Design Notes

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.

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.

September 21, 2026

What the Kingdom Owes

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

GREAT news, Hero: you found your friends alive! :D
Not-so-good news: ... they're fish. O_O

The rulers of this underwater paradise you found yourself in have apologized politely for the mistake their Reapers made. Extremely politey. But the King seems unusually nervous when you mention Death. Something's more than just fishy in the land of Isthmia... it's rotten.

But Hero, it's better down where it's wetter, under the sea! Make sure you've finished part one of our Talk Like a Pirate Day event in /DeadlySeas, then /join IsthmiaCastle to fin-ish the story.

Friday Update Details

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

Event: The Deadly Seas, Part 2 of our Talk Like a Pirate Day event
Rewards: Siren of the Nethersea + ShadowSlayer Corsair sets and more
Quibble's Rares Collection: 50+ new event items

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Gold, XP, Rep, and Class Points until Monday!
Saturday: Feast on seasonal Pancake gear from the Chickencow in /Battleontown
Sunday: Collect the rare Bloodsail Sharpshooter set items from the Reaper of the Sea in /IsthmiaCastle

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

Booty Fer Buccaneers

A Hero like you never walks out of a castle empty-handed... not when you've solved the fish-tery of the disappearing townpeople and recovered your missing friends! Take on Isthmian Guards, kriller sharks, and the Reaper of the Sea, then take your loot the shell out of the Isthmian Offering's shop!

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

Hunt for the Queen's Bounty

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

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

ShadowScythe vs SpacePirates!

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

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

Commander Gallaeon & Crew Challenge

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

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

Hydra Swabbie Drops:

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

Hydra Crew Drops:

• Undead Buccaneer Skull
• Hydra's Hark Handcannon

Merge Shop:

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

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

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

September 18, 2026

Tonight: Talk Like a Pirate 2026 Collection

Unlock 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

Now Available: 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!

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

Still to Come:

• StormKing Naval Commander & Darkblood Pirate sets
• Au-some Admiral set
• Magical Pirate Captain set (featuring Warlic the Blue Mage + Sora the Dark Sorceress)
• CurseCaster Naval Commander set
• Naval Commadnder of Awe set
• Naval Commander of DOOM set
• and more!

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.

September 18, 2026

Taken By the Tide

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

Avast! Reports have been flooding in: fishermen, sailors, pirates, and even Water Elves have gone missing. Some disappearances are expected; Lolosians know the seas can be deadly. But when your friends vanish into the depths, it's an "all hands on deck" emergency. You've got to find them, and fast. The good news is, you know a guy with a boat! 

This weekend, sink into the depths as you search for your lost friends and uncover a world under yours that seems... fishy. /join DeadlySeas now to begin your adventure!

Friday Update Details

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

Event: The Deadly Seas, Part 1 of our Talk Like a Pirate Day event
Rewards:  Noval Sal Pirate + Privateer sets, First Mate o' Awe set
Quibble's Rares Collection: 100 new event items

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

Booty Fer Buccaneers

The sea never gives up her dead... and what waits below is very, very fishy. Battle the creatures lurking in the /deadlyseas to claim a boatload of new booty. Fight to earn Isthmian Seashell merge resources, then craft all-new pirate sea-riously killer loot: Mermaid Hunter and Isthmian Guard sets!

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

Hunt for the Queen's Bounty

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

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

ShadowScythe vs SpacePirates!

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

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

Commander Gallaeon & Crew Challenge

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

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

Hydra Swabbie Drops:

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

Hydra Crew Drops:

• Undead Buccaneer Skull
• Hydra's Hark Handcannon

Merge Shop:

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

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

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

September 11, 2026

Celestial Realm Boss Battles

Salvation isn't a promise. It's a threat. 

Good or Evil, your alignment doesn't matter this weekend! A new onslaught of challenges awaits in the Celestial Realm. The Infernal Archangel has fallen and the Bright One's light has faded into darkness, but that doesn't mean the Realms are safe again. Not when four new Harbingers of Destruction Salvation are waiting to cut down any hero foolish enough to try them in battle.

Each boss is a weapon left behind by Anethyx’o, God of the Celestial Realm. Defeat them to discover more about the God's plans, other divine beings, and banish the Bright One's light for good.

New Game Release

Story: Celestial Realm Boss Battles for Aranx's Birthday in /FourHarbingers
Rewards: Bright & Dark Harbinger reward armor sets & pets
Aranx's Birthday Gift: REDACTED*
Featured Gear: rare, color-customizable variants of the Four Harbinger boss sets

*(Aranx made me promise NOT to tell you how to get his super-secret birthday gift. Best to froget about this note until you finish battling through this weekend's update!)

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Gold until Monday!
Saturday: rare Infernal Winged Manticore pet drops from Bello in /fourharbingers
Sunday: rare Celestial Winged Manticore pet drops from Bello in /fourharbingers

Both pets will be available through December 31, 2026.

Mysterious & Glorious Reward Gear

For an artist so closely aligned with Good, Aranx makes some REALLY wicked gear! Defeat all of this weekend's bosses in /fourharbingers to collect the resources to craft each of the boss sets, plus manticore lion pets. 

Just make sure you've completed the battles in the Celestial and Infernal Arena maps... you'll need those done before you can begin battling the bosses in /fourharbingers.

Four Harbingers Trove merge shop

• Celestial Dragon of Time Armor + Hood
• Infernal Dragon of Time Armor + Hood
• Nightstar Companion pet
• Harbinger of War Armor, Poise of Bello helm, Bello's Armaments daggers, Bello's Brazier
• Harbinger of Famine Armor, Poise of Fame helm, Fames' Barren Scale
• Harbinger of Death Armor, Poise of Mors helm, Wings of Mors, Scythe of Mors
• Harbinger of Conquest Armor, Poise of Halosis helm, Halosis' Divine Wheel, Bow of Halosis, Hunting Bow of Halosis

Four Harbingers Boss Drops

• Manticore of Darkness pet
• Manticore of Infinity pet
• Manticore of Light pet
• Manticore of Malice pet

New Color-Customizable Rare Sets

Only the most skilled warriors in the Celestial and Infernal Armies are chosen to represent their realms.  Find the four new rare, color-customizable Harbinger armor sets in your Featured Gear Shop until October 16th.

Rare Gear

These items are available in your Featured Gear Shop in the game menu and the Birthday Rares Shop in /fourharbingers.

• Infernal Guardian Armor (inspired by the Celestial Guardian armor from 2015)
• Ascended Harbinger of Conquest Armor, Helms, Cape, Bow, Daggers
• Ascended Harbinger of Death Armor, Helms, Cape, Polearm
• Ascended Harbinger of Famine Armor, Helms, Mace
• Ascended Harbinger of War Armor, Helms, Capes, Maces, Daggers

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

September 04, 2026

Double Holiday Event Weekend

The Sun of Liberty Shines over Terra da Festa

The Sol da Liberdade is no ordinary hero. To the people of Povo Heroico, he is a symbol of liberty, a legend that burns brighter than the sun. The light that the people desperately fought for when they were imprisoned by the chains of oppression. Now, those chains will become the weapon he uses against those who mean to take his people's freedom away. This weekend, log in and prove you're worthy to share in his light. Emerge victorious and reap the rare rewards!

Friday Update Details

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

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

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Double Rep Boost
Saturday: Asas de Celebração wings drop from the Sol da Liberdade in /povoheroico until October 1st
Sunday: Aqueevil pet + Solidified Shark Waters ground rune drop from the Cursed Cecaelia in /eventhub until October 1st.

Literally Shiny New Rewards

Battle the rare Sol da Liberdade boss in /povoheroico until next September to unlock all his boss drops.

Drops:

• Sol da Liberdade armor
• Olhar + Face do Meio-Dia helms
• Cabelo + Corte do Meio-Dia helms
• Raios de Sol cape
• Símbolo do Sol da Liberdade cape
• Runa do Sol da Liberdade cape
• Maxado de Assís axe
• Raios Fúlgidos gauntlet
• Nascer do Sol gauntlet
• Corrente da Liberdade*
• Corrente do Sol*

Collect the Moeda Real do Sol merge shop resource to create the rare color-custom set variants in the merge shop.

* Single + dual-wield variants

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

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

Battle monsters in the /mythperceptions map to unlock:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yarrr! Talk Like a Pirate DayReturns

Ahoy! Pirates, swashbucklers, and seadawgs alike... now's th' time to loot and pillage in preparation for th' Talk Like a Pirate Day event on September 18th. Log in this weekend as all our SEA-sonal pirate events return.

ShadowScythe vs SpacePirates!

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

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

Commander Gallaeon & Crew Challenge

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

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

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

September 04, 2026

Midweek Adventures

September 1: Riftwalker Rewards 

Head over to /TimeInn, relax, and read a book. There’s a new clickable book in the Inn, if you can find it, which has a new quest called Book Two. If you complete the quest, then you can obtain the new Alz’Ein House Guest, along with her Crescent weapon.

House Item Rewards:

• Alz'Ein’s Crescent mace
• Alz'Ein’s Crescent Sword
• Alz'Ein House Guest

August 29, 2026

Last Call for Golden Gear

The Thunder of Freedom Leaves This Friday

Have you tested your might against the resounding thunder of Terra de Festa Golden Warrior? If not... now's the time! The Brado Retumbante boss battle and all his rewards leave on Friday, September 4th. A new rare boss + drops will take their place in the /PovoHeroico map as we celebrate Brasil's Independence Day.

Brado Retumbante is no ordinary hero. To the people of Povo Heroico, he is a legend among legends. He fights for freedom and embodies the primal screams of all who long for justice. 

Boss Drops

- Armor: Brado Retumbante
- Helms: Capuz Retumbante, Face Retumbante
- Capes: Símbolo da Ordem, Símbolo do Progresso
- Weapons: Brabo Retumbante (single + dual-wield)

Color-customizable versions of the boss drops are also available in the merge shop in /PovoHeroico.

August 28, 2026

The Last Sunset Saga Continues

The Key to DOOM, Part 1

The Eternal Eclipse War is over... and the Mysterious Stranger is no longer an entity apart. They are you, and you are now the leader of the Army of DOOM. You must take down The Law, and the key to reaching them lies inside the Temple of Doom.

This weekend, /join TempleOfDoom and fight to return to where the Age of Ruin began.

Now that you've chosen your weapon for this divine duel, time is short...
The Law will soon choose a blade of their own.

New Game Release

- The Last Sunset Saga: Part 1 continues in the /TempleofDoom
- Doomed Rewards: three new armor sets 
- Summer Limited Quantity Sets: see them all

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

- Server Boost: Double Rep, Class Points, EXP, and Gold
- Saturday: permanent Emptiness house item drops from the Empty Paladin in /templeofdoom
- Sunday: rare Emptiness pet and mace drops the Empty Paladin in /templeofdoom until October 1st.

Unlock Wicked Rewards 

Find three new sets in in /templeofdoom! Gather Seized Destiny, and Sentinel of Order resources to craft the complete sets.

Carcossan Armory Merge

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.

August 21, 2026

Summer Slayer Limited Quantity Sets

Restock Schedule & Set Art Showcase

Summer's almost over, but we've got one last blast of super-hot gear to sear your inventories. Check out previews of the sets below, then mark your calendars so you don't miss week's gear drops. All our Summer Limited Quantity Sets go on sale next Friday, August 28th, at 6 PM EST.

To get the gear:

1. Go to your AQW Account Manage site 
2. Find the Limited Quantity Shop section (visible shortly before 6 PM EST)
3. Once the items are available, grab yours before they're gone! 

Each package comes with a unique set of gear and a badge in your Book of Lore and on your character page.

* Available for current and former members
** This is the final quantity. Once it sells out, it will no longer be available in future LQSs. 

Restock Schedule

Initial stock: 6 PM Friday, August 28

Friday restock: 10 PM EST

Saturday restock: 

• 2 AM, 6 AM, 10 AM EST
• 2 PM, 6 PM, 10 PM EST

Sunday restock: 

• 2 AM, 6 AM
• 10 AM (Final restock)

Note: restocks occur every 4 hours, based on server time

Flamebound Djinn Guardian

Price: 2,000 AC
Pack includes: 25 items

• 1 armor
• 3 standard capes
• 1 Flameborn Cobra Companion cape
• 6 helmets 
• 9 hair helms*
• 1 sword, 2 daggers, 1 gauntlet, 1 axe
• Items are color-customizable to base, accessory, and trim
• Character page badge

* Next week: the 9 hairs will be available as equippable helmets from the LQS pack. They will also be available via an in-game hair shop for high-level players.

DragonGate Brawlers Combo Pack

Price: 3,000 AC
Pack includes: 55 items

• Exclusive set: Loop Street DragonFighter gear (1 armor, 2 helms, 1 sword, 1 mace, 4 grounds)
• Includes all the Golden Street DragonFighter and Neon Street DragonFighter items and badges
• Exclusive Dragon Brawlers Combo character page badge

To get the exclusive Loop Street DragonFighter items, you must buy the combo pack specifically. Buying the separate Golden Street DragonFighter + Neon Street DragonFighter packs will not unlock the combo exclusive items.

The Loop Street DragonFighter items are animated and will shift back and forth between the Golden Street and Neon Street set items automatically.

Golden Street DragonFighter

Price: 2,000 AC
Pack includes: 20 items

• 2 armors (jacket + no jacket)
• 3 capes: XL spirit companion, regular spirit companion, Golden Street Graffiti
• 4 Helms
• 5 weapons
• 1 pet
• Items are color-customizable to base, accessory, and trim
• Character page badge

Neon Street DragonFighter

Price: 2,000 AC
Pack includes: 20 items

• 2 armors (jacket + no jacket)
• 1 Neon Dragon cape
• 4 ground runes: Neon Dragon Companion (small + XL), Graffiti (small + XL)
• 4 Helms
• 5 weapons
• 1 pet
• 3 wall items 
• Items are color-customizable to base, accessory, and trim
• Character page badge

Sunburst Constellarium 

Price: 1,000 AC
Pack includes: 16 items

• 2 armors*, 3 capes, 6 helms, 2 swords, 1 staff, 2 daggers
• Character page badge

* Note: you can click to show/hide the galaxy skin on the Tier 2 armor

Moonbright Constellarium 

Price: 100,000 gold (for current and past members)
Pack includes: 16 items

• 2 armors*, 3 capes, 6 helms, 2 swords, 1 staff, 2 daggers
• Character page badge

* Note: you can click to show/hide the galaxy skin on the Tier 2 armor

Solar Fire Battle Pack

Price: 50,000 gold
Pack includes: 6 items

• 1 mace, 1 polearm, 1 axe, 1 gauntlet, 1 pet, 1 battlepet
• Character page badge

Hollowborn OniSlayer

Price: 2,000 AC
Pack includes: 16 items

• 2 armors: 1 regular, 1 posed (click to change position of arm holding orb)
• 3 capes: XL spirit companion, regular spirit companion, Otherworldly Fog
• 2 Hollowborn OniSlayer mask helms*
• 4 OniSlayer hair helms*
• 2 katanas (single + dual-wield), 2 kamas (single + dual-wield), 1 polearm
• Items are color-customizable to eye color
• Character page badge

* with click-to-change earring detail, also available from the Yokai OniSlayer pack 

Warforged IgnisKnight

Price: 1,500 AC
Pack includes: 15 items

• 1 armor, 5 capes, 2 helms, 1 sword, 1 staff, 2 daggers, 1 polearm, 2 gauntlets
• Character page badge

Celestial Mystic Pack

Price: 1,000 AC
Pack includes: 16 items

• Solarflare Mystic: 1 armor, 1 cape, 2 helms, 1 staff
• Thundermoon Mystic: 1 armor, 1 cape, 2 helms, 1 staff
• Character page badge

Sol Invictus Champion Pack

Price: 1,500 AC
Pack includes: 16 items

• Sol Invictus Champion: 1 armor, 3 capes, 2 helms, 1 staff
• Prismatic Sol Invictus: 1 armor, 3 capes, 2 helms, 1 staff (color-customizable)
• Character page badge

Trivia: Sol Invictus was the official Sun God of the late Roman Empire.

Summer Slayer Gear

Price: 50,000 gold
Pack includes: 4 weapons

• 1 staff, 1 surfboard, 1 wand, 1 blade 
• Each weapon has a 5% chance to summon an asteroid on auto-attack
• Character page badge

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?

1. Log into your account manager on AQ.com (not into the game!) 
2. Purchase the set using either ACs or gold
3. Log into AQW and find your set badge in the Book of Lore 
4. Get all the items in the badge shop for 0 ACs (yay free storage!)

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?

1. Log into your account manager on AQ.com (not into the game!) 
2. Purchase the set using either ACs or gold
3. Log into AQW and find your set badge in the Book of Lore 
4. Get all the items in the badge shop for 0 ACs (yay free storage!)

Notes:

• Restocks are scheduled every four hours to help players around the world get a chance to get gear. Quantities will update on the website.
• Player Support cannot give out packs / badges because a pack is sold out or give refunds once a pack is purchased.
• Limited-time shop badges can not be sold back or refunded.

September 04, 2026

Steampunk Pirate Bonus Pack

Upgrade to unlock exclusive armor sets

With the power of steam, these pirates conquered the sea, land, and sky... but they won't stop until there's nothing of value left to loot. Get both color customizable sets in the Steampunk Pirate upgrade bonus pack when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership package of $10 USD or more and unlock over 20 items plus a character page badge.

Pack Details

Choose the Steampunk Pirate 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 24 color-cusotmizable items:

2 Armors:

• Steampunk Pirate armor
• Steampunk Landship travel armor

8 Helms:

• Steampunk Pirate Hat & Masked Hat
• Steampunk Pirate Top Hat & Goggles
• Steampunk Pirate Bandana (male + female variant)
• Steampunk Pirate Tricorn & Mask

3 Capes:

• Steampunk Tarp Cape
• Sheathed Steamflow Scimitar
• Steampunk Airship

Weapons:

• Steamflow Scimitar*
• Hydroreactive Bomb*
• Steamburst Pistol*
• Steamflow Hook Gauntlet*
• Steamburst Pistol and Bomb
• Steamflow Scimitar and Shield

Ground Rune:

• Steamworks

And a character page badge!

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.

* Single + dual-wield variant

September 04, 2026

AC Bonus Ends Sunday

Last Chance to Get 50% more ACs 

Our AdventureCoin bonus ends on Sunday, September 6th. This is the final weekend to get 50% more AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package you buy during our Labor Day / Back to School AC bonus! If you're excited about our Talk Like a Pirate Day, 18th Birthday, or Mogloween events and rare items, this is the perfect time to top up.

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers (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.

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

During our holiday AC 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 package. 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

September 01, 2026

Celestial Naval Commander Returns

Seasonal Set available from September 1st - 30th

Yarrrr! This year, the winds of September bring pirates, ghosts, and enough loot and booty to fill your backpack to overflowing! Our September Seasonal Set, the Celestial Naval Commander, is now available. 

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 Celestial Naval Commander gear includes:

• Celestial Naval Commander armor 
• 2 helms 
• 2 capes: 1 set of wings, 1 parrot cape
• 5 cutlasses 
• 1 Parrot Pet

* 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: September's Elemental Chronomancer of Water

YARRR! Th' water's clear and so's the sky. No storms on the horizon... for now. That means... it's time to get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of Water! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until September 30th.

The Elemental Chronomancer of Water 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. 

*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.