AION 2 Dungeons: Full List, Unlock Levels and Entry Limits

AION 2 dungeons are not one list but ten different systems, each with its own entry rules, party size and counter. A level 20 character can walk into Krao Cave with four friends, a level 45 main burns solo entries in the Ascension Trial, and a geared static queues for a 10-player raid that checks a four-digit item level at the door. Mix them up and you waste a week of entries.

This guide sorts the whole lot from the global client's own tables: entry rules per mode, the ticket table that sets every cap, Odyle Energy Cube costs and loot lists. Dungeons and bosses link to their pages in our dungeon database, and the timeline near the end tells you what to run first.

AION 2 dungeon types at a glance

The client tags every instance with a type, and each type has its own menu, counter and reward logic. Arenas, battlefields, Legion airships and the 12 Ascension story instances are left out here.

AION 2 dungeon list: Expedition dungeons and unlock levels

Expedition is the backbone of PvE gearing. Each of the 11 dungeons has an Exploration mode (the client's Easy) and a Conquest mode (Normal), and the later five add a Conquest [Hard] mode. The first three Exploration modes double as leveling content; every other mode checks for level 45, a high item level, or both.

Two things catch people out. The item level gate is your character's total item level, not one piece: Krao Cave Exploration asks for 200 at level 20, while its gear is item level 20 to 25. And Urugugu Canyon, Vakron Sky Island, Dying Dramata's Nest and Azure Breath Island need two players in every mode, while Krao Cave, Fire Temple, Draupnir and Ferocious Horn Den accept a party of one.

Boss levels climb with the mode: Krao Cave goes from 22 in Exploration to 45 in Conquest, Urugugu Canyon from 30 to 54. The classic six also carry a third, unlabeled mode in the client (item level 2,400 to 2,600, bosses at 70 to 74), so check it in game rather than plan around it.

Exploration vs Conquest: which mode to run

What AION 2 dungeons drop: weapons in one, armor in its pair

The six classic Expedition dungeons come in pairs, and the client's Conquest tickets pair them the same way. What most lists miss is how the loot splits: one dungeon of each pair drops the Unique weapons and accessories, the other drops the Unique armor. If you only farm one, half your slots never upgrade.

Every Conquest table also lists an Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique), Wrathful Mind, an Artwork for your Pantheon and a sealed wings item. The sealed wings are Substance Morph material: the Fire Temple one turns into Kromede Wings, the Krao Cave one into Black Fragment Wings. Ferocious Horn Den adds Wrathful Ego, which is used to craft Draconic gear, so it is the Conquest dungeon crafters fight over. Each Conquest table also has Epic sets at item level 40 to 45 to bridge the gap.

AION 2 dungeon entry limits, tickets and Odyle Energy

There is no single "dungeon entry limit" in AION 2. Each mode has its own counter in the client's ContentsTicket table, and every Expedition, Transcendence and Sanctuary reward cube also costs Odyle Energy. Odyle Energy holds 560 (840 with the subscription) and refills 15 every 3 hours: 120 a day, exactly three 40-energy Conquest cubes. That is the real daily throttle.

Counters can be topped up with recharge items: a Conquest Dungeon Challenge Ticket adds 1 Conquest reward count, the Transcendence version adds 1 Transcendence count, and most Exploration dungeons have their own challenge ticket. Odyle Energy items add 40 energy and Small Odyle Energy adds 10. Our daily and weekly checklist lists every refill cycle in one place.

Transcendence dungeons: stages, bosses and Arcana

Transcendence trades modes for four numbered stages, each gated by item level. Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis open at 1,600 and step through 1,900 and 2,200 to 2,500. Submerged Life Temple runs 2,400 to 3,500, Mirror of Scarlet Desire 3,200 to 4,000, and Abyssal Horn Den 3,800 to 4,800.

• Deus Research Base: Atiel, Gelcos and Nazmun, at boss level 56 on stage 1 rising to 68 on stage 4. Shattered Arkanis runs Talisra of the Void, Siliator of Deceit and Ruthilis of Pain on the same level curve.
• Loot grows with the stage: 16 entries on stage 1, 28 on stage 4. Stage 4 lists Arcana cards at Common, Rare, Epic and Unique, Manastones and Soulstones, and an Amplify Stone Fragment. That is why our Arcana guide sends you here for high-grade cards.
• Submerged Emon anchors Submerged Life Temple (bosses 68 to 80) and Gargaum anchors Abyssal Horn Den (80 to 90). Neither has a loot table in the client yet.

AION 2 raids: the Sanctuary instances

The client calls its raids "Sanctuary". All three are 10-player instances with 4 attempts a week, and the attempt is spent the moment you enter, not when you clear. Each also has a revive limit of 2 that, per its tooltip, is "only deducted and reset in Mini Boss and Final Boss areas".

• Abyssal Forge: Ludra: level 45 and item level 2,800. Eternal Ludra is the final boss, with 1 kill a week. Its 256-item loot list spans Unique gear at item levels 54, 70, 86 and 102, which makes it the only raid with a known payout.
• Corroded Decontamination Facility: item level 3,500, five bosses including Terminator Bargott, 2 final-boss kills a week.
• Chalice of Muspel: item level 4,300 (Normal) or 4,500 (Advanced), bosses including Kaldrix and Iscariel, 2 final-boss kills a week.

Solo dungeons: Sealed, Daily and Ascension Trial

Three dungeon types are strictly one player.

Sealed Dungeons (levels 10 to 45)

There are 161 Sealed Dungeons scattered across the field maps, recommended from level 10 to 45 (41 of them sit at 45). They are solo, have no entry counter in the client, and pay a clear reward that typically includes 15,000 bound Kinah, Enhance Stones, Sealed Wing Featherdown for wings, Daevanion Crystals and sometimes a title such as Tackle!. Most also carry a smaller reward list for the other faction, and in 121 of them it pays 1,000 Abyss Points. The advanced Ruins of the Ancient City of Roah pays 20 Featherdown instead of 2. Clear them as you pass through each zone; our leveling guide covers the route.

Daily Dungeon (level 30)

Daeva Bio-Research Base opens at level 30 and is a solo wave dungeon with a pool of 36 player buffs in its data (Slayer, for example, raises your Attack by 30%). Its counter, "[Daily Dungeon] Unknown Fissure Entry Count", gives 14 entries every Wednesday, is spent on entry and is applied per server. The in-game navigator sums up the reward: Enhance Stones. Once you have cleared it, an Instant Clear Ticket lets you claim extra clear rewards up to 50 at a time without re-entering, each one spending an entry.

Ascension Trial (level 45, solo)

The six Ascension Trial dungeons (Nightmare Altar, Tyrant's Hideout, Sanctum of Loathing, Depository of Fates, Forgotten Repository and Chamber of the Dead) are one-player instances with six difficulties. You get 3 entries a week, spent on entry.

Easy through Challenge share one short loot list: Enhance Stones, an Amplify Stone Fragment (Unique), a Growth Pet Chest and an Ascension Binding Chest, which rolls a Manastone or Soulstone. Forgotten Repository and Chamber of the Dead also have a one-boss Doom version at item level 4,000. Since the entry is gone the moment you walk in, pick the highest difficulty you can finish inside the death limit.

Party dungeons beyond Expedition: Subjugation and Growth

Subjugation is four-player PvE against Balaur bases: Subjugation Closed, Beritra Brigade Fortress, Orcus's Grave and Fafnite Forge. All need level 45. The item level ladder is 1,000 (Easy), 1,500 (Normal), 2,000 (Hard), 2,500 (Extreme), 3,000 (Despair) and 3,500 (Hell); only the last two dungeons go past Hard. Deaths allowed drop from 9 on Easy to 4 on Despair and Hell, and the 3 weekly tickets are spent on entry.

Growth dungeons are timed zones rather than runs. Silent Graveyard and Fafnite Amphitheater both need level 45 and give 7 hours of usage time each per week, deducted only while you are inside. Their loot lists show a Soul Crystal, Enhance Stones and the Shulak Loot Bundle (leather, spiritstone, meat or fruit), so they suit alts and crafters more than mains.

Which dungeons to run first: AION 2 dungeon progression

This order falls out of the unlock table, loot item levels and counters, for a fresh character at the level 45 launch cap. The end of the ladder is in the client but may not all open on day one, so check the Expedition menu first.

1. Lv 10-35
   Sealed Dungeons and early Exploration

   Clear Sealed Dungeons as you quest. Run Krao Cave Exploration at 20 (Epic Red Agate gear, item level 25), Urugugu Canyon at 28 (Epic Faith gear, 33) and Fire Temple at 35 (Epic Judicator armor at 38 and Unique Kromede weapons at 43). The 20-energy cubes make the first two very cheap.

2. Lv 30
   Start the daily dungeon

   Daeva Bio-Research Base opens. Spend the 14 weekly entries steadily; Enhance Stones are what every later step costs.

3. Lv 45, item level 700+
   Krao Cave and Draupnir Conquest

   Your first Unique gear: Rupture weapons and Berk accessories from Krao Cave, Bakarma armor from Draupnir, all at item level 54. Run both, not one. Start the Ascension Trial on Easy (1,000) and Subjugation Easy at the same time.

4. Item level 1,400+
   Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island

   Aulamus weapons and Vakron armor at item level 70. Both need a second player. Past 1,500, move the Ascension Trial and Subjugation up to Normal.

5. Item level 1,600+
   Transcendence stage 1

   Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis open. Arcana and Manastones start here, and the stage gates at 1,900, 2,200 and 2,500 give you clear short-term targets.

6. Item level 2,100+
   Fire Temple and Ferocious Horn Den Conquest

   Enraged Kromede weapons and Nuakum armor at item level 86, plus Wrathful Ego. This is the gear you will enhance for a long time, so spend Enhance Stones here, not on item level 54 pieces.

7. Item level 2,800+
   Ludra raid and the later Expedition five

   Abyssal Forge: Ludra drops item level 102 Unique gear. Dying Dramata's Nest and Cradle of Nihility open at the same number. Our gear progression guide covers which slots to upgrade first.

Best dungeons to farm in AION 2, by goal

"Best" depends on what you are short of. Going by the loot tables and cube costs, this is where we would spend entries:

• Enhance Stones on a budget: Krao Cave and Urugugu Canyon Exploration (20-energy cubes, Enhance Stones on every loot list) and the daily dungeon.
• First Unique set: Krao Cave plus Draupnir Conquest. Item level 54 is low, but both open at item level 700 and accept a solo player, so you can farm them on your own schedule.
• Crafting materials and Kinah: Ferocious Horn Den Conquest for Wrathful Ego. See our Kinah farming guide for why that matters.
• Arcana: Transcendence stage 4 at Deus Research Base or Shattered Arkanis, the only listed source of Unique Arcana cards among party dungeons.
• Endgame gear: Abyssal Forge: Ludra, once a week, for item level 102 Unique.