AION 2 Chanter Leveling Guide: Level 1 to 45

Chanter leveling route at a glance

Every level where something happens on the way to 45: on the left, the Chanter skills NC's data unlocks at that level; on the right, what to do there. The steps are explained below the table.

Unlock levels from NC's official AION 2 Character Info. All 13 Chanter Stigma skills are listed on the AION 2 Chanter skills page.

How to level a Chanter: skills and Stigmas

1. Level 1: Onslaught when mana runs low. Mana is tight early. Onslaught, your basic attack, is what you fall back on when you are short, and what fills the gaps between skills.
2. Level 4: Dark Crush is your main skill. Dark Crush unlocks at 4 and is where most of your damage comes from. Give it skill points before anything else; skill level 16 is its big step.
3. Level 4: Impactful Crush opens Dark Crush. Impactful Crush stuns, and for 2 seconds after it Dark Crush can be used. Follow every Impactful Crush with Dark Crush.
4. Level 8: Then Rushing Smash and Impactful Crush. Next raise Rushing Smash, your dash in, and Impactful Crush; take both to at least skill level 8 as your level allows.
5. Level 14: Spinning Strike with the -5s pick. Spinning Strike unlocks at 14 and also opens Dark Crush for 2 seconds. Once it reaches skill level 12, take the pick that cuts its cooldown by 5 seconds.
6. Level 22: Stigmas: Undefeated Mantra first. Undefeated Mantra is the first Stigma to take and level. Sprint Mantra comes next for speed, and Power of the Storm when you play in a group.

At 45 keep Dark Crush first, then Spinning Strike and Onslaught, on the Daevanion boards and with skill points.

How to fight while leveling

• Open with Rushing Smash to close in on the next monster.
• Impactful Crush or Spinning Strike, then Dark Crush straight away, before the 2-second window closes.
• Fill the gaps with Onslaught; it keeps you going when mana is low.

Skills land better when Tab picks the enemy in front of you; see how to set up tab target in AION 2.

The route every class follows to 45

1. Level 1: Follow the main story. The main story quests give most of the experience you need to reach level 45. Do side quests only when they sit on your way, and do not stop to farm ordinary monsters.
2. Level 1: Pick up feathers on the way. Empyrean Trace feathers turn in at a Monolith for upgrades to your Revelation Amulet, which you keep for good. Grab the ones on your route; coming back for them later costs far more time.
3. Level 10: Clear Sealed Dungeons once. Sealed Dungeons start to show up from around level 10. The first clear of each one gives skill points and Daevanion materials, so clear the ones on your route.
4. Level 12: First Daevanion board: Nezekan. The Daevanion boards open with Nezekan (Combat Speed and Cooldown Reduction). Some nodes add a level to a skill; your class steps say which skills to feed first.
5. Level 20: Second board: Zikel. Zikel adds Damage Boost and Damage Tolerance. Keep the same skill priority as on Nezekan.
6. Level 22: First Stigma slot. Stigma skills open at level 22 and the first slot opens with them. More slots follow at 27, 32 and 37, four in all, so fill each one as it opens.
7. Level 30: Third board: Vaizel. Vaizel adds Critical Damage Boost and Critical Damage Tolerance.
8. Level 40: Fourth board: Triniel. Triniel adds Multi-Hit Chance and Multi-Hit Resist.
9. Level 45: Level 45: the global cap. A fifth board, Azphel, opens at 45 with PvP stats only. For your first endgame dungeons such as Krao Cave, aim for about 1,000 gear score. NC's October 20 patch added a sixth board, Ariel, filled with Ariel Fragments from the Hard mode of Krao Cave and Draupnir, which needs item level 2600.

Enhance to +10, not past it. Taking your weapon to about +10 is the biggest damage gain while leveling. Going further on gear you will replace soon wastes Enhancement Stones; save that for gear you keep.

Once you hit 45. Spend your Odyle Energy on dungeon rewards and use your Nightmare attempts every day, and finish the story and Ascension quests you skipped.

Pets add stats for every character on your account. Our AION 2 pet farming guide shows how many Souls each pet takes and where to farm them.

Daily limits such as dungeon entries refill at the daily reset. The AION 2 timers page counts down to it, to the weekly reset and to the next Spacetime Rift. From around level 10 you can also join the AION 2 Shugo Festival, a round of minigames every hour on the hour.

Field bosses are level 45 and up. The AION 2 world boss timer lists each one with its respawn time and counts down to its return after a kill.

At 45 you have more skills than Skill Points to max them. The AION 2 skill builder counts the points for any Chanter build and shows which Stigmas level-45 Chanters use, and the AION 2 Chanter build shows where the points go once you get there.

Other ways to level

Impactful Crush can stay at 8 or rise with the core skills. Rushing Smash also goes to 8 in some builds and to 12 in others.

How we checked this guide

NC has not published a leveling guide for AION 2. The skill names and unlock levels come from NC's own Character Info, and every step matches NC's global skill list. Checked on October 21, 2026 against the global version.

Leveling another class? Read the AION 2 Gladiator leveling guide, AION 2 Templar leveling guide, AION 2 Ranger leveling guide, AION 2 Cleric leveling guide and AION 2 Sorcerer leveling guide. Still choosing? Compare all eight in the AION 2 classes overview.

AION 2 Chanter leveling FAQ

How do I level a Chanter fast in AION 2?

Follow the main story quests, which give most of the experience to level 45, and skip farming ordinary monsters. The Chanter levels around Dark Crush, which only opens for a moment after another skill. Impactful Crush from level 3 and Spinning Strike from level 14 both open it, so they come right after it.

What skills should a Chanter level first?

Mana is tight early. Onslaught, your basic attack, is what you fall back on when you are short, and what fills the gaps between skills. At 45, the core skills are Dark Crush, Spinning Strike, Onslaught.

When does the Chanter get Stigmas?

At level 22, when the first Stigma slot opens; more slots open at 27, 32 and 37. Undefeated Mantra is the first Stigma to take and level. Sprint Mantra comes next for speed, and Power of the Storm when you play in a group.

When do the Daevanion boards open?

Nezekan at 12, Zikel at 20, Vaizel at 30, Triniel at 40, and Azphel (PvP only) at 45. Ariel, added in NC's October 20 patch, fills from Ariel Fragments earned in the Hard mode of Krao Cave and Draupnir (item level 2600).