Computed · AION 2 client 2.0.6.0 hotfix 1
Item Level chart: what content needs which Item Level
AION 2 gates its content by the Item Level of your equipped gear: the client lists 158 requirements from 50 to 4,800 (Conquest Tier 1 needs 700, Conquest Tier 6 needs 3,800, an Abyss entrance stops admitting characters above 4,300). One piece's own item level goes up to 102, and every Enhance level adds 1 more; the client does not say how the pieces add up to the character's number.
The chart
Equipped Item Level the client asks for, in bands of 500. “Needs” rows are minimums; the two “limit” rows refuse a character who is above them. Nightmare bosses are listed once at their first level's “Suggested Item Level”.
0 – 499
5 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 |  Reach Character Item Level 50 | reward: 3,000 × Kina (Bound) | Milestone |
| 100 |  Reach Character Item Level 100 | reward: 4,000 × Kina (Bound), 1 × Title: One Step at a Time | Milestone |
| 200 |  Krao Cave | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 300 |  Reach Character Item Level 300 | reward: 1 × Soul Codex (Bound), 5,000 × Kina (Bound) | Milestone |
| 300 |  Urugugu Canyon | Exploration | Dungeon |
500 – 999
6 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 |  Fire Temple | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 500 | Reach Character Item Level 500 | reward: 1 × Soul Codex (Bound), 7,000 × Kina (Bound) | Milestone |
| 700 | Conquest Tier 1 | needs character level 45 | Content unlock |
| 700 |  Draupnir | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 700 | Draupnir | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 700 | Krao Cave | Conquest | Dungeon |
1,000 – 1,499
22 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,000 |  Abyss Reshanta A | entrance needs this Item Level | Abyss |
| 1,000 |  Beritra Brigade Fortress | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Chamber of the Dead | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Depository of Fates | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Fafnir's Poison Blood | 10 levels, suggested 1,000–1,600 | Nightmare |
| 1,000 |  Fafnite Forge | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Forgotten Repository | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Furious Feruk | 10 levels, suggested 1,000–1,600 | Nightmare |
| 1,000 |  Gatekeeper Pinopi | 10 levels, suggested 1,000–1,600 | Nightmare |
| 1,000 |  Nightmare Altar | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Orcus's Grave | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Reach Character Item Level 1,000 | reward: 8,000 × Kina (Bound), 1 × Title: Designer Drip | Milestone |
| 1,000 |  Sanctum of Loathing | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Subjugation Closed | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Tyrant's Hideout | Easy | Dungeon |
| 1,000 |  Wraith Giselle | 10 levels, suggested 1,000–1,600 | Nightmare |
| 1,200 |  Deus Research Base | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 1,200 |  Shattered Arkanis | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 1,400 | Conquest Tier 2 | needs character level 45 | Content unlock |
| 1,400 | Urugugu Canyon | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 1,400 |  Vakron Sky Island | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 1,400 | Vakron Sky Island | Conquest | Dungeon |
1,500 – 1,999
17 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,500 | Beritra Brigade Fortress | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Chamber of the Dead | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Depository of Fates | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Fafnite Forge | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Forgotten Repository | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Nightmare Altar | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Orcus's Grave | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Reach Character Item Level 1,500 | reward: 1 × Soul Codex (Bound), 9,000 × Kina (Bound) | Milestone |
| 1,500 | Sanctum of Loathing | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Subjugation Closed | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,500 | Tyrant's Hideout | Normal | Dungeon |
| 1,600 | Deus Research Base | Transcendence Stage 1 | Dungeon |
| 1,600 | Shattered Arkanis | Transcendence Stage 1 | Dungeon |
| 1,700 |  Fortress Guardian Notun | 10 levels, suggested 1,700–2,300 | Nightmare |
| 1,700 |  Mutated Gerod | 10 levels, suggested 1,700–2,300 | Nightmare |
| 1,900 | Deus Research Base | Transcendence Stage 2 | Dungeon |
| 1,900 | Shattered Arkanis | Transcendence Stage 2 | Dungeon |
2,000 – 2,499
21 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | Beritra Brigade Fortress | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Chamber of the Dead | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Depository of Fates | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Fafnite Forge | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Forgotten Repository | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Nightmare Altar | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Orcus's Grave | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 |  Reach Character Item Level 2,000 | reward: 1 × Soul Codex: Reset (Bound), 10,000 × Kina (Bound) | Milestone |
| 2,000 | Sanctum of Loathing | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Subjugation Closed | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,000 | Tyrant's Hideout | Hard | Dungeon |
| 2,100 | Conquest Tier 3 | needs character level 45 | Content unlock |
| 2,100 |  Ferocious Horn Den | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 2,100 | Ferocious Horn Den | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 2,100 | Fire Temple | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 2,200 | Deus Research Base | Transcendence Stage 3 | Dungeon |
| 2,200 | Shattered Arkanis | Transcendence Stage 3 | Dungeon |
| 2,400 | Draupnir | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 2,400 | Krao Cave | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 2,400 |  Submerged Life Temple | Transcendence Stage 1 | Dungeon |
| 2,400 |  Zikel's Apparition | 10 levels, suggested 2,400–3,000 | Nightmare |
2,500 – 2,999
25 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,500 | Chamber of the Dead | Challenge | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Depository of Fates | Challenge | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Deus Research Base | Transcendence Stage 4 | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Fafnite Forge | Extreme | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Forgotten Repository | Challenge | Dungeon |
| 2,500 |  Mutated Ulgorn | 10 levels, suggested 2,500–2,950 | Nightmare |
| 2,500 | Nightmare Altar | Challenge | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Orcus's Grave | Extreme | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Sanctum of Loathing | Challenge | Dungeon |
| 2,500 |  Sealed Sura | 10 levels, suggested 2,500–2,950 | Nightmare |
| 2,500 |  Sharp Aulak | 10 levels, suggested 2,500–2,950 | Nightmare |
| 2,500 | Shattered Arkanis | Transcendence Stage 4 | Dungeon |
| 2,500 |  Soulreaper Rathman | 10 levels, suggested 2,500–2,950 | Nightmare |
| 2,500 | Tyrant's Hideout | Challenge | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Urugugu Canyon | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 2,500 | Vakron Sky Island | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 2,600 | Ferocious Horn Den | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 2,600 | Fire Temple | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 2,800 |  Abyssal Forge: Ludra | Normal | Dungeon |
| 2,800 | Conquest Tier 4 | needs character level 45 | Content unlock |
| 2,800 |  Cradle of Nihility | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 2,800 | Cradle of Nihility | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 2,800 |  Dying Dramata's Nest | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 2,800 | Dying Dramata's Nest | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 2,800 | Submerged Life Temple | Transcendence Stage 2 | Dungeon |
3,000 – 3,499
26 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 | Abyss Battlefield A 01 | entrance needs this Item Level | Abyss |
| 3,000 | Abyss Reshanta C | entrance needs this Item Level | Abyss |
| 3,000 |  Azure Breath Island | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Azure Breath Island | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Chamber of the Dead | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Conquest Tier 5 | needs character level 45 | Content unlock |
| 3,000 | Cradle of Nihility | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Depository of Fates | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Dying Dramata's Nest | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 3,000 |  Enraged Reda | 10 levels, suggested 3,000–3,450 | Nightmare |
| 3,000 | Fafnite Forge | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Forgotten Repository | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 |  Hall of Illusion | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Hall of Illusion | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Nightmare Altar | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 |  Oathbreaker Gartua | 10 levels, suggested 3,000–3,450 | Nightmare |
| 3,000 | Orcus's Grave | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Reach Character Item Level 3,000 | reward: 1 × Soul Codex: Reset (Bound), 11,000 × Kina (Bound) | Milestone |
| 3,000 |  Ritualist Aulisa | 10 levels, suggested 3,000–3,450 | Nightmare |
| 3,000 |  Root Mythical Bird Aultross | 10 levels, suggested 3,000–3,450 | Nightmare |
| 3,000 |  Sanctum Guardian Gauss | 10 levels, suggested 3,000–3,450 | Nightmare |
| 3,000 | Sanctum of Loathing | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 | Tyrant's Hideout | Insane | Dungeon |
| 3,000 |  Warden Santras | 10 levels, suggested 3,000–3,450 | Nightmare |
| 3,200 | Mirror of Scarlet Desire | Transcendence Stage 1 | Dungeon |
| 3,200 | Submerged Life Temple | Transcendence Stage 3 | Dungeon |
3,500 – 3,999
23 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 | Azure Breath Island | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Chamber of the Dead | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 |  Corroded Decontamination Facility | Normal | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Depository of Fates | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Fafnite Forge | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Forgotten Repository | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Hall of Illusion | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 3,500 |  Incarnated Warding Feather | 10 levels, suggested 3,500–3,950 | Nightmare |
| 3,500 |  Kaisinel's Illusion | 10 levels, suggested 3,500–3,950 | Nightmare |
| 3,500 |  Kromede's Desire | 10 levels, suggested 3,500–3,950 | Nightmare |
| 3,500 |  Lieutenant Hebran | 10 levels, suggested 3,500–3,950 | Nightmare |
| 3,500 | Mirror of Scarlet Desire | Transcendence Stage 2 | Dungeon |
| 3,500 |  Modified Bargott | 10 levels, suggested 3,500–3,950 | Nightmare |
| 3,500 | Nightmare Altar | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Orcus's Grave | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Sanctum of Loathing | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Submerged Life Temple | Transcendence Stage 4 | Dungeon |
| 3,500 | Tyrant's Hideout | Hell | Dungeon |
| 3,800 |  Abyssal Horn Den | Transcendence Stage 1 | Dungeon |
| 3,800 |  Citadel of the Fallen Daeva | Exploration | Dungeon |
| 3,800 | Citadel of the Fallen Daeva | Conquest | Dungeon |
| 3,800 | Conquest Tier 6 | needs character level 50 | Content unlock |
| 3,800 | Mirror of Scarlet Desire | Transcendence Stage 3 | Dungeon |
4,000 – 4,499
9 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,000 | Chamber of the Dead | Doom | Dungeon |
| 4,000 |  Culminant Paton | 10 levels, suggested 4,000–4,450 | Nightmare |
| 4,000 | Forgotten Repository | Doom | Dungeon |
| 4,000 | Mirror of Scarlet Desire | Transcendence Stage 4 | Dungeon |
| 4,000 |  Scout Captain Ked | 10 levels, suggested 4,000–4,450 | Nightmare |
| 4,000 |  Tyrant Tassin | 10 levels, suggested 4,000–4,200 | Nightmare |
| 4,100 | Abyssal Horn Den | Transcendence Stage 2 | Dungeon |
| ≤ 4,300 | Abyss Reshanta D | entrance limit: a character above it, or above Combat Power 400,000, is refused | Abyss |
| 4,300 |  Chalice of Muspel | Normal | Dungeon |
4,500 – 4,999
5 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 | Abyssal Horn Den | Transcendence Stage 3 | Dungeon |
| 4,500 |  Ascended Atheron | 10 levels, suggested 4,500–4,950 | Nightmare |
| 4,500 | Chalice of Muspel | Hard | Dungeon |
| 4,500 | Citadel of the Fallen Daeva | Conquest [Hard] | Dungeon |
| 4,800 | Abyssal Horn Den | Transcendence Stage 4 | Dungeon |
5,000 – 5,499
1 entries| Item Level | Content | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 5,000 |  Sprout Badge ends | removed at this Item Level or Combat Power 600,000 | Sprout Badge |
Sources, by type: Conquest tiers = ContentsUnlock.UnlockEquipItemLevel; dungeon modes = PartyDungeonLevel.EquipItemLevel (or the entrance's MapEntrance.EquipItemLevel); Nightmare = BossChallengeContents.RecommendPCBattlePower, which the game labels “Suggested Item Level”; Abyss = MapEntrance; milestones = the Journey achievements “Reach Character Item Level”. Hover a type chip for its table. client 2.0.6.0 hotfix 1 (Steam build 25800038, 2026-10-09).
How an item's Item Level is made
What the client says, and where it stops.
Per piece. Every piece of equipment has an item level in the Item table (ItemLevel): 3,555 pieces, the highest is 102. Its tooltip is headed “Item Level”.
Enhance adds 1 per level. Each EnchantEffect row has an ItemLevelValue; it equals the Enhance level in 76,786 of 76,786 rows (the table goes up to +20). Arcana enhancement does the same: 618 of 618 rows. The tooltip prints base and bonus together; the game's string for it is “{0}(+{1})” (item level, then the bonus).
Arcana count. The game says so in the Contents Navigator: “Equipping Arcana increases your item level.”
Random pieces. “The item level and stats are determined when obtaining it for the first time.”
What the client does not say. How these numbers become the character's Item Level is not in any table or string. If it were a plain sum of the pieces, the best gear in the tables would reach about 2,323 (below), yet the chart asks for up to 4,800 and the game's own achievement ladder goes to 3,000. So the character's number is either not this plain sum or counts more than these tables show; use the chart to compare content with each other, and the number on your own character sheet to compare with the chart.
Gear that raises it
Per piece, from the Item table. The first table is the item levels that exist at character level 45; the second is our ceiling if Item Level were the plain sum of piece + Enhance levels.
| Item level | Best piece at this level | Pieces | Grades | Needs level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 |  Ludra's Scale Sword | 94 | Unique | 45 |
| 94 |  Wise Dragon Lord Longsword | 76 | Unique | 45 |
| 86 |  Splendent White Dragon Lord Longsword | 164 | Unique | 45 |
| 80 |  Chalice of Vigor | 10 | Unique | 45 |
| 78 | White Dragon Lord Longsword | 76 | Unique | 45 |
| 70 |  Splendent True Dragon Lord Longsword | 144 | Unique | 45 |
| 65 |  Noble Belt | 3 | Unique | 1 |
| 62 | True Dragon Lord Longsword | 77 | Unique | 45 |
| 60 | Chalice of Vigor | 10 | Epic | 45 |
| 56 |  Kaira Greaves | 9 | Unique | 45 |
| 54 |  Rupture Sword | 38 | Unique | 45 |
| 51 |  Deadly Instrument | 40 | Unique | 1 |
| Slot | Best piece | Count | Item level | Top Enhance | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main hand |  Ludra's Blade of Extinction | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Helm |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Helm | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Pauldrons |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Pauldrons | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Top |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Breastplate | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Legs |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Greaves | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Gloves |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Gloves | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Shoes |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Boots | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Cloak |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Cloak | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Belt | Noble Belt | 1 | 65 | +10 | 75 |
| Necklace |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Necklace | 1 | 102 | +15 | 117 |
| Amulet |  Fierce Battle Amulet | 1 | 65 | +10 | 75 |
| Earrings |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Earrings | 2 | 102 | +15 | 234 |
| Rings |  Splendent Wise Dragon Lord Ring | 2 | 102 | +15 | 234 |
| Bracelets |  Abyssal Bracelet | 2 | 86 | +15 | 202 |
| Rune |  Clash Rune | 1 | 40 | +10 | 50 |
| Chalice | Chalice of Vigor | 1 | 80 | +0 | 80 |
| Parchment |  Parchment of Vigor | 1 | 80 | +0 | 80 |
| Compass |  Compass of Vigor | 1 | 80 | +0 | 80 |
| Bell |  Bell of Vigor | 1 | 80 | +0 | 80 |
| Mirror |  Mirror of Vigor | 1 | 80 | +0 | 80 |
| Ceiling if it were a plain sum | 2,323 | ||||
Formula (ours): Σ over the worn pieces of count × (item level + top Enhance level). Assumptions: item level adds up across pieces; the Enhance bonus is the table's top level (+20 is the table maximum); one main-hand weapon, no off-hand or shield; five Arcana cards at their base level; Amplified Enhance, Potential, manastones and Theostones left out. Without Enhance the same set is 2,068.
Pieces are the best per slot by item level, then grade, for a level-45 character, the same set How to get stronger counts. Slot-by-slot ladders for every level: Gear progression.
Questions
What Item Level do I need for Conquest dungeons in AION 2?
Conquest Tier 1 needs 700, Conquest Tier 2 needs 1,400, Conquest Tier 3 needs 2,100, Conquest Tier 4 needs 2,800, Conquest Tier 5 needs 3,000, Conquest Tier 6 needs 3,800 (character level 45 for the first, 50 for the last). The same chart lists every dungeon mode and Nightmare boss by the Item Level the client asks for.
How is Item Level calculated in AION 2?
The client holds two per-item pieces: every piece of equipment has an item level (the highest in this build is 102), and each Enhance level adds 1 (EnchantEffect.ItemLevelValue equals the Enhance level in 76,786 of 76,786 rows). The game also says Arcana raise it. How the pieces become the character's number is not in the client; the server computes it.
How do I raise my Item Level from 1000 to 1400, or 1400 to 1600?
Wear the highest item-level piece for every slot, then Enhance it (each level is +1 Item Level on that piece) and fill the Arcana slots. The “Gear that raises it” table lists the item levels that exist and what one piece reaches at its top Enhance level. What a character's number is at each step the client does not say.
What is the maximum Item Level?
The client names no cap. Counting the best gear the tables allow as a plain sum (our assumption, formula on the page), a level-45 character reaches about 2,323, while the highest requirement in the files is 4,800. So the game's own number is not this plain sum, or counts more than these tables show; the chart is still the right way to compare content with each other.
Does the Sprout Badge depend on Item Level?
Yes: the Sprout Badge is removed once your Item Level reaches 5,000 or your Combat Power 600,000.
Is Item Level the same as Combat Power?
No. They are two numbers in the client: Item Level from equipment, Combat Power calculated by the game's server. The Abyss entrance checks both. See How to get stronger for every system that adds stats.