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September 29, 2025

Game News: September 29 - October 5

Read on for the latest news and information

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.

This Week's Server Boosts

Monday: get 2x EXP from battles and quests
Wednesday: get 2x Class Points, Reputation, Gold, and Experience
Friday: get 2x Class Points, Reputation, Gold, and Experience

Tuesday Update: MechQuest Anniversary Event

*bzzzt*
Initiate message sequence: "We need your help! There’s too many Shadowscythe! You have to stop them bef-"
*bzzzt* End message sequence.

Head over to /TheSpan and talk to the MechQuest Training Orb to find a new quest: "Slay the Sordid Shadowscythe." Plus, check out the new items in the MechQuest Finale shop!

Thursday Resource Boost: Blood Gems Boost

Get double rewards as you battle to collect Blood Gems of the Archfiend all week long. More details

Wednesday + Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Story: Spineback Abbadon boss battle + reward set
Holiday events return: our Birthday and Mogloween events return
Upgrade Bonus: color-customizable Bonus Pack of Glory armor set
OMG Extras: Coliseum monsters update, October seasonal set + event hub updates

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 26, 2025

Flame of the Beyond Saga, Pt 4

The Fire Deceives, the Truth Burns.

This weekend, the Flame of the Beyond saga blazes into its most twisted chapter yet. Log in now and enter the Forge Albedo, a nightmare of steel and fire, where nothing is what it seems. Warlic is slipping further away from the mage you've known for so many years. Battle to separate truth from deception in time to save your friend, but beware... unless you act now, lies waiting in the flames will consume everything you know.

Inside the shadows of Forge Albedo, nothing is certain. Paladins cry for rescue as the flames burn even brighter. But every revelation only deepens the mystery.

This weekend, /join ForgeAlbedo to continue your journey. Before Warlic is lost... forever.

Update Details

Flame Saga: Journey to Forge Albedo in Chapter 4
Bright Rewards: Craft two new bright and burning new armor sets
Quibble's Rares Collection: Mirror Gravelyn & Stormy Seas Pirate Captain, Celestial Naval Commander sets
Upgrade Bonus Update: New S.S. SkullCrusher House + color-customizable SkullCrusher Naval Commander

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: rare Dark Caster Top & Omni Hats drop from the Dark Caster in /legionarena until October 31, 2025.
Sunday: permanent 0 AC Smokey Mana cape and Light in the Darkness floor items drop from the boss in Forge Albedo.

Forge Albedo Rewards

Forge Albedo may make you question your sanity, but at least you know the loot is real! Battle through the fires there to unlock two new bright and burning armor sets.

New Monster Drops

• Stars of Capella cape from the boss in /forgealbedo
• Cape of Noelle and Stella Fomalhaut blades from the Noelle Knights in /thelimacity

Forge Albedo Merge Shop:

• Knight of Noelle armor
• Squire of Noelle armor
• Knight of Noelle Morph*
• Winged Noelle Morph*
• Cape of Capella
• Shrine of Capella
• Scorched Warlic armor
• Scorched Warlic Morph helm
• Scorched Warlic Hair
• Warlic's Scorched Staff

* Male & female helm variants

SkullCrusher Upgrade Bonus Update

By popular request, we just added 25 more items to this month's bonus pack. Now you can equip the color-customizable SkullCrusher Naval gear or items in Vordred's exact color scheme! Unlock them and the new house when you buy any AC or Membership pack of $10 USD or more.

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. 

Into the Temple: 
Battle through /TempleSiege, /TempleDelve, /SiegeFortress, and /FortressDelve to reach /TerminaTemple

Voice in the Sea Saga: 
Chapter 1 begins in /TerminaTemple, followed by adventures in /Ashray, /Sunlightzone, /Twilightzone, /Midnightzone, /Abyssalzone, /Trenchobserve, and /SeaVoice

Rumbling of Cold Thunder Saga: 
Chapter 1 begins in /Balmorale, followed by adventures in /CastleEblana, /Loughshine, /Naoisegrave, /Liatarahill, /GastleGaheris, and /Coldthunder

Flame of the Beyond Saga: 

• Chapter 1: begin the adventure in /thelimacity
• Chapter 2: head into the Forge in /mountmaleno
• Chapter 3: releases August 29th
• Chapter 4: scheduled for September 2025
• Chapter 5: scheduled for November 2025
• Chapter 6: scheduled for early 2026
• ... and beyond? O_O

After each saga, return to Termina Temple and talk to Tara for new quests, watch the Epilogue cutscenes, then continue on...

Quibble's TLaPD Rares Leave Friday, October 10th.

There's still time to get your gauntlets on our Talk Like a Pirate Day event rare item collection. Find Quibble Coinbiter, his ala carte rare shop, and the Endless Seas Collection Chest in Battleon until our 17th Birthday rares shop arrives.

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 26, 2025

Talk Like a Pirate 2025 Collection III

Unlock event rare items in our 2025 Endless Seas Collection

Avast! 30 new items are now available as we bring you the final update in the in the Endless Seas rare gear collection. Talk to Quibble Coinbiter, the time-traveling sales-moglin, in Battleon to check out his latest shipment of event rares. 

Quibble's Rares Shop + Collection Chest

Quibble Coinbiter's back with unique and rare treasures to help you gear up for our Talk Like a Pirate Day event.

• Get the Endless Seas Chest Pet to unlock all 150+ event rares!
• Just want a few rares? You can buy individual items directly from his shop.

Collection Chest Pet Details

• Find the Endless Seas Chest Pet in Quibble's Shop for 10,000 ACs 
• Click the pet to open the collection shop full of 0 AC versions of Quibble's event rares
• Automatically unlock any future items added to the collection
• The exclusive badge will apppear on your character page as soon as you purchase the pet
• Note: the Collection Chest pet cannot be sold

Quibble's Endless Seas Collection and Rares shop will be in Battleon until Friday, October 10th!

Endless Seas Gear Collection

This week's new armor sets are now available in Quibble's shop and collection chest.

• Gravelyn's Mirror Pirate Captain set
• Iona's Pirate Captain set
• Azalith's Naval Commander set
• Naal's Naval Commander set

Full list of Event Rares:

• the Endless Seas Collection Chest pet (unlocks the full collection shop)
• Death's Naval Commander set
• Famine's Naval Commander set
• War's Naval Commander set
• Conquest's Naval Commander set
• 13th Captain of Doom set
• Endless Seas Wayfinder set
• Aspiring Admiral of Crystallis set
• Pyromancer Naval Commander
• Scarlet Queen's Naval Commander set
• Dark Caster Naval Commander set
• Dark Caster Pirate Captain set
• Gravelyn's Mirror Pirate Captain set
• Stormy Seas Pirate Captain set
• Azalith's Naval Commander set
• Naal's Naval Commander set

Chaos Pirate Seasonal Collection Chest Returns

For AQWorlds' 13th anniversary, we added a seasonal Chaos Saga Pirate chest with over 100 items! Unlock them all when you get the Chaos Pirate Collection Chest, or buy individual items from the shop in your game menu.

The seasonal Chaos Pirate Collection Chest includes sets based on all 13 Lords of Chaos:

• Mobius Naval Commander set
• Duality Pirate Captain set
• Chaos Dragon Pirate Captain set
• Ruby and Emerald Yokai Pirate Captain sets
• WerePyre-ate Captain set 
• Discordian Naval Commander set
• Arboreal Pirate Captain set
• Sandsea Naval Commander set 
• Horcish and Trollish Naval Commander sets 
• Chronomancer Pirate Captain set 
• ChaosFang Naval Commander set 
• Swordhaven Naval Commander set 
• Eternal Dragon Naval Commander set 
• Ahoyrion Quest pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)

Extra Set Items and Additional Info

Feedback, Theme, and Focus

While planning this month's gear, one of our primary focuses was incorporating the community feedback after this Summer's rare chests. That's why all of the Talk Like a Pirate Day rares released in a single collection chest, with updates over several weeks. 

Death, Famine, Conquest, and War Armor Updates

Based on player feedback, the monsterous Underworld Naval Commander armors were updated this week to show the human face, chest, and hands by default. 

• Click the armor to change the art from human to undead 
• The art change will show for all other players in the room

Naval Commander Scarletta Capes

The design for Naval Commander Scarletta includes two really unique mirror capes.

• One of them is available now in the Collection + Quibble's shop, but will also be permanently available from a shop in /MysteriousDungeonB
• The second mirror cape drops from the boss in both /MysteriousDungeon and /MysteriousDungeonB

Undead Legion Token Items

The original Dark Caster theme was designed by Dage the Evil for the Undead Legioon, and has been a fan favorite for years! To honor its origins, we've added a selection of this year's Dark Caster Naval Commander set as permanent, exclusive items in the Legion Token merge shop.

• six Naval Dark Caster helm variants
• Naval Dark Caster Focus Rune cape
• Tide of Despair (single + dual-wield variants)

September 26, 2025

SkullCrusher Naval Commander

25 More Items added to the Upgrade Bonus Pack? YARRRR!

YOUR FLAG IS MADE OF BLOOD. YOUR CREW IS MADE OF BONES. YOUR ENEMIES' SKULLS... WILL BE CRUSHED! Based on community requests, we've just added 25 more items to this month's upgrade bonus pack. Now you'll be able to equip the color-customizable SkullCrusher Naval Commander gear or items using Vordred's exact color scheme! Unlock all 47 items the set when you upgrade your account with 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.

Bonus Reward Details

Choose the SkullCrusher Naval Commander upgrade bonus to unlock 47 armor set items, including 22 color-customizable items, 25 items using Vordred's color scheme, a color-customizable pet, an exclusive house, and a character page badge.

The pack includes: 

• 2 armors
• 14 helms
• 12 capes
• 2 pets (color-customizable)
• 2 swords
• 2 polearms
• 2 maces
• 4 gauntlets
• 6 dual-wield weapons
• 1 house (with color-customization room)
• and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the SkullCrusher Naval Commander pack on the Account Manager page, log in and find the set's shop in the Other Achievements tab in your Book of Lore.

Upgrade Pack Bonuses

Buy a 40000 AC pack to unlock:

• One Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness token
• x15 each of our Rep / XP / Gold / and Class Points Boosts
• x10 Wheel of Doom Fortune Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
• Unlock one Upgrade Bonus pack
• and a character page badge

Buy a 12000 AC or 12 month Membership pack to unlock:

• ALL the SkullCrusher Naval Commander gear
• x7 each of our Rep / XP / Gold / and Class Points boosts
• x10 Wheel of Doom Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
• and a character page badge

Buy a 2000 or 5000 AC pack or a 1, 3, or 6 month Membership pack to unlock:

• ALL the SkullCrusher Naval Commander gear
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• and a character page badge

Boosts and Doom Tickets will be added directly to your inventory.

September 15, 2025

The Pirate King's Revenge

Yarrr! Talk Like a Pirate Day, Part 2 is Live

Ahoy! Pirates, swashbucklers, and scurvy scallywags, log in now and battle through part 2 of this year's new Talk Like a Pirate Day event. Queen Victoria’s bounties brought you gold, fame, and more treasure than a chest could hold... but every doubloon spilled into the sea has drawn predators. O_O Now three cursed crews sail under one banner of vengeance, and their blood-soaked hunt won't end until the waters claim the ultimate prize: Queen Victoria herself.

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Event: The Pirate King's Revenge, Part 2 of our Talk Like a Pirate Day event
Rewards:  Gravefang's Pirate, Smuggler's Rainment sets, Livyatan Mer-Unit sets
Quibble's Rares Collection: Dark Caster Naval Commander + Pirate Captains, Scarlet Mirror Queen Naval Commander

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: rare Possessed Pirate Skeleton armor + helm
Sunday: new Darkwolf Pirate Crew armor + helm

Take down the Pirate King

Three of the worst and cursed crews in the seas have set sail to take Queen Victoria's head. The sea will cannibalizing itself until there's only one ship left sailing. Will it be yours, or will the corpses of yer allies and crew feed the fishes in Davy Jones' locker?

A Bounty of New Loot

Bounty hunting for pirates fills your pockets. The more you /slay, the bigger your payday! Take down the enemies in /PirateAlliance to unlock and craft even more new rewards. 

/PirateAlliance Monster Drops

• Ghost Monkey cape
• Spectral Cutlass*
• Merry Celeste Guest
• Ignited Barrel cape
• Rusted Rapier*
• Gravefang's Back-Up Gold Anchor
• Gravefang's Gold Anchor*

/PirateAlliance Boss Drops

• Livyatan Mer-Unit armor
• Mer-Unit Operator Hair**
• Mer-Unit Operator Helm
• Makarah's Rancor Trident
• Livyatan's Billow Harpoon*
  
• Spear of Lost Jewels

/PirateAlliance Merge Shop

• Smuggler's Raiment Armor
• Smuggler's Bandana helms **
• Smuggler's Bearded Bandana
• Rusted Cutlass *
• Seastrand Gold Cutlass *
• Mer-Unit Operator Morph **
• Mortal Sea King Gravefang Armor
• Sea King Gravefang Armor
• Abyssal Horde Sailor's Beard + Captain's Beard
• Abyssal Horde Sailor's Locks + Captain's Locks
• Abyssal Horde Captain's Morph + Wolf's Morph
• Golden Bloodbiter *
• Glorious Spear of Stolen Treasure

New Seasonal Event Items 

Check out the September Seasonal Shop in the /eventhub, because we've got a load of new loot for you! These items will also be available (this year only) in Quibble's shop and collection chest.

• Orca Spirit Guardian
• Phantom Phoenix
• Siren's Misery *
• Drowned Soul
  

* single + dual-wield variants
** male + female variants

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 15, 2025

Game News: September 15 - 24

Read on for the latest news and information

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.

This Week's Server Boosts

Monday: get 2x Rep from battles and quests
Wednesday: get 2x Class Points from battles and quests
Friday: get 2x Exp from battles and quests

Tuesday: Chilean Independence Day gear

Our Tuesday Treasure Hunt arrives on September 16th! Complete the quest Calm the Deer from Bernardo in /Eventhub to obtain Chilean Independence gear, including 1 new piece of gear, the Huemul Balloon Cape

Thursday: Celestial Dungeon Boost

Get double rewards as you battle to create your Greatblade of the Entwined Eclipse all week long. More details

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Event: The Pirate King's Revenge, Part 2 of our Talk Like a Pirate Day event
Rewards:  Gravefang's Pirate + Smuggler's Rainment sets, bejeweled weaponry
Quibble's Rares Collection: Dark Caster Naval & Pirate Captain, Scarlet Queen's Naval and more

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: rare Possessed Pirate Skeleton armor + helm, seasonal house items
Sunday: new Darkwolf Pirate Crew armor + helm (vote on the variants + rarity here and here)

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 12, 2025

Tonight: Talk Like a Pirate 2025 Collection

Unlock event rare items in our 2025 Endless Seas Collection

Talk Like a Pirate Day is one of the most popular holidays in AQWorlds, and Quibble Coinbit-ARRR is here for it! Our time-traveling sales-moglin is back with new loot for heroes who don't ask too many questions about where he "found" it. Buy items from his shop or unlock 150+ event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 ACs when you get the Endlesss Seas chest. Tonight: 80+ items with more being shipped in next week!

Collection Details

We've got a bountiful boatload of wicked rares and witchin' booty for you this weekend! The digital craftsmiths who created this year's sets have outdone themselves with unique treasures for you. Find them in Quibble's 2025 Rares shop and collection chest now.

What: the event rare gear collection contains 150+ items and unlocks an exclusive character page badge
When: Available through Friday, October 10th
Where: Talk to Quibble CoinBiter in Battleon
How: Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs or buy individual items from Quibble's Rares shop

Now Available: Endless Seas Collection

The Endless Seas Collection Chest 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
• As soon as you purchase the quest, your character page badge will apppear

This week, 8 new armor sets arrive in Quibble's Chest + Shop:

• Exclusive Endless Seas Collection Chest pet to unlock the full collection shop
• Death's Naval Commander set
• Famine's Naval Commander set
• War's Naval Commander set
• Conquest's Naval Commander set
• 13th Captain of Doom set
• Endless Seas Wayfinder set
• Aspiring Admiral of Crystallis set
• Pyromancer Naval Commander

Still to Come this month:

• Scarlet Queen's Naval Commander set
• Dark Caster Naval Commander set
• Dark Caster Pirate Captain set
• Iona's Pirate Captain set
• Azalith's Naval Commander set
• Naal's Naval Commander set
• and more!

Feedback, Theme, and Focus

During the planning of this month's collection chest, one of the team's primary focuses was incorporating the community feedback after this Summer's rare chests. That's why for Talk Like a Pirate Day, we released all the event rares in a single collection chest that will updated over several weeks. 

Chaos Pirate Seasonal Collection Chest Returns

For AQWorlds' 13th anniversary, we added a seasonal Chaos Saga Pirate chest with over 100 items! Unlock them all when you get the Chaos Pirate Collection Chest, or buy individual items from the shop in your game menu.

The seasonal Chaos Pirate Collection Chest include:

• Mobius Naval Commander set based on the 1st Lord of Chaos
• Duality Pirate Captain set based on the 2nd Lord of Chaos
• Chaos Dragon Pirate Captain set based on the 3rd Lord of Chaos
• Ruby and Emerald Yokai Pirate Captain sets based on the 4th Lord of Chaos area
• WerePyre-ate Captain set inspired by the 5th Lord of Chaos
• Discordian Naval Commander set totally inspired by the 6th Lord of Chaos
• Arboreal Pirate Captain set inspired by  the 7th Chaos Saga area
• Sandsea Naval Commander set inspired by Zhoom, your main ally in the the 8th Lord of Chaos Saga
• Horcish and Trollish Naval Commander sets inspired by your allies in the 9th Lord of Chaos Saga
• Chronomancer Pirate Captain set inspired by the 10th Lord of Chaos
• ChaosFang Naval Commander set inspired by the 11th Lord of Chaos
• Swordhaven Naval Commander set inspired by the 12th Chaos Saga area
• Eternal Dragon Naval Commander set inspired by the Eternal Dragon of Time
• Ahoyrion Quest pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the 2025 TLaPD Endless Seas Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

September 12, 2025

TLaPD 2025: The Queen's Bounty

Yarrr! Talk Like a Pirate Day, Part 1 is Live

Ahoy! Pirates, swashbucklers, and scurvy scallywags, log in now and battle through this year's new Talk Like a Pirate Day event. Queen Victoria’s bounties brought you gold, fame, and more treasure than a chest could hold... but every doubloon spilled into the sea has drawn predators. O_O Now three cursed crews sail under one banner of vengeance, and their blood-soaked hunt won't end until the waters claim the ultimate prize: Queen Victoria herself.

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Event: The Queen's Bounty, Part 1 of our Talk Like a Pirate Day event
Rewards:  Noval Sal Pirate + Privateer sets, First Mate o' Awe set
Quibble's Rares Collection: 8 new rare armor sets

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: rare Death, Famine, War, and Conquest pistols from the Captains in /PirateHunt
Sunday: rare fiery flintlocks and seasonal Chippy Monkey cape from Mercurius in /PirateHunt

And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Hunt for the Queen's Bounty

/join PirateHunt now and board Captain Rhubarb's ship, the Red Betty! Work with him and Lore's best bounty hunter, J6, to seek out the pirates on Queen Victoria's list. Click the globe in Captain Rhubarb's quarters to call up the map that'll lead you to your targets.

She's after some of the most vile, greedy, and just plain annoying pirate captains and crews... and if you catch'em YOU get the reward! 

AWE-some New Loot

The sea’s most bloodthirsty buccaneers don’t give up without a fight… but victory is sweeter when it comes with treasure! Battle the Captains and crews in /PirateHunt to claim their loot. Fight to earn merge resources, then craft new pirate armor sets.

/PirateHunt Monster Drops

• Novac Sal Morph & Eyepatch Morph helms*
• Pirate's First Gold Cape
• First Gold Rapier**
• Sheathed Cutlass of Awe
  

/PirateHunt Merge Shop

• Novac Sal Pirate armor
• Novac Sal Privateer armor
• Novac Sal Pirate Morph *
• Novac Sal Crew Morph *
• First Gold Cutlass **
• Pirate's First Gold daggers
• First Mate o' Awe armor
• Captain o' Awe Cap *
• Captain o' Awe Patch *
• Sheathed Rapier of Awe
• Dual Cutlass of Awe **
• Rapier of Awe **

* male + female variants
** single + dual-wield variants

ShadowScythe vs SpacePirates!

Did you see that streak of red in the stars? That was left behind by the Hydra's Hark after its crew and Commander, Gallaeon, plundered one of Empress Gravelyn's fortresses, attacking from the sky. She sent one of her DoomKnights to bring Gallaeon to heel, and if you help him battle the crew + captain, he's got orders to let you pillage 'til your pack can't hold anymore rewards. 

• /join doompirate
• Talk to Dusk to begin your quest to help subdue the crew
• Defeat Commander Gallaeon
• Victory unlocks a bonus quest + challenge fight against the Captain and crew

Commander Gallaeon & Crew Challenge

After you defeat Gallaeon in /doompirate, take him and his entire crew on at once. This nine mob challenge might be difficult to overcome, but if you are victorious enough times, you can earn Dusk's DoomTech DoomKnight armor, a house guard, and the Shadowscythe Pirate Warship house for yourself!

If you have the ShadowScythe Pirate Commander Upgrade Bonus pack, you've automatically unlocked a version of the house with a color-customization room!)

Hydra Swabbie Drops:

• Hydra's Hark Crewman armor
• Shadowspace Skull + Hydra's Hark Bandana helms
• Space Buccaneer Bag

Hydra Crew Drops:

• Undead Buccaneer Skull
• Hydra's Hark Handcannon

Merge Shop:

• Shadowspace Empire Crewman armor
• ShadowScythe Admiral armor
• Shadowspace Crewman
• 2 capes + 4 helms
• Serrated Cutlass + Crimson Cutlass (single + dual-wield)
• Empire Fleet Flintlock (single + dual-wield)

If you haven't checked out our other seasonal Talk Like a Pirate Day events yet, /join septhub (our September event hub town) to find all our seasonal Talk Like a Pirate Day maps, birthday NPCs, and battle for loot, booty, and adventy-ARRRRR!

• Tlapd
• Pirates
• Piratewar
• Hiddendepths
• Blazebeard
• Manacannon
• Kaijuwar 
• Heartofthesea
• cetoleonwar

September 09, 2025

Game News: September 8 - 14

Read on for the latest news and information

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.

This Week's Server Boosts

Monday: get 2x Class Points from battles 
Wednesday: get 2x EXP from battles and quests
Friday: get 2x Gold from battles and quests

Tuesday Update: Yoshino’s Birthday Event + leZard Man Returns!

No, my birthday didn’t just cause an eclipse and the possible end times… I think? Crikey! Head over to /Yoshino and defeat whatever shows up there. Also, leZard Man returns to Battleon for the lunar eclipse on September 7th, and the solar eclipse on September 21st! Both Battleon and Battleontown will be updated to their eclipse versions, so everyone can enjoy the sight.

Wednesday: Double EXP

Get double EXP from battles and quests until Friday!

Thursday Resource Boost: Legion Token + Rib 

Legion Token: Get double rewards from select Legion Token quests and a chance of 2x Dark Unicorn Rib drops from Binky all week long. More details

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Story: TBA
Rewards: TBA
Shop: TBA
Extra: TBA

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: TBA
Sunday: TBA

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 05, 2025

Double Holiday Event Weekend

The Thunder of Freedom Rocks Terra da Festa

Brado Retumbante is no ordinary hero. To the people of Povo Heroico, he is a legend among legends. He fights for freedom and embodies the primal screams of all who long for justice. This weekend, log in and test your skill against the resounding thunder of Terra da Festa's golden warrior. Emerge victorious and reap the rare rewards!

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Story: Brasil Independence Day Boss Battle
Holiday Events: head to the /eventhub as all our Talk Like a Pirate Day maps return
Rewards: rare Brado Retumbante + Brado Encantado (color-custom) sets
Upgrade Bonus: color-customizable SkullCrusher Naval Commander armor set
OMG Extras: Coliseum monsters update, September seasonal set + event hub updates

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: limited time house guards from the bosses in /coliseum
Sunday: seasonal Guardião do Ipiranga from Brado Retumbante in /PovoHeroico

Take on the Trickster and more when you talk to Batista in /mythperceptions.

Unlock farming rewards crafted just for you by several our the AQWorlds Brasilian artists. 

Battle monsters in the /mythperceptions map to unlock:

• Monstrous Cuca armor set (monster form available from the Ultra Cuca monster)
• Cuca's Outfit armor set (human form available from the Cuca monster)
• Corpo Seco armor set
• Saci the Trickster armor set (human form)

Plus, talk to Batista to find even more gear in his merge shop!

Battle the bosses in /iara and /ultraiara to earn merge shop resources to create epic new reward items themed after Iara's tail (er... tale).

Battle the Boto Cor Rosa to collect all new reward drops, plus gather Pink Gems of the Sea to create the Pastel Privateer set in Batista's merge shop.

Then take on the bosses in /iara and /ultraiara to earn merge shop resources to create epic new reward items themed after Iara's tail (er... tale).

Enjoy your Dia de Independencia, Brasil! And thanks for your continued support and enjoyment of AQWorlds!

Yarrr! Talk Like a Pirate DayReturns

Ahoy! Pirates, swashbucklers, and seadawgs alike... now's th' time to loot and pillage in preparation for th' Talk Like a Pirate Day event on September 12th. Log in this weekend as all our SEA-sonal pirate events return.

New for 2023: ShadowScythe vs SpacePirates!

Did you see that streak of red in the stars? That was left behind by the Hydra's Hark after its crew and Commander, Gallaeon, plundered one of Empress Gravelyn's fortresses, attacking from the sky. She sent one of her DoomKnights to bring Gallaeon to heel, and if you help him battle the crew + captain, he's got orders to let you pillage 'til your pack can't hold anymore rewards. 

• /join doompirate
• Talk to Dusk to begin your quest to help subdue the crew
• Defeat Commander Gallaeon
• Victory unlocks a bonus quest + challenge fight against the Captain and crew

Commander Gallaeon & Crew Challenge

After you defeat Gallaeon in /doompirate, take him and his entire crew on at once. This nine mob challenge might be difficult to overcome, but if you are victorious enough times, you can earn Dusk's DoomTech DoomKnight armor, a house guard, and the Shadowscythe Pirate Warship house for yourself!

If you have the ShadowScythe Pirate Commander Upgrade Bonus pack, you've automatically unlocked a version of the house with a color-customization room!)

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 01, 2025

Game News: September 1 - 7

Read on for the latest news and information

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.

This Week's Server Boosts

Monday: get 2x EXP from battles and quests
Wednesday: get 2x Gold from battles and quests
Friday: get 2x Rep from battles and quests

Tuesday: Cutlass of AWE

Bonnie Blood has a quest for ye, to forge the Cutlass of Awe. It’s one o’ the greatest braggin’ rights a pirate captain can have, but many captains have already stolen pieces o’ it, so they can make sure the others don’t have it. Can you find all of the pieces, and put the Cutlass of Awe back together?

Thursday: Void Aura Boost

Get double rewards as you quest to collect resources to create the ArchFiend DoomLord set all week long. More details

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Story: Brasil Independence Day Boss Battle
Rewards: rare Brado Retumbante + Brado Encantado (color-custom) sets
Upgrade Bonus: color-customizable SkullCrusher Naval Commander armor set
OMG Extras: Coliseum monsters update, September seasonal set + event hub updates

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: limited time house guards from the bosses in /coliseum
Sunday: seasonal Guardião do Ipiranga from Brado Retumbante in /PovoHeroico

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.