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January 13, 2020

2019 Honorable Hero Rewards

Log in to get your Honorable Hero Prize

As a way of saying "thanks!" to the AQWorlds heroes who did not get muted or banned in 2018, and as an incentive to keep following the rules in 2020, we are awarding players who helped keep AQWorlds a positive, fun, and family-friendly game!

What's an honorable hero, you ask? Good question! They are what true in-game heroes and role models are, and we want to reward them for a year's worth of good behavior... with 500 FREE AdventureCoins and a character page badge!

Starting today, if your hero account meets the following requirements:

Did not receive a 24 hour or longer in-game mute or ban in 2019
Not currently disabled
Logged in between January 1st, 2018 and December 31st, 2019
Level 11 or higher
Created your account before January 1st, 2020

You'll get 500 AdventureCoins and a character page badge on your next daily login (automatic awards are added the first time you log in for the day).

When will I get my prize?

The fastest, easiest way to get you your rewards is to automatically give them to you the next time you log in after the daily server reset. Servers reset at midnight EST. So if you are logging into AQWorlds for the first time today, you'll see your award. If you already logged into the game today, you'll get your rewards when you log in tomorrow.

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January 10, 2020

Nulgath's Birthday Shop + Collection

Unlock 60+ rare items in Nulgath's Birthday Collection

Nulgath the ArchFiend’s birthday celebration is this weekend, and we want everyone to get in on the /party! Join us as we bring back his seasonal birthday gear and a new shop FULL of wicked rare items! And for all you real-life rare hunters, the first-ever Nulgath Collection Chest is here! Get all of the event rare gear, including bank pets, 8 armor sets, and a rare character page badge for 10,000 ACs! (Over 20,000 ACs worth of gear)

This week, Nulgath's Collection Chest unlocks over 45 items, including:

Nulgath's Larvae Gift Pet (with a quest for the exclusive character page badge)
Nulgath's Fiendish Gift Bank Pet
Trascendent of Tercessuinotlim armor set
Dragon Tamer of Tercessuinotlim armor set
HypeFiend of Nulgath armor set
Underworld Heretic armor set
Void TideWalker armor set

Next week, the rest of Nulgath's Birthday rare gear will be added to your chest:

Jolly Void Pirate armor set
OverSoul Paladin armor set (with and without shield variants)
Evolved Legacy of Nulgath armor set

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the Frostval Collection chest will also be available to buy individually in Nulgath's birthday shop.

Rare Farming sets

Next week, several additional farming sets will be added as we continue celebrating Nulgath's birthday! The following sets will be available in Nulgath's Birthday Rares Shop / collection chest OR by completing Nulgath's quests (so if you've been stocking up on your Diamonds and other resources... get ready)!

Evolved Legacy of Nulgath armor set
Transcendent of Tercessuinotlim armor set
Void Cowboy armor set
Hypefiend of Nulgath armor set*

* This armor set was accidentally left off of the list last week. The chest/shop variants will receive boosts to the existing set. (edited 14 jan 20)

Tags: Alina,

January 10, 2020

Nulgath's Birthday Returns

New Birthday Rares, Farming Rewards, and a new Story!

Nulgath the ArchFiend, lord of the OverSoul, has gathered around him many followers, creatures, and allies over the centuries. This weekend, as we celebrate Nulgath’s birthday once more, log in and battle to uncover more information about one of his mysteriously silently minions, the sentient Rock Beast known only as… Crag.

Talk to Bamboozle in /cragglerock to begin your quest. Collect special gems for his best boulder bud to earn the special gear that only a powered-up Crag can create.

Complete Bamboozle's quests to reawaken (or at least... partially /heal) Crag to collect stones for his merge shop and to rank up the new CraggleRock faction.

And if you're a true member of Nulgath's Nation, you'll want to find Lae in the /tercessuinotlim zone! He's got a bounty of new gear for you... IF you can pay his price. All crafted by Yo Lae for members of Nulgath's Nation to celebrate the ArchFiend's birthday!

Nulgath's Seasonal Birthday Shop Returns

Last year, in honor of the Flame Dragon Invasion, we brought 1Nulgath's Void Rebirth and Void Awakening sets from OverSoul into AQWorlds. These sets will return every year for his birthday, as our way of helping all his fans celebrate!

Nulgath's seasonal Birthday Shop features:

Void Rebirth armor set
Void Awakening armor set
Shielded variants of both armors
Nulgath's Bounty Hunter Drone Pet (with two quests)
Nulgath's Birthday Gift Pet (with one quest)

Next week, even more gear will be added to celebrate Nulgath's birthday, including the Void Jolly Roger set, the OverSoul Paladin, the Void Cowboy, and more!

Not sure who Nulgath is? Read on!

Nulgath the ArchFiend is the in-game persona for Nulgath-the-team-member, one of AQWorlds' original artists. Though he no longer works regularly for Artix Entertainment, his art style (prevalent in early AQW and featured in Oversoul) and the character itself remain hugely popular with many of our long-time heroes. To recognize their dedication and enjoyment, we hold an event in-game each year to celebrate the character and give them a hefty dose of the gear they love.

Honorable Hero 2020 moved to next week

It has been a CRAZY week! Reens (the dev in charge of weekly releases, item set-up, and testing) set up over 150 items sent in by our artists, updated 11 in-game maps, and set-up 24 quests... Her gift to Nulgath's Nation and the ArchFiend himself is a mighty one. Now, all that's left is for you to enjoy it!

But because of just how huge this week was, to keep the team sane, we've shifted the Honorable Hero 2019 awards to next week.

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January 03, 2020

It's Time to Bring in the New Year

But the Spirit of 2019 is NOT READY to let go

The Chrono-Phoenix is a part-organic, part-mechanical creature created to track the cyclical death and re-birth of the year. But its gears are going haywire, and if you don't help Lucca the Chronomancer fix it, 2020 might NEVER arrive!

Once you finish battling the 2020 Ball monster in our /newyear map, head to /chronophoenix to begin our new New Year event!

Help Lucca the Chronomancer extinguish the rampant Chrono Phoenix flames
Stabilize the rift in spacetime
Defeat rogue Chrono Assistants
Battle the Spirit of 2019 and the ChronoPhoenix itself!

Our Featured New Year Gear: Monster Drops + Holiday Shops

We have 32 (!!!) new holiday monster drops ready and waiting for you this weekend! Plus, find 31 more RARE holiday items in our Featured Gear and New Year's shops, only available until January 31st!

Boss drops: ChronoPhoenix Guard armor set + pet
Monster drops: Spirit of 2019 pet + morph helm and the Battle Party Gear armor set

Find the rare Silver Party Outfit in your Featured Gear Shop along with the Aurora and Twilght armor sets until January 31st!

Tags: Alina,

January 03, 2020

January 2020 Event Calendar

A Month of Good, Evil, and Birthdays!

January is here! That means it's a new year and a new decade. But there's one thing that never changes -- EVIL! In AQWorlds, this month is also a month of BIRTHDAYS! We're celebrating the new year and a host of AE team member and guest artist birthdays, including Nulgath, Crulon, Kotaro, Hikari, and (belatedly) Darkon. The adventures will continue all month long, so gear up and get ready to /SLAY!

January 1: New Year's 2020 update + January ArchFiend Overlord Seasonal Set

January 3: Chrono Phoenix story + BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath upgrade bonus gear + Free AC gift

January 10: Nulgath's Birthday: "Who or WHAT is... Crag?!" + Nulgath Birthday Rares + Honorable Hero 2019

January 17: Crulon's Birthday Scavenger Hunt + Artist Alley update + more

January 24: Yokai New Year celebration + New Gear in the Wheel of Doom merge shop + more

January 31: The Shadows are growing restless... Malgor has been silent for too long.

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January 03, 2020

Become a BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath

Our neweset upgrade bonus set is now available!

Nulgath the ArchFiend's BloodVoid Knights are used to hunt his unluckiest prey.They hide in the shadows, waiting until just the right moment to strike in his name. Unlock all 24 items in the color-customizable BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath armor set when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership package of $10 USD or more.

Pack Details

Choose the color-customizable BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath pack to unlock all 24 pieces of the set, including:

BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath armor
Vampiric Knight of Nulgath armor
7 helms
3 capes
7 weapons
BloodVoid Greatsword Blade Pet
BloodVoid Knight's Orb Pet (with a quest for 3 additional Knight House Guards)
Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts added straight to your inventory
and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath bonus set on the Account Manager page, log in and find the set's shop in the Other Achievements tab in your Book of Lore.

12000 AC or 12 month membership package rewards:

ALL the BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath 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 BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath gear
5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
and a character page badge

Upgrade to unlock your choice of exclusive bonuses

When you buy any AC or membership pack worth $10 USD or more, you'll be able to choose one of the following bonus sets:

BloodVoid Knight of Nulgath sets
GlacialFrost Royalty
Apocalyptic Werepyre armor sets
ShadowFlame DragonMage and Enchanged DragonMage
Galactic and Solar Pirate Commanders
Yami no Akuma / Hikari no Akuma and floating Guardians
Infernal Invoker / Enchanted Invoker / Legion Pyromancer
DoomDragon's Master mount/rider armors
Infinity Titan Class / Throne / House
Galactic Captain / Galactic Battle Pilot
Paragon Fiend / Legion Paragon Fiend Rider
Akiban Defender
Copper Void ChronoKnight
Golden Northlands Royalty

Fans of Nulgath the ArchFiend's Void series, don't miss the Copper Void ChronoKnight set upgrade bonus set. It's the perfect blend of Nulgath's style and our New Year event theme! Find this gear along with all the rest listed above in your account manager.

With our upgrade pack bonuses, you get even more options and choices in your rewards. Plus, each time you upgrade, you get to choose a new reward!

Important Details

ALL of the upgrade bonus gear for a set will be available when you buy an AC or membership pack worth $10 USD.
Each time you upgrade, you'll be able to choose another bonus set. If you've already unlocked all the available sets, once a new one releases, you'll be able to choose it immediately.

If you buy a 12,000 AC or 12 month membership pack, in addition to choosing an upgrade bonus set, you'll also get 7x Game Boosts, a character page badge, plus 10 Wheel of Doom Fortune Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs).

Last Chance to get up to 50% more free AdventureCoins!

Our 2019 Holiday AC Bonus Event ends this Monday! Get up to 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins when you buy any Adventure package until January 6th. All our Frostval holiday event rare gear also leaves Monday, January 6th, so now's the best time to top up your ACs and get even more for free.

The bigger the AC package you buy, the more free AdventureCoins you'll get!

12000 AC pack: 6000 extra ACs (50% more ACs)

5000 AC pack: 2000 extra ACs (40% more ACs)

2000 AC pack: 500 extra ACs (25% more ACs)

900 AC pack: 100 extra ACs (11% more ACs)

* Note: bonus AdventureCoins are only available with AdventureCoin packages. The special bonus offer does not apply to membership packages.

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January 03, 2020

New Year's Gift: 500 Free AdventureCoins

Confirm your email to unlock your New Year's 2020 gift of free ACs!

Every year, we award free AdventureCoins to all of our heroes who have been battling alongside us through the winter events... and we wanted to start 2020 off right with FREE AdventureCoins! Starting tonight, we are giving 500 FREE AdventureCoins to all heroes with a confimed email address as our way of saying "thanks!" for logging in and participating in the releases we've created for you!

To unlock the free ACs, you'll need to:

Have a confirmed email address
Make sure your character is level 10 or higher
Log in at www.AQ.com before January 31st, 2020
Enjoy your free 500 ACs!

Make sure you have a confirmed email address and log into your game account before January 31st! If your email is already confirmed, THANKS! If you have not already logged in today, you can log in NOW to get them immediately. (If you have already logged in today, the ACs will be awarded the next time you log in starting tomorrow, Janaury 4th)

Not sure if your email is confirmed? Log in to your Account Manager (Make sure the URL you use is https://account.aq.com/ to avoid scam sites).

You should see:

Need to update your AQW Account with an active email address?

Head to https://account.aq.com/
Enter your Username and Password, then Login
Click on the Change Email link on the left
Insert your New Email, and Retype New Email, and Submit (see picture below)
In a bit, you should have an email in your inbox from: AdventureQuest Worlds MMORPG (noreply@aqworlds.com) with a subject line of: =AQW= AdventureQuest Worlds Confirmation

Confirm that you will get the AQW Weekly Newsletter

Go back to https://account.aq.com/
Enter your Username and Password, then Login
Click on the Newsletter link on the left.
If your Status reads as "unconfirmed" please click: Resend Email (see picture below)
In a little while, you should have an email in your inbox from: AdventureQuest Worlds MMORPG (noreply@aqworlds.com) with a subject line of: =AQW= AdventureQuest Worlds Confirmation
Click the “CONFIRM YOUR ACCOUNT” link in that email and you’re all set!

Tags: Alina,

December 31, 2019

Happy New Year's Eve

A New Year... and a New Decade Await!

It is December 31, 2019. We are about to begin a new year, a new decade, and a new series of EPIC adventures! But before we do, we need to give one last battle-cry for the bosses and events of 2019. Tonight, log in as our New Year's Eve maps and holiday seasonal items return and we extend our DOUBLE holiday server boost. Plus, at midnight as our January seasonal set becomes available once more. Then join us this Friday and take on our NEW New Year's Boss... the Chrono-Phoenix!

We hope you're having a fantastic holiday with your family and friends! Thank you for battling alongside us throughout 2019,and for supporting us with through purchasing Memberships and AdventureCoins! We've got plans for an amazing, crazy, and AWESOME 2020, and I can't wait to battle alongside you all as we build it together!

Tonight, /join newyear to replay all our holiday events and -- if you're impatient for 2020 to get here (like I am) take out your rage on the 2019 Ball monster. Head North from the Enter area and defeat it for a chance to get the pieces of the Glacial Knight armor set.

Return on Friday, January 3rd for all our 2020 rare items, our new upgrade bonus pack, and a holiday gift of 500 free AdventureCoins!

2019: The Chrono Phoenix Rises

2018: A Chilling Tale

A new year dawns for the Yetis of EverFrost Valley, and a new generation of their warriors is ready to undergo an ancient rite to welcome the new year. You are the first human ever invited to join in the ritual slaying of the ice spirit Chillbite, Guardian of the Valley. On December 29th, celebrate the new year with your new tribe… if you survive!

2017: Archive of Time

Corruption will result in alteration of existing persons, places, and things in Lore. Correction required before countdown expires or changes will become per-pe- *static* SIGNAL LOST.

2016: Future of Fear

2016 is starting off with a bang.. and blasts… and an attack on Northpointe by the Queen of Monsters’ new Captain, Goregrim! The forces of Good, Evil, and Chaos will need to come together, or Northpointe WILL fall!

2015: A Monstrous Future

With the defeat of the Chanpion of Chaos last summer, the Queen of Monsters has been released from her prison... and she is ready to show our world how little we REALLY know about the nature of monsters! Tonight's release continues the Rise of the WorldBreaker trilogy in the /Northstar map.

Tonight: Battle to reach Karok the Fallen, but FIRST you'll need to face don a mysterious new monster... one HE did not create, but who has been commanded to follow him. Coming FRIDAY, you'll be able to face Karok the Fallen himself! (And have a VERY small chance to get the DarkIce version of his mage armor!)

If we don't want Karok's horde of monsters to join forces with the QUEEN of monsters, it's time to bare our blades and BATTLE ON... or the future will be MONSTROUS!

Old and New Gear for the New Year!

Talk to Quibble Coinbiter in Battleon to get The Fallen Mage Armor with a 15% Class Points bonus! You can also talk to Lim in the NewYear map to access all the returning seasonal rares PLUS find the 2015 New Year's Ball house item in the New Year house shop!

2014: Year of the Horse!

For the 2014 New Year's release, we wanted to take some inspiration from the Chinese zodiac. 2014 is the year of the horse, so naturally this is what we've come up with...

In Norse mythology, Hrimfaxi and Skinfaxi are the steeds of Night and Day, carrying the chariots of the sun and moon across the sky. Their equivalents in Lore are Frostmane and Embermane, and Ulfgar (remember him?) is worried that something is wrong with them. Embermane, the Steed of Day, has gone missing and her brother Frostmane is keeping the land in perpetual darkness. It's up to you to find her so she can bring back the sun - and bring in the new year.

So then, who's that nightmare steed, you ask? Is he what's keeping Embermane from returning to the sky? /Join frostmane to find out!

2013: A New Dawn for a New Year!

Save the sun, Hero, or tomorrow will never come! When a Werepyre petitions the Nocturan Creed, guardians of the night, to ensure he will never be harmed by the light again, you will need to work with the Lumina Votari to protect the sun and save the world! Journey across Lore to ensure that a new dawn - and a New Year - will begin!

2012: Time for Chaos

2012 was the Year of Chaos, and we started the year off with a BANG! Literally! But tonight, you'll go BACK in time to meet Professor Iadoa (Professor Yana, anyone?), a famous Chronomancer who has been missing for decades. He should have stayed gone, though, because now that he's back... it's time for Chaos!

The New Year's ball frozen in place. All clocks have stopped.

2011: The Chaos Continued

Lim has returned to the frozen north to help is close out 2010 with a BANG! Literally.

Well, that's what he INTENDED but once again he can't get his science all in one bucket and he needs your help to stop the ever hungry Icemaster Yeti from munching on this gizmos and doo-dads.

We hope you guys have all had a great holiday. We all took a little time out of insane production schedule to spend some time with our friends and travel hoe to see family, but we are SO READY to get moving on all our plans for 2015!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Almost.)

New Year, New Year!

On Monday, December 31st, we'll release our 2019 New Year's shop, with the 2019 weapons and a host of new wintery gear, PLUS Vesper's pink, purple, and prismatic birthday shop!

Tags: Alina,

December 23, 2019

New Doom Set This Friday: Frozen Fury

Available in the Wheel of Doom merge shop!

The Wheel of Doom spins round and round... and this weekend, as we release the final Frostval update of 2019, the team wanted to bring you an ice-cold killer - the Frozen Fury set arrives in the Wheel of Doom merge shop this weekend!

Find all of the set gear in the Wheel of Doom merge shop:

Frozen Fury armor
5 helms
2 capes
Frozen Force of Fury polearm

Get your Free Spins

Everyone loves to get prizes... and that's why we brought back back free spins for the Wheel of Doom!

Members get one free spin a day while their upgrade is active
All players get one free spin a week.

See the Free Spins Design Notes for more details.

Spin the Wheel, Collect your Treasures, and Choose Your Prize

The Wicked Item of Donated Awesomeness is here! Each time you spin the Wheel of Doom, you'll get a Treasure Potion to spend in the Doom Merge Shop. Save up 1,000 and you'll be able to buy a Wicked Item of Donated Awesomeness. Each WIoDA will let you choose a rare or valuable item, and a member of the Support Team will add it to your account.

Wicked Item of Donated Awesomeness Details

The WIoDA will be a Wheel of Doom merge shop exclusive.
Cost: 1,000 Treasure Potions.
The WIoDA token will no longer be left in your inventory.
With each prize awarded, it will be removed so you can obtain a new one. And another new one. And another new one.
The stack limit shows as x1.
At this time, the same rules as PIoDA will remain in place for what types of prizes you can ask for.

While we do have even more plans for the Wheel of Doom and the IoDA tokens, those are a subject for another day. (hint*hint*teaser)

* But since they are removed now with the placements of your prizes, you can get as many of them as you have Treasure Potions for. You just have to redeem them one by one.

** Exceptions include staff personal items, custom weapon contest prizes, HeroMart items, etc

Tags: Alina,

December 27, 2019

Battle the FrozenSoul Queen

SLAY Bells will ring this weekend!

Our Frostval celebration continues this Friday at www.AQ.com with a bounty of new gear, an all-new boss monster + her minions, and a level-cap increase to... 100!

Heroes of all levels and class types are invited to /join frozensoul to take on Zastruga, a rival upstart aiming to wrest control of the Northlands away from Nythera. Take on her level 50 and 100 versions for a chance to get the new Northlands Monk CLASS as a boss drop, or complete Nythera's quests to create 3 new armor sets in the FrozenSoul merge shop.

This weekend:

Level cap increases to 100
Higher-level enhancements (including Awe Enhancements) added*
FrozenSoul Queen boss monster + minions
Northlands Monk CLASS and armor set as farming rewards, in Quibble's Shop, and collection chest
Double XP, Gold, Rep, and Class Points boosts continue through Monday, December 30th
Frozen Fury armor set available in the Wheel of Doom merge shop

The Level Cap Increases to 90!

You began your adventures in Lore as a level 1 Hero. But this weekend, you'll finally be able to reach the ultimate, supreme level -- 100! We're pushoing the cap ALL THE WAY to level 100 to help start 2020 off with a BANG.

The Double Gold, XP, Rep, and Class Points boost that began last week will continue until December 30th (just one more Frostval gift for you!).

New Enhancements: level 50+ enhancement shops in your game menu
Awe Enhancements: in the Awe Enhancements shops in /museum

A New Year (and Decade!) are Almost Here

Join us during the first week of January 2020 for...

The return of our New Year's seasonal events
Tinsel's Gift Boxes open
The Chrono Phoenix boss monster + armor set
New Year's AdventureCoin Gift... 500 AdventureCoins!*
2020 Honorable Hero award
And more

* Traditionally, we give all active heroes in AdventureQuest Worlds a gift of free AdventureCoins during the holiday season. To celebrate a new decade and new year with even more cheer, we're shifting our 500 AC gift to the first week of January. (The gift will be available for at least a week before the Frostval rare gear leaves.)

Tags: Alina,

December 20, 2019

Frostval 2019 Limited Quantity Sets

Holiday Sets go on sale this Friday!

Meeeeeeeerry Frostval, Heroes! We've got a blindingly-brilliant set of gear for all you real-life rare collectors. Find the Frost Dracolich Rider set, the final quantities of Nulgath's Festive ArchMage set, the Golden Royal Knight of Swordhaven set, and more at our Limited Quantity Sets page starting this Friday, December 21st, at 6 PM EST! Each package also comes with a unique badge in your Book of Lore and on your character page!

Restock Schedule

6:00 PM EST Friday night, 12/20 (initial stock)
6:00 AM Saturday, 12/21
12:00 PM (Noon) Saturday, 12/21
6:00 PM Saturday, 12/21
12:00 AM (Midnight) Sunday, 12/22 (final restock)

Note: Nulgath's Festive Warlic set pack will not restock. The quantities you see are the final ones... once they are sold out, they'll never return!

Frost Dracolich Rider Set

Price: 2000 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 3000
Initial stock quantity: 2000
Restock: 250

3 armors (Dark + Light Frost Dracolich Riders and Guard)
17 helms, capes, and weapons
Character page badge

Winter Dracolich House

Price: 100,000 gold (for current and past members)
Total # of sets: 3000
Initial stock quantity: 2000
Restock: 250

House includes 8 rooms
Armor and hair customization room included
Character page badge

Golden Royal Knight of Swordhaven

Price: 1000 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 2000
Initial stock quantity: 1000
Restock: 250

Set includes armor, helm, cape, and hammer
Metal is gold, fabric is color customizable
Character page badge

Epic Frost Weapon Pack

Price: 12,020 gold (for all heroes)
Total # of sets: 25000
Initial stock quantity: 5000
Restock: 5000

5 exclusive weapons
20% bonus to gold, rep, XP, and Class Points
Character page badge

Festive ArchMage Set

Price: 1000 AdventureCoins
Quantity: 2,248

Armor
Accessories
Character page badge

These are the final quantities for the Festive ArchMage Set. Once the total reaches 0, it will NEVER be available again!

What is a Limited Quantity Set?

The Limited Quantity Sets are just what they sounds like... each set has a certain quantity and once that number has sold out then that's it. The total number of sets is the same for everyone, everwhere, so if you see 300 items left on the web page, that's what we've got left in stock.

How Do Limited Quantity Sets Work?

Log into a special LQS webpage on AQ.com (not into the game!)
Purchase the set using either ACs or gold
Log into AQW and find your set badge in the Book of Lore
Get all the items in the badge shop for 0 ACs (yay free storage!)

Tags: Alina,

December 27, 2019

NorthlandsMonkClassSkills

'Tis the Season

This year we celebrate the time of giving and getting together with the seasonal Northlands Monk Class! Northlands Monks embody the holiday spirit with its arsenal of presents, harsh winter winds, and the ability to deliver a devastating attack upon its foes when fighting alongside allies.

How to Unlock the Class

There are four ways to obtain the Northlands Monk Class:

Talk to Quibble Coinbiter in Battleon to find his shop. Immediately unlock the class for 2,000 AdventureCoins, or buy individual pieces of the Lord of Order set.
Talk to Quibble Coinbiter in Battleon to find the Holiday collection chest for 10,000 AdventureCoins. Immediately unlock 75+ event items and rares, plus the Class and armor set
Battle the Frozensoul Queen (level 50) in /frozensoul
Battle the Challenge Frozensoul Queen (level 100) in /frozensoul (higher drop rate)

Mana Regeneration

Northlands Monks gain mana when they strike an enemy in combat (more effective on crits) or are struck by an enemy in combat. They also regenerate mana with each auto attack.

Abilities:

Present
Max Targets: 1 enemy
Throw a magical present at your enemy and unwrap another for yourself. Applies a small, medium, or large DoT to one enemy and a small, medium, or large HoT to you. Each effect lasts 4 seconds.
Type: Magical
MP: 10
Cooldown 6 seconds

Winter Wind
Max Targets: 1 enemy
Blast your opponent with a gust of cold air, lowering their Haste by 15% and increasing their incoming damage by 15% for 10 seconds.
Type: Magical
Mana Cost: 15
Cooldown: 8 seconds

Northland Lights
Use the starlight from the Northlands to guide the paths of your allies, increasing the Hit Chance, Haste, and outgoing damage for yourself and up to 5 allies by 10% for 10 seconds. Every ally buffed by this skill gives you one stack of Frostval Spirit, which increases your outgoing damage by 5% per stack for 6 seconds.
Note: Additional teammates are required in order to utilize the full power of Frostval Spirit.
Max Targets: 6 players
Type: Magical
Mana Cost: 15
Cooldown: 12 seconds

Holiday Spirit Bomb
Channel the spirit of Frostval into a ball of magical energy and launch it at your opponent, dealing huge damage. Your allies give you strength-- damage increases with stacks of Frostval Spirit.
Max Targets: 1 enemy
Type: Magical
MP: 20
Cooldown: 14 seconds

Passives:
Fortitude: Decreases incoming damage by 10%
Peacebringer: Increases Heal over Time and Damage over Time strength by 10%
Festive Fury: Increases outgoing damage, Critical Strike Chance, and Critical Strike Damage by 8%

Class Design and Use

As a class meant to be easily obtainable by heroes of all levels, Northlands Monk is a moderately powerful class with skills that are easy to understand and optimally use. Present’s Heal over Time gives Northlands Monk longevity while its Damage over Time whittles down enemy health-- this class doesn’t have significant damage mitigation, so Present’s heal will determine which monsters you can solo. Winter Wind deals moderate damage and increases enemy incoming damage, which compounds with the damage increasing effects of Northland Lights.

Northland Lights gives Northlands Monk utility in group settings-- not only does it buff the stats of party members, but it also increases your own maximum damage output by applying one stack of Frostval Spirit for every ally you buff (including yourself). In order to best use Northlands Monk, you should keep stacks of Frostval Spirit up as much as possible-- not only does it increase your outgoing damage by 5% per stack, each stack also directly increases the damage you deal with Holiday Spirit Bomb.

Tags: Alina,

December 20, 2019

Nightmare Before Frostval the 13th, Part 2

Part 2 of our 2019 Frostval + Friday the 13th Double Holiday Event is LIVE!

Log in now for Part 2 of our Frostval the 13th holiday event featuring special guest Aurelio Voltaire, his festive pet Candy Claws, and the Krampus, a monster who doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice... he's still going to... Make. You. PAY! All of Frostvale has turned into a nightmare, and Chilly needs your help to save his friends, his town, and Frostval itself!

If you've completed last week's adventure, /join krampus and talk to Aurelio Voltaire to begin your adventure:

Clean out the Krampus' minions to protect the moglins
Investigate the dark energy tainting the town
Discover the truth about who the REAL monsters are in the Krampus' nightmare
Break the Krampus' spell to save Frostvale and all its inhabitants!

Holiday Rare Drops + 2 Weeks of Server Boost + And More

Our Frostval 2019 holiday item drops continue... and so do our other holiday activities and gifts!

Log in all weekend long for our DOUBLE Gold, Rep, XP, and Class Points boost
Return Monday and Tuesday for more holiday rare item drops
Log in next Friday for more server boosts, the Northlands Monk Class, and more

Frostval 2019 Gifts, Part 1: Free SPACES!

10 free inventory spaces
10 free bank spaces
10 free house inventory spaces
10 free friendslist slots
PLUS the ability to buy 10 more of each on top of the free ones

And to top it all off, by popular request from a flood of players on Twitter, we've added 100 more guild slots!

Frostval Gift Super-Quick Accidental Sneak Peek

A few wrong buttons were pushed before tonight's release and the new level cap rolled out a week too early. We reverted the level cap for now, but it will go live next Friday, December 27th along with the Northlands Monk Class and armor set. Return next week and battle the FrozenSoul Queen -- the medium and high-level versions of the boss monster have a chance to drop the 0 AC Northlands Monk CLASS and armor set! (It's been 3 years since the last time we had a class as a boss drop O_O)

PS: If you have the 2019 Frostval Collection Chest, you'll get the Northlands Monk class+armor set for free in your chest. And if you're too busy celebrating during the holidays to farm the boss for the 0 AC class drop, you can find it and the armor set in Quibble's shop, all starting on the 27th

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December 13, 2019

Happening Now: our 2019 Holiday AC Bonus

Get up to 50% more FREE ACs!

NOW AVAILABLE: buy any Adventure package until January 6th and get up to 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins! If you're excited about the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday items, or are gearing up for all our December holiday items, now's the time to top up your ACs.

The bigger the AC package you buy, the more free AdventureCoins you'll get!

12000 AC pack: 6000 extra ACs (50% more ACs)

5000 AC pack: 2000 extra ACs (40% more ACs)

2000 AC pack: 500 extra ACs (25% more ACs)

900 AC pack: 100 extra ACs (11% more ACs)

* Note: bonus AdventureCoins are only available with AdventureCoin packages. The special bonus offer does not apply to membership packages.

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January 01, 2020

January Seasonal Set: ArchFiend OverLord

Available every year from January 1st - 31st

January is a month of new beginnings and birthdays in AQWorlds! To help ALL our heroes celebrate the new year and Nulgath's birthday, this month's seasonal set features the ArchFiend OverLord.

January Set: ArchFiend OverLord

Starting this Tuesday at 12:01 AM EST (that's server time), unlock the ArchFiend OverLord armor and all its accessories!

There are two ways to get the gear:

1) Total package: Buy the entire set directly through the website for $9.99 USD

2) Individually: Buy each of the individual pieces from Garek the Traveling Gear Merchant in Battleon.

The total cost to buy all of the gear individually is 5,400 ACs, so getting all the gear from the Northern Wanderers pack is a pretty sweet deal (you save 3,400 ACs).

The set includes:

ArchFiend OverLord Armor
5 helms
7 capes
7 weapons
character page badge

Seasonal Set Details

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

Seasonal Sets
January: ArchFiend OverLord
February: Obsidian Samurai
March: Legion Warseeker
April: Bio-War Cultist
May: Lord of the J-Sixth + Lightning Lich Lord
June: ShadowZard Mount + Rider
July: Flameborn + Underworld Summoner
August: Urban Assassins
September: Celestial Naval Commander
October: ChronoStriker
November: Harvest Hunters
December: Northern Wanderer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same as the monthly upgrade bonus?

Monthly upgrade bonus gear is an extra reward for buying AdventureCoin or Membership packages. Seasonal set packs are bought separately. Just like the Flame Dragon Warrior pack, you can buy the entire set directly, for one price, on our site. You can ALSO buy the individual pieces in-game.

This set will return EVERY January, so if you can't get it now, you'll have another chance in 2019, or 2020, or 2021, etc.

If this isn't the monthly upgrade bonus, what IS the bonus in January?

The next upgrade bonus will be available starting January 3rd, and contains the BloodVoid and Vampiric Knights of Nulgath set.

What if I just want ONE of the items?

You're in luck! Talk to Garek in Battleon. He'll be selling the individual pieces of the set through January 31st.

Where do I get my gear if I buy the full set through the website?

You'll find it in your Book of Lore.

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