AION 2 Patch Notes — September 30, 2026
A small regular update focused on the Abyss evening. The Artifact Siege now starts at 21:20, 21:50 or 22:20 depending on your matching group, with the Lower and Middle Reshanta bosses following at 21:45, 22:15 or 22:45, and some groups' Guardian Lord Nahma spawns move to 22:30 or 23:00. The Dimensional Core now gets the 'Dissipation of Power' debuff if it survives 8 minutes. Also: Sorcerer tooltip corrections and boss fixes in Fire Temple and Snowfield of Sorrow. Translated from the official Korean note.
Last updated: September 30, 2026
Abyss — Artifact Siege
The Artifact Siege schedule changes as follows.
| Group | Start time |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | 21:20 |
| Group 2 | 21:50 |
| Group 3 | 22:20 |
- Days: Wednesday and Saturday (unchanged).
- To ease drawn-out fights, if the 'Dimensional Core' is not destroyed within 8 minutes of the battle starting, the 'Dissipation of Power' debuff is applied to it.
- Dissipation of Power: lowers Damage Tolerance and heavy-strike resistance (강타 저항).
Abyss — Abyss bosses
The spawn times of the following boss monsters, which appear after the Artifact Siege, change.
- Chaotic Lower Reshanta: 'Executor Tamasa', 'Executor Argo', 'Executor Kaira'.
- Chaotic Middle Reshanta: 'Executioner Dramos', 'Turncoat Ducal', 'Ravager Marakha'.
- Days: Wednesday and Saturday (unchanged).
| Group | Spawn time |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | 21:45 |
| Group 2 | 22:15 |
| Group 3 | 22:45 |
In some matching groups, the spawn times of 'Guardian Lord Nahma' and 'Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma' change.
| Group | Spawn time |
|---|---|
| Group 1 | 22:00 (unchanged) |
| Group 2 | 22:30 |
| Group 3 | 23:00 |
- Days: Friday and Sunday (unchanged).
- Fixed an issue where the 'Dissipation of Power' debuff was not applied to 'Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma'.
Class changes
Sorcerer (마도성)
| Skill | Change |
|---|---|
| Element Enhancement | Tooltip wording corrected from Fire Attack / Water Attack to Fire Boost / Water Boost (불/물 속성 증폭). |
| Curse: Tree | Tooltip wording corrected from 'Fire damage resistance' to Fire Tolerance (불 속성 내성). |
Other improvements and bug fixes
- Trial 'Fire Temple': fixed the landing point of boss 'Black Smoke Murute''s jump skill not matching its telegraphed area.
- Sanctuary 'Snowfield of Sorrow': fixed the finishing breath attack of boss 'Triton''s 'Harvest Chill' pattern being negatable with invulnerability-effect skills.
- Sanctuary 'Snowfield of Sorrow': fixed a certain skill during boss 'Triton''s 'Harvest Chill' pattern being able to damage frozen targets.
- Fixed the Hidden Cube's sound output range having become narrower.
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
What time is the AION 2 Artifact Siege after the September 30, 2026 update?
On Wednesdays and Saturdays, the Artifact Siege starts at 21:20 for matching group 1, 21:50 for group 2 and 22:20 for group 3 (KST). The groups are now 30 minutes apart instead of the 10-minute stagger set on September 24.
When do the Abyss bosses spawn after the September 30 update?
The bosses that follow the Artifact Siege — Executor Tamasa, Argo and Kaira in Chaotic Lower Reshanta, and Executioner Dramos, Turncoat Ducal and Ravager Marakha in Chaotic Middle Reshanta — spawn at 21:45, 22:15 or 22:45 depending on the group. In some groups Guardian Lord Nahma and Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma (Fridays and Sundays) move to 22:30 or 23:00; group 1 stays at 22:00.
What does the Dissipation of Power debuff do to the Dimensional Core?
If the Dimensional Core is not destroyed within 8 minutes of the Artifact Siege starting, it receives 'Dissipation of Power', which lowers its damage tolerance and heavy-strike resistance, to shorten drawn-out fights. The update also fixed the debuff not being applied to Enraged Guardian Lord Nahma.
Were there Sorcerer changes in the September 30 update?
Only tooltip wording: Element Enhancement now says Fire / Water Boost instead of Fire / Water Attack, and Curse: Tree now says Fire Tolerance instead of fire damage resistance. The note lists no number changes.