Design Notes

March 18, 2025

Player Housing Spotlight: The Monstrocity by Kuronosuke

A Home Worthy of Legends… and Lagginess

In the ever-expanding world of AdventureQuest Worlds, player creativity knows no bounds. This week, we shine the spotlight on The Monstrocity, an awe-inspiring (and lag-inducing) player house built by Kuronosuke. This architectural marvel isn’t just a house—it’s a testament to patience, determination, and an absurdly high item count!

The Story Behind The Monstrocity

It all started out of boredom—because what better motivation is there? AQW offers soooo many house items, and Kuronosuke decided to take on the ultimate challenge:

farming 99 copies of the Debris Gravestone, an item with a 1% drop rate!! O__O

After grinding tirelessly and flexing the achievement on the AQW subreddit (here’s the proof), the question arose:

“What if I actually used these?”

Thus, The Monstrocity was born. Kuronosuke set out to create a home that not only utilized these gravestones but also tested the limits of AQW’s housing system. However, the dream of placing all 99 gravestones quickly met reality—only around 20 made it into the final design.

“It was just way too many,” Kuronosuke admitted. “I think I only put in about 20 before realizing it was a bit much.”

But that wasn’t the end of the experiment. The next phase of boredom-fueled inspiration led to the creation of additional rooms, each with a distinct identity.

The final product? A three-room masterpiece featuring:

Room 1: The Spotlight Room – The grand entrance, showcasing and foreshadowing the chaos.

Room 2: The Lag Room – A true stress test for AQW’s housing system, packed with over 200+ items and notorious for its insane lag. “It took me four hours to put everything together because of the crazy lag in room 2,” Kuronosuke confessed.

Room 3: The King’s Room – A fittingly grand chamber for the ruler of The Monstrocity.

The Struggle of Creation & Boundless Creativity

Building The Monstrocity was no small feat. The sheer number of placed items pushed AQW’s limits, causing intense lag, especially in Room 2. The process took four hours, not due to design challenges, but because of the game itself struggling to keep up.

“I simply made this house to test if AQW could handle the super lagginess, but I eventually disconnected after /afk-ing in the second room for almost 40 minutes,” Kuronosuke revealed. In fact, that accidental disconnection became a badge of honor in its own right!

Would you call The Monstrocity a house? It’s more like an experiment, a passion project, and a hilarious challenge to the game’s stability. From the grind to the build, Kuronosuke has proven that dedication (and maybe a touch of madness) can result in something truly unique.

Whether you visit to admire the design or just to test how long you can survive the lag, this player house is one for the history books!

Dare to take on The Monstrocity? Drop by if you’re feeling brave… but don’t say we didn’t warn you!

Battle on,
Beleen, Kuronosuke, and the AQW team

Tags: Beleen, player housing, spotlight, ugc,

March 14, 2025

2025 Dark Birthday Rares + Collection

Dage's Forge of War Birthday Gear is HERE

Celebrate darkness, destruction, and Dage the Evil's birthday this weekend! For all you real-life rare hunters, this is the weekend you've been waiting for: Dage's 2025 Birthday gear is here. Log in now and check out the shop in Battleon to buy individual items. Get the Forge of War Collection Chest to unlock ALL of the event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins!

Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs or
Buy individual items from the SoulFire Herald's Rares shop in Battleon

Available March 14th

Exclusive Dage's Warforge Collection Pet (unlocks all the birthday rares)
Dage's Underworld Warbringer armor
Blazing Skull of the Underworld helm & pet
Warbringer's Grinning Skull helm
Shadowed Warbringer's Hood & Chains helm
Warbringer's Battle Regalia cape
ShadowStrike Mystic armor
Ouroboros of Shadows cape
Mystic ShadowStrike Companions cape
Eternal Seraph armor (walking)
Immortal Seraph armor (floating)
Seraph's Underworld Key Blade + Spear
Obsidian WyvernLord armor
Obsidian WyvernLord visor, armet, wings, and tail
Dark WyvernLord's Banner cape
Burning Warforge Tank armor
And more!

Still to come...

Underworld Chasm Guardian set (set preview)
Dark Winter Warrior set (set preview)
LightBlade Master of Shadows (set preview)
Burning Warforge Skull Bank Pet
color-customizable Killer Queen of the Underworld (CC set variant)
DeathWoof Rider (set preview)
and more!

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive Dage's Forge of War Collection Chest, all of the gear contained inside the Collection shop will also be available individually in his Birthday Shop.

Birthday Shop Items Notes

Undead Legion Member Special Gifts
Get the exclusive Underworld Warbringer Hood + Nástrandir Staff from the Undead Legion MergeMerge shop. These items are part of Dage's Forge of War collection, made by him for his loyal Legion members.

Undead Legion Variants
Last month, we polled the community in-game, on social media, and on Discord. Based on the results, several sets in Dage's Forge of War collection have Legion Exclusive variants planned. The current list includes:

Still to Come... Set Update
Several of the sets listed in the "Still to Come..." section are in progress. Design details may change as the artists continue working.

Happening Now: Get 50% more ACs during our Spring Bonus

If you like Evil equips or collect rare gear, this is the best time to top up your ACs. Get 50% more AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package you buy until April 10th, 2025.

Get 60,000 ACs while our Spring Bonus is on!

During our 2025 Spring AdventureCoin bonus, get 60,000 ACs for $99.95 (that's 20,000 ACs more than normal!) and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA).

Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness?!

The Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (or MIoDA for short) is a miscellaneous item you will get by purchasing the 40k AdventureCoin pakage. Like the other IoDA items, it allows you to choose any item in the game when you redeem it through your Account Manager.

How to Claim your MIoDA Prize

Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:

Decide on the item you want
Log into your Account Manager
Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards
You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers, where we'll increase the amount of ACs you get with each pack. (example: Summer, Back to School, and during the holidays). Bonus amounts and dates may change from year to year, so keep an eye on the Design Notes and social media for more news of future bonuses.

Tags: Alina,

March 14, 2025

The Scourge of Evil

Dage's Dark Birthday 2025 Event continues this weekend!

Dage the Evil's birthday celebration continues this weekend in "The Scourge of Evil, Part 1." Sinister shadows lurk inside the brightly shining walls of Atlas, and they are the reason that YOU have a mission for Dage and his Legion: Demolish the city. Slay the residents. All except for one. But... why? Dage isn't asking too many questions. He gives the orders. No war. Only slaughter. Log in now and battle to discover the true nature of its darkness.

New Story: Dage's Dark Birthday Pt 1, Scourge of Evil
Wicked Rewards: new gear for all heroes + Undead Legion exclusives
2025 Dark Birthday Rares: Dage's birthday rares shop + collection chest

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Gold until Monday!
Saturday: Battle the boss in AtlasPromenade until April 11th to get the 0 AC rare Awakened Death's Requiem Spear.
Sunday: Battle the Pooka in /Pooka until April 11th to get 0 AC Lucky Day seasonal weapons, pet, and house guard.
Lucky Day: Celebrate Lucky Day! Battle the Pot O' Rainbows in /faegrove for the 0 AC seasonal Elegant Ádh Mór Suit armor, accessories, and member-only House Guest + Pet until April 11th.

New Dark Rewards

All month long, we'll be releasing new Legion and Underworld-themed reward sets for you to collect. All players can complete this weekend's release to unlock the Underworld Ritualist, Lethe Wraith, and more!

Boss Monster drops:

Underworld Ritualist armor
Adorned Hood, Mask, Adornments helms
Underworld Ritualist Aeterna Adornment, Hood, Horns
Underworld Ritualist Hood, Horned Adornment, Horned Hood, Horned Mask, Ritualist Mask
Barrensoul Psalm staff

AtlasPromenade drops:

Battle the Atlas Knight in /AtlasParadise to collect his helm, blade, and wings and the Twisted Warrior to collect the Pale Wax Candelabras.

Undead Legion Members: Once you've collected all the Underworld Ritualist set items and the Pale Corpse Wax Candelabras, you can merge them into unique Legion exclusive variants!

AtlasPromenade Merge Shop:

Enchanted Underworld Ritualist armor
Enchanted Adorned Hood, Mask, Adornments helms
Enchanted Underworld Ritualist Aeterna Adornment, Hood, Horns
Enchanted Underworld Ritualist Hood, Horned Adornment, Horned Hood, Horned Mask, Ritualist Mask
Enchanted Barrensoul Psalm
Corpse Wax CandelabrasCorpse Wax Candelabra

Undead Legion Exclusive Gear
Available in the Legion Barracks merge shop

Awakened Death's Requiem Axes
Dage's Nástrandir Staff
Dage's Underworld Warbringer Hood

If you're not a member of the Undead Legion, never fear! You, too, can sell your soul to Dage the Evil and become a part of his immortal army.

Join us to celebrate in the Underworld this weekend! OR ELSE.

Battle through all of Dage the Evil's returning birthday zones, take on wicked bosses, and check out his seasonal birthday gear shop. Return next Friday, March 21st for the next update in our birthday event!

Log in and battle through the following zones to get wicked reward drops:

/darkbirthday
/undervoid
/futurewar
/futurelegion
/futurewardage
/legionarena
/sevencircles

Who is Dage the Evil?

If you're just joining us, you might not know who Dage the Evil is. In-game, Dage the Evil is the leader of the Undead Legion, ruler of the Underworld, and the Dark Weaponsmith. Many years ago, in the real world, the artist behind the NPC started releasing more and more rewards for his birthday until it became an annual, fan-favorite holiday. But the zones for his one, true love... PVP... are availalbe all year long!

Underworld PVP zones:

Underworld Team PVP: /join dagepvp and choose which team you want to fight for
Underworld 1v1 PVP: /join dage1v1 and go head to head with your friend... or a stranger
Collect Legion Combat Trophies in the Team PVP map
Complete Dumoose's daily quest in the 1v1 map to get Legion PVP Trophies
Spend your trophies on all-new undead-themed rewards

Event Reminders

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear!

March 31st: Legion Warseeker seasonal set leaves
April 1: Nothing to see here.
April 11th: Lucky Day + Dage birthday events, Dark Birthday rares leave

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

Tags: Alina,

March 10, 2025

Game News: March 10 - 16

Read on for the latest news and information

Stay up to date with details on the new releases, server boosts, daily login gifts, art previews, balance updates, and more in this week's game digest post.

Monday: Double Class Points Boost

Get double Class Points from battles until Wednesday!

Tuesday: New Evil War Reward

Head in-game now and talk to The Stranger in /evilwardage. In his merge shop you'll find a new house item. If you've got If you've got Dage's Favors and Approvals saved up, you'll be able to immediately craft The Stranger House Guard, a 0 AC seasonal house item. It will be available until Friday, April 11th.

Dage the Evil draws the twisted, the terrifying, and the darkest souls to his cause. And that is why this Mad Scientist has come back in time to aid in his victory. What other gifts will he have for you in the future? ... Only time will tell. O_O

Wednesday: Double EXP Boost

Get double EXP from battles until Friday!

Thursday: Void Aura Boost

Get double rewards as you battle to create the Necrotic Sword of Doom all week long.

Read the full post for more details.

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

Tags: Alina, Game News,

March 07, 2025

Dage's Dark Birthday Boss

Dark Birthday Boss, Rewards, and More

We're celebrating Dage's Dark Birthday with an all-new boss battle! Log in now and /join LegionLibrary take on the All-Seeing Argus boss as we work with the Legion Loremaster to discover more about the Dark Council, then /join luck and battle through all our returning seasonal Lucky Day maps!

Join us on March 14th, 21st, and 28th as we continue our celebration with three new story events exploring the future of the Undead Legion.

New Game Release

Boss Battle: take on All-Seeing Argus in the /LegionLibrary
Dark Rewards: Celestial of Mysteries + Dominion armor sets, pets, and more
Holiday Events Return: Dage's Dark Birthday + Lucky Day maps are all open once again
Celestial Reward Gear: Unlock the Infernal Well Guardian Set in /InfernalDianoia
Upgrade Bonus: all-new Underworld-themed Upgrade Bonus set

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Get double Reputation until Monday!
Saturday: seasonal Undead Gilded Skull helm from Famine in /undervoid
Sunday: rare Infernal Tail + Wings Of Destruction in /Infernalparadise

Underworld Tribute Gear

Last year, we held an Evil Artist weapon design contest, and said the winning entries would be available as farmable in-game rewards... and their time has come!

Check out all of the original entries in this post.*

Underworld Tribute Reward Details

As heroes across Lore celebrate Dage the Evil's birthday, we've added several new underworld-themed weapons.

Winning designs available tonight:

Crowned Axe/s of the Legion by Reflet
Hateful Goliath/s by LHG
Lineage of Devastation by Kanshi
Reaper's Oath by InheritedThorns
Legion Candle weapon set by big duh

How to obtain the tribute gear:

Crowned Axe/s: The Castle's Crown quest reward (new quest in the Legion Castle house)
Hateful Goliath/s: Image of Dage quest reward (new quest from Dage in /underworld)
Lineage of Devastation: low % drop from the Daily Exercise 1-6 quests
Reaper's Oath: low % drop from the Soul Forge quests
Legion Candle weapon set: craft them in the Undead Legion Merge Shop in /underworld

Dark New Rewards + Returning Gear

Iamus, the Legion LoreMaster, has finally been released from prison. This weekend, help him get caught up on the affairs of the Dark Council -- and get revenge on one of the jailers who targeted him while he was imprisoned -- to earn his wicked reward gear.

Log in and battle through the following zones to get even more wicked rewards:

/darkbirthday
/undervoid
/futurewar
/futurelegion
/futurewardage
/legionarena
/dage
/ultradage

Who is Dage the Evil?

Underworld PVP zones:

Underworld Team PVP: /join dagepvp and choose which team you want to fight for
Underworld 1v1 PVP: /join dage1v1 and go head to head with your friend... or a stranger
Collect Legion Combat Trophies in the Team PVP map
Complete Dumoose's daily quest in the 1v1 map to get Legion PVP Trophies
Spend your trophies on all-new undead-themed rewards

All month long, we'll be releasing new Legion and Underworld-themed reward farming sets for you to collect.

Members of the Undead Legion will also be able to craft items for gear exclusive to Dage the Evil's most loyal followers. If you're not a member of the Undead Legion, never fear! You, too, can sell your soul to Dage the Evil and become a part of his immortal army.

Malevolent Reward Gear

A fire burns within every Celestial, slowly burning through their feathers to reveal the Infernal beneath. This power will grow and flare until it catches the enemy of their Creator. Battle the Infernal Malxas monster in the infernalparadise map to collect all the pieces of this wicked new armor set!

New drops tonight:

Infernal Flame Guardian armor
Infernal Flame helm
Infernal Flame Cape + Quiver
Infernal Flame Claw gauntlet
Bone Blade Inferno (single + dual-wield)
Infernal Bone Blade (single + dual-wield)
Infernal Flame Bow

Event Reminders

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear!

March 14th: Heroes Heart Day rares leave the Featured Gear Shop
March 21st: Year of the Serpent rares leave the Featured Gear Shop
March 31st: Legion Warseeker seasonal set leaves
April 1: Nothing to see here.
April 11th: Lucky Day + Dage birthday events, Dark Birthday rares leave

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

Tags: Alina,

March 07, 2025

Underworld Tyrant Upgrade Bonus

Upgrade to unlock all the exclusive new bonus gear

Warriors assigned to the Usurper Lord know that only complete annihilation will release them from service to this undead tyrant. Get 40 items and an exclusive character page badge when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership package of $10 USD or more and choose the Underworld Tyrant upgrade bonus pack.

After you purchase an account upgrade, select a bonus set of your choice from a list of options in your Account Manager.

Pack Details

Choose the Underworld Tyrant upgrade bonus to unlock the Underworld Tyrant and the fully color-customizable Enchanted Underworld Tyrant.

Armors

Underworld Tyrant
Enchanted Underworld Tyrant

Helms

Acheron General's Spines
Acheron General's Helm
Acheron General's Visage
Acheron General's Morph
Enchanted Acheron General's Spines
Enchanted Acheron General's Helm
Enchanted Acheron General's Morph
Enchanted Acheron General's Visage

Capes

Legion Tyrant's Cloak
Acheron General's Wings
Acheron General's Winglets
Legion Tyrant's Enchanted Cloak
Acheron General's Enchanted Wings
Acheron General's Enchanted Winglets

Weapons*

Omnia Mortis
Acheron Soul Cleaver
Fist of Ephialtes
Mors Certa
Enchanted Omnia Mortis
Enchanted Acheron Soul Cleaver
Enchanted Fist of Ephialtes
Enchanted Mors Certa

* All weapons include single + dual-wield variants

Ground Items

Underworld Tyrant's Arsenal
Underworld Tyrant's Enchanted Arsenal

House Items

Underworld Soul Torch
General Slaine House Guard
Lieutenant of the Acheron House Guard
Upright Blades of the Underworld

Once you've chosen the Underworld Tyrant pack on the Account Manager page, log in and find the set's shop in the Other Achievements tab in your Book of Lore.

12000 AC or 12 month membership package rewards:

ALL the bonus pack gear
7 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
10 Wheel of Doom Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
and a character page badge

Boosts and Doom Tickets will be added directly to your inventory.

2k and 5k AC or 1, 3, or 6 month membership package rewards:

ALL the bonus pack gear
5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
and a character page badge

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

Your luck is in! To help you celebrate Dage the Evil's real-life birthday today and make the most of all our March and Spring holiday events, get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package you buy during our Dark Birthday x Spring AdventureCoin bonus!

If you bought any AdventureCoin or Membership package starting at 12:01 AM EST on Friday, February 28th (that's the 72 hours before the bonus began), good news! Captain Rhubarb ran a query to give you the extra ACs, so you got the AC bonus, too!