Design Notes

April 24, 2026

Urban Usagi Set

🐇 Neon Nights x Bunny Bytes. ⚡️

The rare Shadow Usagi Streetgear & seasonal Urban Outfit sets are live!
- Color-custom to accessory
- Available in the Featured Gear Shop
- Leaves Friday, May 29th.

Jukebox House Items
Click the house items to play songs from the zone

• Deep Sea Jukebox (all the Voice in the Sea saga tracks)*
• Mythsong Lofi Boombox (tracks from the CXLDAF update in Mythsong)

Seasonal Urban Usagi set

• Urban Azuma Usagi armor
• 8 Helms
• Usagi Signature cape
• Murasaki Rabbit Ransomware Blade (single & dual-wield variants)

Rare Shadow Usagi set

• Shadow Usagi Streetgear armor
• 8 Helms
• Analysis Display Gauntlet

* the Seashore Jukebox was previously in the shop and only had a selection of the songs. It has been removed while the team reviews the item.

Featured Gear Set: New Wave DJ

Ain't no /party like a Necro /Party 'cause a Necro/Party don't stop... FOREVER. Join the wave of DJs in the Eternal Rave now; find the color-custom items in your Featured Gear Shop!

• New Wave DJ armor
• New Age DJ armor
• Cross-Fader Hair*
• Cross-Fader Cap*
• Moglin Sound Tech pet
• Synthbeat DJ armor
• Synthwave DJ armor
• Futuresynth Headset*
• Futuresynth Visor*
• Synthwave Screen cape
• Dreamwave Stereos pet

* Male + female variants

Magic. Melee. And Chonkzard Gear Still Available!

Don't miss all this month's gear, crafted in honor of the Flame of the Beyond Saga update in /WarwickForest:

• rare Imperial Cerulean Sorcerer set
• rare original and obsidian Paladin Hero & Prime Paladin armors
• Lightguard Manor House
• Prehistoric ChonkZard Bank Pet 
• Prehistoric ChonkZard Morph helm & house items

And if you like collecting unusual items, this month's shop updates are definitely for you:

• Ultra Shredded moglin bank + quest pets

Ultra Twilly Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Who needs Undead minions when you're a one-Moglin army? Not THIS Moglin! /FLEX 

Ultra Twig Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Twig will accept fish and ice cream in exchange for mercy... and then carry it all home to eat. /FLEX 

Ultra Zorbak Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Twilly will heal you with the giant heart hidden in his humungous chest. /FLEX 

• Bank pets let you access your bank from anywhere in the game
• Quest pets come with a quest to collect 30 of each house guards
• Quest pets cannot be sold

Main Character House Guard (Permanent)
The house item copies what the owner has equipped to their player character).

Spring Seasonal and Sushispicious Rares

There's really nothing fishy about this week's featured gear shop. Honest!

• Betta Berserker armor set (rare, not raw!) 
• Literal Star Swords
• Dandylion Fairy armor set
• Void Electrocutioner set
• Chronomancer of Energy set

April 24, 2026

Flame of the Beyond Saga World Boss

The Son of Destruction has Risen.

The end of the Age of Ruin begins now with the Flame of the Beyond Saga World Boss! Log in and /join MagnumOpus to face Aleister, Warlic's long-long brother and your former friend... And a Champion that could incinerate the universe.

This weekend, fight to:

• Defeat the Son of Destruction
• Stop the flames before they reach the Mana Core
• Save Lore, and existence itself, from eternal silence

Our world -- ALL the worlds -- depends on you. If Aleister wins, there will be no sunrise. No reset.
No second chances.

Update Details

Flame Saga: Son of Destruction World Boss
New Rewards: Aleister + Dahlia NPC sets, fiery weapons
Featured Gear Shop Update: color-custom Urban + Shadow Usagi Sets

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: Find Tara's NPC outfit in the Magnum Opus merge shop
Sunday: Defeat the boss in /Superdeath for two new HeroSmash-themed weapons!

Magnum Opus Merge Shop

Face the Flame of the Beyond in /MagnumOpus. Defeat the Son of Destruction to collect resources and forge testaments to your victory! This weekend’s rewards include the Dawnseeker and Aleister’s Champion Plate sets.

BONUS: Defeat the world boss by Saturday, April 25th at 11:59 PM EST to unlock Dahlia's NPC outfit: the Elegant Emerald Wit set.

Available Now:

• Aleister the Dawnseeker Armor
• Aleister's Champion Plate Armor
• Aleister's Hair, Ember Crown, Hood, Mantle Helms
• Ember-Kissed & Son of Destruction Capes
• Ars Magna Blade **
• Magnus Imperio Blade **
• Magna Ira Blade **
• Ars Infamis Staff
• Ars Gloriosa Polearm
• Magna Visio Bow

Defeat the Boss by Saturday @ 11:59 PM EST to unlock:

• Elegant Emerald Wit armor
• Dahlia's Tail Cape
• Elegant Huli Jing Morph
• Elegant Wit Morph*

* Male & female helm variants
** Single & dual-wield variants

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: The First Sparks
• Chapter 2: Ashes & Honor
• Chapter 3: Dark Stars Burning
• Chapter 4: Inferno of Lies
• Chapter 5: The Burning Revelation
• Chapter 6: Eternity in Ashes
• Chapter 7: Son of Destruction
• Chapter 8: arrives in May 2026

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

Event Reminders

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

May 1: 

• Berserker Class rework and Berserker Class-themed Upgrade Pack
• Featured Gear Sets leaving: Awakened Tyrant gear, Emerald Isles Noble Set, Fiendish Beast Rider
• April holiday events leave

May 8th: Scion of Flames Class (scaled Pyromancer) and Challenge Boss

Next Month:

• Dage's Dark Birthday Collection leaves

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.

April 17, 2026

Mythsong: The Last Encore

Mythsong x Musical Guest Event featuring CXLDAF

Mythsong is in danger… again. But this time, its salvation depends on an unlikely collaboration between an outcast composer-turned-Chaos Lord and a Master Bard on a mission. As an army of invaders marches toward the town, Discordia returns -- searching for the music, magic, and memories he's missed for so long. And maybe... if all goes well... he might just find redemption, too. 

Log in now and head to /MythsongOutskirts. Help Discordia and CXLDAF -- Master Bard, Lo-Fi artist, producer, and AQWorlds Hero --  create a melody powerful enough to turn the tide of war.

Friday, April 17th Update

• Special Guest Event: Mythsong Epilogue featuring CXLDAF
• Rockin' Rewards: complete the event in /MythsongOutskirts to unlock all the gear
• GrenWog Gear Pt 2: Battle the Alpha Cabdury in /GrenwogWarren for an all-new set
• Featured Gear Shop: color-customizable New Wave DJ set 
• Dage's Dark Birthday Shop: rare human variants of the Underworld Noble 
• April Upgrade Bonus Pack: Gravecore Guitarist set now available
• Frostval Gifting Set: Coming this weekend

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Get double Class Points until Monday!
• Saturday: seasonal NotDarkon BunBun & Serpylisse Pets from Sketchy Dragon in /j6
• Sunday: rare Costumed Grenmog Pets from the Sugar Grenwog in /Grenwogwarren

Music, Magic & Social Media: How the Event Came to Be

A couple years ago, we got in touch with CXLDAF on Twitter after he tagged the team with a track he composed for AQWorlds. I played it on repeat for 2 days straight... then I reached out to him to see if he'd be interested in working together.

Last year, Caddeus saw an opportunity to weave CXLDAF's NPC, Wayrest into the fabric of Lore in a satisfying way... by answering a question many players have had for years: what happened to Discordia after the Mythsong Saga.

Fast forward to 2026, and we've got a special guest event featuring 3 of CXLDAF's tracks composed JUST for AQWorlds, the return of the classic Music Pirates, a host of rockin' new rewards, and here we are!

Molto Vivace Merge Shop

• Don Giovanni Garb 
• Pat Minotaur Costume
• Jon Jett Costume 
• Producer Wayrest + Wayrest Outfits

CXLDAF: The Producer Behind the NPC

My name is CXLDAF; I'm a music producer. And a farmer (IRL plants, not pixels). 

My work has never been tied to one scene or genre. I have worked on hundreds (potentially thousands O_O) of projects, which have been played on radio, socials, Lofi Radio, editorial play, and indie video games. All together, they've garnered millions of streams. 

But after a handful of years primarily focusing on lofi (both beats and production for artists) I’m branching more into the video game space.

I remember my friend showing me AQWorlds when I was 12 and I was hooked instantly. Around 15 years later and I have repeatedly returned to the game for grinds (pixels, not IRL plants), nostalgia and reconnecting with friends.

I remember being mind-blown by the soundtracks all those years ago, and I am beyond excited to preview my own music in the game today. I hope you enjoy what I've made for this event:

• Wayrest's Journey: folk-ish lofi, inspired by a handful of 2000's mmorpg's. I attempted to lean more towards the folk inspiration rather than the lofi
• Stiorra Skade: hints of medieval nostalgia yet leaning more into lofi, the melodies of an audiomancer balancing life with a new born & late nights in the studio (Resting beat)
• Sigtryggr: I was going for a bardcore instrumental, but I ended up not liking it so I sampled and remixed it to create a Yulgars Inn style of beat ... I was unhappy with that, too, so I flipped and sampled it again. Somehow, I ended up at "Medieval Fantasy meets Lo-Fi" and i love the result

If you want to see more of my tracks, you can follow me here: 

• Spotify
• X / Twitter
• Instagram

Featured Gear Set: New Wave DJ

Ain't no /party like a Necro /Party 'cause a Necro/Party don't stop... FOREVER. Join the wave of DJs in the Eternal Rave now; find the color-custom items in your Featured Gear Shop!

• New Wave DJ armor
• New Age DJ armor
• Cross-Fader Hair*
• Cross-Fader Cap*
• Moglin Sound Tech pet
• Synthbeat DJ armor
• Synthwave DJ armor
• Futuresynth Headset*
• Futuresynth Visor*
• Synthwave Screen cape
• Dreamwave Stereos pet

* Male + female variants

Alpha Cabdury's Got New Gear

After slaying pirates to the beat, hop over to the /GrenwogWarren to collect some sweet treats! You'll find a whole new set of gear. Select pieces drop from Alpha Cabdury, while the rest are in the Candyshell Merge Shop.

Alpha Cabdury Drops:

• Classic Grenwog Morph
• Grenwog Tail
• Grenwog Flex Gauntlet
• Grenwog Boxing Glove
• Grenwog Plushie
• Baby Grenwog Plushie
  

Candyshell Merge Shop:

• Grenwog Changeling armor
• Grenwog Changeling Morph
• Grenwog Megafan Morph
  

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.

April 17, 2026

Arise... Gravecore Guitarist!

Upgrade to unlock exclusive armor sets

On moonless midnights, dark melodies and growls echo through the cemetery as Gravecore musicians stir the undead with their haunting melodies. Get all 30 color-customizable items when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership package of $10 USD or more and choose the Gravecore Guitarist upgrade bonus pack!

Pack Details

Choose the Gravecore Guitarist on the Account Manager page to unlock the items and badge. Then log in and find the set's shop in the Other Achievements tab in your Book of Lore.

The pack contains 30 items:

• GraveCore Guitarist Armor*
• 16 Helms
• 3 Capes
• Grave Dirge & Knuckle Duster gauntlets
• Gravely Studded Bat**
• Crypt Shredder Mace
• Grave Manner Handbag
• Bitter Notes ground rune
• and a character page badge

* Regular & reversed gender variants
** Single & dual-wield variants

Upgrade Pack Bonuses

After you purchase an account upgrade, select a bonus set of your choice from a list of options in your Account Manager.

Buy a 40000 AC pack to unlock:

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

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

• Unlock one Upgrade Bonus pack 
• 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:

• Unlock one Upgrade Bonus pack 
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• and a character page badge

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

April 10, 2026

WTFeatured Gear Shop Update Again?!

Magic. Melee. And CHONKZARD O_O

April's insanity continues this weekend... both in-game and in real life! Thanks to micro-Makai in his machine* and golems in all the gadgets, Tyronius'** battle to build continued this weekend. So in lieu of the planned Upgrade Bonus Pack, head in-game to find an all-new update to the Featured Gear Shop!

This weekend, log in and check out the Featured Gear Shop in your game menu to find new gear honoring this weekend's story update in /WarwickForest:

• rare Imperial Cerulean Sorcerer set
• rare original and obsidian Paladin Hero & Prime Paladin armors
• Lightguard Manor House

And if you like collecting unusual items, this month's shop updates are definitely for you:

• Prehistoric ChonkZard Bank Pet 
• Prehistoric ChonkZard Morph helm & house items
• Literal Betta Berserker armor set
• Ultra Shredded moglin bank + quest pets...
• The ever bouncy Bunny Fa items
• And EVEN the house item that copies what the house owner has equipped.

Ultra Twilly Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Who needs Undead minions when you're a one-Moglin army? Not THIS Moglin! /FLEX 

Ultra Twig Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Twig will accept fish and ice cream in exchange for mercy... and then carry it all home to eat. /FLEX 

Ultra Zorbak Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Twilly will heal you with the giant heart hidden in his humungous chest. /FLEX 

• Bank pets let you access your bank from anywhere in the game
• Quest pets come with a quest to collect 30 of each house guards
• Quest pets cannot be sold

Main Character House Guard (Permanent)
The house item copies what the owner has equipped to their player character).

Spring Seasonal and Sushispicious Rares

There's really nothing fishy about this week's featured gear shop. Honest!

• Betta Berserker armor set (rare, not raw!) 
• Literal Star Swords
• Dandylion Fairy armor set
• Void Electrocutioner set
• Chronomancer of Energy set

But but but... Why No Upgrade Bonus Pack?!

O_O If you've been with us for a while, you know that normally, the first week of each month we release a new upgrade bonus pack. But this is the month of April Fools in 2026 (a year like no other) and the universe decided it was going to one-up Twig for sketchy shenanigans. And then did it. Again.

That's why Tyronius (the artist who makes our upgrade packs) spent last week and part of this week trying to rebuild his computer instead of sending the new set.

Computer issues are never good, always messy, and the last thing we wanted was to pile on more stress while Tyronius was knee deep in a double-fried motherboard*** so last week, we told him to focus on repairs. This week, he was pushing to finish the set and the cutscenes for this week's story update.

By the time he finished the gear this week, it was too late to get it set up, tested, and rolled in time for tonight. But the art is done, so it will arrive next Friday.

* Daemon ex machina?!
** Our upgrade pack artist and animator
*** Gigabyte me, 2026. Again.

Dage's Birthday Rares & Collection Update

The second-to-last update to Dage's collection chest is here! Log in now to find the following in his birthday rares shop and collection chest:

• Sjelknuser's Altar house item (with quest for more gear)
• Dodsrelikvie Scythe
• Sjelsøster Blade (single + dual-wield variants)

Complete the Altar's Quest to unlock the following:

Single + Dual-Wield Weapons:

• Greater Sjelsøster Blade 
• Sjelknuser Blade

Pets:

• Greater Sjelsøster Companion Blade
• Sjelknuser Companion Blade

The last update to Dage's Birthday gear will be the human variants of the Formal Legion armor. The birthday rares shop + collection will be available through the end of the month.

April 10, 2026

Flame of the Beyond Saga, Pt 6

Your blood will boil this weekend.

The sacred fires of the Magnum Opus Forges have burned for centuries, but never like this. Join /WarwickForest now to save Warlic from himself... And discover the true nature of Fire.
If the Flame of Rubedo is left unchecked, Lore will be reduced to ashes and your longtime friend will be lost.
Forever.

Update Details

Flame Saga: The end of your journey begins in /WarwickForest in Chapter 6
New Rewards: 21 new superhot items in the /WarwickForest merge shop
Dage's Rares + Collection Update: new Altar House item + weapons
Featured Gear Shop Update: Magical, melee & chonkzard items

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: Battle the Alpha Cabdury in /GrenwogWarren for new seasonal bunny pets.
Sunday: Battle the ChickenCow in Cysero's Forge for the seasonal Zard Nugget weapons.

Warwick Forest Merge Shop

The heat of Mount Rubedo may make your blood boil, but at least you know the loot is on FIRE! Complete this weekend's new story chapter in /Warwick Forest to unlock 21 new reward items. 

Anjou Duke Set

• Anjou Duke Formalwear armor
• Anjou Duke Regalia armor
• Anjou Duke Hair helms*
• Anjou Duke Morph helms*

Adamas FlameSpawn Raider Set

• Adamas Flamespawn Raider armor
• Adamas Flamespawn Captain armor
• Adamas Flamespawn Lord armor
• Adamas Flamespawn Morph*
• Adamas Flamespawn Horns Morph*
• Adamas Flamespawn Helm*
• Adamas Flamespawn Guard
• Ashblight Fur
• Ashblight Spines
• Ex Incendium Blade**
• Unbreakable Flamespawn Fists**

* Male & female helm variants
** Single & dual-wield variants

Don't Miss our Rare Mid-Week Update

Serenity kneads some help over in Yulgar’s Inn. Hopefully, you rise to the occasion and dough not keep her waiting. Anyways, head over to Yulgar’s Inn and talk to… Serenity? She’ll have a new quest to give bread to others.

You should definitely help her out. This event will go rare at the end of April, including the Shade of Caitiff quest.

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...

April 10, 2026

Spring AC Bonus Leaves Sunday

Last Chance to get 50% More Free AdventureCoins

Last call, heroes! Only a little while left to get 50% more bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or Membership pack during our Spring Bonus. It ends at 11:59 PM EST (server time) on Sunday, April 12th.

This is the best time to stock up on AdventureCoins as we gear up for all our April and May game updates, and the wicked-awesome new featured gear and limited time rares heading your way.

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

During our 2026 Spring 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.

April 08, 2026

Facebook Login Option Leaves April 20th

Check Your Password Now

If you connected your Facebook and AQWorlds accounts to log in with the Facebook button, this post is for you!

Starting April 20th, you won’t be able to log into AQWorlds using your Facebook account. If that’s how you usually log in, now’s the time to switch so you don’t get locked out mid-adventure. 

What’s changing?

Monday, April 20th:

• FB login stops working on the game login screen
• The button will be there, but will take you to a page with steps to reset your password

Until Monday, May 18th:

• You can still use Facebook login in the Account Manager to get your account sorted

After Friday, May 29th:

• FB login is fully removed everywhere

What you should do right now

Set up your email + password login ASAP:

1. Go to the AQWorlds login screen
2. Click "Forgot your password?"
3. Enter your account email
4. Follow the reset link we send you

Note: Make sure emails from @aq.com and @artix.com aren’t going to spam.

If you have not received the email after an hour, contact Player Support for more assistance.

April 03, 2026

WTFeatured Gear Shop Update?!

New Shop Items This Week, New Upgrade Bonus Next Friday

We've got a host of crazy, insane, and adorable(?!) items for you this weekend! If you like collecting unusual items, this is definitely the shop update for you. This weekend, log in and check out the Featured Gear Shop in your game menu to find:

• This year's NEW seasonal & rare gear (like the 100% literal Betta Berserker armor)...
• Last year's ultra shredded moglin bank + quest pets...
• The ever bouncy Bunny Fa items
• And EVEN the house item that copies what the house owner has equipped.

Ultra Twilly Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Who needs Undead minions when you're a one-Moglin army? Not THIS Moglin! /FLEX 

Ultra Twig Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Twig will accept fish and ice cream in exchange for mercy... and then carry it all home to eat. /FLEX 

Ultra Zorbak Bank & Quest Pet (Seasonal)
Twilly will heal you with the giant heart hidden in his humungous chest. /FLEX 

• Bank pets let you access your bank from anywhere in the game
• Quest pets come with a quest to collect 30 of each house guards
• Quest pets cannot be sold

Main Character House Guard (Permanent)
The house item copies what the owner has equipped to their player character).

Spring Seasonal and Sushispicious Rares

There's really nothing fishy about this week's featured gear shop. Honest!

• Betta Berserker armor set (rare, not raw!) 
• Literal Star Swords
• Dandylion Fairy armor set
• Void Electrocutioner set
• Chronomancer of Energy set

But but but... Why No Upgrade Bonus Pack?!

O_O If you've been with us for a while, you know that normally, the first week of each month we release a new upgrade bonus pack. But this is the week of April Fools in 2026 (a year like no other) and the universe decided it was going to one-up Twig for sketchy shenanigans.

That's why Tyronius (the artist who makes our upgrade packs) spent yesterday trying to rebuild his computer instead of sending the new set. 

Computer issues are never good, always messy, and the last thing we wanted was to pile on more stress while Tyronius was knee deep in a double-fried motherboard* so we told him to focus on repairs, and we'd swap this Friday's upgrade pack with next Friday's shop update. 

We'll keep you posted, and hope that we don't see any more of Friday the 13th's bad luck leak into April.

* Gigabyte me, 2026.

More Darkness to Come

Last week, we announced that Dominik's Blades quest + house item would arrive. In the ensuing craziness of traveling this weekend, then getting Twig's StickQuest out for Wednesday's April Fool's update, this slipped my mind. My sincere apologies; I will see how soon we can get that added next week.

April 03, 2026

Triple Holiday Takeover

Our Seasonal Spring Events Return!

The sun is shining, the eggs are hidden, and something very shiny almost landed just on top of Cabdury's latest egg clutch! Meet the Golden Dragrenwog: a brilliant (literally) fusion of the egg-sucking Grenwog and AQW: Infinity’s gleaming Golden Dragon. It’s huge. It’s hungry. It's weight in gold is probably worth more than your entire inventory. O_O

This is a boss made to steal the spotlight... and maybe a few eggs when your shield is up. Grab your greenest gear and get ready to take down the brightest boss Lore has ever seen.

Friday, April 3rd Update

• Holiday Events return: Grenwog, Earth Day, and Solar New Year
• Golden Dragrenwog: this year's boss is a fusion of the Grenwog + AQW:Infinity's Golden Dragon
• April Seasonal Set: Bio-War Cultist returns
• Featured Gear Shop: find new rare and seasonal Spring sets in your Featured Gear Shop

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Get double Gold until Monday!
• Saturday: Defeat the Flux Elemental in /Coliseum for a Free AC, Another Free AC, and More Free ACs*
• Sunday: Battle Alpha Cabdury in /GrenwogWarren for new seasonal Egg pets

* No joke. Four literally free ACs. Keep'em forever... just don't try to spend them!
(... We knew we might take some heat for these parody weapons. But the pun was just too cool to pass up.)

If Battleon Looks Different This Weekend... 

That's ALL Twig. Inspired by the original April Fools chaos (and the excitement surrounding AQW: Infinity) he decided to create his own version of StickQuest. 

With monsters and rewards and quests and a SURPRISE AT THE END! He "weally, weally wants you to get to the end of the event" to see what he's become! You'll be SO SURPWISED so surprised!

Check out the full event post here, then keep an eye out for even more sketchy, silly gear later this weekend. 

The Grenwogs Are Waiting...

The legendary Grenwog is one of the fiercest, hungriest beasts on Lore. Each spring, it awakens with one thing on its mind -- FOOD. After you defeat this year's newest boss in /infinitygrenwog, if you're still hungry for a challenge, dive down a rabbit hole to discover the eggs-tra deadly-danger of the Grenwog Warren! 

If there are six in the /grenwogwarren caves today, that means there's going to be six hundred in Battleon tomorrow... and no amount of chocolate bunnies or marshmallow cheeps would make THAT a sweet place to live. 

• /join Infinitygrenwog to battle this year's AU-some new boss
• /join grenwog to battle the sweetest, deadliest Grenwog boss yet
• /join grenstory to begin the Jurassic Grenwog adventure

Springtastic Rewards

Grenwog gear, collect it all! (Or as much as you can carry) New this year: the Classy Bunny armor set drops from the Grenwog boss. The Eggceptional Bunny armor set drops from the Rabid Lupus!

Grenwog gear, collect it all! (Or as much as you can carry):

• Steampunk Grenwog pet
• Evolved Berserker Bunny set
• Berserker Bunny armor, helm, and longsword
• Daisy on your back cape
• Mayflower and Marshmallow Cheep pets
• Fire Egg Staff, Carrotine Cutter, ChickenCow Club
• And much more

BattleOn Town Egg Hunt

Collect the eggs hidden around BattleOn and the rest of the town to unlock the Backpack of Eggs and the Vorpal Bunny pet! 

Cabdury's Treat Hunt: collecti all the cheeps in Greenguard forest to unlock the Evolved Berserker Bunny set

Cabdury's Egg-Splorer Hunt: Decipher clues to find the colored eggs hidden around the Lore to unlock even more rewards.

Celebrate Earth Day!

Be a hero, join the clean-up crew to save the world from the evils of pollution! Captain Lore is back and he needs your help again! /Join pollution to help Captain Lore battle General Pollution, the foulest villain around, free his eco-friendly energy platform from the chaotic clutches of General Pollution! 

Reduce, reuse, and recycle as many elementals as you can to unlock Captain Lore's shop and gain access to the greenest gear in the game! 

Need help battling through the Earth Day seasonal event? Check out the event guide in the Lorepedia

It was true last year, and it's STILL true. YOU are the GOAT. No joke. 

At Artix Entertainment, our puns may be capra-corny, but EWE are a BAAA-dass. And as Lore’s premier Hero, you are the GOAT. 100% No joke. You are the Greatest (Hero) of All Time. That's why our holiday events are all about ewe. 

The people of Lore depend on you EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK and you always save the day, no matter what it takes. You’ve earned a vacation! The /GOATfield is the perfect place for you to /rest with a literal Idle Quest... and to unlock the gifts we've crafted to show our appreciation.

GOAT-ally Awesome Quests & Gear

- Eat Grass. Run around. Get ram-ped up for the UN-Undead Goat Class
- Bleat the odds to reach Rank 10 Relaxation and you'll unlock the GOAT character page title 
- Wrestle the Mega-Goats on J6's boat to earn even more rewards (like Cysero's Sheepish Morph Helm, house goats, and the Kawaii Capra pet)
- There is No Hollowborn Class dropping from Gramiel in /trygve.
- If you've defeated Chaos Lord Escherion, definitely don't go looking for free stuff around /Mobius.

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.

April 02, 2026

Dage's Story: How One Gamer Turned Obsession Into a Career

Journey From Player to Apprentice to Apex Artist

In the world of indie gaming, few origin stories hit quite like the rise of Dage the Evil. Starting as just another passionate — aka obsessive… the healthy kind… probably — fan of the browser-based Flash MMO AdventureQuest Worlds, Dage turned his love for video games into a legendary career, becoming one of the most iconic artists in Artix Entertainment history. If you don't know the REAL story behind Dage the Evil... and want to see IRL pics too and plenty of Dage art + awesome player screenshots... read on!

Most gamers (myself included) dream of making the leap from player to professional game dev. But few (myself excluded lol) actually pull it off. Dage the Evil is one of the rare ones who did pull it off, and in doing so, he didn’t just land a job… he built an entire legacy that’s lasted over 15 years and counting!!

Dage the Evil is a defining force behind some of Artix’s biggest games, including AQWorlds, AdventureQuest 3D, and the upcoming AdventureQuest Worlds: Infinity.

But long before he wielded a Wacom, Dage was just another player who loved an online game. The difference was how he turned that obsession into a literal lifelong career!

For anyone who dreams of working in the gaming industry, Dage's story is proof that with enough passion, persistence, and prowess, your video game goals are absolutely possible.

And he started exactly where you are today.

Read the full story and see like 20 more pics on the Artix Design Notes post here!

Battle on,
Beleen, Artix, Dage the Evil, aspiring artists worldwide, and everyone at Artix Entertainment :)

April 01, 2026

StickQuest: TWIG STYLE!!!

A Letter from Twig

Hewwoes, welcome to my GWEATEST IDEA EVER: StickQuest: Twig Style!!! 
I planned the whole thing for you! With monsters and rewards and quests and a SURPRISE AT THE END!
I weally, weally want you to get to the end of the event to see what I've become! You'll be SO SURPWISED!

Thanks, Twig! See you in /stickquest!

Alina now taking the Design Notes stylus back over.

Welcome to this Year's April (No) Foolin' Event!

To celebrate the first April Fools event back in 2009, we redrew Battleon in stick art style. But for some reason -- even though it's a really good stick pun -- no one redrew Twig! He was so sad. So now... you're helping him make that right...*

By branching out into a whole different art style! Stick…Art!

You know. Stick art. Doodles. No art degree needed! Just a pencil and determination.

Wha - Why - How?! 

To capture the whimsical, free-form magic of the Stick Quest style, we asked for help from team artists like Snowvers and NCS, but we're also featuring contributions from other developers, designers**
… and Artix's children!*** 

Totally Sketchy Reward Drops

Battle the monsters in /stickquest to collect all our most art-ful reward items! 

Armors

• Stickman Morph armor
• Null Highlord Armor

Weapons

• It's a Sketchy Sword (and Daggers)
• Not A Sketchy Sword (and Daggers)
• Sketchy Tablet mace

Capes & Helms

• Vanilla Vice Treats cape
• J6's Sketchy Hat

Pets

• LINE-us the PEN-guin Pet (and Sketchy version)
• Sketchy Skater Moglin Pet
• Vanilla ViceCream Pet

We've got even more equippable rewards and house items heading your way today, this Friday, and over the weekend.

* Because that's what heroes do.
** Aelious the Bug Hunter drew the Sketchy Sneevil and Yoshino animated... things O_O
*** The next generation of Artix game developers is HERE!

April 01, 2026

Bio-War Cultist Returns

Seasonal Set available from April 1st - 30th

April is the month of WAR! The world of Lore is never peaceful for long... and the battles that lie ahead of you are only going to get more intense. Embrace your fate (and a future full of combat). This month's seasonal set will outfit you for the coming conflict: the Bio-War Cultist.

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 Bio-War Cultist gear includes:

• Bio-War Cultist armor
• War Cultist  armor
• War Cultist Helms
• Bio-War Cultist Helms
• War Cultist Wings
• Bio-War and War Cultist Blades
• War Cultist Claws

* 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: April's Elemental Chronomancer of Energy

As we prepare for the next main saga, it's time to get ELEMENTAL!* Find the Chronomancer of Energy, the first of our seasonal Elemental Chronomancer themes, in your Featured Gear Shop until April 30th.

The Elemental Energy Chronomancer 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.