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The Hunter Challenge calls all master predators to the wilds for the ultimate test! Prove your skill, and you’ll be rewarded with the Black Panther, a formidable beast that boasts a powerful burst of speed, propelling its rider across vast distances in a heartbeat – silent, swift, and relentless. Earn Challenge Points, claim your prize, and show the world you’re the apex predator!

[h3]Hunt Down Fantastic Items[/h3]

BLACK PANTHER: This month's Challenge sees the return of the mighty Black Panther, a sleek feline mount with a fearsome appearance. It boasts a powerful speed boost spell that can propel its rider across large distances – helping both hunters and hunted alike.

AVATAR RING: Reach your goals to unlock the Hunter Challenge avatar ring to give your favorite avatar a hunting-themed border. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this avatar border for one character, or can be traded for one Adventurer's Token at the Vanity Merchant.

SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month, reach weekly goals to unlock Hunter Challenge chests. In addition to valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver bags, and rare resources, this month's chests contain various hunting-themed statues and furniture items.

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[h3]How to participate in the Adventurer's Challenge[/h3]
The Adventurer's Challenge is a monthly event where you can earn exclusive rewards such as mounts, Tomes of Insight, bags of Silver, and more. By gathering, fishing, farming, and defeating monsters, you'll earn Challenge Points that fill daily, weekly, and monthly progress bars. To track your progress, open the Adventurer's Challenge UI by clicking on the Activities menu.



While only Premium players can unlock the Monthly Rewards (Avatar Ring, Mount) and Weekly Rewards (Challenge Chests), anyone can claim the Daily Rewards, which include 10 Learning Points and a Tier 4 Tome of Insight. Non-Premium players also make progress on all reward tracks, so when you’re ready to unlock Premium, your earned rewards will be waiting for you!

AlbionTV (twitch.tv/albiononline) is currently running a series of interviews with the AOCP Ambassadors, and this Friday is MomoMonii’s turn in the spotlight. Tune in Friday 28 at 20:00 UTC for a chat that promises chaos, karaoke, and PvP insights in equal measure. Check out this profile to get to know her before the show kicks off.

[h3]MomoMonii[/h3]

• YouTube: youtube.com/@momomonii
• Twitch: twitch.tv/momomonii
• Main Focus: Instanced PvP

Meet Momomonii, one of the newest AOCP Ambassadors – and already a standout in Albion’s streaming scene. In just a short time, she’s built a name for herself as one of the most entertaining PvP creators out there. Why? Because she does what most players wouldn’t dare: singing mid-fight while throwing hands.

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Specializing in Corrupted Dungeons and 2v2 Hellgates, Momomonii thrives in Albion’s instanced PvP, where soft caps level the playing field and put the spotlight on skill, game sense, and creative tactics. Healing is her tune, but she’s just as dangerous on DPS – especially when using wild off-meta builds that keep every fight unpredictable and explosive (for her opponents, mostly).

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Her work as an Ambassador focuses on making Albion’s PvP more accessible, especially for newer players. She’s quick to hit pause on the karaoke to answer questions – in English, Polish, and Russian – offer practical advice, and share insights on everything from healing mechanics to build matchups and reading your opponent’s next move.

Who said being a healer was boring? Definitely not Momo. So if you want sharp PvP tips, a chill stream atmosphere, and the sheer joy of watching someone hit both enemies and high notes at the same time, you've just found your new favorite content creator.

Albion Online is a social game at heart, with players banding together, forming parties, guilds, and alliances, trading their wares, or just taking a moment to shoot the breeze. But this just wouldn’t be possible without the ingame chat feature – which is why we’ve put together this guide to show you everything you need to know about this system.

Get to know your tabs from your channels, find buyers for your items, and customize your window exactly as you want it – everything you need to know is here, so check it out now and elevate your experience in Albion!

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This patch improves the Conqueror's Challenge reward system with better tracking and reward claiming for past seasons. It also includes combat balance changes, bug fixes, and gameplay improvements.

[h3]Changes[/h3]

Conqueror’s Challenge Changes

A new Conqueror’s Challenge History Tab has been added, allowing players to track their past seasons and claim rewards more easily.

• Players can now view their stats and rewards from previous seasons by selecting them from a dropdown menu

Within this new tab, rewards can be claimed through an improved UI:

• Conqueror’s Chest rewards now appear as a list of claimable items instead of a single chest
  • Players can claim items individually or use ‘Claim All’ to collect as much as their inventory space allows
• Knight’s Vows and Avatars are sent directly to the inventory when claimed

Other Changes

• Personal and Guild tabs within a Guild Bank are now visually distinguished

[h3]Combat Balance Changes[/h3]

Frost Staffs

To increase the consistency of Arctic Volley, each icicle has been adjusted to slow all targets hit, making it easier to land multiple volleys.

• Arctic Volley (Arctic Staff)
  • Slow per hit: 10% for 1s (stacks up to 6 times)

Holy Staffs

As Holy Staff has been a dominant option in the 2v2 meta, the energy cost of Desperate Prayer has been increased to make energy denial a possible counter.

• Desperate Prayer (Holy Staff)
  • Energy cost: 12 → 15

Nature Staffs

Since Druidic Staff has fallen out of the meta following previous nerfs, the additional cooldown for recasting Spiritual Seed has now been removed to increase its healing output in group play.

• Spiritual Seed (Druidic Staff)
  • Recast cooldown: 25s → 20s

Shapeshifter Staffs

Bloodmoon continues to be a problem for larger groups to deal with. To give enemies a better chance at bursting a Werewolf down, their max health while transformed has been reduced.

• Werewolf Transformation (Bloodmoon Staff)
  • Transformation health: 1100 → 1000

Swords

Infinity Blade’s popularity has increased since Limit Breaker stopped consuming its damage buff. To reduce its brawling power somewhat, its long buff duration has been reduced.

• Limitbreaker (Infinity Blade)
  • Damage buff duration: 7s → 5s

Helmets

Smokebomb has been adjusted to no longer silence party members, as this behavior was difficult to control and led to frustrating gameplay experiences.

• Smokebomb (Hellion Hood)
  • No longer silences group members

Shoes

The stun duration for Crush Charge – a highly telegraphed ability – has been increased to make it more rewarding, especially since it takes the place of a traditional mobility option.

• Crush Charge (Duskweaver Boots)
  • Stun: 2.35s → 2.5s

Capes

Capes that primarily scale their cooldowns with Item Power have not provided enough value to warrant their increasing cost per tier. With significantly shorter cooldowns at higher tiers, these capes can now become a more reliable build component.

• Berserk (Keeper Cape)
  • Base cooldown: 112.5 → 150
  • Cooldown reduction: 2.5s → 7.5s (95s → 98s at 700 IP, 73s → 30s at 1600 IP)
  • Buff duration: 6s → 5s
• Devious Trap (Heretic Cape)
  • Base cooldown: 112.5 → 150
  • Cooldown reduction: 2.5s → 7s (95s → 101s at 700 IP, 73s → 38s at 1600 IP)
• Mark of the Raven (Morgana Cape)
  • Cooldown reduction: 3.1s → 6s (98s → 78s at 700 IP, 70s → 24s at 1600 IP)
  • Buff duration: 8s → 5s

Miscellaneous

• Hellgates
  • Rising Lava stacks now persist after being knocked down while inside the lava
  • Rising Lava stacks now break shields and cause immunity against shield effects

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

Spell Fixes

• Enfeeble Blades (Lifecurse Staff)
  • Fixed issue where enemies would continue having their buffs purged shortly after leaving the target area
  • Fixed issue where enemies could become invisible within the target area
• Fixed issue where Holy Beam (Holy Staffs), Hover (Sandals of Purity), and Levitate (Cultist Robes) could have their channeled effects purged

UI Fixes

• Fixed issue where removing an item from either the Main Hand or Off-Hand slot in the Loadouts menu would clear both slots
• Fixed issue where Tracking Toolkits could be placed in the weapon slot when creating a Loadout
• Fixed issue where the Overcharge confirmation pop-up could appear twice when using a hotkey
• Fixed issue where Crystal Weapon combat and crafting specializations on the Destiny Board displayed incorrect bonus values
• Fixed issue where the item icon in the furniture UI was selectable but not clickable with a controller
  • The icon is now clickable across all inputs to open the furniture item's details UI

Other Fixes

• Fixed issue where the following mobs would deal significantly higher damage than intended:
  • Earthkeeper Shaman
  • Avalonian High Priestess
  • Sir Bedivere
  • Castle Mortar
  • Champion of Fort Sterling
  • Bandit Ringleader
• Fixed issue where items that cannot drop as loot could be listed for sale on the Black Market
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

As Season 26 enters its final stretch, the next battle for supremacy is already in sight! The shorter season format has kept the action fast and relentless, and Season 27 promises another intense two-month race to the top.

Are you ready for battle? Season 27 begins on April 19, with Albion Asia starting at 00:00 UTC, followed by Albion Americas and Albion Europe at 11:00 UTC.

[h3]Season Rewards[/h3]
Players can once again participate in the Conqueror’s Challenge to claim exclusive Avatar Sets, Fame buffs, and the coveted Artifacts needed to forge the next batch of powerful Crystal Weapons – set to be unveiled after the season’s conclusion. Earn Season Points through various activities and by amassing Might alongside your fellow guild members to get these rewards!



[h3]Season Schedule Highlights[/h3]

• April 19: Season start and Invasion Day
• May 17: Mid-Season Invasion Day, double scoring begins
• June 14: Final Invasion Day
• June 16: Season ends

Note: There's been a slight change to the schedule, and this season will have 12-day breaks before and after, instead of the shorter off-season that was initially planned.

For the full season schedule, see this forum post.

[h3]New Conqueror’s Challenge History Tab[/h3]
A new Conqueror’s Challenge History tab is on the way. This new UI will make it easier to overview rewards and revisit past seasons. Moreover, Conqueror’s Chest rewards will now appear as a list instead of a single chest, letting you claim items individually or all at once for better inventory management.



[h3]New to Guild Seasons? Here's What You Need to Know![/h3]
Guild Seasons are a key part of Albion's competitive landscape, where guilds battle over two months to claim territories, earn Season Points, rise up the rankings and earn coveted rewards. Participating in a Guild Season allows you to contribute to your guild's success through various activities – even if you’re not focused on PvP, you can still help your guild gather Season Points and unlock valuable rewards!

Ready to get started? Use the Guild Finder to connect with a guild and start your journey to glory, and check out our Guild Season Guide for all the necessary information.

If you want to stay on top of all the action, AlbionTV (twitch.tv/albiononline) has you covered! Subscribe now and never miss a moment – from massive territory battles to shocking upsets, catch live coverage of the season’s biggest moments and relive the highlights that shape the rankings. See you on the battlefield!