Design Notes

October 02, 2026

Happy 18th Birthday, Hero!

Log in for gifts, your /birthday party, and more!

This weekend, log in and get this /party started as we celebrate 18 years of legends, lore, and VICTORY! Find all our seasonal holiday and birthday maps in the Event Hub, plus a dark new boss and wicked rewards. 

This Weekend's Update

Birthday Event: Talk to NPCs, battle monsters, and unlock new rewards in /eventhub & /birthday
Holiday Event: Mogloween is back! /join Mystcraft to battle through our spookiest zone
BattleOn Coliseum: our October coliseum monsters are back with new seasonal & rare reward dropps
Quibble's Pirate Rares: 40+ new event items (final update)

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: Black Cat helms + Snowvers' birthday gifts drop from the boss in /DoomKitten
Sunday: A-DAWW-rable pup presents drop from the boss in /DoomKitten

The ShadowEater: Were-Boss Battle

The Tyrant King who ruled Swordhaven before Alteon despised the Vampires and Werewolves of Darkovia. To him, they were an infestation on the border of his Kingdom that needed to be exterminated. And what better way to get rid of pests than by sending in a predator designed to devour them?

But nature is famously hard to contain, and so... one of King Dethrix's deadliest legacies is a hybrid were-beast that's stalked his maze for years. Now YOU need to do what he couldn't: hunt it down and chain it upbefore it sinks its fangs into one of Swordhaven's elite.

/join DivorarePass to battle the beast and reap the rewards!

Dark Reward Hoard

It is common knowledge that the presence of Darkovian creatures is guaranteed to draw ShadowSlayers from far and near. If you're prefer rolling into battle dressed to kill, then this weekend's rewards will help you /slay. Literally.

Boss Drops

• Divorare Morph
• Divorare House Guard + House Guest
• Divorare Tail cape
• Divorare ShadowSlayer Cape
• Awakened Divorare's Hunger*
  

Merge Shop

• Chosen Divorare ShadowSlayer Armor
• Divorare ShadowSlayer Armor
• Divorare ShadowSlayer Morph**
• Divorare ShadowSlayer Scarf**
• Divorare ShadowSlayer Hat**
• Divorare's Hunger*
• Divorare's Pseudo-Talons
• Divorare's Pseudo-Claws

* Single + Dual-wield
** Male + Female variants

Mogloween Returns with Tricks & Treats for Halloween!

A sliver of moon rises in the darkening sky.... Shadows creep and fog rolls over the land. It can only mean one this... the haunted town of Mystcroft has reopened. Log in this weekend as all our seasonal Halloween zones, bosses, and rewards return. /join mystcroft to talk to the Cauldron Sisters to learn the lay of the land, then /join abbadoncave to battle a new boss born of old fears and inspired by the original Abbadon monster!

Our seasonal Mogloween events are back RIGHT NOW, but later this month, we'll bring you an all-new adventure. Like last year, you'll be able to enjoy trick-or-treating (and monster-beating) at other players' houses. (Time to clean and decorate your /house!)

Spooky Spectral Reward Gear

Even the soul of an underhanded coward can take on the form of a relentless beast if steeped in enough curses and anguish. Death becomes a new beginning. Battle Royce in /crescentmoon and collect his drops, then create color custom versions of the gear in Constantine's merge shop!

Boss Drops:

• Spectral Lycan armor
• Spectral Lycan accessories: 2 helms, 2 capes, 2 weapons
• Spectral Ground Flames (1% drop)
• WitchBlade armor (imported from OverSoul)
• Webbed Blade

Merge Shop: 8 color-customizable versions of the Spectral Lycan gear!

Candied Costume Merge Shop

Bubble (the cat) went on a candy binge and ate ALL of the ingredients Toil and Trouble saved for the Cauldron Sister's super-delicious Candy Batch Deluxe. If they find out, Bubble’s going to be turned into an animatronic, and I’ll have to help. Robots are the CREEPIEST things out there. Even worse than that Necromancer wannabe, Sally.

For helping Bubble (the Girl), you'll be able to pick up a cauldron full of new Mogloween costumes! Just keep completing quests to earn Bubble (the Cat)'s favorite candy, and she’ll let you choose your prizes.

Complete quests to earn the pieces of our seasonal sets:

• Super Scion Ninja
• Force Guardian
• Flesh Ripper
• Fairy Tale Wanderer
• Taco Day Costume gear
• Lady Vayle 

Getting a Head(less) Start on Halloween!

If you haven't joined us for this event before, Mogloween is the fall seasonal event where you Trick or BEAT your way through the spookiest, creepiest releases we've put out over the last fifteen years! 

Returning Mogloween zones this year:

• /mogloween
• /mogloweengrave
• /candyshop
• /voltabolt
• /candycorn
• /pie
• /asylum
• /franken
• /ultrafranken
• /poehub
• /crusher
• /cask
• /wyvern
• /necronaut
• /mystcroftforest
• /bloodmoon
• /chromafection
• /twigsarcade
• /zorbot
• /masquerade
• /that

Check out our Mogloween Event Guide to see all the maps, bosses, and quests waiting for you: Mogloween Guide. 

October 02, 2026

18th Birthday Gift List

Celebrate with more spaces, free ACs, and some BIG surprises 

We've adventured together for 18 years... it's hard to believe, but it's all there, scribed into the Book of Lore! O_O 18 years is a CRAZY milestone for a videogame. That is almost two decades of stories, memories, chaos, and loot... and with the latest dragon's hoard we depleted, there's enough loot to give everyone on Lore a new gift every week in October! Log in now for the first of our 18th birthday gifts: FREE SPACES!

To celebrate, we're sharing even more gifts to help you keep playing, collecting, and storing all your treasures. Log in now to claim the first of your free gifts, and get ready, because even more surprises are on the way!

October 2: Free bank, inventory, house item spaces + buyable caps increased

October 9: 

• Android Test Client for AQWorlds (Experimental O_O)
• Massive inventory & UI update*
• 500 Free AC Gift**
• 18th Birthday character page badge

October 16: 

• 18th Birthday title for all players
• Permanent 10% Gold / XP / Rep / Class Points boost on Sir Ver
  (Stacks with other boosts)

October 23: 

• 3X Gold / XP / Rep / Class Points boost
• 18th Birthday Class + map 

October 30: ?????***

Now Available: Free Spaces!

We don't want you to miss out on any of the loot drops you deserve! That's why the first of this month's birthday gifts is... more free spaces!

The next time you log in, you'll receive:

• +25 free Bank Slots
• +10 free Bag Slots
• +10 free House Slots

We've increased the on each type, too! Starting tonight, you can buy up to:

• 900 Bank Slots
• 520 Bag Slots 
• 320 House Slots

Up Next: 500 Free ACs, AQW Android Test Client, and more

Next Friday, complete Cysero's quest to claim your 500 free AdventureCoins by October 31st.**

How to get your free ACs

Your account must...

• Be level 20 or higher
• Have a confirmed email address (Need help with this? See the guide here.)

Having a confirmed email address helps if you ever need to contact Player Support. It confirms you're the account creator, which lets them assist you more quickly. 

* Details redacted. Spoilers! - Alina
** Quest goes rare on Friday, November 1st.
*** What kind of gift could we have planned for a magical, mystical, Mogloween night, when heroes gather to go house-to-house playing tricks and collecting treats? 

October 01, 2026

18th Birthday AdventureCoin Bonus

Get 50% more AdventureCoins as Our Holiday AC Bonus Begins

Birthday Bonus surprise! Heroes across Lore (and Discord, Twitter, and Facebook) have been flooding our feeds with requests to get the /party started off right... and what better way to celebrate than by starting our Holiday Coin Boost a month early?! Starting right now, (October 1st), get 50% more bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or membership package. 

* If you bought a membership or AC pack on or after 12:01 AM EST on September 30, 2025 Captain Rhubarb is awarding you the bonus ACs, too! 

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

During our 2026 Holiday AdventureCoin bonus, get 60,000 ACs for $99.95 (that's 20,000 ACs more than normal!) and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA). 

Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness?!

The Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (or MIoDA for short) is a miscellaneous item you will get by purchasing the 40k AdventureCoin pakage. Like the other IoDA items, it allows you to choose any item in the game when you redeem it through your Account Manager.

How to Claim your MIoDA Prize

Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:

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

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers, where we'll increase the amount of ACs you get with each pack. (example: Summer, Back to School, and during the holidays). Bonus amounts and dates may change from year to year, so keep an eye on the Design Notes and social media for more news of future bonuses.

Support AQWorlds and Become a Legend!

Upgrade today and lock in 18th Upholder status! Instantly unlock exclusive items, badges, and all our membership perks. AdventureQuest Worlds has been built for (and with) heroes like YOU since 2008. The Founders and early Upholders carried us to the present, and and your support now makes our future updates possible... and to keep building what comes next.

How to become a 18th Upholder

Starting Thursday, October 1 at 12:01 AM EST, we are once again offering the chance to become an AQW Upholder.

1. Upgrade your AQW account with any membership during the month of October
2. Have an active membership that expires on or after 11:59 PM November 1st
   (If this is you... Grats! You are already a 18th Upholder!)

Check out this Design Notes post to see everything you'll unlock as a 18th Upholder!

Note: only memberships count towards 18th Upholder.

October 01, 2026

Become an 18th Upholder

Support AQWorlds and Become a Legend!

Every October, we celebrate AdventureQuest Worlds’ birthday, and honor the heroes who help support the game by becoming Upholders. To show our appreciation, every Upholder instantly unlocks exclusive gifts, badges, an adventurezone, and more.

18th Upholder Dates & Details

Upholders are a core part of why we're able to create updates every week and can keep the game free to play. Become an 18th Upholder now to help keep AQWorlds growing and expanding!

There are two ways to unlock the 18th Upholder bonus:

1. Upgrade your AQW account with any membership during the month of October
2. Have an active membership that expires on or after 11:59 PM November 1st
   (If this is you... Grats! You are already a 18th Upholder!)

Important information:

• 18th Upholder starts Thursday, October 1 at 12:01 AM and ends Sunday, November 1 at 11:59 PM*
• Only memberships count towards 18th Upholder.

Want to know if you're already an Upholder? That's easy! Just click the Manage Account link on the left under the ACCOUNT section. As soon as you sign in you'll see when your membership expires. 

18th Upholder Rewards

In addition to bragging rights as one of Lore's elite heroes, all 18th Upholders receive:

2026 Star Swords

This year's Star Swords theme is: "Factions of Lore"

Inspiration came from the factions that have risen up across Lore over the last eighteen years.

DragonRoad Star Swords & Class For ALL Upholders

We wouldn't be here without your support, and we want to make sure you know it! The Sentinel Class will be available for ALL previous Upholders and Founders as our way of saying thanks for supporting us in the past! Over the last several years, we added new Star Swords available to every Upholder. You'll find them in the Star Sword Merge shop in /dragonroad.

Want to know if you're already an Upholder?

That's easy! Just click the Manage Account link on the left under the ACCOUNT section. As soon as you sign in you'll see when your membership expires. 

Thank you, sincerely, for your support

It takes all kinds of Heroes to make a videogame world the kind of place to want to log into each week. But takes exceptional Heroes to create a community that's lasted as long as AdventureQuest Worlds. Because of you, AdventureQuest Worlds has been online and updating every week since 2008!

So if you’re reading this right now… thank you. The entire team is deeply glad you’re here. We are grateful for all of the time you’ve chosen to spend with us and the support you've shown. Those it possible for us to release new game updates every week and to ensure the majority of the game remains free for ALL heroes.

And of course, we will never forget the original AQWorlds Founders. You believed in us before there was even a game to log into! As always, Founders will receive a special upgraded version of your Platinum Dragon pet. This year’s pet will be revealed soon... keep an eye on the Design Notes for previews!

Note: All dates and times are written in GMT +5 / Eastern United States. This is timezone where the AdventureQuest Worlds game headquarters are located. Want to see what the current server time is? Log in and check the server clock in your Options Menu.

October 01, 2026

The ChronoStriker Set Returns

Seasonal Set available from October 1st - 31st

The universe of AdventureQuest Worlds was created when Galanoth the DragonSlayer killed the Eternal Dragon of Time* and the timelines of our 3 original games merged.** This month, we pay homage to the origin of your hero... and their future with the ChronoStriker set.  

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 ChronoStriker gear includes:

• ChronoStriker Armor
• 3 helms 
• 4 capes
• 3 weapons

* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge 

Seasonal Set Schedule

Each month, we'll feature a new set, available only during that month every year. 

This Weekend: October's Elemental Chronomancer of Chaos

This month, we celebrate AQWorlds' birthday, and that ALWAYS brings a bounty of gifts, gear, and craziness! That means... it's time to get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of Chaos! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until October 31st.

The Elemental Chronomancer of Chaos 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.

September 21, 2026

Talk Like a Pirate 2026 Collection, Pt 2

NEW event rare items in our 2026 Deadly 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. 

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 2026 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 16th
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

New Gear in the Deadly Seas Collection

The Deadly Seas' Collection 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
• Tonight: 100 items with more being shipped in next week!

The Deadly Seas Collection pet features Valencia the TreasureHunter art carrying your shiny new loot!

This Week's New Gear

5 armor sets:

• StormKing & DarkBlood Naval Commanders
• CurseCaster Naval Commander
• Naval Commander of DOOM
• Naval Commander of Awe*
• VoidShark Shifter & Guardian of the Depts*

2 pets:

• Emergency Supply Cache
• Active Doom Mine

5 capes, including:

• Stained Glass Mercutio
• CurseCaster Naval Spirit*

And more, including:

• 17 helms
• 8 swords
• 5 daggers
• 3 guns
• 2 polearms
• 1 axe

Still to Come:

• Au-some Admiral set
• Platinum Pirate set
• MindBender Naval Commander set
• Magical Pirate Captain set (featuring Sora the Dark Sorceress)
• ArchMagical Naval Commander set (featuring Warlic the Blue Mage)

A few sets weren't sent in until yesterday, so to help keep things sane (and to extend the pARRRRRty as we prepare for our 18th birthday event) we're adding a 3rd week of Talk Like a Pirate Day collectioon chest items!

And as a 18th birthday bonus, the Au-some Admiral & Platinum Pirate sets will be available in BOTH the 2026 TLaPD and 18th Birthday collection chests! /cheer

Last Week's First Shipment of Gear

8 armor sets:

• Experimental Naval Commander
• VoidLight Naval Commander
• Darkovian Naval Commander
• Celestial Pirate Captain
• Eldritch Pirate Commander
• Flaming Seas Privateer
• Dark Seas Privateer
• Thousand Seas Corsair

4 pets:

• Supply Cache Bank pet
• Chest of the Thousand Oceans pet
• Experimental Virus Bomb
• Navigator 3.0

19 capes, including:

• Aegis of the Thousand Seas (color-customizable)
• Chest of the Thousand Fathoms
• Wings of Rahab
• Eldritch Captain's Coat
• Rings of Rhea

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 2026 TLaPD Deadly Seas Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

* Seasonal items will return in future TLaPD Quibble rare shops, but will not be included in collection chests.