Design Notes

November 01, 2026

Harvest Hunters Return

Seasonal Set available from November 1st - 30th

November is when the Fall season REALLY hits in the United States. This is harvest time in the Northern Hemisphere, and countries around the world celebrate a Thanksgiving of some kind. To help ALL our heroes prepare for their coming feasts, this month's seasonal set features the Harvest Hunters: the HeroHunter and Lycan Stalker armors.

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 Harvest Hunter gear includes:

• Hero Hunter Armor
• Lycan Stalker Armor
• 3 helms 
• 3 capes
• 5 weapons

* Unlocks an exclusive character page badge 

Seasonal Set Schedule

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

This Weekend: November's Elemental Chronomancer of the Void

As Autumn's darkness falls over the land, it's time to get ELEMENTAL with the Chronomancer of the Void! Find our newest addition to the seasonal Elemental Chronomancer series in your Featured Gear Shop until November 31st. Plus, because this month is the start of our holiday event lineup, we're also bringing you the Elemental Chronomancer of Dessert!

The Elemental Chronomancer of the Void and Dessert sets each contain:

• 1 Armor
• 2 Helms**
• 1 Rune back cape
• 1 Ground rune
• 1 Polearm

The Rune back cape each month will be available for free players so you can collect them all! 

Seasonal Set Schedule

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

* Have you noticed the Elemental Lords growing more involved in our world... and with your Hero? O_O
**You can click to show/hide the goggles and mask on each helm in the Darkness set.
*** And as an added bonus during the holidays... the Elemental Chronomancer of Dessert will also arrive. Because Twig's Plane of Breakfast is riddled with boulders of ice cream and rivers of hot fudge... just to help you stay in the /party mood.

October 30, 2026

Mogloween Rares Set - Witch Better Have My Candy!

This Weekend: New Mogloween Event Gear 

This Mogloween is the season of the Witch! Bubble, Bubble, Toil, and Trouble... have shared their mischievous tricks with the Hallows Eve Witch to spread the spooks! Spider silk, pumpkin sprites hiding in pointy hats, marshmallow catastrophes, and more! Find all our Mogloween event rares in your Featured Gear Shop!

Fiendish Tricks and Devilish Treats!

Don't let the Witches have all the fun! Dress up as the Empire's Dread Devil (the law degree's not part of the package) or rise from the pumpkin patch as the MogloFiend! No matter which mask you decide to wear, make this Mogloween monstrous! 

Armors

• Empire Dread Devil
• Witch Queen Cavendish
• Hallows Eve Witch
• MogloBeast
• MogloFiend

Helms

• Empire Dread Devil Mask
• Empire Dread Devil Grin
• Hallows Eve Hair
• Hallows Eve Locks
• Hallows Eve Glasses
• Hallows Eve Spectacles
• Mystcraft Glasses
• Mystrcraft Spectacles
• Mystcraft Hat
• Myscraft Cap
• MogloBeast Hair
• MogloBeast Locks
• MogloBeast Horn
• MogloBeast Cowl
• MogloBeast Shadow Morph
• MogloBeast Shadow Horns
• Crowned MogloBeast Hair
• Crowned MogloBeast Locks

Capes

• MogloFiend Cape
• MogloBeast Cape
• MogloBeast Winged Cape
• MogloBeast Wings
• MogloBeast Wing
• Mogloween Witch's Pouch
• Empire Dread Devil Sonar
• Ornate Gold Coffin

Pets

• Beastly Omen of Wrath 

Weapons

• Sauin's Geist Armaments
• Sauin's Geist Sickles
• Sauin's Geist Sickle
• Sauin's Geist Scythe
• Sauin's Geist Blades
• Sauin's Geist Blade
• Spirit of Fear Scythe
• Enchanted Toy Boxing Glove
• Enchanted Toy Nunchucks
• Enchanted Prop Sai
• Enchanted Safety Sticks
• Enchanted Safety Stick
• Enchanted Dual Devilish Nunchucks
• Enchanted Devilish Nunchucks
• Enchanted Safety Batons
• Enchanted Safety Baton
• Enchanted Dual Toy Sai
• Enchanted Toy Sai

October 23, 2026

This Weekend: Blood, Bones & Shadows

The Eternal Night Trilogy Ends this Weekend

You defeated Father Forest's chosen ShadowSlayer, but a sinister force manipulated Lady Solani into sacrificing herself anyway. Was all of your hard work for naught?

No! The night isn't over yet! There's still a sliver of hope, and if anyone's going to conjure a miracle out of thin air, it's going to be you and the Witches of Wulpurga! Tonight, you're going to face Father Forest yourself! Fight for the eternal night, and ignite the pained and dried land of Darkovia. Quench its thrist for blood!

Haven't caught up yet? Go back to where this tumultuous night began... Walpurgisnacht specifically! The Festival of Witches is being held in /BirgittaMogloween. Birgitta Spire towers over the dancing Witches, cradled by the treeline of Darkovia Forest. Magic permeated the crisp autumn air as starlight glitters above. THIS is where the original Witch Queen was to be honored, where new spells would be born... What could go wrong?! 

A lot could actually go wrong, but that's why you're here!

Part 2... The Allfather stands before you with one demand: for Darkovia to stay shrouded in Darkness, a sacrifice MUST be made. If a candidate will not be freely offered, one will be taken by force. His army of ShadowSlayers stands ready. Are you? Log in now and join your fellow heroes to fight for Darkovia in /ShadowSlayerWar!

Join us tonight for our mega 3-week Mogloween event: the Eternal Night Trilogy!

New Game Release

• Mogloween 2026, Pt 3: Eternal Night Trilogy Finale
• Birthday Gift: House Room Limit increased to 40
• Event Rares: Over 20 new items in the featured gear shop!
• Eldritch Elodea Gear: Elodea's Dress in the /ElodeaTemple 

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Saturday: TBD
• Sunday: TBD

Witchy Rewards 

Show the nightmares of Darkovia what you're made of in /Wulpurgisnacht to obtain their deadly gear! Find new ShadowSlayer sets and weapons from the merge shop + furniture dropping from the monsters! 

Monster Drops:

• Silverblood Blade
• Father Forest
• Father Forest Morph
• Sunchild's Cloak
  
• Father Forest's Coat
  
• Sventura
  
• Wulpurga Witch o' Lantern
  
• 
  

Merge Shop:

• Silversun Blade
• Darkovia Dolore
• Dual Darkovia Dolore
• Sventura's Hunting Gear
• Witch Queen Talia
• Obscuritas
• Witch Queen Talia Hat
• Witch Queen Talia Locks
• Darkovia's Dusk and Dawn
• ShadowSlayer Z
• ShadowSlayer Z Morph
• ShadowSlayer Z Visage
• Blood Lineage Hunter
• Blood Lineage Hat
• Blood Lineage Locks
• Blood Lineage Morph
• Blood Lineage Visage
• Wulpurga Pumpkin Jamboree

All three chapters and rewards will be available until Friday, November 13th!

And as a final spooky surprise, Elodea's Dress has been added to the merge shop in /ElodeaTemple!

Merge Shop Update:

• Elodea's Dress

October 23, 2026

18th Birthday Collection

Unlock event exclusice items in our 18th Birthday Collection

It's AQWorlds 18th birthday all month long! After last week's party in ShadowFall, we're continuing our descent into the shadows with this year's rare holiday sets: Safiria's Collection of Darkness!* Find Quibble's shop in Battleon now. Get all the gear event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins! 

Collection Details

If you're a collector, rare hunter, or fan of the Vampire Queen Safiria, don't miss this year's Vampire Companion Collection Chest pet. 

What: the event rare gear collection contains over 100 items and unlocks an exclusive character page badge
When: Available through Friday, November 13th
Where: Talk to Quibble CoinBiter in Battleon
How: Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs or buy individual items from Quibble's Rares shop

Now Available

The 18th Birthday Collection Chest unlocks over 100 items. Right now, you can find the following items in Quibble's Shop and the Chest:

Collection Chest Companion Pet: Safiria's Collection of Darkness

Armor sets:

• Artix's Legacy & Battleworn Armor
• Lord of Demise
• Noire Tragique
• Screaming Spider Void Warrior (regular + color-custom variants)
• ChaosWeaver Vaal
• Legendary Platinum Admiral**
• Aurum Admiral**
• Soulweaver Tomix
• Arachno Swarmlord
• Fiend Guardian of Nulgath

Featured Weapons + Capes:

• Demise Lord's Malevolent Star Blade
• Doomblade of the Fiend
• Vaal's Transcendence Blade
• Artix's Spirit Spear
• Corrupted Light of DOOM blade
• Demise Lord's Reaper Guardian cape
• Tomix's Spirit Looms
• Chelicera Scythe
• Guardian Fiend Dragon companion
• ArachnoTerror companion
• Nation Blade of Awe
• Nation Guardian Blade

Pets + House Guests:

• Vampire Queen Companion Bank pet
• Demise Lord's Reaper house guest
• Artix vs the Undead animated house items
• Fiend Guardian Guest + Attendant
• Fiend Guardian Dragon Head
• ArachnoTerror Guard
• Arachno Swam Duke & Duchess

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the 18th Birthday Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

* Careful when you go to open the chest. The queen has been known to bite.
** These sets are also available in last month's Talk Like a Pirate Day collection. We announced they would be available in both as a special treat.

October 17, 2026

Kathool Adept Class

You Cannot Resist

Tonight: our 18th birthday class rises from the depths as the waters of Lore seethe with power... and you cannot resist. /Join CallOfKathool now to heed Kathool's call and join his collective consciousness. Embrace his dark power AND our newest class (don't worry you'll still have free will).

Kathool Adept

Kathool Adept plays as both a farmer and a debuffer, with the gameplay revolving around applying Madness stacks to its opponents. The more Madness stacks the opponent has, the more effective its debuffs are. In the spirit of Kathool, you're essentially driving your opponents mad enough to the brink of insanity, eventually rendering them (for the most part) ineffective against you. At rank 10, you unlock the ability to spread Kathool's influence to your allies as well, increasing their defenses!

How to Unlock the Class

If you are at least level 80 and have completed the Voice in the Sea saga, speak to Kathool in /callofkathool and complete one of his two??? quests in order to become a Kathool Adept. The requirements for each quest are as follows:

Quest 1 Requirements

• Level 80
• Completion of the Voice in the Sea saga
• Rank 10 in the Fishing and Somnia factions

Plus the following armors:

• Ashray Villager Armor
• Undine Defence Director Armor
• Evacuation Protocol Suit
• Ashray Elf Warden
• Elven Heritage Guardian
• DeepWater Drow
• Midnight Glaucus Sage
• Kathool Acolyte

And last but not least:

• ???

Item adjustments

Class Details

Description: Recommended enhancement, Wizard. You could not resist, and neither will they.
Stat Model: Defensive Caster
Mana Regen: Kathool Adepts gain mana from all hits landed in combat, and especially on critical hits. The amount depends on damage relative to *their own* HP total.

Combat Skills

Nightmare Gaze
Rank needed: 1 / Default Attack
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 3
Type: 35% Magical as Physical
Range: Infinite
Mana Cost: 0
Cooldown: 2 seconds

Your opponent cannot resist your influence. Applies Madness to your target, reducing Crit Chance and Dodge by 10% + 0.8% per stack for 10 seconds, stacks to 50.

Each hit from this attack applies a stack of Nightmare to your target, which makes them more susceptible to your other debuffs so you'll want to stack it as quickly as possible!

Tentacle Slam
Rank needed: 1
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 3
Type: 50% - 150% Magical
Range: Infinite
Mana Cost: 7
Cooldown: 3 seconds

Summon a tentacle that slams down on your target. Applies Feeding, an HoT that increases your Damage Resistance by 5% for 10 seconds, stacks to 10. While you have 5 stacks of Feeding, gain Writhe, increasing Physical Resistance, Magical Resistance, and Healing Power by 25%.

Your sustenance skill, the more you use it, the stronger your defenses and healing become!

Tidal
Rank needed: 2
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 3
Type: 50% Magical
Range: Infinite
Mana Cost: 15
Cooldown: 6 seconds

Send forth a Tidal Wave that crashes into your target, dealing critical damage and applying Red Tide, reducing Damage Resistance by 10% + 1% per stack of Madness on them for 10 seconds.

A fairly standard multitarget skill that also applies a sizable defence debuff once Madness is stacked up enough!

Frenzied Feast
Rank needed: 3
Target: Self/Friendly
Max Targets: 1/7
Range: Infinite
Mana Cost: 25
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Manifest Tentacles from the Depths. If you have at least 5 Feeding stacks, they're consumed to apply Frenzied Feast, increasing Crit Damage and the damage of Tentacle Slam by 100%, and causing Nightmare Gaze to apply an additional stack of Madness. Lasts 5 seconds and stacks to 2. If you don't have Frenzied Feast, applies Bottom Feeder, doubling the number of Feeding stacks you gain and reducing Crit Damage by 200% for 3 seconds.

Surprise, this class summons a tentacle battle pet as well! This skill serves two purposes, consuming up to five of your Feeding stacks to stack Nightmare faster and increase your damage, or if you don't have enough Feeding stacks, lets you stack them quicker at the cost of a temporary crit damage debuff. 

Call of Kathool!
Rank needed: 5
Target: Enemy
Max Targets: 3
Type: 50 - 550% Magical
Range: Infinite
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 18 seconds

Call upon the God of the Depths, dealing unavoidable critical damage and applying effects based on your target's Madness stacks:

• 5: You Cannot Resist, reducing Physical and Magical Resistance by 25%
• 20: Come Join, reducing Outgoing Damage and Haste by 50%
• 50: Endless Nightmare, a DoT and reducing Hit Chance by 100%

Effects last 15 seconds.

The more Mad your target is, the more debuffs they receive. Against certain enemies they won't be able to hit you at all once their Madness is maxed out!

Passive Skills

Risen
Rank needed: 4
Type: Passive

Endurance increased by 30% and Damage Resistance increased by 15%.

Lord of the Depths
Rank needed: 4
Type: Passive

Intellect and Hit Chance increased by 20%.

Symbiogenesis
Rank needed: 10
Type: Passive

Crit Chance increased by 25%. At 10 stacks of Feeding, applies Symbiogenesis, causing your next Frenzied Feast to share Writhe with your allies for 10 seconds.

Conclusion

Your enemies (and allies) cannot resist your influence. Spread Madness to your foes to make them susceptible to your effects, while also feeding off them to increase your own power, spread Madness quicker, and share your Kathoolian gifts with your allies.

Caveat Bellator: Kathool can be called upon at any time, but the more mad your opponent is, the more effective they become. So...

Are you ready to answer the call of Kathool?

Bug hai. Kadishtu 'aii. Wgah'nor. Athg.

Hrii.
Hrii.
Hrii.

October 09, 2026

Birthday Party of DOOM

After 18 Years of Battle... You've Earned the Right to /PAAAAARTY!

Happy Birthday, Hero! Last year, Queen Victoria failed to invite Empress Gravelyn to your Royal Celebration in Swordhaven. (RUDE.) So THIS year she's throwing you a KILLER birthday party in ShadowFall.

HER Empire, HER rules.
Get to /FortressParty. NOW.

And enjoy yourself... Or else.

New Game Release

• Birthday Event: Party in ShadowFall
• Rewards: New drops in /CastleParty & /FortressParty
• Birthday Gift: Cysero's 500 free ACs quest
• Upgrade Bonus Pack: Hellbrand Knight set

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: Double XP Boost
• Saturday: seasonal ShadowFall party decorations, plushie maces + house items drop from mobs in /fortressparty
• Sunday: even MORE seasonal ShadowFall party gifts drop from mobs in /fortressparty

Killer Party in ShadowFall

In the spirit of our 18th birthday, this year's rewards pay homage to light and dark, good and evil, and the old and new art styles. New drops are live in /CastleParty and UN-live in /FortressParty!

18th Birthday Gifts: Free ACs & OMG Update

The second week of 18th birthday gifts is INSANE! Free ACs, AQWorlds on Android (experimental client) and more!!

• Check out the full list of patch notes with Spider's changes here: List of OMG changes O_O
• Experimental Android Client download page

Log in and get ready to /PARTY!

Your 18th 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, 2026.

* 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. 

18th Birthday Badge

This week's gifts keep coming with a character page badge: the Birthday Hero of DOOM!

How to unlock:

• Complete Zorbak's quest in /birthday
• ONLY available during our the 18th birthday event 
• Next week: unlock a wicked new event title!

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 18th Birthday Celebration!

Game News & Patch Notes

Artix Calendar: see what's coming and what just released
Patch Notes & Balance Changes: notice something different in-game? See what changed  
Bug Fixes: check out the running list of fixed issues