Services
Sealed Dungeons
Ascension Trial
Strongholds
Daily Dungeons
Nightmare Dungeons
Expeditions
What Are Dungeons in AION 2?
Dungeons in AION 2 come in several formats, and all instanced content on Global is cross-server, so the group finder fills a party from every server of your region. Party dungeons are the Expeditions for up to 5 players and the timed Transcendence runs for 2–5. Solo content is Nightmare, a one-on-one boss fight, and the Ascension Trial. In the open world, 61 Sealed Dungeons and 15 Strongholds wait in each faction's region as one-time clears, and Daeva Bio-Research Base is the daily dungeon from level 30.
Entry is free everywhere. Expeditions and Transcendence charge Odyle Energy when you claim the reward cube, 40 per claim at level 45.
AION 2 Dungeon Runs: 7 Cards
| Card | What you get | Time | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expeditions | 1–10 runs in one of 6 Expeditions, on Exploration or Conquest | 1–4 hours | About 30 minutes |
| Transcendence | Deus Research Base or Shattered Arkanis on tiers 1–4 | 1–6 hours | About 30 minutes |
| Nightmare Dungeons | Stages 1–10 on one of 7 Season 1 bosses, up to Zikel's Apparition | 1–6 hours | About 30 minutes |
| Ascension Trial | A clear on Easy, Normal, Hard or Challenge | 1–6 hours | About 30 minutes |
| Daily Dungeons | Up to 14 Bio-Research Base runs a week | Under 5 minutes per run | About 2 hours |
| Sealed Dungeons | Every sealed dungeon on your side, the enemy side through Rifts, or both | About 24 hours | About 30 minutes |
| Strongholds | All 15 Strongholds on your side, the enemy side, or both | 6–12 hours | About 30 minutes |
Choose an AION 2 Dungeon Carry by Reward
Each instance pays something the others do not, so pick by the item you are short of:
- Gear and tradeable Kinah: Conquest Expeditions, with Unique set pieces in the reward cube.
- Arcana cards: Transcendence, the only launch source of them.
- Daevanion Crystals, Stigma Shards: Nightmare, through the Phantasmal Fragments its shop takes.
- Enhance Stones: Daily Dungeons and the Ascension Trial.
- Belt enhance scrolls: your own region's Strongholds.
- Daevanion Crystals and Wisdom Stones: your own region's Sealed Dungeons. On the enemy side both pay Abyss Points and Kinah instead.
Item Level Gates
| Content | Item level asked by the game |
|---|---|
| Conquest Expeditions (level 45) | 700, 1,400 or 2,100, by dungeon |
| Transcendence tiers 1–4 | 1,600 / 1,900 / 2,200 / 2,500 |
| Ascension Trial Easy to Challenge | 1,000 / 1,500 / 2,000 / 2,500 |
| Nightmare | No gate, a suggested item level per stage |
A character below a gate cannot enter that tier, so the booster checks your item level against the option you picked before the start. Exploration Expeditions open from level 20 and are the usual first step for a fresh character.
Weekly Limits and the AION 2 Dungeon Boost Service
Several dungeons count entries. Daily Dungeons allow 14 runs a week, shared by all characters on a server. The Ascension Trial gives 3 entries per character each week. Nightmare grants 2 attempts a day, stored up to 14, and only a clear uses one. Odyle Energy refills 15 points every 3 hours, up to 560, or 840 with the membership. The weekly reset is Wednesday at 07:00 UTC, and bigger orders are spread across resets.
Every dungeon card offers Piloted, Remote Control or Self Play; Self Play costs more on Expeditions and Transcendence than on the rest. Most cards also add Express and Extra Kinah.
Frequently asked questions
Which Expeditions can I order?
The 6 live on Global: Krao Cave, Urugugu Canyon, Fire Temple, Draupnir, Vakron Sky Island and Ferocious Horn Den, on Exploration or Conquest.
When does a dungeon order start?
About 30 minutes after payment on most cards. Daily Dungeons start within about 2 hours.
Do I need a certain item level?
For Conquest, Transcendence and the Ascension Trial, yes: the game blocks entry below the gate of each tier. Nightmare and Exploration have no hard gate.
Can I play along?
Yes. Every dungeon card offers Self Play next to Piloted and Remote Control, so you can stay at the controls of your own character.