March 21, 2025

The Shroud of Darkness, Pt 2

Dage's Dark Birthday 2025 Event continues this weekend!

Dage the Evil's birthday celebration continues this weekend in "The Scourge of Evil, Part 2: Shroud of Darkness." Your mission is clear. Atlas' citizens have no right to defy the orders you gave, and resistance will NOT be tolerated. Voices from beyond are asking for justice. They paid the price. Now YOU must reveal the truth to all... no matter how much bloodshed it takes. Log in now and fight to show your enemies that might makes right.

New Story: Dage's Dark Birthday Pt 2, Shroud of Darkness
Wicked Rewards: new gear for all heroes + Undead Legion exclusives
2025 Dark Birthday Rares: new gear in Dage's birthday shop + collection chest

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double EXP until Monday
Saturday: Battle Supercharged Laken in /seraphicwardage until April 18th to get his 0 AC seasonal Lance Of Prevarication.
Sunday: Head to AtlasKingdom to find 13 new permanent free-player and member gold items in the Atlas Kingdom House Merge Shop.

New Dark Rewards

All month long, we'll be releasing new Legion and Underworld-themed reward sets for you to collect. All players can complete this weekend's release to unlock the Underworld Diviner, Atlas Mage, and more! 

AtlasKingdom drops

• Atlas Leo house guard drops from the monster 
• Mega-sized house guard drops from the boss monster 

Barracks drops

Battle the Legion Evocator in /legionbarracks and /cocytusbarracks the pieces of the Underworld Diviner set:

• Underworld Diviner Armor
• 5 helms
• Scarf cape
• Merciless Ensis Staff

Battle the Sullied Master in /legionbarracks for the single + dual-wield Dungeon Butcherer weapons.

Battle the Maleagant in /cocytusbarracks for the Sheathed Soulfire Spear.

AtlasKingdom Dowry Merge Shop:

• Atlas Wedding Attire armor
• Atlas Wedding Bell wall item
• Atlas Wedding Dias, Wedding Arch, Rose Bush floor items 
• Atlas Matrimony Pact houseguests item
• Atlas Light Mage armor
• Atlas Light Mage Morph, Visage, + Wedding Veil helms
• Atlas Spell Book mace

AtlasKingdom House Merge Shop:

• Golden Atlas Arch
• Atlas Garden Arch

Undead Legion Exclusive Gear
Available in the AtlasKingdom Dowry Merge Shop, this farmable variant of the Lightblade Master of Shadows set will go rare on April 11th.

• Soulblade Master of Shadows armor
• Soulblade Master Mask
• Sheathed Soulblade + Soulblade Sheath capes
• Shadow Soulblade (single + dual-wield)
• Souledge Shuriken (single + dual-wield)
• Souledge Armblade (single + dual-wield)

If you're not a member of the Undead Legion, never fear! You, too, can sell your soul to Dage the Evil and become a part of his immortal army.

Heads up! Tuesday March25th Midweek Update

The Mid-Week Release for Tuesday, March 25th will bring you the Iaste NPC armor. It will require Enchanted Dark Blood, obtained from Windren's quest in /Falguard. This is a daily quest, and you'll need 3 Enchanted Dark Blood to craft the item. So if you want to get ahead of the game (literally!), you can start farming now!

Join us to celebrate in the Underworld this weekend! OR ELSE.

Battle through all of Dage the Evil's returning birthday zones, take on wicked bosses, and check out his seasonal birthday gear shop. Return next Friday, March 21st for the next update in our birthday event! 

Log in and battle through the following zones to get wicked reward drops:

• /darkbirthday
• /undervoid
• /futurewar
• /futurelegion
• /futurewardage
• /legionarena
• /sevencircles

Who is Dage the Evil?

If you're just joining us, you might not know who Dage the Evil is. In-game, Dage the Evil is the leader of the Undead Legion, ruler of the Underworld, and the Dark Weaponsmith. Many years ago, in the real world, the artist behind the NPC started releasing more and more rewards for his birthday until it became an annual, fan-favorite holiday. But the zones for his one, true love... PVP... are availalbe all year long!

Underworld PVP zones:

• Underworld Team PVP: /join dagepvp and choose which team you want to fight for
• Underworld 1v1 PVP: /join dage1v1 and go head to head with your friend... or a stranger
• Collect Legion Combat Trophies in the Team PVP map 
• Complete Dumoose's daily quest in the 1v1 map to get Legion PVP Trophies
• Spend your trophies on all-new undead-themed rewards

Event Reminders

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

• March 31st: Legion Warseeker seasonal set leaves
• April 1: Nothing to see here.
• April 11th: Lucky Day + Dage birthday events, Dark Birthday rares 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.