Official
| Source | Opened | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AION 2 official global teaser | 2026-08-27 | English teaser captured 2026-08-27. States official launch on October 5, 2026, Steam wishlist, Founder's Packs, and four named expeditions for up to 4 players. The launch hour is not stated there. |
| AION 2 global site / teaser | 2026-08-27 | Teaser page captured 2026-08-27 (historical). At that time its HTML named only a Gladiator class video; the full eight-class roster is now on the official About page. |
| AION 2 official About page (Classes) | 2026-10-05 | Classes section lists exactly eight classes in this order: Gladiator, Templar, Assassin, Ranger, Chanter, Cleric, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster. Brawler is absent. Source of every official class tagline on this site. Also the source for the combat, flight, dungeon, customization, pet, faction, and lore lines on the Systems page. |
| Notice about Client Decryption and Early Access Start Time (Extended) | 2026-10-03 | Posted 2026-09-30. Early Access opened September 30 at 7:00 AM PDT (14:00 UTC), after two delays from 6:00 AM PDT. |
| Advanced Access Servers | 2026-10-04 | Posted 2026-09-29. Advanced Access until October 4, 10:00 PM PDT (05:00 UTC October 5), then maintenance until October 5, 6:00 AM PDT; global launch October 5 at 6:00 AM PDT (13:00 UTC). NC says maintenance times are subject to change. |
| Jump Into Advanced Access Now! | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-09-30. Last chance to buy a Founder's Pack: October 5, 8:00 AM PDT (17:00 CEST). |
| Launch FAQ | 2026-10-03 | Posted 2026-09-30. Business model, platforms, languages, servers, progress carry-over, and controller/Linux support. |
| Information on Server Transfer | 2026-10-04 | Transfers start October 14, same faction only, and will initially be free. Early Access characters can only move between Early Access servers. Instanced content is cross-server. |
| Scheduled Maintenance Sun Oct 4 / Mon Oct 5 | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-04. Maintenance from October 4, 22:00 PDT (October 5, 07:00 CEST) for 8 hours. Advanced Access ends and commercial launch begins. NC says the schedule may change. |
| AION 2 Will Launch On Time | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-05 before launch. Confirms the global launch is on time at 6:00 AM PDT / 15:00 CEST (13:00 UTC). |
| Launch Into AION 2 Now! | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-05 at 13:00 UTC (6:00 AM PDT): "Daevas, AION 2 is live!" |
| Update on Sanctuary Raid | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-05. Sanctuary Raid: Ludra is temporarily removed with the full launch build and will return with new and adjusted mechanics, a First Clear event and a reset Hall of Fame. Ludra gear from Early Access is removed for now and granted back on return, with upgrade materials reimbursed. Europe-region Early Access clears earn a unique title. NC will share the return date by October 16. |
| Launch Server List | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-04. Launch servers are grouped into Europe, NA West, NA East, Latin America and ASIA. Each server holds one faction; every Elyos server is paired with an Asmodian server. |
| Launch Server Matchmaking | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-04. Each Elyos server is paired with an Asmodian server for a limited time. In the Abyss, Spacetime Rifts and other cross-faction modes, the other faction comes from your paired server. NC updates pairings periodically. |
| Founder's Packs Cosmetics Soon Available On All Characters | 2026-10-05 | Posted 2026-10-03. Pack title, skins, pet and wings will become usable on every character on the account, on any server; the change completes after Early Access ends and NC will post timing in a follow-up. The 30-day membership, Supply Chest and Styling Chest stay one-time rewards. PURPLE allows tier upgrades; on Steam, buying a higher tier lets you request a refund of the lower pack through Support. |
| Community Launch Events Overview | 2026-10-04 | Four events: Daeva Makeover (Sep 30 to Oct 19), Guides for Glory (Oct 5 to Nov 2), Transcendence Dungeon Leaderboard (Oct 5 to Nov 2, from Sep 30 on Early Access servers; Deus Research Base and Shattered Arkanis; per server and per class), and Beauty of Atreia (Oct 5 to Nov 9). |
| Launch Rewards | 2026-10-03 | Pre-Registration and Steam Wishlist rewards are extended to every player who creates an account and logs in before maintenance begins on December 1. |
| AION 2 Korea/Taiwan update, July 2026 (Brawler) | 2026-10-03 | Introduces Brawler to the Korea/Taiwan live service. This is not the global roster. |
| Launch Scale Test Coming Up | 2026-08-27 | Dated 2026-08-27 (historical). Launch Scale Test of September 17-18, now past; it was wiped. |
| Early Access: How It Will Work | 2026-08-27 | 2026-07-17 letter image. EA vs launch servers, Abyss matching, two markets, server transfer later. |
| Founder's Pack product notice (updated 8/18 5PM PT) | 2026-08-27 | No note. |
| Pre-release FAQ | 2026-08-27 | Page date 2026-07-08, marked Updated 08/25/26. Still says the exact global date will be shared closer to launch. |
| Team Update | 2026-08-27 | FAQ points here for monetization. Body is an image letter; this MVP does not transcribe unreadable pixels as numbers. |
| Official announcements list | 2026-08-27 | No note. |
Platform
| Source | Opened | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Steam store app 3393110 | 2026-08-27 | Linked from the official teaser. This environment received a region-unavailable store error, so Steam copy was not independently read. |
Community
| Source | Opened | Note |
|---|---|---|
| AION2 Hub home (community database) | 2026-08-27 | Community directory that lists nine class hubs. Used only for community role labels, never as a roster or kit fact. |
| Shugo.GG timers | 2026-10-05 | Page updated 2026-10-09. Lists a regional clock per Global region (NA East New York, NA West Los Angeles, Europe Berlin, South America Sao Paulo, Asia Seoul) with rifts at 02:00, 05:00 and so on local time, and says the local hour stays the same when clocks go back. Earlier it showed one shared UTC+9 clock. Korea and Taiwan hours come from NC patch notes (its FAQ). |
| AION2 Hub Spacetime Rift Timer | 2026-10-05 | Korea and Taiwan hours come from client data. Lists Global (NA, EU, SA, Japan) on a GMT+9 server clock with rifts at 00:00, 03:00 and so on to 21:00. |
| MetaBot Spacetime Rift | 2026-10-14 | Says portals open on a fixed server clock every 3 hours from 00:00 server time, and that all Global regions share one UTC+9 clock (community-confirmed, not official). Portal about 10 minutes, at a random one of 10 zones. |
| allthings.how rift times | 2026-10-14 | Updated 2026-10-09. Lists Global (NA, EU, SA, JP) rifts at 00:00 to 21:00 on a GMT+9 clock. |
| Aion 2 Timers schedule | 2026-10-05 | Lists Korea and Taiwan rift hours and a level 45+ requirement. |
| Aion 2 Maps: The Abyss and rifts | 2026-10-05 | Datamine: rifts open every 3 hours from 02:00 server time, with a 10 minute portal. |
| Talentbuilds Spacetime Rift Timer | 2026-10-05 | Says NA, EU, SA and JP follow the Korea schedule. Lists a 5 minute portal. On 2026-10-05 its countdowns for every region, Korea included, ran one hour off the Korea hours other trackers list. |
| questlog.gg Spacetime Rift | 2026-10-05 | Describes the rift event: cross-faction PvP, Sealed Dungeons, special quests and Abyss Points. Its Global countdown opens every 3 hours from 00:00 UTC with a 10 minute portal. |
| MetaBot AION 2 Stigma Guide: Slots, Shards and Best Stigmas | 2026-10-14 | Published 1 October 2026, updated 10 October. Says it reads the global client files (2.0.3.0): 13 Stigmas per class, 4 Stigma slots at levels 22, 27, 32 and 37, and a per-class table of the Stigmas it would run plus how many of about 150 tracked level 45 characters per class run each (3 October sample). Weapon labels per class come from its site menu. Community database, not NC. |
| Neonsect AION 2 Class Builds: Stigmas From the Official Armory | 2026-10-14 | Reads the official AION 2 armory twice on 4 October 2026 (Advanced Access servers, five regions) and counts, per class, the Stigmas, highest-levelled skills and weapon of the 30 highest Combat Power characters it found. A snapshot, not a ranking. Published by a game-services store; corrected 5 and 6 October. |
| KeenGamer: best PvE builds for every class | 2026-10-14 | Published 6 October 2026. Lists a role, three core skills and four Stigmas per class. Names no weapons. Editorial guide. |
| Playhub: Best Builds for Each Class in AION 2 | 2026-10-14 | Dated 6 October 2026. Per-class skill specialties, Stigmas, stat order and named gear. Written for global PvE. Published by a game-currency store; gear and stat claims on it are single-source and are not used as facts here. |
| FandomWire: all AION 2 classes ranked | 2026-10-14 | Editorial ranking that states each class's weapon and job in one line. Used only for weapon and role labels. |
| GamesFuze: AION 2 Templar Build | 2026-10-14 | Updated 5 October 2026. Templar skill priority, Stigmas, passives and gear stat order. It does not say which client it was written for. |
| GamesFuze: AION 2 Cleric Build | 2026-10-14 | Cleric skills, Stigmas and gear notes. Used only where other sources agree. |
| PixelNitro: AION 2 Cleric Build Guide | 2026-10-14 | Written for the October 2026 global launch. Core Cleric skills and priorities. |
| OSLink: AION 2 Cleric build guide | 2026-10-14 | Cleric as the mace-wielding healer, with the skill names used on this site's Cleric page. |
| Inven Global: AION 2 surpasses 400,000 concurrent players on Steam | 2026-10-14 | 5 October 2026. Cites SteamDB for a Steam peak of 397,905 on 5 October (UTC), excluding PURPLE, against 171,530 in Early Access. NC says the combined total with PURPLE passed 400,000. |
| Inven Global: AION 2 enters top 5 most played games on Steam | 2026-10-14 | 6 October 2026. As of 7 October AION 2 ranked 3rd in Current Players and 5th in Daily Players on Steam's Most Played chart. |
Image credits
Class portraits, class emblems, faction art, screenshots, and the embedded trailers are official AION 2 material, © NC Corporation. They are used on this unofficial fan guide to identify classes and factions and for commentary. They are not licensed to us and remain NC's property. Original files: the official AION 2 About page and the AION 2 channel on YouTube. Images were resized and re-encoded only.
The sky paintings and the Brawler portrait are original concept art made for this site. They are not official.
Steam app 3393110 is linked from official pages. This environment received a region-unavailable store error, so Steam copy is not treated as independently verified.