Burning Citadel of the Sacred Update Notes

Burning Citadel of the Sacred Update Notes
Aion Official
2026-03-27
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Greetings Daevas! The Burning Citadel of the Sacred update arrives on March 31, 2026. Discover what’s new and check the full patch notes below.


Instance Dungeon


  1. Burning Citadel of the Sacred has been added.


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Entry Location
Max Players
Level Requirement
Number of Entries
Reset Time
Apsaranta
Up to 6 people
Level 85 or higher
3 times per week
Every Wednesday at 9:00 AM CST

Notes:
  • The instance has a time limit of max. 40 minutes.
  • Rank and treasure box rewards are determined by how quickly your group defeats the final boss.

Rank
Time
Treasure Box
S
Under 7 minutes
Major Arch Diad's Treasure Box
A
 Under 12 minutes
Greater Arch Diad's Treasure Box
B
Under 15 minutes
Regular Arch Diad's Treasure Box
C
Under 30 minutes
Lesser Arch Diad's Treasure Box
D
Under 40 minutes
Minor Arch Diad's Treasure Box
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Apsaranta


   1. The Elyos and Asmodian Empyrean Lords and faction corps in Apsaranta have been changed.

Faction
Empyrean Lord
Agent
Legion
Elyos
Ariel
Viola
Hymn of Aion
Elyos
Ariel
Apheliotes
Tears of the Sun
Asmodian
Azphel
Peregrine
Archon’s Shadow
Asmodian
Azphel
Anku
The Waning Crescent
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   2. The Agents assisting in the Apsaranta Agent Battle have been changed to correspond with the new season.
   3. We have made adjustments to the requirements of using the base teleporters at the Guardian Legion and Archon Legion Garrisons.
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Faction
Teleporter
Use Condition
Renown Condition
Elyos
4th Base
Captured 4th Base
N/A
7th Base
Captured 7th Base
Reach Renown rank 2 in the Tears of the Sun
8th Base
Captured 8th Base
Reach Renown rank 2 in the Hymn of Aion
Asmodian
4th Base
Captured 4th Base
N/A
7th Base
Captured 7th Base
Reach Renown rank 2 in the Archon’s Shadow
8th Base
Captured 8th Base
Reach Renown rank 2 in the The Waning Crescent 
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   4. Previously accepted or completed quests affected by the change in Empyrean Lords and associated season change will be removed after the update.
   5. Items used for the previous corps season will be removed.
   6. Lastly, the renown levels of the neutral corps have been reset.
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Empyrean Lord's Amulet


  1. Season 4 Empyrean Lord’s Amulets will be removed, and a Season 5 version will be made available to level.
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Items


  1. Added new Ultimate Salvation weapons.
    • Weapon promotion is available from using a +15 Ultimate Fighting Spirit weapon, 1 Noble Salvation Crystal, 500 Experience Marks, and 15 Oath Tablets.
    • Noble Salvation Crystal can be obtained by assembling 1,000 [BCM] Broken Salvation Fragments, which are rewarded from Burning Citadel of the Sacred.
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Collection


  1. A new collection has been added for the Ultimate Salvation weapons.
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Empyrean Lord’s Relic


  • The Empyrean Lord’s Relic season 4, with Vaizel’s Relic and Triniel’s Relic, has concluded.
    • The Empyrean Lord’s Holy Water used for these relics has been removed.
  • The new Empyrean Lord’s Relic season 5, with Ariel’s Relic and Azphel’s Relic, has started.
  • New Empyrean Lord’s Holy Water for Ariel’s and Azphel’s Relics have been added.
    • Players can go to their respective faction officer to exchange Holy Water for Legion Activity Marks.
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