AION 2 Patch Notes, Oct 21, 2026: Krao Cave & Draupnir Hard, Ariel Daevanion
Hard mode for Krao Cave and Draupnir (IL 2,600) with Ariel Fragments for the new Ariel Daevanion board. Official notes only: we have no client snapshot from before this patch.
- Patch day (CET)
- Oct 21, 2026
- Official changes
- 7
What changed (official)
The official patch notes in short, in our words. Each line says where it comes from: the notes, our client datamine, or both.
New content
- Krao Cave and Draupnir get a Hard mode: item level 2,600, 3 revives per player and a 4-minute boss Frenzy timer.Notes + client
- Hard rewards: Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (a chance, or a guaranteed pick), Ariel Fragments, an Expedition Hero Artwork, more Kina than Normal, every Unique crafting material and Wrathful Mind, Will and Ego.Notes
- New Ariel Daevanion board: Substance Morph turns 100 Ariel Fragments into a Daevanion Crystal: Ariel (up to 30 per character), or 1 fragment into 5 Enhance Stones with no limit.Notes
- New Expedition (Hard) achievements with Unique skins as rewards, plus an Expedition Hero Artwork collector achievement.Notes
- Fixes: Chanter Spinning Strike effects; Sorcerer Cold Storm Frostbite damage and stacking; Sorcerer Fire Wall extra damage on targets without Embers.Notes
Abyss & PvP
- Abyss: more players allowed in, more HP for the Lower Abyss Dimensional Core and every Abyss boss, and slightly larger hitboxes for Kaira and Argo.Notes
Events
- Rise to the Challenge: Resurrection Spiritstone (Season 1) packs of 30 for Kina at the Wind Breeze Merchants, 25,000 then 50,000 Kina, once per server per week each, until the Dec 16 maintenance (CET).Notes
Sources: Official patch notes (Steam)
Datamined changes
We have no client snapshot from before this patch, so there is no datamined diff for it.
Hard mode for Krao Cave and Draupnir (IL 2,600) with Ariel Fragments for the new Ariel Daevanion board. We have no client snapshot from before this patch, so there is no datamined diff for it. Official changes are summarised in our own words; every number matches the notes or the client.
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AION 2 patch Oct 21, 2026 FAQ
What changed in the AION 2 patch on Oct 21, 2026?
Hard mode for Krao Cave and Draupnir (IL 2,600) with Ariel Fragments for the new Ariel Daevanion board. Krao Cave and Draupnir get a Hard mode: item level 2,600, 3 revives per player and a 4-minute boss Frenzy timer. Hard rewards: Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (a chance, or a guaranteed pick), Ariel Fragments, an Expedition Hero Artwork, more Kina than Normal, every Unique crafting material and Wrathful Mind, Will and Ego. New Ariel Daevanion board: Substance Morph turns 100 Ariel Fragments into a Daevanion Crystal: Ariel (up to 30 per character), or 1 fragment into 5 Enhance Stones with no limit.
How reliable is this summary?
Each line is tagged with its source: the official notes, our client datamine, or both. Where the two disagree, the page says what the client says.