Aion 2 Class Guides

Roadmap

1. Level to 45 on the main story. Along the way: Sealed Dungeons (Daevanion crystals + skill points), regional quests, Feathers (only enough to reach Monolith level 30), Strongholds (belt scrolls) and Rift runs.
2. At 45, early endgame (to about 1,600 score): Draupnir in Exploration (double-claim the first run for the pity). Regional quests for accessory upgrades and Clash Runes, but upgrade each Clash Rune only to +1 for now. Amulet to +10, then Substance Morph it to blue. Spend Azphel (PvP board) points: they add item level. Manastone everything once (about 1,000), then side content and Abyss feathers (about 1,400).
3. Vakron in Exploration (save the pity chest), then Vakron in Conquest for Unique pieces (about 1,600).
4. About 1,600: Uruguru for Unique accessories, while tapping earlier Unique pieces to +10 and running Transcendence level 1 for grey Arcana cards.
5. About 1,900: Transcendence level 2 for blue / green cards. About 2,000: craft a gold Arcana card.
6. Then Ludra prep (below). The Ludra raid (Sanctuary) isn't on Global yet; NC calls it upcoming.
7. Later dungeons (the sheet's older Oct 2 roadmap and Allyria): Kromede for accessories and the weapon, Ferocious Horn Den for armor and guard (the armor lasts all of Season 1), Transcendence 3–4 for gold cards, then the crafted weapon and accessories. Sirin says the Kromede colossus was removed on Global, while the sheet and Allyria still list it.

Ludra prep: weapon, guard and rings +17; earring and necklace +16; armor and bracelet +15; Clash Runes about +5 (the sheet says only +1 early on; Allyria says not past +6/7 because upgrades are RNG-heavy, and a failed rune upgrade destroys the rune). Bosses in this week's Global data: Vakron (Tiere, Thamon, Vakron); Transcendence / Deus 4 (Atiel, Gelcos, Nazmun); Fire Temple (Kromede's Desire, Red Spark Ignus, Black Smoke Murute); Ferocious Horn Den (Watchdog Kwapo, Necromancer Duanka, Ferocious Horn Nuakum); Arkanis 4 (Siliator of Deceit, Talisra of the Void, Ruthilis of Pain). Systems to work on: stigma and skill points, Daevanion board, soul binding, Pet Genus, Pantheon, crafted weapon / guard / accessories. Boss guide videos: Vakron · Deus Stage 1 · Kromede · Ferocious Horn Den.

Daily / weekly checklist

Checklist credit in the sheet: video. Roadmap credit: Divided.

Global is not Korea (yet)

• Skill balance is Korea's, including the Sep 16 patch. Global parses show it live: Templars recast Noble Armor every 2 min (452 of 507 long fights), Chanters Guardian Blessing (85 of 93), and Assassin Shadowstrike's option 2 lasts 10 s. The aion2.app Global database is an older snapshot (Sep 18) that still shows the old values. Korea's Sep 23 changes are UNVERIFIED on Global.
• Stigmas: 4 slots with a max level of 20. A fresh level 45 has about 32 stigma shards, the Abyss Point cap allows about 20 a week, and resets are free (Sirin's Global guide). The levels the slots open at are unresolved: reported as 22 / 27 / 32 / 37, but Allyria says the 4th arrives only at 45.
• Cooldown reduction is far lower: the best Global gear measured ~19–21% on the launch-scale test, against 34–40% in Korea. Korean macros that rely on cooldown alignment (Sorcerer, Spiritmaster) run looser.
• Divine (Pantheon) stats count half: 10 points = 1% instead of 5. Titles lost Smite / Double Chance, and Combat Speed and cooldown titles are ~30% lower.
• Gear stat values are roughly halved, and Pet Genus is laid out completely differently (Double Chance only on Special line 4, max 3%). Use the Pet Genus section on each class page.
• Arcana starts with 5 cards (Chalice, Parchment, Compass, Bell, Mirror).
• Gear and boards: no Heroic gear in Season 1, PvE Damage Boost is gone from weapons, guards and accessories (Potential stats are PvP-only), Perfect is gone from capes, the Ariel board is removed, and the stat crit cap is 50%.
• Smite = Double Chance: Global guides use both names for the same stat (a 2× damage proc).

How a slot stack works

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Each hotbar key has four rows above it, numbered 0–3. Pressing the key casts the lowest-numbered skill that's ready. Row 0 goes first, and row 3 is the filler. (Row 0 first is how the Korean setups work; no source states the firing order outright and it hasn't been tested on Global, so treat it as UNVERIFIED.)

A macro entry points to a slot, not a skill. When the macro reaches that entry, it uses the whole stack in priority order. The hotbar icon shows whichever skill is ready next.

Set it up (TW client, Global names in brackets)

1. Press K. Drag skills into the rows above a hotbar key in the order on the class page (row 0 at the bottom).
2. Click 基本技能輔助功能 [Macro], then 新增輔助功能 [Add Macro]. Click the entry's icon, pick the slot you stacked, and set 延遲 [Delay] to 10 ms.
3. Bind the key: 設定 → 按鍵設定 → 一般 [Settings → Key Settings → General → Gameplay → Macro]. Most players use a mouse button.
4. Play in Target mode. Hold basic attack + macro key (plus any third key the class page lists). Check your numbers on the training dummy with the DPS meter (Ctrl+X).
5. Set 技能預約 [Skill queue] as the class page says. If skills stutter or get skipped, flip it and test again.

Rules the top players agree on

• Fewer different lines is better. Every extra entry cuts the turns each slot gets. Repeating your main line (Sorcerer's in-game setup lists it 3 times out of 6) keeps its share up.
• Never stack two skills with the same cooldown in one slot. They block each other.
• Toggles never go in a macro (Chanter mantras): a second press switches them off.
• Keep charge skills manual unless the class page holds that slot on purpose.
• Only raise the delay if skills get skipped. 10 ms is standard.
• Mouse-software macros (Logitech, Razer hold-to-run) top the Korean meters, but on Global they are a ban risk: NC's policy bans programs or devices that enable actions impossible for regular players. Its Oct 10 notice (4,996 accounts) named "use of macros, bots or other unauthorized programs", and the Oct 12 (10,000) and Oct 14 (9,422) waves gave the same reasons. Allyria's FAQ calls hold-to-run "not bannable", but that isn't an NC statement. Korea patched against mouse macros on Sep 16 (live on Global). Every class page has an in-game-only setup, the in-game macro is allowed, and no Global patch through Oct 13 has nerfed any class macro.
• Check ping and FPS before blaming the macro. In Kanon's tests, a 150–200 ms ping gap was worth roughly 50–70% damage.

Why extra entries cost damage

Holding the key walks the list top to bottom, weaves a basic attack, then loops. Each entry is one turn in that loop. With one entry, your row-0 skill is checked every turn; with two different entries, every other turn. Korean testers all saw the same thing: each added line lowers the hits every slot gets.

Good reasons for more entries

1. Skills keep colliding. Chanter: moving Impactful Crush to its own entry gave +3–5 Dark Crush casts/min (Sep 3).
2. A group runs on its own timer. Spiritmaster's four spirits get their own line.
3. A cancel needs a skill on a different line. Ranger's Tempest Shot cancel (~+3%). Gladiator's one-key setup alternates a Rending Blow line and an Overhead Slam line so the 내절 cancel happens on its own.
4. It automates damage you'd otherwise miss. Sorcerer's ground AoEs are about a quarter of its damage, so the in-game setup puts them in the macro.
5. Cleric: its attack-speed cap means two lines cost almost nothing.

Rows inside a stack

Row 0: the skill that hurts most when delayed: a short proc window (Judgment, Heart Gore, Sword Aura Rampage) or a long-cooldown hit everything else benefits from. Rows 1–2: the other cooldown skills, by value. Row 3: a no-cooldown filler that plugs every gap.

Usually keep out of the macro

• Buffs that should wait for the boss. Automated buffs fire on trash and during mechanics.
• Skills you mash faster than the loop can (Spiritmaster's Elemental Fusion).
• Charge skills (Punishment, Bolt, Deadshot, Hellfire): hold or press them on their own key.

Shards per level

Levels 16–20 cost as much as 1–15 combined (75 shards to reach 20, confirmed in questlog's Global skill data). That's why every priority list gets several stigmas to their cheap unlocks (5 or 10) first. A full Global build at 20 / 20 / 20 / 15 costs about 260 shards, far more than Global's budget: a fresh level 45 has about 32 shards, the Abyss Point cap allows about 20 a week, and resets are free. Top Global players this week sit at one stigma at 20 and the rest at 5–15.

Global Season 1

• 4 stigma slots (confirmed on NC's official livestream) and a stigma level cap of 20, like Korea's launch season (Nov 2025 – Mar 2026).
• No level 21–25 and no Advanced shards yet. Korea added the 5th slot on Mar 25 and the 6th slot plus level 25 on Jul 1, so expect Global to follow later.
• Effects are read from the aion2.app Global database, an older client snapshot (Sep 18). It shows Korea's Aug 26 rework but pre-Sep 16 values; Global parses show the Sep 16 patch is live, so the class pages flag the numbers it changed. Some Aug 26 cooldown cuts (Warding Strike, Spinning Strike) aren't live.
• Buff durations grow with stigma level. Most self-buffs listed as "for 10s" last 10 s at level 1, 14.5 s at 10, 17 s at 15 and 20 s at 20 (Lunge Stance, Zikel's Blessing, Swift Contract, Illusive Clone, Vaizel's Authority, Bow of Blessing, Battlefield Banner, Element Enhancement, Power of the Storm, Prayer of Amplification, Flame Blessing). Spirit's Benediction and buffs granted by specialty options stay 10 s. The database text shows the level-1 value.
• Stigmas are learned at character level 22, and each class has 13. The level each of the 4 slots opens at is unresolved (reported 22 / 27 / 32 / 37; Allyria says the 4th arrives only at 45). Stigmas have no rarity, only levels: every effect at 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 is automatic, and there are no picks.
• Party buffs that don't stack: two Chanters' Sprint / Undefeated Mantras; Undefeated Mantra vs Light of Protection (the higher level applies, a tie goes to the Mantra); Power of the Storm vs Earth's Blessing; Experienced Counterstrike vs Fury; Rage Burst's Wounded vs Taunt's Shrink; Earth's Promise vs Chain of Torment. Two Sorcerers' Cold Storm and Fire Wall used to overwrite each other; the Oct 13 patch fixed that, and whether the two stack isn't stated.

KR/TW: Advanced shards (21–25)

• +1 for each character level from 46 to 50 (5 total).
• +1 for every stigma you take to 20 (refunded if you reset it).
• More are sold in the Abyss exchange shop.
• With 6 stigmas at 20 you have 11: two at 25 + one at 21. The ceiling (all 13 at 20, 975 shards) gives three at 25 + one at 23.
• Sep 23 (KR/TW): during Abyss boss fights, Rifts and Time-Space battles, Battlefield Might replaces party synergies (Undefeated Mantra, Light of Protection, Power of the Storm, Fury, Experienced Counterstrike and others do nothing there). Nothing confirms it on Global: Korea's Sep 23 changes are UNVERIFIED there.

Where skill levels come from

• Skill points (Wisdom Stones) take an active skill to 10. Everything above that is bonus levels.
• Active skills: ring lines, blue Daevanion tiles, and Parchment / Compass / Chalice Arcana cards. The Bible also lists weapon and guard lines, but no Global weapon or guard line list includes them, so that is UNVERIFIED on Global.
• Passives: armor, necklace and earring lines, green Daevanion tiles, and Bell / Mirror / Chalice Arcana cards.
• Level 8: first 3 specialty options and 1 slot. 12: option 4 and a 2nd slot. 16: option 5. 20: the 3rd slot.
• Korean endgame has 2–5 skills at 20 depending on class. Gladiator's Overhead Slam (with its Upward Strike chain) is 61% of its damage and Templar's Judgment is 42.5%, so those skills go first. Season 1 has only 5 Arcana cards and 4–5 gear lines, so few skills reach 20 on Global.

Which stats are worth the most

• Double Chance > Front/Back Damage Boost > Weapon Damage Boost ≈ Crit Damage Boost > Damage Boost.
• Flat attack: Attack > Max Attack > Attack Bonus > PvE / Boss Attack.
• Korean endgame values per 1%: Double Chance ≈ 0.6%, Front/Back ≈ 0.6%, Weapon Damage Boost ≈ 0.5%, Crit Damage ≈ 0.4–0.6%, plain Damage Boost ≈ 0.35%. At launch, with fewer stats, each point is worth more.
• Classes with a crit-damage passive (Gladiator, Chanter, Ranger, Assassin, Cleric) gain a bit less from extra Crit Damage Boost.
• Bosses have no Front/Back, Weapon, Crit or Multi-hit stats, so those tolerances are worthless in PvE.
• Multi-hit: each extra hit is 5% of the hit, so 1% multi-hit ≈ 0.33% damage.

What this means for your macro

• Ping and FPS matter a lot. Macros are hit-count setups: a 150–200 ms ping difference was worth roughly 50–70% damage. If your hits per minute are far under the class page's targets, check ping first.
• Combat Speed is the stat to stack; more hits also means more procs from everything else.
• Crit caps at 50% on Global (80% in Korea; the training dummy caps around 8%). Once a skill crits at the cap, a "+crit" specialty does nothing, so take a different pick. This is also why Precision lines matter less on Global. Top Global Gladiators, Rangers and Assassins already sit at the cap, so Crit stats are wasted for them.
• Accuracy works the same way against a boss's Block. Projected Global Ludra: ~1,200 Accuracy and 1,200–1,400 Crit. Korean raids: Corroded 2,350 / 2,500; Muspel Hard 2,800 / 3,150.
• Potential stats are PvP-only on Global, and PvE Damage Boost was removed from weapons, guards and accessories; ignore Potential for PvE.
• Power Shards: regular ≈ +4.7% damage, Superior ≈ +8.9%.

Stat lines to keep (rarest first)

Listed by how rare the roll is, not by value. Reroll single lines with Synch Stones of the same grade; never use a lower-grade stone (10% chance). On Global, PvE Damage Boost was removed from weapons, guards and accessories, and Might, Precision and Combat Speed were added to necklaces.

Manastones, Soulstones, Pantheon

• Manastones (weapons and armor) and Soulstones (accessories) roll random lines and are lost when you transfer gear, so don't sink Superiors into gear you'll replace.
• Stone lines, best to worst: Front/Back Damage Boost > Weapon Damage Boost ≈ Crit Damage Boost > Damage Boost > Attack. Aim for at least one yellow Damage Boost line (yellow = 100 = 1%).
• Each Pantheon stat gives two effects. Damage picks: Destruction (Attack Increase), Wisdom (Double Chance), Illusion (cooldowns), Time (Combat Speed), Death (Crit). Defensive: Justice, Space, Freedom, Life, Destiny.
• Bracelet: Illusion, Wisdom, Destruction, Time, plus Justice and Space for PvE (Korea's Sep guides).
• Theostones add very little damage; pick the one you like the look of.

Arcana, Daevanion boards, Pet Genus

• Arcana at Global launch: 5 cards, 2 sets. Kanon's pick: Primal Vigor on Chalice (Time) + Parchment (Life) for +60 PvE Attack above 70% HP, and Magic Armor on Compass (Death), Bell (Destruction) + Mirror (Wisdom) for an MP refill. The three lines that matter most: Chalice Time (Combat Speed), Bell Destruction (Attack Increase), Mirror Wisdom (Double Chance).
• Later (8 cards, what Korea's top 20 run in every class): Punishing Overture (4: +60 PvE Attack, +10% PvE damage above 70% HP) + Protected Soul (4: +5% Weapon Damage Boost).
• Get your two key actives to 20 first, even with a cheaper card set, then craft 4-line cards (Chalice first: it rolls from every skill, so it's the hardest to get perfect). Each class page lists which skills Korea's top players put on Arcana and rings.
• Daevanion: the four white boards (Nezekan, Zikel, Vaizel, Triniel) share points and give skill levels: take your key active tiles first (to reach 12 / 16 / 20), then orange tiles, and pick up every gray Attack Bonus tile eventually. Multi-hit Resist (Triniel) and Crit Damage Tolerance (Vaizel) are useless in PvE. Marchutan (Weapon Damage Boost) and Yustiel (Attack Increase) are separate boards you complete by farming dungeons. On Global: the Ariel (PvE) board is removed, orange % tiles went from 2.5% to 1.5% (Attack 5 to 3, Crit 10 to 5), Azphel's PvP stats were cut, and there are about 200 fewer points (about 316 at level 45 after Sealed Dungeons and side quests, plus 50 from the Shugo Festival shop and 50 from the Nightmare shop). Priority: orange > blue > green > white; take a blue tile first when it lifts a key skill to 8 / 12 / 16 / 20, and spend white tiles on Attack > Crit > HP. Resets cost Kinah. Exact tile paths per class are UNVERIFIED (the Global guides publish their boards only as images).