January 09, 2026

Triple Artist Birthday Weekend

Celebrate Birthdays for Crulon, Axeros, and Hikari!

We're celebrating the new year and a host of AE team member birthdays! We kick off the gift-off with an all-new boss battle from Crulon, the Djinn Realm Guardian. Plus, battle to collect gifts from Axeros in /LegionArena and Hikari in /LostVilla. The adventures will continue all month long, so gear up and get ready to /SLAY! 

Whether you are a fan of light gear, dark adventures, or everything in-between, this week has something new for you to do! 

New Game Update

• Ninth Queen's Curse: Crulon's birthday boss in /meresankhchambers
• New Dark Hand Merge Set: Axeros' birthday gift in /legionarena
• Diabolical Gifts: Hikari's dark birthday gift drops in /lostvilla
• Featured Gear Shop: rare sets from Crulon & Axeros

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double EXP until Monday
• Saturday: rare Chronosmith's Retrocausality from Sys-Zero in /cyseroparadox
• Sunday: seasonal Sys-Zero Mecha Suit & Helm from Sys-Zero in /cyseroparadox

Crulon's Call for Help

Crulon, Guardian of the Djinn Realm, spent centuries safeguarding the balance between his otherworldly home and the mortal world... and the Sandsea has never been a place where the dead rest easily. When Zhoom -- your ally, friend, and the latest in a long line of desert Pharoahs -- began succumbing to a strange curse, Crulon knew exactly how to combat its malevolent magic. Log in now and battle the spirit of Queen Meresankh; weaken her to ensure his exorcism succeeds... or Zhoom will be doomed to eternity as a living mummy!

Meresankh's Treasures Merge

• Warden of Serket armor
• Scorpion Priestess Visage & Veil
• Scorpion Pontiff Headdress & Morph
• Scorpion Pontiff's Cloak
• Hand of Serket*
• Saccara Lapis Sabre and Shield
• Gem Axe of Selkis

Meresankh Drops

• Scorpion Priestess Locks & Scorpion Priestess Veil
• Scorpion Pontiff Hair & Scorpion Pontiff Morph
• Eye of Serket
• Saccara Lapis Sabre*
• Mastabah Malachite Staff
• Saccara Lapis Shield

*Single & Dual-Wield

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. 

Golden Knight set:

• Aure Knight
• Aure Knight's Armet
• Aure Knight's Hooded Helm
• Aure Knight's Visor
• Dark Aure Cape
• Radiant Forsythia Blade
• Faultless Forsythia Poleaxe

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 the wicked-talented team artists creating rewards monster art, and more for our releases. But in Lore, he hunts the twisted creatures that stalk the shadows. 

Battle the Mutilated Atrocity in /LostVilla to collect 4 new item drops:

• Scythe of Malignant Desire
• Diabolical Beast Shredders
• Nobleman Ira Morph
• Diabolical Arcanist Cowl

Wicked Winter Rares

Channel the Queen Meresankh's bitter vengeance or chill your opponents to the bone as a HoarFrost Aure Knight. These wicked winter rares will be available in your Featured Gear Shop for AdventureCoins until Friday, January 30th!

• Hoarfrost Aure Knight armor
• Hoarfrost Aure Knight Armet + Visor
• Hooded Frost Aure Helm
• Frostnettle Cape
• Frostkissed Freesia Blade
• Faultless Freesia Poleaxe
• Spirit of Queen Meresankh armor
• Queen Meresankh Visage, Nemes, and Khat helms

Event Reminders

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

Friday, January 16th: 

• All our Frostval events, maps, and rewards leave except for the FrostvalGala & UnsungNecropolis
• Frostval Collection Chest leaves
• Frostval Gifting Event ends (rewards will be added Friday January 23rd)

Sunday, January 18th: Frostval LQS closes (see the remaining quantities here)

Friday, January 30th: Wicked Winter Rare sets leave

Saturday, January 31st: January 2026 rare Daily Login Gift drops leave

Friday, February 6th: New Years event, maps, and rewards leave