The 5 Critical Mistakes to Avoid in Aion 2
Progressing in Aion 2, a classic Korean MMORPG, is fraught with pitfalls that can waste your time, resources, and lock you out of key content. Based on hard-won experience, here are the five most common and costly mistakes new and intermediate players make, along with the correct strategies to overcome them.
Mistake #1: Trusting the Dungeon Item Level Requirement
The Trap: When you open the Expedition menu and look at Conquest dungeons (the hard versions), you'll see a listed Item Level (iLvl) requirement (e.g., 1100, 1600). At level 45, the game gifts you ~1000 iLvl gear, making that 1100 dungeon seem within reach.
The Reality: These numbers are misleading. Conquest dungeons have strict DPS checks, enrage timers, and complex mechanics (e.g., Crow Cave requires timely stuns). If you enter at the minimum iLvl, you will likely hit the enrage and fail.
The Solution: Horizontal Progression First.
Ignore the listed iLvl. Look at what the community is doing. Most parties for a "1100" dungeon require 1500+ iLvl for a comfortable, successful run.
Focus on your Deva Board (P > Progression). This is your primary source of iLvl. Every point spent in your Deva Board grants +1 iLvl. A player with 462 Deva Crystals has 462 "free" iLvl from this system alone. Prioritize maxing out boards and investing points into your core skills.
Run Exploration Mode Dungeons for starter gear and Transcendence Dungeons (like "Drop Near") for upgrade pieces.
Use Crafting & the Marketplace cautiously to fill gaps, but don't rely on it as your main source early on.
Goal: Reach ~1400-1500 iLvl through Deva Board and basic gear before attempting Conquest dungeons like Crow Cave.
Mistake #2: Wasting Resurrection Stones
The Trap: You receive a stack of Bound and Event Resurrection Stones from quests, battle passes, and compensation mail. They seem plentiful at first.
The Reality: These are one of the most valuable and finite currencies in the game. Once the one-time quests that reward them are done, they are extremely difficult to acquire. They can be purchased for large amounts of Aion 2 Kinah (~400k for 2) or with rare seasonal coins. Veterans constantly ask, "Where can I farm more?"
The Solution: Conserve Them Ruthlessly.
NEVER use them in PvP or easy Exploration dungeons.
SAVE them exclusively for:
Conquest Dungeons (where a wipe means restarting a long, difficult run).
Transcendence Dungeons (high-difficulty content).
Truly critical progression moments.
Consider the Premium Battle Pass if you want a reliable, cost-effective source of more stones alongside other valuable rewards.
Mistake #3: Mismanaging Your Abyss Timer
The Trap: The Abyss is an open PvPvE zone with weekly dungeons, dailies, and gear farms. You have a weekly time limit (7 hours for free players, shown top-right on the minimap).
The Reality: Once this timer hits zero, you are locked out of the Abyss for the rest of the week, missing crucial dailies and farms. The timer ticks down any time you are in the zone.
The Solution: Be Strategic with Abyss Time.
Never AFK in the Abyss. Log out or exit the instance if you're stepping away.
Plan your sessions. The 7-hour limit suggests ~1 hour per day. Group with legion (guild) mates or use faction chat to efficiently knock out dailies.
Use Abyss Rift Stones (from daily contract rerolls) to recharge time sparingly.
For serious players: The "Tank" subscription tier ($20) doubles your weekly Abyss time to 14 hours, providing a significant quality-of-life and progression buffer.
Mistake #4: Using Mounts (Instead of Flying) in the Rift
The Trap: When entering the opposing faction's territory (the Rift) for seal dungeons, you use your ground mount to travel because it's fast.
The Reality: Mounts are noisy, large, and slow compared to flying. You become a giant, obvious target on the map (a red triangle), making you easy prey for enemy faction gankers. This halts your progression.
The Solution: Master Flight and Stealth.
Always fly in the Rift. It's significantly faster and more maneuverable.
Use small, less conspicuous wings (e.g., Fairy Wings, Butterfly Wings). The default large white wings make you a beacon.
Craft and use Wind Serums. Using Alchemy, craft Wind Serums (requires Arya, Targina, and bottles). These Aion 2 items instantly replenish your flight energy, allowing you to travel vast distances across nodes without touching the ground.
Sprint-flying consumes energy quickly; use Wind Serums to maintain it. This method lets you navigate covertly and complete seal dungeons efficiently.
Mistake #5: Capping Your Aetherine Energy
The Trap: You have a weekly cap of 560 Aetherine Energy (the icon next to cube rewards in dungeons). This resource regenerates daily, and you don't pay attention to it.
The Reality: This energy is consumed when you open the final reward cube from a dungeon (e.g., 40 energy for Crow Cave Conquest). It is your key resource for earning large amounts of Kinah (300k/600k per cube). If you let it sit at the 560 cap, you stop generating more, wasting potential income.
The Solution: Spend It Before It Caps.
Monitor your Aetherine Energy (top of the dungeon UI).
Make running a dungeon that costs energy part of your daily routine to keep it from capping.
Use Aetherine Energy Recharge items (earned from content) to run more lucrative dungeons in a single session if you have the time.
(Bonus) Mistake #6: Missing Daily/Weekly Dungeons
Do not forget your Daily Dungeon and Nightmare II entries. These reset weekly and are a primary source of Enhancement Stones (up to 10,000+ per run). Letting these tickets go unused is a major setback to your gear progression.
Final Reality Check
Aion 2 is a Korean MMORPG with a pay-for-convenience and pay-to-progress-faster model.Understanding this ecosystem and avoiding these six common mistakes will save you immense frustration and set you on the correct path to endgame.
MMOexp Aion 2 Team