Design Notes

February 09, 2025

Halftime Show is ON!

Half-time is /Punt time: Chieftains vs Harpies!

Join us this Sunday at during the half-time show to /punt Twilly, battle the Undead Defender, get new gear, and /cheer for your favorite team as the Bloodtusk Chieftains face off against the Darkovian Harpies once more, revisiting their 2023 faceoff (it's like 2024 never happened)!

When the Bloodtusk Chieftains* face-off against the Darkovian Harpies, all of Lore goes CRAZY! So, football fans, kick your puntin' foot into high gear tonight, because the /punt map is NOW OPEN! 

When: During the LoreBowl half-time show 
Who: Chieftains, Harpies, the AQW Team & YOU!
Where: Right here... in-game!
What: /Cheer for your favorite team!

Score a field goal AND a rockin' character page badge by punting Twilly across the field and into the end zone!

LoreBowl LIX Gear

The half-time shop sports a stock full of returning fan favorites: Chieftains gear, Harpies gear, and faction outfits! So grab your pompoms and /cheer for your favorite team! Plus, battle the Undead Defender monster to collect all the Lorebowl House Pennants.

New for 2025: we've added ALL of the Lorebowl team gear to the Shop in /punt. That way, you can grab your favorite team gear now and /cheer for your favorite teams all year 'round. 

The map + gear shop will be available until Friday, February 28th.

February 08, 2025

Yokai New Year - Behind the Scenes

Year of the Snake - Inspirations

Cylisse here with another behind the scenes look at our latest release! This is Empress Ai No Miko's Zodiac year, featuring the Pearl Snake, Lady Suzhen.

This release was heavily inspired by the Legend of the White Snake. Though previous lore related design notes have been pretty heavy, think of this one as a chill break. Click the link to the post here to check it out!

February 07, 2025

Triple Holiday Weekend

Get ready to /dance!

February is a Triple Holiday month-long celebration: from Yokai New Year and the LoreBowl Punt /party this weekend all the way to Hero's Heart Day and Carnaval! Log in now to celebrate Lunar New Year with Empress Miko in Akiba. It's the Year of the Snake, so try not to get rattled when you see the scale of this weekend's boss battle! 

New Story: Year of the Wood Snake Boss Battle
New Rewards: Treasure hoard of new Yokai Snake gear
Holiday events: Groundhorc, Yokai New Year, Hero's Heart Day, and Carnaval zones return
Upgrade Bonus: find an all-new upgrade bonus set based on the Year of the Snake

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Class Points until Monday!
Saturday: Oni Capes & Weapons from the Shadow Samurai in /Shogunwar
Sunday: Oni Helms & Weapons + a Snake Rapper pet from Orochi in /Shogunwar

Year of the Wood Snake Rewards

Complete all of Baoyu Lin's quests and battled the boss in /yokaihunt. Then craft new reward gear in Empress Miko's merge shop. Plus defeat the monsters in the /eventhub to collect even more sweet, celebratory seasonal gear.

Zhenzhu Shé Drops (YokaiHunt)

• Urban Serpent Hulusi (single + dual-wield)
• Enchanted Serpent Hulusi (single + dual-wield)
• 4 Urban Serpent Rapper hairs
• 4 MC Miko hairs
• 2 House Guards

Lin Kuei Drops (AkibaCNY)

• Back-up Serpent Ruan Case cape
• Urban Serpent Ruan mace
• Urban Serpent Ruan Case mace
• Heavy Serpent Ruan Case dagger

Sriracha Holycud (AkibaCNY)

• Chickencow Drumstick (single + dual-wield)

Note: Also permanently drops from the Chickencow in /battleontown

Lost Celebration Items Quest (Miko in AkibaCNY)

• MC Miko's Microphone (single + dual-wield)
• MC Miko's Enchanted Microphone (single + dual-wield)
• Urban Serpent Wall Poster
• Chef Iona Wall Poster

Fiery Lantern (AkibaCNY + Eventhub)

• Year of the Snake Placard
• Year of the Snake Scroll
• Year of the Snake Banner

RARE DROPS: Battle Xingshi in /akibacny through February 28th to get both Special Serpent Rap Morph helms!

Seasonal Hero's Heart Day Events Return

In the real world, Valentine’s Day is a holiday full of emotion -- most people either love the hearts, the pink decorations, and the cheerful cheesy romance... or they love to rebel against the idea of it all.  This weekend, log in and get ready to slay your way through (friend)zones full of unloved undead, disgrunted draconians, and long-lost loves as we bring back all our seasonal Hero's Heart Day events.

(Happy endings not guaranteed... but at least you can get some sweet loot out of the deal.)

Event Maps

• /love (event hub town)
• /chateau
• /wheeloflove
• /fezzini
• /lovelockdown
• /necromance
• /wubbles
• /wubblevania
• /arcadia

It's Carnaval in Terra da Festa! 

In the town of Terra da Festa, the party is in full swing bringing you amazing party outfits inspired by those seen in the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Members will find special bonus quests with special Member Only rewards, but there are shops and other quests for everyone to enjoy!

HeroMart's Nulgath Nation Bundle Pre-Order is Live!

Pre-Order the XXV Nulgath Nation Bundle to embrace the Abyss (and lock in the price)! This bundle forged in the depths of darkness. Each piece is a tribute to Nulgath’s eternal reign, designed for the most devoted fiendish followers. Pre-Order your bundle now to unlock a host of new Nation-themed gear. 

• Dark War The Eternal Conflict - 24" x 14" Playmat
• Talisman of Overfiend - T-Shirt (Pick your size)
• Overfiend Blade of Nulgath - Enamel Pin
• Void of the Abyss - 12"x18" - Collector's Print

BUNDLE DETAILS: 

• HeroMart Bundles are the best value. You get all the physical products plus digital in-game items and exclusive badges and titles.
• All bundle items can be purchased individually
• When you buy a bundle, you will get as many reward points as if you bought the items individually.

Bonus Digital In-Game Rewards

The AQWorlds Bonus rewards are not exclusive to the bundle. You can get them in-game by:

• Getting the Nulgation Nation Bundle to unlock them automatically
• Spending your existing HeroPoints to buy individual items in Stryche's reward shop
• Buying NEW HeroPoints with AdventureCoins, then spending them in Stryche's shop

The ability to buy HeroPoints in-game will be added this month. Keep an eye out on the Design Notes for when this new functionality is live!

AdventureQuest Worlds:

• Badge - XXV Nulgath Nation
• Pet - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath Pet
• Battle Pet - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath Battle Pet
• Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath
• Weapon - DragonFiend Blades of Nulgath
• Armor - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul
• Helm - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul Morph
• Cape - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul Cloak
• Floor Item - Nulgath's Fiend of Ozul House Guard

AdventureQuest 3D:

• Badge - XXV Nulgath Nation
• Title - Gatekeeper of the Abyss
• Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath

DragonFable:

• Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath

AdventureQuest Classic:

• Title - Gatekeeper of the Abyss
• Weapons - 3-in-1 DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath (Melee/Ranged/Magic)

EpicDuel:

• Achievement - Gatekeeper of the Abyss
• Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath P
• Weapon - DragonFiend Blade of Nulgath E

Event Reminders

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

• Friday, February 14th: Honorable Hero 2024 rewards go out. Much <3 to all you honorable heroes!
• Friday, February 21st: Nulgath's Winter Void Birthday Shop and Collection leave

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.

February 07, 2025

Become a ShadowSnake Warrior

Upgrade to unlock all the exclusive new bonus gear

Slithering through the shadowy back alleys of Akiba, the rogues of the ShadowSnake Clan live outside the law... but remain loyal to the descendents of the Jade Serpent Prince. Unlock all the color-customizable items in the ShadowSnake Warrior bonus pack 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.

Pack Details

Choose the new upgrade bonus set to unlock all the color-customizable gear (including a click-to-transform armor) from the set's badge shop in your Book of Lore. The set includes:

• ShadowSnake Streetwear armor
• ShadowSnake Rider armor
• ShadowScale Street Brawler armor
• Yingzi Shé Spirit Guardian companion cape
• 10 Helms
• 4 Capes
• 1 Pet
• 2 Swords, 1 Mace, 1 Gauntlet, 1 Gun, and 4 Dual-wield weapons
• and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the new pack on the Account Manager page, log in and open your Book of Lore. You'll find the badge shop in the Other Achievements tab.

12000 AC or 12 month membership package rewards:

• ALL the new upgrade bonus pack gear
• 7 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• 10 Wheel of Doom Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
• and a character page badge

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

2k and 5k AC or 1, 3, or 6 month membership package rewards:

• ALL the new upgrade bonus pack gear
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• and a character page badge

February 04, 2025

Game News: February 3 - 9

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.

Monday: Double Gold Boost

Get double Gold from battles and quests until Wednesday!

Tuesday: Valencia's New Treasure Hunt

Valencia's tracked down that mysterious portal again, and found a very strange dimension. She forged a "new-old" Blade of Awe there, and she'll trade it to her favorite Hero if you bring back a smashing new artifact in return. Complete her new "Mysterious Blade of Awe" quest to choose one of the classic Blade of Awe designs imported from the original AdventureQuest. 

Wednesday: Double Reputation Boost

Get double Rep from completing quests until Friday!

Thursday: Blood Gems Boost

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

These resources are used in crafting the Void Highlord Class, Ancient Shogun gear, Archfiend Warlord set, and many more items.

Read the full post for more details. 

Friday Update Details

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

Story: Year of the Snake Celebration + Rewards
Upgrade Bonus Pack: ShadowSnake Street Gear
Seasonal Events: all our Hero's Heart Day, Yokai New Year, and Carnaval events

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Class Points until Monday!
Saturday: Oni Capes & Weapons from the Shadow Samurai in /Shogunwar
Sunday: Oni Helms & Weapons from Orochi in /Shogunwar

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.

February 01, 2025

Obsidian Samurai Returns

Available every year from February 1st - 28th

February is a month of celebration... from ringing in the Yokai New Year to the SuperBowl /party all the way to Hero's Heart Day! To help ALL our heroes get in the spirit, this month's seasonal set features a new set straight out of Empress Miko's royal Yokai Court: the Obsidian Samurai.

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 Obsidian Samurai gear includes:

• Obsidian Samurai armor
• Samurai's Shadow Cape (glow is color-customizable)
• Obsidian Samurai Banners cape
• 2 battle helms
• 4 hair helms
• 5 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.