AION 2 Guides: Classes, Builds, Gear & Servers

Which classes are in AION 2 at global launch?

The global build ships with eight classes spanning the classic tank, damage and support roles. Every class can be played on either faction — nothing is locked behind Elyos or Asmodian, or behind character creation choices.

Planning a main? Each of the eight launch classes has its own class guide — Templar, Gladiator, Assassin, Ranger, Sorcerer, Spiritmaster, Cleric and Chanter. Each one covers the class’s role, main weapon, party slot, combat style and everything confirmed about its kit. Tested PvE builds are live for all eight launch classes: Assassin, Spiritmaster, Chanter, Templar, Gladiator, Ranger, Sorcerer and Cleric.

One caveat: exact skill numbers and skill trees are not officially published — the names on our build guides are transcribed from community video guides, labeled community-reported, not officially confirmed. The AION 2 classes hub covers the full launch roster, and class deep-dives and build guides are already live and linked below. The AION 2 builds hub collects every tested build published so far.

Can you play Elyos or Asmodians?

Yes — AION 2 keeps the two classic AION factions, Elyos and Asmodians, and you choose yours during character creation. The choice shapes your starting zone and story, but it does not restrict the class roster: all eight classes are available to both factions, and none is gender-locked — any look can be built on any class. (Post-launch guide coverage of the live global client — community-reported, and verifiable at your own character creation screen.) Undecided between the two? The AION 2 factions guide compares starting zones, story and look — and what does not change.

Is the Brawler class in the global version?

No. Brawler is the ninth class in the Korean and Taiwanese service, added in a post-launch chapter there. The global launch roster is the eight classes listed above, and Brawler is not part of it at release. (Based on KR/TW builds; community-reported timing for a global release — not officially confirmed.)

Which dungeons are coming at launch?

Four Expedition dungeons are widely reported for the launch window: Krao Cave, Urugugu Canyon, Fire Temple and Draupnir (community-reported names in wide use across guide coverage — NCSOFT has not published an official launch-dungeon list). Full mechanics breakdowns, boss strategies and drop tables will be published here as the live drop data lands — drop data must come from the live game, not estimates. The rest of the PvE lineup, from solo Sealed Dungeons to the 14-ticket Daily Dungeon, is already mapped in our AION 2 dungeons guide.

PvE is half the endgame. The other half — the Abyss faction war with flight combat, the Arena, Battlefield and Space-Time Rift invasions — is mapped, with every unconfirmed claim flagged, in our AION 2 PvP overview. The Spacetime Rift invasions themselves run on a fixed three-hour schedule — the AION 2 rift timer counts down to the next portal opening and its 10-minute entry window.

Mapping the route to 45 while you plan? The AION 2 leveling guide covers what gives the most XP and what to never skip on the way up.

Exploring zone by zone? The AION 2 interactive map puts Elysea, Asmodae and the Abyss on one schematic, every launch zone labelled with its level band — the fast way to see what lives where before you fly there.

Which AION 2 guides should you read first?

Undecided on the game? The AION 2 review and beginner guide distills the playtest’s first impressions — the praise and the complaints in one place. Convinced? The same site carries the systems behind the ride: AION 2 flying and wings, AION 2 gear progression and the AION 2 crafting and life skills overview. The AION 2 collectibles page rounds up the open-world hunt — Hidden Cubes, Empyrean Trace feathers and the ruby gathering line — and the AION 2 pets hub collects the launch reward companions, and the pet selection chest guide unpacks the two-pet reward and the four-way pick.

Everything on the endgame calendar runs on server time, so the site also carries live utilities: the AION 2 event timer converts the daily and weekly reset windows to your local time zone, and the AION 2 server ping test measures your real latency to each server region before you commit to a home world — the AION 2 player count tracker shows how populated each region has been since launch, the AION 2 servers page lists every launch server by faction and region, and from October 14 the AION 2 server transfer rules cover moving a character between same-faction worlds.

Is AION 2 coming to consoles?

AION 2 is PC-only at global launch: Windows via the NCSOFT launcher and Steam. No console or mobile version has been announced for the global release — if that changes, this page will be updated with the official announcement as its source.

What we don’t know yet

• Skill names and numbers — official skill data has not been published. The names on our build guides are transcribed from community video guides — community-reported, not officially confirmed.
• Class tier rankings — no PvE or PvP tier list will be published without real match data. Our AION 2 tier list explains the framework we will rank with. Pending live match data.
• Twitch Drops rewards — the campaign is live: Phase 1 (Advanced Access) ended October 4, Phase 2 (Global Launch) runs October 5–16, and the full reward lists with watch times are official. Our AION 2 Twitch Drops — full reward list & how to claim page has both tables, the account link and claiming.
• Drop tables and item stats — still being compiled — the free service has been live since October 5, 2026, and this fills in only from verified live game data.

Curious how this site decides what counts as verified? The About page lists the sourcing rules every page here follows.

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