Kudos! You’ve reached Level 51 and can now delight in an array of new content in “Assault on Balaurea”.

It’s time to get ready for your journey to Balaurea, where you will discover monsters level 51 and above, plus a variety of new items, skills, stigmas, and much more…

To walk you through the dangerous perils, Duddlinerk the Shugo and Pinky the Elyos will be teaming up to bring advice and humor along the way.

Duddlinerk Known for his love of fungen caps and long walks on the beach, Duddlinerk also has a habit of getting in to Jackdaw’s Rum when the clock strikes 2.   Pinky Don’t let her boisterous ways fool you, Pinky offers up oodles of good advice and is renown for putting the smack down on Asmodians to let off steam.

Inggison Awaits! Recommendations    Go to the new area, Balaurea!  Level 51: Solo Instance - Taloc’s Hollow  Level 52: Group Instances - Udas Temple, Lower Udas Temple  Level 52: Greater Stigma Expansion Quest  Learn new Skills and Stigmas

Production Pets, like this Button-Eye Mookie eat junk items and spit out item bundles, which might contain Jewels, Metals, or Dyes.

Pinky	Where’s my Pet?   I will name him George… and I will hug him, and squeeze him, and pet him…
Duddlinerk	Daeva can have Pets!? Duddlinerk thought he was pet.   Duddlinerk doesn’t care for Pet Merchants in Capitol cities. Too many strange creatures on four legs. Shugo only needs two legs, and is smarter than pet!

Assault on Balaurea is bringing cute and cuddly pets to Atreia. Buy a Pet egg from Unos, the Pet Merchant in Sanctum, and then visit Amis to hatch your egg, name your pet, and even add custom accessories. Some pets are purely for decoration, while others offer practical uses and can give you additional storage, alert you when enemies are near, or turn your rags in to riches!

*Several pets are also available in exchange for Daily Quest Tokens, as drops from high level bosses, or through retail purchase of Aion: Assault on Balaurea.

Pinky

Shards! I’m level 51 and ready to enjoy Assault on Balaurea, but I don’t know what to do first.

Duddlinerk

The first thing Daeva should complete is entry mission for Inggison. When Daeva opens quest window, Daeva will find mission named Lavirintos’s Call. It is simple two step quest for blessed Daeva, so get started immediately, nyerk!

Balaurea Entry Missions   Lavirintos’s Call  Bound for Inggison!	Complete Lavirintos’s Call
Inggison faces a fierce attack from the Chantra Dredgion!	Watch as the story of Inggison’s rescue unfolds.

Enable or disable this feature in your Options menu.

Pinky

 

Shinyrific! The Assault on Balaurea update adds a new feature allowing you to see the locations of NPCs with available quests on your map.

- When you enable this feature in Options, the locations of quest NPCs will be visible on the map. The feature can be useful when you want to confirm what quests that you can receive or plan to complete multiple quests more efficiently. It is especially useful while advancing in Balaurea, so please do take advantage of it.

The locations of quests that are available to you will be indicated as shown above.

Pinky

All Attack Manastones need to be changed to level 60 immediately.

Off to Manastone Remover. GO GO!

Duddlinerk

We now have a variety of level 60 Manastones, but there are no level 60 Attack Manastones. Daevas must check what’s available before visiting the Manastone Remover.

Monsters level 51 and above have a chance to drop level 60 Manastones.

- The 2.0 Update introduced level 60 Manastones. If your equipment is level 41 or higher, it can be socketed with level 60 Manastones. Please refer to the table on the right for the different types of level 60 Manastones available.

Duddlinerk

 

Level 51 Daevas can learn new Skills and Stigmas, Nyerk! Matters not if Daeva is hunting or entrenched in ferocious battle, new skills are must haves. Learn new skills first, nyerk!

Normal Stigmas can be purchased from Clymene.

Pinky

New Skills can be purchased from class specific Preceptor NPCs and Normal Stigmas can be purchased from the Stigma Tuner, Clymene.

Duddlinerk

!... Now level 51 Daeva has expanded knowledge!

Daevas level 51 and higher can also

purchase Greater Stigmas using Abyss

Nyerk!

Where can I get my new Skills and Greater Stigma?

Skill Manuals and Greater Stigmas are available for Daevas level 51 and above in the Cloister of Kaisinel.

The entrance to Cloister of Kaisinel is in Sanctum.	Activate Kaisinel’s Teleport Statue to enter the Cloister of Kaisinel.

Pinky

Buckle up and Glide on in! Windstreams are like an aerial Roller Coaster. Wheee!

 

Windstreams and Geysers can be found throughout Balaurea. These help you move using gliding.

 

In order to travel around Balaurea, you will need to master the use of Windstreams and Geysers, which can also help escaping from... err…winning battles against Asmodians.

Windstreams

While you are wandering around Balaurea, you will see several Windstreams. Windstreams are like a one way gliding railroad.

When you enter a Windstream by gliding, the wind will sweep you away and automatically move you along the Windstream without consuming your flight gauge; providing a quick route to your destination.

Some windstreams cannot be exited while en route to their destination, but many can be exited by releasing glide, free falling for a moment, and then gliding again for a landing. Windstreams can also be utilized for a more dynamic PvP experience.

*All Windstreams are one way.

Geysers and Updrafts

Geysers are essential to survival in Balaurea.

Geysers and updrafts allow you to glide upwards and can at times be used for entering a Windstream.

These are located below cliffs or lower regions of the land. If you glide above the geyser, you can ascend to higher altitudes. Some Geysers are guarded and can only be used after defeating a monster.

No shattering way! Look at that EXP reward!

Duddlinerk

When Daeva reaches level 50, Daeva is over the hill. Duddlinerk means Daeva can accept quests that offer Mithril Coin rewards.

 

Mithril Coins can be exchanged for the Fabled

Sunsoaked series and quest offers decent EXP to boot!

- There are a variety of Mithril Coin quests. Related quests take place in different instanced dungeons, as well as throughout Balaurea. So when you hunt, regardless of the location, you will be able to collect Mithril Coins. It is also helpful in leveling-up since the EXP reward is good.

Mithril Coin Quests – Level 50~52

I must complete the quest, Blessing to the Agent!

Duddlinerk

This repeatable quest offers exceptional EXP and if Daeva completes it 30 times, Daeva will be bestowed with a Title and a Fabled Grade Weapon, nyerk!

- The Fabled Grade weapon received from the quest, Blessing to the Agent, can be upgraded through a related quest. This will give you an option to extend the weapon after the upgrade, making this an even more desirable quest. The final upgraded weapon will be level 54 Fabled. Note that there is no option to extend Orbs, Spellbooks, and Bows.

Laestrygos’s Greatsword can be received at level 51	Transform it into Laestrygos’s Mirage Greatsword through the realated quest!

The majority of Fortuneers quests take place in Inggison

Duddlinerk

In Assault on Balaurea, new Daily Quest organization named Fortuneers has appeared.

Pinky

Ack! Do I go after Asmodians again?

I’m scared of those darkling brutes...

Duddlinerk

Don’t worry, Daeva! Fortuneers give rather quick quests (compared to other organizations), such as hunting monsters or delivering items, nyerk.

- New daily quests can be received by joining the Fortuneers. The Fortuneers offer rewards such as Heroic and Fabled grade Items, Titles, Godstones, and more. Most of these items are permanent and are of higher value than rewards offered by the Alabaster Order. With the majority of quests taking place in Balaurea, you can also complete other quests at the same time.

- Existing daily quests have also changed. New reward items, such as Pets have been added to each group. In addition, a Token Exchange NPC has been introduced, so you can exchange group specific tokens. 
Radiant Ops (PvP Quests) have changed up their rules a bit.

You can use your Daily Quest tokens to buy a Pet!	Exchange your token for another organization’s tokens.

Daily Quest Token Exchange Rates

Exchange NPC	Location	Number of Required Tokens	Tokens Received in Exchange
Goimonerk	Abyss: Teminon Landing	Progress Tokens: 8	Radiant Tokens: 1
Lolarinerk	Abyss: Black Cloud Island	Progress Tokens: 7	Radiant Tokens: 1
Mairunerk	Inggison: Inggison Illusion Fortress	Progress Tokens: 8 Fortuneers Tokens: 8	Radiant Tokens: 1 or Fortuneers Tokens: 1 Radiant Tokens: 6
Ambrinerk	Inggison: Inggison Gravepit	Progress Tokens: 7 Fortuneers Tokens: 7	Radiant Tokens: 1 or Fortuneers Tokens: 1 Radiant Tokens: 6
Icorunerk	Silentera Canyon	Progress Tokens: 6 Fortuneers Tokens: 6	Radiant Tokens: 1 or Fortuneers Tokens: 1 Radiant Tokens: 6

Radiant Ops – Daily Quest Changes

Taloc’s Hollow is a Solo Instance

Pinky

Duddlinerk

Taloc’s Hollow is Solo Instanced Dungeon, Daeva must go now!

- When you reach level 51, a new solo instanced dungeon opens up for you, Taloc’s Hollow. Taloc’s Hollow has elite grade level 51~53 monsters. Players can breakthrough the dungeon by utilizing items exclusively for this instance, such as Taloc Fruit (gives you equal abilities as a Guardian General), and Taloc’s Tears (a powerful area-of-effect skill).

You will discover a variety of quests in Taloc’s Hollow, including a quest to expand your Greater Stigma Slot (level 52 and higher).

*Re-entry time is 46 hours.

There are now two Dredgions!

Pinky

Then, I can gank lower level Asmodians, bwahahaha!?

Duddlinerk

Nyerk! What!?

Daeva now has access to two Dredgion battleships, depending on Daeva’s level. Level

51~55 characters will be in Chantra Dredgion, so stop dreaming, nyerk!

 

- After the 2.0 Update, the Dredgion level limitation is now 55. Accordingly, there are now two battleships. The existing Dredgion’s name is now the Baranath Dredgion for levels 46~50 and the new Chantra Dredgion is for levels 51~55.

 Chantra Dredgion: Level 51-55

 Baranath Dredgion: Level 46-50

Just like Baranath Dredgion, the Chantra dredgion will have an entry request button that appears on the UI. The battle rules and map structure are, for the most part, the same. The main difference is that Chantra Dredgion’s monsters are  level 55 normal and elite grade and offer better rewards, such as Platinum Medals (which are needed for Primus Pilus Abyss items).

Many items received an upgrade with the 2.0 Update.

Pinky

But, I’ll miss Dark Poeta and I never got to see Triroan.

..Draupnir Cave is like my hometown…wahhhhh!

Duddlinerk

Many items in the existing instanced dungeons improved.

- Daevas level 51 and above can still receive XP to level-up and score improved loot in the existing instances. Upper Abyss Instances, Dark Poeta, Draupnir Cave, and Theobomos Labs have all received enhancements to their loot drops.

Start the Expand Stigma Slot quest by meeting Reemul.

Duddlinerk

 

When Daeva becomes level 52, be sure to meet Reemul for the Greater Stigma Slot quest!

 

- The Greater Stigma quest, Stigma Master’s Offer, is received from NPC Reemul who is located in Inggison Illusion Fortress. To complete the quest, kill Named Monsters that appear in the solo instance, Taloc’s Hollow, and obtain 5 rare items.The limitation of rare items for a single entry is 3, so a minimum of 2 entries is required to obtain the 5 rare items.

Once you open up the Greater Stigma Slot, you can purchase the new and powerful class specific Greater Stigmas. Behold the might of the Greater Stigma!

Udas Armor Sets have a unique appearance.

Pinky

Ding 52! I feel the power of Aion surging through me…I’m unstoppable!

 

Is there a new dungeon, or someplace I can test myself?

Duddlinerk

Divided in to two floors of varying difficulty and offering two dungeons, Daeva will have opportunity to choose what you would like to do.

- Udas Temple is a gathering house for Fanatics who worship the Balaur Lord Udas. It has a 1st floor and 2nd floor, but is considered a single Instance Dungeon as far as story and rewards. The 1st floor is named Udas Temple and the 2nd and more difficult floor is Lower Udas Temple. Both have different entrance hours.

Killing monsters in Udas Temple or attacking the dungeon will score you a significant amount of AP. Also, Named Monsters that appear inside the dungeon drop a variety of Fabled grade items and Eternal grade accessories. It is an alluring location if you want new equipment.

**The Fabled armor and weapon sets from Udas Temple drops from Named Monsters in both Udas Temple and Lower Udas Temple.