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Aion 2

PC · Steam · PURPLEGlobal launch Oct 5, 2026Head start Sep 30, 6am PT
Tools
Oct 5
Global launch
Sep 30
Early access
Free
To play
8
Classes

Road to launch

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Of the way to launch
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Until launch
  1. Launch date confirmed
    NC locks in October 5 at gamescom Opening Night Live
  2. Open beta test
    Launch Scale Test on Steam and PURPLE. No key needed, level 37 cap, wiped afterwards. Pre-download opens Sep 16.
  3. Pre-download opens
    Files download encrypted and only decrypt when advanced access opens, so the wait is decryption rather than a second download
  4. Founder's early access
    Five days for Founder's Pack owners. Servers close for maintenance at 10pm PT on October 4.
  5. Global launch
    Free to play on Steam and PURPLE. Servers come back from maintenance at 6am PT.
  6. Server transfers open
    Between servers of the same faction, and free to start with. Early Access characters can only move to other Early Access servers

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Tools

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Aion 2
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 →
Aion 2
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

Gladiator
Melee · bruiser · Guide
Templar
Tank · frontline · Guide
Assassin
Melee · burst · Guide
Ranger
Ranged · physical · Guide
Sorcerer
Caster · burst · Guide
Spiritmaster
Caster · spirits · Guide
Cleric
Healer · support · Guide
Chanter
Support · buffs · Guide

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

Guides

All 14
Aion 2ClassUpdated
Gladiator guide: stats, gear, skills and stigmas
5 min read · updated Oct 21, 2026
Aion 2Class
Chanter early game: skills, passives and stigmas
3 min read · updated Oct 10, 2026

Media

Press kit
Floating stone spires under a green aurora and a huge moonAncient towers with a lit brazier rising above red foliage and mistA field of red grass beneath jagged cliffsA sunlit grassy valley ringed by trees and cliffsThe Aion 2 logo on a deep blue background
Launch Reveal TrailerRoad to Global Launchgamescom 2026 TrailerDeveloper Diary — Future Games Show at gamescom 2026NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 in Aion 2Gameplay Trailer (Korean)First In-Game Footage (Korean)

Images and trailers © NCSOFT · via IGDB press kit