AION 2 Server Transfer: Same-Faction Moves and What They Cost
AION 2 server transfers open on October 14, 2026, after the scheduled maintenance (Oct 13 PDT / Oct 14 CEST). You can move characters between servers within the same faction and the same region — one transfer per account, free to start — and the first week moves Early Access characters between Early Access servers only, with Launch servers following in the second week.
When do AION 2 server transfers open?
Transfers run for two weeks, in two separate one-week windows split by server set. NCSOFT's product notice sets the whole period from the October 13 (PDT) / October 14 (CEST) maintenance to before the October 27 (PDT) / October 28 (CEST) maintenance; the first week is Early Access servers, the second is Launch servers.
| Server set | Transfer window | When |
|---|---|---|
| Early Access servers | After the Oct 13 (PDT) / Oct 14 (CEST) maintenance — through before the Oct 20 (PDT) / Oct 21 (CEST) maintenance | Week 1 |
| Launch servers | After the Oct 20 (PDT) / Oct 21 (CEST) maintenance — through before the Oct 27 (PDT) / Oct 28 (CEST) maintenance | Week 2 |
The original plan came in NC's September 30 notice, which set transfers to open October 14 and confirmed they would be free at first; the October 9 product notice added the exact windows, pricing and requirements. Anything below the two-week period is not covered by the notices, so treat later dates as unconfirmed.
The Early Access split matters if you bought a Founder's Pack: characters from the September 30 – October 4 Advance Access window live on the Early Access server set, so the AION 2 early access guide explains which set your character is on. Launch servers, opened with the free service on October 5, only enter the picture in week two.
Which servers can you transfer to?
Every restriction below is from NC's own service guide, and together they define the destination list you will actually see in the client:
- Same faction only — an Elyos character moves to another Elyos server, an Asmodian to another Asmodian server.
- Same region only — the move cannot cross NA East, NA West, Europe, South America or Asia.
- Early Access stays Early Access — Advance Access characters can only reach other Early Access servers.
- Capacity limits apply — a transfer fails if the origin server has hit its transfer-out cap or the destination has hit its transfer-in cap, and the client will flag a server you cannot move to.
The same-faction rule is the one most players ask about, because it is the line that keeps the Elyos/Asmodian split intact — see our Elyos vs Asmodians guide for why that choice stays final. The full server list per region, with each Elyos/Asmodian pair, is on the AION 2 servers page.
AION 2 server transfer times by region
Transfers are not open all day. Purchase availability runs in fixed daily windows that differ per region, all listed in the official notice:
| Region | Daily purchase window |
|---|---|
| North America East | 09:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00 PDT |
| North America West | 09:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00 PDT |
| Europe | 03:00–07:00 and 09:00–13:00 PDT (12:00–16:00 and 18:00–22:00 CEST) |
| South America | 09:00–13:00 and 15:00–19:00 PDT |
| Asia | 20:00–00:00 and 02:00–06:00 PDT |
Times as published by NCSOFT on October 9, 2026. If the shop reports the service unavailable inside these hours, the origin server's applications have usually closed for the day — that wording comes straight from the official Q&A.
How much does an AION 2 server transfer cost?
The headline is that the move itself is free when the feature opens. NC's product notice puts both the base cost and the per-character cost at 0 Quna; the only thing you can pay for is extra character slots when the destination server does not have room for everyone you are bringing.
| Item | Price | Purchase limit |
|---|---|---|
| Base cost | 0 Quna | Once per account |
| Per character transferred | 0 Quna | Same as above |
| Extra character slot | 1,000 Quna per slot | Same as above |
NC's example for the slot cost: moving six characters to a server with only four free slots needs an extra 2,000 Quna to expand the slots. Purchased slots stay on the origin server, so the destination only has its own slots to offer.
Because the base price is zero, there is no separate AION 2 server transfer list of paid packages to compare — the item in the shop is simply the transfer service, and the cost of your specific move is whatever slot expansion, if any, your destination needs.
How to transfer servers in AION 2
The whole move happens inside the game client — there is no web form. In short: meet the requirements, open [In-Game Shop] → [Server Transfer] during your region's window, pick the destination and the characters, and confirm. The purchase button stays greyed out until the character is eligible.
AION 2 server transfer requirements
NC's checklist is stricter than most players expect — the character has to be parked in a safe, idle state before the transfer button activates:
- Only characters of level 10 or higher on the same server are eligible.
- The character must be standing in a village — you cannot apply from the Abyss, a Spacetime Rift, or a dungeon.
- The character must not be in a legion or have a pending legion application.
- The character must not have any active Duty missions.
- No unclaimed currency or items: nothing listed on the Market, nothing pending collection, and no unopened mail or unclaimed Shop Storage items (including the Founder's Pack).
Checking latency before you commit to a destination? Our AION 2 server ping test measures your round-trip time to each region in the browser, and the AION 2 player count tracker shows how busy each region has been — useful when you are choosing the server you will live on, not just passing through.
What happens to your character after a transfer
Most of your character comes with you, but a few things are deliberately left behind. NC's Q&A answers each case individually; the table below is the short version for the items players ask about most.
| What | What the official Q&A says |
|---|---|
| Character Storage | Transfers with the character, including extra Character Storage slots you bought. |
| Kina, Quna and Mileage | All Kina in your inventory and Character Storage moves; Quna and Mileage transfer in full and are added to the destination totals. |
| Membership and Daeva Pass | Membership is combined with the destination server and removed from the origin; Daeva Pass progress transfers as-is. |
| Pets, Skins, Wings, Arcana | All transfer and are combined with the destination. Duplicate special pets or skins become reward tickets; your old server's copies are removed. |
| Titles and achievements | Character-based ones carry over as-is; server-based ones use the higher progress of the two servers. |
| Season and dungeon progress | Season Rank Points, Season Missions, Supply Requests and per-character dungeon/Cube reward counters all move with the character. |
| Server Storage | Does not transfer — move anything you want to keep into your inventory or Character Storage before you apply. |
| Character name | Becomes @TemporaryName regardless of whether the name is free on the destination; you pick a new name at first login. |
One more rule from the same Q&A: server-wide reward progress — Daily Dungeons, Shugo Festival, Dimensional Invasion — is copied to the destination server, while the progress on your old server stays as it was. Daeva Pass and Membership details, plus the full 21-question list, are in the notice linked above.
Losing Server Storage contents is the mistake to avoid: the Q&A is explicit that Server Storage items do not move, so pull anything you care about into your inventory or Character Storage first. Account-wide cosmetics and pets are the other corner — pets, skins and wings transfer and merge with the destination, but the copies on your old server are removed.
AION 2 server transfer FAQ
Is the AION 2 server transfer free?
Yes, when it opens. NC's product notice lists a 0 Quna base cost and 0 Quna per character transferred — the only paid line is 1,000 Quna per extra character slot if the destination server does not have enough free slots. That free pricing applies to the two one-week windows; NC has not said whether it stays free afterwards.
Can you change factions in AION 2?
No. Transfers move a character between servers within the same faction only — an Elyos stays Elyos, an Asmodian stays Asmodian. Faction switching has not been announced. Our faction guide covers the Elyos vs Asmodian choice before character creation.
Can you transfer to a server in another region?
No. Transfers are limited to servers in the same region and the same faction, so an NA East character cannot move to Europe or NA West. The available destination list appears in the in-game server transfer screen.
How many times can you transfer servers in AION 2?
One transfer per account across the entire period, from one server to one other server. Within that single move you can bring as many characters as you like.
Do I keep my character name after a server transfer?
No. NC's Q&A states the name becomes @TemporaryName whether or not it is already taken on the destination; you set a new name the first time you log in, and you cannot reclaim the old name if someone on the destination already uses it.
Are Early Access characters restricted?
Yes. Characters created during Advance Access can only transfer between Early Access servers, not onto the commercial launch servers. That is why the Early Access window runs first, before the launch-server window.