AION 2 Patch Notes — January 28, 2026
The January 28, 2026 update adds a skill-macro feature and a per-character warehouse, applies a PvP damage-reduction pass, lowers the Stigma reset cost, and ships a broad class-balance pass. Translated from the official Korean update note.
Last updated: January 28, 2026
Content & Systems
- Skill Macro added: chain basic light/heavy attacks for easier canceling. Add steps with per-step delays (one light or heavy attack each), bind to a hotkey in Settings, and hold to run; manual input always takes priority.
- Character Warehouse added: the warehouse now lets you choose Character or Server storage, each with its own quick-store settings (usable directly in crafting/conversion/enhancement); the old “Warehouse Expansion” item is renamed “Server Warehouse Expansion.”
- PvP balance: PvP damage is reduced further overall, while the item-level-gap correction is eased so you deal more damage to similarly-geared targets.
- Stigma point reset cost lowered to 10,000 Kinah per point; weekly accumulated-play reward thresholds for Exploration Odd Energy adjusted.
- Abyss: Middle Chaotic Ereshranta monster stats slightly lowered with a +40% Kinah/Abyss-point buff; Lower/Middle boss stats raised.
- Systems: Sanctuary entry no longer checks remaining reward count (you can play with challenges left, but get no Odd Energy Cube); gathering level changed to 45; an “appearance view / try-on” mode added to other characters' info.
Class Changes
Common
- Survival Stance, Health Boost, Sixth Sense and Blessing of Life gain a max-HP stat; Shock Clear Spec 1 damage resistance 30% → 50%.
- Buff-dispel skills (Blade Toss, Infiltrate, Ensnaring Trap, Voice of Doom) now break all shields; shock-resistance scrolls become status-resistance scrolls with freeze/fear/deadwood/sleep/seal defense; dispel can now remove invincibility.
Templar (수호성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Retribution | Executioner effect now refreshes its duration when stacked. |
Assassin (살성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Spiral Slash | Reworked Stigma: faster, single-target; 50% stun replaced by removing 2 buffs + bonus damage scaling with buffs removed (specs up to 5 removed, spin, −30s cooldown). |
| Evasion Contract | Spec 1 slow+bind immunity; Spec 2 +30% move speed; Spec 3 → 50% chance −1s all cooldowns on evade. |
| Smoke Bomb | Now placed at your location; Spec 3 → −20% enemy status resistance for 10s in the area. |
| Aerial Bind / Triniel's Dagger / Ambush / Shadowstrike / Infiltrate / Apply Poison | Range and targeting fixes; Ambush Spec 3 makes skill-speed base + shield-break; Shadowstrike Spec 4 → 50% 5s bind; Apply Poison reduced-healing scales with level. |
Chanter (호법성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Rushing Smash | Spec 4 → cooldown reset on enemy kill. |
| Incandescent Blow | Spec 5 → guaranteed multi-hit ignoring block/evasion (was 10% stun). |
| Wind's Promise | Damage +15%. |
| Guardian Blessing / Recovery Touch | Reworked specs (+5% defense, +10% status resistance, sub-50% HP heal). |
Ranger (궁성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Drill Dart / Burst Arrow / Snare Shot | Improved visuals; Ambush Kick can no longer be used on structures. |
Cleric (치유성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Earth Punishment | Cooldown 60s → 30s. |
| Voice of Doom | Cooldown 90s → 60s; duration 10s → 20s; Spec 3 → −200 crit resistance. |
| Absolution / Yustiel's Power / Light of Protection / Prayer of Amplification | Reworked specs (remove all debuffs, +status resistance, party Earth's Grace). |
Promotion, QoL & fixes
- Promotion: a “Character Warehouse Expansion” item in the Chengarung shop (200 Quna); the membership “remote warehouse” benefit now covers both server and character warehouses.
- QoL: a minimap clock (game/local time), F-key support on more UI buttons, inheritance-UI improvements, ranking pages showing class rankings, and a longer dungeon reconnect grace (1 → 10 min).
- Fixes: numerous Dying Dramata's Nest / Shattered Arkanis / Nightmare fixes, gear soul-bound to other characters no longer usable as materials, and the Cradle of Nihility / Sunken Temple of Life openings deferred to Feb 11 / Feb 25.
- Reclaim: correction of the January 21 Season 1 reward-payout error (incorrect rewards reclaimed except Oath Coins; correct rewards re-issued).
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
Does AION 2 have a skill macro?
Yes — the January 28, 2026 update added a skill-macro feature for chaining basic light/heavy attacks to make canceling easier. You build steps with delays, bind it to a hotkey, and hold to run; any manual input takes priority.