Design Notes

June 01, 2023

Summer AdventureCoin Bonus Starts NOW

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

Summer officially begins on June 21st, but our holiday AC bonus starts NOW! Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or Membership pack. It's the perfect time to reload your ACs as we begin our Summer holiday event lineup begin.

Gear up and get ready, because all Summer long, we'll be adding new items for you! 

• Seasonal Summer Shop
• Featured Rare Shop 
• Wheel of Doom Merge Shop
• 2023 Summer Collection Chest

Also happening this Summer:

• New main story updates 
• Father's Day of DOOM 
• the next chapter of the Hollowborn Saga 
• Tanabata 
• and a permanent in-game concert event featuring the NPCs*

Note: if you purchased ACs during the 24 hours before the bonus began, you will be automatically awarded the extra AdventureCoins.

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

During our Summer AC 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). 

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers (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.

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:

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

*if we can reach an agreement with their booking agent, that is...

June 05, 2023

Featured Gear Shop Update

Looking for the Underworld Fifth Master? Never fear!

Last Friday, the Underworld Fifth Master set, Novastriker set, and the Grievous Fiend Spear were accidentally pulled from the Featured Gear Shop early. They have been added back now and stay until June 16th, as originally announced. 

June 02, 2023

Lavarock Hydra Boss Battle

If you can't stand the heat, stay away from the volcano

This weekend, log in and head to this Summer's newest boss battle in Lavarock Bay! Prinsesa Anina needs your help to quell the fury of the volcano's guardian dragon, Kalayo. Defeat it, and she'll reward you with some of the hottest gear of the year! 

Kalayo is a dragon that has come to nest in the caldera of the Lavarock volcano. Though hatched far away, on the shores of her homeland, it has taken on a divine duty. It prevents intruders from tainting the pure flames of the volcano with our mortality. 

Head to LavaRock Bay and talk to Prinsesa Anina for super-heated boss battles: 

• All heroes: battle Kalayo in /lavarockbay
• Level 75 and up: battle Kasuko in /lavarockshore
• Quest to create fiery versions of fan-favorite weapons

Plus, this weekend, we're also bringing you:

• Our Summer seasonal events return, along with a new /summerhub map
• Battle the Multo ng bai + Wisterrora monsters in /ghostbeach for seasonal drops
• The Chronomancer of Light, is now available in the Featured Gear Shop
• Find Mi and the Pride shop permanently available in the Shinkansen map
• Updates to the Blood Titan Class
• The DeepSea Defender Upgrade Bonus is now available
• Our Summer AC Bonus is happening now!

Lavarock Rewards

June 02, 2023

Seasonal Summer Events Return

Summer is here, and so is the hottest gear of the year!

Log in this weekend to get your battle on at the beach! Head to /summerhub for our new Summer hubtown, plus find all our returning seasonal maps and rewards return in the /summerbreak zone. 

Summer Sun, Sand, and... SHARKS?!

Cast off those heavy armors and woolen mage robes. It's time to soak up some rays while chillin' out with your friends at the beach -- Burning Sands Beach has all the sun, sand, sharks (?!?) and sweet rewards a vacationing hero could hope for.

Find all the returning seasonal items you guys love to battle through the beach in, and keep checking back as we continue to add more new gear all summer long! New 2023 exclusive surfboards will be added to the Summer shop soon, and 2023 graduation gear will arrive next week.

Summer Days Shop gear:

• Summer Style armor
• Summer Rave armor
• Prismatic Summer Rave armor
• Summer Rave accessories
• Victory and Battle Swimwear armors
• Robes of Knowledge

Seasonal surfboard staffs:

• Artix Dragon surfboard
• Treasure Map surfboard
• Surfboard of the Nation
• Surfboard of the Legion
• Surfboard of Destiny

Burning Beach is Under Attack!

Fight fire with fire as we return to Burning Beach. Blazebeard (Lore's most notorious pirate) gained access to one of Pyromancy's greatest artifacts, the Magmanacles.

Now, he seeks to steal the ancient power trapped deep inside the island's volcano. If he succeeds, he'll have enough strength to rules the seas... the land... and beyond. Head to /blazingbeach as we continue the story of ArchMage Pyralis and the refugees of Feverfew Isle.

Or, if you're just joining us, begin the adventure in /burningbeach, where Pyralis seekst your help to save her people from an imminent volcanic eruption and the power of a raging (and trapped!) Storm Elemental.

Pride 2023: Show Your True Colors...

...This month, and every month! Feeling like you're different, or don't belong, is always a challenge... and that's especially true in today's world. That's why it is so important to recognize that our differences and unique qualities are what make us special. 

The Artix Entertainment community has always been made up of many different heroes. The AdventureQuest Worlds team is as diverse and multi-cultural as our community. And as a team, we feel it's important that we always respect ALL heroes.

That's why, as people around the United States celebrate Pride month, we're bringing back our gear, with an important change: the seasonal Pride shop is now a permanent one. We've added Mi, the non-binary NPC from Darkon's Elegy of Madness Saga, in the Shinkansen map* as the shop vendor.

They are proud to be Mi**, and we believe that you should always be proud of who you are and the struggles you've overcome.

Reward Drops:

• Pastel Rainbow Armor
• 2 Pastel Rainbow Helms
• Joy Explorer Ground Rune

All 4 drops are 0 AC and seasonal, and can be obtained by battling the MMMirage monster in /summerbreak.

Seasonal Shop Gear:

• Joy Explorer, Reversed Joy Explorer, and Joy Wanderer gear
• Prismatic Pride Outfit + accessories***
• Rainbow Pride Outfit + accessories
• Shades of Pink Outfit + accessories
• Shades of Violet Outfit + accessories
• Rainbow Crocodile Pet

Live a life full of color, happiness, joy, and pride. Battle On!

* As Mi says, "There is so much to do and to look at in the Shinkansen, so many different people and cultures. It’s the perfect place to hang out and just be yourself without worrying you’ll stick out. That’s why they chose to set up shop there."

** Mi's guitar is scheduled to arrive in-game next month, for International Non-Binary People's Day.
*** Four colors to customize (base, trim, accessories, and eye color)

June 02, 2023

Become a Deep Sea Defender

Upgrade to unlock the exclusive armor sets

Deep below the waves, down in the depths where no light shines, your Master waits. Your role: to serve and protect the ancient, eldritch god who steals hearts and souls of heroes, binding them to its will. Unlock all 14  color-customizable items in the DeepSea Defender upgrade bonus pack when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership package of $10 USD or more.

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 DeepSea Defender upgrade bonus to unlock 2 color-customizable armor sets:

• DeepSea Defender (walking armor)
• DeepSea Acolyte (floating, tentacled armor)
• Inscrutable Ask of the Sea Servant helm
• Tentacles of Total Devotion helm
• Face of Hatchi'Yuuuuck helm
• Tentacles of Terror cape
• Glowing Tendrils of Delusion cape
• The Abyss Awaits cape
• Shroud of the Abyss ground rune
• Accursed Spear of Madness polearm
• Blade of Blasphemy (single and dual-wield)
• Gauntlet of the Grim Guard (single and dual-wield)
• and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the DeepSea Defender 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 DeepSea Defender 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 DeepSea Defender gear
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts
• and a character page badge

Thank you for battling alongside us!

We are pushing hard to bring you more of what you've asked for: improved combat, quality of life updates, epic items, and a darker main story. If you're enjoying the updates (and you're able to), please consider supporting the game's development with an AC or Membership pack.

June 01, 2023

ShadowZard Rider Set Returns

Seasonal Set available from June 1st - 30th

The Summer sun may be bright, but June's seasonal set channels the darkest forces on Lore! To help ALL our heroes ally with (or battle to defeat) the darkness, this month's seasonal set features the ShadowZard Mount + Rider gear.

Unlock the entire set: Buy pack on the website for $9.99 USD* then find all your gear in your Book of Lore badge shop.

Buy individual set items: Talk to Garek to get items from his shop in Battleon for AdventureCoins.

The ShadowZard Rider gear includes:

• ShadowZard Mount armor
• ShadowZard Rider armor
• 4 helms
• 3 capes
• 4 weapons
• 1 pet (with quest for house guard zards)

* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge 

Seasonal Set Schedule

Each month, we'll feature a new set, available only during that month every year.