It's been just over two weeks since the massive public launch of Albion East, which shattered Albion's all-time concurrent player record as it introduced an untouched version of the game world for the first time since launch. To celebrate this tremendous milestone in Albion's history, we've put together this infographic with some of the major (and less major) stats from the new server! (Click to expand)



We'd like to extend a warm welcome to those starting out in Albion East, and are enjoying seeing a new version of Albion take shape. New players can look forward to more Basic Builds guides coming soon, and stay tuned for more articles and Dev Talks about what's next for Albion!

Another Referral Season is here, and this time you have the chance to claim the much-loved Steelplate Cougar with a single referral!

This skin makes your Swiftclaw base mount even more powerful and intimidating to behold - and once you’ve unlocked it, it can be used by any of your characters on that particular server (either Albion East or West).

As you may have already seen, with the opening of Albion East we are introducing some changes to our referral system:

• To make some of our most beloved skins available to players who missed them the first time, we will be rerunning some older referral rewards
• These can be any referral skins or mounts released from April 2019 onwards
• Referral seasons will now last one month, rather than two
• There will, of course, still be all-new referral skins produced
• Referral seasons will now end on the last day of every month at 23:59 UTC

Remember that Albion East Founder Packs are valid for referrals - and when you refer a friend who buys one you’ll get 1,000 Gold rather than the usual 500!

Founder Packs contain exclusive Wardrobe and Mount Skins that will never be sold again, and mark the historic launch of the Albion East server. These items - and the Gold and Premium in the Packs - can be claimed on either server, so they can be enjoyed no matter where someone prefers to play.

They’re only available until 10:00 UTC on April 30, so you have until then to enjoy some extra Gold for your referrals!

• Send your referral link, which you can find here, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend creates an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases either an Albion East Founder Pack or at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you: 1,000 Gold for a Founder Pack, 500 Gold for Premium.
• For your first referral this month, you’ll get the Steelplate Cougar Swiftclaw Skin.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive a T8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive 200,000 Fame.

This Referral Season lasts until 23:59 UTC on April 30, so invite your friends and enjoy these rewards!

(Please note: Adventurer’s Challenges now end on the last day of every month at 23:59 UTC.)

Let the hunt begin! For all of April, take the Hunter Challenge: earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Black Panther mount.
BLACK PANTHER: This month's Challenge sees the return of the mighty Black Panther, a sleek feline mount with a fearsome appearance. It boasts a powerful speed boost spell that can propel its rider across large distances – helping both hunters and hunted alike.
 
AVATAR RING: Reach your goals to unlock the Hunter Challenge avatar ring to give your favorite avatar a hunting-themed border. This non-tradable item permanently unlocks this avatar border for one character, or can be traded for one Adventurer's Token at the Vanity Merchant.

SEASONAL SPECIALS: All month, reach weekly goals to unlock Hunter Challenge chests. In addition to valuable rewards like Adventurer's Tomes, Silver bags, and rare resources, this month's chests contain various hunting-themed statues and furniture items.

As always, you can earn Challenge Points by gathering, fishing, farming, and killing monsters. Points count simultaneously toward a daily bonus, a weekly unlockable chest, and the monthly mount. So log in, head out into the open world, gather points, and claim your rewards!

This is the second Basic Builds guide for beginner-to-intermediate players. Each guide presents a suggested build and describes its abilities. You can try these out as-is, or use them as starting points to create your own. (Check out the previous guide here).

This build is based around the Light Crossbow, which has strong burst damage that takes down small enemy groups quickly.

Full breakdown:




Adept’s Light Crossbow

• Explosive Bolt
  • Your Q is an area damage ability with a short cooldown
• Caltrops
  • Your W throws a trap that decreases enemy speed and increases your own
• Exploding Shot
  • This E-ability launches a bomb on your target that explodes after a short duration

Adept’s Scholar Cowl

• Energy Shield
  • Your Cowl has a defensive spell that decreases damage taken, and recovers energy for every hit taken, while active

Adept’s Cleric Robe

• Everlasting Spirit
  • The robe's active ability offers a shield upon taking damage that makes you invulnerable and increases your damage by 20% for 3 seconds

Adept’s Soldier Boots

• Wanderlust
  • Your shoes’ active ability is a charge-up movement skill that lets you escape from fights or chase down targets

Adept’s Shield: Passively increases defenses and CC-resistance

Adept’s Bag: Increases carry weight capacity

Adept’s Cape: Increases Energy and passive Energy Regeneration

Minor Poison Potion: Inflicts damage-over-time effect on targets and decreases their resistances for its duration

Catfish: Buff food that greatly increases Health Regeneration outside of combat, getting you back to full health quickly after clearing mobs

Journeyman’s Riding Horse: Brings you swiftly across the map while adding more carrying capacity



Pros:

• Great burst damage
• Fast clear speed
• Good for small PvE groups
• Affordable

Cons:

• No additional mobility besides boots spell
• Not suited to large-scale fights

• Your Q-spell is your bread and butter. With its low cooldown and high base damage, it’s great for clearing mobs. In between Qs you can use your W, E or auto attacks.
• Your W-ability throws a trap which doesn’t deal much damage but slows enemies, while boosting your movement speed. It’s on a low cooldown, allowing it to be used often. (This spell unlocks on Level 15 Crossbows, so you might have to defeat more mobs before you can use it.)
• Your E-ability, Exploding Shot, is a good starting ability that attaches a bomb to your target. This does little initial damage but explodes after 2 seconds, dealing more damage in a larger radius. If the target dies before the explosion, it does not deal area damage.
• Combining these skills with your passive, Well-Prepared, unlocks even more damage potential. To use it effectively, use your Q as the fourth spell. This immediately removes any cooldown from it and you’ll be able to use Q twice in quick succession. Since your Q has a short cooldown and you have additional abilities, you can cycle through multiple passive rotations quickly.
• When you’re low on Energy or need extra Energy, use your Cowl ability. For every hit taken you replenish some Energy while generally decreasing the damage you take.
• The Robe's strong defensive skill can be used to avoid damage. As long as you take damage in the 1.5 second window after activation, you receive an invulnerability shield making you immune to damage while increasing your damage output by 20% for 3 seconds.
• Your boots make up for your lack of mobility. They have a charge-up ability that offers escape from fights. While this allows you to cover large distances, it has a 1-minute cooldown.

That's it for this week - stay tuned for more Basic Builds guides coming soon!

Please note that there will be an extra maintenance on Albion East on Wednesday 29 March from 10-11 UTC.

In general, as patches must be deployed to both servers at the same time, this takes place outside the regular Albion East maintenance at 23:00 UTC.

The new Albion East server opened to players worldwide March 20, offering a Singapore-based server with an untouched version of Albion. The launch attracted throngs of new and old players to the server, and we're thrilled to see this new version of Albion take shape day-by-day. 

With the launch a success, Game Director Robin Henkys discusses what's next for the world of Albion in our newest Dev Talk (subtitles are available for all supported languages):

• Rites of Spring event: Similar to 2022, but with a new, bad-tempered counterpart to the Spring Cottontail
• Beyond the Veil Content Patch: New features for the Mists, adjustments to the Roads of Avalon, usability improvements
• "Dungeons in the Mists": Central feature; will be discussed in a forthcoming Dev Talk
• After that: Next major content update

Albion has become quite large and complex, requiring a development strategy that allows us to maintain, improve and revolutionize the game at the same time.

Better Basics

Consistent improvement of core aspects of the game, especially where most impactful:

• Improved Marketplace experience: Repair All, Sell All, improved filtering and easier large-scale purchases
• More stable loot experience by optimizing Black Market
• Improving Stone market, reworking crafting capacity and crafting on player islands

Continuous Content

Expanding on features already in the game:

• New gear choices for the "You are what you wear" system
• Rites of Spring + Content Patch (both with new items)
• New Weapon Line for the Hunter tree

Fantastic Features

New features that expand the scope of Albion Online (these are always in flux, but a few are in progress):

• Legendary Weapons: Weapons can attain "Legendary" status through use, and be given a unique name; these have a chance of being added to the loot pool on death, thus leaving a lasting mark on Albion
• Improved spell behavior around walls and height differences: Precursor to proper castle and siege fights that may include player-made fortifications

That's it for today - stay tuned for more Dev Talks covering these themes and Albion’s next major update!

This is the first of our Basic Builds series of guides for beginner-to-intermediate players. Each guide presents a suggested build and describes how its abilities work in tandem. You can try these out as-is, or use them as a starting point to create new builds of your own.
This build is based around the Battleaxe, which is characterized by a self-sustaining ability called Blood Bandit that lets you throw your axe twice, dealing damage while also healing yourself.

The full build offers additional self-healing, a defensive ability with energy recovery, and additional mobility.

Here’s the full breakdown!


Adept’s Battleaxe

• Rending Strike/Rending Spin
  • You can choose between two spells for your Q slot, one for single targets and one for area damage. They both deal damage and apply bleed stacks to your target(s).
• Adrenaline Boost
  • Your W ability offers damage, attack speed and movement speed modifiers that help you maximize your damage and stick to your target.
• Blood Bandit
  • The main ability allows you to deal additional damage at a range depending on the amount of bleed stacks on your target. This is a two-part combo, with the first cast dealing increased damage and the second applying a direct heal to yourself.

Adept’s Scholar Cowl

• Energy Shield
  • Your cowl has a defensive spell that decreases your damage taken while recovering energy for every hit taken during its active time.

Adept’s Mercenary Jacket

• Bloodlust
  • The jackets active ability allows you to regain some health for every time you use an auto attack or damage spell.

Adept’s Mercenary Shoes

• Refreshing Sprint
  • Your shoes allow you to track down targets while lowering your cooldowns, they can also be used to run away from a fight.

Adept’s Shield: An off-hand that passively increases your defenses and cc resistance.

Adept’s Bag: An accessory that increases your passive carry weight capacity.

Adept’s Cape: An accessory that increases your energy and passive energy regeneration.

Minor Poison Potion: A potion that inflicts a damage-over-time effect on a target and decreases their resistances for the duration.

Catfish: A buff food that greatly increases your health regeneration while out of combat. This allows you to get back to full health after clearing a pack of mobs.

Journeyman’s Riding Horse: A mounted horse that brings you swiftly across the map while adding more passive carry weight.

All items can be bought via the Marketplace, or crafted if the corresponding crafting node has been unlocked.


Pros:

• Great sustain against strong enemies
• Good energy management
• Good clear speed
• Good chase potential
• Affordable

Cons:

• Bleeds can put you in combat for an extended period of time
• Not applicable in large scale fights

• Use your Q spell to deal direct damage and apply bleeds to your target(s). You can use direct attacks in between the spells.
• Your W ability can be used to buff your damage output for a short amount of time. It’s also a great tool that lets you stick to your target since its buff can be active for up to 7 seconds as long as you deal direct damage to a target.
• Blood Bandit can be used to deal additional damage, and the second cast can be used to recover some health when enemies have multiple bleed stacks on them. Try to use this ability before utilizing your jacket.
• When you’re low on energy or expect to take an increased amount of energy you can use your head ability. For every hit taken you will replenish some energy while generally decreasing the amount of damage you take.
• The jacket can be used to regain a substantial amount of health. It has a high cooldown so it is advised to be used in emergency situations. For every auto attack or direct damage you deal you will be healed by a certain amount, up to 7 times. Pairing this ability with battle rush will let you heal up faster because of the bonus attack speed.
• Shoes are generally a tool for mobility. You can use them to close a gap or to create distance between yourself and the enemy. Refreshing sprint additionally lowers your cooldowns which allows you to use your abilities more frequently.

That's it for this week - stay tuned for more Basic Builds guides coming soon!

For a limited time only, there’s a brand-new Starter Bundle on offer, featuring the popular Knight Adventurer Vanity Bundle! For the price of a 7-day Premium subscription, you’ll receive the following:

• Knight Adventurer Vanity Bundle
• 7 Days Premium Status
• 50 Gold

This deal is available in the Albion Online Web Shop, the ingame store, the Steam client, and Google Play. Once purchased, it can be claimed on either Albion East or Albion West, and the Vanity component will be available on both servers once unlocked. The offer runs until 10:00 UTC on April 3, so take advantage now!

Today’s the day: after much anticipation, Albion East is now publicly accessible to all players!

Following a successful Closed Beta phase, and an early access period for Founder Pack owners, anyone can now play on Albion’s new, Singapore-based server as this entirely fresh version of Albion develops from the ground up. Players are pouring into the Royal Continent and Outlands, gathering, crafting, building the economy, and progressing their characters as they gain Fame and form guilds. It’s a truly momentous occasion!



Initially, Albion East will have a reduced world size relative to Albion West, in order to maintain competitiveness and density of players. As the player base grows on this new server, it is anticipated that more regions will be opened up, and its development will be constantly observed in order to judge this process. For an overview of available regions, check out this forum post.


To help you get off to the right start in Albion, for a short time there’s a brand-new Starter Bundle on offer, featuring the popular Knight Adventurer Vanity Bundle! For the price of a 7-day Premium subscription, you’ll receive the following:

• Knight Adventurer Vanity Bundle
• 7 Days Premium Status
• 50 Gold

This deal is available in the Albion Online Web Shop, the ingame store, the Steam client, and Google Play. Once purchased, it can be claimed on either Albion East or Albion West, and the Vanity component will be available on both servers once unlocked. The offer runs until 10:00 UTC on April 3, so take advantage now!



To celebrate the launch of Albion East, we’re running a special Twitch Drop campaign from March 15-29, with exclusive chests containing brand-new items. During this period, campaigns will run daily rather than weekly, meaning you can earn chests each day by watching any channel participating in our regular campaigns. For details, check out this forum post.

New to Albion, and wondering what your first steps should be in this vast and exciting world? We’ve created a brand-new video guide in collaboration with AOFAQ to help navigate these early stages and make your mark!

Whether you’re just starting on Albion West or awaiting the launch of Albion East on March 20, this video will set you in good stead as you begin your adventures: