The story quests of Aion 2 form one chain per faction, each quest handing you the next. The leveling path lists that chain in the game's order with the level, EXP, Kina and rewards of every quest, who gives it and where they stand on the map. Their EXP alone takes a character from level 1 to level 45.
The route by region
Each faction starts in its own starter zone and moves to its first open region at level 10. The chapters are the game's own, in order:
| Elyos chapter | Region | Levels | Asmodian chapter | Region | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishtar's Castle | Poeta | 1 | Fafnir's Fortress | Ishalgen | 1 |
| Island of Death, Poeta | Poeta | 2 to 9 | Betrayer and Survivor | Ishalgen | 2 to 9 |
| Dreaming of Paradise | Verteron | 10 to 16 | Stranger in a Strange Land | Altgard | 10 to 16 |
| Searching for High Priestess Reda | Verteron | 18 to 22 | You're in the Palm of Our Hands | Altgard | 18 to 22 |
| The Past Behind the Sealed Barrier | Verteron | 24 to 30 | Ill-Fated Encounter | Altgard | 24 to 30 |
| Two-Faced | Verteron | 32 to 37 | I Only Wanted You | Altgard | 32 to 37 |
| Encountering Kaisinel's Core | Verteron | 40 to 45 | Encountering Zikel's Core | Altgard | 40 to 45 |
The quest after the last chapter, Waiting for the Next Journey, needs level 46.
How far the story's EXP goes
The EXP a level needs grows with every level: 1,133 from level 1 to 2, 46,777 from 10 to 11, 5,625,048 from 30 to 31 and 160,765,875 from 44 to 45. Reaching level 45 takes 754,816,909 EXP in total.
The Elyos story pays 854,139,172 EXP and the Asmodian story 857,791,504, so both reach level 45 and stop partway into it. Level 45 to 46 needs 204,267,230 EXP, which leaves the Elyos story 104,944,967 EXP and the Asmodian story 101,292,635 EXP short of level 46. The path marks the quest where the story's EXP gives each new level, so you can see whether you are ahead of the story or behind it. Along the way the story also pays 1,687,300 Kina to Elyos and 1,678,900 Kina to Asmodians.
Finished story quests, the current one, the next ones, regional quests and an Ascension along one route.
Ascension and the Ascension Gauge
Four Ascension quests sit inside the story, and the story waits for each one: the story quest named below asks you to finish its Ascension before it continues. From the second Ascension on, an Ascension starts only when your Ascension Gauge holds enough points. Every finished Episode (story), Regional, Ascension, Sealed Dungeon and Stronghold quest adds 10 points.
| Ascension | Waits in the story quest | Level | Gauge needed, Elyos / Asmodian | From the story, Elyos / Asmodian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The One Who Perceives | Fledgling Wings | 5 | none | |
| The One Who Hears the Voice | Daeva in a Dream | 22 | 320 / 340 | 330 / 350 |
| The One Who Dreams | Another Dream / A Daeva Dreaming Anew | 32 | 600 / 610 | 560 / 570 |
| The One Who Witnesses the Nightmare | Witness to a Nightmare / Daeva Trapped in a Nightmare | 45 | 1,490 / 1,500 | 910 / 900 |
The story covers the gauge for the level 22 Ascension on its own. At level 32 both factions are 40 points short, four quests of the other kinds. At level 45 Elyos are 580 points short and Asmodians 600.
Regional quests along the way
Story quests open Regional quests as you go: the path lists each one under the story quest that opens it, and lists the ones that open on reaching a level under the quest where the story's EXP gives that level. Each faction gets 58 of them before the level 45 Ascension, 31 at level 45. Finishing all 58 adds 580 points, exactly the Elyos gap at level 45; Asmodians need two more quests from Sealed Dungeons or Strongholds. Before the level 32 Ascension, the story has opened 21 Regional quests for Elyos and 22 for Asmodians, so four of them cover that gap.
Using the leveling path
Pick your faction and your level. The panel at the top names your next story quest and its giver on the map, the EXP from your level to the next and the quest where the story's EXP reaches it, the next Ascension with the gauge it needs and how much the story gives, and the Regional quests open at your level, highest level first. Story quests below your level are checked off and the next one is highlighted. Faction and level are part of the address, so the link opens the same view, and the page remembers your last choice.
Each quest name opens its page with every step, objective and reward. The table under the path lists the EXP of every level, the total from level 1 and the story quest where you reach it.
After the story
Once the story's EXP runs out partway into level 45, the Regional quests, the Ascension at level 45 and the daily and weekly content remain. The daily and weekly circuit lists every daily and weekly limit with its reset.