AION 2

AION 2 Helper

New Players

Just starting on the Global servers? Here's what to pick, what to do in your first week, the mistakes to avoid, and a glossary of every term you'll run into.

Your first hour

  1. Pick a region close to you for the lowest ping: Europe, NA East, NA West, Latin America or Asia. Servers
  2. Pick a faction with your friends. Elyos or Asmodian decides who you group and trade with, and there's no faction change later. Factions
  3. Pick a server in that region and faction. Agree on region, faction and server name, because names repeat across regions.
  4. Pick a class whose playstyle you like. Templar, Gladiator and Cleric are the easiest starts; Ranger and Spiritmaster are the comfiest solo. Which class to pick
  5. Follow the main story (Episode quests). It gives almost all your XP and gear up to level 45.

Your first week

WhenWhat to do
Level 5–6You get wings. Learn to fly early; it matters in the Abyss later.
Level 10Start a crafting profession and try the first Sealed Dungeons.
Level 12–20Spend Daevanion points on your class's priority nodes (see your build guide).
Level 22Do the Ascension quest The One Who Hears the Voice to unlock Stigmas. Slot your class's first PvE Stigma.
Level 30–39The slowest stretch. Mix the story with Sealed Dungeons and start the Daily Dungeon (14 runs a week).
Level 45Finish the campaign, then start your dailies: Nightmare, Duty Missions, Daily Dungeon. Endgame roadmap

Most players reach 45 in roughly 10–25 hours of play. Then use the daily and weekly checklist to keep track.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Upgrading leveling gear. Everything before 45 gets replaced. Only push your weapon a little if kills are slow.
  • Soul Binding gear you'll replace. Binding makes it untradeable forever.
  • Spreading Stigma shards thin. Shards are scarce: get all 4 Stigmas to level 5, then focus one.
  • Opening the Duty tab before 45. A launch bug can delay your Duty unlock by a day.
  • Letting weekly entries go to waste. Weekly limits reset on Wednesday and don't carry over.
  • Copying Korean guides. Korea has a 9th class, level 50, 6 Stigma slots and different balance. What's different
  • Joining a different server from your friends. Free transfers are limited and can't change faction.

Currencies

CurrencyHow you get itWhat it's for
Kina (often written Kinah)Playing: quests, drops, Duty Missions, sellingUpgrades, crafting, the player Market
QunaReal moneyCash shop, Daeva Pass, membership
Abyss PointsAbyss PvP, Duty scrolls, arenasAbyss Trade Shop (Stigma shards, Abyssal stones)
Phantasmal FragmentsNightmareNightmare Shop
Centuryroot TokensShugo FestivalFestival Shop (wings, pets, skins, Daevanion Crystals)

The Market and the Kina–Quna exchange need the Special Quai Membership. Membership details

Glossary

Abyss / Reshanta
The PvP zone between the Elyos and Asmodian halves of the world. Global players fight in Chaotic Lower Reshanta from level 45 and 1,000 item level. More
Abyss Points
PvP currency earned in the Abyss and arenas, spent in the Abyss Trade Shop.
Amplification
Upgrading Unique gear beyond +15, up to 5 more steps, with Amplify Stones. More
Arcana
Cards in 5 extra slots (Chalice, Parchment, Compass, Bell, Mirror) from level 45 that add skill levels and set bonuses. More
Artifact Siege
Scheduled faction battle over three artifacts in Lower Reshanta, three times a week. Times
Ascension
Story quest steps that unlock systems; the one at level 22 unlocks Stigmas.
Ascension Trial
Six solo challenge dungeons at level 45, 3 entries a week.
Asmodian
One of the two player factions, from the dark lower half of Atreia. Starts in Ishalgen and levels in Altgard.
Atreia
The world of AION.
Combat Power
The power number shown on the Legion roster. Different from item level.
Conquest
The normal difficulty of Expedition dungeons at level 45, with Unique gear drops.
Daeva
A winged immortal; what every player character is.
Daeva Pass
The battle pass, with free and paid reward tracks.
Daevanion board
Skill-tree boards (Nezekan, Zikel, Vaizel, Triniel, Azphel) that unlock from level 12 and add stats and skill levels.
Daily Dungeon
A solo score-attack dungeon from level 30 that pays Enhance Stones; 14 runs a week, shared by your characters on a server.
Dimensional Invasion
A short group event where players fight waves and a boss for rewards, claimed with Invasion Reward Keys.
Duty Missions
Daily tasks from level 45; 5 paid clears a day.
Elyos
One of the two player factions, from the bright upper half of Atreia. Starts in Poeta and levels in Verteron.
Enhance Stones
The material used to enhance gear from +0 to +15.
Episode quests
The main story chain; it gives almost all XP to level 45.
Expedition
Party dungeons with an easy Exploration mode and a normal Conquest mode.
Exploration
The easy mode of Expedition dungeons, open while leveling; 7 rewards a week per dungeon.
Item level
Either the tier printed on one item (IL 54) or your total gear score (1,500) that gates content. More
Kina / Kinah
The main in-game money. The official Western spelling is Kina.
Legion
A player guild.
Manastone
A socketed stone that adds one random stat to weapons and armor. More
Nightmare
Solo boss challenges at level 45; 2 attempts a day, banked up to 14.
Odyle Energy
The energy spent to open reward cubes in Conquest and Transcendence. Refills 15 every 3 hours.
Quai Membership
The optional $15-a-month membership that unlocks the Market and convenience perks. More
Quna
The premium currency, bought with real money.
Sanctuary raid
10-player raids from 2,800 item level, starting with Abyssal Forge: Ludra (closed on Global for a rework at the moment).
Sealed Dungeon
Short solo dungeons on the leveling maps with no entry limit; about 60 per homeland.
Shugo Festival
Hourly mini-games that pay Centuryroot Tokens; extra rewards cost Reward Keys (3 a day).
Soul Binding
Extra random stat lines on gear; makes the item untradeable. More
Soulstone
A Manastone for accessories.
Spacetime Rift
A portal into the enemy faction's lands at level 45, opening every 3 hours for 10 minutes.
Stigma
Extra skills chosen from 13 per class, slotted into 4 slots unlocked at 22, 27, 32 and 37. More
Substance Morph
A conversion menu that turns items into other items, such as Gear Change Vouchers into guards.
Theostone
A weapon socket stone with a proc effect (extra damage or a debuff).
Transcendence
Tiered 5-player dungeons from 1,600 item level; the main source of Arcana.
Transfer
Moving an old Unique item's upgrades into its replacement. More

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