AION 2 Elyos or Asmodians: Which Faction to Pick

What is the same for Elyos and Asmodians

• Classes: all eight can be made on either side, male or female. See all eight AION 2 classes and what each one does.
• Skills: NC's character data, read on November 10, 2026: 30 Elyos and 30 Asmodian Templars at level 45, and both groups had the same 35 skills. There is no faction skill and no faction bonus.
• Wings: the four quest wings (Lesser, Intermediate, Superior and Ultimate) exist on both sides with the same Flight Power; when NC raised it on October 8, both factions got the same increase.
• Titles: each title has an Elyos and an Asmodian version with the same stats, sometimes under a different name.
• Looks: both factions get the same body, face and hair options in Customization.

What your faction changes

The armor row is the same gear under two names: in NC's data only Elyos Templars wore Pilgrim pieces and only Asmodian Templars wore Liberator pieces, both at Legend grade and in the same slots, from helm to rings. When you follow a build written by a player of the other faction, match the item by slot and grade, not by name. The materials and bosses work the same way; see the AION 2 gathering guide and the field boss timer for Verteron and Altgard.

Two sides of the same war

Elyos. When the AION Tower fell, the Balaur poured into Elysea. The Empyrean Lords spent what was left of their power on a wall of light, the Bulwark, between Eltnen and Interdika; Siel was already gone, and some of the Lords did not survive it. Outside the wall, Ishtar burned Poeta and turned captured Daevas into mutants.

Asmodians. When the barrier fell, Asmodae lay open to the Balaur. Israphel was dead, so the last five Lords built the Bulwark between Morheim and Belluslan out of their own blood. Beyond it, Ishtar and Fafnir overran Ishalgen, and Fafnir broke the Daevas' souls and locked their light away in crystal.

Your main story is told from your own side, so seeing both means a character on each. The Elyos lands are the brighter of the two; the Asmodian side is darker and harsher.

Your faction is your server

When you start AION 2 you pick a region, then a faction, then a server, and each server holds one faction only. That is why the choice matters most for playing with friends: they have to be on your faction and your server for the story and the open world.

Abyss pairs from NC's pairings of November 11, counted as NC's server list and its Rift table give the factions: Marchutan in Europe as Asmodian, although NC's Abyss table lists it once as Elyos, and Nania and Hadala in Asia, which so far appear only in NC's pairing tables.

You meet the other side through your server's partner. Since October 28 a Spacetime Rift partner is always a server of the other faction, while an Abyss partner can be a server of your own: NC re-pairs servers from time to time to keep fights balanced. Find yours in the AION 2 server list with every Abyss and Rift pairing.

Playing with a friend on the other side

Dungeons are cross-server and can be run with a friend on the other side; the story, the open world and your faction's own activities are not shared. In the Abyss and in Spacetime Rifts you meet the other faction as enemies, and a Rift is also the way into the other faction's map; the AION 2 rift timer shows when the next one opens.

Can you change faction later?

No. Server transfers only go to a server of the same faction, and NC has not announced a faction change. Character slots count per server, so to play the other side you make a second character on a server of that faction; see the AION 2 server transfer rules and the next round.

How to pick your AION 2 faction

1. Friends or a Legion already playing: take their faction and their server. Nothing else lets you quest together.
2. Playing alone: pick the world: Verteron on the Elyos side or Altgard on the Asmodian side. The classes, skills and gear are the same either way.
3. Collecting pets: 44 pets drop their Souls only on the Elyos side, 39 only on the Asmodian side and 69 on both. Neither side locks you out: at level 45 a Spacetime Rift takes you to the other map. See where to farm pets in AION 2.
4. Here for PvP: neither faction has an edge; who you fight depends on your server's partner, and NC changes partners to keep fights even.
5. Can't decide: make one of each on two servers, then go through the rest of AION 2 character creation.

AION 2 Elyos or Asmodians FAQ

Which faction is better in AION 2, Elyos or Asmodians?

Neither. Both factions play the same eight classes with the same skills: in NC's character data for 60 level-45 Templars, the 30 Elyos and the 30 Asmodians had the same 35 skills. Pick the side your friends play on.

Do Elyos and Asmodians have different classes in AION 2?

No. All eight classes can be made on either side, male or female, which gives 32 combinations in NC’s character data.

Can Elyos and Asmodians play together in AION 2?

Not in the story or the open world, because each server holds one faction. Dungeons are cross-server, so you can run them with a friend on the other side, and in the Abyss and in Spacetime Rifts the two factions meet as enemies.

Can you change faction in AION 2?

No. Server transfers only go to a server of the same faction, and NC has not announced a faction change. To play the other side, make a new character on a server of that faction.

Which faction has more players in AION 2?

NC has not published player numbers by faction. Every region has as many Elyos servers as Asmodian ones, and NC pairs servers in the Abyss to keep fights balanced, so in its November 11 pairings 28 of the 53 Abyss pairs are two servers of the same faction.

Do Asmodians look different from Elyos in AION 2?

Not in character creation: both factions get the same body, face and hair options in Customization. The default wings differ: white for the Elyos, dark for the Asmodians.