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February 26, 2021

Dage's Birthday Returns Next Week

Join us as all our seasonal Dark Birthday events return

The month of EVIL begins next week! Starting next Friday, March 5th, log in and battle through all of Dage the Evil's returning birthday zones, take on wicked bosses, and check out his seasonal birthday gear shop. Then join us on March 12th and 19th for a new 2-part birthday event: new bosses, birthday rares shop and collection chest, farming gear, and more!

Log in and battle through the following zones to get wicked reward drops:

/darkbirthday
/undervoid
/futurewar
/futurelegion
/futurewardage

Dark Caster Class Series Returns

The Undead Legion is made up of Lore's finest undead (and not-undead-yet) warriors. That is why last year, we brought back ALL the Dark Caster Class skills, tied to art created by Dage just for his birthday. Each class is available from Dage's Dark Birthday Shop for 2,000 ACs and will return each year for his birthday.

Infinite Dark Caster Class uses the Evolved DC class skills
Timeless Dark Caster Class uses the Arcane DC class skills
Immortal Dark Caster Class uses the original DC class skills

Original Class owners:

If you have the original Dark Caster Class, you will get the Immortal Dark Caster Class for FREE. Talk to Dage in the /darkbirthday map to complete his quest to claim your free class.

Birthday Rewards and Rare Items

This week, gear up and get ready to fight for all the returning reward drops, including the:

Eternal Dark Caster and Eternal Dark Caster X Armor sets
Spirits of War, Famine, Death, and Conquest armor sets
UW3017 Gunner and Blaster Armor sets
Dreadnought House
Shogun Paragon Pet
Enchanted Eternal Painsaws
Paragon Greatsword Cape
Dreadnought's Skull Staff
Grief's Shrine house item
Cape of Envy
Altar of Caladbolg
Infinite, Timeless, and Immortal Dark Caster Classes*
Timeless, Infinite, and Immortal Dark Caster armors
Paragon Fiend Quest Pet (with the seasonal farming quests)
Legion Sigil Pet (with quests for gear)
Legion Overfiend Blade Pet
Paragon Fiend Rider Pet
Dark Reaver weapons
Enchanted Caster scythes
Dark Caster Skull capes
Legion Fiend helms

Members of the Undead Legion will also be able to craft items for gear exclusive to Dage the Evil's most loyal followers. If you're not a member of the Undead Legion, never fear! You, too, can sell your soul to Dage the Evil and become a part of his immortal army.

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February 15, 2021

Log in for new gifts each day

Week of February 15- 21st, 2021

We know a lot of you have had unexpected schedule changes and challenges over the last year. To help keep your spirits high as we enter the new year, we're making sure that when you log into AdventureQuest Worlds, you have even more to do. More rewards to hunt for, quests to complete, and battles to win.

That's why we've added daily login gifts. Log in each day for a new item, boost, buff, or surprise.

Monday

48 hour server boost, available until Wednesday at 11 AM EST.

Tuesday

Battle to unlock a new reward item drop.

Wednesday

48 hour server boost, available until Friday at 11 AM EST.

Thursday

Battle to unlock new reward item drops.

Friday

72 hour server boost, available until Monday at 11 AM EST.

Saturday

New double resource farming boost through Monday.

Sunday

Battle to unlock a new seasonal event reward item drop.

Previous Daily Gifts

Want to see some of the previous daily gifts? Click here!

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February 08, 2021

Log in for new gifts each day

Week of February 8- 14th, 2021

We know a lot of you have had unexpected schedule changes and challenges over the last year. To help keep your spirits high as we enter the new year, we're making sure that when you log into AdventureQuest Worlds, you have even more to do. More rewards to hunt for, quests to complete, and battles to win.

That's why we've added daily login gifts. Log in each day for a new item, boost, buff, or surprise.

Monday

48 hour server boost, available until Wednesday at 11 AM EST.

Tuesday

Battle to unlock a new reward item drop.

Wednesday

48 hour server boost, available until Friday at 11 AM EST.

Thursday

Battle to unlock new reward item drops.

Friday

72 hour server boost, available until Monday at 11 AM EST.

Saturday

Battle to unlock new reward item drops.

Sunday

Battle to unlock a new seasonal event reward item drop.

Previous Daily Gifts

Want to see some of the previous daily gifts? Click here!

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February 25, 2021

Final Weekend: Obsidian Samurai Set

Available every year from February 1st - 28th

Sunday is the last full day to get this month's seasonal set, featuring a deadly warrior straight out of Empress Miko's royal Yokai Court: the Obsidian Samurai.

February Set: Obsidian Samurai

Unlock the Obsidian Samurai 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 Obsidian Samurai pack is a pretty sweet deal (you save 3,400 ACs).

The set includes:

Obsidian Samurai armor
Samurai's Shadow Cape (glow is color-customizable)
Obsidian Samurai Banners cape
Obsidian Samurai's Helm and Masked Helm
4 Obsidian Samurai hair helms
5 weapons (including dual-wield katanas, nodachi, and naginata)
an exclusive 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?

Upgrade bonus gear is an extra reward for buying AdventureCoin or Membership packages; new bonus gear comes out roughly every month. 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 February, so if you can't get it now, you'll have another chance in upcoming years.

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 February 29th.

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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February 26, 2021

Doom Set: Capoeirista Set

Available in the Wheel of Doom merge shop!

The Wheel of Doom spins round and round… but this week, as we celebrate Carnaval 2021, YOU will /backflip for our newest Wheel of Doom merge shop set: the Capoeirista gear!

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

Capoeirista + Abada armor
Capoeirista armor
Dreads de Lutador morph helm
Tranças de Lutadora morph helm
Berimbau sword
Berimbau + Baqueta daggers

These items will be a permanent addition to the Wheel of Doom merge shop, so everyone can save up their spins to get all the gear!

Get your Free Spins

Everyone loves to get prizes... and that's why everyone in AdventureQuest Worlds will get at least one free spin on the Wheel of Doom per week.

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

Spin the Wheel, Collect Treasures, Choose Your Prize

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 lets you choose a rare or valuable item* straight from your account manager.

How to Claim your Prize

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

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

Redeem IoDA tokens to get even MORE bonuses

For each of the first six eligible IoDA tokens you receive , you'll get a FREE Bonus IoDA. The eligible tokens are the Ultimate, Epic, Platinum, Wicked and Golden tokens. After that, you'll get a free Bonus IoDA for every 3 eligible IoDA you redeem, with no maximum stack. So if you have that dream set of gear you want to create... now you'll be able to.

After you redeem your...

1st IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
2nd IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
3rd IoDA, you'll unlock 1free bonus IoDA
4th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
5th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
6th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA

Then, for every 3 IoDA you redeem, you'll unlock another free bonus IoDA.

After you redeem your...

7th, 8th, and 9th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
10th, 11th, and 12th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA

And so on. The 3:1 bonus IoDA ratio starts after you get your first 6 free BIoDA, regardless of when you received them. (Example: if you've redeemed a total of 21 IoDA tokens, you'll unlock 11 BIoDA total. The first 6 BIoDA at a 1:1 ratio, and then 5 more at the 3:1 ratio.)

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

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February 26, 2021

This Weekend: Carnaval /Dance Party

Battle through our new Carnaval Event

It's that time of year again! Beads, feathers, sparkly costumes, parade dancers, and lots of celebrating! This year, your quest is to help an aspiring dancer realize his dream of performing in the Lore-famous Carnaval parades. Avoid the tricks, perils, and pitfalls ahead as you battle alongside him to find and earn the Guru of Dance's favor!

This weekend, /join danceguruto begin your adventure, then party with your fellow heroes in all our other seasonal Carnaval zones.

Don't Forget Your New Party Clothes

You can't go to Carnaval without a costume! Battle through our seasonal Carnaval zones and through this weekend's new event to collect all-new Carnaval gear.

Monster drop items:

Afterparty Hair + Locks
Pássaro Rosa Cape + Fan
Pano Azul Wrap
Chiquita & Zep armor set
Zecarioca on your Back

Merge shop sets:

Terra da Festa Locks + Hair
Pássaro Rosa Outfit
Pássaro Rosa Headpiece & Headdress Morph helms
Pássaro Rosa cape and weapon
Chaos, Evil, Good, and Hollowborn Abada Outfit armors

Carnaval! Featured Gear

But before you head to this week's new event, grab our newest featured armor set, and you'll BEE the sweetest hero in your /party! The Mel de Abelha armor set* will be available from your Featured Gear Shop for AdventureCoins (with some member and free gold items mixed in) until March 12th, but will return next year.

Pieces of the armor set include:

Mel de Abelha armor set
8 Mel de Abelha helms
Wand
Wings cape

* Mel de Abelha means honeybee in Portuguese

Leaving Soon: mark your calendars

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

Sunday, February 28th:

Limited time Featured Gear Shop items
February limited time daily gifts
Lorebowl event + gear

Friday, March 12th:

Carnaval holiday event + gear
Hero's Heart Day holiday event + gear

Daily Gift Schedule

Log in each day for a new server-wide reward item, boost, or drop rate increase. Bookmark the Daily Gift page to keep up to date with all of daily gifts! And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Flash is Dead. AQWorlds lives on with the Artix Games Launcher!

Adobe, the maker of the Flash Player plug-in, stopped supporting Flash. But never fear! We built the Artix Games Launcher so you can continue playing AdventureQuest Worlds and your other favorite Artix Entertainment games.

Download the Launcher at artix.com/launcher, then log in and get back to battling right from your computer. No Flash Player or web browser needed.

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February 19, 2021

Lunar New Year Gear

Log in for OX-some new items this weekend

It's not a /party without party favors! This year, we're celebrating Yokai's New Year with Ox-themed rewards! Find 16 rare items in the Featured Gear Shop in your game menu until February 28th!

Our Lunar New Year rare sets include:

Fortunate Ox Garments armor + accessories
Golden Ox Hakama armor + accessories
Ox-spicious far0 pet

Plus, find new seasonal items in the Yokai New Year shop, available each year during our Lunar New Year celebration.

Festive New Year Gear armor
Festive Earring helms
Celebratory Petals Cape + Ang Pao weapons
Lore of Fortune Far0 and Yokai Festival bank pets

Get 50% More AdventureCoins with any AC or membership pack

The holiday spirit is still going strong in AdventureQuest Worlds! By popular request, we’re extending the AdventureCoin bonus as we head into our February holiday events. Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package for a limited time!

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 Holiday Bonus is on!

For the first time in years, we are adding a new 40,000 AdventureCoin package! Get 40,000 ACs for $99.95 and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the new Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA). But while our 50% holiday bonus is on... get 60,000 ACs for $99.95!

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.

And in the spirit of the holiday season... we will award an MIoDA for every $100 USD spent on AC and membership packages* between November 18th, 2020 and 6 PM EST on December 4th, 2020.

* Excluding the new 40k AC pack. If you bought that, you've already unlocked your MIoDA!

How to Claim your MIoDA Prize

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

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

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February 19, 2021

Happy Lunar New Year, Heroes!

Get Ready to /Party... Yokai Style

Lunar New Year Yokai Isle blends many cultural elements from Asian countries across our world to create one of the most popular zones in-game. Earlier this month, all our seasonal Lunar New Year events in Akiba returned. THIS week, we've got an all-new Lunar New Year event and rewards for you to fight for!

Log in this weekend and talk to Empress Miko in /akibacny to hunt for the very rare and special Etokōun Yokai. It symbolizes the Zodiac in its entirety and is known to bring a year of good luck and fortune to those that can keep it captured for a full day!

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

Celebrate the Year of the Ox in AQWorlds

If you haven't already made your way to /akibacny, now's the time to get your /party on! Talk to Empress Miko to replay seasonal events + battle Lu Niu for all his item reward drops!

Yokai New Year Locations:

/akiba - Classic Chunin
/akibacny - Ai No Miko’s Merge (Akiban Hanfu)
/akibacny - Go 1 Screen Up (Lu Niu)
/battleontown - Bev (Hair Helms)
/dragonkoiz - Imperial Chunin
/shadowfortress - DragonSoul Shinobi
Account Manager - Bonus Pack (Akiban BladeMaster)

Lunar New Year Gear

This weekend, battle the boss in /yokaihunt for a chance to get the Taurean Defender armor set. Plus, find the Divine Ox Garments and Yokai Hanbok armor sets in the the Etokōun Merge Shop.*

Battle Lu Niu to get reward drops + merge shop resources to create the Akiban Hanfu armor and select accessories.

* The Yokai Festival Blissus Bank Pet shown in the image above is availalbe in the Yokai New Year Shop.

Reminder: Yokai Classes Updated

If you didn't hear the news earlier this month, we updated two Yokai-themed classes: Imperial Chunin and DragonSoul Shinobi Classes! The rare Chunin and Dragon Shinobi CLASS SKILLS have returned paired with new art so that ALL players can enjoy the gameplay. Previously debuting as AQW 2012 and 2013 Birthday rares, Chunin and Dragon Shinobi skill sets return to Akiba!

Previously revamped, the newest versions of these two classes are now permanently reintroduced to the game.

The Imperial Chunin class and set requires Rank 10 Yokai, and can be purchased from Announcer Guy in /dragonkoiz. A new Classic Chunin armor is available for anyone with the original 2012 Chunin class. If you have the original class, talk to Sadanobu in /akiba to unlock the new variant.

The DragonSoul Shinobi class and set can be earned from Miko in /shadowfortress using Orochi's Scales after defeating Jaaku in the Shogun of Shadows saga.