AION 2 Character Creation — 200+ Options, Cosmetics and Wings

MMO players spend a suspicious amount of their first hour in a character creator, and AION 2 is built for exactly that. The official description puts it plainly: more than 200 customization options, part of what NCSOFT bills as one of the most advanced character creation systems in the genre. And the creator is only the start — countless outfits, mounts and wings are spread across the game as collectibles.

Here is what is known about creation, how it connects to your class choice, and where the cosmetics actually come from.

How creation works with your class

The flow is the familiar one: you pick your class, then shape the character wearing it. AION 2’s eight launch classes — from greatsword Gladiator to spellbook Sorcerer — are covered in our class list, and your appearance is defined separately from that combat choice.

The exact order of the creation steps in the global build’s interface — faction first or class first, when presets appear, when naming happens — has not been shown in full in official English materials. Confirm the flow in game at launch. What is confirmed is the substance: over 200 options to shape your Daeva before you ever take off.

What 200+ options actually means

Two hundred plus is deep for a launch MMO. For calibration: the original AION was famous in 2009 for its slider-heavy creator, and the sequel ships with a far larger palette. Rather than promising specific categories the official materials have not itemized, the honest framing is this — expect the usual full suite (face, body, hair, markings, and the fine-tuning between them) at a depth the genre rarely reaches, and plan your first session accordingly. Do not rush it. You will be looking at this character for hundreds of airborne hours, and our beginner guide argues your first hour is better spent here than in the queue.

Outfits, mounts and wings: the collection game

Creation is day one; collection is the rest of the year. AION 2’s official description lists countless outfits, mounts and wings to collect, and wings deserve special mention — they are the visual signature of a Daeva, the flying warrior you play as, which makes them the closest thing AION 2 has to a flagship cosmetic. Mounts and outfit skins round out the wardrobe side of the game.

Where exactly each collectible drops or unlocks in the global build is launch-confirm; what is confirmed is the philosophy — a large share of the cosmetic game is meant to be played for, not just bought.

The Shugo Festival: cosmetics you play for

The most concrete earn-them-yourself example is the Shugo Festival, AION 2’s minigame event built around the franchise’s beloved Shugo merchants. Officially described activities include:

• Protecting Shugos — keep the little merchants safe through waves of trouble
• Pet races — pick your runner and hope
• Dodging lasers — exactly what it sounds like, and yes, it is a party game inside an MMO

The rewards are the point: wings, skins, pets and decor, all earnable by playing the festival’s minigames. If you are the cosmetic-hunting type, the Shugo Festival is your calendar event — it turns collectibles into gameplay rather than a storefront transaction.

Free or paid?

AION 2 is free to play, with in-app purchases and an optional membership at around $15/month. The monetization split — which cosmetics are earnable, which are paid, what the membership actually grants — has not been fully detailed for the global build, so treat specifics as launch-confirm. What the official materials do establish is the earnable track: Shugo Festival rewards and world collectibles exist regardless of what sits in any shop. Full pricing details will be pinned down in our platforms FAQ after launch.

The bottom line

• 200+ customization options — one of the most advanced creators in the MMO genre per NCSOFT’s own description
• Class first, then customize; the exact interface flow confirms at launch
• Outfits, mounts and wings are a full collection game, not creator one-offs
• The Shugo Festival hands out wings, skins, pets and decor through minigames — protect Shugos, race pets, dodge lasers
• Free to play with earnable cosmetics plus in-app purchases; the exact paid/earnable split is launch-confirm

Make the character now; earn the wings later.