Design Notes

December 29, 2023

Happening Now: Holiday AdventureCoin Bonus

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

The holidays are here! Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any Adventure or Membership package for a limited time! Help your favorite hero ring in the New Year with new in-game gear! 

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers (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.

Get 60,000 ACs while our Holiday Bonus is on!

Get 40,000 ACs for $99.95 and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the new Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA). But while our 50% holiday bonus is on... get 60,000 ACs for $99.95!

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:

1. Decide on the item you want
2. Log into your Account Manager
3. Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
4. You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
5. Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards  
6. You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice

Happy Holidays + Merry New Year

We hope you're having a fantastic holiday with your family and friends! Thank you for battling alongside us throughout 2023,and for supporting us with through purchasing Memberships and AdventureCoins! We've got plans for an amazing, crazy, and AWESOME 2024, and I can't wait to battle alongside you all as we build it together!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Almost.)

December 29, 2023

Frostval 2023 Winter Collection

Quibble's New Shipment of Wintery Rare Gear is here

Our very own time-traveling sales moglin is BACK with a shop full of super-cool event rares to help you /slay... and then sleigh! Log in now and check out all the rare items in Quibble Coinbiter's Shop in Battleon. Want all the gear? Get up the Endless Winter Collection Chest to unlock ALL of the 120+ event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins (over 50,000 ACs worth of items)! 

• Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs or
• Buy individual items from Quibble's Rares shop in Battleon 

Check out Quibble's Frostval Rares Shop to find:

• Exclusive Endless Winter 2023 Collection Chest pet (unlocks the full collection shop)
• PermaFrost Kitsune armor (regular + inverse)
• Rimeblossom Kitsune armor (regular + inverse)
• PermaFrost + Rimeblossom set accessories
• Permafrost Moon Crystals + Kitsune Tails capes
• Iron Fang Warlord armor set
• Frigid Krampus armors (regular and defensive body styles)
• Frigid Krampus set accessories
• Festive Globetrotter armor set (color customizable)
• Divine Tundra Warlock set
• Enchanted Tundra Warlock set (color customizable)
• Glacial & Ceremonial Elven Winter armors*
• Thok's Tundra Marauder armor set**
• Northern Lights Juvania armor set**
• Cryomancer Arcana armor set**
• Resplendant DragonLord armor set
• Twinkling Snowfall cape (animated)
• Icicle Imp pet & battlepet
• Festive Gift Sleigh Bank Pet
• Resplendent Dragon Companion
• Holiday Snowglobe Stage ground rune
• Wintermint Sleigh House item***
• and more!

This week's collection update includes:

• Permafrost & Rimeblossom Kitsune Tsukesage armors
• Snowshade Raven armor
• Snowshade Raven Mask, Beak, and Hood helms
• Snowshade Carrion Carver (single + dual-wield)
• Snowshade Carrion Longsword (single + dual-wield)
• Snowshade Carrion Greatsword (single + dual-wield)
• Glowing Carrion Lantern and Blade
• Mistfall Lich armor
• Mistfall Lich Helms
• Mistfall Lich's Cloak + Awakened Cloak
• Frigid Phantasm Rune
• Frigid Phantasm Glyph
• Drifting Twin Phantoms floor item
• Tundra Wolf Reveiller armor set
• Santa Ferret pet + House Item
• Furry-ous Cat + Battlecat pets***

Endless Winter Collection Exclusives:

• Icicle Imp pet with quest for the character page badge
• Icicle Imp battlepet (0 AC, non-member)

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.

Endless Winter Collection Notes

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

• All of this year's event rare items are available individually from Quibble's Frostval Rares Shop until the event leaves January 12th.
• Additional items will arrive later this month as we continue our Frostval holiday celebration!

* The Glacial Elven armor set is a 2023 event rare. The Ceremonial Elven armor set is seasonal and will return in future Frostval events. This is the only year it will be free in the Collection Chest. The art is based off of the Dryden NPC.

** The holiday version of Metrea, the Rogue Trainer, drops from the Witch in /fimbultomb. The regular versions of the NPC Trainer armor sets will be farmable for all players next year.

*** The cat pets shredded their headgear. Fixing those up and will release ASAP.

December 29, 2023

2023 is... (almost) OVER!

A New Year... and New Gifts for You

It is December 29th, 2023. The Eternal Dragon of Time shifted the clock forward so our New Year's Eve celebration begins NOW! Log in and give one last battle-cry for 2023, then /join newyear. Watch the 2023 New Years Ball drop, the fireworks burst, and get your /party on for 2024!

New game release

• New Holiday event: New Year's Eve events return + ChronoForge boss
• Frostval 2023 Collection Chest update
• New monster drops in /wolflake, /northstar, and /eventhub

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Double ALL boosts
• Resource Boost: Unidentified 34 + 35, Celestial Dungeon
• Saturday: Holiday Elf Fa & Re from the Eldritch Gifthulu in /caroltown
• Sunday: Chrono Fortress from the Retrograde Maw in /timeretaliate

2024: ChronoForge Master

This weekend, journey to the Chronoforge, where the tools and timepieces of Chronomancers are created. Complete Sir Wimey's quests to gather raw gem resources to feed to the Gem Forgemaster. With luck and split-second timing, you'll be able to craft the gear before New Years!

Play through all our previous New Year's events in...

• newyears
• newyearlab
• darksun
• frostmane
• grimattack
• cathedral
• everfrost
• chronophoenix
• timeritual
• timeretaliate
• chronogem

New Drops from the Frostval Gifts in /eventhub 

• Frostval Rat pets
• Holiday NPC Elf pets: Yoshino, Robina, and Gravelyn

New Drops from Amarok in /wolflake

• Astrum Vela Mage armor
• Astrum Vela Hair+ Locks
• Starlit Snowflakes Cape
• Starlit Snowflake Staff
• Glowing Carrion Lantern (single + dual-wield)

New Drops from Karok the Fallen

• Karok's Companion pet (with quest for accessories)
• Karok's Battle Companion (member-only)

ChronoForge Merge Shop

• Quantum Centurion armor
• 6 quantum centurion helms
• Quantum Centurion Wrap cape
• Quantum Centurion Countdown cape
• Quantum Centurion Meridian cape
• Epoch Definer Blade
• Epoch Definer Pilum polearm
• Destructive Decennium gauntlet
• Epoch Definer Blade and Shield
• Epoch Definer Pilum and Shield

A color-customizable version of the Quantum Centurion armor set will arrive in the New Year's Eve rares shop update along with all the 2024 NYE rare items. 

Once you've battled through all this year's new New Year adventure, travel into the past and see the adventures that have come before!

2023: Chronos in Retrograde

Au'eir, the rogue Chronomancer, has approached the Hero to rectify a problem that threatens the flow of time. A lifeform known as the Retrograde Maw has been born, seeking to eliminate Chronomancers and erase any trace of their existence. It must be defeated to keep the timeline stable. /join timeretaliate to begin your adventure!

If you're impatient for 2023 to get here (like I am) take out your rage on the 2023 Ball monster as you wait for it to drop and ring in the new year. And while you wait... It's TIME to REAP the rewards of our New Year's release!

Plus, if you have the original Jolly Frostval Attire armor, Santa Hunk helm, or Santa Cutie helm, you can /join northlandlights and head to the daytime version of the map (made by Despera). Click on the gift box to start quests to dye your gear a festive forest green!

2019: The Chrono Phoenix Rises

The Chrono-Phoenix is a part-organic, part-mechanical creature created to track the cyclical death and re-birth of the year. But its gears are going haywire, and if you don't help Lucca the Chronomancer fix it, the new year might NEVER arrive!

2018: A Chilling Tale

A new year dawns for the Yetis of EverFrost Valley, and a new generation of their warriors is ready to undergo an ancient rite to welcome the new year. You are the first human ever invited to join in the ritual slaying of the ice spirit Chillbite, Guardian of the Valley. On December 29th, celebrate the new year with your new tribe… if you survive!

2017: Archive of Time

Corruption will result in alteration of existing persons, places, and things in Lore. Correction required before countdown expires or changes will become per-pe- *static* SIGNAL LOST.

2013: A New Dawn for a New Year!

Save the sun, Hero, or tomorrow will never come! When a Werepyre petitions the Nocturan Creed, guardians of the night, to ensure he will never be harmed by the light again, you will need to work with the Lumina Votari to protect the sun and save the world! Journey across Lore to ensure that a new dawn - and a New Year - will begin!

Happy Holidays + Merry New Year

We hope you're having a fantastic holiday with your family and friends! Thank you for battling alongside us throughout 2023,and for supporting us with through purchasing Memberships and AdventureCoins! We've got plans for an amazing, crazy, and AWESOME 2024, and I can't wait to battle alongside you all as we build it together!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Almost.)

December 22, 2023

Frostval Festivities Await

This Weekend: Go caroling, get gifts, and celebrate Frostval

Serenity is SO excited for Frostval this year! She's ready to go carolling with you and collect everything you need to make new presents before Frostval Eve. /join Caroltown and talk to Serenity, then begin caroling at other players' houses, battling monsters, and collecting new rewards. 

Log in now and /join caroltown. Talk to Serenity to begin carolling, and talk to Warlic to get taken to Dragonrune Hall's special caroling hall.

New game release

• New Holiday event: Caroling + Eldritch Gifthulu monster
• Frostval 2023 Limited Quantity Sets
• New monster drops in /caroltown + /caroling

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Double ALL boosts
• Resource Boost: Spirit Orbs + Dark Spirit Orbs
• Saturday: Darkon’s Frostval Helm + Elf pet from Eldritch Gifthulu in /caroltown
• Sunday: Frostval Tree floor item + Holiday Moglin pets from the Frostval Tree

Wicked Cool Carolling Rewards

Defeat the Gift Delivery Guards + other monsters in /caroltown and /caroling to get NEW drops, plus grab any of last years' rewards that you might have missed. 

New Caroling reward drops

• Aurum Wings Blade
• Brunswick Leo Scion armor, helms, cape, and cane
• Spearmint Candy Cane (single + dual-wield) 
• 100 Pound Gift (single + dual-wield) 
• Holiday Box Cracker Pet + Battlepet
• Chill Hoodie Outfit armor + helms
• Holly Holiday Twilly, Twig, and Zorbak pets
• Frostval Elf Warlic + Sora pets

Battle the Eldritch Gifthulu and Gift Delivery wagon to collect the gifts listed above.

New Caroling Merge Shop items

• Ascended Aurum Blade
• Noble Leo Scion armor, cape, and cane
• Heraldic Lion Companion
• Frostval Party Favor weapons
• Northlands Holiday Hoodie armor + helms

Frostval 2023 Limited Quantity Sets Now Available

We've got a blindingly-brilliant set of gear for all you real-life rare collectors. Find details on tonight's Limited Quantity Sets on the Design Notes now, and set your clocks so you don't miss the next restocks. 

Our 2023 Holiday AdventureCoin Bonus is Happening Now

If you're excited for all of the Limited Quantity Sets that arrive tonight, this is the best time to top up during our Double AdventureCoins Holiday AC bonus! Get 50% more ACs with with any Adventure or Membership package for a limited time.

Get 60,000 ACs while our Holiday Bonus is on!

During our 2023 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:

1. Decide on the item you want
2. Log into your Account Manager
3. Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
4. You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
5. Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards  
6. 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.

December 22, 2023

Frostval 2023 Limited Quantity Sets

Frostval LQS Sets go on sale tonight at 6 PM EST

Meeeeeeeerry Frostval, Heroes! We've got a blindingly-brilliant set of gear for all you real-life rare collectors. Find the Frostlorn Titan pack, the Paragon of Joy set, the White Lotus Acolyte pack, and the Holiday 2023 Silver & Gold Battle pack, plus final quantities of several additional sets on the Limited Quantity Sets page inside your account manager starting this Friday, December 22nd, at 6 PM EST! Each package also comes with a unique badge in your Book of Lore and on your character page! 

Restock Schedule

• 6:00 PM EST Friday night, 12/22 (initial stock)
• 10:00 PM EST Friday night, 12/22
• 2:00 AM EST Saturday, 12/23
• 6:00 AM Saturday, 12/23
• 10:00 AM Saturday, 12/23
• 2:00 PM Saturday, 12/23
• 6:00 PM Saturday, 12/23
• 10:00 PM EST Saturday night, 12/23 (final restock)

What is a Limited Quantity Set?

The Limited Quantity Sets are just what they sounds like... each set has a certain quantity and once that number has sold out then that's it. The total number of sets is the same for everyone, everwhere, so if you see 300 items left on the web page, that's what we've got left in stock.

How Do Limited Quantity Sets Work?

1. Go to your AQW Account Manage site 
2. Find the Limited Quantity Shop section
3. Purchase the set you want
4. Log into AQW and find your set badge in the Book of Lore 
5. Get all the items in the badge shop for 0 ACs (yay free storage!)

Paragon of Joy

Price: 2,000 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 5,500
Initial stock quantity: 1,300
Restock: 600

• 1 armor
• 1 helm
• 3 capes
• 2 swords*
• Character page badge

Dage the Good dresses his golden armor in red to join the festive feasts! Children often ask him to fly into the sky and bring them a star as a present. He laughs, but never says he can't.

* The Mirror Caladbolg of Cheer blade is still in progress, and will be added to its respective Book of Lore badge shop automatically once finished.

Frostlorn Titan (Polar Bear Rider)

Price: 1,500 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 5,500
Initial stock quantity: 1,300
Restock: 600

• 2 armors*
• 2 helms
• 2 capes
• 3 weapons
• Character page badge

In another world, this gear was taken from a long-dead giant, found frozen and buried under a century of ice and snow. Once the slumbering polar bear awakes, you'll become the Frostlorn Titan Polar Bear Rider.

* The Polar Bear Rider armor is still in progress, and will be added to its respective Book of Lore badge shop automatically once finished.

White Lotus Acolyte

Price: 1,500 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 5,500
Initial stock quantity: 1,300
Restock: 600

• 1 armor
• 6 helms
• 3 capes
• 4 weapons
• 1 ground rune
• 1 pet
• Character page badge

Flowers wilt. Snow melts. One's time is limited, so you must make it count.

Price: 100,000g (available with a current or previous membership)
Total # of sets: 15,000
Initial stock quantity: 4,500
Restock: 1,500

• 1 armor
• 6 helms
• 3 capes
• 4 weapons
• 1 ground rune
• 1 pet
• Character page badge

To rise through hardship and corruption, to emerge as pure and just as the White Lotus. The Acolytes earn the light blossoming in their chest by ridding the world of evil.

Gold & Silver Gear

Price: 75,000 gold (available for all heroes)
Total # of sets: 30,000
Initial stock quantity: 7,600
Restock: 3,200

• Festive Imp Intruder pet
• Frigid Frostreaver Blade pet
• 2 swords
• 2 daggers
• 1 mace
• Character page badge

The Festive Imp takes presents instead of giving them. If you leave out a plate of bones and a glass of sewer water, it'll leave your gifts be.

Notes:

• These are the final quantities for the Frozen Dracolich Lord and Primal Frost Tiger packs. Once they are sold out, they'll never return!
• Restocks are scheduled every four hours to help players around the world get a chance to get gear. Quantities will update on the website.
• Popular packs sell out quickly.  Player Support cannot give out packs/badges because a pack is sold out. 

December 15, 2023

Frostval 2023 Endless Winter Collection

This year's Frostval 2023 Event Rares are Here!

Our very own time-traveling sales moglin is BACK with a shop full of super-cool event rares to help you /slay... and then sleigh! Log in now and check out the 90 rare items in Quibble Coinbiter's Shop in Battleon. Want all the gear? Get up the Endless Winter Collection Chest to unlock ALL of the 120+ event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins (over 50,000 ACs worth of items)! 

• Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs or
• Buy individual items from Quibble's Rares shop in Battleon 

Check out Quibble's Frostval Rares Shop to find:

• Exclusive Endless Winter 2023 Collection Chest pet to unlock the full collection shop
• PermaFrost Kitsune armor (regular + inverse)
• Rimeblossom Kitsune armor (regular + inverse)
• PermaFrost + Rimeblossom set accessories
• Permafrost Moon Crystals + Kitsune Tails capes
• Iron Fang Warlord armor set
• Frigid Krampus armors (regular and defensive body styles)
• Frigid Krampus set accessories
• Festive Globetrotter armor set (color customizable)
• Divine Tundra Warlock set
• Enchanted Tundra Warlock set (color customizable)
• Glacial & Ceremonial Elven Winter armors*
• Thok's Tundra Marauder armor set**
• Northern Lights Juvania armor set**
• Cryomancer Arcana armor set**
• Resplendant DragonLord armor set
• Twinkling Snowfall cape (animated)
• Icicle Imp pet & battlepet
• Festive Gift Sleigh Bank Pet
• Resplendent Dragon Companion
• Holiday Snowglobe Stage ground rune
• Wintermint Sleigh House item***
• and more!

Endless Winter Collection Exclusives:

• Icicle Imp pet with quest for the character page badge
• Icicle Imp battlepet (0 AC, non-member)

Coming Soon: MORE GEAR!

Don't miss what we've got planned for the rest of the collection update, coming later this month! More super-cool items to help you celebrate the holiday.

Collection variants still in progress:

• Frost Raven armor set (preview the design from AQ3D)
• Forgotten Lich set (preview set)
• A few festive, furry pets
• Holiday house items

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.

Endless Winter Collection Notes

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

• All of this year's event rare items are available individually from Quibble's Frostval Rares Shop until the event leaves January 12th.
• Additional items will arrive later this month as we continue our Frostval holiday celebration!

* The Glacial Elven armor set is a 2023 event rare. The Ceremonial Elven armor set is seasonal and will return in future Frostval events. This is the only year it will be free in the Collection Chest. The art is based off of the Dryden NPC.

** The holiday version of Metrea, the Rogue Trainer, drops from the Witch in /fimbultomb. The regular versions of the NPC Trainer armor sets will be farmable for all players next year.

*** The house item will be added this weekend along with more of Beleen's birthday gear!

December 15, 2023

Endless Winter has Arrived

Battle through our two-part Frostval 2023 holiday event!

The first Champion of Ice's body has been possessed by a vengeful spirit; its goal? To engulf Lore in an Endless Winter! Warlic and the DragonRune Hall professors will hold back the onslaught of ice. YOU must lead the students deeper into Glace's tomb. The Champions of tomorrow will learn how the grudges of the past have a strangle hold on the present until we’re all set free... assuming you all survive. Log in now for the bone-chilling conclusion to our 2023 Frostval holiday event story! 

The adventure continues in /fimbultomb!

New game release

• New Holiday event: Frostval 2023, Pt 2
• Quibble's Endless Winter Rares Shop + Collection Chest
• New monster drops in /eventhub

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Double Rep
• Resource Boost: Spirit Orbs + Dark Spirit Orbs
• Saturday: Iron Fang helms + Tail from Amarok in /wolflake
• Sunday: Amarok Pet + animated House Guard from Amarok in /wolflake

Frostval 2023: Glacial Resurrection

Last week, in part one of our Frostval event, you were on your way to Dragonrune Academy for a magical holiday celebration! But nothing is ever simple or boring at a school for magic, and before you could get the party started, you had ONE LITTLE ASSIGNMENT to finish: stopping the Necromancy students from raising havoc in the long-lost tomb of the Champion of Ice. /join glacetomb to begin the adventure!

New game release

• New Holiday event: Frostval 2023, Pt 1
• Frostval AC Gifting event begins
• Glacial Warlord Class in Generosity Merge Shop
• New monster drops in /glacetomb

Weekend Daily Gifts

• Saturday: Snow Fairy pet from the Snow Fairy in /glacetomb
• Sunday: Deadly Draugr Blade from the Draugr in /glacetomb

Cool Reward Gear

We've got more reward gear than Xanta Claws, and it's all yours this weekend... you'll just have to fight for it! Battle the monsters in /glacetomb to get drops, then craft the reward gear in Warlic's Glacial Tomb merge shop!

FimbulTomb Monster drops:

• Metrea's Crimson Presence armor set*
• Festive Globetrotter Helms
• Gilded Frostedge Polearm
• Frostval Fox Pup

FimbulTomb Merge Shop:

• Cursed Fimbulventr Witch armor
• Fimbulventr Witch armor
• Fimbulventr Witch Visage, Hair, Locks
• Vengeful Azure Blossom Staff
• Resonating Azure Blossom Staff
• Melodic Ice Crystal (single + dual-wield)

GlaceTomb Monster drops:

• Druidic Ice Scythe
  
• Frostguarde Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Polaris Duelist Rapier (single + dual-wield)
• Frost Shatter Spear

Glacial Tomb Merge Shop:

• Arctic Necro-Draugr armor
• Scholar of the Nether armor + helm
• Blessed Frostguarde Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Resonating Polaris Rapier (single + dual-wield)
• Awakening Frost Shatter Spear
• Glacial Staff
• Bright Astromancer Polearm
• Lumen Ice Shillelagh

* For a few minutes, there was also a buyable version of Metrea's Crimson Presence armor in Quibble's Shop for 700 ACs and the Collection Chest for 0 ACs. If you bought the 700 AC armor, a query will be run on Monday to refund your AdventureCoins. I apologize for any inconvenience this caused!

December 13, 2023

AQ: Infinity Tech Demo #1 & #2 Today

Read on for news about the next Tech Demo + the Play by Play

Earlier today, the first AQWorlds heroes joined us to check out the AQ: Infinity Tech Demo* and we're seeing a flood of excitement in early responses! Servers open for the next tech demo from 9 - 10 PM EST tonight. Check out the play-by-play in the Design Notes to see what happened, and read the expectation setting post if you have not already to get an idea of where the game is at.

Tech Demo

The play-by-play has started! Refresh this page for the latest news as it happens.

• WHAT: AQWorlds: Infinity Tech Demo #2
• WHEN: 9pm - 10pm EST, Tonight (December 13th, 2023)
• WHO: 15th Upholders of AQWorlds (As promised)
• HOW: Get it from the AQWorlds Account Manager
• WHY: To test AQWorlds Infinity and accelerate development.

Join us in the #infinity-techdemo room on Artix Games Discord server.

* The first tech demos are exclusively for AQW 15th Upholders, but there will be a tech demo in the future that all members can join.

December 12, 2023

Holiday AdventureCoin Bonus

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

The holidays are here! Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any Adventure or Membership package for a limited time! So if you want to get a gift for that special someone (or yourself) this is a great time to do it! 

Keep an eye on the Design Notes, because we've got a bounty of rare items heading your way this Holiday Season!

Get 60,000 ACs while our Holiday Bonus is on!

During our Holiday AC 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). 

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers (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.

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:

1. Decide on the item you want
2. Log into your Account Manager
3. Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
4. You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
5. Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards  
6. You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice

December 08, 2023

Chilly's Frostval 2023 Gifting Event

Give the gift of holiday cheer by Donating ACs to your fellow Heroes

One of the best parts of our videogame community is seeing heroes helping each other. Chilly wants to help you and ALL the heroes of Lore have the merriest Frostval EVER, and he's back in Battleon NOW! That's why our AdventureCoin Gifting event is back* to give you a way to spread cheer to your fellow heroes and unlock rewards for your generosity. Our Frostval Gifting event will run from December 8th - January 3rd. Prize packs will be awarded later that week.

Talk to Chilly in Battleon and complete his Event Participation quest. Now your character is ready to give or receive AdventureCoins! Read on for more news about what the event is and what's changed since last year!

How to donate AdventureCoins to other heroes

Log in and talk to Chilly in Battleon. Choose to donate AdventureCoins, check out a list of all the generous Heroes who've donated, or see the items in the Generosity Coin Merge Shop. 

To donate:

• Choose from a list of donation amounts. 
• Confirm your choice.** 
• Click the confirmation button and the game will choose a random hero to receive your gift! 

You can donate to a single random Hero in the following amounts:
250 / 500 / 1,000 / 1,500 / 2,000 / 5,000 / 10,000

You can donate to multiple individuals in the following amounts: 

• 20,000 AC Multi-Gift: 10 heroes get 2,000 ACs each
• 8,000 AC Multi-Gift: 8 heroes get 1,000 ACs each

Donation Details

• You'll get one Generosity Coin the first time you donate each day (any donation amount qualifies).
• Every donation you make counts toward unlocking additional rewards once the event ends.

Donation Rewards

• Spend your Generosity coins or save them up to get gear from the seasonal merge shop.
• All donators will unlock additional rewards just for donating. The more you donate, the more rewards you'll unlock!
• You can see a list of the top 1,000 donators in your account manager here. 

The biggest change from last year's event is that instead of Leaderboard rank-based rewards, this year everyone that meets the reward tier goal will get the prize. Reward tiers are based on how much you donate, and there are no limits on how many people can get the reward.

Notes about this year's rewards and tiers:

* With a few changes and improvements. 

** Important note: we cannot refund your donation. The game will ask if you're sure you want to donate the amount you choose. Make sure you check and double-check before hitting the "confirm" button.

Frostval Gifting Rewards

Chilly always likes rewarding generosity. That's why he has exclusive rewards for heroes who donate to others. There are two types of rewards: Generosity Coin Merge Shop items + Donation Reward Packs.

Generosity Coins + Merge Shop

The first time you donate each day, you'll automatically get a Generosity Coin. Spend the Coins in the Merge Shop to get exclusive gear.

Generosity Coin Prices

• Classes: 10 GC
• Armors: 2-3 GC
• Helms: 1 GC
• Capes: 1-2 GC
• Weapons: 1-2 GC
• Pets: 2 GC
• Fancy/Special: 2-3 GC

New Generosity Merge Shop Gear

• Twilly's BFF Hoodie armor + helms
  
• Twig's BFF Hoodie armor + helms
• Zorbak's BFF Hoodie armor + helms
• Underworld CryoCaster armor set
• Glaceran Warlord Class + armor set
• Magical Bean Twilly + Twig weapons
• Royal Astravian Advocatus blade

Returning Generosity Merge Shop Gear

• Garaja Armor, Morph, Staff
• Bright Oracle weapons
• Derp Star Sword
• Festive Silver Star Blade + Staff
• Frigid Wolf Staff + Scythe
• Frozen Dracolich Pet
• Halcyon Bow of Blessings
• Key of Eternal Joy (imported from DragonFable)
• PermaFrost Lightning Staff
• Mini Aurora Cape
• GlitterFrost Fairy armor set
• PandaPlush armor set

The shop gear is seasonal, so if you can't get everything you want this year, you'll have another chance next year! This year's Generosity Coin merge shop also has a wider selection + variety of items, based on your feedback after last year's event.

Donation Reward Packs

Every time you donate ACs to a random Hero, it will contribute to your donation total. The more you donate, the more rewards you'll unlock!

Tier 7: 100,000 ACs Donated

• Northlands Beast King armor set
• Frostval Fa Bank Buddy (Hero-sized)
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 6 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 7 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Tier 6: 75,000 ACs Donated

• Underworld Barbarian Chief armor set (color-customizable + regular variants)
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 5 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 6 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Tier 5: 50,000 ACs Donated

• Cryozen's Dragonlord armor set
• Cryozen Dragon cape
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 4 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 5 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Tier 4: 25,000 ACs Donated

• God of Storms armor set (color-customizable)
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 3 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 4 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Tier 3: 10,000 ACs Donated

• Safiria's Winter Castle House with:
• Bank + multiplayer Armor & Hair Customizer*
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 2 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 3 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

* These are not locked to owner-only

Tier 2: 5,000 ACs Donated

• Holiday Chaos Twins Companion pet  (Hero-sized) with:
• Hair & Armor Customizer Companion pet (click to swap customizer UI)
• All item rewards from Tier 1 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 2 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Note: art is still in progress. Image will be updated when it is ready.

Tier 1: 1,000 ACs Donated

• Icy Vordred Pet & Battle Pet (Hero-Sized, Battlepet is non-member)
• Tier 1 Frostval 2023 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Note: art is still in progress. Image will be updated when it is ready.

All donators: 250 ACs Donated

• Frostval 2023 Gifting character page

In addition to their exclusive prize packs, any hero that donates at least 5,000 ACs will automatically unlock all of the merge shop items in their Book of Lore badge shop at the end of the gifting event.

List of Top Donators

To recognize their generosity, we've got a list of the Top 1,000 Heroes who've donated during this event on our Frostval 2023 AC Gifting Event page. You can see that inside your account manager here. 

Want to donate anonymously? Hide yourself from the leaderboard! 
Last year, we added the option to hide yourself from the top donators list. That way, those who prioritize their privacy can still be generous without calling attention to themselves.

Frostval Gifting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What are the requirements to donate a gift?

• Complete opt-in quest (requires level 30+ and a confirmed email address)

What are the requirements to receive a gift?

• Account at least 2 weeks old
• Online in last 24 hours
• Complete opt-in quest

How much can I donate per day? 
There is no limit to how many times you can donate each day. (There is a limit on how many upgrade packs an account can buy each day.)

How much can I win each day? 
There is no limit to how many times in a day you can receive a random AC gift.

Can I choose who gets my donation? 

Nope! In the spirit of the season, your gift will go to a random eligible hero. Make someone's day bright... even if you don't know who they are!

Can staff accounts get on the top donators list or give to players? 
Nope! Team members' staff accounts can only give to other staff accounts. They will not appear on the public list. Team members' normal (regular player/non-staff) accounts can give to other players and may appear on the top donators list.

How will I be notified if I get a gift? 
You'll see a message when you login if you've received a gift since your last login note

What are the reward tiers? Will they go rare?
Find more details on the reward tiers next week! Tier rewards will go rare, generosity shop gear is seasonal.

How long will this be available? 
Through January 9th, prizes to be awarded later on that week.

Does the amount of AC donated affect your merge coins received per donation? 
You can get a max of 1 Generosity Coin per day, awarded the first time you donate for the day. Every donation you make will contribute to your reward milestones total.

So, is this REALLY totally random? 
It really is! The game will look for any eligible account on any server and will randomly choose who to give your prize to. You cannot specify which character will get your ACs.

What if I'm offline? 
The game will look for any account that was logged in within the last 24 hours. If you aren't online when you get a gift, it will still be added to your account the next time you log in.

When do I get notified? 
There are currently a few ways of being notified you received a gift: when doing battles or switching maps in-game, or when you log in. 

What if I make a mistake and donate the wrong amount? 
The game will ask you each time if you’re sure you want to donate that amount. We cannot give refunds for incorrect donations, so please check and double-check before you hit the donate button and before you confirm the donation amount.

What if I pick the wrong item in the Generosity Shop? Can I get my Generosity Coin back? 
We cannot give refunds for Generosity Coin shop purchases, so please check and double-check before you spend a GC on an item in the merge shop. 

Can I see how much I've donated, or how much I've received? 
Yes! Log in to your account manager to see your gifts and what you've given.

December 04, 2023

Chilly's 2023 Frostval Gifting Event

The Event begins December 8th. Signup Quest Now Available.

Chilly wants to help you and ALL the heroes of Lore have the merriest Frostval EVER, and he's back in Battleon NOW! Complete his Gifting Participation quest so your character can give or receive AdventureCoins from other heroes once our Holiday AdventureCoin Gifting event begins this Friday. The seasonal Generosity Coin merge shop is ALSO back, for anyone looking to spend last year's coins now. Read on for more news about what the event is, how it works, and what to expect.

One of the best parts of our videogame community is seeing heroes helping each other. Some help new players in-game, and many others will host activities, scavenger hunts, or do Artix Point giveaways on social media. We want to help bring that spirit of giving in-game.

How to Participate

1. Complete Chilly's quest to participate in the event

Choose which of your accounts can receive donations by having them complete Chilly's Quest (or not). 

Quest Requirements:

• Account is level 30+
• Confirm your email address 

Need help confirming your email address? Check out the Support Page for more exact steps.

2. Log in and talk to Chilly

Once the event begins on December 8th, your character will be ready to give or receive AdventureCoins!

Frostval Gifting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What are the requirements to donate a gift?

• Complete opt-in quest

What are the requirements to receive a gift?

• Account at least 2 weeks old OR donate ACs
• Online in last 24 hours
• Verified email
• Complete opt-in quest

How much can I donate per day? 
There is no limit to how many times you can donate each day. (There is a limit on how many upgrade packs an account can buy each day.)

How much can I win each day? 
There is no limit to how many times in a day you can receive a random AC gift.

Can I choose who gets my donation? 

Nope! In the spirit of the season, your gift will go to a random eligible hero. Make someone's day bright... even if you don't know who they are!

Can staff accounts get on the leaderboard or give to players? 
Nope! Team members' staff accounts can only give to other staff accounts. They will not appear on the public leaderboard. Team members' normal (regular player) accounts can give to other players and may appear on the leaderboard.

How will I be notified if I get a gift? 
You'll see a message when you login if you've received a gift since your last login note

What are the reward tiers? Will they go rare?
Find more details on the reward tiers this Friday! Tier rewards will go rare, while the generosity shop gear is seasonal. New gear will be added this year.

Notes about this year's rewards and tiers:

How long will this be available? 
Through January 2nd, prizes to be awarded on Jan 3rd.

Does the amount of AC donated affect your merge coins received per donation? 
You can get a max of 1 Generosity Coin per day, awarded the first time you donate for the day. Every donation you make will contribute to your reward milestones total.

So, is this REALLY totally random? 
It really is! The game will look for any eligible account on any server and will randomly choose who to give your prize to. You cannot specify which character will get your ACs.

What if I'm offline? 
The game will look for any account that was logged in within the last 24 hours. If you aren't online when you get a gift, it will still be added to your account the next time you log in.

When do I get notified? 
There are currently a few ways of being notified you received a gift: when doing battles or switching maps in-game, or when you log in. 

What if I make a mistake and donate the wrong amount? 
The game will ask you each time if you’re sure you want to donate that amount. We cannot give refunds for incorrect donations, so please check and double-check before you hit the donate button and before you confirm the donation amount.

What if I pick the wrong item in the Generosity Shop? Can I get my Generosity Coin back? 
We cannot give refunds for Generosity Coin shop purchases, so please check and double-check before you spend a GC on an item in the merge shop. 

Can I see how much I've donated, or how much I've received? 
Yes! Log in to your account manager to see your gifts and what you've given.

December 04, 2023

Glacial Warlord Class Skills Return

This month: rebalanced, updated Glacial Warlord Class

Embrace the power of the glaciers once again when the Glaceran Warlord Class arrives! This newly reimagined Glacial Warlord class returns with all-new art this month as part of our Frostval Gifting celebration.

How to Unlock the Class

There are three ways to unlock the Glaceran Warlord Class (the variant of Glacial Warlord class with new art + skills)

Generosity Coin Merge: 
Get a version of the class skills with new art for x10 Generosity Coins 
(2023 exclusive, rare set)

Gifting Event Tier Rewards: Tiers 2 - 7 of our Frostval Gifting Event will automatically unlock all of the Generosity Coin merge shop rewards (including the class) once the event ends. 

February Seasonal Shop:
The updated class skills return in February 2024 with a new art for 2,500 ACs
(Seasonal, returns each year)

Glaceran Warlord Details

Embrace the power of the glacier… and CRUSH YOUR ENEMIES! They will soon know the cold grasp of the grave thanks to the power you wield!

Recommended enhancements: Fighter, Lucky

Stat Model: Tank Melee

Mana Regen: Glaceran Warlords gain mana when they...

• Strike an enemy in combat (more effective on crits)
• Are struck by an enemy in combat

Skill Breakdown

Rank 1 Passive: Skull Crusher
Starting at rank 1, all skills can't crit unless Frozen Heart is active.

Powerful Blow
Rank needed: 1 / Auto Attack
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 1
Type: 175% Physical
Range: Melee
Cooldown: 2.75 seconds

An attack that strikes with full force, but takes longer to build up power.

If Frozen Heart isn't active, applies Cryopathy to your target, reducing their Damage Resistance by 5% for 15 seconds, stacks to 10. 

A slower, but stronger auto attack than most. When Frozen Heart isn't active, this skill stacks a sizable defense debuff on your target. What is Frozen Heart? Well, read just a bit further!

Frozen Heart
Rank needed: 1
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 1
Type: 150% Physical
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: 10
Cooldown: 2.5 seconds

Toggles Frozen Heart. While active, Frozen Heart reduces your Damage Resistance by 50%, causes all skills to crit, and changes the properties of your other skills. Use again to remove Frozen Heart. Can't miss.

When Glacial Warlord first released in December 2013, it used a mechanic called Frozen Heart, which changed the properties of its skills while it was active. While this was an interesting mechanic, it never felt like it was being utilized to its fullest extent, but that changes today. With this rework, Frozen Heart has become a toggleable skill, meaning that every time it is used, the class switches between one of two states; in this case, a defensive state that aims to keep you alive longer, and an offensive state that aims to increase your damage output! 

Bitter Cold
Rank needed: 2
Target: Enemy
Max Target: 1
Type: 200% Physical 
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: 15
Cooldown: 7 seconds

A chilling attack that freezes your target to the core, stunning them for 1 second. If Frozen Heart isn't active, applies Frigid to your target, reducing their Crit Chance by 20% for 10 seconds.

If Frozen Heart is active, applies Cold Wave to your target, reducing their Dodge by 20%. 

A debuffing skill that also stuns no matter what mode you're in. In your defensive state, you apply a Crit Chance debuff to keep you alive longer, and in offensive state, you apply a Dodge debuff that'll help you land attacks more often.

Glacier Crush
Rank needed: 3
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 1
Type: 275% Physical
Range: Long
Mana Cost: 25
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Attack with the might of a glacier. If Frozen Heart isn't active, applies Bone Chill to your target, reducing their Haste and outgoing damage by 30% for 15 seconds.

If Frozen Heart is active, applies Frozen Ferocity, increasing your Hit Chance by 20% and Haste by 10% for 15 seconds. ~12/08/23 update. The Haste increase was incorrectly stated, it has been updated to its correct amount. 

Your most expensive skill, but also your most powerful. While in defensive state, you apply a hefty debuff to your target that increases you and your allies survivability. In offensive state, you get a small Hit Chance and Haste buff that when combined with the Dodge buff from the previous skill, helps you output damage at an even more frequent pace!

Warcry
Rank needed: 5
Target: Friendly
Max Targets: 7
Type: -800% Static Physical
Range: Infinite
Mana Cost: 10 
Cooldown: 14 seconds

An invigorating shout. If Frozen Heart isn't active, heals you and up to 6 allies while applying Warlord's Rally, increasing Crit Chance and Damage Resistance by 25% and reducing mana costs by 50% for 20 seconds. 

If Frozen Heart is active, heals you and applies Warcry, healing you over time and increasing your Crit Damage by 75% for 20 seconds.

A healing and buffing skill that drastically changes depending on whether Frozen Heart is active or not. In your defensive state, this becomes a support focused skill that heals everyone, reduces their damage taken, and reduces the mana cost of their skills. In your offensive state however, this skill only heals you, and provides you with a HoT and an increase to your Crit Damage.

Rank 4 Passive: Heavy Armor Master
Rank needed: 4
Type: Passive

Damage Resistance increased by 50% and Physical Resistance increased by 20%.

Rank 4 Passive: Strong Arm
Rank needed: 4
Type: Passive

Strength increased by 50%.

Rank 1 Passive: Skull Crusher
Rank needed: 1/10
Type: Passive

Starting at rank 1, all skills can't crit unless Frozen Heart is active. At rank 10, if Frozen Heart is active, Powerful Blow applies Skull Crusher, increasing your outgoing damage by 5% for 15 seconds, stacks to 10.

Conclusion

Glacial Warlord's Frozen Heart ability allows it to switch between two states, an offensive state that causes your skills to always crit but makes you more vulnerable to incoming damage, and a defensive state that absorbs incoming damage and can support its party members, but reduces your damage output.

However, while there are two states, Frozen Heart has a short cooldown so you can essentially switch between the two states whenever you want, meaning that the auras you apply in one state can benefit the other. For example, while in defensive state, Powerful Blow applies a defense debuff to your target, but if you switch to offensive state, you can make use of that debuff to deal even more damage!

How you choose to play Glacial Warlord is up to you, but regardless, it should be a formidable force on the frozen battlefield!

December 04, 2023

HeroMart Poster Winners Announced! 🎉 🎨

The HeroMart Poster Contest was a HUGE success!

The time has finally come to unveil the extraordinary talent within our amazing community. Drumroll, please...

We are thrilled to announce the incredible winners of the HeroMart Poster Design Contest! The level of talent displayed in all the entries was truly outstanding, making the judging process challenging yet awe-inspiring. We are blown away by the incredible talent that poured into each submission, and we cannot believe how exceptionally gifted you all are 🤩

Without further ado, let's celebrate our amazingly talented artists! 

🥇 1st Place Winner: Rod_X

!!! This is absolutely incredible, Rod_X! Your art brought back so many nostalgic memories of playing AQWorlds for the first time. Seeing those classic Class trainers illustrated so beautifully on a big poster like that landed you the coveted 1st Place prize! Congratulations, Rod_X! Not only will you receive 10,000 Artix Points and the “Contest Winner” character badge in AQW, but your art will also be made into a glorious 24” x 36” Poster for everyone to enjoy at HeroMart.com. Oh, and of course we’ll be mailing you a stack of your posters since you’re going to be famous someday soon!! Amaaaaaaaazing work, Rod_X!

Head on over to Artix.com to see all our other amazing winners (and a super slow page load speed because we have like 25 winners)!

Battle on,
Beleen and the entire Artix Entertainment team who are still reeling over how incredible our community is <3 

December 01, 2023

Frostval Returns this Weekend

Winter Wolf Boss Battle, Achievement Tracker Rewards and more

Frostval is a time of joy, hope and defending Lore from the cold-hearted monsters wrecking Frostvale's halls.  Log in this weekend to bring the Season's Beatings as you battle through all our winter holiday events, unlock new rewards in /eventhub and more!

New game release

• Wolf of the North Winds Boss Battle in /wolflake
• Seasonal Frostval events return
• December holiday hub town in /eventhub
• Cryo Chronomancer Upgrade Bonus set
• Ice + Dessert Elemental Chronomancer sets in the Featured Gear Shop
• Class Balance Patch Notes

Events + Gear Leaving

• December 8: Harvest Fest 2023 + Black Friday 2023 rares

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double EXP
• Resource Boost: Celestial Dungeon items
• Saturday: Festive Badger pet from Amarok in /wolflake
• Sunday: Winter Woodlands bow from Amarok in /wolflake

Winter Wolf Boss Battle

In the cold unforgiving Northlands wastes, a legendary wolf preys upon those foolish enough to hunt alone. Now Amarok, the North Wind, is stalking Valencia. She needs your help to fight it off atop a frozen lake of souls. Begin the battle now in /wolflake!

Journey to Frostvale

Once again the Frost Moglins of Frostvale are opening the snow-covered gates of their town to all of Lore to help you celebrate. If this is your first year with AQW then you get to play through all of the previous adventures. If you've battled alongside us for a while, then return to the Northlands and relive those super-cool memories.

Battle through fifteen years of holiday adventures in:

• Frostvale Adventures: /frostvale, /icecave, /snowpath, /factory, /frost, /snowglobe
• Into the Northlands: /northlands, /mountfrost, /kingcoal, /northlandlight
• Garaja's Ice Palace: /goldenruins
• Frozen Heart: /icevolcano, /icecavern
• The WorldEnder: /icerise, /battlefield, /frostdeep, /snowyvale, /icewindpass, 
• Frostval the Evil: /darkwinter, /ultrafrostfang
• The Cryomancer: /frozenruins, /icerisepast, /northstar, /wintersheart, /frozentower
• Cryostorm: /frostspectre, /cryostorm, /cryowar 
• Coldwind Valley: /coldwindvalley
• Frozen in Time: /frostvalpast, /frostvalpresent, /frostvalfuture, /frostvalnext, /frostvalperil
• Conflagration: /icedungeon, /howardshill, /winterhorror
• Frostval Treasures: /mountotzi, /otziwar

Holiday Reward Boss: Kitty Yu Yule

If you played the Throne of Darkness Saga, you may recognize Ziri's pet, Kitty Boo Boo! She's been possessed by the Yu Yule Cat, a spirit of Frostval that steals children who didn't receive any presents or treats. Now YULE need to stop this holiday horror before she decides to make YOU a Frostval snack!

Battle Kitty Yu Yule in the /yulecat map to collect reward drops:

• Northlands BeastHunter armor
• 2 Northlands Hunter helms
• Furred Hunter's Cape
• Northlands Hunter Blade (single and dual-wield)
• Kitty's Last Lunch polearm
• Festive Wand mace
• Kitty Yu Yule + Ziri's Holiday Horror house guards
• Festive Flying Piggy + Holiday Party Piggy house guards

Defeat Helsdottir the Ancient

Head to /helsgrove to take on Helsdottir the Ancient, a holiday boss monster designed by Despera, one of the winners of our 2021 Frostval Boss Monster Design contest. His boss art and rewards were so popular, we began working with Despera regularly, and he's created some of the most well-loved armor sets of 2022. 

Defeat Helsdottir in /helsgrove for a chance to get the following items:

• Helsgrove Guardian Armor
• Chibi Krampus Queen hairs
• Antler and Scarf helms
• Guardian Baton weapons
• and more!

Gear up for GIANT Gift Grab

Test your mettle (and metal!) against the biggest gifts of them all: Giefury* and his darker, deadlier self, GieFURIOUS! 

Both Giefury and GIE-FURIOUS have seasonal gifts for you:

• Frostval Nutcracker armor (red variant)**
• Giefurious armor set + pet
• Giefurious House Guard
• Festive Frostval Elf + Merry Frostvale Outfit armor set
• Festive Battle Elf armor (member-only)
• Blue Frosty-val Doge helm

FrostScythe also drops an version of his armor set, crafted by the incomparable Aranx just to help you celebrate Frostval!

Let the SLAY bells ring! Head to the /Gifthulu map to battle a boss monster stocked with gifts galore. 

Tinsel Arrives Next Week in Battleon!

A snowstorm is hurling rapidly towards Battleon and Battleontown! I expect snow to blanket all of Battleon tomorrow. Until then, Major Moglin's quests in Frostvale will not be available. 

After everything else we've added this week, we need a little more time to finish the winter version of town. You should  see wintery battleon -- and Tinsel's Seasonal Frostval Gift Shop  -- early next week. My apologies for the delay!

December 01, 2023

Become a Cryo Chronomancer

Upgrade to unlock all the exclusive armor sets

Cold-hearted Cryo Chronomancers freeze time, and their enemies, to absolute zero. They cross the galaxies conquering worlds, claiming desirable time and space for their Empire. Get all 22 pieces of the color-customizable Cryo Chronomancer set and a character page badge 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:

• 2 color-customizable armors
• 5 helms
• 4 capes
• Cryostasis Cube pet
• Cryo Chronomancer's Dome ground rune
• 9 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

December 01, 2023

Northern Wanderer Returns

Seasonal Set available from December 1st - 31st

Winter is coming (for many of you, it's already here!), and so are all our snow-covered, ice-laden, gift-bearing holiday events! To help ALL our heroes celebrate, this month's seasonal set features the Northern Wanderers - the Northern Wanderer and Fallen Wanderer 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 Northern Wanderer gear includes:

• Northern Wanderer Armor
• Fallen Wanderer Armor
• 5 helms 
• 6 capes
• 3 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. 

Now Available: December's Elemental Chronomancer of the Ice

Get ready to wreck the halls for the holidays, and just in time to... get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of Ice! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until December 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 Ice 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. 

* 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.