Aion Riftshade

The Shugo Imperial Tomb event is live on the server since the past weekend! 

Early one morning, the sorcerer Mirk was startled awake by a loud banging at the door. It was more than just a knock; it was a full-on pounding. Dragging himself out of bed, he opened the door to find Osaye standing there, her look indicating a day far from serene.

• Why are you here so early, Osaye? – Mirk, barely awake, tried to maintain his composure, befitting an erudite wizard.
• From today, I'm not Osaye, I'm Lara. Once I turn into a Shugo, you'll call me Lararin.
• Why change into a Shugo? Are you in trouble with the Archons? – Mirk was utterly clueless.
• We're headed to the Tombs. Wild Tayga's forming a party; gear up quick, grab your orb and let's go. Time's short, unless you don’t want gear?

With no room for argument, the witch's determination left Mirk no choice. He donned his robe, seized the crystal from the table, and went along with her.

Important details:

• Dungeon reset: 22h
• Level: 51+
• Party: Two or Three players
• Allowed: food, scrolls, and special mob items.
• Event entry banned between 20:00 to 23:00 daily!

A special dungeon event is available. Enter through the quest NPC Indiana Jonshunerk.

You’ll find NPC in these locations: 


Collect the quest [Event] Empires Past, rewarding you a Coin-collector's Pouch.

More quests unlock thereafter:

Daily: [Event/Daily] Spirited Gifts. Reward:

• Coin-collector's Pouch.

An extra reward for 10 completions - 10 Coin-collector's Pouch

One-time quest: [Event] Map Piece Secret. Reward:

• Immortal Treasure Chest Key - 5.
• Magical Map Box

Having taken all quests, it’s dungeon time with a team (up to 3 players, entry allowed with 2). Upon entering, everyone morphs into a Shugo, deactivating usual skills. Only new skills on a new panel are active. Use only special items, mob-acquired goods, food, and scrolls. Skills have short range, stay close to enemies.

The entire dungeon has 3 sequences. In each, shield the central Tombstones from monsters. Monsters don’t attack players, but aim to break the Tombstones.

 
Key mission is defending central Tombstone – “Emperor's Monument ".  If it tumbles – no reward for you. 
Before starting the sequence, tweak loot roll to “common and superior” 
Shugo Cleric ignites the stages:

 

1 Stage

Kick off the 1st sequence, it's simplest. Monsters come slowly, some bosses among them may drop keys and map fragments. 

You receive 3 abilities:
 

	Shugo Strike: typical attack that does 250 damage to up to 2 foes.
	Shugo Doom: Dispenses 3000 damage to a single enemy.
	Shugo Sweep: Inflicts 566-567 additional damage to up to 4 surrounding adversaries.

From Awakened Guardians, get items to replenish DP, mend tombstones, and freeze foes. Gather these at each stage, but they’ll vanish upon leaving the dungeon.
 

	Restores 2000 DP instantly
	Instantly replenishes 4000DP
	Increases Imperial Tombstone “Tower” HP by 50% instantly
	Immobilizes all foes in the Imperial Tomb for 6 seconds, a strategic tool in boss clashes.

 

 

2 Stage

This stage ups the challenge with fiercer foes. Only Elite Krall Lookout Leader and Elite Krall Lookout bosses can provide keys and map fragments.

A new DP skill gets added, best saved for critical moments.
Shugo Venom: demands DP 1000 – Targets 8 enemies within 10 meters, inducing 339 damage each second for 10s. 

If exiting the game at this stage, employ " Veteran Shugo Warrior Transformation Device ":

 

3 Stage

The toughest stage features a swarm of monsters and two bosses yielding map pieces, keys, plates, and Coin-collector's Pouches. These items expire if you leave, but not the Coin-collector's Pouches. 

Added DP skill:

Magic Mirror: Demands 2000 DP – Casts protective shield on towers, reflects all attacks for 8s.
 Use to safeguard Emperor's Monument (Mis-targeting results in buffing teammates)

REWARDS

Once all map pieces are in hand, claim a Magical Map Box, possible contents include Empress' Brass, Silver, orGold Tag.


Important! Do not open it if dungeon previously completed, as it also applies to [Event] Secret of the Map Piece quest.
Keys and map parts vanish after leaving.

 

Proceed to the Emperor's Stele to submit quests [Event] Secret of the Map Piece  and [Event/Daily] Spirited Thanks. Quest keys remain and are tradable upon dungeon exit. Use keys to unlock treasure chests.
Tags from the dungeon get you into treasure chambers. Approach the Stele with your specific tag:

Turning tags into the Stele grants entry to treasure rooms. Reward type and likelihood relies on room category. 

Empress' Brass Tag – Emperor Mirinerun’s Vault:
Crown Prince’s Relic (1 Key)
Greater or Major Ancient Icon (1-5 random drops)
+ potential bonus items as below 

Special Chests (3 Keys)
Greater or Major Ancient Crown/Goblet (random 1-5 items)
+ potential random below

Empress' Silver Tag - Emperor Bellisung’s Vault:
Empress' Relic (1 Key)
Greater or Major Ancient Seal (1-5 random drops)
+ potential random listed below

Special Chests (3 Keys)
Greater or Major Ancient Crown/Goblet (1-5 random items)

+ potential random items below

Empress' Gold Tag - Emperor Tillirun's Vault:
Emperor’s Relic (1 key)
Greater or Major Ancient Icon (1-5 random items)
+ likely additional items below 

Special Chests (3 Keys)
Greater or Major Ancient Crown/Goblet (1-5 random items)
+ possible random items below

The detail of items present in all chests with different chances (depends on chest type):

• Tahabata Egg (15-day duration)
• Mini Crystal Lucid Shield
• Tempering Solution
• Spotted Beachwear
• Sharptooth Voidtracer (15 days)
• [Event] Beritra Idian Pouch
• Noble Composite Manastone Bundle
• [Event] Ancient Coin Chest
• Greater Felicitous Socketing Box (Eternal) 
• Greater Felicitous Socketing Box (Mythic)
• Ceramium Medal
• Armor Wrapping Scroll (Eternal)
• Accessory Wrapping Scroll (Eternal)
• Weapon Wrapping Scroll (Eternal)
• Precious Steampunk Wings
• Leopard Headpiece

 

Exiting the dungeon lets you trade Shugo coins at Shugo Marion Reiring (near Indiana Jonshunerk) for these:

• Token Pouch
• Fairy Tail

The token pouch can give (1-3 from this list):

• Kahrun's Symbol
• Crusader Token/Radiant Token
• Guestpetal
• Protectorate Coin
• Sillus/Silona /Paradeth Crest
• Blood Mark
• Conqueror's Mark

The Fairy Tail trades for:

• Fairy Horn
• 1 Shugo coin

The fairy horn gifts: 

• Fairy wing
• 1 Shugo coin

From fairy wing, you gain: 

• Fairy heart
• 1 Shugo coin

A fairy heart provides: above 50 Shugo coins.

 

Event runs from May 24th to June 7th (inclusive)!
Access to event dungeon is closed from 20:00 to 23:00 every day!

 

 

Thanks for your attention and enjoy the gameplay!

By the requests of many players the event was launched again!

The time of the event is from 24.05 to 07.06 inclusive!

Nice Event, will you add Reset-Scrolls to the shop ?

1 hour ago, Ixlovextechno said:

Nice Event, will you add Reset-Scrolls to the shop ?

Hello,

Due to the huge amount of complaints regarding this scroll, we decided to leave the event without the reset scrolls. 

That´s a pity but thanks for this fast answer. I really enjoy playing on your Server. Keep gooing  

8 hours ago, TheAlmighty said:

Hello,

Due to the huge amount of complaints regarding this scroll, we decided to leave the event without the reset scrolls. 

Hey I find it kinda unfair to the players. I'm supporting the server too by donating.

I wanted to grab some rolls the evening they were released, but it was already late, so I decided to wait for the next day.

Then suddenly the rolls disappeared. Meanwhile, some people have amassed hundreds and they're ready to cash in big time.

Can’t we have a purchase option for current accounts, like 10 per account?

I don't see myself paying 25kk for a Shugo roll if the EC value is only 7.5kk.

I've got a few EC left and it feels unfair to players like me who just came in late.

Everyone needs AP.. Everyone's after those instance items. But not at just any cost...

Excuse my English. I used a translator :)

LOVE GREETINGS

Anyway, I've seen better days since I joined the Aion Riftshade beta as well. They're preparing for a big launch in Q1 2026 and it seems like they're getting everything right there. The team is really active on Discord, and maybe smaller issues like this won't shake Aion Riftshade users much. Just a thought, for anyone seeking something different, keep an eye on it!

Shugo NPC did not spawn after siege and some people did not go into the instance today. Can you pls fix this?

It's working again.

Suggestion for upcoming Shugo events:

I'm uncertain about how "abuse" might occur with multiple characters in Eventinis, particularly when significant drops are tradable. Although I've got several characters at that level myself, I believe that tempering drops in event instances ought to be reduced.

A viable solution would be to make those drops non-tradable [Jakunerk]

That way, they remain valuable for feathers, without enabling a single character to gain too much in terms of accessories.

This would promote fairness across the board, so newcomers to the server won't face massive disadvantages. If one shugorun is compared to 12 daily, the variance can be huge if all drops are geared towards one main character.

 

With Aion Riftshade on the horizon, launching in Q1 2026, they've already seen to equitable gameplay. As a beta tester, I've noted the attention given to balance with drops and character development, ensuring that no character gets overpowered unfairly.