Aion 2 Kinah

As an MMO, Aion 2 may have most players focused on dungeon runs and combat, but Life Skills are just as important. Just like in FFXIV, focusing on gathering and crafting can allow you to earn millions of Kinah.

This is not difficult to do as long as you have enough time. Of course, when trading on the market, there are a few things you need to pay attention to if you want to get better returns. Here are the things you should know before and after gathering.

Why Choose Gathering?

Gathering gemstones takes some time, but when you check the market, you will find that the returns can be very high. It is recommended to keep the eyes on the market values of Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond.

These are materials used to craft various accessories and are highly demanded consumables. Pure gemstones can often be worth millions of Aion 2 Kinah, while even ordinary Ruby or Diamond can sell for thousands of Kinah.

Their demand fluctuates depending on the number of players online. However, keep in mind that every server has a different market because each server has its own independent economy.

The reason for their high demand is that if players want to level their crafting all the way to Professional 20, the most economical approach is usually to repeatedly craft lower-tier items.

One of the main goals of crafting is to create Legendary accessories as early as possible. Compared with making weapons first, Legendary accessories can fill multiple equipment slots more quickly, making them a better priority during the early game. Weapons are still important, but they can be handled later.

Gathering Skill Tree

Gathering is not as simple as walking up to a node and interacting with it because it has its own skill Tree. If you want to gather gemstones, you should unlock Gem Seeker, Plentiful Harvest, and Gem Appraiser.

You need to raise these skills to Professional and obtain additional points to fully invest in them. You can also allocate points toward options such as Proficient Hand, Lady, and Delicate Touch.

However, one of the biggest benefits is that once you obtain your first point early in your gathering progression, you can see all gatherable items on the mini map and even filter them.

Gathering Map

First, it is recommended to find an Interactive Map. Select Hide All, then scroll down to Gatherables and select gemstones. These are the areas you need to visit.

On the mini map, you will see small icons representing gathering nodes, allowing you to determine whether there are gatherable materials nearby. Walk up to a node, interact with it, gather the material, and wait for the result.

Success and failure are determined randomly. Each node can be gathered three times, and a durability bar similar to a health bar will appear at the top. You will also gain XP while gathering.

Professional Gathering

Once you reach Gathering Level 50 as a beginner, check the regional quests. There should be a quest that tells you how to advance to Professional. The quest requires you to gather a certain type of gemstone, which the author remembers being Sapphire. After completing it, you can advance to the next rank.

Afterward, you can continue searching for nodes around the map and gather other materials as well. For example, Odial can also be obtained from completing dungeons, and it has high demand for crafting, so it may be quite valuable.

While gathering, you also have a chance to obtain Legendary Materials, which are worth much more than Gray items. You can also obtain Blue and Green items. There are plenty of opportunities to earn Kinah here, while these materials can also contribute to your own gear progression and help you work toward the best possible equipment.

AFK Gathering

If you remain AFK while gathering these nodes for an extended period, a CAPTCHA verification prompt may appear. If you fail to complete the verification, your account could be seriously affected. Therefore, do not risk leaving your character gathering AFK for long periods.

Market Tips

Materials often become more valuable when more players are online. If you log in early in the morning when fewer players are online, you may see gemstones accumulating on the market, with some less patient players listing them at lower values.

By the evening, when more players are online, those gemstones listed by impatient sellers may be quickly cleared out. Listing your gemstones at this time can therefore bring better returns.

After opening the market, if you want to list an item, enter the listing interface and double-click the item. Adjust the quantity, enter the unit value with your keyboard, and you will then see the total value for that quantity. Listing an item requires a small Registration Fee, and a 10% Tax is also charged after the transaction is completed.

Converting Kinah into Quna

If you have a large amount of Kinah and want Quna, you can make use of Kinah Chests. You can craft these chests through Substance Morph and then list them on the market to obtain Quna.

Quna is a Premium Currency that can be used in the shop. It is also used to unlock Planet’s Call, which allows you to obtain more Odyle Energy.

Gathering does not consume energy, so aside from the time it takes, your income from dungeons, expeditions, and other activities will not be affected.

Training your gathering level is still worthwhile. Even if you do not have much time to spend gathering every day, you can gather the materials you need yourself whenever you want to craft something, which can save you a large amount of Kinah.

In Aion 2, Gladiator is classified as a tank, but with the right setup, it can deal extremely high damage. Because of its versatility, Gladiator is also a very popular choice among players.

However, Gladiator will automatically take on the tank role in all PvE content rather than DPS. You need to balance your choices between damage output and tanking, which is especially important in raids.

Should You Choose Gladiator?

In PvE, it is not recommended to run Gladiator together with Templar because some of their buffs cannot stack. In most cases, this means you will be the tank for your party.

However, Gladiator can deal very high damage and can even outperform some DPS classes in certain situations. But when everyone has similar skill levels and comparable gear, pure DPS classes will generally still deal more damage than Gladiator.

Therefore, if you only want to play a 100% pure DPS class, Gladiator is probably not for you. Its PvE role is closer to an off-tank that can both take hits and deal damage. If you like melee classes that wield a greatsword while offering both durability and strong damage, Gladiator can be a great fit.

Active Skills

Gladiator does not have Taunt, so the only way to hold enemy aggro/enmity is through damage. Fortunately, Gladiator has three skills with built-in increased threat effects, and they are also among your main damage skills:

• Keen Strike
• Rending Blow
• Overhead Slam

As long as you maintain normal damage output, the threat generated by these three skills is usually enough to tank all dungeons. No additional actions are required. Just focus on dealing consistent damage.

Keen Strike and Rending Blow

Keen Strike is assigned to LMB by default, while Rending Blow is assigned to RMB. Neither skill has a cooldown, so they can be used continuously. The difference is that Keen Strike restores MP, while Rending Blow consumes MP.

Since your other skills have relatively long cooldowns during the early levels, you will use these two skills frequently. For Keen Strike, prioritize the following Specialties:

• +20% MP Recovery
• +50% Multi-Hit

MP Recovery is extremely important because Rending Blow has a high MP cost. Otherwise, you will frequently run out of MP.

At Level 8, prioritize the mobile skill specialty for Rending Blow. This Specialty removes its animation lock, allowing you to move while using the skill. Without it, the skill can feel very sluggish. After that, you can choose the effect that increases damage when fewer targets are hit, which is extremely strong in Boss fights.

Overhead Slam

Overhead Slam cannot be used at any time. It can be triggered when an enemy is knocked down or through Rage Burst.

When fighting a Boss that cannot be affected by crowd control, each attack also has a 7% chance to trigger it.

The most important Specialty for Overhead Slam is Upward Strike Chain. After using Overhead Slam, you can follow it with Upward Strike, and Upward Strike can deal even more damage than the initial hit. During the early levels, you should try to follow up with Upward Strike every time. After the skill reaches Level 12, unlock critical hit specialty.

Rending Blow

Rending Blow is a high-damage skill that also grants a buff called Prepare for Battle, increasing your PvE damage by 20%. During the early levels, this is almost equivalent to gaining 20% additional damage directly.

For Specialties, prioritize:

• +20% Skill Speed
• Additional Hit Damage

Sword Aura Rampage

Sword Aura Rampage can only be used when a Boss is staggered. As long as the boss remains staggered, you can use the skill repeatedly instead of only using it once. This skill can be extremely powerful during the early levels.

For its Specialty, you can choose +5% Additional HP Absorption. This Specialty is not mandatory, but it is generally more practical than the other options.

Movement and Crowd Control Removal Skills

Gladiator has two movement skills:

• Leaping Slam
• Rush Strike

Both skills allow you to leap toward enemies. The difference is that Rush Strike requires you to press Shift to dodge first before it can be used.

It is recommended to level Rush Strike to Level 8 to unlock +10 meters of range, increasing its range to 20 meters, which matches the default range of Leaping Slam and provides a smoother experience.

Leaping Slam is also recommended to reach Level 8, unlocking a cooldown reset after killing an enemy. You do not need to kill an enemy with the skill itself. As long as you kill any enemy by any means, you can leap again.

Defiance removes crowd control effects from your character. After being controlled, a prompt will appear, and you can press Space to break free. It is recommended to level it to Level 8 to unlock a Specialty that additionally restores 20% HP.

Stigma Skills

Lunge Stance

At Level 1, Lunge Stance increases Combat Speed by 20% for 10 seconds. Combat Speed reduces the animation time of all skills, allowing you to use more skills in a shorter period. With only a 1-minute cooldown, it is extremely useful while leveling and is usually the first Stigma you should obtain.

Zikel's Blessing

Zikel's Blessing increases Attack and Accuracy for 10 seconds. Its 20% Attack increase is particularly strong and can significantly improve your damage. It has a 2-minute cooldown, and you can unlock this skill at Level 22.

Rage Burst

Rage Burst increases your Physical Damage by 10% and triggers Overhead Slam when it hits, lasting for 10 seconds.

However, Overhead Slam still has a 5-second cooldown during the early levels, so you cannot actually perform continuous slams yet. During the leveling process, simply use Rage Burst mainly as a PvE damage-boosting skill.

Focused Block

Focused Block is an active block skill. After activation, it gives you a 100% chance to block all attacks coming from the front for a short period, even when you do not have a shield equipped.

Passive Skills

There are two particularly important passive skills during the leveling process:

Experienced Counterstrike

Experienced Counterstrike first increases Front Attack Damage by 4%. This is why Gladiator should try to stay in front of the boss rather than behind it.

In addition, when you block an attack, it provides a damage increase to yourself and your teammates for 20 seconds. This effect can trigger passively or be activated manually through Focused Block.

Attack Preparation

Attack Preparation increases PvE Damage, Defense, and Accuracy, making it a straightforward and practical passive. During the leveling process, you mainly need to focus on these two passive skills.

That covers the key points of Gladiator's early PvE setup. You mainly rely on Keen Strike and Rending Blow to maintain both damage output and aggro while gradually unlocking your Stigmas and key passive skills. Once these fundamentals are mastered, Gladiator can provide consistent performance throughout the leveling process.