AION 2 Patch Notes — February 25, 2026
The February 25, 2026 update unlocks the Sunken Temple of Life Transcendence, adds new Arcana sets and the Scale part, the Marchutan Daevanion, daily-dungeon Instant Complete, Abyss tuning, and the 100-Day anniversary events. Translated from the official Korean update note.
Last updated: February 25, 2026
Content & Systems
- Transcendence: “Sunken Temple of Life” stages 1–4 unlock (the new Transcendence ships as 4 stages, not 1–10), with new season missions.
- Arcana: new Frenzy and Pure sets (synthesized from Mysterious Crystal), and a new Scale part (Rare/Legendary/Unique, synthesized from Harmonious Crystal — itself from the new Transcendence). Synthesis cooldown removed and quick-equip improved.
- New Daevanion board “Marchutan,” whose points come from converting “Fragment: Marchutan's Trace” from the new Transcendence.
- Real-name authentication strengthened against macros/bots; some unverified accounts may be restricted.
- Daily-dungeon Instant Complete added (an “Instant Complete Ticket: Daily Dungeon” from Sand Breeze, up to 36 repeat rewards); Odium Storage start-wait reduced.
- Devotion Rune gains a PvP Accuracy stat (up to +500 at +10).
- Abyss: PvP rank-point loss greatly eased; Abyss gear set effects raised (5/8/12-set PvE Abyss amp to 12.5/15/20%); crafting NPCs removed from strongholds; corpse-range (100m) reward eligibility on boss kills.
- Skill slots: a context system is applied to Stigma slots (groundwork for merging with Mastery slots).
- Season 2 ranking now also grants Pantheon decos (effects last through Season 3).
- Soul attunement now excludes the currently-applied stat/skill of the selected slot from the result; Soul-binding shows required-item info; piano objects added to towns.
Class Changes
Common
- Charging Strike, Shield Charge, Infiltrate and Tremor Crush become usable while flying.
- Focused Block / Protective Shield / Focused Defense: fixed damage exceeding the block reduction; party-buff effects now clear on map change (self-applied effects persist).
Assassin (살성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Apply Poison | Duration 5s → 10s. |
Chanter (호법성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Barrier of Blocking | Spec 1 changed from +10% all-element resistance to +15% defense; Spec 4 HP-recovery 10% → 15% and now also fires when the shield breaks. |
| Marchutan's Wrath | Base cooldown 60s → 30s; Spec 2 slow → 50% stun; Spec 4 → +25% stun chance. |
| Invincible Mantra | Now applies the higher of itself and Cleric's Light of Protection. |
Cleric (치유성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Chain of Torment | Fixed some spec combos not working. |
| Light of Protection | Now applies the higher of itself and Chanter's Invincible Mantra. |
Spiritmaster (정령성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Siphon | Spec 3 changed to a 20%-max-HP shield for 30s. |
| Spirit Protection | Defense growth 1% → 1.5% per level; spirits summon at full HP. |
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Fire Wall | Fixed intermittent skill cancels. |
Events & fixes
- Events: the “Arcana Gift Bundle” pass (Vitality / Mana Arcana, 20 levels), the 100-Day “Daeva's Centennial Feast” 14-day attendance book, a 100-Day special gift (reward box + “Together 100 Days” outfit), and Daeva Look Change Week.
- Transcendence: all stages unlocked without prior-clear gating; Training Arcana max single-use 10 → 100; entry item levels rebalanced.
- Fixes: extensive Cradle of Nihility boss fixes (Solemn Balkan, Multidimensional Beltiras), Abyssal Forge and Nightmare fixes, and the Corroded Decontamination Facility unlock moved to March 11.
- Reclaim: retroactive compensation for un-spawned Guardian General Nahma (Nov 23 – Dec 13, 2025), the inheritance Kinah cost going to 0, an AOS review-delay membership extension, and lowered Heroic-enhancement costs.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
What is the Sunken Temple of Life?
A Transcendence instance whose stages 1–4 unlocked on February 25, 2026. New Transcendence content now ships as 4 stages rather than 1–10, and the instance supplies the Harmonious Crystal used for the new Scale Arcana part and the Marchutan Daevanion.