Albion Online News

This weekend is a significant one for Albion Online, as it sees the staging of the final Crystal League Championship. But it promises to be a thrilling tournament, as Albion’s 5v5 teams battle for the crown for the last time - and you can watch the drama unfold on AlbionTV!

From 10:00 UTC on Saturday 16 September, hosts Shozen, Lewpac, and Tazzik will bring you the Albion East championship. And then from 17:00 UTC on Sunday 17 September, you can watch all the action on Albion West. Along with the prestigious title, teams will be fighting for the very rare Saber Tiger Rex Swiftclaw skin as well as huge amounts of Gold. With so much to play for the combat will be fierce, so don’t miss the chance to see this tournament for the final time!


[h3]Twitch Drops[/h3]
We’ll also be running Twitch Drop campaigns for the duration of the tournament. Details are as follows:

East CLC: Drops are active September 16, 10-16 UTC West CLC: Drops are active September 17, 17-23 UTC

On both dates an Epic Community Chest is available after 30 minutes watchtime, and a Legendary Community Chest after a further two hours. Drops will be active only on the albiononline and mrslovely_ao channels.

For team breakdowns, rules, and the final schedule, check out this forum post. We hope you can join us for this momentous occasion, and help give the Crystal League Championship a memorable send-off - see you then!

The last Guild Season is drawing to a close and the Crystal League Championship is coming up, but there’s no time for Albion’s guilds to rest on their laurels. Because on September 23, the next season will kick off on both servers!

Great rewards are on offer, including some new prizes available for Albion’s top guilds, and there are also some significant changes to the Crystal League. Read on for more info…


[h3]Season Rewards[/h3]
This season introduces two brand-new rewards: the Epic and Legendary Guild Season Winner Direwolf Skins. These eye-catching new skins are rewards for guilds who have won multiple seasons, and can be claimed at the vanity merchant when you have an existing Guild Season Winner Direwolf Skin and a Guild Season Winner unlock item. With these extremely rare skins, guilds who have won either two or three seasons since Guild Season Winner Skins were introduced in Season 19 can proudly display their achievements to the world.

There are, of course, also some fantastic rewards on offer in the Conqueror’s Challenge, like the Crystal Phalanx Beetle, Pyromancer Avatars, and Fame buffs. For a complete rundown of the prizes on offer, as well as full season schedules, see this forum post.


[h3]Crystal League Changes[/h3]
As previously announced, this season sees some big changes to the Crystal League:

• The Crystal League will no longer grant Season Points
• The Lethal Crystal League has been removed entirely, and all 20v20 Crystal League matches are now non-lethal
• At the end of the season, there will no longer be a Crystal League Championship

[h3]Times and Broadcasts[/h3]
The season kicks off on September 23 at 00:00 UTC on Albion East (that is: 08:00 on September 23 in Singapore; 20:00 on September 22 in Washington, D.C.), and 11:00 UTC on Albion West. And as always, you can watch it all kick off on AlbionTV.

At 13:30 UTC on September 23 we’ll be broadcasting Invasion Day on Albion East. Then at 17:30 UTC we’ll bring coverage from Albion West ahead of the first round of territory resets there. Finally, at 00:30 UTC on September 24, those in the North and South American time zones can tune in for the second round of territory resets on Albion West. All open-world fights are broadcast live with a 15-minute delay.

Check this forum post for a full season schedule, and join us to see the season kickoff!

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As summer turns slowly to autumn in Albion, shepherding season is just beginning. And those unflagging farmers out there have another chance to get an able assistant to their work. Yes, a new referral season is upon us, and you can get yourself a Sheepdog with just one referral!

This skin for your Direwolf base mount proves that you can be smart, hard-working, and cute all at once, and its thick fur and drooping tongue make it beloved by even the most hard-hearted warrior. Once the skin is unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that particular server (either Albion East or West).


[h3]How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards[/h3]

• Send your referral link, which you can find here, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive a T8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive 200,000 Fame.

This Referral Season lasts until 23:59 UTC on September 30, so invite your friends and enjoy these rewards!

The chill of fall is beginning to creep into the air... and the Heretic Challenge is back! For the entire month of September, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Heretic Combat Mule.

[h3]Mighty Mules and Heretic Decor[/h3]

HERETIC COMBAT MULE: This month's Challenge brings back the Heretic Combat Mule, a war machine from the twisted minds of Heretic saddlers. The Combat Mule fires a powerful cannon shot that knocks back and slows targets, but watch out for its massive recoil!

AVATAR RING: Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Heretic Challenge Avatar Ring. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this crazed, ramshackle avatar border for one character, or can be traded to the Vanity Merchant for one Adventurer's Token.



SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month long, reach weekly goals to unlock Heretic Challenge Chests. In addition to valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver, and resources, you'll also have a chance to unlock special furniture items like the Heretic Lantern, Heretic Junkpile and Heretic Scarecrow.

As always, you can earn Challenge Points by gathering, fishing, farming, and killing monsters. Points count simultaneously toward a daily bonus, a weekly unlockable chest, and the monthly mount and avatar ring rewards. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim these rewards while they last!

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The Crystal League Championship is coming September 16-17, and as always, there are big prizes up for grabs! But this will be a bittersweet event, as unfortunately this will be Albion’s last CLC. Read on for more info…
[h3]Crystal League Changes[/h3]
We’ve seen some fantastic moments in these tournaments, and we truly appreciate the passion and joy with which our players took part. But it’s time to move forward, and following this tournament the Lethal Crystal League will be removed from the game altogether. Furthermore, the Crystal League will no longer grant Season Points from the beginning of next season, in order to place a greater emphasis on other guild activities.

While this is of course a big change for our Crystal League players, we trust that our community can stage their own exciting tournaments and perhaps other competitive formats, and we’ll support Custom Matches with a new Observer Mode to encourage this.

In the meantime, let’s look ahead to what’s sure to be another exciting Crystal League Championship, and send it off with a bang!


[h3]Times and Prizes[/h3]
The tournament will take place at the following times on each server:

• Albion East: September 16 at 10:00 UTC
• Albion West: September 17 at 17:00 UTC

The following prizes are available to each member of the top four teams in each tournament:

• First place: Saber Tiger Rex Swiftclaw skin and 10,000 Gold
• Second place: Recruiter’s White Tiger Swiftclaw skin and 5,000 Gold
• Third place: Recruiter’s Giant Frog mount and 5,000 Gold
• Fourth place: Occult Cougar Swiftclaw skin and 5,000 Gold

[h3]Changes[/h3]
This edition of the CLC sees a few changes from the previous one:

• A team must have five consistent players to earn points; so, any changed line-ups during the season count as a separate team with its own points. (Note: during the tournament, substitutes are still permitted).
• This time, the top six Non-Lethal and top two Lethal Crystal League teams on each server will qualify.
• To make the tournament progress faster, teams now have one minute to accept their match invitation, or they will receive a strike

[h3]Watch Live on AlbionTV[/h3]
And of course, you can tune in to see the final edition of the CLC on AlbionTV across the weekend! Hosts Shozen, Lewpac, and Tazzik will be bringing you live coverage of the tournaments on Albion East and West, from 10:00 UTC on September 16 and from 17:00 UTC on September 17. And as always, the champions will be crowned and receive their prizes at a ceremony after the event.

We hope you join us for what’s sure to be an emotional but unforgettable event. Keep an eye on the forum for updates, and we’ll see you for the tournament!