In an ongoing effort to change the experience and smooth over earlier portions of the game, we’ve added a second part to the Archivist questline which will reward the player with a level 34 headpiece item. Head on over to Arcangrove’s Library to begin the Archivist questline.


Sir Sanrick’s loop has had some changes made to it. We’ve increased the gold income from the quest and the map you fight Sanrick in now automatically closes after his defeat. Beyond that we’ve also added some new rewards to Sanrick. 2 new statues and a title join the roster of items you can earn from the speedy Knight. Additionally, we’ve increased the stats on the Scared Wind Helmet and Pauldrons.


We’ve got two promo items for January. First is the Sparking Bolt Bow; to get this shiny bow, just purchase any package in the upgrade shop, now with 50% extra Dragon Crystals on select packages. For those that have one of the Guardian upgrade packages, you will also get the Titanium Celebratory Bow at no additional cost.


We will showcase another amazing Player Housing creation tomorrow! Want to enter your house build? Here's how.


On Friday we'll highlight another AQ3D guild. Do you think your guild has what it takes to steal the spotlight? Share your guild’s story and some screenshots here!


🏆 Mischievous Moglins contest winners announced next week
🤺 Sir Lanceler questline inspired by the original AdventureQuest
🌈 Color customization freedom in barber shop
🐍 Lunar New Year

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

This week, AdventureQuest 3D welcomes a new NPC that will add a layer to the Daily Boss Zones. Sir Sanrick the Fast, Knight of the Sacred Wind can be found training his speed within the Battleon Scholar district. If you can catch him you’ll be able to ask him how he’s so fast. Turns out it’s a combination of training and his magical armor that is powered by the 7 Order Gemeralds!


Sir Sanrick will explain how to create armor like his using the 7 Order Gemeralds. For those of you who are level 50, you’ll find Sacred Rings now drop within the Daily Boss zones. Once you collect 100 of them you will be able to spar with Sanrick to make an Order Gemerald appear! Upon collecting 7 of them, you will be able to combine their powers to create an Armament of the Sacred Wind of your choice.

While all of the Armaments of the Sacred Wind are level 50 Epic quality gear the boots specifically are Spellforged. Their effect? 25% chance on hit to gain a 60% movement speed for 5 seconds. Hopefully, you enjoy zooming through the battlefield!


While the Frozen Doom Weapon Mini Collection has left there is still a chance to buy them individually this week before they leave.

No date to confirm yet, however, we will be working on disabling Spellforged effects for scaled PVP with the goal of possibly introducing an unscaled PVP mode at a later date.


Bow lovers, rejoice! Get the Sparking Bolt Bow with 50% extra Dragon Crystals on select packs. Go Guardian and get the Titanium Celebratory Bow at no extra cost.


🏆 Creative Cookie Contest winners announced tomorrow
🤺 Sir Lanceler questline inspired by the original AdventureQuest
🌈 Color customization freedom in barber shop
🐍 Lunar New Year

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

Like years past Gaz has a new shop containing 2024’s monthly promo items as individual purchasable items. From the Starlight Longsword to the Frozen Skullsplitters of Doom Gaz has your last chance to get these promotional cosmetic items.


Frostval Doddery now has some statues, and next week, his final batch of items will bring him in line with the original Doddery. Moving forward, Doddery will have a different variant depending on the season.


The Frozen Doom mini collection leaves this week so if you like these chilly spooky weapons be sure to snatch em' up.  Don’t worry to much though, they’ll be back some day!


So much fun in the Mischievous Moglins Contest! Think "Elf on a Shelf" but with Moglins instead. Plushie pics, fanart, screenshots, and more totally welcomed!

Moglin Contest rules here.


Bow lovers, rejoice! Get the Sparking Bolt Bow with 50% extra Dragon Crystals on select packs. Go Guardian and get the Titanium Celebratory Bow at no extra cost. Thanks for your support!


Meet our first Guild Spotlight of 2025: VIP! Voice Implemented Party is all about camaraderie and community within AQ3D.

Meet the VIP Guild here.


We're showcasing 2 amazing artists! From cozy festive vibes to a Demon Slayer homage, -Nocturnal- and Toco have taken sandbox housing design to the next level!

You gotta check this out!


🤺 Sir Lanceler questline inspired by the original AdventureQuest
🌈 Color customization freedom in barber shop 
🦔 Definitely not Sanic the Sledgehog Armor set
🐍 Lunar New Year

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

We're thrilled to introduce a brand-new free player mount, the Frogzard Rider! This formidable zard is now available for all adventurers to ride. Long-time players will surely appreciate this nostalgic reference. Hop on and enjoy the ride!


Get ready to spread some festive cheer with the new variant of Doddery! The Frostval Doddery has arrived, bringing a touch of holiday magic to your adventures. Don't miss out on this seasonal delight!


Beleen's Birthday Shop is back, and it's brimming with pink goodness! Celebrate Beleen's special day by checking out the shop and grabbing some exclusive items. Pink never looked so good!


Head over to Yulgar's Inn and talk to Artix to access the Holiday Gift Shop. Artix has prepared some special gifts for you to enjoy during this festive season. Make sure to visit and see what surprises await you!


Unlock icy gear and the Reindeer of Doom Mounts in this year's Frostval Collection. Get your mitts on the Frozen Doomknight Set, the Iced Warrior Set, and a snazzy Claus Set. Two Reindeer Pets and 2 Mounts are also included in this Collection.


Ride into battle on the Mounted Reindeer of Doom or the bluefur Mounted Reindeer of Bluem! Available as part of this year's 2024 Frostval Collection.


Unlock all new Frostval-themed House Items when you get the 2024 Frostval Housing Kit! Purchasing the Housing Kit will get you access to all the House Items in the shop for free. Perfect for decorating your new Snowy Cabin House Map (also included in the 2024 Frostval Housing Kit). The Frostval Decorations shop has even more House Items in it.

Plush Moglins have also arrived for your homes! Find them in the Dragon Crystal Shops or Premium House Items shop—choose your favorite or collect them all. Kickstarter backers and Moglin Plushie owners can claim one of each for free at Hootenheim in the Bank!


From sweet treats to mischievous moglins, Artix’s holiday contests are the perfect chance to showcase your creativity – and win epic prizes, too! It’s time to join the fun and spread seasonal cheer (and maybe some cookies, too). https://aq3d.com/news/artix-entertainment-holiday-contests-2024/

Our mail system has undergone a significant revamp! With added features, we can now send rewards directly to your mailbox. Make sure to check your mailbox regularly for any surprises and gifts. This update aims to enhance your in-game experience and make it easier for us to share rewards with you.


Thank you for coming with on this adventure. It’s been full of a lot of change and we hope to carry this through to 2025 with even more exciting releases!
🌈 Endless colors for skin, hair, beard, lips, and stache
🤺 Sir Lanceler questline inspired by the original AdventureQuest
🎆 Happy New Year 2025!

Happy Holidays & Battle On,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

The 2024 Frostval Collections have arrived! Unlock Icy gear and AQ3D's very first Mount! Ride the Reindeer of Doom and face your enemies head on.

Get the Frozen Doomknight Set, the Iced Warrior Set, and a snazzy Claus Set (perfect for a fancy dinner party). Two Doom Reindeer Pets and two Mounts are also included in this year's Collection. The Collection will be available for a limited time only!


The AQ3D team has been doing a lot of work behind the scenes to be able to finally get the first Mounts into the game! There were a lot of technical concerns that had to be addressed and functionality and support which had to be built, but we are hoping that players will be excited by this new feature!

Ride into battle on the Mounted Reindeer of Doom or the bluefur Mounted Reindeer of Bluem! Available as part of this year's 2024 Frostval Collection.


Unlock all new Frostval-themed House Items when you get the 2024 Frostval Housing Kit! Purchasing the Housing Kit will get you access to all the House Items in the shop for free! Perfect for decorating your new Snowy Cabin House Map (also included in the 2024 Frostval Housing Kit).

The Frostval Decorations shop has even more House Items in it that you can earn or purchase to decorate with all year round.

Players can find all of these shops on Blizzy in Battleon, or in the Shops button in the Main Menu / Main Interface.


These cuddly guys have made their way into AQ3D Homes! You can find them in the Shops menu under the Dragon Crystal Shops button and in the Premium House Items shop. Pick your favorite and take them home with you! (or collect them all!)

As a thank you and a bonus to those who backed the Moglin Kickstarter, as well as any player who has purchased and unlocked the Moglin Plushies, you will be able to get one of each of these Plush Moglin House Items for free! Find them at Hootenheim in the Bank where your other Heromart and Kickstarter Moglin rewards are accessed.


These Frozen Doom Weapon skins would go along perfectly with this year's Frozen DoomKnight Set. Don't forget to unlock them before they go away!


Time is running out to get this month's promo item! Unlock the Frozen Skullsplitter of Doom when you make any upgrade in the shop today! Go Guardian and get the Guardian Dragon Cleaver at no additional cost.

As the year winds down, we'd like to thank all the players for their support and hope that you'll join us for all the great things that are yet to come! Stay tuned for what's coming next week!

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, the AdventureQuest 3D Team

The ShadowReaper of Doom has received a powerful new upgrade! This upgrade grants it a Spellforged effect and brings it up to level 50, making it even more formidable in battle.

Spellforged - Doomsunder: 25% chance to do 25% damage and -10% armor for 4 sec to enemy

Spellforged Passive - DOOOOM!: +10% to Attack -20% to Max HP

The Necrotic Staff of Doom also gets a new upgrade, giving it a Spellforged effect and bringing it up to level 50. Additionally, the model of the Necrotic Staff of Doom at max level has been updated to align with the newer Doom Weapons.

Spellforged - Doomclaw: 10% chance to Burn enemy for 50% attack over 4 sec and slow for 80% for 3 sec

Spellforged Passive - DOOOOM!: +10% to Attack -20% to Max HP

To gain access to the new Doom Weapon upgrades, you must seek out the Mysterious Stranger within the Isle of the Dead. He holds the key to unlocking the true potential of these powerful weapons.


A brand-new collection featuring frozen variants of all the current Doom Weapons will be available for one month. Don't miss your chance to add these chillingly cool items to your arsenal!


Camp Gonnagetcha returns for one week! Prepare yourself for the challenges and adventures that await in this fan-favorite event.


We've added some exciting new items to the treasure chests! Look out for returning Frostval items and the brand-new weapon, the "Twin Skullsplitters of the Legion." Don't miss your chance to add these to your collection!


The December Monthly Promo items have arrived! This month, we're featuring the "Frozen Skullsplitter of Doom" as the new promo item as a bonus for any upgrade package. Guardians will also receive the "Guardian Dragon Cleaver" at no additional cost. Make sure to grab these limited-time items while you can!


Wow--we had an absolutely amazing year with tons of new content, features, and improvements. From Oracle Class to Azurecrest to new game features like Sandbox Player Housing, there was just sooo much fun released in 2024. Check out the Year in Review here!
Coming soon:
🌈 Endless colors for skin, hair, beard, lips, and stache
🎄 The new Frostval 2024 Collection
🦌 A massively requested player request: ridable mounts!
🤺 Sir Lanceler questline inspired by the original AdventureQuest

We hope you enjoy this week's update and all the exciting new content. As always, thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. And always remember to…

Battle on!
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

The magical season of Frostval is back in Lore, bringing with it all the festive activities from past years. Get ready to dive into the holiday spirit with your favorite events, challenges, and past collections!


The Gifting Leaderboards have made their grand return! Show your generosity by earning points for everyone who enters combat with your Gifthulu.

We've given the Factions tab a fresh new look! Now, each faction has its own unique image, making it easier to navigate and more visually appealing.


The Battleon Frost Siege is back! Defend Battleon from the icy invaders of the Frostlorn and earn special rewards for your bravery. Rally your friends and prepare for an epic battle!


Challenge Frostfang in the Battleon Social District once again. This fearsome foe is ready to test your skills. Do you have what it takes to defeat Frostfang and claim victory?


We've added some exciting new items to the treasure chests! Look out for returning Frostval items and the brand-new weapon, the "Twin Skullsplitters of the Legion." Don't miss your chance to add these to your collection!


The December Monthly Promo items have arrived! This month, we're featuring the "Frozen Skullsplitter of Doom" as the new promo item as a bonus for any upgrade package. Guardians will also receive the "Guardian Dragon Cleaver" at no additional cost. Make sure to grab these limited-time items while you can!


🍪 Get ready to whisk, bake, and decorate your way to victory! This year’s Creative Cookie Contest allows you to share your confectionary creativity by designing Artix Entertainment-themed desserts!
🌈 Endless colors for skin, hair, beard, lips, and stache
😱 Friday the 13th next week 
👹 Upgrades to Doom Weapons
🥶 Releasing frosted versions of Doom weapons
🎄 New Frostval Collection
🦌 A massively requested... request 
🤺 Sir Lanceler questline inspired by the original AdventureQuest

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our Heroes who hail from the United States of America! In honor of the holiday, we have a new questline in Yulgar’s Inn that will unlock a new emote and some thematic housing items to fill your houses with delicious food!


I’ve seen a lot of talk in the community about wanting some tech stuff for housing on Cyber Monday. Unfortunately… I didn’t really see the need until it was a little late to get it made for our Black Friday / Cyber Monday release last week. However, better late than never! I present to you the PALADIN line of Gaming PCs with some racer-style chairs and monitors! Talk to BattleTron in Battleon to get access to this shop.


This seems to be a release full of player-requested items haha. So! The official Artix Games Discord is full of requests and unfortunately, we can’t get to all of them. However, that’s not the case for these spiffy Ballroom Organs. Jongaar has hooked these bad boys up with the soundtracks from the Ballroom Masquerade Event from a few Mogloweens ago. So go on! Make your own Ballroom Brawl with these tracks.


The final of our trio of player-requested items that made their way into this release is the Giant Bat Travel Form. We should have done this long ago with the amount of bat-fans that are out there. Perfect for any Vampire and accessible via the Shops button (That little treasure chest button on your screen!) If you go to the new Dragon Crystal shop you should see a section for Travel Forms.


We've brought the server boost back. That sets XP and CXP gains to 150% and we've added an addition the will allow players to gain double the rewards from daily quests!


We’ve got two promo items for November. First, is the Ancient Dragon Ultra Greatsword, to get this massive blade, just purchase any package in the upgrade shop, now with 50% extra Dragon Crystals on select packages. For those that have one of the Guardian upgrade packages, you will also get the Guardian Dragon Ultra Greatsword at no extra cost. Last chance to score these Greatswords -- or suffer forever FOMO 😱


😍 What fun—the Mischievous Moglins contest has just begun! Think "Elf on a Shelf" but with Moglins instead. Plushie pics, fanart, screenshots, and more welcomed to enter! Contest rules at https://aq3d.com/news/mischievous-moglins-contest/
🌈 Endless colors coming for skin, hair, beard, lips, and stache! No longer will you be stuck to chasing predefined colors.
🏆 New creative contest (yup, another on the way, because we want to give you plenty of chances to score Artix Points this holiday season)
🎄 Frostval, Friday the 13th, and festive frivolities soon!

Happy holidays and battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

This week the Black Friday and Cyber Monday items are returning to Battleon via the Mysterious Stranger and BattleTron Defender. But beyond returning items, they’re bringing some new goodies too! The Mysterious Stranger has some blacked-out versions of some iconic AdventureQuest items while BattleTron Defender has a new selection of Hard-Light code-themed items.


For the next 2 weeks, we are going to have a half-off sale for all inventory slot purchases. Along with this, we’ve increased the amount of Inventory Slots that can be purchased increasing the amount maximum amount of slots a player can have by… a lot.


We’ve made a faction tracker that you can now find in the Adventures / Book of Lore menu under the “Factions” button. When you get your first rank in a faction it will now appear here and display the percentage of the faction’s ranks you’ve completed with the added bonus of being able to fast travel to the map the NPC is on so you don’t have to go digging in a wiki to find out where they’re located.

Voiddivers rejoice! A new daily has been added to the Voiddiver faction to make earning Super Crystals just a tad easier. So, go out there brave Voiddivers and protect Lore!

With the return of Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes the return of some exclusive Treasure Chest items that pop up around this time of year. So While the Black Friday and Cyber Monday events are going so to will these items remain within the Treasure Chests.


We’ve got two promo items for November. First, is the Ancient Dragon Ultra Greatsword, to get this massive blade, just purchase any package in the upgrade shop, now with 50% extra Dragon Crystals on select packages. For those that have one of the Guardian upgrade packages, you will also get the Guardian Dragon Ultra Greatsword at no extra cost.


🐉 Meet the Dragon Riders, a guild where camaraderie, organization, and passion converge. With a rich lore and 100 active members, this guild blends epic storytelling with a vibrant, supportive community! Come meet the [DRACV] guild on the Design Notes at https://aq3d.com/news/guild-spotlight-dragon-riders-dracv/
✨ Do you want the chance to have your Guild featured on the Design Notes? Here's how to enter your guild: https://aq3d.com/news/adventurequest-guild-spotlight-series/
🌈 Endless colors coming for skin, hair, beard, lips, and stache! No longer will you be stuck to predefined colors -- find the color palette that's perfect for you.
🏆 New creative contest (well, actually, two…)
🎄 Frostval, Friday the 13th, and festive frivolities soon!

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, Beleen, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

The feature announced a few weeks ago has finally made its grand entrance into AdventureQuest 3D. What started off as a way to equip two Cross Skills has evolved into something a lot bigger… Let’s get into it! (This release was on Thursday, November 14, 2024, just fyi)

First off, Skills have been revamped to fit into different categories. We’ll start with the most basic skill type and most likely the first kind of skill you’ll use in the whole game, Class Skills. Class Skills are skills the skills that are built into your class. These cannot be changed and are the basic blueprint of how your character plays. Second, we have Cross Skills. Cross Skills are those neat abilities you unlock when you reach rank 10 with a class and can’t slot into any other class you like letting you customize the way you play ever so slightly. Now, here is where we start talking about NEW things. The first big change is we’ve added a brand new type of skill, these are known as Base Skills. Base Skills are a baseline set of abilities that every character will start with, You might recognize them as these were originally all PVP except for Quickstep. Base Skills are mostly focused on utility and will allow us to design encounters with the knowledge players have these options available to them to overcome specific challenges. The penultimate type of skill in the game is PVP Skills. PVP Skills can only be equipped while in the Battle Hall (/join PVPLobby). These skills as the name suggests only work in PVP and are oriented around that. Finally, the last skill category we’ve made is Heroic Skills… Currently, there is no way to access Heroic Skills, however, once we release them I think they have the chance to be one of the most exciting new features in AdventureQuest 3D. Heroic Skills will be obtainable through all different means. From questing to buying from shop vendors with gold, or even from powerful bosses! These skills will allow you to open up what your character can do providing you the ability to heal yourself or party members. Shoot out shadow magic to cause a debuff or even call down lightning on your enemies. Essentially, Heroic Skill can be anything! With this new skill type, you will be able to really make your Hero YOUR hero.

None of this would really matter if we only had one slot to work with like we did with Cross Skills. But, we’ve changed this. The hotbar has been completely revamped to allow skills of all types to be slotted into them. While this week we are launching with 2 available hotbar slots as we receive feedback we can open it up and tweak things to have all additional hotbar slots open to customize with what ever Item or Skill you like.

Class Skills: The Skills baked into your class.
Cross Skills: The Rank 10 Skill you unlock that works across all classes.
Base Skills: Skills based around basic utility.
PVP Skills: Skills usable in PVP. Must be in the Battle Hall to equip them.
Heroic Skills: Skills you can buy, get as a drop or quest reward. Used to customize your playstyle further.
Essentially, you are building a house! (No, not player housing, we already have that!) The Class is your foundation but the walls and furniture, everything around it that makes it YOUR house are the Cross Skills, Base Skills, and Heroic Skills you choose to make your house… well, YOUR house. Except it’s not a house it’s the Hero who will save all of Lore!

A new questline has been added to the Isle of the Dead for heroes close to the start of their journey through lore. Head on over and talk to Sir Ossian and help this strange knight search for the ideal bones for his collection and earn the Embossed Knight set. The Goal of this questline is the smooth over some gearing pains in the early game.


We 'herd' your feedback on wanting a daily quest for the Gorses and Goonicorn content! So gallop over to Luigi, who’s now saddled up with a new daily quest to help you trot away with some Vials of Goo. Gorse and Goonicorn statues await! Goo luck!!


The Wandering Light gear has also received a daily. Lady Phimion will have a quest for you to clear the dungeon to earn Motes of Wandering Light.


Two new items dove into the Treasure Chest loot pool in the previous week's release! Variants on the Dragon Ultra Greatswords, which are this month's primo promo items. The Legion Dragon Ultra Greatsword and the Knight's Dragon Ultra Greatsword can be acquired from an Emperor's Chest, Warlord's Chest, or Soldier's Chest. Good luck!


This November, wield legendary strength with the Ancient Dragon Ultra Greatsword – a weapon forged in dragon fire and brimming with power! Secure this mighty blade when you purchase any package in the Upgrade Shop. Select packs now come with 50% extra Dragon Crystals too, which I *know* you’re gonna need for the upcoming holiday season! Wanna snag an even greater greatsword? Go Guardian to unlock the exclusive Guardian Dragon Ultra Greatsword as an added bonus.


🏆 Over 200 amazingly eerie entires poured into the Screamshot Contest! We are thrilled to award 40+ players with prizes who showcased their creativity and frightful fun in so many wicked ways. Check 'em out at https://aq3d.com/news/2024-screamshot-contest-winners/
🎃 Our players really 'squashed' the competition in our Artix Pumpkin Carving Contest! Feast your eyes at https://aq3d.com/news/artix-pumpkin-carving-contest-winners-2024/
✨ Guild Spotlight next week! Do you want the chance to have your Guild featured on the Design Notes? Enter your guild at https://aq3d.com/posts/adventurequest-guild-spotlight-series/
🌈 Endless colors coming for skin, hair, beard, lips, and stache! No longer will you be stuck to predefined colors -- find the color palette that's perfect for you.
🎄 Frostval, Friday the 13th, and festive festivities coming soon! 

We want to make AdventureQuest 3D the game we can, with changes like Spellforged Gear and now this change to how skills and the hotbar work I feel more than ever we are on the right path to really opening up AdventureQuest 3D to put player choice at the center of how they play their character. We will continue to look at ways to add depth to the game and help it evolve into the game the players deserve. Thank you for being with us on this journey.

Battle on,
Clarion, Artix, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team