You've reached Aion 2's level cap. What to do in your first days at 45, in order: the campaign, the Azphel board, your stigmas, the first Conquest dungeons, a legion, and the item level that opens the Abyss.
Everything that resets in Aion 2 and when: the five duty quests, Odyle energy, the daily dungeon, Nightmare, Shugo keys, gathering, the Wednesday weekly reset, Abyss time and the events running now. What banks up, what is lost and a 30-minute routine that covers it.
Aion 2 shows two numbers for how strong you are. Item level is what every dungeon checks at the door, combat power is what groups ask for. What each one counts, what each gate needs and the cheapest ways to raise them.
How to level to Aion 2's cap of 45 without wasting time: follow the main story, take the few detours that pay off later, skip the rest, and arrive at the cap with your skill points, boards and stigmas already in order.
Item level 1,600 opens Transcendence and its Arcana cards. How to get there from 1,400: Vakron's chest, item level 70 gear from Urugugu and Vakron, and enhancing everything you wear.
Item level 1,400 opens Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island and their item level 70 gear. How to get there from 1,000: finish the permanent upgrades, take Draupnir's chest and craft your accessories.
What the October 28 Aion 2 patch changed, in plain language: Expedition and Transcendence bosses hit less hard, every class gets more HP, Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island get Hard mode, plus a new daily dungeon, a 28-day check-in and a new Daeva Pass.
Item level 1,000 opens the Abyss and the rest of the story. Most of the way there comes from Daevanion points, your amulet, belt and runes, not from dungeon gear.
Ludra, Aion 2's first raid boss, returns on November 4 with Normal and Hard modes. The item levels, the titles for the first clears, the login rewards, the Odyle energy boost and the Twitch Drops.
What the October 21 Aion 2 patch changed, in plain language: Hard mode for Krao Cave and Draupnir, the new Ariel Daevanion board, Sorcerer and Chanter fixes, Abyss changes and a Resurrection Spiritstone event.
What to do in your first week of Aion 2, in order: faction, server and class, your wings, leveling to 45 and the daily routine that keeps you progressing.