This week’s Aion 2 update, rolling out on October 27 (PDT) / October 28 (CET), makes Expedition and Transcendence bosses more forgiving. At the same time it adds a tougher Hard mode for two dungeons and gives every class a bigger HP pool. Here’s what matters.
Boss balance and Expedition Hard mode
The goal is fewer one-shots and fewer runs lost to the Frenzy timer:
- Normal Expedition and Transcendence Stage 1: boss Attack drops by 15%.
- Hard Expedition and Transcendence Stages 2–4: boss Attack and Damage Boost are each cut by 10%.
- Transcendence Stages 1–2: boss HP is reduced by 6.5%, so bosses are less likely to hit Frenzy in long fights.
For groups that want a challenge, Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island now have a Hard mode. You need item level 2700 to enter, the Frenzy timer is set to 4 minutes, and each player gets only 3 revives. Rewards include a chance at Philosopher’s Stone: Revelation (Bound), which you can also pick as a guaranteed reward. You also get a guaranteed Ariel Fragment tied to each dungeon, a chance at an Expedition Hero Artwork and more Kina than on Normal. All Unique crafting materials (Wrathful Mind, Will and Ego) drop there as well.
Through Substance Morph you can turn 100 Ariel Fragments into a Daevanion Crystal: Ariel (Bound), up to 30 times per character. A single fragment can also be converted into 5 Enhance Stones with no limit. New Expedition (Hard) achievements unlock Unique Skins.
Classes, gear and other changes
Base HP at level 45 goes up for everyone. Gladiators and Templars gain 1,500 HP (4,702 to 6,202). All other classes gain 1,000 HP (to 5,702). Assassins also get a stronger HP effect on Heightened Sixth Sense, and Illusive Clone’s cooldown drops from 90 to 60 seconds.
Other notable changes:
- Odylium Repository joins as a new Daily Dungeon. It awards Soul Crystals (Bound) based on clear points and shares its entry count with Daeva Bio-Research Base.
- Crafted Gear Amplify caps rise to match comparable Expedition Gear. True Dragon and Star Dragon sets go from 1 to 3, and White Dragon and Dark Dragon sets go from 3 to 5. Tier 3 Expedition Gear can now be transferred to Tier 2 Crafted Gear, and Tier 2 Expedition Gear to Tier 1 Crafted Gear.
- Gathering now has a daily cap of 1,000 per server, and its minimum level rises from 10 to 45.
- Character deletion takes 7 days instead of 1. The inactivity timeout drops from 3 hours to 30 minutes.
- Hidden Cubes spawn more often, and Abyss entry limits go up. In the Lower Abyss, the Dimensional Core has more HP, and Artifact Battles lasting 10 minutes or longer apply a Dissipation of Power debuff that weakens it.
- With the server transfer period over, several Wind Breeze Merchants items are moving or changing. One addition is Instant Clear Ticket: Nightmare (Bound), limited to 14 per server each week at 30,000 Kina.
The Atreia’s Call 28-day attendance event runs from after maintenance on October 28, 2026 until before maintenance on December 2, 2026. Daily rewards include Resurrection Spiritstones, Battle Enhance Scrolls, 2,000 Soul Crystals on several days and Odyle Energy every seventh day.
The patch also starts a new Daeva Pass, Prelude to Flight, with a free and a premium track, and adds new cosmetics to the shop. Full details are in the official patch notes.
Source: Aion 2 official news.
