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Aion 2

PC · Steam · PURPLEGlobal launch Oct 5, 2026Open beta Sep 17–18

Oct 5

Global launch

Sep 30

Early access

Sep 17

Open beta

8

Classes

Road to launch

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Of the way to launch

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Until launch

Launch date confirmed
NC locks in October 5 at gamescom Opening Night Live
Open beta test
Launch Scale Test on Steam and PURPLE. No key needed, level 37 cap, wiped afterwards. Pre-download opens Sep 16.
Founder's early access
Five-day head start for Founder's Pack owners
Global launch
Free to play on Steam and PURPLE, in ten languages

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Tools

Gear upgrade advisor

Enter your class and stats to see which upgrade adds the most damage, where it comes from, and which wings to wear.

Per-class damage modelOpen →

Combat Power checklist

The steps that raise Combat Power while leveling and after the cap, plus your daily and weekly routine.

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Classes

Melee · bruiser · Guide

Templar

Tank · frontline

Assassin

Melee · burst

Ranger

Ranged · physical

Caster · burst · Guide

Spiritmaster

Caster · spirits

Cleric

Healer · support

Support · buffs · Guide

Brawler, a ninth class, is live in Korea and Taiwan; NC hasn't confirmed it for the global launch.

Guides

Gladiator guide: stats, gear, skills and stigmas

5 min read · updated Sep 13, 2026

Chanter early game: skills, passives and stigmas

4 min read · updated Sep 20, 2026

Media

Floating stone spires under a green aurora and a huge moon

Ancient towers with a lit brazier rising above red foliage and mist

A field of red grass beneath jagged cliffs

A sunlit grassy valley ringed by trees and cliffs

Launch Reveal Trailer Road to Global Launch gamescom 2026 Trailer Developer Diary — Future Games Show at gamescom 2026 NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 in Aion 2 Gameplay Trailer (Korean)First In-Game Footage (Korean)

Images and trailers © NCSOFT · via IGDB press kit