Design Notes

June 07, 2024

Hot New Fiery Boss + Beachin' Events

Summer is here, and so is the hottest gear of the year!

This weekend's heating up! Log in now to and journey to the Sunset Dunes for a fiery new boss battle against an Immortal (and judgemental) phoenix. Plus, all our seasonal Summer events are back -- /join eventhub to cool off after battle with a trip to the beach. 

New Game Update

• Main Story: Battle the Phoenix in Sunset Dunes
• New rewards: Phoenix's Glory armor set + Firebird weapons
• Seasonal Events: Head to the /eventhub to find all our summer maps
• New Upgrade Bonus: Unlock the Elven Assassin set 

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Class Points
• Resource Boost: Spirit Orbs and Metals
• Saturday: Beach(ure) 83 Ball mace from the Baconcatzard in the /eventhub
• Sunday: Immortal Phoenix house guards from Anqa in /sunsetdunes

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)

Cool Off with our Seasonal Summer Events

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! New 2024 exclusive surfboards will be added to the Summer shop soon, and 2024 graduation gear will arrive next week.

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

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.

April 01, 2026

Bio-War Cultist Returns

Seasonal Set available from April 1st - 30th

April is the month of WAR! The world of Lore is never peaceful for long... and the battles that lie ahead of you are only going to get more intense. Embrace your fate (and a future full of combat). This month's seasonal set will outfit you for the coming conflict: the Bio-War Cultist.

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 Bio-War Cultist gear includes:

• Bio-War Cultist armor
• War Cultist  armor
• War Cultist Helms
• Bio-War Cultist Helms
• War Cultist Wings
• Bio-War and War Cultist Blades
• War Cultist Claws

* 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: April's Elemental Chronomancer of Energy

As we prepare for the next main saga, it's time to get ELEMENTAL!* Find the Chronomancer of Energy, the first of our seasonal Elemental Chronomancer themes, in your Featured Gear Shop until April 30th.

The Elemental Energy Chronomancer 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. 

* Have you noticed the Elemental Lords growing more involved in our world... and with your Hero? O_O
**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.

February 01, 2026

Obsidian Samurai Returns

Available every year from February 1st - 28th

February is a month of celebration... from ringing in the Yokai New Year to the SuperBowl /party all the way to Hero's Heart Day! To help ALL our heroes get in the spirit, this month's seasonal set features a new set straight out of Empress Miko's royal Yokai Court: the Obsidian Samurai.

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 Obsidian Samurai gear includes:

• Obsidian Samurai armor
• Samurai's Shadow Cape (glow is color-customizable)
• Obsidian Samurai Banners cape
• 2 battle helms
• 4 hair helms
• 5 weapons

* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge 

Seasonal Set Schedule

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

January 01, 2026

ArchFiend OverLord Returns

Seasonal Set available from January 1st - 31st

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

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 ArchFiend OverLord gear includes:

• ArchFiend OverLord Armor
• 5 helms
• 7 capes
• 7 weapons

* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge 

Seasonal Set Schedule

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

December 01, 2025

December Seasonal Set: Northern Wanderer

Available every year from December 1st - 31st

Winter is coming (for many of you, it's already here!), and so are all our snow-covered, ice-laden, gift-bearing holiday events! To help ALL our heroes celebrate, this month's seasonal set features the Northern Wanderers - the Northern Wanderer and Fallen Wanderer armors.

December Set: The Northern Wanderer

Unlock the Northern Wanderer and Fallen Wanderer armors and all their 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 4,000 ACs, so getting all the gear from the Northern Wanderers pack is a pretty sweet deal (you save 2,000 ACs).

The set includes:

• Northern Wanderer Armor
• Fallen Wanderer Armor
• 5 helms 
• 6 capes
• 3 weapons
• character page badge

Seasonal Set Details

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same as the monthly upgrade bonus? 

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

This set will return EVERY December, so if you can't get it now, you'll have another chance next year!

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

Keep an eye on the Design Notes. More information will be posted soon!

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 December 31st.

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

You'll find it in your Book of Lore.