AION 2 Patch Notes — June 17, 2026
The June 17, 2026 update consolidates memberships into the new Kwairing Premium, launches the fromis_9 collaboration with a playable Verteron/Altgard stage, adds the Abyss Rift Zone event, and applies a broad PvE damage pass across every class. Translated from the official Korean update note.
Last updated: June 17, 2026
Content & Systems
Membership
The existing “Shugo Premium,” “Sand Breeze,” and “Chengarung” memberships are no longer sold. “Shugo Premium” is migrated to the new “Kwairing Premium Membership.”
Achievements
Under [Achievements – Exploration – Shugo Festa], the condition for each Festa ranking achievement changes from reaching the rank to simply participating in that Festa.
Season Missions
- [Season Mission – Server – Weekly]: a Step 3 is added to the “Lawless Zone” mission.
- [Season Mission – Challenge – Weekly]: the medal types and reward amounts of “Go Pick the Stars” and “Greeting the Green Sprouts” are partly increased.
Awakening Battle
When an Awakening Battle ends, skill cooldowns are reset and HP/MP are restored.
Sanctuary
- [Material Conversion – Equipment]: the amount of “Equipment Change Ticket: Caldrix (Soul-bound)” required by the conversion recipe for “Caldrix's Brooch” changes from 2 to 1.
- [Material Conversion – Equipment]: a blueprint is added to convert “Bracelet of Eroded Afterimage” using “Equipment Change Ticket: Bargott (Soul-bound)” and Kinah.
- An owned “Bracelet of Eroded Afterimage” can be deterministically inherited at [Craft – Inheritance Craft – Cutting] using “Inheritance Stone: Weapon (Heroic) (Soul-bound)” and “Rudra's Bracelet” as inheritance materials.
fromis_9 Stage
- At the fromis_9 stages installed in Verteron and Altgard, a holder of the “fromis_9 LIKE YOU BETTER Highlight 2” emote can start a performance from the center of the stage; stage effects and music play when it begins.
- You can join a performance even without owning the emote. Including the starter, up to 5 people can join; once a performance ends, a new one can be started.
- On the stage, the Highlight 2 emote can only be used via starting or joining a performance.
Abyss
- When PvP combat takes place near a Dimensional Core or boss monster, the contribution accrued on that Core/boss increases.
- New “Abyss Rift Zone” event added: defeat bosses that appear over time to earn points and compete with the opposing faction.
- Active Tuesdays and Thursdays from 22:00, depending on your matching group.
- When active, an entry icon appears beside the minimap; you can also enter via the Abyss window. Requires character level 45+ and item level 3000+.
- Up to 400 players per faction may enter. The event does not affect Abyss season missions or rankings.
- When a boss in the Rift Zone is defeated, rewards are paid to the race that lands the final blow, distributed by per-class contribution ranking.
- Server rematch resets Artifact occupation and the Abyss Corridor. Times are offset by matching group (Group A 22:00, B 22:05, C 22:10), with Artifact Capture on Wed/Sat, the Abyss Boss event on Wed/Sat +30 min, and Guardian General Nahma on Fri/Sun. The full server-pairing table is on the official note.
- Planned to expand to all-server matching and multiple channels later.
Event Sound Setting
A new setting lets you adjust the volume of event and certain content-presentation sounds, under Settings > Audio > Volume > Event. This option controls the fromis_9 stage presentation sound.
Class Changes
Balance direction (Common)
The balance changes made ahead of the upcoming Season 4 are part of an ongoing effort to close the performance gap between classes. Tuning is not one-off — it will continue based on your play data.
Planned future directions: resolving combat-power imbalance caused by per-class weapon and passive-skill effects; raising the attack-power cap to preserve the value of high-end growth and play; and adjusting party-synergy effects so a wider variety of party compositions becomes viable rather than over-relying on specific class combinations.
Gladiator (검성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Rage Burst | Spec 4: PvE damage amplification raised 5% → 10%, PvP amplification 2.5% → 5%. |
| Ruinous Blow / Leaping Slam | “Combat Ready” effect: PvE damage amplification raised 15% → 20%, PvP 7.5% → 10%. |
| Keen Strike / Rupture Strike / Wrathful Strike / Reckless Strike | PvE damage +5%. |
| Rending Blow / Smashing Blow | PvE damage +5%. |
| Overhead Slam / Upward Strike | PvE damage +5%; skill motion is 10% faster. |
| Aerial Snare / Forced Fall | PvE damage +10%. |
| Ruinous Blow | PvE damage +20%. |
Assassin (살성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Illusive Clone | The bonus damage and cooldown-reduction triggered on meeting its condition are changed so they are no longer affected by the Illusive Clone skill itself. |
| Shadowstrike | Spec 2: critical-hit damage amplification changed from +40% to +20%. |
| Defense Break | Groggy state removed from the trigger condition. Starting defense-reduction value changed 13% → 12%, and growth per level 3% → 2%. |
Ranger (궁성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Snipe / Rapid Fire / Spiral Arrow / Tempest Arrow | PvE damage +7%. Fixed an issue where Tempest Arrow did not work on the mirror walls of “Hall of Illusion.” |
| Tempest Shot | PvE damage +7%. |
| Drill Dart | PvE damage +10%. |
| Deadshot | PvE damage +10%. |
| Gale Arrow | PvE damage +10%. |
| Marking Shot | PvE damage +10%. |
| Burst Arrow | PvE damage +10%. Fixed a tooltip error on the life-steal spec. |
| Griffon Arrow | Bonus PvE damage vs. Blaze (burning) targets +20%. |
| Supporting Fire | PvE damage +20%. |
| Concentrated Fire | PvE damage +30%. |
| Hunter's Soul | PvE damage +30%. |
| Drill Dart | Spec 4 changed from ignoring evasion/block on multi-hit to a guaranteed multi-hit. |
Spiritmaster (정령성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Cold Shock / Vacuum Explosion / Earth Tremor | PvE damage +5%. |
| Combustion / Ashy Call | PvE damage +5%. |
| Elemental Fusion | PvE damage +7%. Spirit's PvE damage resistance raised 80% → 150%; spirit's resistance to damage relative to max HP raised 90% → 99%. |
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Flame Arrow / Burst / Pyroclasm | PvE damage +5%. |
| Ice Chain / Cold Wave | PvE damage +5%. |
| Firestorm | PvE damage +7%. |
| Blaze | PvE damage +7%. |
| Hellfire | PvE damage +7%. |
| Bittercold Wind | PvE damage +7%. Base cooldown 20s → 15s. Spec 2's 5s cooldown reduction changed to a usable-while-moving effect. |
| Fire Wall | Bonus PvE damage vs. embered targets +30%. |
| Cold Storm | Bonus PvE damage vs. frostbitten targets +30%. |
| Delayed Explosion | Increased-damage-taken debuff raised 10% → 15%. |
| Winter's Shackles | Spec 1's “+2s slow duration” changed to a usable-while-moving effect. |
| Frost | Changed to a usable-while-moving skill by default. |
| Frost Burst | Spec 2's 5s slow changed to a usable-while-moving effect. |
Chanter (호법성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Rushing Smash | MP cost removed and changed to a skill that restores 100 MP by default. Spec 1's “remove MP cost + restore 200 MP” changed to “−20% shock-type resistance for 5s.” |
Promotion (new cosmetics)
A fromis_9 collaboration cosmetic lineup is added (on sale from the June 17 maintenance through the August 12 maintenance). Highlights:
| Item | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| fromis_9 member armor sets (5 members) | ₩49,000 each | 4-piece appearance set per member (chest, greaves, boots, gloves) |
| fromis_9 armor set bundle (all 5) | ₩220,000 | All five member sets |
| fromis_9 Light Stick weapon skins | 1,000 Quna each | One per weapon type, each restricted to the matching class |
| Pet: Baby Flonyang | ₩29,000 | Once per character (2,900 mileage) |
| Pet: Flobong | 1,500 Quna | Once per character |
| Four-Leaf Flubber Wings | 1,500 Quna | Once per character |
| fromis_9 earring skins (5 members) | 300 Quna each | Once per character |
| Emote: fromis_9 LIKE YOU BETTER Highlight 1 / 2 | 500 Quna each | Once per character. Highlight 2 enables the stage performance. |
Note: the “fromis_9” branding and member names in item names will be replaced with generic names after the November 25, 2026 maintenance.
Events
fromis_9 Event: The Stage Prop Theft Case
Runs from the June 17 maintenance to the August 12 maintenance. Accept the quests from the “Stage Planner NPC” in each town (Elyos: Legion of Dawn base; Asmodian: Fugitive Village).
| Quest | Reward |
|---|---|
| The Stage Prop Theft Case | Emote: fromis_9 LIKE YOU BETTER INTRO ×1, plus a choice of one of five fromis_9 titles |
| Who's the Culprit? | Emote: Cheer 1 ×1, Emote: Cheer 2 ×1 |
| A Promise to Become the Best | Emote: fromis_9 LIKE YOU BETTER Preview 1 ×1, Preview 2 ×1 |
Title choice: completing “The Stage Prop Theft Case” lets you pick one of five fromis_9 member titles — only one can be obtained, so choose carefully.
Spirit Stone of Resurrection
From the June 17 maintenance to the July 1 maintenance, you can buy extra “Spirit Stone of Resurrection (Soul-bound)” beyond the usual shop stock — 30,000 Kinah each, from Shop > Sand Breeze Trading > Special tab, limited to 30 per character per week (level 45+).
Other improvements & fixes
Improvements
- Crafting / material conversion: when using effect-bearing equipment as a material, the popup now has a “Select All” button, and warning text appears when selecting gear with enhancement, breakthrough, potential, manastone, spirit-stone or divine-stone effects applied.
- [Craft – Alchemy – Manastone]: new blueprints to craft “Mid-grade Manastone” and “Mid-grade Spirit Stone” in stacks of 10.
- Map pins: max world-map pins increased 10 → 30.
- Membership: if a subscription lapses after a long absence, content time now charges according to subscribed/unsubscribed periods even when you log in after it ends.
- Nightmare, Transcendence and Awakening Battle (Hell difficulty): ranking-point calculation changed so points scale up with the completion time of each challenge stage.
Fixes
- Expedition “Hall of Illusion” boss Glassbane: fixed difficulty responding to its “Surging Madness” skill chained back-to-back when HP dropped sharply.
- Transcendence “Mirror of Crimson Affection” boss Robstino: fixed an abnormal collision hitbox.
- Mirror of Crimson Affection, “Trial of Love”: fixed the magic-circle dance debuff intermittently not applying to players.
- Sanctuary “Muspel's Chalice” boss Iskariel: fixed the shield HP intermittently being reduced during the “Resolute Guard” pattern.
- Muspel's Chalice boss Caldrix: explosion damage of the summoned “Caldrix's Servant” during “Burning Order” reduced (Normal difficulty).
- Fixed low sharpness on the boss rear-marker display.
- Membership: fixed an issue where re-subscribing within a charge cycle that had already received benefits granted an extra immediate charge.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
What happened to the old AION 2 memberships?
The “Shugo Premium,” “Sand Breeze,” and “Chengarung” memberships are no longer sold. Shugo Premium is migrated to the new “Kwairing Premium Membership.”
What is the Abyss Rift Zone?
A new Abyss event where you defeat bosses that appear over time to earn points and compete with the opposing faction. It runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 22:00 by matching group, for level 45+ / item level 3000+ characters, up to 400 per faction, and does not affect Abyss season missions or rankings.
Which classes got buffed on June 17?
It is mostly a PvE damage pass: Gladiator, Ranger, Sorcerer and Spiritmaster receive broad PvE damage increases, Assassin gets some tuning down, and Chanter's Rushing Smash is reworked around MP. See the Class Changes section for the per-skill table.