Gaming Guide

AION 2: How to Unlock Wings and Find Their Sources

Where wings appear in the menu, what their two effect types do, and the exact acquisition path for each set.

Where wings appear in the menu, what their two effect types do, and the exact acquisition path for each set.

Image: NC

Wings are part of your Daeva in AION 2, and the collection opens far earlier than most players expect. The feature is available in the early campaign, and every set has its own way of being earned, from story ascension to shop purchases and crafting.

Quick answer: Wings become available near quest five, at about level 5. Open the main menu and choose the Wings tab, then select a wing and check its Source tab for the specific quest, shop, or crafting method required.


When wings unlock

The Wings system becomes available during early character progression, around the fifth quest (about level 5). At that point the Wings menu is populated with every set in the game, both the ones you already own and the ones still locked behind a requirement.

Open the main menu in the top-right corner and choose the Wings button. A scrollable collection of wing sets appears on one side, while the opposite side previews your character wearing the highlighted set.

Accessing the Wings Menu00:26Accessing the Wings Menu
The Wings menu, where every set appears next to a live preview of your character. Shown at 00:26 in MistaWigglez’s video. Image: NC

Equipped Effects vs Owned Effects

Each wing set carries two separate kinds of stat bonuses, and understanding the split matters more than the wing’s appearance.

  • Equipped Effect applies only while that specific set is worn. Conqueror Wings, for example, give Boss Attack 80, Boss Defense 400, and Defense Bonus 300 when equipped.
  • Owned Effect is a permanent passive that stays active once you acquire the set, and it stacks with every other set you own. Lesser Daeva Wings alone contribute Flight Power 2000 and HP 50 this way.

Owned Effects stack, so every additional wing you collect boosts your baseline stats, including wings you do not equip. Use the All Applied Effects button at the top right to view the combined passive bonuses from all the wings you own.

Browsing Wings & All Applied Effects01:49Browsing Wings & All Applied Effects
The All Applied Effects panel totals every Owned Effect from the wings you have collected. Shown at 01:49 in MistaWigglez’s video. Image: NC

Use the Source tab to find any wing’s requirement

The fastest way to unlock a specific set is to read exactly what it needs, and the game tells you directly.

Open the Wings menu and click any locked set in the list. The inspection panel on the right updates to that set.
In the panel’s upper-right corner, select the Source tab. It shows the exact requirement, such as a quest name, a particular shop, or a crafting recipe.
Using the Source Tab01:13Using the Source Tab
The Source tab spells out where a set comes from, here a Shugo Festival trade shop for Violet Butterfly Wings. Shown at 01:13 in MistaWigglez’s video. Image: NC

For Violet Butterfly Wings the Source tab points to the Shugo Festival [Wings] trade shop and notes they become available after completing the “Visions in Smoke” quest. Reading the tab first saves you from chasing the wrong activity.


Every way to acquire wings

Wing sets fall into a handful of acquisition paths. The table below groups the main routes with representative sets and what each one asks of you.

PathExample wingsRequirement
Ascension questsIntermediate, Superior, Ultimate Daeva WingsComplete the matching ascension quest
Story questsLesser Daeva Wings, Aullaeu WingsFinish a set campaign quest
Festival / trade shopsViolet Butterfly, Spirit, Springflower ButterflyBuy after a prerequisite quest
PvP / activity shopsWarrior, Brawler WingsSpend Abyss, Arena, or Battlefield tokens
Substance MorphKromede, Sealing, Glorious, Black FragmentCombine base materials in the Substance Morph menu
Chests / cubesFairy’s Dream, Odyle, Radiant LoveOpen Poko’s Skin Bundle or a Hidden Cube

Ascension and story quests

The most reliable early wings come from campaign progress. Ascending grants base Daeva wings, and each tier is tied to a named quest. Intermediate Daeva Wings unlock by completing “[Ascension] The One Who Hears the Voice”, Superior Daeva Wings from “The One Who Dreams”, and Ultimate Daeva Wings from “The One Who Witnesses the Nightmare”.

Quest Unlock Examples01:21Quest Unlock Examples
Intermediate Daeva Wings list their ascension quest directly in the menu. Shown at 01:21 in MistaWigglez’s video. Image: NC

Shop purchases

Several sets are bought rather than earned outright. Festival and specialty merchants such as the Shugo Festival [Wings] shop sell cosmetic and stat wings once you clear their gating quest. PvP-focused sets like Warrior Wings are stocked in the Abyss, Arena, and Battlefield shops and cost tokens you earn from those activities.

Crafting through Substance Morph

Some of the most powerful wings come from combining base components in the Substance Morph menu. The Kromede Wings recipe requires Sealed Kromede Wings x1 and Radiant Odyle x10, with a 100% success chance displayed. Other morphed sets use the same approach, pairing a wing-specific base material with Odyle.

Crafting Wings via Substance Morph02:04Crafting Wings via Substance Morph
The Substance Morph menu lists the Kromede Wings recipe and the materials needed to craft it. Shown at 02:04 in MistaWigglez’s video. Image: NC

Chests and Hidden Cubes

A few sets drop from containers. Poko’s Skin Bundle can contain Fairy’s Dream Wings, Odyle Wings, and other sets alongside lower-rarity rewards. Hidden Cubes can also produce wings such as Radiant Love Wings, though those drops are rare, so improve a cube’s odds with a key before opening.


Confirm a wing is unlocked

Once you meet a set’s requirement, it stops showing as locked in the Wings list and its Owned Effect immediately joins your passive totals in the All Applied Effects panel. To gain its Equipped Effect, open the set and use Equip Skin so your character wears it. If a set still reads as locked, its Source tab requirement has not been fully met yet.