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June 28, 2024

Scorching Summer Collection

The super-hot 2024 Summer Collection Chest is Here

Whether you head to the beach to cool down or get your surf on... beat the heat this weekend with the super-cool gear in our Scorching Summer 2024 Collection! Unlock over 125 rare and seasonal event items when you get the chest for 10,000 AdventureCoins or buy individual items from Quibble in Battleon.

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

Plus, find even more items arriving in the chest in July!

Now Available: Scorching Summer Collection

The color-customizable, hero-sized Scorching Summer Collection Companion Pet is in Quibble's Shop for 10,000 AdventureCoins now!

• Click it to open the collection shop full of 0 AC versions of Quibble's rares
• Automatically unlock any future items added to the collection
• Find the Savage Scavenger Zorbak pet w/ quest for an exclusive character page badge

New Sets This Weekend

• Chaotic Beach Lounger gear + Chaotic Gaze Surfboard
• Dark Summer Lounger gear, Shadowball Pet, Crawling Darkness Surfboard
• Justified Summer Lounger gear + Justified Dragon Surfboard
• Hollowborn Beach Lounger gear + Hollowborn's Will Surfboard
• Aquataine Chanteuse armor set
• Aqua Glacies Staff, Whip, Gauntlets
• Gothic Beachwear Armor + Umbrella Armor
• Lunar Gothic Beachwear Armor + Umbrella Armor
• Wavy + Sleek Gothic Beach Locks + Shades helms

Enchanted Marine Dragon Set
All items in the set are rare & color-customizable 

• Majestic Marine Dragon armor (unique pose)
• Marine Dragon armor
• Male Morph + Hair helms
• Female Morph + Hair helms
• Enchanted Marine Dragon Guardian cape
• Enchanted Marine Dragon Tail cape
• Enchanted Marine Dragon Spear

Red Tide Dragon Set
All items in the set are seasonal, not color-customizable.

• Majestic Red Tide Dragon armor (unique pose)
• Red Tide Dragon armor
• Male Morph + Hair helms
• Female Morph + Hair helms
• Red Tide Dragon Guardian cape
• Red Tide Dragon Tail cape
• Red Tide Dragon Spear

Sea Guard Diver & Gunner Set
All items in the set are rare & color-customizable 

• Sea Guard Diver armor
• Sea Guard Gunner armor
• Sea Guard Diver Hair + Ponytail
• Sea Guard Diver Morphs (male + female)
• Bay Watcher + Bay Whistler Twig pets
• Beachball Pro Twilly pet
• Beach Scavenger Zorbak pet
• Beach Comber Quibble regular + Bank Pet
• Sea Guard Pulse Gun (single + dual-wield)
• Sea Guard Ripple Gun (single + dual-wield)
• Sea Guard Flotation Board (single + dual-wield)

Casual Wayfarer Set
All items in the set are rare & color-customizable 

• Prepared Casual Wayfarer armor (unique pose)
• Casual Wayfarer armor (regular pose)
• Styrofoam Take-Out Sneevil Morph helm
• Casual Wayfarer Shaded Hair + Locks
• Casual Wayfarer Shaded Sunhat, Hair + Locks

Evil Underworld Lounger Set
All items in the set are rare 

• Evil Underworld Lounger armor
• Male + Female Morphs + Hairs
• Underworld Lounging Buddy helm 
• Ghostly Wisps cape
• Underworld Fury Blaze Companion Blade pet
• Underworld Fury Blaze Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Legion Wave Slicer Surfboard
• Blazing Underworld Blade house item
  

Nulgath Nation Lounger Set
All items in the set are rare 

• Nulgath Nation Lounger armor
• Male + Female Morph helms
• Fiend's Inception Companion Blade pet
• Fiend's Inception Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Fiend's Ego Surfboard
• Fiend's Inception Kiln house item

ShadowScythe Empire Lounger Set
All items in the set are rare 

• ShadowScythe Empire Lounger armor
• Male + Female Morph helms
• Shadow Dragon Revolution cape
• Shadowscythe Emblem Surboard

Available Next Month

Collection Chest items scheduled to release in July include:

• Scorching Summer Hero set (unique pose)
• Solar Summer Lounger set (regular pose)
• Lunar Lounger set
• Grim DungeonMaster Lounger set
• Summer Beach houses
• Lae x Snowvers' Water Elf set (art preview)
• And more!

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive Scorching Summer Collection Companion Pet and Savage Scavenger Zorbak pet, all of the gear contained inside the Collection shop will also be available individually in Quibble's Summer Event Shop.

June 28, 2024

Hollowborn TreasureHunter & New Boss Drops

Shadows, Phoenixes, and Unicorn Treasures OH MY

This weekend, log into AQWorlds for an adventure through the shadows as we celebrate the real-life birthday of AQWorlds artist, Lae! The Mysterious Figure is waiting for you now in the ShadowRealm with a cryptic artifact and a new Hollowborn Faction adventure. The disturbingly-sentient helmet next to him is the source of the whispers you've been hearing. Decipher its cryptic mutters to begin a series of quests which may lead to a deadly trap… or great treasure!

New game release

• Hollowborn TreaureHunt: Talk to the Mysterious Figure in the /shadowrealm*
• New rewards: follow the clues to find dark gear
• SunsetRidge Boss: level 60 Phoenix with new Golden Firebird drops
• Pastelia Mob: battle Rainbrutalcorn to collect all his unicorn drops
  
• Balemorale Update: farm the White Rose Bush to collect 6 new 0 AC house items
• Featured Gear: Dreambound Unicorn blades + scythe
• Summer Collection Update: 40+ new rare items

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Gold, XP, Rep, and Class Points
• Saturday drops: rare Dreambound Unicorn Toys from Rainbrutalcorn in /Pastelia
• Sunday drops: rare Rose Bush + Friends Pet and House Item from the Rose Bush in /Balemorale

Note: the level 45+ lock on the ShadowRealm map has been removed. Happy Shadow Hunting!

Lae's Dark Birthday Treasures

Complete this weekend's treasurehunt successfully and you'll find yourself staring at a mound of treasure and a merge shop owned by an inquisitive (and acquisitive) new friend. With luck and skill, you'll be able to collect the items you need to craft all of this week's dark reward gear! 

Hollowborn Bodyguard Set*

• Armor + Helm
• Fists + Claws gauntlets
• Pet + BattlePet

Hollowborn TreasureHunter set*

• Armor + Helm
• Necklace Mace (single + dual-wield)
• Pedestal of Lazure floor item

Mysterious Drops (Location ???)

• Is that a... pile of something? (Floor Item)
• I'm not even sure WHAT that is... Looks pretty tough, though. (Floor Item)
• A skull? Sure. Ok. Makes sense. (Pet)
• Maybe other surprises?! O_O 

* All of the Hollowborn gear is color-customizable to your eye color.

Existing Zone Expansions

We've updated a few maps to add new monsters or adjust existing bosses... and added even more rewards! 

Sunsetdunes Update

• Level 85 Anqa boss renamed to "Firebird Anqa"
• Changed the dialogue of the "Anqa al-Mughrib" quest
• Merge Shop addition: Firebird's Fury Poleaxe + Firebird's Fury Greataxe

New Sunsetridge Map

• New map: /sunsetridge
• New monster: Level 60 version of the Anqa boss
• New quest: "The Immortal Firebird." Defeat Anqa for a chance to get Anqa's Ashes. Rewards: Anqa's Feather x1
• New drops: Golden Firebird's Poleaxe + Golden Firebird's Great Axe

Balemorale Castle Update

• New monster: Rose Bush
• New drops: Red, Pink, White, Yellow, Orange, Purple Rose Bush floor items. (Each stacks up to x6)

Pastelia Update

• New monster: Rainbrutalcorn monster
• New drops: Dreambound Unicorn wand, staff, plushies, puppet gauntlet

Have you explored the Hollowborn Faction yet?

A faction of warriors (or creatures?... or both?!) exists among the shadows of that dark realm. Known only as the Hollowborn, they appear to be lead by man named Lae. We do not know much about him... Yet. If you aren't familiar with them, find Kaselbel in the /shadowrealm and complete her quests to earn Hollowborn Rep and to unlock dark rewards in the merge shop. 

• Hollowborn Thunderlord armor set
• Hollowborn Vampire armor set
• and more gear to come in the future

Once you find the enigmatic Lae, if you can convince him to talk, he'll tell you of a deep, dark fortress. Travel there and you'll find a series of quests that only the highest leveled heroes should begin. Complete them to unlock the exclusive Hollowborn Paladin armor set.

Events + Gear Leaving Soon

Summer's heating up, and so are our weekly game releases! Check out the June release calendar to see what's happening and when things leave so you don't miss a moment, a battle, or a limited time reward. 

July 1: 

• Purrito Kitten pet drop from the Doom Kitten in /DoomKitten
• Dark World Hourglass drop from The Sun in /AstraviaCastle
• Cold Steel weapon drops from Warden Indradeep in /Castleeblana 
• Hockey Gear from the mobs in /IcestormArena

July 2: Sheathed Blame Blades from Dage in /Siegefortress

July 22: Radical Kidz Sticker items from Sneeviltron in /boxes

July 24: Sweatshirt Daimyo, Black  + Pink Battle Puppies from Undead Artix in /Overworld

July 30: Sepulchure's MEGA Doom Maces from GleebleGlarble in /Nursery

July 31: 

• This weekend's login gifts 
• Lae's seasonal birthday drops on the Shadow Lord in /shadowrealm

June 28, 2024

Get Double Legion Tokens

Resource Boost Available Through Next Thursday

Get double rewards from select Legion Token quests and 2x Dark Unicorn Rib drops from Binky all week long.

Legion Token Quests:

• Spring Cleaning
• First Class Entertainment 
• Legion Quest: Light vs Dark 
• Coal for the Legion 
• Hearts and Souls 
• Hearts and Souls (Member) 
• Legion Castle Quest 
• Research Materials 
• Suffering is Magic 

Dark Unicorn Rib

• Battle Binky in the /binky or /doomvault map to get x2 Dark Unicorn Ribs instead of x1

June 25, 2024

New Midweek Update is Live!

Tuesday, June 25: Rockin' Treasure Hunt

This month is the year anniversary for Caddeus, a special guest designer who's been crafting each of these weekly treasure hunts, puzzles, or monster drops. Today's update is a continuation of the Geode Gauntlets and Big Crater hunts, which began last June. You know what that means... completing the first Big Crater hunt will be a pre-rock-ative. :D 

To begin today's update... You'll need to have: the Big Crater house item.

• If you don't already have that, talk to Valencia in the /eventhub to accept your first quest. Then follow the clues from there to unlock a house item that will make a big impact on your home value.
• If you DO already have the Crater, click it and accept the quest it offers you. O_O?!

This week's seasonal, 0 AC rewards include:

Rewards will be available until the summer event hub leaves. 

Other updates going live today

• Vivid Rosales Blade (single + dual-wield) have been added as rewards to the "Follow the Compass Rose" quest from Valencia

June 24, 2024

Game News: June 24 - 30

Read on for the latest news and information

Summer's here, and our weekly release schedule is heating up! 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. 

Tuesday, June 25: New Midweek Update

Tuesday's update is a continuation of the Geode Gauntlets and Big Crater hunts, which began last June. You know what that means... completing the first Big Crater hunt will be a pre-rock-ative! :D 

Read the full post

Thursday Resource Boost

Get double rewards from select Legion Token quests and 2x Dark Unicorn Rib drops from Binky until July 3rd!

Read the full post

Art Preview: stare into the Abysss... AND SPARKLE!

Whether you love the light or dwell in darkness, this weekend has something for everyone! Journey to the ShadowRealm and quest to craft the Hollowborn TreasureHunter. Then head to Beleen's Pastelia map. Battle Rainbrutalcorn for Jun-icorn gear!

See more previews on Twitter.

Friday, June 28: Update Details

Get details on this weekend's upcoming game release!

Dark Event
Quest to craft the pieces of the Hollowborn Treasure Hunter set as we celebrate AQW artist Lae's birthday!

Bright, Hot Rewards

• Battle the Rainbrutalcorn monster in /pastelia to collect new Unicorn weapons, then return next month to create midnight variants!
• Battle a lower-level version of Anqa in the /sunsetridge map to get blazingly-bright new fire weapons!

Summer Collection Update
Find all-new summer gear added into Quibble's rares shop + collection chest!

Leaving This Friday
Deadly Muse items from the May 31 Featured Gear Shop update

Double Server Boosts & Weekend Drops

Log in for new double server boosts, resource farming boosts, or item drops every day of the week!

Double Server Boost Schedule
Monday:       Reputation
Wednesday:  Class Points 
Friday:         Gold, Reputation, Class Points, EXP

Weekend Daily Gift Details
Saturday: battle Rainbrutalcorn in /pastelia for the rare Unicorn Toy weapons
Sunday:   battle the Rose Bush in /balemorale for the rare White Rose  & Friends pet

This weekend's login gifts will be available until July 31st.

June 21, 2024

Scorching Summer Collection

The super-hot 2024 Summer Collection Chest is Here

Whether you head to the beach to cool down or get your surf on... beat the heat this weekend with the super-cool gear in our Scorching Summer 2024 Collection! Unlock over 125 rare and seasonal event items when you get the chest for 10,000 AdventureCoins or buy individual items from Quibble in Battleon.

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

Plus, find even more items arriving in the chest next week and in July!

Now Available: Scorching Summer Collection

The color-customizable, hero-sized Scorching Summer Collection Companion Pet is in Quibble's Shop for 10,000 AdventureCoins now!

• Click it to open the collection shop full of 0 AC versions of Quibble's rares
• Automatically unlock any future items added to the collection
• Find the Savage Scavenger Zorbak pet w/ quest for an exclusive character page badge

Available on Friday, June 21

Enchanted Marine Dragon Set
All items in the set are rare & color-customizable 

• Majestic Marine Dragon armor (unique pose)
• Marine Dragon armor
• Male Morph + Hair helms
• Female Morph + Hair helms
• Enchanted Marine Dragon Guardian cape
• Enchanted Marine Dragon Tail cape
• Enchanted Marine Dragon Spear

Red Tide Dragon Set
All items in the set are seasonal, not color-customizable.

• Majestic Red Tide Dragon armor (unique pose)
• Red Tide Dragon armor
• Male Morph + Hair helms
• Female Morph + Hair helms
• Red Tide Dragon Guardian cape
• Red Tide Dragon Tail cape
• Red Tide Dragon Spear

Sea Guard Diver & Gunner Set
All items in the set are rare & color-customizable 

• Sea Guard Diver armor
• Sea Guard Gunner armor
• Sea Guard Diver Hair + Ponytail
• Sea Guard Diver Morphs (male + female)
• Bay Watcher + Bay Whistler Twig pets
• Beachball Pro Twilly pet
• Beach Scavenger Zorbak pet
• Beach Comber Quibble regular + Bank Pet
• Sea Guard Pulse Gun (single + dual-wield)
• Sea Guard Ripple Gun (single + dual-wield)
• Sea Guard Flotation Board (single + dual-wield)

Casual Wayfarer Set
All items in the set are rare & color-customizable 

• Prepared Casual Wayfarer armor (unique pose)
• Casual Wayfarer armor (regular pose)
• Styrofoam Take-Out Sneevil Morph helm
• Casual Wayfarer Shaded Hair + Locks
• Casual Wayfarer Shaded Sunhat, Hair + Locks

Evil Underworld Lounger Set
All items in the set are rare 

• Evil Underworld Lounger armor
• Male + Female Morphs + Hairs
• Underworld Lounging Buddy helm 
• Ghostly Wisps cape
• Underworld Fury Blaze Companion Blade pet
• Underworld Fury Blaze Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Legion Wave Slicer Surfboard
• Blazing Underworld Blade house item
  

Nulgath Nation Lounger Set
All items in the set are rare 

• Nulgath Nation Lounger armor
• Male + Female Morph helms
• Fiend's Inception Companion Blade pet
• Fiend's Inception Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Fiend's Ego Surfboard
• Fiend's Inception Kiln house item

ShadowScythe Empire Lounger Set
All items in the set are rare 

• ShadowScythe Empire Lounger armor
• Male + Female Morph helms
• Shadow Dragon Revolution cape
• Shadowscythe Emblem Surboard

Available June 28th

Collection Chest items scheduled to release next week include:

• Swordhaven Summer Lounger set
• Chaotic Beach Lounger set
• Dark Summer Lounger set
• Hollowborn Summer Lounger set
• Lae x Aciel's Gothic Sun Beach set (art preview)

Available Next Month

Collection Chest items scheduled to release in July include:

• Scorching Summer Hero set (unique pose)
• Solar Summer Lounger set (regular pose)
• Lunar Lounger set
• Grim DungeonMaster Lounger set
• Summer Beach houses
• Lae x Snowvers' Water Elf set (art preview)
• And more!

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive Scorching Summer Collection Companion Pet and Savage Scavenger Zorbak pet, all of the gear contained inside the Collection shop will also be available individually in Quibble's Summer Event Shop.

June 21, 2024

Lightning Strikes & Secrets

Main Story Update: Cold Thunder Saga, Chapter 4

Greenguard and Skye are at war! Queen Iona's weaponized lightning rains down relentlessly, driving you forward, but their strikes might just shine a light on the dark secret that will bring down her dynasty. Log in now for the next chapter of our main story, the Rumbling of Cold Thunder in /Naoisegrave.

New Game Update

• Main Story: new update in the Cold Thunder Saga
• New rewards: Anti-Ionan War Beast armor sets + Noise's Grave house items
• Summer Collection: the first update in our Scorching Summer chest

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Gold
• Saturday drops: 3 Radical Kidz wall decal items from the Sneeviltron in /boxes
• Sunday drops: Sweatsuit Battle Puppy Pet (and a SUPER SURPRISE item drop O_O) from Undead Artix in /overworld

Strike at the Skye, Unlock New Rewards

Counter the Queen of Skye's minions in a set built to withstand their lightning + ice attacks! Complete this week's story update in /naoisegrave to unlock Queen Victoria's Reactive Inductor farming quest. Craft the Anti-Storm Warbeast base set then enchant it into the color-custom Anti-Storm War Tank gear.

Merge Shop Items:

• Anti-Storm Warbeast armor
• Anti-Storm Warbeast Skull + Helm
• Anti-Storm Warbeast's Energy Aura
• Anti-Storm Warbeast's Energy Fist (single + dual-wield)
• Anti-Storm War Tank armor
• Anti-Storm War Tank Skull + Helm
• Anti-Storm War Tank's Energy Aura
• Anti-Storm War Tank's Energy Fist (single + dual-wield)

NaoiseGrave house item monster drops:

• Baby Ice Dracolich Guard
• Strewn Dragon Bones
• Strewn Baby Dracolich Bones
• Saddest Relic Ever Found (1% drop rate)
• Plasma Orb Pedestal

Loughshine:

• Fianna Rebel armor drops off the boss

Boxes:

• Boxed Locks helm drops off the boss

Age of Ruin Saga: the Story So Far...

After the threat Malgor and his ShadowFlame army posed had been put to rest, you were left to address the scars he inflicted... and process the knowledge you gained. The Gods and Greater Beings of the Old Worlds Order have been revealed, and now you must complete the task they've set: to neutralize three dire threats before they awaken. 

Age of Ruin Saga: Voice in the Sea Chapter 1 of the  begins in the /TerminaTemple map. If you have not completed it, journey there now! You'll need to finish the entire saga before you can begin next week's adventure.

June 21, 2024

Now Available: Summer AdventureCoin Bonus

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

Our Summer Bonus is ON! Get 50% more bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or Membership pack you buy. This is a great time to top up and grab new gear, because our event line-up is on FIRE! 

Gear up and get ready, because all Summer long, we'll be adding new items for you! 

• Seasonal Summer Shop
• Meme x Anime Fusion gear
• Wheel of Doom Merge & Treasure Chest updates
• 2024 Summer Collection Chest

Also happening this Summer:

• New main story updates 
• Father's Day of DOOM 
• the next chapter of the Hollowborn Saga 
• Tanabata (aka the Star Festival)
• permanent versions of staff wedding events return + wedding-themed upgrade bonus pack (featuring a house, quest, and items) to help you spread the love

Note: if you purchased ACs during the 24 hours before the bonus began (from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM on May 30th), you were also given the bonus ACs. Those have already automatically been added to your account. 

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

During our Summer 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

June 17, 2024

Game News: June 17 - 23

Read on for the latest news and information

Summer's here, and our weekly release schedule is heating up! 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, June 17: Starlight of Destiny Preview

Check out the first preview of the Starlight of Destiny axe. We're celebrating the Star Festival next month in all our main games with a stellar new farming reward item. Crafted just for this event by art superstar Hikari, the Starlight of Destiny axe has in-combat animation, to help you shine on the battlefield. 

Versions of the axe will release in AQWorlds, AQ3D, AdventureQuest, DragonFable, and EpicDuel.

Note: The regular Blinding Light of Destiny will be required to accept the quest to farm for the StarLight of Destiny.

Tuesday, June 18: Death & Destiny

Our Tuesday update is live, and we've got double update headed your way! In honor of DragonFable's birthday this month, we've brought over one of their most frequently-encountered NPCs to stand guard in your /house. Talk to the Grim Reaper in the /Death map. Complete his new quest to unlock the Otherworld Death House Guard!

Then head to the Icestorm Arena and /equip your thickest winter gloves. You'll need them if you're going to grab the super-cool sets waiting for you there as we celebrate Lore's version of the Stanley cup with all-new hockey gear!

Read the Design Notes for more details on today's update.

Thursday, June 20: Unidentified 34 & 35 Boost

Get double rewards as you quest to collect resources to create the ArchFiend DoomLord set until June 26.

Unidentifed 34:

• Willpower Extraction
• Enough Doom for an ArchFiend

Get x2, x4, x6 or x8 items while the boost is on.
(Normal: x1, x2, x3, or x4)

Unidentifed 35:

• Nulgath Demands Work
• Enough Doom for an ArchFiend

Drop quantity + rate: x2, 30%
(Normal: x1, 15%)

Friday, June 21: Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates: new main story update, the first update in the Summer 2024 Collection, and more!

Log in this Weekend for:

• Main Story: new update in the Cold Thunder Saga
• New rewards: Anti-Ionan War Beast armor sets + Noise's Grave house items
• Summer 2024 Collection Chest: the first update :D

Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Gold
• Saturday drops: Radical Kidz wall items
• Sunday drops: Sweatshirt Daimyo pet + house guard

Event Reminders...

Mark your calendars so you don't miss out! These maps, items, and limited-time drops are leaving soon.

Events

• June 21: rare Mecha Dragon Commander set
• June 30: Father's Day maps + rewards, Chronomancer of Light, Shadowzard Mount set

Limited Time Daily Login Gifts

• June 22: Silver Skye drops from Warden Indradeep in CastleEblana
• June 22: Sacred Forest Scythe from Forest Guardian in /fableforest
• June 28: Peaceful Picnic, Fantasy Fir Tree, Sweet Shrub, and Fantasy Fountain drops from the Root of Evil in /livingdungeon
• June 30: Hockey Star Captain drops from /icestormarena

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 the Patch Notes.

June 14, 2024

Anime x Memes = Absolute Parody

Featured Rare Gear Available through August 30th

It's gonna be MEMES! You asked for memes and anime, and our artists have delivered. Find new anime, moglin, and meme-themed parody items in the Featured Gear Shop now, and return as even more arrive this weekend and next as daily login gift drops! 

New rares this weekend:

• Enchanted Lovely Rocker armor (color-customizable)
• Lovely Rocker's Back-up Bass, Guitar, and Keytar
• Fellow Player and Fellow Gamer armors
• Fellow Player Cap helm and Back-up Board cape 
• Fellow Player Skateboard
• Bro Morph helm
• Portable Twilly Spin Cycle cape
• Moglin Gawkers, Sus Moglin pets, Spin Cycle
• Moglin Home Entertainment floor item
• Amazed Twilly + Twigstagramer house guests

Click to Change Expression Helms

• Excited Rocker's Expressions helm
• Elated Rocker's Expressions helm
• Aspirational Rocker's Expressions helm
• Zealous Rocker's Expressions
• Lovely Rocker's Expressions

Twilly Supports You! Quest Pet

Find this iconic, rare meme x moglin pet in the Featured Gear Shop for 1,000 ACs. Click it to unlock a quest to get the house item variant and the Extremely Enthusiastic Hero morph helm.

Akiba Cosplay Shop: 

The following items will be permanently available from the Cosplay Shop in /akiba.

• Lovely Rocker Hair
• Lovely Rocker Short Locks
• Lovely Rocker Ponytail
• Lovely Rocker Locks
• Lovely Rocker Bob Cut
• Lovely Rocker Shades
• Lovely Rocker's Drumsticks
• Lovely Rocker's Drum Set
• Lovely Rocker's Guitar
• Lovely Rocker's Keytar

The first shop Anime x Meme shop update included:

• Tuba Lord Bard armor
• Top Brass Helm
• Big Brass Blast cape
• Tuban Cannon Gun
• Abolute Evil armor
• Abolute Evil Aura
• Abolute Evil Vibe rune
• Disintegrating Twilly, Twig, and Zorbak pets

Our 2024 Meme x Anime rare items will be available until August 30th. 

June 14, 2024

This Weekend: Flames of War

Main Story Update: Cold Thunder Saga, Chapter 3

The rumbling of Cold Thunder is drowned out by the cries of anguished innocents. The flames of war have ignited the shores of Skye, and Galanoth needs your help to defend and protect the rebels being ravaged in the Ruins of Loughshine. Log in this weekend for the next chapter of our main story, plus the return of our Father's Day events and all-new anime x meme rares and permanent items! 

New Game Update

• Main Story: new update in the Cold Thunder Saga
• New rewards: Skye Rogue armor sets
• Holiday Event: Father's Day of Doom maps + gear return
• Featured Gear sets: Anime x Meme rares, Twilly Supports you! pet, and color-custom Rogue set

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Reputation
• Saturday drops: Sus moglin helms from the Baconcatzard in /eventhub
• Sunday drops: Father's Day of DOOM maces from GleebleGlarble in the /nursery

Rogues, Rebels, & Rewards

Talk to Caoimhe* in the Ruins of Loughshine for two new sets in her merge shop! Craft the Skye Rogue set them gild it into the golden version.

Merge Shop Items:

• Skye Executor
• Skye Executor Hood (male & female)
• Backhanded Speirling Dagger (single & dual-wield)
• Skye Warden of the West
• Skye Warden's Mask and Male/Female Cowled Mask
• Skye Warden of the West Cape
• Speirling Guardian Dagger (single & dual-wield)
• Backhanded Speirling Guardian Dagger (single & dual-wield)
  

Loughshine monster drops:

• Skye Executor Hooded Locks
• Skye Executor's Cloak
• Speirling Dagger (single & dual-wield)
• Scorched Elder Yew floor item
• Overdriven Energy Elemental floor item

Event hub monster drops:

• Pufferfish Plushie (single & dual-wield)
• Starfish Plushie (single & dual-wield)
• Stingray Plushie (single & dual-wield)
• Tiger Shark Plushie (single & dual-wield)

* Pronounced KEE-vah

Age of Ruin Saga: the Story So Far...

After the threat Malgor and his ShadowFlame army posed had been put to rest, you were left to address the scars he inflicted... and process the knowledge you gained. The Gods and Greater Beings of the Old Worlds Order have been revealed, and now you must complete the task they've set: to neutralize three dire threats before they awaken. 

Age of Ruin Saga: Voice in the Sea Chapter 1 of the  begins in the /TerminaTemple map. If you have not completed it, journey there now! You'll need to finish the entire saga before you can begin next week's adventure.

Events + Gear Leaving Soon

Summer's heating up, and so are our weekly game releases! Check out the June release calendar to see what's happening and when things leave so you don't miss a moment, a battle, or a limited time reward. 

• June 21: rare Mecha Dragon Commander set

June 11, 2024

New Midweek Update is Live!

Fishy Sword, Fresh Updates, and Fixes

Our Tuesday update is not all! Battle the River Fishman in /greenguardwest for a chance to get the 0 AC Fishy Sword. Plus, we'd updated and adjusted a number of old maps, quests, and items to make them more enjoyable for everyone.

First caught in 2012, it was only ever available as the Fishy Sword and Shield dual-wield weapon in the Fishing Gear Shop. Newer heroes will need to combine the Fishy Sword drop with Fishin' Chips to create the Fishy Sword and Shield.

Additional Updates

Based on your feedback across various platforms, we've made a few quality of life updates to older maps & items.

Raxgore Shortcut: if you've beaten all of the quests* in /doomvaultb, you'll now have a much faster way to go straight to Raxgore. You'll see a button that will take you to the bttle frame.

Valencia /Eventhub Update: 

• Hollow Treasure Hunt button added
• Stars added to hunts to help communicate difficulty
• Rose Rapiers quest updated and rebalanced

Darkon House Item Stacks Increased

• Pizza: x1 > x8 
• Re / Fa / La / Mi's Bean Bags: x1 > x4 
• Drumsticks: x1 > x6 
• Suki's Bookcase, Bed, Armorstand: x1 > x6 
• Astravian Rug, Bookcase: x1 > x6 
• Astravian Turret I + II: x1 > x6 
• Astravia's Air Defense I + II: x1 > x6 
• Juror #1 / #2 / #3 / #4: x1 > x22

In our quest to give all you nostalgia-lovers more of what you're after, we've been digging through old, unreleased item files and looking at player feedback for art (like NPCs/monsters/gear) from other AE games we can release in AQWorlds and man... today's planning call was full of meaty ideas and good memories.

Next week's call will be dedicated to reviewing a five-page doc covering specific feedback about the last year of midweek updates so future additions can bring you even more of what you want to see!

* Except the Ultra Raxgore quest

June 10, 2024

Game News: June 10 - 16

Read on for the latest news and information

Summer's here, and our weekly release schedule is heating up! 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, June 9: Infinity Update

Artix announced a new tech demo test for AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity is coming this week!

Stay up to date with all the Infinity development news at www.AQ2D.com.

Tuesday, June 10: New Midweek Update

Battle the River Fishman in /greenguardwest this Tuesday for a chance to get the 0 AC Fishy Sword. Plus, we'd updated and adjusted a number of old maps, quests, and items to make them more enjoyable for everyone.

Read the full post for more details.

Wednesday, June 12: Art Preview

Loremasters have been getting a lot of love from the community this year. But even hardcore archivists need to get out and touch sand sometimes. That's why we chose to create a swimsuit set for LoreMaster Muusa this year. Coming to AQWorlds this summer!

Follow @Alina_AE on Twitter for more art previews.

Thursday, June 13: Dark Spirit Orbs Boost

Get double rewards as you battle to collect the resources to create Sepulchure's DoomKnight Armor!

Read the full post for more details.

Friday, June 14: Release Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates: new main story update, Father's Day of Doom returns, Featured rares shop, and more!

Log in this Weekend for:

• Main Story: new update in the Cold Thunder Saga
• New rewards: Skye Rogue armor sets
• Holiday Event: Father's Day of Doom maps + gear return
• Featured Gear sets: color-custom Skye Rogue + Animeme Items

Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Reputation
• Saturday drops: Sus moglin helms from the Baconcatzard in /eventhub
• Sunday drops: Father's Day of DOOM maces from GleebleGlarble in the /nursery

Event Reminders...

Mark your calendars so you don't miss out! These maps, items, and limited-time drops are leaving soon.

Events

• June 14: rare Enchanted Harmonic Savant set
• June 21: rare Mecha Dragon Commander set

Rare Daily Login Gifts

• June 22: Silver Skye drops from Warden Indradeep in CastleEblana
• June 22: Sacred Forest Scythe from Forest Guardian in /fableforest

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 the Patch Notes.

June 07, 2024

The Imperial Assassin of Skye are Watching...

Upgrade to unlock all the new Elven Assassin bonus gear

The Imperial Assassins of Skye were employed by the First Champion of Energy and his kin. When they waged war, lightning fell like rain from dark raging storms. Unlock all the color-customizable items in the Elven Assassin set when you upgrade your account 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.

New Non-Member BattlePet: Sneaky Sneevil Assassin

Very rarely, we release a battlepet that does not require membership... and the Sneaky Sneevil Assassin battle pet is one of those special exceptions. Just make sure to watch your back in battle! O_O

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:

• Imperial Assassin of Skye
• Imperial Assassin's Hood + Hooded Locks
• Charged Assassin's Helm
• Skye Assassin's Hooded Locks
• Imperial Assassin's Scarf (animated)
• Web of Lightning (animated)
• Sneaky Sneevil Assassin Pet
• Sneaky Sneevil Assassin Battle Pet 
• Skye Assassin's Field ground rune
• Skye Assassin's Final Gift blade (single + dual-wield)
• Imperial Assassin's Chakram (single + dual-wield)
• Imperial Assassin's Spear
• 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

June 07, 2024

Hot New Fiery Boss + Beachin' Events

Summer is here, and so is the hottest gear of the year!

This weekend's heating up! Log in now to and journey to the Sunset Dunes for a fiery new boss battle against an Immortal (and judgemental) phoenix. Plus, all our seasonal Summer events are back -- /join eventhub to cool off after battle with a trip to the beach. 

New Game Update

• Main Story: Battle the Phoenix in Sunset Dunes
• New rewards: Phoenix's Glory armor set + Firebird weapons
• Seasonal Events: Head to the /eventhub to find all our summer maps
• New Upgrade Bonus: Unlock the Elven Assassin set 

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Class Points
• Resource Boost: Spirit Orbs and Metals
• Saturday: Beach(ure) 83 Ball mace from the Baconcatzard in the /eventhub
• Sunday: Immortal Phoenix house guards from Anqa in /sunsetdunes

Glorious New Reward Gear

Talk to Zhoom and Crulon in the Sunset Dunes map this weekend for a treasure chest full of hot new reward items. Defeat Anqa, the Immortal Phoenix to collect the resources needed to craft the Phoenix's Glory & Firebird's Fury items.

Sunset Treasures Merge Shop:

• Phoenix's Glory armor & helm
• Phoenix's Fury armor & helm
• Golden Phoenix Wings & Great Wings
• Golden Phoenix's Glory Blade (single + dual variant)
• Golden Phoenix's Fury Blade (single + dual variant)
• Firebird's Fury Blade (single + dual variant)
• Firebird's Fury Spear

Sunset Dunes Reward Drops:

• Golden Firebird's Spear
• Golden Firebird's Blade  (single + dual variant)

Cool Off with our Seasonal Summer Events

Get your battle on... at the beach as all our seasonal Summer hubtown and rewards return in the /summerbreak map. Talk to Beleen to find all our summer shops, surf gear, and adventure zones around Lore.

Find all the returning seasonal items you guys love to battle through the beach in, and keep checking back as we continue to add more new gear all summer long! New 2024 exclusive surfboards will be added to the Summer shop soon, and 2024 graduation gear will arrive next week.

Summer Days Shop gear:

• Summer Style armor
• Summer Rave armor
• Prismatic Summer Rave armor
• Summer Rave accessories
• Victory and Battle Swimwear armors
• Robes of Knowledge

Seasonal surfboard staffs:

• Artix Dragon surfboard
• Treasure Map surfboard
• Surfboard of the Nation
• Surfboard of the Legion
• Surfboard of Destiny

Burning Beach is Under Attack!

Fight fire with fire as we return to Burning Beach. Blazebeard (Lore's most notorious pirate) gained access to one of Pyromancy's greatest artifacts, the Magmanacles.

Now, he seeks to steal the ancient power trapped deep inside the island's volcano. If he succeeds, he'll have enough strength to rules the seas... the land... and beyond. Head to /blazingbeach as we continue the story of ArchMage Pyralis and the refugees of Feverfew Isle.

Or, if you're just joining us, begin the adventure in /burningbeach, where Pyralis seekst your help to save her people from an imminent volcanic eruption and the power of a raging (and trapped!) Storm Elemental.

June 01, 2024

Show Your True Colors...

Celebrate Pride this month and every month!

...This month, and every month! Feeling like you're different, or don't belong, is always a challenge... and that's especially true in today's world. That's why it is so important to recognize that our differences and unique qualities are what make us special. 

The Artix Entertainment community has always been made up of many different heroes. The AdventureQuest Worlds team is as diverse and multi-cultural as our community. And as a team, we feel it's important that we always respect ALL heroes.

That's why, last year, we returned all of the gear bringing with an important change: the seasonal Pride shop became a permanent one. Mi, the non-binary NPC from Darkon's Elegy of Madness Saga, found a new home in the Shinkansen map*, and a new role as the permanent shop vendor. 

They are proud to be Mi, and we believe that you should always be proud of who you are and the struggles you've overcome.

Reward Drops:

• Pastel Rainbow Armor
• 2 Pastel Rainbow Helms
• Joy Explorer Ground Rune

All 4 drops are 0 AC and seasonal, and can be obtained by battling the MMMirage monster in /summerbreak.

Seasonal Shop Gear:

• Joy Explorer, Reversed Joy Explorer, and Joy Wanderer gear
• Prismatic Pride Outfit + accessories
• Rainbow Pride Outfit + accessories
• Shades of Pink Outfit + accessories
• Shades of Violet Outfit + accessories
• Rainbow Crocodile Pet

We have some new rainbow-themed gear coming this month for all heroes to enjoy. And remember: live a life full of color, happiness, joy, and pride. Battle On!

* As Mi says, "There is so much to do and to look at in the Shinkansen, so many different people and cultures. It’s the perfect place to hang out and just be yourself without worrying you’ll stick out. That’s why they chose to set up shop there."

June 01, 2024

ShadowZard Rider Set Returns

Seasonal Set available from June 1st - 30th

The Summer sun may be bright, but June's seasonal set channels the darkest forces on Lore! To help ALL our heroes ally with (or battle to defeat) the darkness, this month's seasonal set features the ShadowZard Mount + Rider gear.

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 ShadowZard Rider gear includes:

• ShadowZard Mount armor
• ShadowZard Rider armor
• 4 helms
• 3 capes
• 4 weapons
• 1 pet (with quest for house guard zards)

* 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: June's Elemental Chronomancer of Light

The Summer is shining bright, and that means... it's time to get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of Light! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until June 30th.

The Elemental Chronomancer of Light set contains:

• 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.