October 01, 2026

Become an 18th Upholder

Support AQWorlds and Become a Legend!

Every October, we celebrate AdventureQuest Worlds’ birthday, and honor the heroes who help support the game by becoming Upholders. To show our appreciation, every Upholder instantly unlocks exclusive gifts, badges, an adventurezone, and more.

18th Upholder Dates & Details

Upholders are a core part of why we're able to create updates every week and can keep the game free to play. Become an 18th Upholder now to help keep AQWorlds growing and expanding!

There are two ways to unlock the 18th Upholder bonus:

1. Upgrade your AQW account with any membership during the month of October
2. Have an active membership that expires on or after 11:59 PM November 1st
   (If this is you... Grats! You are already a 18th Upholder!)

Important information:

• 18th Upholder starts Thursday, October 1 at 12:01 AM and ends Sunday, November 1 at 11:59 PM*
• Only memberships count towards 18th Upholder.

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. 

18th Upholder Rewards

In addition to bragging rights as one of Lore's elite heroes, all 18th Upholders receive:

2026 Star Swords

This year's Star Swords theme is: "Factions of Lore"

Inspiration came from the factions that have risen up across Lore over the last eighteen years.

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.

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

It takes all kinds of Heroes to make a videogame world the kind of place to want to log into each week. But takes exceptional Heroes to create a community that's lasted as long as AdventureQuest Worlds. Because of you, AdventureQuest Worlds has been online and updating every week since 2008!

So if you’re reading this right now… thank you. The entire team is deeply glad you’re here. We are grateful for all of the time you’ve chosen to spend with us and the support you've shown. Those it possible for us to release new game updates every week and to ensure the majority of the game remains free for ALL heroes.

And of course, we will never forget the original AQWorlds Founders. You believed in us before there was even a game to log into! As always, Founders will receive a special upgraded version of your Platinum Dragon pet. This year’s pet will be revealed soon... keep an eye on the Design Notes for previews!

Note: All dates and times are written in GMT +5 / Eastern United States. This is timezone where the AdventureQuest Worlds game headquarters are located. Want to see what the current server time is? Log in and check the server clock in your Options Menu.