AION 2 Global Patch Notes — October 14, 2026 (Halloween Event, Server Transfer Shop)
After the October 13 (23:30 PDT / 06:30 UTC October 14) maintenance, Global gets the Trick or Treat Halloween event (until November 3 PST), a two-week Conquerors of the Abyss Rift Stone sale, Odyle Energy limits of 20 per character per week, Sorcerer and Spiritmaster fixes, new Abyss Entry Stone mission rewards and a 7-hour Abyss entry cap, plus Halloween cosmetics on sale until November 24.
Last updated: October 14, 2026
Maintenance window
NC's weekly scheduled maintenance for the Global service. Login was unavailable while it ran, and anyone online was disconnected when it began.
| Start | October 13, 2026, 23:30 PDT · October 14, 2026, 06:30 UTC / 08:30 CEST |
| Duration announced | 4 hours |
| Affected | Game servers |
Content & systems: server transfer shop changes
Several Wind Breeze Merchants changes are tied to the server transfer period.
- Instant Clear Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound) and Soul Crystal (Bound) move from Shop > Wind Breeze Merchants > Special to Substance Morph > Special > Wind Breeze Merchants.
- Odyle Energy (Bound) in the Wind Breeze Merchants' Special tab: the weekly limit of 16 per server is removed, and the per-character weekly limit changes from 4/4 to 20/20.
- Lower Abyss Rift Stone goes on sale in Shop > Wind Breeze Merchants > Special for two weeks.
Class changes: Spiritmaster and Sorcerer
Both class entries are bug fixes. The Sorcerer elevation fixes affect the Fire Wall, Cold Storm and Bittercold Wind skills described on the Sorcerer class page.
Spiritmaster (정령성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Summon: Ancient Spirit | Fixes Ancient Spirit summons at Level 15 or below not activating their skills properly. |
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Fire Wall | Fixes bonus damage not applying when there is an elevation difference in combat, and fixes your Embers effect being removed by another player's stronger Embers effect. |
| Cold Storm | Fixes bonus damage not applying when there is an elevation difference in combat, and fixes your Frostbite effect being removed by another player's stronger Frostbite effect. |
| Bittercold Wind | Fixes the Frost Cooldown Reduction effect not working properly in combat when there is an elevation difference. |
Event: Halloween (Trick or Treat)
| Schedule (PDT / PST) | After the Tuesday, October 13, 2026 maintenance until before the Tuesday, November 3, 2026 maintenance |
| Schedule (CEST / CET) | After the Wednesday, October 14, 2026 maintenance until before the Wednesday, November 4, 2026 maintenance |
| Event currency | Halloween Pumpkin Coin (Event) |
Attendance: a Trick or Treat attendance book opens in the in-game Attendance menu. Days 1–6 and 8–13 pay 35 Halloween Pumpkin Coins each; days 7 and 14 pay 100.
Event missions: a new Event tab in Season Missions pays Halloween Pumpkin Coins when you complete the missions below. NC lists the reset "Once per week per server" next to the Abyss mission; check the source table for the other rows.
| Mission | Task | Coins |
|---|---|---|
| [Event] Abyss | Hunt 10 monsters in the Abyss | 25 |
| [Event] Transcendence | Clear a Transcendence Dungeon once | 25 |
| [Event] Expedition | Clear an Expedition Conquest once | 25 |
| [Event] Ascension Trial | Clear the Ascension Trial once | 25 |
| [Event] Nightmare | Clear once (any stage) | 25 |
| [Event] Log in | Log in 3 times | 30 |
| [Event] Obtain Gear | Obtain 1 piece of Unique Gear | 20 |
| [Event] Use a Scroll | Use 5 Scrolls | 20 |
| [Event] Dimensional Invasion | Participate once | 20 |
| [Event] Shugo Festival | Participate once | 20 |
Coin Merchant: an event shop NPC appears in each town — for Elyos in Verteron at the Dawn Legion Base and Zumion Village, for Asmodians in Altgard at Safe Haven and the Nornir Assembly.
| Item | Cost (coins) | Limit | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Special Halloween Chest | 250 | 1 per server | Lv.10 |
| Odyle Energy (Bound) | 10 | 4 per server per week | Lv.45 |
| Lower Abyss Rift Stone (Bound) | 30 | 2 per server per week | Lv.45 |
| Skin Chest (10 times) (Bound) | 15 | 5 per server per week | Lv.10 |
| Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 2 | 10 per server per week | Lv.10 |
| Instant Clear Ticket: Daily Dungeon (Bound) | 3 | 7 per server per week | Lv.10 |
| Nightmare Dungeon Challenge Ticket (Bound) | 7 | 3 per server per week | Lv.10 |
| Shugo Festival Reward Key (Bound) | 7 | 3 per server per week | Lv.10 |
| Life Crystal (Bound) | 2 | 20 per character | Lv.10 |
| Halloween Candy (Bound) | 2 | 10 per character | Lv.10 |
| Superior Power Shard (Bound) | 1 | No limit listed | Lv.10 |
The Special Halloween Chest gives everything inside: Spooky Scary Skeleton (Skin: Breastplate) (Bound) ×1 and Pet Soul Crystal ×10,000. The two consumables last 5 minutes:
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Halloween Candy (Bound) | Attack 25, Defense 250, Max Stamina 300, Natural Stamina Regen 40% |
| Halloween Cookie (Bound) | Max HP 500, Max MP 250, Max Stamina 300, Natural Stamina Regen 40% |
Candy Keys: Candy Key Fragments (Event) drop as rewards for completing Expedition and Transcendence Dungeons. Craft keys with the event Substance Morphs, then open the candies placed around the towns.
| Result | Material | Chance | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Candy Key (Event) ×1 | Candy Key Fragment (Event) ×60 | 100% | Once per week per server |
| Yellow Candy Key (Event) ×1 | Candy Key Fragment (Event) ×60 | 100% | Once per week per server |
| Blue Candy Key (Event) ×1 | Candy Key Fragment (Event) ×60 | 100% | Once per week per server |
| Superior Power Shard (Bound) ×10 | Candy Key Fragment (Event) ×1 | 100% | None listed |
| Candy | Everything inside |
|---|---|
| Red Candy | Growth Pet Chest (Bound) ×20, Battle Enhance Scroll (Bound) ×10, Halloween Candy (Bound) ×5, Halloween Cookie (Bound) ×5 |
| Yellow Candy | Abyss Points ×10,000, Life Crystal (Bound) ×10, Halloween Candy (Bound) ×5, Halloween Cookie (Bound) ×5 |
| Blue Candy | Odyle Energy (Bound) ×4, Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) ×10, Halloween Candy (Bound) ×5, Halloween Cookie (Bound) ×5 |
Event: Conquerors of the Abyss
From after the October 13 (Tue, PDT) maintenance until before the October 27 (Tue, PDT) maintenance — October 14 to before October 28 in CEST/CET — Abyss Rift Stones can be bought with Kina.
| Item | Price | Where | Limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss Rift Stone (Event) | 50,000 Kina | Shop > Wind Breeze Merchants > Special | 7 per character per week (Character Lv. 45+) |
Promotion: Halloween cosmetics
Everything below is on sale from after the regular maintenance on October 14 until before the regular maintenance on November 24 (PST) / November 25 (CET). Prices are in the Purple Store and may vary by store. Find armor and decor under Shop > Atelier > Outfit Sets / Outfits > Skins, and weapons, wings and pets under Shop > Atelier > Weapon/Wings/Pet.
| Product | Price | Contents | Mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch of Blood (Skin: Set) | $29.99 | Breastplate, Greaves, Helm, Gloves, Boots, Cloak | 4,350 |
| Midnight Witch (Skin: Set) | $29.99 | Breastplate, Greaves, Helm, Gloves, Boots | 4,350 |
| Midnight Slasher (Skin: Set) | $29.99 | Breastplate, Greaves, Helm, Gloves, Boots | 4,350 |
| Halloween Night weapon skins (Greatsword, Longsword, Dagger, Bow, Spellbook, Orb, Mace, Staff) | $11.99 each | One skin, class-locked: Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Cleric, Chanter respectively | 1,750 each |
| Pet: Pumpkin Carriage / Pet: Little Ghost | $19.99 each | One pet each, once per server | 2,900 each |
| Spider Wings | $19.99 | Spider Wings (Bound), once per character | 2,900 |
Armor skin sets, weapon skins and helm skins can be customized but not traded, deleted or stored; wings and decor items allow none of the four. Skin sets and weapon skins land in Shop > Storage and unpack into the Closet.
Helm and decor skins cost 300 Quna each. Helms: Dapper-O'-Lantern, Jack-O'-Lantern, Frankenstein Bolts and Face Bandages (Facewear). Decor, once per server: Tears of Blood, Clown Facepaint, Pumpkin Clown, Red Scar Facepaint, Death Mask, Black Cat Facepaint, Vampire Night, Ghost Tattoo and Pumpkin Cutie (all Eyewear), plus Dracula Fangs and Slasher's Muzzle (Facewear).
Other improvements and fixes
Improvements
- Abyss Entry Stones can now be earned from two Season Missions: Abyss > Weekly > Spend 1 Hour in the Abyss, and Abyss > Weekly > Defeat the Boss Guardian Lord Nahma Once.
- Standard stats in the Battlefield are adjusted so battles last an appropriate length.
- Stuttering during large-scale Abyss battles is reduced.
- Settings gets an option to invert the Y-axis.
- A system restricts listing gathering materials on the Market based on gameplay history.
- An option to show or hide HP bars is added under "Show My Nameplate" in Settings.
Fixes
- The maximum accumulated time for Abyss entry changes to 7 hours.
- Fixes graphics settings being configured incorrectly on PCs with two graphics cards.
- Fixes crashes at certain refresh rates on 4K monitors.
- Fixes longer loading times when using the FSR option.
- Fixes player positions resetting on reconnect during Shugo Festival.
- Graphics settings are no longer saved to Steam Cloud.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
When did the AION 2 Global October 14 patch go live?
Maintenance started on October 13, 2026 at 23:30 PDT (October 14 at 06:30 UTC / 08:30 CEST) and was announced to last 4 hours.
How long does the Global Halloween event run?
Trick or Treat runs from after the October 13 maintenance until before the November 3 maintenance (PST), which is October 14 to before November 4 in CEST/CET. The cosmetics stay on sale until before the November 24 (PST) / 25 (CET) maintenance.
What changed for Odyle Energy in the Wind Breeze Merchants?
During the server transfer period the 16-per-server weekly limit is removed and the per-character weekly limit goes from 4/4 to 20/20.
What is the new Abyss entry time cap?
The maximum accumulated time for Abyss entry becomes 7 hours.