Design Notes

October 11, 2024

16th Birthday Gifts

Don't miss any of our 16th Birthday Gifts

It is kind of crazy to think AdventureQuest Worlds has been updating every week for sixteen years. O_O That is a LOT of monsters mashed, quests completed, and bosses beaten. After so many victories, we know you've collected enough gear to fill several dragon hoards. So to celebrate another year of adventure,  we want to show our appreciation by giving you the ability to play and store EVEN MORE! Log in to get your free gift now, and check out what new gifts and functionality are coming next:

October 4th: Free Spaces

For the last several years, we've been getting increasing numbers of players asking for more house inventory spaces. We hear you loud and clear... and that's why we've added 25 more free slots to everyone... and upped the max amount of buyable house inventory slots to 275.*

- Free bank, guild, and house inventory spaces
- Maximum buyable slots increase
- Friends list cap increase

October 11th: 500 Free AdventureCoins

Complete Cysero's quest to claim your 500 free AdventureCoins by October 31st**

How to get your free ACs

Your account must...

• Be level 20 or higher
• Have a confirmed email address* (Need help with this? See the guide here.)

The quest will be available until November 1st, 2024.

* Having a confirmed email address helps if you ever need to contact Player Support. It confirms you're the account creator, which lets them assist you more quickly. 

Still To Come...

October 18: Double Ultra Boss Drop Boost I
Battle the first six Ultra Bosses to get double drops for one week!  

October 25: Double Ultra Boss Drop Boost II
- Battle the second six Ultra Bosses to get double drops for one week!
- ??? Work in progress

What About Inventory Slots?

Never fear! We didn't just forget to add them in. In the background, among making progress on AQWorlds Infinity, we've asked Captain Rhubarb and Spider to get gear loadouts ready. The server end of the project is done, and Spider's working on the client end.  The feature is actively being worked on, and we are currently looking to have it go out the last week of the month (aka ??? Work in Progress).

If all goes well, it will be live this month, but I did not want to promise something that we cannot deliver on; having a 2nd week of Ultra Boss boosts would not feel great for players who don't farm them. If we can't get that out on time, the backup plan is to get everyone more inventory slots like in previous years. But ideally... we do not just have to do one of them; it would be best to have both go live the last week of the month. 

* A small heads up: to make sure these free spaces and the increased max don't negatively impact anyone's game session, we're going to lower the max number of items you can have in a single room of your house (currently 200 items) down a bit.

** Quest goes rare on Friday, November 1st.

October 09, 2024

16th Birthday Collection

Unlock 125+ items in our 16th Birthday Collection

It's AQWorlds 16th birthday! We're celebrating with an all-new, holiday event rare collection chest! Find the event shop full of 16th Birthday rare and seasonal items in Battleon. And if you're a collector or rare hunter, pick up the color-customizable Golden Dragon Collection Chest pet to get ALL of the event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins! 

The 16th Birthday Collection Chest unlocks over 125 items total. Quibble's Shop and Chest will contain:

This week, over 90 items arrive:

• Exclusive 16th Birthday Collection Chest pet* to unlock the full collection shop
• Purified Chronomancer set*
• Purified Chrono & Temporal Illusion capes*
• Brightflame DragonKnight set*
• Eternal BrightFlame Dragon Spirit cape*
• Eternal BrightFlame Dragon Aura cape*
• Master Martial Artist Class*
• Master Martial Artist Armor & set*
• Golden Dragonborn Warrior set* 
• Vengeance Warrior set
• Shadow of Vengeance Warrior armor & helm
• DoomWood DragonKnight set
• Galactic & Golden Brightflame Dragon pets
• Mini Doomwood DragonKnight pet
• Doomed Vengeance Blade pet
• and more

* These items are color-customizable.

Friday, October 18th:

• seasonal Golden Dragon's Plate set (and reversed gender armor variant)
• rare Eternal Dragon Celebration Outfit set (and reversed gender armor variant)
• MegaWarrior set
• New bank pet

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the 16th Birthday Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

October 09, 2024

Shadows Rising: Chaos vs Doom

This Weekend: 16th Birthday Story, Rares, Gifts, and more

Login now as we keep the /party going strong during our month-long 16th birthday event! We've got a flood of festivities for you to battle, unlock, and enjoy: the Shadows Rising Saga, Chapter 2; Quibble's 16th Birthday Rares Collection; more 16th Upholder Gifts; the Platinum Founder Dragon; and more!

New Game Release

• Story Update: Shadows Rising Saga: Chaos vs Doom
• Birthday Gift: Cysero's 500 free ACs quest
• Event Rares: Quibble's Birthday Rares + Collection Chest 
• 16th Upholders: Find your Fourth exclusive gift, the Platinum BrightFlame DragonSlayer set in your Badge Shop! 
• Birthday Class: Battle to unlock the Martial Artist Class and armor set or get the rare, color-custom version from Quibble's shop and collection chest!
• Founders: Your Platinum Galactic Dragon Pet is in your Book of Lore Badge Shop

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Double Gold Boost
• Saturday: Battle Imperial Noxus in /NecroProject to collect all the pieces of the 0 AC seasonal, color customizable Necro University Sorcerer set!
• Sunday: Battle the Zombie Terror in /mogloweengrave to collect the 0 AC rare, Ol' Reliable Zombie Crushers

Shadows Rising: Doom vs Chaos

We began the Shadows Rising Saga last October, and the story continues this weekend. First, the Elven city of Camlan fell to their darkness, but that was not enough for the Doom Triad. Now, their focus has turned to the Sandsea, and Pharoah Zhoom is in dire need of your help. Not only have the Condemned Shadows been spotted, but the Lich Pharaoh Sek-Duat has escaped. And to make matters worse, it looks like the pure water deep inside the Temple of the Blue Lotus is slowly being... Chaorrupted?

Can all these things be connected? Is it just the madness of the era, or your Eternal Dragon of Time powers attracting disaster to you? One thing is for sure: the Doom Triad will not stop until they have dominated our entire world.  

Sandsea Salvation Rewards

/join LotusTomb and talk to Zhoom, Pharoah of the Sandsea. Battle Doomed Elves and Umbral Creatures as you battle the dark miasma spreading through the dunes. Discover as much as you can about the Shadows and how Chaorruption may be affecting it. Then quest to craft this weekend's new story rewards.

Monster Drops:

• Chaotic Pathshaper Helms + capes
• Chaotic Scar Piercer polearm
• Eternal Ranger house guard
• Sandsea Sarcophagus floor items

Merge Shop

• Chaotic Pathshaper armor + helms
• Chaotic Scar Ripper Swords
• Unending Light Rune cape + ground rune
• Unending Light Scepter, Bow, and Arrows

Your 16th Birthday Free AC Gift is HERE!

Happy birthday, AdventureQuest Worlds heroes! Log in now and talk to Cysero in the /eventhub map. Complete his quest to get 500 free AdventureCoins! 

Read on to make sure you meet all the requirements, then log in to grab your gift! If you're eligible, you'll see the free ACs added right to your account.

How to get your free ACs

Your account must...

• Be level 20 or higher
• Have a confirmed email address* (Need help with this? See the guide here.)

The quest will be available until November 1, 2024.

* Having a confirmed email address helps if you ever need to contact Player Support. It confirms you're the account creator, which lets them assist you more quickly. 

16th Birthday Founder Pet

Our Founders were the original supporters of AdventureQuest Worlds. Every year, we give them another exclusive pet to thank them for that early vote of confidence. The 2024 Founder Platinum Galactic Dragon Pet arrives this weekend!

Get 50% more AdventureCoins During our Holiday AC Bonus

Talk about a double birthday surprise! Normally, our Holiday AdventureCoin bonus doesn't begin until November, but we've been flooded with requests to start early.* Get your /party on and get 50% more bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or membership package as we continue our dual 15th birthday x Friday the 13th celebration!

October 09, 2024

Martial Artist Class Skill Preview

16th Birthday Class Skills Preview

We're kicking (and punching) off AQW's 16th Birthday Event with the release of the new Martial Artist class!

Martial Artist is a late game single target dodge class that utilizes three fighting stances based on some of our most iconic monsters, the Frogzard, Gorillaphant, and Dragon. The stance you take changes the effect of your other skills, meaning there is more than one way to play the class!

How to Unlock the Class

There are two ways to unlock Martial Artist:

• Seek out The Master in /hakuvillage, who will only pass on his techniques if you defeat enough Frogzards, Gorillaphants, and Dragons. How many? That will be up to The Master to decide.
• Talk to Quibble Coinbiter. The rare, color-customizable Master Martial Artist will be available in his Birthday Rares Shop and collection chest.

Important Details:

• You need to be at least level 65 to begin the quests to unlock. 
• Playing around 3 hours a week, it would take a level 65 Hero roughly 4 weeks to unlock the class.
  (Or about 20 days if you do every day's daily quest.)

Your trainer is a very old, very wise, very... overzealous old Master. What he wants you to do maaaaaaaaaaaaaaay not be the most *cough* practical. Do what he asks to begin with, and see where the quests take you. There are many ways a clever hero can achieve their goal and while still adhering to the letter of The Master's requests.

Martial Artist Details

Description: Recommended enhancement - Lucky
Stat Model: Dodge Melee
Mana Regen: All skills (except Pummel) regain 100 mana when used (affected by Mana Consumption).

Combat Skills

Pummel

Rank needed: 1 / Default Attack
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 1
Type: 105% Physical
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 0.5 seconds

Strike your target with a powerful punch. Applies different effects based on your current Stance. Can't miss. Must be pressed in order to use.

A non-automatic auto attack! This skill won't fire off unless you manually press it. Your punches apply different effects based on the Stance you're in, but you can only punch TWO times max before needing to swap Stances (unless a certain aura is active). This is also the only skill on Martial Artist that deals damage to your target, so be sure to keep using it or else you won't get anywhere!

Frogzard's Crushing Jaw

Rank needed: 1
Target: Self
Max Targets: 1
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: -100
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Assume a Frogzard Stance, causing Pummel to reduce your target's Damage Resistance by 5%, stacks to 6. Frogzard based Stances also heal you over time while active. If you already have another non mixed Stance active, it's consumed and the applied effect changes:

• Gorillaphant: 8% outgoing damage, stacks to 6
• Dragon: -10% Hit Chance and Crit Chance, stacks to 2

Effects last 20 seconds.

The Frogzard Stance is all about reducing your target's defenses. While in a Frogzard based Stance, you'll passively heal and your Pummel will reduce one of your target's defensive stats. If you already have another Stance active, instead of entering Frogzard Stance, you'll enter a Mixed-Stance, which causes Pummel to apply an effect based on that Stance instead. Any active Mixed-Stances are overtaken when a Stance skill is used, so you can easily alternate between Stances whenever you want.

Gorillaphant Beatdown

Rank needed: 2
Target: Self
Max Target: 1
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: -100
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Assume a Gorillaphant Stance, causing your Punches to increase your Crit Damage by 15%, stacks to 6. Gorillaphant based Stances also increase your Crit Chance by 50% while active. If you already have another non mixed Stance active, it's consumed and the applied effect changes:

• Frogzard: -5% Physical Resistance, stacks to 6
• Dragon: -15% outgoing damage and Haste, stacks to 2

Effects last 20 seconds.

The Gorillaphant Stance is all about dealing damage. While in a Gorillaphant based Stance, you'll have an increased chance to crit and your Pummel will increase your damage based stats.

Soaring Dragon

Rank needed: 3
Target: Self
Max Targets: 1
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: -100
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Assume a Dragon Stance, causing your Punches to apply Spinning Dragon to your target, reducing their next hit to 0. Dragon based Stances also increase your Damage Resistance by 30% while active. If you already have another non mixed Stance active, it's consumed and the applied effect changes:

• Frogzard: -5% DoT Resist and DoT, stacks to 6
• Gorillaphant: 8% physical damage, stacks to 6

Effects last 20 seconds.

The Dragon Stance is all about mitigating your target's damage. While in a Dragon based Stance, your Damage Resistance is increased and your Pummel will reduce one of your target's offensive based stats, with the most notable debuffs being Spinning Dragon, which reduces the next hit your target deals to 0, and you can apply it twice in a row if you delay your punches! 

Concentration

Rank needed: 5
Target: Self
Max Targets: 1
Type: -250% Physical
Range: Melee
Mana Cost: -100
Cooldown: 40 seconds

Concentrate, healing yourself and applying Fully Focused for 7 seconds. While active, Fully Focused reduces Mana Costs by 100%, but each strike from Pummel increases your Mana Costs by 10%.

It has a long cooldown, but it's worth it. After receiving what should be a full heal, you can use Pummel (almost) as much as you want, allowing you to quickly stack your Stances' Pummel effects while also just dishing out a whole bunch of damage. 

Passive Skills

Swift Strikes

Rank needed: 4
Type: Passive
Haste increased by 30%.

Evasive Instincts

Rank needed: 4
Type: Passive
Dodge increased by 30%.

Endurance Training

Rank needed: 10
Type: Passive
END increased by 20%.

Conclusion

Martial Artist is a rather complex, but rewarding class that requires a constant swapping of Stances in order to apply a wide variety of effects and deal large amounts of damage. Each stance has its own use, but when combined, the full potential of Martial Artist can be brought out. Generally, starting a fight with Dragon Stance allows you to set up by first debuffing your target's offensive power, which allows for an easier application of either Frogzard or Gorillaphant based Stances, but if you're feeling dangerous, you can always start with a damage oriented Stance instead. 

As this class requires some strategy and more button inputs than the average class, especially due to its manual auto attack, we want the class' performance to reflect the effort and difficulty it takes to use, so it might perform a bit better than other classes in its category once perfected. 

Can you master the Martial Artist? Hard training pays off, and it's no different in this case.

October 04, 2024

Happy 16th Birthday, Hero!

Log in for gifts, your /birthday party, and more!

This weekend, log in and get this /party started as we celebrate 16 years of legends, lore, and VICTORY! Find all our new holiday and birthday maps in the Event Hub, plus new monsters and rewards. 

New Game Release

• First birthday gift of the month
• New undead adventure in /NecroProject
• Seasonal Mogloween events return
• Birthday event: Talk to NPCs, battle monsters, and unlock new rewards in /eventhub & /birthday
• New upgrade bonus: Mirror Realm Necromancer

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Double Rep Boost
• Saturday: Battle the Birthday Gifts monster in the /eventhub for a VERY DARK ANNOUNCEMENT
• Sunday: Battle the bosses in the /ChampAzalith map to unlock rare 0 AC statue house items

Necro University: Head of the Class

Get to the head of the class this weekend when you return to Necro University! Talk to Sally in the /NecroProject map and quest to complete your FINAL PROJECT: building Noxus a permanent body. Battle the boss tot unlock his full 0 AC armor set and more!

Mogloween Returns with Tricks & Treatsfor Halloween!

A sliver of moon rises in the darkening sky.... Shadows creep and fog rolls over the land. It can only mean one this... the haunted town of Mystcroft has reopened. Log in this weekend as all our seasonal Halloween zones, bosses, and rewards return. /join mystcroft to talk to the Cauldron Sisters to learn the lay of the land, then /join noxusproject and talk to Sally to take on the Necro University Senior Project: creating a permanent body for Noxus!

Our seasonal Mogloween events are back RIGHT NOW, but later this month, we'll bring you an all-new adventure. Like last year, you'll be able to enjoy trick-or-treating (and monster-beating) at other players' houses. (Time to clean and decorate your /house!)

Spooky Spectral Reward Gear

Even the soul of an underhanded coward can take on the form of a relentless beast if steeped in enough curses and anguish. Death becomes a new beginning. Battle Royce in /crescentmoon and collect his drops, then create color custom versions of the gear in Constantine's merge shop!

Boss Drops:

• Spectral Lycan armor
• Spectral Lycan accessories: 2 helms, 2 capes, 2 weapons
• Spectral Ground Flames (1% drop)
• WitchBlade armor (imported from OverSoul)
• Webbed Blade

Merge Shop: 8 color-customizable versions of the Spectral Lycan gear!

Candied Costume Merge Shop

Bubble (the cat) went on a candy binge and ate ALL of the ingredients Toil and Trouble saved for the Cauldron Sister's super-delicious Candy Batch Deluxe. If they find out, Bubble’s going to be turned into an animatronic, and I’ll have to help. Robots are the CREEPIEST things out there. Even worse than that Necromancer wannabe, Sally.

For helping Bubble (the Girl), you'll be able to pick up a cauldron full of new Mogloween costumes! Just keep completing quests to earn Bubble (the Cat)'s favorite candy, and she’ll let you choose your prizes.

Complete quests to earn the pieces of our seasonal sets:

• Super Scion Ninja
• Force Guardian
• Flesh Ripper
• Fairy Tale Wanderer
• Taco Day Costume gear
• Lady Vayle 

Getting a Head(less) Start on Halloween!

If you haven't joined us for this event before, Mogloween is the fall seasonal event where you Trick or BEAT your way through the spookiest, creepiest releases we've put out over the last fifteen years! 

Returning Mogloween zones this year:

• /mogloween
• /mogloweengrave
• /candyshop
• /voltabolt
• /candycorn
• /pie
• /asylum
• /franken
• /ultrafranken
• /poehub
• /crusher
• /cask
• /wyvern
• /necronaut
• /mystcroftforest
• /bloodmoon
• /chromafection
• /twigsarcade
• /zorbot
• /masquerade
• /that

Check out our Mogloween Event Guide to see all the maps, bosses, and quests waiting for you: Mogloween Guide. 

Log in now at AQ.com.

October 04, 2024

Mirror Realm Necromancer

Upgrade to unlock the exclusive armor sets

Animancers bring heroes back to life, denying them peace in the afterlife, but ensuring the world more justice... if only for a time. Get the Mirror Realm Necromancer bonus pack when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership pack of $10 USD or more and unlock two new color-customizable sets, the Animancer and Reanimancer, their accessories, and a character page badge.

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 Mirror Realm Necromancer bonus set to unlock all the gear from the set's badge shop in your Book of Lore. The set includes:

• Color-customizable Animancer armor + accessories
• Color-customizable Reanimancer armor + accessories
• Character page badge

Once you've chosen the Mirror Realm Necromancer pack on the Account Manager page, log in and open your Book of Lore. You'll find the badge shop in the Other Achievements tab.

12000 AC or 12 month membership package rewards:

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

16th Birthday AdventureCoin Bonus

Talk about a birthday surprise! Normally, our Holiday AdventureCoin bonus doesn't begin until November, but we've been flooded with requests to start early.* Get your /party on and get 50% more bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or membership package.