AION 2 Ludra Raid: 4 November Return, Item Level, Rewards and Events

When does the Ludra raid return?

On Wednesday 4 November 2026, after the weekly maintenance. NC’s announcement of 23 October brings Ludra back with new mechanics, in a Normal mode for item level 2,800 and a Hard mode for 3,000, both open from day one. A run of events comes with it:

The same maintenance ends the Halloween event, so spend its candies and keys first; see our AION 2 Halloween event guide. Ludra is also the name of a Global server; this page is about the raid, which the game calls Sanctuary Raid: Ludra, or Abyssal Forge: Ludra.

Why was Ludra removed from AION 2?

Because Early Access players beat it sooner than NC intended. In its notice of 5 October, the day of the full launch, NC wrote that Ludra had been defeated at a lower level of overall progression than planned, and that it wanted Global players to discover the fight together. So it removed the raid with the launch build:

• The fight changes. Ludra keeps its core identity but gets new and adjusted mechanics and attack patterns unique to Global. Guides from the Korean and Taiwanese versions, or from Early Access, will not match it fully.
• Early Access gear comes back. Ludra gear won during Early Access was removed with the raid; it is returned when Ludra comes back, and the materials spent upgrading it are refunded.
• Early clearers keep a title. Everyone who cleared Ludra in the Europe region during Early Access gets a unique title, and the in-game Hall of Fame is reset for the return.

NC promised a release date by 16 October and announced it on 23 October. Creators such as BlueSquadron and Spid say the raid fell within about five days of Early Access to very well-geared players, which is where the searches for “Ludra removed” come from.

What item level do you need for Ludra?

2,800 for Normal and 3,000 for Hard. Only Hard mode counts for the three ranked Ludra titles; clearing either mode during the event earns the Ludra Hunter title (below). How creators plan to get there:

• Wakayashi (2026-10-23) calls 2,800 reachable by playing actively, without crafted gear: Ariel Fragments from the Hard expeditions, gold Arcana cards at item level 80 each, better manastones and amplifying gear beyond +15. Crafted gear goes up to item level 102 but costs a lot of Kinah.
• trueeevil (2026-10-20) farms the item level 86 gear from Fire Temple and Ferocious Horn Den first, then Transcendence stage 4 for gold Arcana, upgrades a crafted weapon to 86 and then crafts rings. They also raise accuracy, from Fera and Natura pets and an accuracy food from cooking, and level crafting to make potions and food, which they expect to sell well when the raid opens.
• Spid (2026-10-23) thinks 2,800 will be hard for many casual players to reach in two weeks, and welcomes the 2x Odyle Energy from 28 October as a way to prepare.

Our guides cover each step: the Krao Cave and Draupnir Hard mode guide for Ariel Fragments, the Ariel Daevanion guide, the AION 2 expeditions overview, the Transcendence guide and the Arcana guide. Some class gear guides list a full 2,800 “Ludra ready” set, such as the Assassin and Chanter ones.

How does the Ludra raid work?

A 10-player raid with four bosses, one reward a week. This is the version in the current Global client, from before the 4 November update; NC says the mechanics and attack patterns change, so treat the rest as a guide to its shape:

Members get an extra choice from the reward cube: NC’s Founder’s Pack notice lists more Odyle Energy Cube selections in Expeditions, Transcendence and Sanctuary among the membership perks, and Wakayashi expects players without a membership to open Ludra’s cube only once a week. Wakayashi also expects a clear in either mode to use up the week’s run, so a player close to 3,000 may want to wait for Hard. The weekly reset time in your time zone is on our AION 2 reset time page.

Wakayashi’s video covers the dates, the events and the item level plan:

Wakayashi — AION 2: Ready for Ludra? All Raid Info — YouTube

Wakayashi — AION 2: Ready for Ludra? All Raid Info

What does Ludra drop?

Ludra weapons, Abyssal gear and a guaranteed pick every 4 clears, in the current client data, which may change with the update. Every reward cube holds 1,000,000 Kina, 20 Silentium, 10 Soul Codex, 4 to 9 Amplify Stone Fragments, Lesser Manastones and Soulstones, Balaur’s Essence and Refining Stones. On top of that, each cube has:

After 4 clears you pick one reward: a Ludra Gear Voucher, which Substance Morph turns into Ludra gear, a Philosopher’s Stone: Revelation, or an Abyssal weapon, armor piece or accessory.

The Ludra weapons are Ludra’s Blade of Extinction (greatsword), Scale Sword, Claw (dagger), Fatal Bow, Grimoire (spellbook), Abyssal Jade (orb), Fatal Mace, Heavenbound Staff and Ludra’s Heart (guard). Our class gear guides list them at item level 102, the same as the best crafted weapons, with 2 m of extra reach but only three soul binding lines, against five on crafted Dragon Lord weapons.

The raid’s achievements add more: Abyssal Forge: Ludra Clear pays Enhance Stones, Kina and the Artwork: Abyssal Ludra over six tiers from 1 to 10 clears, Perfect Clear rewards a clear without dying, and Who’s Next? counts kills of Rahu and Ketu.

What are the Ludra events?

A check-in, double Odyle Energy, Twitch Drops, a title race and two community events.

Odyle Energy Boost (from 28 October). Log in every day for two Odyle Energy by mail, one delivery per character per day; the mail expires after 7 days. Wakayashi counts each as 40 energy, one reward cube.

Ludra Conquest Check-In. Seven rewards over the 14 days, one per daily check-in, so you can miss up to 7 days:

What the Abyss Points buy is in our AION 2 Abyss Points guide.

Ludra Hunt titles. In each region (Europe, NA East, NA West, South America and Asia), the first parties to kill Ludra on Hard earn a title with a purple effect; everyone else who clears either mode during the event gets Ludra Hunter. Titles arrive by 2 December, 23:59 PST.

Twitch Drops. Fourteen rewards for 1 to 14 hours watched, among them 15 Resurrection Spiritstones at 1 hour, 6 Odyle Energy at 9 hours, Dotted Glasses at 12 and a Black Conical Hat at 14.

Daeva Bootcamp. Global milestones for clears of Krao Cave, Draupnir, Urugugu Canyon and Vakron Sky Island on Conquest or Hard, and of any Transcendence stage. At 500,000, 1,250,000, 3,000,000, 5,000,000 and 7,000,000 clears, every player gets Instant Clear Tickets, Intermediate Training Arcana and Resurrection Stones by mail.

Ludra Outfit Contest. One in-game screenshot per player on the AION 2 Discord, with region, server and character name, no editing or AI; 6,000, 3,000 and 1,000 Quna for the top three, 3,000 for the community’s choice, and 2 Dye Tokens for taking part.

Where does this Ludra information come from?

• AION 2 notices: Update on Sanctuary Raid (5 October 2026): the removal, the gear refund and the Early Access title. Ludra Awakens on November 4th (23 October 2026): the return date, item levels and every event. 30-Day Membership Added to Founder’s Packs (Steam, 21 August 2026): the membership’s extra cube selections.
• MetaBot.GG: Abyssal Forge: Ludra, read from the Global client (build 0.0.4387.0): item level, party size, weekly limit, revives, bosses, enrage timer and achievements.
• questlog.gg: the game client data in its database, read on 2026-10-24: the raid’s reward cube, chances and guaranteed pick, Eternal Ludra and the Ludra items.
• Wakayashi: AION 2: Ready for Ludra? All Raid Info – No Crafting Gear Needed! (2026-10-23).
• Spid: AION 2 FINALLY Adds Ludra RAID & FREE Odyle Energy (2026-10-23).
• trueeevil: 2800 Gear Score Fast! Week 4 Ludra Prep & Stamina Priorities (2026-10-20).
• BlueSquadron: Aion 2 Ludra Raid REMOVED After Whales Beat it in 5 DAYS (2026-10-06).