AION 2 Patch Notes — January 14, 2026
The January 14, 2026 update brings a PvP balance pass (lower crit and heavy-strike multipliers), longer divine-stone cooldowns, a bulk preset-equip feature, Legion size raised to 128, and a broad set of class reworks. Translated from the official Korean update note.
Last updated: January 14, 2026
PvP & systems
- PvP balance: PvP critical multiplier 1.5× → 1.25×, heavy-strike multiplier 2× → 1.5×, and the item-level-gap PvP damage base 100% → 80% (floor 40% → 35%).
- PvP mode: if a party/force member's PvP mode activates within range, all nearby party and force members are forced into PvP mode for 10 minutes.
- Divine stones: status-effect duration is now clearable by healing potions (except paralysis/stun) and cleared on death; most divine-stone cooldowns raised 5s → 15s.
- Pet level balance: per-level stat gains roughly halved across the four pet families.
- Presets: a bulk-equip feature (gear, Arcana, skill, title all to the same preset number) plus a new title preset.
- Legion: max members raised 40 → 128, with a sparring dummy added to the agit.
- QoL: a pre-maintenance countdown, higher key-only Hidden Cube odds, integrated-enhancement lock warnings, improved Battlefield matching, and enemy-faction kill achievements now counting assists.
Class Changes
Common
- Improved feedback visuals on successful Focused Block / Protective Shield / Evasion Stance / Focused Defense / Tenaciousness / Salvation / Emergency Evasion.
- Charge skill usable on the ground and while flying (not only gliding).
Assassin (살성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Beast skills / Heart Gore | Become usable while moving; benefit from extending-weapon effects. |
| Dark Blade Throw | Reworked: Spec 1 → chain Dark Blade Pursuit, Spec 2 → cooldown reset on kill, Spec 3 → guaranteed crit, Spec 4 → AoE. |
| Flash Slash / Smoke Bomb / Shadow Drop | Flash Slash instant; Smoke Bomb cooldown 60s (−1s/level), area 5m → 7m. |
Ranger (궁성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Snare Shot / Drill Dart / Burst Arrow / Arrow Barrage | Faster motion / projectiles. |
| Eye of Focus / Vaizel's Power | Attack-increase changed to Damage Amplification (+ heavy strike). |
| Deadshot / Marking Shot | Reworked specs (no MP cost, no max-charge condition, 25% cooldown reset, guaranteed crit ignoring block/evasion). |
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Robe of Fire | Attack-increase changed to Damage Amplification + heavy strike. |
| Bittercold Wind / Hellfire | Spec reworks (damage-resistance reduction, guaranteed crit, no max-charge condition, move while casting). |
| Flame Arrow / Burst / Firestorm | Faster projectiles; Cold Snap works on divine-stone effects; Absorb Essence adds block/evasion reduction. |
Spiritmaster (정령성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Jointstrike: Curse | Wind spirit's crit-resistance effect becomes a curse; crit-resistance reduction 15% → 20%. |
| Ancient Spirit | Gains 4 elements each time it uses a skill (not only on summon), can use space-domination per skill, cooldown 120s → 90s. |
| Soul's Cry / Fear Scream / Curse of Despair etc. | Spirits attack your target when they have none; fear works while stacked. |
Gladiator / Templar / Chanter (검성 / 수호성 / 호법성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Various | Mainly motion/visual and tooltip improvements: Gladiator Upward Strike / Leaping Slam / Armor of Protection; Templar Shield Bash / Poach / Second Skin; Chanter motion improvements and unarmed Emergency Evasion. |
Promotion & fixes
- Promotion: a “Warehouse Expansion” item in the Chengarung shop (200 Quna).
- Fixes: extensive Abyssal Forge, Shattered Arkanis, Deus Research Base, Krao Cave, Ferocious Horn Den, Fire Temple and Vakron Sky Island boss fixes; new block/evasion and invincibility sound effects; and Odium Storage doubling its Growth Pet Box reward.
- Reclaim: re-issue of pet boxes for characters holding unopened pet boxes before the Jan 7 update (with a note about an over-grant correction).
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
How big can a Legion be in AION 2?
From January 14, 2026, the maximum Legion size was raised from 40 to 128 members, and a sparring dummy was added to the Legion agit.