Albion Online News

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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!

Following our recent Dev Talks on Shapeshifter Weapons, Tracking, and Awakened and Legendary Items, we’re excited to announce the name of Albion Online’s next major content update: Wild Blood.

The update will bring those features mentioned above, plus much more besides, and will launch in October 2023. To get ready for its arrival, we’ve created a brand new video:

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We can’t wait to bring you this update, and to see you enjoying all the new content we’ve been working on. Stay tuned for more details!

The Assassin Vanity Bundle is here! This brand-new premiere bundle is available to buy now, and includes a full costume set along with the Assassin’s Panther Mount Skin for your Swiftclaw base mount.

The Assassin is a stealthy, savage killer, springing from the shadows without remorse. Tough yet agile, with face concealed, you will strike fear into the heart of any foe - at least, any who see you coming. The Assassin’s Panther is equally swift and deadly, darting through the darkness in its shadowy coat of fur, letting you pounce upon your enemies with a ruthless efficiency.

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The Assassin bundle includes the following vanity skins, which work on male and female characters alike:

• Assassin's Mask
• Assassin's Armor
• Assassin's Boots
• Assassin's Swords
• Assassin's Panther

As with past bundles, you can use all costume and mount skins with all characters on your account, on both servers, and they are never lost or destroyed. All items will be unlocked in the in-game "Appearance" menu after purchase.

Grab this premiere bundle today and become Albion’s most vicious killer!