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AION 2 maintenance: day, time in your country and upcoming dates (Global)

On Global, AION 2's weekly maintenance takes place every Wednesday at 06:30 UTC and lasts 3 to 5.5 hours depending on the week. Here is the time in your country and what the next maintenances bring.

Updated 5 November 2026 · Sources: 6

Contents
  1. Maintenance time in your country
  2. Upcoming maintenances to remember
  3. Before and after a maintenance

Maintenance time in your country

Time zoneMaintenance starts
UTCWednesday 06:30
France and Central Europe (CET)Wednesday 07:30
United Kingdom (GMT)Wednesday 06:30
Brazil (Brasília time)Wednesday 03:30
US East Coast (EST)Wednesday 01:30
US West Coast (PST)Tuesday 22:30
Japan (JST)Wednesday 15:30

Maintenance lasts 3 to 5.5 hours depending on the content added. Servers stay closed for the whole time; an urgent hotfix can be added outside this slot, as on November 4, 2026.

Upcoming maintenances to remember

DateWhat changes
Nov 11, 2026Tier 3 Hard mode (Fire Temple, Ferocious Horn Den) announced for that week, item level not yet published; end of the Od Energy boost.
Nov 18, 2026End of the “Ludra Conquest” login event, Twitch Drops and Daeva Bootcamp (08:59 CET).
Nov 25, 2026End of the Ludra Hunt; titles sent before December 2.
Dec 2, 2026End of the “Prelude to Flight” Daeva Pass and the “Atreia's Call” attendance event.
Dec 16, 2026End of “Season 1” sales: Resurrection Spirit Stone (Season 1), “Rise to the Challenge”, Season 1 Daeva Pass.

The end of “Season 1” sales on December 16 hints at a season change, but NCSOFT has not announced what comes next. Level 50, the Brawler and the cross-server market have no date on Global.

Before and after a maintenance

  • Claim the rewards of events that end at that maintenance (see the table above).
  • Once servers reopen, read the patch notes: modes, balance and schedules often change on Wednesday.
  • After incidents (European server outage on October 8, missed reset on October 25), NCSOFT compensated in game: watch the official notices.

Frequently asked questions

When is AION 2 maintenance?

Every Wednesday at 06:30 UTC on Global: 07:30 in France, Tuesday 22:30 on the US West Coast, 15:30 in Japan.

How long does AION 2 maintenance last?

3 to 5.5 hours depending on the week and the content added.

When is AION 2 Season 2?

Nothing is announced. The end of “Season 1” sales on December 16, 2026 is the only hint so far.

When does Tier 3 Hard mode release?

NCSOFT announced it for the week of November 11, 2026, without publishing the required item level.

Sources

Every fact is cross-checked; reliability ranges from 1 (rumor) to 5 (official).

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