Triple Artist Birthday on Artix Entertainment

Celebrate Birthdays for Crulon, Axeros, and Hikari!

We're celebrating the new year and a host of AE team member birthdays! We kick off the gift-off with an all-new boss battle from Crulon, the Djinn Realm Guardian. Plus, battle to collect gifts from Axeros in /LegionArena and Hikari in /LostVilla. The adventures will continue all month long, so gear up and get ready to /SLAY!

Whether you are a fan of light gear, dark adventures, or everything in-between, this week has something new for you to do!

New Game Update

Ninth Queen's Curse: Crulon's birthday boss in /meresankhchambers
New Dark Hand Merge Set: Axeros' birthday gift in /legionarena
Diabolical Gifts: Hikari's dark birthday gift drops in /lostvilla
Featured Gear Shop: rare sets from Crulon & Axeros

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: double EXP until Monday
Saturday: rare Chronosmith's Retrocausality from Sys-Zero in /cyseroparadox
Sunday: seasonal Sys-Zero Mecha Suit & Helm from Sys-Zero in /cyseroparadox

Crulon's Call for Help

Crulon, Guardian of the Djinn Realm, spent centuries safeguarding the balance between his otherworldly home and the mortal world... and the Sandsea has never been a place where the dead rest easily. When Zhoom -- your ally, friend, and the latest in a long line of desert Pharoahs -- began succumbing to a strange curse, Crulon knew exactly how to combat its malevolent magic. Log in now and battle the spirit of Queen Meresankh; weaken her to ensure his exorcism succeeds... or Zhoom will be doomed to eternity as a living mummy!

Meresankh's Treasures Merge

Warden of Serket armor
Scorpion Priestess Visage & Veil
Scorpion Pontiff Headdress & Morph
Scorpion Pontiff's Cloak
Hand of Serket*
Saccara Lapis Sabre and Shield
Gem Axe of Selkis

Meresankh Drops

Scorpion Priestess Locks & Scorpion Priestess Veil
Scorpion Pontiff Hair & Scorpion Pontiff Morph
Eye of Serket
Saccara Lapis Sabre*
Mastabah Malachite Staff
Saccara Lapis Shield

*Single & Dual-Wield

Axeros the Dark Hand Assassin's Gifts

Axeros, longtime AQWorlds artist, crafted a new set to help you celebrate his birthday! Battle to unlock his gifts in the /LegionArena, but be advised: his DarkHand Assassin shop can only be unlocked if you get the Soul Keeper Blade from his Worthy of the Blade farming quest.

Golden Knight set:

Aure Knight
Aure Knight's Armet
Aure Knight's Hooded Helm
Aure Knight's Visor
Dark Aure Cape
Radiant Forsythia Blade
Faultless Forsythia Poleaxe

Hikari the ShadowHunter's Diabolical Gear

This weekend, /join lostvilla and explore until you encounter the dark but generous ShadowSlayer... Hikari! In the real world, Hikari is one of the wicked-talented team artists creating rewards monster art, and more for our releases. But in Lore, he hunts the twisted creatures that stalk the shadows.

Battle the Mutilated Atrocity in /LostVilla to collect 4 new item drops:

Scythe of Malignant Desire
Diabolical Beast Shredders
Nobleman Ira Morph
Diabolical Arcanist Cowl

Wicked Winter Rares

Channel the Queen Meresankh's bitter vengeance or chill your opponents to the bone as a HoarFrost Aure Knight. These wicked winter rares will be available in your Featured Gear Shop for AdventureCoins until Friday, January 30th!

Hoarfrost Aure Knight armor
Hoarfrost Aure Knight Armet + Visor
Hooded Frost Aure Helm
Frostnettle Cape
Frostkissed Freesia Blade
Faultless Freesia Poleaxe
Spirit of Queen Meresankh armor
Queen Meresankh Visage, Nemes, and Khat helms

Event Reminders

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear!

Friday, January 16th:

All our Frostval events, maps, and rewards leave except for the FrostvalGala & UnsungNecropolis
Frostval Collection Chest leaves
Frostval Gifting Event ends (rewards will be added Friday January 23rd)

Sunday, January 18th: Frostval LQS closes (see the remaining quantities here)

Friday, January 30th: Wicked Winter Rare sets leave

Saturday, January 31st: January 2026 rare Daily Login Gift drops leave

Friday, February 6th: New Years event, maps, and rewards leave