Design Notes

June 21, 2024

Lightning Strikes & Secrets

Main Story Update: Cold Thunder Saga, Chapter 4

Greenguard and Skye are at war! Queen Iona's weaponized lightning rains down relentlessly, driving you forward, but their strikes might just shine a light on the dark secret that will bring down her dynasty. Log in now for the next chapter of our main story, the Rumbling of Cold Thunder in /Naoisegrave.

New Game Update

Main Story: new update in the Cold Thunder Saga
New rewards: Anti-Ionan War Beast armor sets + Noise's Grave house items
Summer Collection: the first update in our Scorching Summer chest

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: double Gold
Saturday drops: 3 Radical Kidz wall decal items from the Sneeviltron in /boxes
Sunday drops: Sweatsuit Battle Puppy Pet (and a SUPER SURPRISE item drop O_O) from Undead Artix in /overworld

Strike at the Skye, Unlock New Rewards

Counter the Queen of Skye's minions in a set built to withstand their lightning + ice attacks! Complete this week's story update in /naoisegrave to unlock Queen Victoria's Reactive Inductor farming quest. Craft the Anti-Storm Warbeast base set then enchant it into the color-custom Anti-Storm War Tank gear.

Merge Shop Items:

Anti-Storm Warbeast armor
Anti-Storm Warbeast Skull + Helm
Anti-Storm Warbeast's Energy Aura
Anti-Storm Warbeast's Energy Fist (single + dual-wield)
Anti-Storm War Tank armor
Anti-Storm War Tank Skull + Helm
Anti-Storm War Tank's Energy Aura
Anti-Storm War Tank's Energy Fist (single + dual-wield)

NaoiseGrave house item monster drops:

Baby Ice Dracolich Guard
Strewn Dragon Bones
Strewn Baby Dracolich Bones
Saddest Relic Ever Found (1% drop rate)
Plasma Orb Pedestal

Loughshine:

Fianna Rebel armor drops off the boss

Boxes:

Boxed Locks helm drops off the boss

Age of Ruin Saga: the Story So Far...

After the threat Malgor and his ShadowFlame army posed had been put to rest, you were left to address the scars he inflicted... and process the knowledge you gained. The Gods and Greater Beings of the Old Worlds Order have been revealed, and now you must complete the task they've set: to neutralize three dire threats before they awaken.

Age of Ruin Saga: Voice in the Sea Chapter 1 of the begins in the /TerminaTemple map. If you have not completed it, journey there now! You'll need to finish the entire saga before you can begin next week's adventure.

Tags: Alina, Main Story, Rare Gear,

June 14, 2024

This Weekend: Flames of War

Main Story Update: Cold Thunder Saga, Chapter 3

The rumbling of Cold Thunder is drowned out by the cries of anguished innocents. The flames of war have ignited the shores of Skye, and Galanoth needs your help to defend and protect the rebels being ravaged in the Ruins of Loughshine. Log in this weekend for the next chapter of our main story, plus the return of our Father's Day events and all-new anime x meme rares and permanent items!

New Game Update

Main Story: new update in the Cold Thunder Saga
New rewards: Skye Rogue armor sets
Holiday Event: Father's Day of Doom maps + gear return
Featured Gear sets: Anime x Meme rares, Twilly Supports you! pet, and color-custom Rogue set

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: double Reputation
Saturday drops: Sus moglin helms from the Baconcatzard in /eventhub
Sunday drops: Father's Day of DOOM maces from GleebleGlarble in the /nursery

Rogues, Rebels, & Rewards

Talk to Caoimhe* in the Ruins of Loughshine for two new sets in her merge shop! Craft the Skye Rogue set them gild it into the golden version.

Merge Shop Items:

Skye Executor
Skye Executor Hood (male & female)
Backhanded Speirling Dagger (single & dual-wield)
Skye Warden of the West
Skye Warden's Mask and Male/Female Cowled Mask
Skye Warden of the West Cape
Speirling Guardian Dagger (single & dual-wield)
Backhanded Speirling Guardian Dagger (single & dual-wield)

Loughshine monster drops:

Skye Executor Hooded Locks
Skye Executor's Cloak
Speirling Dagger (single & dual-wield)
Scorched Elder Yew floor item
Overdriven Energy Elemental floor item

Event hub monster drops:

Pufferfish Plushie (single & dual-wield)
Starfish Plushie (single & dual-wield)
Stingray Plushie (single & dual-wield)
Tiger Shark Plushie (single & dual-wield)

* Pronounced KEE-vah

Age of Ruin Saga: the Story So Far...

Events + Gear Leaving Soon

Summer's heating up, and so are our weekly game releases! Check out the June release calendar to see what's happening and when things leave so you don't miss a moment, a battle, or a limited time reward.

June 21: rare Mecha Dragon Commander set

Tags: Alina, Main Story, Rare Gear, Anime, Memes,

May 13, 2016

Limited Time Friday the 13th Event Items

Your luck is in ... but not for long!

It wouldn't be Friday the 13th without new rare gear to commemorate the event -- and this week, our artists have gone intergalactic with their inspiration!

Starting tonight, find Axeros' Undead Space Marine set in your rares shop along with 2 new NON-MEMBER event-themed helms from Boxer, the Cursed Guardian Bank Pet, and more!

Rare Gear Leaving Dates

Friday the 13th event rares leave on May 27th, along with the May Rares shop gear, the Nolan the Holy Goldfish pet (in Aria's pet shop to celebrate Pisces birthday), and the Abyssal Angel Class!

Tags: Alina, Friday the 13th, Rare Gear,

December 11, 2015

Quibble Coinbiter's Frostval Rares are here!

Grab the Coolest Gear of the Year This Weekend!

Past, present, and future Frostval items freeze the insides of Quibble Coinbiter's pack... and YOUR inventory! AQWorlds' very own time-traveling sales moglin is in Battleon NOW with gear from across space AND time! But he won't be there long, so you'll want to dig through his chest of never-before-seen-slightly-used items and rares while you can!

The shop includes:

Frozen Royalty Armor set
Ice Rogue and Evergreen Rogue armor and helms
The Ice Giant Armor set
The Crystorm Troll Armor set
the Snifflewaggle and Ice Giant pets
PLUS the Bright Paragon Pet

Introducing the Bright Paragon Pet

Find the Bright Paragon Pet in Quibble's shop tonight! This blindingly-brilliant pet comes with 3 quests - 1 for ALL players with 2 weapon rewards, and 2 quests exclusively for Undead Legion members! The Legion quests reward a ton of Legion Tokens and thanks to fellow AQW player sudz16's suggestion, will soon drop a Legion Token Pile house item, too!

This is the first update to Quibble's 2015 Frostval Shop - check back next week, when he'll have even MORE gear to chill and thrill you with!

Tags: Alina, Quibble Coinbiter, Frostval, Rare Gear,

July 25, 2015

Unlock the Ancient Grovebreaker Blade

Unlock the exclusive weapon with any AC package!

Unlock the Ancient Grovebreaker Spellblade with ANY AdventureCoin package! The weapon will be added directly into your inventory, so you can /equip it and begin battling your way through all our awesome Summer 2015 "Return of the Living Dev" events right away!

Then find the rest of the Ancient Spellblade gear (including an armor, helms, a floating sword pet, and more) in the Living Dungeon AC Rares shop inside your Game Menu!

In this week's rares shop, you'll find: