Albion Online News

It’s Invasion Day this weekend, with territories reset on both Albion East and Albion West. This time around, points will be doubled on Albion West and tripled on Albion East - and we’ll be broadcasting both events live on AlbionTV!

At 13:45 UTC on Saturday 6 May you can join hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul for coverage of the final round of invasions in Albion East’s first Guild Season. Then, at 17:55 UTC, Shozen, Lewpac, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the first round of territory resets on Albion West. Finally, at 00:45 UTC on Sunday 7 May, Robinhoodrs, Shozen and Tazzik will present the second round of territory resets on Albion West. It’s going to be an action packed day, so tune in and watch the madness unfold!

For current season schedules for Albion West and Albion East, see this forum post.

The Knightfall patch is just around the corner, and will bring some big new features and changes to Albion, like new Mists objectives, Roads changes, and more. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys looks inside one of the most exciting of these new features, the Mists dungeon known as Knightfall Abbey (subtitles are available for all supported languages):

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[h3]Knightfall Abbey[/h3]
Knightfall Abbey is a dungeon that can be found within the Mists:

• Was once a stronghold of King Arthur’s knights, now lost in the Mists and filled with Undead
• Entrances shimmer into existence temporarily
• Features stained-glass illustrations of Albion’s history, and brand-new music

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• Each room contains a statue; once all enemies there are defeated, the statue reveals its reward
• Some statues reveal treasure, but most grant a blessing based on one of three knightly virtues: Justice, Valor, and Compassion
• These blessings are effects that trigger once a player falls below 40% health
• Each blessing also grants a temporary strength buff

The dungeon also features Coffers of loot which reveal their location to nearby players, and shortly before the dungeon closes a Treasure Chest reveals itself to tempt those still within.

Knightfall Abbey will provide a rewarding new gameplay opportunity to those exploring the Mists, which is rare enough that it can’t simply be played on repeat but will still appear regularly enough during an extended Mists session.



Knightfall releases on May 8, when you can check out Knightfall Abbey and all of the other new and improved features. Meanwhile, Albion’s next major content update is in the works, so stay tuned for a new Dev Talk on that soon.

It’s been a little over one and a half months since the full launch of Albion East, and that time has flown by! Player numbers in Albion have soared, and show no sign of waning. With that in mind, we thought it would be interesting to take a fresh look at the stats for Albion East that we shared after the first 14 days and put them together into a new handy infographic for you (click to expand):



As you can see, things are thriving on the new server, and in fact it’s only gotten busier since we last looked! It’s fantastic to see such a committed community of players old and new populating this server and building it from the ground up. In the meantime, check out our latest Dev Talk on the upcoming Knightfall content patch for a taste of what’s coming to Albion next.

Another Referral Season has begun, and until June 1 you can claim the Ironjaw Hyena with a single referral!

This skin transforms your Direwolf base mount into a wild, warlike canine girded in iron - and once you’ve unlocked it, it can be used by any of your characters on that particular server (either Albion East or West).

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Please remember that Referral Seasons now last one month rather than two, and end on the last day of every month at 23:59 UTC.

[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 May 31, so invite your friends and enjoy these rewards!

The Disciples of Morgana have re-emerged from the shadows... and for the entire month of May, you can take the Morgana Challenge to collect fantastic rewards. Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Morgana Raven mount.

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MORGANA RAVEN: This month's Challenge brings back the popular Morgana Raven, a fearsome, fast-moving flying mount with an area-of-effect Fear spell. (Note: the Morgana Raven requires the same terrain pathing as all other mounts, and cannot fly over gaps or obstacles).

AVATAR RING: Adventurers who rack up enough total Challenge Points will also earn the Morgana Challenge Avatar Ring, a menacing, fiery frame that will give your avatar an aura of dread. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this avatar ring for one character.

SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month long, reach weekly goals to unlock Morgana Challenge chests. These chests contain valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes and Silver bags, along with unique Morgana-themed furniture items.

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. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim your rewards!

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