings a truly massive addition to the game, one long-requested by our community.



Dragons.

• Dragons represent a central element of Albion’s Arthurian fantasy world
• They will provide momentous, memorable objectives for players to prepare for, band together for, and compete for
• The most rewarding Dragons will be in full-loot areas, but they will also provide opportunities for non-full-loot gameplay
• Dragons offer high-end PvE, competitive PvP, and new opportunities for exploration

Full gameplay details will be revealed closer to the release of that update, but we can’t wait to see the stories that will unfold once they’re unleashed on the world.

That takes us through summer, but there’ll be more to come after that, so stay tuned for further developments. Meanwhile, leave your questions, comments, and feedback in the comments – we’ll be responding to them in a forthcoming video.



And there’s also a special live Q&A with the devs coming up on January 28 at 17 UTC on AlbionTV (twitch.tv/albiononline)! Join us for a chance to pose your question live on stream, and to learn more about what’s coming to Albion Online. More details on the way!