AION 2 Patch Notes — April 1, 2026
The April 1, 2026 update adds a built-in DPS meter, an Awakening Battle retry, Abyss hot-spot map display and tuning, a Cleric balance pass, Legion activity records, and a brokerage resale feature. Translated from the official Korean update note.
Last updated: April 1, 2026
Content & Systems
- DPS meter: a personal damage meter is added, with a simple ↔ detailed mode (per-skill damage in detailed mode), adjustable transparency and drag-to-move.
- Mission quests: simultaneous active limit raised 10 → 20.
- Awakening Battle: a retry feature is added (same difficulty, only while you have tickets left).
- Abyss: hot-spot zones are now drawn as red areas on the world map; the “Soul-Infused Armor” and “Knight Who Denied Death” monsters show the correct Elite grade; their Kinah and Unique-drop rates are slightly lowered; mid-tier monsters now also drop “Lesser Spirit Stone,” and Abyss Rift Stone drop rate is lowered; Artifact Capture start times re-staggered by matching group.
- Crafting: alchemy blueprints to craft “Greater Manastone” from Mid Manastone, and “Greater Spirit Stone” from Mid Spirit Stone.
- Shop: the “Abyss Lower Rift Stone” product is removed from [Sand Breeze – Special].
Class Changes
Cleric (치유성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Earth Punishment | Damage +30%; Spec 2 changed from block/evasion-down to −7% heavy-strike resistance. |
| Condemnation | Faster motion; damage +30%; Spec 4 cooldown-reset chance 50% → 75%. |
| Bolt | Spec 4 flipped to “more damage the fewer targets hit.” |
| Debilitating Mark / Chain of Torment | Damage +20%. |
| Immortal Veil | Adds a self-resurrection on death (3-min cooldown). |
| Light of Protection | Self-resurrection on death removed (moved to Immortal Veil). |
| Earth's Grace | HP trigger condition removed. |
| Empyrean Lord's Grace | Adds a heavy-strike stat increase; DoT condition and proc chance removed; damage +30%. |
Spiritmaster (정령성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Spirits | Spirits now also enter stealth when the Spiritmaster is stealthed. |
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Hellfire | PvP damage +20%. |
Plus tooltip/spec fixes for Templar (Flash Rampage, Debilitating Smash, Judgment, Poach), Assassin (Shadowstep, Swift Contract) and Sorcerer (Hibernation-cancel without a target).
Events, promotion & fixes
- Event: “Atreia LIVE ON-AIR” (Apr 1 → Apr 8) — a buff NPC (Junimong) granting +25 PvE attack / +50 accuracy for 60 min, and an event shop (Seviroong) selling Odd Energy and growth items, plus PD transformation candies; daily Odd Energy mailed at 09:00.
- Promotion: Encore Collection armor “Uniform Tinged with Excitement” and the “Forest Rabbit Bag Wings.”
- World: the piano islands in Verteron and Altgard are removed and the piano platform moved to the plaza (clearing space for future content); guard attacks become HP-proportional.
- Legion: a [Records] button logging the last 30 days of activity (up to 300 entries).
- Brokerage: a resale feature for failed listings (single or multi-select, repricing to current low) with the same listing fee.
- QoL: box items usable with a single free cube slot (overflow to temporary storage), Sanctuary party combat-power display, detailed membership-benefit info, and a gamepad skill-macro shortcut (LB+X); plus various dungeon/quest fixes.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
Does AION 2 have a built-in DPS meter?
Yes — the April 1, 2026 update added a personal DPS meter with simple and detailed modes (per-skill breakdown), adjustable transparency, and drag-to-move positioning.