Aion 2: What Unlocks When, Levels 1 to 45 and Item Level

Aion 2 opens its menus a few at a time. Some features wait for a character level, some for a story quest, and most of the endgame waits for level 45 and then for your Item Level. This page lists all of them in the order you meet them, so you know whether a missing menu is a bug or just not open yet.

Everything below is read from the EU client's unlock table and its in-game Navigator. The quest levels are the client's recommended levels.

In 30 seconds

1. Levels 2 to 10 open the basic menus: Journal, skills, Enhancement, Crafting, Gathering, Substance Morph, the Daeva Pass and the Navigator.
2. The story opens the rest. Wings, Title, Closet, Pets, Daevanion, the Shugo Festival, Legions, party dungeons and the Pantheon each unlock with a specific quest of your faction's story.
3. Level 25 and 30 add Supply Requests and the Daily Dungeon.
4. Level 45 opens the endgame at once: the Abyss, the Market, Arcana, Nightmare, Transcendence, the Ascension Trial, the Sanctuary raid, arenas and battlefields, seasons and rankings.
5. After 45, Item Level is the only gate: 700 for the first Conquest tier, then 1,400, 2,100 and 2,800 for the Sanctuary.

Unlocks by character level

The Navigator (level 10) is worth opening early: it lists what the game wants you to try at your level, with a short explanation for each system.

Unlocks from story quests

These features don't look at your level; they open when you finish a quest of your faction's main story. If a menu is greyed out, check that you haven't skipped the quest below.

The level-22 Ascension quest that opens the Pantheon is also the one that lets you learn stigmas. Our leveling priorities explain why you shouldn't skip it.

What the Navigator points you to

The Navigator suggests content by level. This is its list for EU/NA, with what each step gives you:

Three party dungeons open on their Exploration difficulty while you level: Cueva de Krao from level 20, Cañón de Urugugu from 28 and Templo de Fuego from 35. The other three need level 45 even on Exploration: Draupnir with Item Level 700, Isla Aérea de Vakron with 1,400 and Caverna del Cuerno Feroz with 2,100. Every Conquest difficulty waits for level 45 and an Item Level (see the ladder).

The level-45 wave

At 45 these all open at the same moment:

The Navigator also introduces duty quests, Dimensional Invasions and Spacetime Rifts at 45 (the Rift portals into the enemy region accept level 45 and up). Your fourth Ascension quest waits there too and pays higher-tier wings. Our level 45 guide explains what to do first.

The Item Level ladder at 45

From here, Item Level opens the content. The unlock table sets five Conquest tiers:

Transcendence stages have their own gates (1,600 for the first) and also need an S rank on the previous stage; see our solo and ranked endgame guide.

Not on EU/NA yet

The EU client contains several systems from the Taiwan and Korea versions, locked above the level-45 cap. Guides written for those regions often mention them:

None of these can open at the level-45 cap: the first five have no unlock a player can reach, and the last two wait for level 50. They stay locked until a patch opens them. When a guide tells you to "do Fields of Progress" or "turn on auto combat", it was written for another region.

FAQ

My Daevanion menu is locked at level 20. Why? Daevanion opens with a story quest (Lo visto entre el humo or Persecución tardía), not a level. Finish the main story up to it.

Can I enter Conquest with a level-45 alt in starter gear? Not until it reaches Item Level 700. Below 700, only Cueva de Krao, Cañón de Urugugu and Templo de Fuego are open, on their Exploration difficulty.

When does the Market open? At level 45, together with the rest of the endgame.

Is there any auto-play? No. Auto Combat is in the EU/NA client, but it is not open yet.

Where to go next

• Leveling priorities: what to collect on the way to 45.
• What to do at level 45: the gearing loop after the wave.
• Item Level 1,400: the route to the second Conquest tier.
• Daily and weekly routine: the limits that refill once you're there.

The game data on Aion2.gg comes from the EU/NA game client, version 2.0.7.0 (Steam build 25926599), extracted on October 16, 2026.