AION 2 Spacetime Rift: schedule and locations

Spacetime Rift schedule

The rift runs on server time, and every Global region opens it at the same hours on its own clock: Europe on Berlin time, NA East on New York time, NA West on Los Angeles time, South America on São Paulo time and Asia on Korean time. The table shows the Europe hours; the last column converts them to your time zone.

The portal only lets players in for 10 minutes; miss it and the next window is 3 hours away. Once inside you have an hour before the game sends you home.

All 15 rift spots and the nearest teleport

The rift opens in your own territory and leads to the enemy's map. Asmodians get it in Altgard, Elyos in Verteron. Each zone has 15 possible spots, five in each of three areas, and nobody knows in advance which one is next — so here they all are, each with its closest teleport.

Asmodians: Altgard

Areas: Moslan Forest, Purifying Forest and Legion Base Ruins.

Elyos: Verteron

Areas: Destroyed Abyss Gate, Aullaeu Village and Southern Altamia Highland.

All 30 spots are also on the plugin's map: rift spots on the interactive map.

How to find the rift

In the game, zoom in on the world map: the open rift shows up as a purple spiral. Or press Esc → Navigator → Spacetime Rift.

The plugin makes it quicker. The in-game panel has a “Rift” row that counts down to the next opening and, once the entry is open, shows how many minutes are left. Hover the row and the map shows every possible spot in your zone with teleport numbers. Click the round icon to set a reminder: a sound and a card 10 minutes before and again 30 seconds before it opens.

With Premium Map you can also switch to “Mini — top bar”: a gold bar across the top of the screen. While the rift entry is open the bar drains, and there's an extra alert one minute before the entry closes.

Rift rewards

You need level 45. Inside you get 7 rift quests, each worth 2,000 Abyss Points. On the enemy map you can also clear their sealed dungeons and garrisons.

It's the other faction's territory, so PvP happens — but it's optional: as long as your PvP mode is off, nobody can attack you.

Tip: pick up every rift quest before you go in and plan a route. Teleports don't work on the enemy map, and the hour goes fast.

More Abyss Points wait in the Abyss itself — here's how to get to the Abyss. Field bosses run on timers too: see the AION 2 boss timer.

Dimensional Invasion and Shugo Festival

Besides the rift, AION 2 has two hourly events. Both show up in the plugin's panel, and you can set a reminder on them as well.

Dimensional Invasion — at :30

Every hour at :30 a 3-minute lobby opens, followed by about 10 minutes of enemy waves with a boss at the end. It doesn't happen every single hour.

Rewards depend on your contribution: damage and kills earn points, and the boss is worth the most, so stay until it spawns. From level 45 you get Centuryroot Tokens, Enhance Stones and gear. A reward key unlocks a second reward package; you get +1 a day and can hold up to 7.

There are three scenarios. Incursion of the Spirits ends with Grandios, Accursed Sword with the Executor of the Magical Sword, and Beritra Air Raid with Air Raiders Captain Tetrata. Each one has three possible spots per zone:

Shugo Festival — at :00

On the hour, every hour, the Shugo Festival starts: a 4–9 player minigame picked at random from a pool that includes Jump Jump, Hidden Lugi and Goldrin's Treasure. You have 3 minutes to join through Main Menu → Shugo Festival, so there's no need to run anywhere.

Rewards scale with your rank, but everyone gets something for taking part. From level 10 that means Centuryroot Tokens and Enhance Stones; spend the tokens at the Festival Shop. Reward keys for the second package: +3 a day, up to 12.