AION 2 Field Guide
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ScheduledLatest update: Oct 5, 2026

Global Launch: Free to Play

Steam and PURPLE worlds open to all players at 13:00 UTC, ending the Founders Pack head start and starting Season 1 for the wider population.

50

Level cap at launch

8

Global classes

2

Factions

172

Documented hidden cubes

Where to start

Launch

Release date and launch time

Unlock times by region, early access windows and the first hour plan.

Classes

All classes

Roles, weapons and solo or group value for every global class.

Progression

Leveling route to 50

Level bands, when dungeons beat questing, and ten habits that save hours.

Start here

Elyos or Asmodian

What the faction choice changes and how to avoid the wrong world.

World

Server list and transfers

Every pair by region plus the transfer rules that split early access.

Progression

Feathers and Empyrean Trace

Where traces spawn, which Monolith converts them, and why they matter.

Collectibles

Hidden cube locations

172 cubes by zone with a free tracker that runs in your browser.

World

Map and travel

Zones, teleport nodes and where the collectible markers sit.

Theorycraft

Builds and Daevanion

The six layers of a build and the Daevanion priority order by role.

What this site covers, and how it is written

AION 2 Field Guide is written for players arriving at the global launch who want a straight answer rather than a page of hedging. Every guide names its sources at the bottom of the page, separates what the publisher confirmed from what the community reports, and shows both versions when independent sources disagree. The server transfer page is the clearest example: the English announcement dates the window from October 14 while other language versions say no later than October 13, so the page reports both.

The class section is the largest part of the site. Eight classes are playable in the global client at launch and each has a page covering its role, weapon, solo and group value, leveling experience and Daevanion priority. A ninth class, Brawler, is documented on the Korea and Taiwan clients only, and it is labelled that way rather than ranked for a global player.

Two editorial rules keep this site honest. Where a figure comes from a single publication the page says so instead of presenting it as settled, and where a dataset came from the pre-launch scale test the page names that build, because those numbers move once the live servers open. When a correction arrives with a source, the page changes and its date moves rather than the error being quietly patched later.

Frequently asked questions

When does AION 2 launch?

AION 2 opens globally on October 5, 2026 at 13:00 UTC on Steam and PURPLE. Founders Pack holders have been playing since September 30, 2026.

How many classes does AION 2 have?

Eight classes are available in the global client at launch, with a ninth class documented on the Korea and Taiwan clients only.

Is AION 2 free to play?

Yes. The global release is free to play, and the Founders Pack buys five days of early access plus cosmetic and currency items.