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February 07, 2025

Triple Holiday Weekend

Get ready to /dance!

February is a Triple Holiday month-long celebration: from Yokai New Year and the LoreBowl Punt /party this weekend all the way to Hero's Heart Day and Carnaval! Log in now to celebrate Lunar New Year with Empress Miko in Akiba. It's the Year of the Snake, so try not to get rattled when you see the scale of this weekend's boss battle! 

New Story: Year of the Wood Snake Boss Battle
New Rewards: Treasure hoard of new Yokai Snake gear
Holiday events: Groundhorc, Yokai New Year, Hero's Heart Day, and Carnaval zones return
Upgrade Bonus: find an all-new upgrade bonus set based on the Year of the Snake

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Class Points until Monday!
Saturday: Oni Capes & Weapons from the Shadow Samurai in /Shogunwar
Sunday: Oni Helms & Weapons + a Snake Rapper pet from Orochi in /Shogunwar

Year of the Wood Snake Rewards

Complete all of Baoyu Lin's quests and battled the boss in /yokaihunt. Then craft new reward gear in Empress Miko's merge shop. Plus defeat the monsters in the /eventhub to collect even more sweet, celebratory seasonal gear.

Zhenzhu Shé Drops (YokaiHunt)

  • Urban Serpent Hulusi (single + dual-wield)
  • Enchanted Serpent Hulusi (single + dual-wield)
  • 4 Urban Serpent Rapper hairs
  • 4 MC Miko hairs
  • 2 House Guards

Lin Kuei Drops (AkibaCNY)

  • Back-up Serpent Ruan Case cape
  • Urban Serpent Ruan mace
  • Urban Serpent Ruan Case mace
  • Heavy Serpent Ruan Case dagger

Sriracha Holycud (AkibaCNY)

  • Chickencow Drumstick (single + dual-wield)

Note: Also permanently drops from the Chickencow in /battleontown

Lost Celebration Items Quest (Miko in AkibaCNY)

  • MC Miko's Microphone (single + dual-wield)
  • MC Miko's Enchanted Microphone (single + dual-wield)
  • Urban Serpent Wall Poster
  • Chef Iona Wall Poster

Fiery Lantern (AkibaCNY + Eventhub)

  • Year of the Snake Placard
  • Year of the Snake Scroll
  • Year of the Snake Banner

RARE DROPS: Battle Xingshi in /akibacny through February 28th to get both Special Serpent Rap Morph helms!

Seasonal Hero's Heart Day Events Return

In the real world, Valentine’s Day is a holiday full of emotion -- most people either love the hearts, the pink decorations, and the cheerful cheesy romance... or they love to rebel against the idea of it all.  This weekend, log in and get ready to slay your way through (friend)zones full of unloved undead, disgrunted draconians, and long-lost loves as we bring back all our seasonal Hero's Heart Day events.

(Happy endings not guaranteed... but at least you can get some sweet loot out of the deal.)

Event Maps

  • /love (event hub town)
  • /chateau
  • /wheeloflove
  • /fezzini
  • /lovelockdown
  • /necromance
  • /wubbles
  • /wubblevania
  • /arcadia

It's Carnaval in Terra da Festa! 

In the town of Terra da Festa, the party is in full swing bringing you amazing party outfits inspired by those seen in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Members will find special bonus quests with special Member Only rewards, but there are shops and other quests for everyone to enjoy!

HeroMart's Nulgath Nation Bundle Pre-Order is Live!

Pre-Order the XXV Nulgath Nation Bundle to embrace the Abyss (and lock in the price)! This bundle forged in the depths of darkness. Each piece is a tribute to Nulgath’s eternal reign, designed for the most devoted fiendish followers. Pre-Order your bundle now to unlock a host of new Nation-themed gear. 

  • Dark War The Eternal Conflict - 24" x 14" Playmat
  • Talisman of Overfiend - T-Shirt (Pick your size)
  • Overfiend Blade of Nulgath - Enamel Pin
  • Void of the Abyss - 12"x18" - Collector's Print

BUNDLE DETAILS: 

  • HeroMart Bundles are the best value. You get all the physical products plus digital in-game items and exclusive badges and titles.
  • All bundle items can be purchased individually
  • When you buy a bundle, you will get as many reward points as if you bought the items individually.

Bonus Digital In-Game Rewards

The AQWorlds Bonus rewards are not exclusive to the bundle. You can get them in-game by:

  • Getting the Nulgation Nation Bundle to unlock them automatically
  • Spending your existing HeroPoints to buy individual items in Stryche's reward shop
  • Buying NEW HeroPoints with AdventureCoins, then spending them in Stryche's shop

The ability to buy HeroPoints in-game will be added this month. Keep an eye out on the Design Notes for when this new functionality is live!

AdventureQuest Worlds:

  • Badge - XXV Nulgath Nation
  • Pet - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath Pet
  • Battle Pet - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath Battle Pet
  • Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath
  • Weapon - DragonFiend Blades of Nulgath
  • Armor - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul
  • Helm - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul Morph
  • Cape - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul Cloak
  • Floor Item - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul House Guard

AdventureQuest 3D:

  • Badge - XXV Nulgath Nation
  • Title - Gatekeeper of the Abyss
  • Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath

DragonFable:

  • Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath

AdventureQuest Classic:

  • Title - Gatekeeper of the Abyss
  • Weapons - 3-in-1 DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath (Melee/Ranged/Magic)

EpicDuel:

  • Achievement - Gatekeeper of the Abyss
  • Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath P
  • Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath E

Event Reminders

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear!

  • Friday, February 14th: Honorable Hero 2024 rewards go out. Much <3 to all you honorable heroes!
  • Friday, February 21st: Nulgath's Winter Void Birthday Shop and Collection leave

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.

Tags: Alina,
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February 07, 2025

Become a ShadowSnake Warrior

Upgrade to unlock all the exclusive new bonus gear

Slithering through the shadowy back alleys of Akiba, the rogues of the ShadowSnake Clan live outside the law... but remain loyal to the descendents of the Jade Serpent Prince. Unlock all the color-customizable items in the ShadowSnake Warrior bonus pack set when you upgrade your account with any AdventureCoin or Membership package 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 color-customizable gear (including a click-to-transform armor) from the set's badge shop in your Book of Lore. The set includes:

  • ShadowSnake Streetwear armor
  • ShadowSnake Rider armor
  • ShadowScale Street Brawler armor
  • Yingzi Shé Spirit Guardian companion cape
  • 10 Helms
  • 4 Capes
  • 1 Pet
  • 2 Swords, 1 Mace, 1 Gauntlet, 1 Gun, and 4 Dual-wield weapons
  • and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the new 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
Tags: Alina,
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February 04, 2025

Game News: February 3 - 9

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: Double Gold Boost

Get double Gold from battles and quests until Wednesday!

Tuesday: Valencia's New Treasure Hunt

Valencia's tracked down that mysterious portal again, and found a very strange dimension. She forged a "new-old" Blade of Awe there, and she'll trade it to her favorite Hero if you bring back a smashing new artifact in return. Complete her new "Mysterious Blade of Awe" quest to choose one of the classic Blade of Awe designs imported from the original AdventureQuest. 

Wednesday: Double Reputation Boost

Get double Rep from completing quests until Friday!

Thursday: Blood Gems Boost

Get double rewards as you battle to collect Blood Gems of the Archfiend all week long.  

These resources are used in crafting the Void Highlord Class, Ancient Shogun gear, Archfiend Warlord set, and many more items.

Read the full post for more details

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Story: Year of the Snake Celebration + Rewards
Upgrade Bonus Pack: ShadowSnake Street Gear
Seasonal Events: all our Hero's Heart Day, Yokai New Year, and Carnaval events

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Class Points until Monday!
Saturday: Oni Capes & Weapons from the Shadow Samurai in /Shogunwar
Sunday: Oni Helms & Weapons from Orochi in /Shogunwar

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.

Tags: Alina,
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February 01, 2025

Obsidian Samurai Returns

Available every year from February 1st - 28th

February is a month of celebration... from ringing in the Yokai New Year to the SuperBowl /party all the way to Hero's Heart Day! To help ALL our heroes get in the spirit, this month's seasonal set features a new set straight out of Empress Miko's royal Yokai Court: the Obsidian Samurai.

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 Obsidian Samurai gear includes:

  • Obsidian Samurai armor
  • Samurai's Shadow Cape (glow is color-customizable)
  • Obsidian Samurai Banners cape
  • 2 battle helms
  • 4 hair helms
  • 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
Tags: Alina, Seasonal,
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January 31, 2025

Triple Artist Birthday Weekend

Celebrate Birthdays for Hikari, Axeros, Dominik and more!

We've unleashed a host of gear for you this month, but the INVENTORY OVERLOAD isn't done yet! We've got bright and dark new rewards from Axeros, Hikari, and Dominik -- three of the AQWorlds artists celebrating a birthday in January. Plus, find the Fiendish Arachnomancer set from Ferozakh, crafted in honor of Nulgath the ArchFiend.

New game release

  • Hikari's Diabolical Shadow Hunter armor set
  • Axeros' Dark Hand Behemoth armor set
  • Dominik's Astro Seer + Voyager armor sets
  • Ferozakh's tribute: Fiendish + Nation Arachnomancer sets
  • Server Boost: Double Rep, XP, Gold, Class Points boosts

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

  • Resource Boost: Essences and Totems of Nulgath
  • Saturday: Oblivion Bane Spear from the Archfiend Oblivion in /obliviontundra
  • Sunday: 3 Fiendish House Guests from the Archfiend Oblivion in /obliviontundra

Axeros the Dark Hand Assassin's Gifts

Axeros, longtime AQWorlds artist, crafted a new set to help you celebrate his birthday! Battle to unlock his gifts in the /LegionArena, but be advised: his DarkHand Assassin shop can only be unlocked if you get the Soul Keeper Blade from his Worthy of the Blade farming quest. 

Dark Hand Behemoth set:

  • Dark Hand Behemoth armor
  • Dark Hand Behemoth Horns 
  • Dark Hand Behemoth Morph + Visage
  • Dark Hand Behemoth Hood
  • Sheathed Dark Hand's Slaughter cape
  • Dark Hand Behemoth Cloak + Battle Cloak
  • Dark Hand's Slaughter (single + dual-wield)
  • Darkblood Ashura (single + dual-wield)
  • Dual Dark Hand's Armaments

Hikari the ShadowHunter's Diabolical Gear

This weekend, /join lostvilla and explore until you encounter the dark but generous ShadowSlayer... Hikari! In the real world, Hikari is one of our wicked-talented team artists, creating reward items, monster art, and more for our releases. Complete his Hit List quest to unlock the 13 new items in his Diabolical Shadow Hunter set.

Diabolical Shadow Hunter set:

  • Diabolical ShadowHunter armor
  • Diabolical Sharpshooter Morph + Visage helms
  • Diabolical ShadowHunter Scarf + Kerchief helms
  • Diabolical Raven + Respirator Masks
  • Diabolical Shadowhunter Muffler
  • Ornate Diabolical Wings
  • Diabolical Burial Spade
  • Diabolical Coffin (single + dual-wield)
  • Diabolical Gatling Gun

Dominik the Astro Seer's Gifts

Dominik is a rising star... literally! He's been crafting in-game items for several years now, and he's got a crisp, clean set of casual gear to help you /relax in after battle. If you've completed the event story in the /Extinction map, you'll see his NPC appear. Complete his quest to unlock his Astro Seer gear, or check out the color-custom items in his Astro Voyager AC shop. 

Quest Rewards

  • Astro Seer armor
  • Astro Seer Flame Morph + Visage helms
  • Astro Seer Morph + Visage helms
  • Stellar Quasar Gauntlet

Astro Voyager Color-Custom AC Shop

  • Astro Voyager armor
  • Astro Voyager Hair + Locks
  • Astro Voyager Flame Morph + Visage helms
  • Astro Voyager Morph + Visage helms
  • Stellar Quasar Gauntlet

Ferozakh's Tribute: Fiendish Arachnomancers

Ferozakh, long-time community artist, has been inspired for years by Nulgath the ArchFiend's art... both the gear and the monsters. He's crafted a set based on one of AQWorlds' earliest enemies: Abaddon the DreadSpider. Battle the DreadSpider in the /marsh or Abaddon in /twilight to collect a host of wicked new spider-themed rewards. Merge select items into even higher-tier versions of the gear in Nulgath's Diamond Merge Shop.

DreadSpider Drops in /Marsh:

  • Nation Arachnomancer armor
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer Hair + Locks helms
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer Abdomen + Tail capes
  • Arachnid Voracity of Nulgath sword
  • Fiendish Aranchnomancer's Sickles daggers
  • Arachnomancer's Horseshoe Defender daggers
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer's Dorsal Whip

Abaddon Drops in /Twilight:

  • Nation Arachnomancer armor
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer Parasite + Minion helms
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer's Tick Ghilly cape
  • Arachnid Voracities of Nulgath daggers
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer's Claws gauntlet
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer's Dorsal Whips

Nulgath's Diamond Merge Shop Gear:

  • Fiendish Arachnomancer Armor
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer Mask
  • Arachnid Gestalt Cloak of Nulgath
  • Balor's Hunger Blade (single + dual-wield)
  • ArchFiend Arachnomancer's Claymore (single + dual-wield)
  • Fiendish Arachnomancer's Whip (single + dual-wield)

Notes: 

  • Item drops from Abaddon in the member-only Twilight map are not member-tagged.
  • A rare color-custom version of the set items are available in Nulgath's Winter Void Collection Chest.

Fiendish HeroMart Reward Coming Soon

The wicked new set Nulgath crafted this year for HeroMart arrives soon in AQWorlds. Planned methods to unlock it include: getting the upcoming Nulgath Nation bundle, in-game via HeroPoints, and we are also looking at a way for you to buy the gear with ACs. \

Keep an eye out for more details from @HeroMart for when the bundle will be available to pre-order.

Event Reminders

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear!

  • Saturday, February 1st: February seasonal set returns on Garek in Battleon
  • Friday, February 7th: All our New Year's events, map, and rewards leave
  • Friday, February 14th: Honorable Hero 2024 rewards go out. Much <3 to all you honorable heroes!
  • Friday, February 21st: Nulgath's Winter Void Birthday Shop and Collection leave

PS: the missing House Items for the Frostval 2024 Gifting Reward Tiers 4 and 5 were added this weekend, as well.

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January 31, 2025

Nulgath's 2025 Birthday Rares

Unlock 140+ rare items in the Winter Void Collection

Nulgath’s birthday celebration begins this weekend, and we want everyone to get in on the /party! For all you real-life rare hunters, talk to Nubble the Dark Makai in Battleon to find Nulgath's new birthday rares shop. Get the Winter Void Collection Chest to unlock ALL of the event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins! 

There are two ways to get Nulgath's 2025 birthday rares: 

  • Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs (worth over 25,000 ACs) or
  • Buy individual items from Nubble's Rares shop in Battleon 

Over new 50 new event rares are available this week.

Nulgath's Winter Void Birthday Collection

Get the Winter Void Collection Chest pet to unlock ALL the 0 AC birthday rares

Color-custom sets (armor + accessories)

  • Eternal Contract Enforcer of Nulgath set
  • Void Oni Samurai set 
  • Nightmare Fiend of Nulgath set
  • Nulgath's Winter Void armor set
  • Enhanced Legacy of Nulgath set
  • Enchanted Fiendish Arachnomancer set (new this week!)

Armor sets (armor + accessories)

  • Winter Void set
  • Fiendish Abomination armor set
  • VoidSeeker armor set
  • Fiendish Devourer set
  • Void Angel of Nulgath set (new this week!)
  • Silent Angel of Revontheus set (new this week!)

Color-Custom Pets

  • Enchanted Legacy of Nulgath Sword Pet
  • Enchanted Fiend's Orb Bank Pet
  • Eternal Katana of Renunciation Pet + Battle Pet
  • Thorn of Renunciation Pet + Battle Pet

Ground Runes

  • Contract Enforcer's Domain
  • Silent Angel's Sigil (new this week!)
  • Fiendish Void Pool (new this week!)
  • Voidseeker Fiend Rune

Other Featured Items

  • Fiendish Abomination Doppel guardian
  • Archfiend Nulgath in Attendance
  • Nightmare Fiend Rune Cape
  • Enchanted Contract Enforcer's Claws

Eternal Contract Enforcer of Nulgath

Malakai is known for being the relentless enforcer of the Archfiend's contracts. His service is so valued that it isn't wasted on mere traitorous filth. He waits in Nulgath's shadow for a chance to be unleashed.

  • Eternal Contract Enforcer of Nulgath armor
  • Contract Enforcer Morph & Horns helms
  • Contract Enforcer Wings
  • Contract Enforcer's Domain ground rune
  • Renunciation weapons: 2 swords, 2 daggers
  • Katana of Renunciation pet & battlePet 
  • Thorn of Renunciation pet & pattle pet

Notes:

  • All set items were crafted by Nulgath, and are color-customizable + rare
  • Pets and Battle pets include 25% EXP + Class Points boosts
  • Member-only Battle Pets are available for gold in Nubble's shop and for 0 AC / non-member in the collection chest. 
  • The Contract Enforcer of Nulgath armor and select accesories are now available. Set items are 0 AC, rare, non color-custom. Quest requirements will include a time-locked quest + various resources. Quests to unlock the items will be available until until January 2026. 

Winter Void Set Details

Cut and carved from the living Fiend Tundra known as the Deleuze, the blades share a mind with the Winter Void. They take pleasure in freezing and shattering foes. 

  • Winter Void armor
  • Winter Void Horns helm
  • Winter Void & Auxiliary Deleuze Ice capes
  • Deleuze Ice Blade pet & Battle Pet
  • Deleuze Ice Spear pet
  • Deleuze Ice weapons: sword, daggers, spear, axes 

This set was crafted by Nulgath the ArchFiend for this year's birthday rares shop.

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the Endless Winter Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

Winter Void Collection Notes

Read on for important notes about this year's collection.

  • All of this year's event rare items are available individually from Nubble's Birthday Rares Shop until February 21st.
  • the color-custom Nightmare Fiend of Nulgath set will be available in the Featured Gear Shop until this Summer, when it goes permanently rare.
Tags: Alina, Nulgath,
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