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AION 2's November 11 Update Adds Expedition Hard Mode and Eases the Abyssal Forge Grind

OFFICIAL Written by GPN · Nov 11, 2026, 10:40 AM ET · AION 2 · Gaming

AION 2's weekly update is live, and it is aimed squarely at the endgame grind. NCSOFT has posted the November 11 patch notes, headlined by a new Hard Mode for two Expeditions, friendlier timers and rewards in Abyssal Forge: Ludra, and longer-lasting consumables.

Sanctuary

Abyssal Forge: Ludra gets more breathing room on both Normal and Hard. The dungeon time limit doubles from one hour to two, the Central Abyss Fusion Reactor loses some health, and the Reward Group 5 drop rate jumps from 30% to a guaranteed 100%, with Wrathful Mind, Wrathful Will and Wrathful Ego (Bound) added to the pool.

Expedition

Fire Temple and Ferocious Horn Den gain a Hard Mode for parties at item level 2800, with a four-minute boss Frenzy timer and a three-revive limit per player. Hard Mode offers a chance at a Philosopher's Stone: Revelation (Bound), a guaranteed pick of the same stone, and guaranteed 100% drops of each dungeon's Ariel Fragment, plus a shot at an Expedition Hero Artwork and more Kina than Normal. Ariel Fragments can be morphed through Substance Morph - 100 into a Daevanion Crystal: Ariel (Bound), up to 30 times per character, or one into five Enhance Stones with no limit. All Unique crafting materials now drop in both dungeons on Hard, including Wrathful Mind, Will and Ego, and new achievements reward Unique Skins for clearing Expedition (Hard).

Abyss

Kina earned from monsters in the Lower Abyss, and from Tier 1 Krao Cave and Draupnir Conquest dungeons, now arrives as Kina (Bound). Chaotic Outer Reshanta hands out more Abyss Points.

Consumable Items

Potions, Food and Scrolls with a five-minute effect now last ten minutes, and their effects persist through death and resurrection.

Weekly Content Rewards

Weekly content now feeds character progression more directly: Season Missions for Transcendence Dungeons add up to three Sync Stones a week, with one Sync Stone (Unique) (Bound) per Way of the Transcended Steps mission. A new Shugo Festival weekly Season Mission and bigger Duty rewards offer more Abyss Points without PvP - Duty rewards rise from 1,000 to 2,500 Abyss Points.

New Skins

Three armor skin sets join the shop - Shadowtail Feline, Sharp Slim-Fit Suit and Casual Hoodie - each priced at $29.99 and on sale from after the November 11 maintenance until before maintenance on November 25.

Other Improvements and Bug Fixes

Dungeon graphics assets now preload to cut down on temporary freezes. Fixes cover the underwater gauge dropping in certain Seal Dungeons, progression blocking in Zikel's Sanctum, and Ludra's Trial failing to reset after a party wipe in Abyssal Forge: Ludra. Players who missed guaranteed Expedition rewards after the November 4 update will have Armor Selection Chests (Bound) delivered to their Cube during the November 11 maintenance.

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