AION 2 Patch Notes — March 4, 2026
The March 4, 2026 update adds the Potential Enhancement system for dungeon gear, wing presets, an Abyss entry guarantee for officers, a Spiritmaster spirit pass, a Season 2 extension, and a new accessibility menu. Translated from the official Korean update note.
Last updated: March 4, 2026
Content & Systems
Potential Enhancement (new)
A new system that adds potential stats to dungeon gear, via [Integrated Enhancement – Growth – Potential], across 4 stages. Materials come from converting gear of the same difficulty and category (weapon/armor/accessory). Potential stages are not inherited.
| Category | Per +1 potential |
|---|---|
| Weapon | +0.6% PvE damage |
| Armor | +0.3% PvE damage resistance |
| Accessory | +0.3% PvE damage |
Other systems
- Abyss: players at 1-star officer rank or above can always enter the Abyss regardless of the population cap.
- Wing presets added (a different wing per preset).
- Season 2 end date moved to April 8, extending content periods and the validity of season items/passes accordingly.
- Material conversion: the Kinah cost to convert “Silver Medal of Honor Fragment” → “Silver Medal of Honor” lowered 100,000 → 30,000 (with retroactive refunds).
Class Changes
Templar (수호성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Comrade Protection | Fixed an excessive Spec 1 recovery cooldown (now shown in tooltip); Spec 4 tooltip corrected to “caster recovers 50% max HP when the effect ends.” |
Assassin (살성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Spiral Slash | Bonus damage on buff-dispel +20%; fixed the dispel intermittently not applying. |
Chanter (호법성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Dark Crush / Piercing Strike | Faster motion; damage +10%; action-immune proc 5% → 7%. |
| Marchutan's Wrath | Faster motion; now enables Dark Crush on hit for 7s. |
| Wind's Promise | Damage +50%; proc chance 25% → 50%. |
| Dash Mantra | Spec 4 changed from slow/bind resistance to +10% regeneration. |
Spiritmaster (정령성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| All elemental spirits | Per-level stat growth raised 1% → 2% (Ancient Spirit 2% → 3%); the Wind Spirit becomes status-immune and gains 80% PvE damage resistance. |
| Flame Blessing / Jointstrike: Corrosion / Mana Robbery / Siphon / Elemental Fusion / Spirit Revival | Various buffs: Flame Blessing base proc 50%, Corrosion duration 10s → 20s, +20% dispel damage, faster Fusion, and a spirit-cooldown-reduction proc. |
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Curse: Deadwood | Faster motion; adds backward movement on use. |
| Steel Barrier | Shield value increased. |
| Robe of Cold | Adds defense and crit-resistance stats. |
Common: Survival Willpower / Revitalization Contract no longer trigger from a grab state; Guardian-General transform no longer suffers combat/move-speed slows. Block balance: shield/weapon block damage reduction no longer hits its max cap.
Events, promotion & QoL
- Events: Season-2 coupon windows extended (WELCOMEBACK, AION2DAYS100, LUCKYAION2) to April 8.
- Promotion: Sweet Cherry Cake / Goodnight Bear Pajama / Red Velvet Ganache armor sets, the “Pinky Milky Lollipop” weapon skins, candy/cat accessories, new pets and the “Sweet Dream Wings.”
- QoL: party/force chat commands and recruit links, a macro-report restricted to field/Abyss, weapon base-FX hide, and a new Accessibility menu (chat font size/color, four colorblind modes, and cutscene subtitles).
- Fixes: numerous Sunken Temple of Life / Ferocious Horn Den fixes, spirit damage-zone mitigation, a Stigma/Mastery slot fix, and terminology cleanup.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
What is Potential Enhancement in AION 2?
A system added March 4, 2026 that adds potential stats to dungeon gear over 4 stages via Integrated Enhancement, using same-difficulty same-category gear as materials. Weapons give PvE damage, armor PvE resistance, accessories PvE damage. Potential stages are not inherited.