Design Notes
November 08, 2024
Guild Spotlight: Burzum
Burzum: A Legacy of Strength and Honor
Since its founding on July 26, 2020, Burzum has carved out its place in AQWorlds, inspired by the “darkness” that its name represents in the world of Lord of the Rings. Guided by its dedicated leader, Burguul, and a supportive guild officer team of ten, Burzum has grown to a powerful 300+ members, each with a shared appreciation for old-school AQW values: loyalty, integrity, and respect.
The story of Burzum began humbly, with just a few members and a simple mission: to unite skilled and honorable players who valued strength and kindness over numbers. A defining moment came early on when Burguul met a rival guild that challenged Burzum’s worth. Undeterred, Burguul accepted their PvP challenge, swiftly defeating three of their members, including their leader, which led to a rivalry but ultimately strengthened Burzum’s resolve to become a guild of true, steadfast players.
Today, Burzum is known for its loyalty, support, and diverse activities—from PvP battles and ultra-fights to hosting its iconic Bludrut Brawls. The guild prides itself on its vibrant Discord community, where members bond, share knowledge, and coordinate epic in-game events. Here, new players are welcomed with open arms (as long as they’re kind and stylish!), while seasoned members find a close-knit community focused on self-improvement, not just in the game but in real life too.
Guild Stats & Story
👑 Guild Leader: Burguul
👥 Guild Size: 300-350 members
✅ Guild Requirements: Just be nice, helpful and active. If you are an OG you just welcomed anyway. And it would be cool if you look good from fashion side...
📚 A “Brief” Description: Hello i am Burzum's leader. Burzum means "Darkness" in LOTR universe created by great J.R.R Tolkien. Let me tell you a story about our guild. A story that reflects our in game philosophy...
"Years ago... When Burzum was just 1 week of age, we got just 20 member spaces. I was a solo player back then and my goal is collect good and oldschool AQW players just like me. In originul map a player wanted my help and i helped him without any question. Just after that i asked him if he wanna join Burzum and he said " yeah :D" I took him in and went to my house stay afk a little. When i back to my farm i saw him again... He just went another guild... (That guild is is gonna be called "R" guild in this story) I asked him why? And he said: "They're givin giveaways!! etc. Lets stay friends!!" Meanwhile guys from "R" guild came and started to cyberbully me and my guild like "Small guild LOL", "You don't know who we are" etc. As an every oldschool AQW player i am master at PVP. I remember this guilds members from doomwoodarena a lot. I told em yeah guys i knew you all killed many of u in PVP. And then they challanged me in PVP. I said to them "If i kill all 3 of you u will join Burzum. Deal?" And they accepted it. I killed 3 of em in seconds. But as you able to guess these men refused to join me... BUT they said if you kill our leader we all gonna join your guild. I said who is he? They gave me a name that i knew very well... I saw him a lot always stayin' AFK in battleon-1 Artix. Also he was a AQW youtuber. Lets call him "J" in this story. I accepted the challange and i said "bring him to me". We met at "R" guilds headquaters. First time i saw that "J" guy moving... He sent me duel invite... I equiped my favourite PVP class... Artifact Hunter... Fight Started and just ended... He's dead in a tense of second. I came back to their headquarters and said "It's done... You all join me now..." They said " NO WAY!" HE WANTS A REMATCH!" I said theres no rematch, deal is done. Then i start to got many private bad word messages and duel invites from accounts i did not know. When i got my house i saw my house invaded by "R" guilds members... I turned off my gotos and wait a while at overlook cliff watching the beautiful view of lore. When chaos was ended that guy who i helped and went to "R" guild came back to me and said "they banned me i wanna join you again..." But i said " No you filthy rat." and ignored him.
After that i declared war to this "R" guild and I made an oath "I will grow Burzum and fill it with gentlemen players who only cares about strength and honour. Burzum's never gonna be like these other guilds." Our main goal is kindness and fun itself.
Now that "R" guild is gone but Burzum lives and its gonna be alive since end of the time
And i think i reached to my goals. I got so many great, helpful players in my guild. We can PVP, Ultras, Chat etc. We are the most versatile guild in game. WE EVEN DO BLUDRUT BRAWL IN GULD GUYS!
Our ingame activity is way more than 400-500 member spaced guilds. Also we got the most amazing discord server.
Burzum shakes this game from its deep ground. And going bigger and bigger every single day.
LONG LIVE BURZUM-ISHI!
Burzum’s Oath of Brotherhood
Burzum has grown beyond its original goal, now a guild united by ideals of honor and camaraderie that keep its members strong. While the rival “R” guild may have faded, Burzum has only become stronger, standing as a beacon of AQW’s old-school player values. To join Burzum is to join a legacy – a place where every player is respected and where strength comes from the heart of the community.
This is why you belong in Burzam – and why you belong in AQW! From the moment you log in, you enter a world of camaraderie, epic battles, and unforgettable adventures, where your journey becomes part of a story that transcends the game. Embrace the spirit of Burzum and let your legend unfold in AQWorlds ~and~ the real world, too!
Battle on,
Beleen and the AQW Team (and ofc Burzum guildmates, too!)
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November 01, 2024
It's No Trick, Harvest Fest is Back!
Get your Feast On this Weekend
Hungry for adventure? Then feast your eyes what the team has prepared for this weekend's update: our seasonal Harvest Fest + EbilCorp events are back, along with an Apocalyptic Trickster boss ready to confuse, confound, and CONTROL you.
Log in now and /join MonaghanGorge to battle this weekend's newest boss.
New Game Release
New Event: Trickster Boss Battles (not an illusion!)
Real Rewards: Trickster's Gifts armor sets
New Upgrade Bonus Pack: Apocalyptic Illusionist sets
Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts
Server Boost: Double Rep Boost
Saturday: Battle the Wraiths in /memento for 3 rare 0 AC new Dark Remembrance gifts
Sunday: Battle the Autumn Fox in the /eventhub to collect 8 weapons, 1 pet, and 1 houseguard
The Apocalyptic Trickster Awaits...
This weekend, head to DragonRune Hall. There, you'll find Seidel, the Magical Ace. He's got information you need about an Illusionist named Donegal, and the calamity he's wrought by summoning an Apocalyptic Entity. Find out what he knows, then head to Monaghan Grove and confront Duartaine, the Trickster.
Talk to Donegal in Monaghan Grove for his quest. Two versions of Duartaine are available to battle, each with exclusive drops.
- Duartaine, Level 30
- Trickster Duartaine, Level 60
Defeat each (... IF you can find the level 60 version) and collect the drops. Complete Donegal's quest for the merge shop resources used to craft color-customizable versions of the rewards.
Trickster Drops
Duartaine: - Dark Omen Trick Cards - Dark Omen Trickster Hair + Locks - Trickster's Dark Omen pet - Dark Omen's Spiral wall item - Personal Dark Trickster Assistant guard |
Trickster: - Trickster's Apprentice armor - Dark Omen Barbs - Trickster's Hidden Grin - Dark Omen Cards - Dark Omen Trickster Morph + Visage - Dark Omen's Impulse - Dark Omen Card Familiar |
Trickster Merge Shop
- Enchanted Trickster's Apprentice - Enchanted Omen Trick Cards - Enchanted Dark Omen Barbs - Trickster's Grinning Stage |
- Enchanted Dark Omen Cards |
Harvest Fest (and seasonal rewards) Return
Every year, the Harvest Fest is a time to relax and celebrate another year of prosperity with your loved ones. A time to forget about the horrors of Mogloween and look forward to another happy Frostval in the coming weeks as you digest the giant feast that Oishii the Troll Chef has prepared for you.
Head to the /eventhub to easily access all our November events from one map! Talk to Oishii the Lunch Lady for information on Harvest Fest Politely approach Yes, Ma'am the Executive Secretary for details on EbilCorp.
Don't BECOME the Feast!
The Stymphalian Terror – a giant, ravenous predatory bird – has flown straight out of the mythology scrolls and into the marsh next to the Brethwren. The beast is loud, destructive, and leaving poisonous fluid scattered across the area. But worst of all… the beast is known to be cannibalistic! O_O; Battle this fowl fiend and restore peace to our feather-headed friends.
Free as a Bird Merge Shop
- GryphonClaw Warrior + Knight armors
- 2 Wing capes
- 4 helms
- 5 weapons
New Monster Drops
Stymphmalian Terror
- Spirit of the Gryphon cape (1% drop rate)
- Pitchfork polearms
- Harvester's Mask helms (male and female)
- Li'l GryphonClaw Mascot pet
Leaf Painter
- Falling Leaves Bow
- Autumnal Kiwi pet
- Expressive Morph Helms (male and female, click to change expression)
Turdrakolich
- Dracolich Onesie armor, helms, and tail
- Dragon Onesie armor, helms, and tail
Chickenlord
- Candy pets
- Whipped Slime Helm
- Rainbow Unicorn Onesie amor, helms, and tail
Chaotic Chicken
- 3 Helms
- 2 Daggers
Talk to Samba in /harvest to find her new merge shop, then battle bosses from our returning Harvest Fest holiday zones to collect merge shop resources. Return to her to create the Candy Corn Crusher and Headless Pumpkin sets. See all the Harvest events in our Lorepedia Guide!
EbilCorp: HOSTILE TAKEOVER IMMINENT
Everyone's favorite CEO, Chairman Platinum, seems to always get into trouble at this time of year. Turns out, his investors are disgruntled with his recent failed attempts and are looking to replace him. He needs your help to stay in power, STAT. Log in this weekend to optimize his corporate defense methodologies this weekend in /ebilcorptakever... OR ELSE.
Chairman Platinum is a good, honest, GENEROUS employer. And if you do right by him, he'll make sure to reward you appropriately. Battle the enemies in /ebiltakever to collect your rewards. He owes you.
Item Drops:
- Ebil Administrator armor + Locks Helm
- The Hostile Takeover Sword + Daggers
- EbilCorp Boss House Guards
- EbilCorp Porkon Axe
- EbilCorp Fishman Tail, Helm, Pet, Trident
- Making a Point Daggers
- Ebil Kuro Sword + Pet, BattlePet
- Rusted Ebil Agent's Shotgun
- Ebil Agent's Shotgun
- Ebil Agent's Tactical Rifle
- 8 Agent Helms
- Agent's Emblazoned Phone
- EbilCorp Plague Spear
Black Friday Suggestion Requests
AQWorlds artist NCS will be creating a host of new dark + cyber-themed variants of fan-favorite items for Quibble's 2024 Black Friday Rares shop and Collection Chest, but we want YOUR help deciding which items to evolve.
Share your ideas on:
Please include the following with your suggestion:
- item name/s
- links to the entries on http://aqwwiki.wikidot.com
- the hashtag #AQWBlackFriday2024
November 01, 2024
The Apocalyptic Illusionist Appears
Upgrade to unlock the exclusive armor sets
The magic of the Apocalyptic Illusionist slowly unravels the fabric of reality, and weaving spells out of wishes and dreams. When one is near... question everything. The Apocalyptic Illusionist upgrade bonus pack is now available, and contains almost 40 items, with 30 fully color-customizable armors, capes, pets, and a character page badge! Unlock the entire pack when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership pack of $10 USD or more.
After you purchase an account upgrade, select a bonus set of your choice from a list of options in your Account Manager.
Pack Details
Choose the new upgrade bonus set to unlock all the gear from the set's badge shop in your Book of Lore. The set includes the following color-custom items:
- Enchanted Illusionist + Conjurer armors
- Mask, Morph, Top Hat, and Hood helms
- Illusionist Unmasked helm
- Chained Illusionary + Trickster's Tendrils capes
- Illusionary Tentacles cape
- Fluctuating Mirror cape
- Array + Gallery of Mirrors capes
- Illusionist's Minions cape
- Apocalyptic Entity's Interest cape
- Trickster's Pocket Watch cape
- Dimensional Trick scythe
- Illusionary Trick Card, Royal Flush, & Pocket Watch maces
- Apocalyptic Tendril Hands
- Illusionist's Stage ground rune
- Illusionary Stage Props floor dagger
- Apocalyptic Trickster House Guest
And non-CC items in the classic Apocalyptic color scheme:
- Illusionist + Conjurer armors
- Illusionist Morph helm
- Trickster's Tendrils + Mirror capes
- Trick Card Mace
- Illusionist's Cane
- and a character page badge
Apocalyptic Color Palette
- Eye: #FFB809
- Base: #09171F
- Trim: #AA8622
- Accessory: #0F2836
Once you've chosen the Apocalyptic Illusionist pack on the Account Manager page, log in and open your Book of Lore. You'll find the badge shop in the Other Achievements tab.
12000 AC or 12 month membership package rewards:
- ALL the new upgrade bonus pack gear
- 7 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
- 10 Wheel of Doom Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
- and a character page badge
Boosts and Doom Tickets will be added directly to your inventory.
2k and 5k AC or 1, 3, or 6 month membership package rewards:
- ALL the new upgrade bonus pack gear
- 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
- and a character page badge
Get 60,000 ACs while our Holiday Bonus is on!
During our 2024 Holiday AdventureCoin bonus, get 60,000 ACs for $99.95 (that's 20,000 ACs more than normal!) and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA).
Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness?!
The Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (or MIoDA for short) is a miscellaneous item you will get by purchasing the 40k AdventureCoin pakage. Like the other IoDA items, it allows you to choose any item in the game when you redeem it through your Account Manager.
How to Claim your MIoDA Prize
Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:
- Decide on the item you want
- Log into your Account Manager
- Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
- You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
- Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards
- You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice
Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!
That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers, where we'll increase the amount of ACs you get with each pack. (example: Summer, Back to School, and during the holidays). Bonus amounts and dates may change from year to year, so keep an eye on the Design Notes and social media for more news of future bonuses.
November 01, 2024
Harvest Hunters Return
Seasonal Set available from November 1st - 30th
November is when the Fall season REALLY hits in the United States. This is harvest time in the Northern Hemisphere, and countries around the world celebrate a Thanksgiving of some kind. To help ALL our heroes prepare for their coming feasts, this month's seasonal set features the Harvest Hunters: the HeroHunter and Lycan Stalker armors.
Unlock the entire set: Buy pack on the website for $9.99 USD* then find all your gear in your Book of Lore badge shop.
Buy individual set items: Talk to Garek to get items from his shop in Battleon for AdventureCoins.
The Harvest Hunter gear includes:
- Hero Hunter Armor
- Lycan Stalker Armor
- 3 helms
- 3 capes
- 5 weapons
* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge
Seasonal Set Schedule
Each month, we'll feature a new set, available only during that month every year.
January: | ArchFiend OverLord set |
February: | Obsidian Samurai set |
March: | Legion Warseeker set |
April: | Bio-War Cultist set |
May: | Lightning Lich Lord set |
June: | ShadowZard Mount + Rider set |
July: | Flameborn Summoner set |
August: | Urban Assassins set |
September: | Celestial Naval Commander set |
October: | ChronoStriker set |
November: | Harvest Hunters set |
December: | Northern Wanderer set |
This Weekend: November's Elemental Chronomancer of the Void
As Autumn's darkness falls over the land, it's time to get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of the Void! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until November 31st. Plus, because this month is the start of our holiday event lineup, we're also bringing you the Elemental Chronomancer of Dessert!
The Elemental Chronomancer of the Void and Dessert sets each contain:
- 1 Armor
- 2 Helms**
- 1 Rune back cape
- 1 Ground rune
- 1 Polearm
The Rune back cape each month will be available for free players so you can collect them all!
Seasonal Set Schedule
Each month, we'll feature a new set, available only during that month every year.
January: | Chronomancer of Lore |
February: | Chronomancer of Love |
March: | Chronomancer of Darkness |
April: | Chronomancer of Energy |
May: | Chronomancer of Nature |
June: | Chronomancer of Light |
July: | Chronomancer of Fire |
August: | Chronomancer of Wind |
September: | Chronomancer of Water |
October: | Chronomancer of Chaos*** |
November: | Chronomancer of the Void*** |
December: | Chronomancer of Ice*** |
* Have you noticed the Elemental Lords growing more involved in our world... and with your Hero? O_O
**You can click to show/hide the goggles and mask on each helm in the Darkness set.
*** And as an added bonus during the holidays... the Elemental Chronomancer of Dessert will also arrive. Because Twig's Plane of Breakfast is riddled with boulders of ice cream and rivers of hot fudge... just to help you stay in the /party mood.
October 31, 2024
Last Chance to Unlock 16th Upholder
Support AQWorlds and Become a Legend!
October's almost over! If you want to become a 16th Upholder and gain access to all of this year's exclusive StarSwords, gifts, Sentinel Class, and the Upholder-only DragonRoad zone, be sure to upgrade your account by 11:59 PM EST tonight.
How to become a 16th Upholder
Starting Tuesday, October 1st, at 12:01 AM EST, we are once again offering the chance to become an AQW Upholder.
- Have an active membership that expires on or after 11:59 PM November 1st or
- Upgrade your AQW account with ANY membership during the month of October
Note: only memberships count towards 16th Upholder.
16th Upholder Rewards
As a 16th Upholder, you'll receive:
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This year's Star Swords are loosely-based on a "back to the basics / origins" theme. Inspiration came from the elements that make up Lore, the Good/Evil capital cities new heroes first encounter, and the technological origins of videogaming itself.
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DragonRoad Star Swords & Class For ALL Upholders
We wouldn't be here without your support, and we want to make sure you know it! The Sentinel Class will be available for ALL previous Upholders and Founders as our way of saying thanks for supporting us in the past! Over the last several years, we added new Star Swords available to every Upholder. You'll find them in the Star Sword Merge shop in /dragonroad.
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Want to know if you're already an Upholder?
That's easy! Just click the Manage Account link on the left under the ACCOUNT section. As soon as you sign in you'll see when your membership expires.
Thank you, sincerely, for your support
We appreciate every single upgrade and AC that you pay for. We know many of you prefer different types of upgrades, and art, and stories, and battle difficulty. It takes all kinds of people to make a world... and to make a game... and to make a gaming community. For you reading this right now... the entire team is grateful you are here.
Your support makes all of our daily and weekly releases possible. It allows us to keep updating and expanding AQWorlds, and lets us keep most of the game free to play for ALL heroes. Thank you for helping us keep AQWorlds online and updating since 2008, and working on the early development phases that will bring AQ: Infinity to life.
Without you there supporting AdventureQuest Worlds' development, we could not keep the game running. Full stop.
The original AdventureQuest Worlds Founders will always hold a special place in our hearts for believing in us and supporting the game before we even had a game to support. As always, Founders will recieve a special upgraded version of your Platinum Dragon pet. This year is the 0 AC Platinum Armored Celestial Dragon Pet (non-member).
October 28, 2024
Game News: October 28 - November 3
Read on for the latest news and information
Stay up to date with details on the new releases, server boosts, daily login gifts, art previews, balance updates, and more in this week's game digest post.
Monday: EXP Boost, 16th Upholder Gifts, Umbra Class Fix
Get more EXP from battles and quests until Wednesday!
New 16th Upholder Gifts Now Available
The 11th and 12th exclusive gifts for our 16th Upholders are now available, and by the end of the day Wednesday, you'll have all 16 gifts! Find the Miniature Noxore Pet and 2 new 0 AC Purified Chrono Staves in your Book of Lore badge shop now.
Umbra Class Bug Fixed
For about an hour or so in the middle of Friday night, some players who equipped the Umbra Class (from the AQWorlds Infinity Tech Demo) could not play AQWorlds. Combat, skills, and joining maps was broken. If you encountered this issue, we apologize!
The changes we made to fix the potions skill issue, caused an additional issue if you equipped a class with less than five skills. A patch was rolled out rapidly and you should not experience additional issues.
Tuesday: Midweek Mogloween Merge Update
Fabyo Loso has a handful of NPC-themed masks in his shop you can craft! You'll just need to complete his quests and hunt for specific resources to build them.
Get more details in the full Design Notes post.
Wednesday: Double Gold Boost
Get more gold from completing battles and quests until Friday!
Thursday: Unidentified 34/35 Boost
Get double rewards as you quest to collect resources to create the ArchFiend DoomLord set until DATE.
Read the full post for more details.
Friday Update Details
Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.
Event Hub: join /eventhub for our seasonal Harvest Fest & EbilCorp events
New Reward Boss: Dark Trickster battle in /MonaghanGorge
New Items: drop from the boss and in the /eventhub
Featured Gear: November Elemental Chronomancer sets
Upgrade Bonus: Apocalyptic Illusionist pack
Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts
Server Boost: Double Reputation
Saturday: Battle the Wraiths in /Memento for 3 new Dark Remembrance items
Sunday: Battle the Autumn Fox in the /eventhub for a skulk of new 0 AC fox items
LAST CHANCE to get your Free ACs
The quest to claim your 500 free AdventureCoins leaves Friday night. Talk to Cysero in Yulgar's Inn to grab your gift before it's gone!
Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.