Design Notes

July 03, 2025

The Battle Coliseum Expands

Bloodsport, Beast Battles, and Bountiful Rewards

Some monsters hide in dungeons. Others stalk the shadows. But the ones you'll face this weekend? They're front and center in the Battleon Coliseum, roaring for attention. Arena Master Keelia is unleashing three new beasts every month, and each is ready to test your strength, strategy, and showmanship. Are you ready to step into the ring and reap the rewards of victory? 

Introducing... Arena Master Keelia!* Once exiled from Aeris after a "minor" tournament incident (don’t ask), Keelia’s building something bigger and better in Battleon. But before we launch the next era of Arena Champions, she’s got beasts to break in… and challengers to toughen up. That means you. Show up, suit up, and step into the Coliseum!

Release Details

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

- Battleon Coliseum: Battle three new monsters in the /coliseum until July 31st
- Summer Events: Head to the /eventhub to find all our summer maps**
- Holiday: Friday is Independence Day in the US. Fireworks are back!
- July Seasonal Sets: Ancient + Underworld FlameMasters return
- New Bonus Sets: Upgrade to unlock the exclusive, color-customizable Celestial Centaur gear

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

- Server Boost: Get double Rep, Class Points, XP, and Gold until Monday!
- Saturday: rare Shadow's Edge Polearm from the Nethershark in the /Coliseum
- Sunday: rare Void Claws gauntlet from the Void Dragon in the /Coliseum

* The /eventhub will now be on a full month duration and will automatically change over at the start of a new month instead of the first friday of a new month
** Heroes who've played DragonFable will recognize Battleon's newest Coliseum MC. 

Arena Victories = Glory & Gear!

Defeat each of this month’s three Coliseum monsters to complete Arena Master Keelia’s weekly quests. Earn Silver, Gold, and Platinum Victory Laurels to spend in the Victor’s Reward Shop... and maybe even loot a rare drop while you're at it! Members can complete a 2nd weekly quest for each monster to collect Victory Laurels even faster.

How to get Victory Laurels
Complete Keelia's quests to get Victory Laurels

• Slay the Nethershark to complete the Novice of the Coliseum quest for Silver Victory Laurels
• Slay the Void Dragon to complete the Warrior of the Coliseum quest for Gold Victory Laurels
• Slay the Chimera to complete the Champion of the Coliseum quest for Platinum Victory Laurels

New Monster Drops

Battle monsters in the Battleon Coliseum Arena map to collect new monster drops!

• Aquatic Chimera Tail, Wayward + Protean Chimera Guards (seasonal)
• Victor's Advocatus Staff + Victor's Blade Array (rare)
• Lion's Bloodrage (rare)
• The Crescent of Inferno Bow (rare)
• AntiMatter Orb Pet (rare)

Rare drops will be available through July 31st.

Spend Victory Laurels in the Merge Shop

Silver Victory Laurels are required to create:

• Angel of the Void Spines
• Arena Victor's Locks + Spikes helms
• Abandoned Undead Armor + Skull
• Acidic Raylock
• Sheathed Ivory Thorn
• Floating Sapphire Orbs

Gold Victory Laurels are required to create:

• Manifestation of the Void polearm
• Deep Void Marauder armor
• Deep Void Berserker armor
• Deep Void Marauder, Berserker, and Fugitive Morphs
• Deep Void Marauder Tail
• Mutative Void Orb Pet
• Mutative Deep Void
• Rippling Void Katana (single + dual-wield)
• Sheathed Ivory Blade
• Crux of Nyx (single + dual-wield)
• Crux of Violet (single + dual-wield)
• Sharp Crew Cut + Locks helms + morph helms

Platinum Victory Laurels are required to create:

• Phantasm Tail
• Black Moon Dagger (single + dual-wield)
• Forked Scorpion's Stinger
• Ominous BloodStaff & Arrogant BloodStaff

Seasonal Summer Events

This summer's heating up! Get your battle on... at the beach as all our seasonal Summer hubtown and rewards return in the /summerbreak map. Talk to Beleen to find all our summer shops, surf gear, and adventure zones around Lore. See the full seasonal Event Guide here.

Find all the returning seasonal items you guys love to battle through the beach in, and keep checking back as we continue to add more new gear all summer long! 

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.

June 27, 2025

FIN-Tastic Summer Rares

DIVE Into Danger with Fin-tastic New Gear

From deep below the surface, out of the depths of the digital abyss... the Mechalodon Prime has risen! Forged from sea and steel and glowing with neon fury, with these equips you'll be able to turn the tide of ANY battle.

Find the fully color-customizable set and more in your Featured Gear Shop until August 31st.

Rare Mechalodon Prime set

• color-customizable Mechalodon Prime armor
• FinTech Razrblade Helm
• Amphibious RazrFin Mask
• Hydra-Core Rudder, Stabilizer, and combo Unit capes
• Shredwake Electrosensors
• Shredwake HydroCore Unit
• Supercharged TideStriker Whip (single + dual-wield variant)
• Mechalodon Prime Floret
• Mechalodon Electroshield Gauntlet + Armaments

Beachin' New Pets and Weapons

• seasonal Sharkenguin pet, mace, and dagger*
• rare GrimSkull Dragon Pet 
• rare Jimmy the Shark's Eye Pet (AC + member-gold variants)

Plus, battle the Nereid Princess boss in the /sunkencity to get the Sharkenguin Plushie Floor Item!

June 27, 2025

HollowBorn Class & Ultra Boss

Bright & Dark New Rewards

When you walk through the glowing door in /UltraGramielHub, your consciousness will be taken to an alternate world... one where Gramiel re-ascended and attracted the attention of his creator. Aid the Hollowborn to defeat Gramiel the Graceless, our newest ultra boss, and in return, you'll be able to craft the Hollowborn Vindicator Class and gear! 

Friday, June 27 Update

• Ultra Boss: Gramiel the Graceless in /UltraGramielHub
• New Class: battle to craft the Hollowborn Vindicator Class
• Bright Rewards for all: Celestial Gramiel set, Dawn Vindicator's Chosen set, and more
• Fintastic Rares: color-custom Mechalodon Prime set in the Featured Gear Shop

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Gold, XP, Class, Rep
• Resource Boost: Dark Spirit Orbs
• Saturday: Gramiel's Fallen Enoch Blade from Grandmaster Gramiel in /dawnsanctum
• Sunday: rare Staff of Isthmia, seasonal Wand from the Nereid Princess in /sunkencity

The Shadow Fiend Calls to You

Our newest Ultra Boss, Gramiel the Graceful arrives. Defeat him (or complete an alternative farming quest) to be one step closer to obtaining the Hollowborn Vindicator Class! 

In keeping with the spirit of the Hollowborn lore, this is the first class in AQWorlds history to have color-customizable class icons AND attack animations!

How to Unlock the Hollowborn Vindicator Class

If you are at least level 80, Hollowborn Vindicator can be unlocked by obtaining four Condensed Grace. Condensed Grace can be only acquired from two weekly quests:

1. Turn in 5 Gramiel Insignias, some Hollow Soul, Vindicator Badge, Grace Orb, Vindicator Crest, and Gramiel's Emblem (and more) for 1 Condensed Grace.
2. Turn in a larger quantity of Hollow Soul, Vindicator Badge, Grace Orb, Vindicator Crest, and Gramiel's Emblem (and more) for 1 Condensed Grace. 

However, you can only do ONE of these quests per week, so it's up to you to decide which one to do. This means the class will take at least 4 weeks to obtain.

See the full Class Skills breakdown in this post!

Ultra Boss Reward Gear 

• Hollowborn Vindicator set: armor, helm, wings, and spear
• Empowered Grandmaster Gramiel armor
• Gramiel's Divine Enoch Pet + member-only Battle Pet
• Gramiel the Graceful Vanquished
• Dawn Vindicator Fortress house
• Gramiel's Divine Enoch

Gramiel's Merge Rewards 

Not up for a hardcore reward farming marathon this weekend? Never fear! Head to /UltraGramielHub and talk to the Mysterious Stranger. His Dawn Vindicator set is a bright beacon in the darkness; one that every Hero can begin crafting, no ultra boss farm needed.

Celestial Gramiel set (level 70 required)

• Robed + Standing armors
• Wings, Gaze + Halo helms
• Celestial Grace Orb (single + dual-wield variant)
• Gramiel's Divine Enoch sword
• Gramiel's Divine Enoch Pet + Battle Pet

The Dawn Vindicator's Chosen set (armor, helm, wings, and spear) will not require battling the Ultra Boss. All players can begin crafting the set pieces immediately; just talk to the Mysterious Stranger in /GramielHub to begin your quest.

Leaving Soon

This weekend is your last chance to get the following Featured Gear items and daily gift drops. Plus, Garek's July seasonal shop leaves Monday night; his ShadowZard Mount + Rider gear won't be available again until June 2026.

Featured Gear Shop

• LoreWars rares sets: Light & Shadow BattleMage and more (link)
• Nature x Hunter gear: DragonCrest Seeker, Elaphinos Druid and more (link) 

Daily Gift Drops

• Sora's seasonal birthday hourglass mace from the Avatar of Time boss in /infernaldianoia
• Bad Cane Zorbak + Trobba Fett items from Asherion in /stonewooddeep
• Void Destuction Axe from Void Giant in /voidtempext
• Six-Chew-Sticks pet + cape, seasonal house guest from Memehano in /freakitiki
• Red No.3 Energy Shakes from the Wolfblade Students in /mqlesson

Leaving Later this Summer:

• Nightmare Fiend set from the Featured Gear Shop (link)

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.

June 20, 2025

Deep Creatures Summer Collection

Unlock 45 rare items in this Summer's newest collection

Just when you thought the seas were safe... O_O The Deep Creatures Summer Collection Chest has surfaced, and it's dripping with danger, delight, and dock-rocking drama. Unlock 45 unique event-rare items and an exclusive character page badge when you get this month's collection chest from Quibble TentacleBiter for 5,000 ACs. (That nets you a haul worth over 11,000 ACs worth of gear O_O). Or buy individual items from his shop in Battleon. 

This month's featured gear collection blends some of our favorite themes (mythology, deep-sea fantasy, and creative creature design) into one immersive* treasure trove of loot. 

The Deep Creatures Collection

Get the DeepSea Collection Companion pet to instantly unlock:

Majestic Marine Royalty set 
1 armor, 7 helms, 2 capes, Epipelagic Eel Companion cape + guard

LavaSurge Summoner set
1 armor, 6 helms, 2 capes, Molten Orbs + Maw weapons

Leviathan of Forgotten Tongues set
1 armor, 2 helms, 3 capes, 6 gauntlets

LavaSurge, Maw of the Deep pet and cape and an exclusive Character page badge!

All of the gear included in the Deep Sea collection and rares shop are available right now! No waiting, no guessing. Just grab the loot you want and get ready to battle!

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pet, all of the gear contained inside the Deep Creatures Collection are also available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

X marks the spot for Rare Hunters in Battleon!

... And the place where Quibble TentacleBiter laid his newest chest to rest so you can peruse his shipment of waterproof rares! Find him, his ala carte shop, and the full Deep Creatures Collection Chest in Battleon through Tuesday, September 2nd.

But keep a sharp eye out for his next shipment! In July, he's scheduled to get an all-new lot of Summer rares: the Molten Mayhem Collection! It will also feature several sets focused around a single theme**, unlock an exclusive character page badge, and have a similar AC cost. 

Like with our Evil Artist birthday collection sets earlier in 2022***, if you get both the DeepSea Collection Companion and Molten Mayhem collection chests, you'll unlock a third, unique character page badge! 

* Or should I say... submersive? O_O
** Dragon's breath... Flaming phoenix feathers...  Heroes on break baking in the summer sun's scorching heat... HOT!
*** An extra item was given for owners of both the 2022 Collection Chest Pet Owners, this time - we'll give out an extra badge for getting both of this year's summer chests!

June 01, 2025

Summer Event Guide

Cool Off with our Seasonal Summer Events

This summer's heating up! Get your battle on... at the beach as all our seasonal Summer hubtown and rewards return in the /summerbreak map. Talk to Beleen to find all our summer shops, surf gear, and adventure zones around Lore.

Find all the returning seasonal items you guys love to battle through the beach in, and keep checking back as we continue to add more new gear all summer long! 

Summer Days Shop gear:

• Summer Style armor
• Summer Rave armor
• Prismatic Summer Rave armor
• Summer Rave accessories
• Victory and Battle Swimwear armors
• Robes of Knowledge

Seasonal surfboard staffs:

• Artix Dragon surfboard
• Treasure Map surfboard
• Surfboard of the Nation
• Surfboard of the Legion
• Surfboard of Destiny

Fire & Fury Take Flight

Journey to the Sunset Dunes for a fiery new boss battle against an Immortal (and judgemental) phoenix. 

Glorious New Reward Gear

Talk to Zhoom and Crulon in the Sunset Dunes map this weekend for a treasure chest full of hot new reward items. Defeat Anqa, the Immortal Phoenix to collect the resources needed to craft the Phoenix's Glory & Firebird's Fury items.

Sunset Treasures Merge Shop:

• Phoenix's Glory armor & helm
• Phoenix's Fury armor & helm
• Golden Phoenix Wings & Great Wings
• Golden Phoenix's Glory Blade (single + dual variant)
• Golden Phoenix's Fury Blade (single + dual variant)
• Firebird's Fury Blade (single + dual variant)
• Firebird's Fury Spear

Sunset Dunes Reward Drops:

• Golden Firebird's Spear
• Golden Firebird's Blade  (single + dual variant)

Burning Beach is Under Attack!

Fight fire with fire as we return to Burning Beach. Blazebeard (Lore's most notorious pirate) gained access to one of Pyromancy's greatest artifacts, the Magmanacles.

Now, he seeks to steal the ancient power trapped deep inside the island's volcano. If he succeeds, he'll have enough strength to rules the seas... the land... and beyond. Head to /blazingbeach as we continue the story of ArchMage Pyralis and the refugees of Feverfew Isle.

Or, if you're just joining us, begin the adventure in /burningbeach, where Pyralis seekst your help to save her people from an imminent volcanic eruption and the power of a raging (and trapped!) Storm Elemental.

June 09, 2025

Game News: June 9 - 15

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 Class Points Boost

Get double Class Points from battles until Wednesday!

Tuesday: Midweek Update

Our Tuesday Treasure Hunt arrives soon! Keep an eye on the Design Notes for more details on the update.

Wednesday: Double EXP Boost

Get double EXP from battles and quests until Friday!

Thursday: Blood Gems Boost

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

Read the full post for more details. 

Friday Update Details

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

• Friday the 13th event: Noxus vs Grimskull
• Un-deadly Rewards: Battle to unlock dark new reward gear
• Event Rares: wicked new limited-time gear in Aurelio Voltaire's shop

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Gold until Monday!

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.

June 22, 2025

Hollowborn Vindicator Class & Ultra Boss

The Shadow Fiend Calls to You

On June 27th, our newest Ultra Boss, Gramiel the Graceful arrives. Defeat him (or complete an alternative farming quest) to be one step closer to obtaining the Hollowborn Vindicator Class! 

How to Unlock the Hollowborn Vindicator Class

If you are at least level 80, Hollowborn Vindicator can be unlocked by obtaining four Condensed Grace. Condensed Grace can be only acquired from two weekly quests:

1. Turn in 5 Gramiel Insignias, some Hollow Soul, Vindicator Badge, Grace Orb, Vindicator Crest, and Gramiel's Emblem (and more) for 1 Condensed Grace.
2. Turn in a larger quantity of Hollow Soul, Vindicator Badge, Grace Orb, Vindicator Crest, and Gramiel's Emblem (and more) for 1 Condensed Grace. 

However, you can only do ONE of these quests per week, so it's up to you to decide which one to do. This means the class will take at least 4 weeks to obtain.

See the full Class Skills breakdown in this post!

June 13, 2025

Friday the 13th: Noxus vs Grimskull WAR

The undeadliest event ever starts... NOW!

Doomwood is on FIRE this Friday the 13th. Literally! Grimskull and Noxus are rallying their undead armies in /lichwar to prove which of them is Lore's real MVP of Necromancy. You've got a front seat as they go skull-to-skull in a no-holds-barred necromancer showdown! Pick a side, charge into battle, and watch the chaos unfold.

Spoiler: the war doesn't end when the meter hits 100%. Prepare to [REDACTED by the Undeaditor]! With special guest Aurelio Voltaire adding his sinister, snarky style into the mix, this event will be a skeletal slugfest for the ages. It’s WAR, Liches. Get in or get ghosted.

Friday, June 13 Update

• Friday the 13th event: Noxus vs Grimskull WAR!
• Un-deadly Gear: Battle to unlock wicked rewards
• Event Rares: find rockin' new limited time sets in the Featured Gear Shop

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Gold
• Resource Boost: Blood Gems
• Saturday: Rockin' rare weapons + pet from the Grim Soldiers in /lichwar
• Sunday: Wicked rare house guards + pet from [REDACTED]!

Lichforged Rewards

This is gear that makes you look like you stole Death’s lunch money. All you have to do? Crush the weak Destroy the undead... again and again! Every skull you crush pushes the war meter higher and earns you the dark resources you'll need to craft your chosen side's cursed armor set.    

Fight for Grimskull to unlock pieces of the Grimskull Psychophant set:

• Grimskull Psychophant armor 
• Morph, Halo morph, and Hair helms (male + female)
• Wings cape
• Scythe
• Grim Fists Gauntlet (single + dual-wield)

Fight for Noxus to unlock pieces of the Noxus Psychophant set:

• Noxus Psychophant armor 
• Morph, Horned morph, and Hair helms (male + female)
• Wings cape
• Spear polearm
• Noxious Beast Gauntlet (single + dual-wield)

This drip is diabolical! So get in there and start grinding... bones to make that bread!

LichWar Notes

This event is permanent for members (or if you own a Friday the 13th house portal). All players can access the event for several weeks each time we celebrate Friday the 13th.

Eldritch Event Rares Now Available

You ever wanted to look like a gothic rock god and a soul-hunting predator from the pits of some cursed dungeon? This weekend's Friday the 13th shop update just dropped, and we've got you covered with next-level killer couture.

Find our 2025 Friday the 13th event gear in your Featured Gear Shop until Friday, July 11th. 

• Rock out in the blood-slick Rockstar Rogue items 
• Dominate your enemies with the Grim DungeonMaster gear
• Control your look (and minions!) like a true evil overlord with the color-customizable Enchanted Grim DungeonMaster set
• Want a glam-horror set that screams "final boss-slayer"? Then get your gauntlets on the color-customizable Phantasmic Chimera set

* This is a set that screams "You rolled a 1, now you die."

🖤 Friday the 13th Is Back… and So Is Aurelio Voltaire!

You know what they say— undead never stay dead. And when Friday the 13th hits Lore, things get weird. Dark magic. Undead armies. It's total Chaos with a capital C. Sound familiar? You better believe it’s that time again.  /Join Voltairetown to replay every Friday the 13th event from the past, then head to /lichwar for this year’s all-new clash. We've got two bickering liches out to prove which one is the real bone-daddy. Spoiler: it's messy. You'll love it.

And Aurelio Voltaire’s music? Pure graveyard groove. This is horror heaven.

🎸 Aurelio Voltaire + Friday the 13th = Perfect Combo

He’s spooky. He’s stylish. He’s baaaaaaack. Aurelio Voltaire returns for another Friday the 13th event, and we are so here for it. This legend has rocked almost every AQWorlds Friday the 13th, and heroes are obsessed. He's known for his music, books, comics, toys, movies... and basically being a one-man haunted house of awesome.

So grab your gear, /slay some skeletons, and enjoy wreaking havok to his latest single, A Monster's Holiday. And if all this creepy-cool content wasn't enough for you, you can binge his YouTube series, "Gothic Homemaking" to get killer style tips from our coolest guest event-collaborator.

Big thanks to Aurelio Voltaire from all of us on the AQWorlds team! You make our spooky season 🔥 every time.

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.

June 06, 2025

Summer of Sea Monsters Boss Battle

New Game Update for June 6, 2025

The Cult of Kathool has awakened*... and they picked the wrong summer to start summoning nightmares. We're kicking off a season of cosmic curiosities & cryptic collectibles with a sea monster boss battle in the heart of their temple city. Log in now and dive headfirst into the /SunkenCity. 

This weekend's boss battle kicks off a season of cosmic curiosities, cryptic collectibles, and can't-miss content. Defeat the beast, (love)craft killer rewards, and unlock limited time daily gifts before they vanish. One event down, a whole summer of madness to go. See you in the deep!

Release Details

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

• Boss Battle: Battle a monstrous Sea Beast in the /SunkenCity 
• Summer Events Return: Head to the /eventhub to find all our summer maps
• Holiday: Friday the 13th event maps re-open for all heroes 
• June Seasonal Sets: ShadowZard Rider + Chronomancer of Light return
• New Bonus Sets: Upgrade to unlock the exclusive, color-customizable Photon Sentinel gear

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Get double Rep until Monday!
• Saturday: seasonal Red Fox Floatie mace from the Ice Cream Shark in the /Summerbreak
• Sunday: rare Giant Sea Monster Larva house guard from the boss in /SunkenCity

* Wait... when did they fall asleep? @_@

Treasures of the Deep

She drags the brave into the abyss... and now it's your turn. Face the Nereid Princess in the /SunkenCity this weekend for a shot to get the floating Riptide Helicoprion armor, killer kathool-themed gear, and treasure rich in lore (and mercury O_O)! 

New Monster Drops

Battle monsters in the Infernal Arena map to collect new monster drops!

• Riptide Helicoprion armor
• Riptide Helicoprion Helm
• Bioluminescent Lure Fins
• Aqua Dreamripper (single + dual-wield)

Merge Shop Items

Collect resources to create new items in the merge shop.

• Riptide Helicoprion Adept
• Riptide Helicoprion Locks + Lure helms
• Caeruleum Newborn cape
• Chimeric Aurichalcum Lance
• Ceremonial Aurichalcum Trident
• Enlightened Aurichalcum Trident

Seasonal Summer Events

This summer's heating up! Get your battle on... at the beach as all our seasonal Summer hubtown and rewards return in the /summerbreak map. Talk to Beleen to find all our summer shops, surf gear, and adventure zones around Lore. See the full seasonal Event Guide here.

Find all the returning seasonal items you guys love to battle through the beach in, and keep checking back as we continue to add more new gear all summer long! 

Fire & Fury Take Flight

Journey to the Sunset Dunes for a fiery boss battle against an Immortal (and judgemental) phoenix. 

Defeat Anqa to collect the resources needed to craft the Phoenix's Glory & Firebird's Fury items.

Burning Beach is Under Attack!

Fight fire with fire in Burning Beach. If you're just joining us, begin the adventure in /burningbeach, where Pyralis seekst your help to save her people from an imminent volcanic eruption and the power of a raging (and trapped!) Storm Elemental.

Blazebeard (Lore's most notorious pirate) seeks to steal the ancient power trapped deep inside the island's volcano. If he succeeds, he'll have enough strength to rules the seas... the land... and beyond.

Next Week: It's a Friday the 13th WAR, Liches! 

What is undead can never die… Not when there is always another Friday the 13th. The eternally dark holiday is almost here once again... and just as in years past, something dark, deadly, and VERY strange is happening on Lore. /join Voltairetown now to battle through all our previous Friday the 13th seasonal events.

Return NEXT Friday along with Aurelio Voltaire as Noxus and Grimskull go head to undead in a war to see who is Lore's BEST LICH EVER.

Event Reminders...

Mark your calendars so you don't miss out! These maps, items, and limited-time drops are leaving soon.

Leaving Friday, June 13th

• Quiddity CoinTosser's rares shop + NeOni Collection Chest

Limited Time Daily Login Gifts

• June 15: Badger Brigade Mount + Guard from the Wind Elemental in FableForest

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.

June 03, 2025

Game News: June 2 - 8

Read on for the latest news and information

Stay up to date with details on all of the boosts, daily login gifts, and new game updates coming your way this week in AdventureQuest Worlds! 

Monday: Double EXP Boost

Get double EXP from battles and quests until Wednesday!

Tuesday: Midweek Update

Our Tuesday update is live! Head over to Tek in /TheSpan for a new quest to craft an energy blade… of AWE?!?! The quest will require the original Blade of Awe though, so that Tek can try to replicate it.

Wednesday: Double Gold Boost

Get double Gold from battles and quests until Friday!

Thursday: Essences and Totems of Nulgath Boost

Get double rewards as you quest to collect resources to collect Essences & Totems of Nulgath all week long.

Read the full post for more details. 

Friday Update Details

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

Boss Battle: Battle a monstrous Sea Beast in the /SunkenCity 
Summer Events Return: Head to the /eventhub to find all our summer maps
Holiday: Friday the 13th event maps re-open for all heroes 
New Upgrade Bonus: Unlock the exclusive, color-customizable gear

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Rep until Monday!
Saturday: seasonal Red Fox Floatie mace from the Ice Cream Shark in the /eventhub
Sunday: rare Giant Sea Monster Larva house guard from the boss in /SunkenCity

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.

June 06, 2025

Summer AdventureCoin Bonus Starts NOW

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

Need to recharge your AC stash before the next shipment of rare gear? Good news! Now's the time to strike, because our Holiday Bonus is ON! Get 50% more AdventureCoins with any AC or Member pack all Summer long!

Gear up and get ready, because all Summer long, we'll be adding new items for you! 

• Seasonal Summer Shop
• Meme x Anime Fusion gear
• New magic, sea monster, and mountain explorer rares
• Wheel of Doom Merge & Treasure Chest updates
• 2025 Summer Collection Chest

Also happening this Summer:

• House Portals
• New main story updates 
• Father's Day of DOOM 
• Hollowborn Saga Ultra Boss
• Festival of Victors near the Celestial Dungeon

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

During our Summer 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). 

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.

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

Note: if you purchased ACs during the 24 hours before the bonus began (from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM on May 29th), you were also given the bonus ACs. Those have already automatically been added to your account. 

June 10, 2025

New Tuesday Update is Live

Yulgar's Adventurer's Board Update + Chaos Drop

Yulgar has been watching you all struggle with getting daily quests. He saw how dusty his quest board was getting, so he put a fresh coat of paint on it and added some daily quests to it from all throughout Lore. Most quests that require farming for resources were added to this. It’s located in the second room to the right in /Yulgar!

What’s the Daily Quest Board?

This is a location in /Yulgar that had a bunch of daily quests from the Chaos Saga on it... until today, when we added even more from around Lore. The quests that were added are ones that players in the community asked for in a recent feedback poll. Adding them decreases the time it takes for players to collect all of the quests, and makes sure new players know they exist.

Why update the Daily Quest Board?

Today's midweek designer has been watching a lot of AQW YouTubers and saw this one video from a content creator named Wahzzers which really hit home -- they had to go to tons of different maps to get all the daily quests they wanted. It was pretty eye opening, the amount of time and effort it took. When he did a runthrough and looked at how long it took to go to each map, it took several minutes JUST to type out all of the map names and go to all of the maps. That has a big impact on how much you and other players enjoy the game. Adding all of the quests all in one spot should help mitigate this issue.

What's next?

The current plan is to have at least one more update in the "not too distant" future. After today's update, we'll get more feedback from the community, then we can add more quests, house items or pets that players might want that have the daily quest board attached, etc

Bonus: New Chaos Weapon Drop

For those that don’t want to deal with the typical crowds in Yulgar’s Inn, then we have a daily drop in a library! Head over to the /BackRoom of the Chaos Librarium to obtain the easily-concealable Chaos Shankers from the Chaos Sp-eyes and Chaos Rats. Travel-sized for the hero who quest is to cause more chaos wherever they go.

July 04, 2025

Celestial Centaur: Shine Bright, Strike Hard.

Upgrade to unlock 20+ color-customizable items

Ascend into astral glory with our Celestial Centaur upgrade bonus: a color-customizable, cosmic celebration of might, magic, and myth! When you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership pack of $10 USD or more, you’ll unlock the full armory of armors, weapons, accessories, and more. 

This celestial champion blends the strength of a seasoned warrior with the grace of the stars above. Whether you’re storming dungeons or striding into battle under moonlight, these sets ensure your legend will shine across the sky. 

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 Celestial Centaur upgrade bonus to unlock 3 fully color customizable, animated armor sets: the StormBringer Warlock + Platinum Stormbringer Warlock

• 3 Armors: Celestial Centurion, Centaurion Sentinel, Interstellar Centaur (4-legged)
• 6 Helms
• 4 Capes
• 2 Daggers
• 2 Gauntlets
• 1 Axe
• 1 Swords
• 1 Polearm
• 1 Ground Item
• and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the Celestial Centaur pack 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 Celestial Centaur 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 Celestial Centaur gear
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• and a character page badge

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

Need to recharge your AC stash before the next shipment of rare gear? Good news! Now's the time to strike, because our Holiday Bonus is ON! Get 50% more AdventureCoins with any AC or Member pack all Summer long!

Gear up and get ready, because all Summer long, we'll be adding new items for you! 

• Seasonal Summer Shop
• New magic, sea monster, and mountain explorer rares
• Wheel of Doom Merge & Treasure Chest updates
• 2025 Summer Collection Chest

Also happening this Summer:

• House Portals
• New main story updates 
• Father's Day of DOOM 
• Hollowborn Saga Ultra Boss
• Festival of Victors near the Celestial Dungeon

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

During our Summer 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). 

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.

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

Note: if you purchased ACs during the 24 hours before the bonus began (from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM on May 29th), you were also given the bonus ACs. Those have already automatically been added to your account. 

June 06, 2025

Unleash the Power. Become the Light

Upgrade to unlock 20+ exclusive Photon Sentinel items

Lost in the Void, or perhaps any void between the fabric of space, light particles link together. It creates a sentience that tasks itself with guarding the path between worlds. Unlock all color-customizable items in the Photon Sentinel upgrade bonus pack when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership pack 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 Photon Sentinel upgrade bonus to 18 fully color-customizable items and two house items.

• Photon Sentinel armor
• Galvanized and regular Photon Sentinel Helms 
• Photon Sentinel Morph, Visage, and Gaze Helms
• Diffraction Rays Cape
• Gamma Ray Bursts Cape
• Solidified Light Wings Cape
• Photon Chasm Ground Rune
• Quantum Force Blade (single + dual-wield)
• Quantum Force Spear
• Quantum Force Blade + Shield
• Quantum Force Spear + Shield
• Photon Sparks Gauntlet
• Quantum Force Armblade (single + dual-wield)
• Photon Sentinel Guard Floor Item
• Photon Sentinel Poster Wall Item
• Character page badge

Once you've chosen the Photon Sentinel pack 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 Photon Sentinel 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 Photon Sentinel gear
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• and a character page badge

Get 50% more ACs During Our Summer Bonus

Need to recharge your AC stash before the next shipment of rare gear? Good news! Now's the time to strike, because our Holiday Bonus is ON! Get 50% more AdventureCoins with any AC or Member pack all Summer long!

Gear up and get ready, because all Summer long, we'll be adding new items for you! 

• Seasonal Summer Shop
• Meme x Anime Fusion gear
• New magic, sea monster, and mountain explorer rares
• Wheel of Doom Merge & Treasure Chest updates
• 2025 Summer Collection Chest

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

During our Summer 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). 

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.

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

July 01, 2025

The FlameMasters Return

Seasonal Set available from July 1st - 31st

With Summer's heat blazing, the smartest heroes channel those flames into weapons! Our July Seasonal Set is the Ancient + Underworld FlameMaster sets. Unlock the full set and character page badge when you buy the full pack, or talk to Garek in Battleon to get individual set pieces.

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 Flameborn Summoners gear includes:

• Ancient FlameMaster armor
• Underworld FlameMaster armor
• 4 helms
• 4 capes
• 2 weapons
• 2 pets

* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge 

Seasonal Set Schedule

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

The Flameborn Summoner pack was forged in the heat of creativity by Darkon, with inspiration and input from LHG, Photoshop artist extraordinaire.

Now Available: July's Elemental Chronomancer of Fire 

Summer is heating up, and that means... it's time to get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of Fire! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until July 31st.

The Elemental Chronomancer of Fire 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.